2012 - Christian Random Thoughts Thread

Lord I'm trying to keep my eyes on you. I went to be on the verge so I got my huge ESV bible. Lord I went to bed with tears in my heart but awoke no less. I will keep my eyes and my heart on your Lord. While I am going through this life where I feel so low. I feel unworthy to be near people of means even though I desire to be one. I feel they can see my poorness if that is a word. I know there are people who don't care about that and actually feel you should treat everyone right no matter the tax bracket. I just wish I didn't see so many flaws in me that makes me not justify treating myself the way you feel about me Lord..one day I will see me the way your word says I should.
 
By Dee Marshall
(Source)


Your Identity in Christ

REPEAT AFTER ME...

Matthew 5:13
I am the salt of the earth.

Matthew 5:14
I am the light of the world.

John 1:12
I am a child of God.

John 15:15
I am part of the true vine, a channel (branch) of Christ's life.

John 15:15
I am Christ's friend.

John 15:16
I am chosen and appointed by Christ to bear His fruit

Romans 8:14,15
I am a joint-heir with Christ, sharing His inheritance with Him.

1 Corinthians 3:16
I am a temple of God. His Spirit dwells in me.

1 Corinthians 12:27
I am a member (part) of Christ's body.

2 Corinthians 5:17
I am a new creation.

2 Corinthians 5:18,19
I am reconciled to God and am a minister of reconciliation...

Ephesians 1:1
I am a saint.

Ephesians 1:3
I am blessed with every spiritual blessing in heavenly places.

Ephesians 1:11
I am sealed in Him with the Holy Spirit who has been given as a pledge of my inheritance.

Ephesians 2:10
I am God's workmanship created in Christ to do His work that He planned beforehand that I should do.

Ephesians 4:24
I am righteous and holy.​
 
tests, tests, tests thats what we get everyday are tests, if you failed one today make sure your response is differrent tomorrow....


Press towards the mark to the 'prize' of the high calling of God in Jesus Christ!
 
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GoddessMaker said:
Lord I'm trying to keep my eyes on you. I went to be on the verge so I got my huge ESV bible. Lord I went to bed with tears in my heart but awoke no less. I will keep my eyes and my heart on your Lord. While I am going through this life where I feel so low.

I feel unworthy to be near people of means even though I desire to be one. I feel they can see my poorness if that is a word. I know there are people who don't care about that and actually feel you should treat everyone right no matter the tax bracket. I just wish I didn't see so many flaws in me that makes me not justify treating myself the way you feel about me Lord..one day I will see me the way your word says I should.
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Don't fret about those so-called 'of means'. :nono:

How can they be better than you? They either stole it; pushed ahead of someone else; and for those who have it honestly, it's simply by the grace of God.

The very fact that you are a 'Daughter' of God puts you FAR above the rest .. those who have 'means'. God gave folks a warning, 'not to trust in their 'riches'. If this is all they have to make them 'someone of means' or of importance.... :nono:

Trust me, there's someone's blood, sweat and tears that went into the money or the 'means' that these folks have and it's not the Blood of Jesus. :nono:

What's my point here? No one is above you.... NO ONE! Especially not those of so-called 'means'. Allow God to show you what they're hiding.
 
Life would be so much better and easier without that sneaky sin called pride....pray for me, I think it's a big struggle and something I see in my family a lot
 
Iwanthealthyhair67 said:
tests, tests, tests thats what we get everyday are tests, if you failed one today make sure your response is differrent tomorrow....


Press towards the mark to the 'prize' of the high calling of God in Jesus Christ!
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Yes!

Sometimes God allows oppostion to get our attention, take a look within, and develop our character....

All week I was faced with tests...:spinning:.
 
Sometimes you hear Him tell you something to do and you obey. Then sometime later, you begin to doubt you ever heard Him rightly. So you waver. Then at some point, you find out that you were exactly where He told you to go. So, I pray for further direction now.
 
Thanking God for my blessings. Watching God's plan for my life unfold is amazing, only He can orchestrate something like this!

Now only if I can just press forward without fear and do that other thing that He's been prompting me to do!
 
