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zander:
I think that this just about sums it up about whether we can laugh or cry in Eccl chapter 3
Ecclesiastes 3
A Time for Everything
 1 There is a time for everything,
       and a season for every activity under heaven:
 2 a time to be born and a time to die,
       a time to plant and a time to uproot,

 3 a time to kill and a time to heal,
       a time to tear down and a time to build,

 4 a time to weep and a time to laugh,
       a time to mourn and a time to dance,

 5 a time to scatter stones and a time to gather them,
       a time to embrace and a time to refrain,

 6 a time to search and a time to give up,
       a time to keep and a time to throw away,

 7 a time to tear and a time to mend,
       a time to be silent and a time to speak,

 8 a time to love and a time to hate,
       a time for war and a time for peace.

orion77:
Welcome to the forum, Mark.  The religious people in Jesus time complained about Him spending so much time with the publicans and sinners.  I would say He might of kicked back and drunk a beer or two with them and told some funny religious jokes.   :lol:  :lol:

Nothing wrong with kicking back, relaxing and telling some good stories.  I'd rather do that, than pretentious, ceremonial, hypocritical hogwash!  Just the thought of it makes me sick.

Anyways, here's to ya, cheers.

God bless,

Gary

dogcombat:

--- Quote ---Hey Ches, C'mon. Wink

I know what Jesus said, but He never says we can't have fun. Like I said, it was just a wierd thought. There's a time for everything. I don't want you to think for a minute that I would ever disrespect or debase God in any way shape or form. Not intentionally. But I tell you what, if I can do anything that would put a smile on His face, or do something that would give Him a big belly laugh, then why not?

I bet He would have a laugh on Him that would shake the earth to it's foundations. Wouldn't it be something to hear it?
--- End quote ---


Mark,

I apologize if you misunderstood the P.S. (bad humor attempt, I was referring thoses in Christiandom as "childish") what I was saying that you will have fun on the journey in ways you never imagined.  I didn't say you were debasing God.  That "wierd thought" is probably God's way of showing you how you will enjoy your new found fun.  God has many ways to reveal things to you, and you will find great Joy in what he will do in you.  Keep trusting in him and he'll smile on you like you never thought.  In other words,  "lighten up" and enjoy.

Ches

mannonthecross:

--- Quote from: Mark J. ---I just had another wierd thought as I submitted my first post.

Jesus demonstrated  a real big soft spot for children. Even to say that we should come to God as a child.

Ok, so here's the wierd thought, or I should say ANOTHER wierd thought,
Who of you who are fathers, and let's be PC here, mothers as well, have had their kids begging them to "come and play" with them.

Has anybody here ever asked their Heavenly Father just to "play with them" for a while?

I haven't myself, because as I said, it was a wierd thought that only just popped in there.

If anyone has actually done this, I'd love to know what the result was.

I just can't bring myself to belive that God could only be about "business" where His children are concerned. There must be time to play. But how would one play with God? More to the point, how could you even hope to win the game?

Is this line of thinking disrespectful to God? I would personally doubt it as we are made in his image and we have a great capacity for fun and frivolity when the mood hits us.

So what would God's idea of fun with His children be? Ball games and piggy back rides are obviously out. But there must be something that God likes to do for a giggle with His kids.

What do you think?
--- End quote ---


Hey Mark,

Welcome!

Please allow me to share my experience with God's big soft spot for children. Not only is it big-It is HUGE!

It all started at our very first prophetic conference way back in '96. While the worship team was ministering to the gathering, my husband & I were both spiritually translated to Jerusalem. No kidding! No joke! It was so real that we could actually smell the smells (animal & human), feel the heat of the sun & taste the sandy grit in our mouths.

Keep in mind that neither one of us knew, at that time, that the other was having this experience, nor have we every had this experience, nor were we seeking this experience.  My husband's experience was that of being a spectactor while Christ passed by carrying His cross. My experience involved the joy of Christ's ministry.

As throngs of people, myself included, stood on either side of the dusty  road, Jesus, along with His disciples, was walking down the middle of this road. Jesus was laughing & joking with the children that would run up to Him in the middle of the road. He would hug them, & "ruffle" their hair. He took such delight in each & every little one.

