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aqrinc:

Hi Walt, Marlene, Richard, Dave, David, Jackie, Dennis, Marques.

I wanted to Share this Good News.

A word about Patience. Here is a Fruit of The Spirit that Patience brings. This Morning at breakfast my
Wife wanted to Watch John Hagee; he was particularly working hard on why people must tithe to heal their
financial ills and not to cheat the church. Well surprise, surprise, surprise; the hook that he uses was the very
thing that caused my wife to see for the first time that maybe he is preaching another gospel.

We started to discuss why it is GOD'S will that only a few understand the parables using the Sower and the
Seed. (Re. church seed money and physical wealth vs Spiritual Wealth) Well for several days she has been
questioning why only a few will understand the parables versus all Christians understanding now. She said that
we all chose to do GOD'S Will of our own free will and of course i said; no so lets remember what we believe
(GOD IS IN CONTROL).

Well She said "Of course GOD Is In CONTROL but we have a free will to choose what we want to do". To which
i said "If GOD IS IN CONTROL; then HIS WILL and not our free will is what is happening now isn't it? And if it is
HIS WILL then where is our free will to do what we want; as opposed to choosing from things that HE WILLS".

After considering for a few seconds she said "i guess we do not have a free will then" as the light went on in
her Eyes.  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Our GOD IS SO ABLE To DO Anything HE WISHES WHEN HE IS READY; that is my lesson for today that patience
is a virtue we learn by waiting on GOD to DO HIS Good Work IN Us And FOR Us.

Pardon the all caps but i am shouting for Joy that HE IS FAITHFUL and PATIENT even when we are stumbling.

Romans 12:12:
Rejoicing in hope; patient in tribulation; continuing instant in prayer;

II Timothy 2:24:
And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle to all men, apt to teach, patient,

I Peter 2:20:
For what glory is it, if, when you be buffeted for your faults, you shall take it patiently? but if, when you do well,
and suffer for it, you take it patiently, this is acceptable with God.

In Love Patience and Longsuffering,

george. :o ;D 8) :-*

Richard D:
I move my response with your thread as it belongs here.  :)


George.

What a beautiful testimony, that is awesome and I was so delighted to hear how your wife is excepting the truth.

Thank you for sharing and yes patience is something we all need so much of especially me, its funny because sometimes we think we have patience until something comes into our day and after we say the things we say we realize we have so far to go and so much to understand.

No doubt God is always showing me where I fail in all my ways maybe its at this point one sees how only God is sufficient for our lives, I guess there is a difference in knowing it and knowing of it.

Sometimes I feel the road we walk on is so long but it’s only as long as the numbers of our days. Thanks George for the reminder and also for the good news about your wife as well.  :)


                                                In God’s Love. Richard.

Akira329:
Hey this thread is for me too!! ;D
Thanks for sharing George

aqrinc:

Richard, Akira,

Every day i learn how far much farther down GOD HAD to reach to even get to me. If HE could be Patient
enough with me ( and it took and is taking a lot) why is it that i should even dare have any less than HIM.
Now i also learn that it is HIS Patience in me that is working out the Good Work that HE Determined Before
the Foundations of The Worlds were even laid. (That is a Loooonnnnng Time at least 16 billion years).

Talk about longsuffering, i said at least 16 billion years but it was even before that. So what do we have
as an average here (85 to 90 years) not even the merest sprinkle to compare to. Once we come to start
to comprehend this Patience and Longsuffereing of GOD and Our Lord Jesus Christ; then we can like Paul
say with complete Faith:

Romans 2:4:
Or despisest thou the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering; not knowing that the goodness
of God leadeth thee to repentance?

Philippians 3:8:
Yes doubtless, and I count all things but loss for the excellency of the knowledge of Christ Jesus my Lord: for
whom I have suffered the loss of all things, and do count them but dung, that I may win Christ,

Galatians 5:22:
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,

george.

Marlene:
Hi George, I am so happy to hear about your wife. I really liked the verses you gave. Indiana Bob, really helped me today. He taught me alot about being patient waiting on God to help me understand better. What, I really liked he saw my concern for the lost. He made me look at the fact they will be safe in Gods judgements and care of the elect. Joe, also told me not to have anxiety for them. This is so true. God gave me great peace , when I found  out that there is no Hell. It really doesn't matter who is the elect and who will be in the second judgement. This is Gods choice. No matter where we end up it is still all of God.

All I know, I want to run a race. I feel more accountable now that I know truths. Just as I believe it is Gods time when he called me out. I also, believe he can take me to the finish line if that is his will. I know, he is patient with me and I have to learn the same patience. Also, I know that whatever I do he wants it done in love. We can't beat others up with the truth and I see that you waited on God to lead your wife. Just as we have to wait on God to help us understand his truths.

All, I can say the truths of Rays, like tithe, trinity and no Hell I understand and belive. What, I love about Ray is when you read and see the scriptures they stand out. It was advice like yours and Joe and Indiana Bob that spoke to me. God loves us all he died for all.

Love To All.
Marlene

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