Hi Linda,
I'm so v glad to get back to you, have been desiring to all day, just been BIZZY BIZZY. [More like dizzy dizzy, ha!
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For starters, here's a tip for you that I use often... the Modify button. For example, in one of my previous posts to you I said something about the German measles (but meant: the German accent) so after it got posted, I just returned to my own post and in the upper right-hand corner clicked the Modify button and changed the word 'measles' to 'accent'. Voila! Now you know how to make corrections after making any post, just don't forget to click SAVE afterward.
Also, and you may know this already, but Ray has a really great and insightful paper or transcript (can't remember which right now) on how the word 'grace' is also actually
a verb... as in... our Lord's chastening grace, an
action word. Can't put my fingers on it now...it's fairly recent... hope maybe Kat our Resource Person can help out on this. Iz goodie!
So it's been about two years ago BOTH you and I discovered Ray's site, how cool. I didn't link to this forum until I read most of his stuff, I guess probably like you. I joined this forum four months ago. I really do enjoy Ray too. Lots of plain truth coming through clouded eyes and mind... happy happy and mind-blowing joy! But then there's the acknowledgement of the suffering part.... ouch and sigh... yet onward we go.... march march march to our Master! I still do so with joy... what else is there?
THE BIG ULTIMATE HA!I most certainly haven't always been 'rah rah' [if you have time, please see my testimonial thread 'Caregiver shares more' at:
http://forums.bible-truths.com/index.php/topic,5391.0.html] I am 'rah rah' for the most part for my father to whom I am clinging onto for dear life as he is my (worldly) everything and my joy, and over the past five years of living intimately together, I exaggerate my happiness and joy and my love for him in cheerleading-type antics so that he can receive it with his v v dulled mind. I shout, I cheer, I dance and perform for him and it makes him smile still today. This persona has been given to me to carry on, it seems, in whatever I do.
So yes, Linda, for me too, life's been no bed of roses... I was doing alright (in a rather carnal sense) most of my adult life until '96 then it's been a rough road for one reason or another.
Yes dear new friend, we [you and I] have been brought through severe trials, and I also invite you to view the many many scripture verses on the theme of suffering/afflictions/tribulations thread which was given me to compile:
http://forums.bible-truths.com/index.php/topic,5482.0.html You cetainly WON'T get a sermon on these in any church, HA! Yet to me, they are the many many witnesses of God's word that we are to follow our Lord in His suffering. What a God! Why this? I don't know... but I do trust in that there is BOTH His and our glory at the end.
And so along with you Linda, I have been given to ENJOY.... no matter what.... exulting Him as well. Yes "luck" *wink* His sort of "magic" *wink* that so briefly as you say gives us sparks of His revelations (I know whacha mean about writing it down quick!) of truths here and there. How I love it all and love His
fantastical magnificence.
John 3: 27 And John answered and said, A man can receive nothing unless it is given to him from Heaven. [Green's Literal Translation]Also congrats on your FOURTH grandchild! Yip!
God bless and more later!
With Christian love,
Janice
P.S. Can't forget the HUG HUG and SMOOCH! THANKS!Oh the joys of a sister in Christ!