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Do You Love Jesus?

Saturday, August 14th, 2010

Read these words & read God’s Word then decide for yourself, Do you really really love Jesus? :

Very powerful words – He will help us with anything we need help with. Of course He will handle all things in perfect ways & His ways are higher than ours. To be reminded that IF WE LOVE HIM WE WILL KEEP HIS COMMANDMENTS IS POWERFUL!!! Does this mean that those who are not keeping His commandments do not love Him?

 John 14:11-17, “11Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father in me: or else believe me for the very works’ sake.12Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.13And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.14If ye shall ask any thing in my name, I will do it.15If ye love me, keep my commandments.16And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;17Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.”

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MUST SEE THIS

Friday, August 13th, 2010

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvDDc5RB6FQ

O HOW HE LOVES US!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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What Love Is & What It Is Not

Monday, July 19th, 2010

If you read from I Corinthians Chapter13 you will be reading the Love Chapter. 

 1Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

 2And though I have the gift of prophecy, and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge; and though I have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and have not charity, I am nothing.

 3And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.

 4Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up,

 5Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

 6Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth;

 7Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all things, endureth all things.

 8Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.

 9For we know in part, and we prophesy in part.

 10But when that which is perfect is come, then that which is in part shall be done away.

 11When I was a child, I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child: but when I became a man, I put away childish things.

 12For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known.

 13And now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three; but the greatest of these is charity.

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I met a group of people that love the Lord.  They also found out that there are abusive people who use the Word of  God to try to trap people in relationships or marriages.  These unGodly people are expecting the ones that love the Lord to follow God’s Word but they do not plan on following God’s Word themselves.  Here are some things the decent people  are telling one another so they know it is not God’s will for people to stay in abusive relationships:

Love is not abusive.  (Love does not behave itself unseemly.)

Love does not demand it’s own way. (Love seeketh not her own.)

Love does not threaten harm. (Love is kind.)

Love does not rant and rave. (Love is patient & kind.)

Love does not criticize in order to puff self up. (Love vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up.)

Love does not blame the other person for things you do that are wrong. (Love rejoiceth in the truth & is kind. Love rejoiceth not in inquity.)

Love does not justify wrong doing.  (Love rejoiceth not in iniquity.)

Love does not bruise bodies, hit/strike people, throw  things at you, push you around, bully you, break things.  (Love is kind.)

Love does not tell lies.  (Love rejoiceth in the truth.)  Love is honest. 

Love does not manipulate words &/or circumstances to try to get it’s own way.  (Love seeketh not her own.)

Love does not easily get angry. (Love  is not easily provoked.)

Love does not show love one minute & contempt a few minutes later. (Love is faithful.)

 

********************** IF someone tells you they love you yet they treat you in  a manner that does not prove they are walking in love  walk away from them.  You do not have to take the abuse. 

 

 

 

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If Only

Wednesday, July 14th, 2010

I saw the FIREPROOF movie.  It was a good movie. 

They have a book called the The Love Dare that is meant to be used by people that would like to salvage or help their marriage.

I knew about someone that wanted to use the book without first getting things straightened up in his life.  He was very good at telling other people what they needed to do to be in line with what he thought was right and good but he was not very good at just doing the right thing himself. He had control issues.  It was as though he thought he could use the book to get his wife to think once again that he was really trying to do the right thing.  Her eyes were opened to see that he had no intention on doing the right thing he just kept going through the motions to try to make her believe he cared about her and the things of God. 

They say the proof is in the pudding.  Actions still speak louder than words.  You can scream and shout and tell other people you care for them but until you are willing to do the right things your words will be empty. 

I thought about the man in the movie.  That man didn’t expect his wife to do anything for him by time he took the Fireproof challenge.  He did the right thing to save his marriage no matter how his wife acted.  That’s what the movie is all about.  It’s a man doing what he knows is right no matter what anyone else says or does.  He loved his wife enough to keep her by doing the right things.  He changed his own life and realized he had to let her decide if she wanted her new & changed man or not. 

When I found the copy of The Love Dare that I purchased  I had many emotions go through my mind for a few minutes.  The writing here is a result of what I saw.

If a man chooses to do the right things God will help him be blessed in a multitude of ways.  Where God guides He does provide.  If man chooses to continue to do things his own way he will not know the joy of following God with all his heart.

I also thought about the man that was once noted for saying that he wanted to quit going through the motions.  What a sad life it is for people that are like robots just going through the motions.  When you are led by the Spirit of God you are not like a robot living to please self or other people.  God’s Holy Spirit leads you to do the right thing.  Doing the right thing brings peace and contentment even if others do not follow.

Remember a cord of three strands is not easily broken.  God’s love flowing through two people is the cord of three strands.  If both people don’t apply God’s love the bond is shredded. 

God can heal anything.  God can fix or repair things man cannot fix.  Learn the love of the Lord and learn how to show it and apply it to your life.  Once you are able to do what you know is right you will begin to know what real life is all about. 

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God Loves Us Best

Friday, March 26th, 2010

 

http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=isaiah%2054&version=CEV   Isaiah 54 (Contemporary English Version)

Isaiah 54: 5- 8, 5The LORD All-Powerful,

   the Holy God of Israel,

   rules all the earth.

   He is your Creator and husband,

   and he will rescue you.

    6You were like a young wife,

   brokenhearted and crying

   because her husband

   had divorced her.

