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gmik:
Wow,  Great thread!  I needed it.  I have been thinking (wrongly) that why am I sitting here doing nothing but am healthy, and Ray, being mightily used of God, is seriously ill. Why him Lord?  Why not me??

Even tho I have been reading Ray for over 3 years, I still need his simple, straight forward teaching.  Beloved thank you for reminding me that God is Soveriegn and in Control.

Jase, do what you have been doing, stay diligent in His word, fellowship w/ Him, and soon enough you will REST in him and know that the answer is not in the DOING but in the OBEYING. Trust HIM to lead you.

Beloved:
If God has blessed you right praise Him and thank Him.  Since God has you exactly where He wants you, expect Him to present things to you...

Mat 26:11  For ye have the poor always with you; but me ye have not always.

Now we know that the last portion pertained to Jesus physically being with them but He also promised that He would always be there spiritually and that they would be one with the Father as He was One with Him.

God will lead you to people in need, you can help them in their "daily" needs....especially the brethren.

Donate food to a local food bank.  Help someone who has lost their job, give out of abundance right now. Give out of your need, when called for. They are going to come into your life, what I do is different than what you may do.

You can donate to the forum
http://forums.bible-truths.com/index.php/topic,3718.0.html


and you can help Ray personally with his medical expenses....
http://forums.bible-truths.com/index.php/topic,8014.0.html

No one at the forum and certainly Ray will never ask you for support....but the ox is certainly worth his keep.

1Ti 5:18  For the Scripture saith, Thou shalt not muzzle the ox that treadeth out the corn. And, The laborer is worthy of his reward.

You are not going to get any bronze statues or eggs with little churches or crosses in it when you give.

When you give you are just God's delivery boy.

Buying a house or new cart is not wrong, we are to be good stewards...save and pay cash on a late model but safe car.  Stay out of debt.

Buy a house when it is financially the frugal thing to do. Make sure you do not pay too much or buy more house than you need . Take a 15 yr fixed make sure you can put 20 % down and pay this loan off as expediently as you can, pay biweekly so you end up paying less interest. For some renting is the best, if they need to be mobile for their job or are single with little time. 

We do not tithe  but it does not mean that we do not give. Everything we have is God's, so use it wisely.

Many women (spiritually this is his bride, called out ) ministered unto Jesus when He was in the physical.  I love this line

Luk 8:3  And Joanna the wife of Chuza Herod's steward, and Susanna, and many others, which ministered unto him of their substance.   Out of their substance...From God to them and then to His Son.  See the Glory

You are not facing anything that many of us have not also experienced...it is a real Ecclesiastes moment...oh the vanity , vanity of all of our human pursuits...thus while we are in the physical state, we are no longer "of "the world even though we are in the world. 

beloved

Linny:
Hi Jase,

I have believed for a long time that:

 Psa 37:4
(ASV)  Delight thyself also in Jehovah; And he will give thee the desires of thy heart.

isn't just about God giving us what we desire but actually giving us the desires themselves.

If you are feeling a tug to do more, then perhaps He is in the beginning stages of showing what He has prepared for you to do.

Bless you,
Lin

Dave in Tenn:
Can't add much of anything to the Spiritual advice given.  "Jesus is Lord" is not a slogan, it's a fact.  To seek first His Kingdom isn't a commandment to search for some illusory 'thing' outside of our own experience--some other 'place' to be--it's the Kingship of God and it's as personal as you and He are.  

Stay out of debt and redeem your time.  Keep comparing your life to Scripture and make what changes are needful as they become apparent to you, looking always to Him who is both the Author AND Finisher of your faith.  That means He starts it, and He will complete it.

You said, "I guess I feel God is calling me to do something MORE with my life rather than sit at home on weekends wasting time."  He probably is, Jase.  HIS ultimate goal for you is to conform you the Image of His Son.  Anything that moves you in that direction is God's work, although we may not see it at the time.  Jump in anywhere and do what you believe He is leading you to do...then examine it and see if it's getting you closer to a life reflected in Scripture.  That's abundant life.  All the greats in the Scripture had to wait and BE prepared for what God had in store for them.  Do you think Moses tending sheep had any idea that his experience would be valuable in leading a stiff-necked nation out of Egypt?

Oh me...I'd better stop too before this turns into too many pages.  ;)

Hang in there, Jase.  You are HIS workmanship.
 

dogcombat:

--- Quote ---All the greats in the Scripture had to wait and BE prepared for what God had in store for them.  Do you think Moses tending sheep had any idea that his experience would be valuable in leading a stiff-necked nation out of Egypt?

--- End quote ---

Tis True, Tis True.  A real example of the PHYSICAL (Tending Sheep) being a SHADOW of what was to come SPIRITUALLY (leading a stiff necked nation out of Egypt)

Ches

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