Suffering creates endurance,endurance creates character and character will show all that God placed in you..I know it's a scripture but can't place the exacts but this really hits me because as I go through I see some character flaws but in the same breathe I see some things I didn't think I had in me bc well I wasn't spoken life over me like some of you ladies do on your babies..but its ok it's better late than never to finally speak these things over yourself..Lord thank you for putting a driving force that is a bit aggressive at times but has a good heart and soul..
 
I wish I had never clicked on that Trayvon Martin thread. My heart is so heavy. I just don't know what to say or do. I am going to pray for the family.... when I can stop crying
 
In honor of St. Patrick's Day, I'd like to post one of my favorite hymns, "St. Patrick's Breastplate":

I bind unto myself today
The strong Name of the Trinity,
By invocation of the same
The Three in One and One in Three.

I bind this today to me forever
By power of faith, Christ’s incarnation;
His baptism in Jordan river,
His death on Cross for my salvation;
His bursting from the spicèd tomb,
His riding up the heavenly way,
His coming at the day of doom
I bind unto myself today.

I bind unto myself the power
Of the great love of cherubim;
The sweet ‘Well done’ in judgment hour,
The service of the seraphim,
Confessors’ faith, Apostles’ word,
The Patriarchs’ prayers, the prophets’ scrolls,
All good deeds done unto the Lord
And purity of virgin souls.

I bind unto myself today
The power of God to hold and lead,
His eye to watch, His might to stay,
His ear to hearken to my need.
The wisdom of my God to teach,
His hand to guide, His shield to ward;
The word of God to give me speech,
His heavenly host to be my guard.

Christ be with me, Christ within me,
Christ behind me, Christ before me,
Christ beside me, Christ to win me,
Christ to comfort and restore me.
Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ in quiet, Christ in danger,
Christ in hearts of all that love me,
Christ in mouth of friend and stranger.

I bind unto myself the Name,
The strong Name of the Trinity,
By invocation of the same,
The Three in One and One in Three.
By Whom all nature hath creation,
Eternal Father, Spirit, Word:
Praise to the Lord of my salvation,
Salvation is of Christ the Lord.
 
I think for years I have taken the scripture a bit too literally in regards to being humble. I'm not arrogant at all but I have thought for years if I act real lowly and like not be confident I was being a better christian. Not only is that false I come off as some shy type of person or timid person. Which neither are the truth. I finally am seeing one can be assertive and not a doormat. One can be confident not in his own right like thinking I'm just the it but be confident that God made me and thus I'm acceptable in his sight then I'm acceptable period. Taken some years to get that but it finally dawned on me in the last few days.

I think this is where my great distorted view of myself at work. Yes my hr team is into themselves and don't ask me if I would like anything when they go out but others notice me and other managers do so you know that is their loss to not see me as a viable person and I will relish in the good and ignore respectfully the bad.
 
Matthew 15:22-29

A Gentile woman who lived there came to him, pleading, "Have mercy on me, O Lord, Son of David! For my daughter is possessed by a demon that torments her severely."

But Jesus gave her no reply, not even a word. Then his disciples urged him to send her away. "Tell her to go away," they said. "She is bothering us with all her begging."

Then Jesus said to the woman, "I was sent only to help God's lost sheep--the people of Israel."

But she came and worshiped him, pleading again, "Lord, help me!"

Jesus responded, "It isn't right to take food from the children and throw it to the dogs."

She replied, "That's true, Lord, but even dogs are allowed to eat the scraps that fall beneath their masters' table."

"Dear woman," Jesus said to her, "your faith is great. Your request is granted." And her daughter was instantly healed.


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We all need Him. It is by His grace that He offered salvation to both gentile and Jew.
 
"The fear of the LORD is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction." Proverbs 1:7

This just stuck out to me last week when i was reading, so i figured i would post it.
 
He is so worthy of my worship. In awe of all he does, even when i was in the thick of my sin...he was already orchestrating plans to bless me. Who is like this God!
 
nicola.kirwan said:
In honor of St. Patrick's Day, I'd like to post one of my favorite hymns, "St. Patrick's Breastplate":

I bind unto myself today
The strong Name of the Trinity,
By invocation of the same
The Three in One and One in Three.