   But the LORD your God says,

   ”I am taking you back!

    7I rejected you for a while,

   but with love and tenderness

   I will embrace you again.

    8For a while, I turned away

   in furious anger.

   Now I will have mercy

   and love you forever!

   I, your protector and LORD,

   make this promise.”

Nola Johnson used to tell single women in a women’s Bible study that God is their husbandman.  I pondered on those words for many years. 

God does love us best.  Different translations speak of how God loves us as if we are like a young wife rejected by her husband.  Men and women alike know what it feels like to be rejected by one they love.  What a wonderful promise we have from God in Isaiah 54 when He reminds us that we may feel rejected but He will embrace us. 

No one can love us quite the same way our Lord can love us. 

When you feel forlorn and forsaken by others know that Your Redeemer lives.  Your Kinsman Redeemer is the Lord.  God will not fail you or forsake you.  Others may not know how to give you comfort but God can.  Lean on Him.  Trust in Him to be faithful to His Word. 

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Thursday, January 7th, 2010

“If words are spoken in anger the ears do not receive the message.” Quote by Geneieve Ambler

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Trust In God

Thursday, November 19th, 2009

Two important Scriptural thoughts about acting like a Christian involve knowing more about faith.

  1. Faith is the substance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not yet seen.
  2. The just shall live by faith.

It takes faith to trust in God. I looked at the dog, Sassy, today.  She rests beside us allowing us to pet her when we have time to pet her.  She waits for the food we place before her.  She waits for her walks.  She even waits for us to open the door to let her out the door to relieve herself. She trusts in us to tend to her needs.  She does get impatient sometimes when her desires are not being met when she wants them met.

 

God tells us to cast our anxieties upon Him.  He tells us to give our souls rest.  I ponder on those things.  If we could put our trust in God the way Sassy puts her trust in us we could probably relax more often.

Psalm 116:7 “Return unto thy rest, O my soul; for the LORD hath dealt bountifully with thee.”


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Wounds From Those Who Love You

Monday, November 9th, 2009

Have you ever thought about the love of the Father that doesn’t seem like love when it comes forth?

An God fearing Father does the best he can to try to teach his children right from wrong.  The Godly Father always has his child’s own best interest at heart.

The Father tells his child that it is wrong to steal and it’s wrong to lie.  The Father tries to tell the child that there will be retribution for every wrong done for a man will reap what he has sown.

The child listens to what his Father says and yet there are times when the child still does things like he wants to do things rather than doing things the way he has been taught to do them.  That child is apt to be disciplined.

The Father will use any loving form of discipline he can to try to train the child in the way he should go so he’ll have a lifelong lesson to help him mature into a wonderful God fearing adult.

When the child first gets disciplined the discipline doesn’t feel good.  Some children can be told that what they have done displeases the Father and that is enough discipline to cause the child to weep with great sorrow for the wrong(s) they have committed.   To know the Father is unhappy is all it takes for some to turn away from the wrong things they’ve done.

Godly friends that love you in God’s way may be able to tell you things out of love to try to help you turn away from a grievous wrong, too.  They may try with all their hearts to find words to help you understand that you may be headed for danger if you keep doing something that is against God.

Wouldn’t you try to help a friend or family member if you saw they were headed in the wrong direction?

What if they got angry at you for telling them they were about to make a wrong turn?  If your friend gets angry with you because you tried to help them it is possible that you will keep from helping them in the future.

Wounds from a faithful friend are helpful if the wound is simply a matter of them speaking words that hurt you because the truth hurts some times.

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Brotherly Love – Romans 12

Friday, November 6th, 2009

1I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service.

2And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

3For I say, through the grace given unto me, to every man that is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the measure of faith.

4For as we have many members in one body, and all members have not the same office:

5So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and every one members one of another.

6Having then gifts differing according to the grace that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy according to the proportion of faith;

7Or ministry, let us wait on our ministering: or he that teacheth, on teaching;

8Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation: he that giveth, let him do it with simplicity; he that ruleth, with diligence; he that sheweth mercy, with cheerfulness.

9Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.

10Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly love; in honour preferring one another;

11Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

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

13Distributing to the necessity of saints; given to hospitality.

14Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.

15Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.

16Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. Be not wise in your own conceits.

17Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.

18If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men.

19Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

20Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.

21Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

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The Shepherd Is With Us

Wednesday, November 4th, 2009

Isn’t it comforting to think about how God is with us all the time?

I read about how a Shepherd lives with his sheep.  Then I pondered on how the name “Immanuel” means “GOD WITH US.”

God is with us at all times.  He never leaves us.  He sent His Son to die for us.  Jesus died for us and then God raised Him from the dead.  Jesus said “The Comforter” would be sent to us.  We have the Holy Spirit of God to be with us while we are here.  We never walk alone.

When you love someone you want to be with them as much as possible.  If you are mated with someone the Word of God says you are to cleave to one another.  If you are a parent you want to guard and protect your child(ren) until they no longer have need of your assistance.

God wants to be with us at all times.  He wants us to draw near to Him so He can draw near to us.  When He is near us we feel His love and hear His Word more clearly.  He wants to be with us even when we face days of gloom.

God’s love is the strongest deepest love known to man.  May this reminder help you call on God in your time of need knowing He is waiting for your call.  He’s mindful of your needs.  He loves you with that ever increasing undying love.

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