As I stood on the side of the road, I too, wanted Jesus to "ruffle" my hair. But I did not run up to Him in the road; and then, He passed by-it was too late! (or so I thought) Spiritually, I was in utter awe of Him. In the natural, I was weeping uncontrollably.

About one year later, as I was waking up one morning, the whole experience flooded back in my mind. I was very sad that I had missed my opportunity to be touched by the Lord just as all the other kids had been. Then suddenly, my husband rolled over & "ruffled" my hair! (Now keep in mind, this is not my husband's MO; this is not something he is in the habit of doing! He said that he had absolutely no idea of why he did that.) But I sure did. I was so overcome with joy & weeping that there was no containing it. The Lord had not forgotten this child. Quite the contrary!

So, how does Father come & play? As He chooses, when He chooses, & how He chooses. It's important that we be open to His Spirit.

No, Mark, you're not a nut job & neither are we. This is an actual true experience. We are just peculiar!!! :wink:  Praise God!!

lilitalienboi16:
Hey mark, welcome aboard buddy, great to see another believer out there amongst the world!

To answer your questions, which are very good - I do think God has a sence of Humor. First of all, im a big goof ball, i love to joke around when its appropriate or atleast i try to keep it that way, and i love good times. Since all is OF GOD, then obviously God is a very funny guy, we just don't always know its Him.

I want to share with you something that i atleast found hilariouse. My brother was having his Doubts about God, and not everyone is as fortunate as him to have such a revalation but, he prayed that night before he went to bed.

He prayed God would give him "some proof" that He was there. So my brother sleeps, and he has this crazy dream. Hes walking down the stairs of our house (2 story house) and he sees all these angels, kinda like cupid looking angels, with arrows fighting these things that are trying to come into our house. He even remember what there eyes looked like, they were Hearts. He said it was kinda creepy. Well as hes walking down thte stairs, he stops and hears this voice, and He looks up to the cieling and nits all shining Bright light, he couldn't see a face or anything. The Voice said with mighty authority "YOU WANT YOUR POOF? HERES YOUR PROOF." At that moment my brother woke up, his heart was pounding, he was scared out of his mind. He knew right then and there who that was talking to him, he went straight for the bathroom to take a pee. He told me he has no doubt about Gods existence, but that He doesn't want God to talk to Him again like that because it scared Him. LOL. Can you imagine?

I found it humerous, now we just laugh about it whenw e look back at it, but i can understand at that moment when you wake up how frightneing it must have been, knowing evne though it was our Father in Heaven, still pretty spooky hehe.

Gods had His fun with me also lol, its kind of embarrassing for me actualy to share it with you guys but... Since you are my family i hope you don't look at my differently for this. God have mercy upon me for what i did but,

WHen i was still very carnel minded, yet growing in the Lord i had some struggles with the LUST OF THE FLESH. It is God willing behind me but, I was in my room... bieng a naughty boy youd say. My brother (Same one who had the dream) was downstairs on His computer, and He thought he heard me scream "JESUS CHRIST GOD ALLMIGHTY" so he thought something was wrong naturally or that i was going nuts. So he ran upstairs quickly, and Opens the door and sure enough He caught me with my pants down. (Please don't laugh ><) I was embarrasd offcourse, and my brother was cracking up, hes like "Did you just say Jesus CHrist God almighty?" and i replied "Yea sure while im doing this offcourse i did!" (sarcasm obviously) and hes like "no really did you?" I told him "No, why?" And sure enough He tells me what he had heard and im like "Dear Lord, thats not funny!" Well my brother left the room and i walked to the bathroom in shame, and in embarresment, and i looked up to the cieling and kinda chuckled knowing it was Him having His humor but also telling me to not do what i was doing. In the end i got a laugh out of it, and so did my brother, and im sure God was having his fun while also being a good Father and telling me "No, no son!"

The reason i know this was God, well everything Is Him and everything happens for a reason but, I knew it was Him having His fun while also being a good father is because, OUt of everything my brother could have heard me say he heard "JESUS CHRIST, GOD ALMIGHTY!" and at all the times he could have heard that He heard it right when He did, which wasn't a good time for me, if you know what i mean.  :oops:

Thats my personal and embarrasing story, please don't look at my differently, it was very hard to swallow my adams apple and tell the tale!

Anyway God bless and welcome aboard buddy!

In Christ

Alex :)

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