I'm so glad you responded...
Truly, I am. I've been feeling so torn about my neighbors.
2012 - Christian Random Thoughts Thread
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I'm so glad you responded...
Truly, I am. I've been feeling so torn about my neighbors.
LifeafterLHCF
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I feel like Im being mashed up or something.I want to go out and sin right now bc I'm tired of feeling like this.Im trying so much to stand and be ok while going through this rough time.Im overly stressed to where my body is feeling alot of it's effects.I want to cry but it never comes out.I just want to punch a whole in the wall and knowing me and my strength training self I would bust the wall open.Im too mentally out of it to pray and find no solace in it right now.I know I can't quit bc that would be so deplorable.I just had to get that out without any judgements and or need to explain things too deeply..
Laela
Sidestepping the "lynch mob"
@ the bolded..ITA ... difference between pity and compassion.... 
Your post also reminded me of something TD Jakes said the other night:
"Christianity is only one beggar telling another beggar where to find the bread"
I got a good chuckle from that... OK my apologies for interjection of your thoughts!
Your post also reminded me of something TD Jakes said the other night:
"Christianity is only one beggar telling another beggar where to find the bread"
I got a good chuckle from that... OK my apologies for interjection of your thoughts!
LifeafterLHCF
New Member
Ok Lord what did I do so wrong that you allowed a flat tire this morning.I am grateful I wasn't on the freeway bc I blaze and def would have lost more than a few hundred on that.I'm not mad I just honestly believe it has to be due to something as punishment..I never can seem to get it right so my life may always be in a constant struggle..sadly...the tow will be here shortly hopefully and I pray everything works out with my pay for work since I was on my way to work.At least my boss was understanding..
Iwanthealthyhair67
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no worries I welcome them (interjection)
@ the bolded..ITA ... difference between pity and compassion....
Your post also reminded me of something TD Jakes said the other night:
"Christianity is only one beggar telling another beggar where to find the bread"
I got a good chuckle from that... OK my apologies for interjection of your thoughts!
Honi
There is no board.
GoddessMaker you are not being punished. That flat tire could have been a blessing. If you were driving on that freeway you could have been in an accident.
Stop being so hard on yourself. He loves you.
Iwanthealthyhair67
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I once heard a pastor say; your taking God's money and giving to people not knowing that God has taken his hand off of that person cause your feeling compassionate, and your sister/brother who is serving God is going without, not cause she is not dragging her slippers and looking tattered and stressed out means that there is not a need, this is where discernment comes in...
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Iwanthealthyhair67
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2 Timothy 1:7
For God has not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
did you hear that?
Fear (timidity, panic, anxiety, worry, phobias) is a spirit and it goes against the very nature of God, he didn't give it to us....
Fear Definiton
1. feeling of anxiety: an unpleasant feeling of anxiety or apprehension caused by the presence or anticipation of danger
"showed no signs of fear"
2. frightening thought: an idea, thought, or other entity that causes feelings of fear
"irrational fears"
3. reverence: respect or awe for somebody or something
"the fear of God" ( this is a healthy fear)
4. worry: a concern about something that threatens to bring bad news or results
will be back to add to a 'sound mind'
For God has not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
did you hear that?
Fear (timidity, panic, anxiety, worry, phobias) is a spirit and it goes against the very nature of God, he didn't give it to us....
Fear Definiton
1. feeling of anxiety: an unpleasant feeling of anxiety or apprehension caused by the presence or anticipation of danger
"showed no signs of fear"
2. frightening thought: an idea, thought, or other entity that causes feelings of fear
"irrational fears"
3. reverence: respect or awe for somebody or something
"the fear of God" ( this is a healthy fear)
4. worry: a concern about something that threatens to bring bad news or results
will be back to add to a 'sound mind'
I am so humbled by this young lady I admire
she has been through so much, yet she wears her JOY on her sleeve
I probably would have been wearing my pain
she gives a whole new meaning to "The joy of the Lord is my strength"
she just makes Christianity look liberating, a walking testimony, that she is!
she has been through so much, yet she wears her JOY on her sleeve
I probably would have been wearing my pain
she gives a whole new meaning to "The joy of the Lord is my strength"
she just makes Christianity look liberating, a walking testimony, that she is!