I bind this today to me forever
By power of faith, Christ’s incarnation;
His baptism in Jordan river,
His death on Cross for my salvation;
His bursting from the spicèd tomb,
His riding up the heavenly way,
His coming at the day of doom
I bind unto myself today.

I bind unto myself the power
Of the great love of cherubim;
The sweet ‘Well done’ in judgment hour,
The service of the seraphim,
Confessors’ faith, Apostles’ word,
The Patriarchs’ prayers, the prophets’ scrolls,
All good deeds done unto the Lord
And purity of virgin souls.

I bind unto myself today
The power of God to hold and lead,
His eye to watch, His might to stay,
His ear to hearken to my need.
The wisdom of my God to teach,
His hand to guide, His shield to ward;
The word of God to give me speech,
His heavenly host to be my guard.

Christ be with me, Christ within me,
Christ behind me, Christ before me,
Christ beside me, Christ to win me,
Christ to comfort and restore me.
Christ beneath me, Christ above me,
Christ in quiet, Christ in danger,
Christ in hearts of all that love me,
Christ in mouth of friend and stranger.

I bind unto myself the Name,
The strong Name of the Trinity,
By invocation of the same,
The Three in One and One in Three.
By Whom all nature hath creation,
Eternal Father, Spirit, Word:
Praise to the Lord of my salvation,
Salvation is of Christ the Lord.
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"I bind unto myself ..."

Nicola, I love this 'prayer'. :thankyou: for sharing this.

"... for whatsoever we 'bind' on earth... is 'bound' in Heaven."

We are 'earthen' vessels, Praise God.
 
I don't like that the CF is public. Sometimes I'm researching things and threads from here pop up and it's just wierd to me.
 
The law is a tutor to bring us to Christ.

Can the Gospel even be preached where there's a seared conscience and no law?
 
I want to share something with you all so bad but I am just so joyful and I can barely get it out! I just so happy! I serve an amazing GOD!
 
Dear Father,

Help my friend as she FINALLY moves out her parents house. She is so afraid. Help her Lord. Also, give me patience, the right temperament, as she goes on and on and on and on.....
 
Dreams...dreams... paying attention to dreams. Those I cannot understand, I put into your Hands, O God. Help me to understand the message. Amein~
 
GoddessMaker said:
smwrigh3 isn't there a scripture that we are suppose to share the good news..maybe I'm wrong.
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lol.. I dont mind sharing I was still just so happy! But here goes...

I have been so confused lately about what to pray for. So I have just been asking God to guide me to a path according to his plan.

I have been applying for internship in DC and some of them don't provide housing so I have to find somewhere to live. I sorta pre-calculated my tax refund and I figured I was getting back $1600.:spinning: That is a good amount to find somewhere stay and I am still working and saving so I wont be completely broke.

Yesterday I began to prepare my taxes yesterday and instead of a refund of $1600 it was barely $600! :nono: I was so upset but instead of getting angry I took it as a sign from God to just stay where I am this summer and save the money. I called my step mother who is the most educated person I know and she's a youth minster. She confirmed that I dont NEED another internship (I've done 5 already) and that I should go to summer school instead. Sadden but not discouraged I began just pray on it and look at other options.

After church today I came home to finish working on my taxes and I decided to use a different program make sure that I had done it right. My refund came out exactly the same :ohwell: But just as I was about to submit it I got a message asking me to verify one of my W2s. After a 2nd look the company I worked for said I only paid $129 in taxes last yr. Which is impossible! So looked at my time sheet and used an app on the program to calculate my income refund and it DOUBLED! :grin:

Afterwards I took my roommates dog for a walk and I found a four leaf clover. I looked at it a smiled. I felt it was a message from God. I took a picture but I didn't pick it up. I left it for someone else. I don't need "luck" I have faith. :yep:

sorry if this was long. I just felt so overwhelmed to know He has been listening to my prayers. He knows that I struggle with doubt and he was just sending a reminder that he hasn't forgotten.
 
surrending all, submitting our bodies includes yielding our members to God, yes our members, out mouths to say what the Lord is says, our hands to do the will of the Lord, our feet to say on course, our eyes that we may be careful of what we watch, our ears of what we listen to...
 
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