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cjwood:
i am so very thankful to our Father that He led me to bible-truths a couple of yrs ago. He knew what was coming round the bend and He knew i would need the love and encouragement from His other children, my brothers and sisters in Christ.  thank each of you who have replied to my latest post. to alex, i live in austin, tx. (used to live in ca though.) to brandon, yes i have had and still have some health issues, but then again, so did Jesus (which i never understood til ray's teachings explained it to me). to gena, amazing that you should mention how diana said on a post once that we are married to Jesus because i have been meditating on the reality that Jesus is our bridegroom. (and He is one groom who will never ever ever abandon me or divorce me). to jer, tears dripped off my cheek after i read the story your shared.  i want to be like the coffee beans in the boiling water!  as well as i know my name is claudia, i KNOW God will bring me thru this time, it is just so hard sometimes to see the other side of it because the boiling water is causing too much steam for me to see thru, kind of like a thick fog sometimes. 

it seems that perhaps there are no forum folks living in austin. i do seem to remember that someone was from san antonio, tx though because they said they used to be members of hagee's babylonian cornerstone church in that city before they were led to bible-truths. maybe someone reading this might remember who they are.  but even if no one lives close enough to fellowship in person, fellowship with you lot is just a click away.  i just need to log on OFTEN.

again, thanks so much for your love and care and support.  those words really don't even begin to describe my gratitude to all of you.  i pray that i will be able to come to ray's next conference so that i might meet some of my forum family. of course, some of you might be a little surprised by my full tattoo sleeve on my right arm, and a couple other tattoos i have. actually when my momma saw my tattoos she asked me if i didn't remember that we were to keep our bodies holy as the temple that houses the holy spirit and i was not supposed to defile it.  all i could think of to say to her was that my outer skin isn't the temple and that my understanding was that the scriptures she was speaking of were talking about our hearts (staying pure) not our skin.  i believe the verses she was referring to are in 1 cor. chp 6 somewhere.  i also remember reading an email to ray asking if he thought tattoos were wrong and what his reply was.  anyway, that has nothing to do with my post or with your loving replies.  sorry. i just got off track for a little while. 

love to you all,
claudia

gmik:
 :D Claudia, I don't think this group would be surprised by anything!!!  Tattoos?? No biggie!!! AT the Nashville conference there were all kinds of people- no judging amongst the brethern!

Thank you for all your kind words for all of us!!

Deborah-Leigh:
Hello Claudia

We are a scattered bunch and I believe that there is a purpose in this that is of God. He is making us experience being like the wind not the flesh. We are being moulded into His image and He is no longer flesh but is Spirit.

It is more comfortable to have the attachments to physical realities but the spiritual realities are far more precious. Like you have observed that your skin is not your heart. That is spiritual thinking I believe that you have been guided to comprehend. If all the BT folks had tattoos and were all living in the same physical location would our experiences here in BT be like the wind of His Spirit or like the flesh of the world?

It is painful to be born or to carry a cross of suffering and the fragrance of Spirit is precious and as jER has contributed, it is much better than potatoes or eggs! You can not eat a coffee bean but you sure can enjoy it. You can not catch the wind either, but you sure can feel it and see its influence. :)

Peace be to you

Arcturus :)

Grateful:
Good evening, Claudia!!

I'm getting to meet you for the first time.  I too have gone through MANY tribulations :  physical, emotional, mental, AND spiritual.  Just as the saying goes, "If God brings you TO it, God WILL bring you THROUGH it!"   And, He HAS,  EVERY single time, Claudia!!  And for that I'm VERY excited and grateful to Him who created us for Himself, to LOVE and CHERISH us, AND make us into HIS own image :  perfect (finished) and whole (holy) in every aspect of our lives.   The very word, "Spirit", by Webster's dictionary definition of the American Language, Collegiate Edition (I had to get it when I started college), means "to breathe, to blow" (such as the wind)......and so, we cannot SEE the Spirit, but, boy, CAN WE EVER FEEL  It's effect on us.....Hallelujah!!!   Things got SO bad for me several times in the past that I even despaired of continuing to live ,  but as I said, He kept drawing me to Himself, and I GOT OVER THE SUFFERING, whatever it happened to be, and brighter days DID follow.   Another saying is :   "Whenever there is a shadow, that means it is brighter nearby."

Yes, Christ IS our Bridegroom.....AND He will NEVER leave us.   True, He MIGHT have to correct or discipline us, but just as soon as we confess our sin and promise to Him NOT to do it again, His PEACE simply cascades over our whole being, and we REJOICE in having a cleaner, clearer soul, and CLOSER FELLOWSHIP with Him who is WORTHY of alllllll the Love and Devotion we can give to Him, and try to do everything we can to obey that which is truly righteous (or :  just......again, this is Webster's definition of "righteous").

Praying for YOUR Everlasting Happiness to "hit" you throughout your whole being!  Loving Christ and our Father is soooooo very heartening to our souls!   :D :D     ::)

Blessings!    :D :)

Linda

hillsbororiver:
Hi Claudia,

You are certainly experiencing a severe trial and as Paul says;

Heb 12:11  Now no chastening for the present seemeth to be joyous, but grievous: nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which are exercised thereby.

My first marriage was a painful tribulation for both my ex and myself, I see alot of the old me in your husband, I could justify about anything I wanted and I was only concerned with satisfying my own urges for many varied "pleasures."

When I finally felt that I was wasting my life and wanted to straighten up my marriage and actually be a good husband, provider and companion my plans were dashed, stomped and shattered by the revelation that my ex had become just like me!

I had not paid much attention to much of anything except my own desires for so long that I totally missed what an effective teacher I had been to her, she learned to be as selfish and pleasure seeking as I was! I could not persuade or convince her that I really wanted to change, she really did not care any more what I wanted, even if it might be good, she was determined to explore the path I blazed and that was that. I created a monster that resembled me and I despised it! It would be many disapointments, many carnal journeys, a few close calls with the undertaker before I would meet the woman who is now my wife, friend, and loyal loving partner. I appreciate her more than words can express, she has shown me what a good marriage can be, not perfect, nothing on this earth is (yet) but a beautiful example of mutual trust and purpose.

It would be many years still before I "stumbled" onto Bible truths and really began to feel that there really was more to this life than what we experience through our five senses and that there really is a God that has a plan and purpose for each and every one of His creation.       

What is different in your situation is that you have been granted eyes and ears to see and hear the Spirit of Christ in coping to understand why it is we have to experience sin and the result of sin on many levels as He uses this to purify our spirit. This knowledge does not untie the knot in your stomach or make you enjoy this process but you do know deep inside that these trials are the steps of maturity we must grow into on this earth, in this age, to be prepared for the next.

Unfortunately I do not know of anyone in the Austin area but I also remember someone mentioning living around there a while back, you have many here in the Forum that empathize with you and will be there for encouragement as this situation works it way through.

I can tell you from my experience that attending a Conference weekend is very good for the spirit, every time (4 so far) I have attended the blessing I received through our fellowship has been overwhelming, do whatever you can to meet with us in Nashville and you will see what I am talking about.  ;)

His Peace and Wisdom to you Sister,

Joe
   

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