DreamLife
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Marvin Sapp - Perfect Peace
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gb4XM7CV6Xw&feature=related
Marvin Sapp - Don't Count Me Out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zn5RO1SEqBg
Praise God...Thanking God in advance.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gb4XM7CV6Xw&feature=related
Marvin Sapp - Don't Count Me Out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zn5RO1SEqBg
Praise God...Thanking God in advance.
LifeafterLHCF
New Member
I can praise for the good and the bad times..today worked out as I didn't have to pay a dime to get my tire fixed..glad it was fixable.Got to work and was ok.I hate that Im not like calm during situations..I try not to show it but its automatic.My upbringings make it very hard not to function in the way I do.Functioning positive is abnormal.I am searching deep with in and am finding a resounding thought or take away.I feel God is trying to break me for some gosh awful reason.I don't know if it he wants me to trust in him and showing me even in bad he makes provision but that is not something I'm ready to tackle.This journey is a nerve wracking one to a degree..growth is good but there are alot of things that go with growth..very new area for me.Stress from my past is also scaring me.I don't want to lose my job.I have lost a job once before when I quit a secure job to go somewhere new.With all the changes at my current job its like ok you have to be on you don't want to ruffle feathers..but since everyone is new I don't think folks are that into themselves yet..I just want to do great and be a success..I pray this is the opportunity..
loolalooh
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Lord, what do You want for me? If You want path X for me, then why hasn't anything manifested beyond the desire in my heart for path X? If You want path Y for me, then why have I no desire to stay on that path? Even as I try to find that desire, it doesn't come. I'm now being backed into a corner by person A. What should I tell him? He wants to know which path I'm taking.
I can only hear so much of You from the Word. I need more. This is a moment where I wish You could just speak to me loudly like You did to Moses with the burning bush. Was the dream I had of path X Your way of speaking to me? I need more.
I don't want to make the wrong choice. Lord, You know I don't want to make the wrong choice. Why is there silence. Maybe Your answer is coming soon. I've been feeling like it's coming soon ...
I can only hear so much of You from the Word. I need more. This is a moment where I wish You could just speak to me loudly like You did to Moses with the burning bush. Was the dream I had of path X Your way of speaking to me? I need more.
I don't want to make the wrong choice. Lord, You know I don't want to make the wrong choice. Why is there silence. Maybe Your answer is coming soon. I've been feeling like it's coming soon ...
sidney
New Member
God cared less about outward actions and more about whats in our hearts...the word says that man looks at the outward appearance but God looks at the heart. Dear friends, if our hearts do not condemn us, we have confidence before God and receive from him anythinf we ask. 1 john 3:21. Love! Now that is a genuine prosperity gospel. Lets seek more for others!
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Laela
Sidestepping the "lynch mob"
wow Sidney..that's a nugget of wisdom on what real Prosperity is! Between that and Nice & Wavy's siggy on real success, I love how God speaks to our hearts. Thank you for sharing that.
Laela
Sidestepping the "lynch mob"
Philippians 3:14
I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
If two people fall off a capsized boat and start to swim to shore... the one swimming 50 yards ahead may be closer, but neither has reached the shore. Both are pressing against the waves. ~TD Jakes
I press toward the mark for the prize of the high calling of God in Christ Jesus.
If two people fall off a capsized boat and start to swim to shore... the one swimming 50 yards ahead may be closer, but neither has reached the shore. Both are pressing against the waves. ~TD Jakes
DreamLife
Well-Known Member
I just realized I've been sitting here for about an hour worrying about things I have no control over. What if this, what if that? Then this and that...I wish I could just trust God more...I am always in battle about this. I read the Word I need to APPLY the Word.
2 Corinthians 10:5
Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.
I wish one day this would click for me.
2 Corinthians 10:5
Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.
