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Bobby's for now farewell post
jennie:
Hey Ya'll! I was just reading through this line of posts and wanted to let ya'll know I am still around. Just not as much because of our family situation. Bobby, if you read any of the posts, I want to thank you for being my friend and let you know that you are in my thoughts. I just know everything is going to be okay. Much love to all, Jennie
Deborah-Leigh:
Hey Bobby
You wrote that, for me that is.... with balistic truth, creidible authenticity and dazzling accuracy!
"...my trials are all of God....Satan...God also controls him." YES! That inspires reverential awe of God...the choice part of Wisdom!
Arcturus :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
Deborah-Leigh:
I am happy to share with everyone what has been happening with me so far…
I have stopped praying for God to help me 8) because God showed me to stop asking HIM to help me. I have been shown that the ME I am asking help for is my flesh and my carnality……God has DIRECTED me (I NEED DIRECTION) to pray for HIS mercy, grace and unmerited favour. He is showing me that I must turn to Him for the power of patient endurance and encouragement Rom 15 : 5
Via Sorin I have been DIRECTED to study Ray’s critique of James Kennedy’s God is not responsible for the eternal fate of Africans. I, would NEVER have studied this because I LIVE IN AFRICA (know it all!….) and therein I am reading what Ray writes: and this only because in the Poetry Thread Sorin said that is where he got the poetry that he posted by Ray. I believe God DIRECTED me to study Ray’s critique of James Kennedy to SHOW ME that:
1 God is absolutely SOVEREIGN! ALL IS OF GOD (2 Cor. 5:18)
2 Man does NOT have a free will. Man only makes “choices” which are always caused by circumstances over which only God has control.
Jer 18:11 …”I frame evil against you~” (Ref. God is not responsible for the eternal fate of Africans. A critic by L Ray Smith on the home page)
I’ve been framed by God! ….My trial is a great aid to get me into understanding God’s goodness and that ALL GOOD comes ONLY from HIM….not my job, not my right standing with the law or the Government of the land, not my income, not money, not my life, not my prayers even, not people in my life and not anything I or anyone else can do at all BUT that ALL GOOD comes from GOD ONLY and from HIM ALONE …………I believe this is what God is showing me because it appears to me that everything in my llife has been at risk NOT to know this FACT and I have not known this fact for most of my life....and I still do not know it perfectly with pure unstained appreciation. ...!so here comes the practical application all made visible via refining fire showing up my attachments to things carnal and worldly.....
I acknowledge that God has dragged me out of Mystery Babylon only very recently. All thanks be to God. He is now dragging me out of Imperial Rome!…..(My thoughts are turned to Shadrach, Meshach and Abed-nego as the flames of my furnace are being turned up seven fold hotter! My comfort is in the story of Joseph AFTER his ordeal where God gave to him the wisdom and grace to say to his brothers who had persecuted and gone against him…”Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with yourselves, that ye sold me hither….for God did send me before you to preserve life….” Gen 45:4
Will I ever have those gracious forgiving words as sweet life come through my mouth…will I ever see regret in those who are making merchandise of me now?…..who have no mercy and no regrets now for they are hardened against me and blinded to what they do………….? They are part of the frame God has me in and He alone sees the bigger picture. Will the pain of this discipline upon me through God’s refining fire ever turn sweet or will I faint under the blows of God’s chastisement? Lord, have mercy. Lord grant me favour and grace to endure in humility with submission to You alone Lord…This is my prayer.
As we go through our judgements now…are we as Joseph or Shadrach. Look at Gena….was her Jimmy like Shadrech?…Her Jimmy was loosed from the bondage of teaching and they came out with blessings!…The light in this testimony gives me hope only because I am far from knowing my God and I am thankful that I see His light shine through the testimonies of others. God is being very merciful towards me as he shows His light through these testimonies shared for my encouragement…. As for me I don’t know what God is making me to be….all I know is that the furnace is very hot! And that God is with me not by any merit of my own….and that He is being merciful or I would have been dust by now!….
Of my own, I am hopeless….but standing through grace. I am tormented and in pain within but held steady by His hand of power. I am yet blinded to what I am to become, yet I hope still in HIS sight that sees ALL.
I hope what is happening to me is perhaps showing others the Sovereignty of God. I am a very hard nut to crack. His Son alone is the best mediator and strength not because of what I am doing but because of what He has done. If anything I hope my story shows the supreme mercy and patience of our God! I know He is being patient with me and merciful too....
His Peace to you all
Arcturus… ::)..framed
gmik:
Has anyone else here thought of this?
Arcturus, your writing is as poetic as your poetry. Perhaps with the pen you will be writing your life that will help many, many hurting people. Your writing comes from the depths of your being. I've thought so on many other threads. God is surely refining you and you will come as fine, pure gold.
I am in tears for you as you go thru this fiery trial. I am praying for a quick, speedy, Godly work. He is indeed in Charge.
I hope you have not put this on this thread bcz you are leaving us.
Love,
gena
brothertoall:
Arcturus I can feel your pain. I have just recently gone through that refining that our God of mercy and love puts us through. It was very unpleasant but when it is all said and done I have learned that I myself can do nothing. Oh I tried so very hard but failed at every attempt.
He revealed to me that not trusting Him to do what is pleasing to Him, was only my carnal wicked flesh taking control and I let it rear it's ugly head,again. He is slowly teaching me that it is all Him. Every breath I take,every step I take and every circumstance is all Him . All this is done that I may know Him more and more each and everyday and to be dragged closer to Him.
Is He done with me? No and I thank Him for that. I can remember praying one time and asking Him to do what ever it takes to keep me with Him and He is certianly doing just that. Not in the way I thought He would do that but in the way that He does it and what is best for me.
May His peace be with you and may He give you understanding in all that He is doing for you.
You have many,many people here who care about you and I for one am one of those people.
Much love to you my dear friend,
bobby
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