I wish one day this would click for me.
Yes!!!!! I thought my last semester would be so much easier - but with classes, clinic and work, I feel even more overwhelmed.
Guitarhero
New Member
It's clear that the L-rd used today to reach out to people the world over via a little one named Whitney. So many are absolutely touched, moved, even spiritually concerned. May her memory and her struggles lead the body of Christ to further explore the nature of addictions and other hardships.
LifeafterLHCF
New Member
I know this may offend but oh well..I am like totally turned off by the fan fare of the Whitney Houston funeral.She didn't do anything miraculous,she did what she was created to do and her assignment was complete.She was a vessel even with all the drugs she was a vessel God created and used to some degree..I know it pains for people to die but I really don't get moved by death bc it is natural it's suppose to happen..to me death is not a bad thing bc now one is no longer walking the earth now that is what is hard..I do have some empathy for the family esp the daugther having to grow up with this but I hope it doesn't damage but build her to be the vessel she was created to be..As much as I know ppl want the glory I know to glory God and not the creature..I will lurk now..
Nice & Wavy
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That's why it was a Going Home service and not a funeral.
We must celebrate each others lives so that God can continue to be glorified, even in death. Many people who would not ordinarily hear about God or listen to worship songs lifting Him up, or even would step a foot in a church building, got a chance today to hear what the Lord had to say in and through His people. And because of Whitney's death, it was made possible and people from all over the world got a chance to hear the Word of God today.
Sis, learn to rejoice with those who rejoice and weep with those who weep. This is biblical and should be done by those who are believers in Jesus Christ.
LifeafterLHCF
New Member
See this is thing why are we weeping or rejoicing to me it should be a time of examination.Even in this what should be a sad time ppl were still doing foolishness.
I would hope something good will come of this funeral I really do.I just look at things differently.I know many like to over do it with funerals.So many die like someone just died as I typed this but there will be no fan fare for them.That's why I'm not like hyped bc I see a creature a creation that did what it was designed to do..now God design that is what is awesome..but a see and have heard your pov..
Nice & Wavy
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What are they suppose to be examining? Yes, it was a sad time, but yet, people can still be happy knowing that she went home to be with the Lord. There is nothing foolish about it
You have your right to see things differently, but because people choose to do things their way, doesn't make it wrong and I don't think it was overdone at all.
I admonish you to read the word and ask the Holy Spirit to reveal to you what it is you need to understand as to why Whitney's family chose to celebrate Whitney's home service this way. Whitney is with the Lord...rejoice!
LifeafterLHCF
New Member
What are they suppose to be examining? Yes, it was a sad time, but yet, people can still be happy knowing that she went home to be with the Lord. There is nothing foolish about it
You have your right to see things differently, but because people choose to do things their way, doesn't make it wrong and I don't think it was overdone at all.
I admonish you to read the word and ask the Holy Spirit to reveal to you what it is you need to understand as to why Whitney's family chose to celebrate Whitney's home service this way. Whitney is with the Lord...rejoice!
What I was regarding to as foolishness is how the ex husband had issues at the funeral and was asked to leave.Like you couldn't be in properness at least on this day..When I spoke about ppl over doing I wasn't regarding Whitney funeral but funerals in general at times..
On this note I best stop posting in this part again..I'm not meant to be here and it shows..not from these post today just in general..have fun ladies...
Nice & Wavy
Well-Known Member
*Sigh*
Just in case you are still here and read this, apparently, he was not asked to leave but chose to leave because they asked his children to leave because there were too many of them there. They also moved him from where he was sitting with his children, 3 times and before he would make a scene, he decided to leave, which I thought was a very wise and mature thing to do.
Because someone disagrees with you you feel that you are not meant to be here in the CF? We do have choices and if this is the choice you are making sis, then I do hope you would reconsider because all of us here only have your best interest in mind and only have been kind, prayerful and understanding to you, ever since you have come on the forum. I don't think its fair for you to do this to the people who have only cared about you here. However, you certainly can make the choice to leave.
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