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15th October 2008, 10:43 AM
|  | everlovin' shiner of light in dark places
     
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Life is not about waiting for and collecting blessings. If you look only for the blessing, you will miss Me as I pass on by once you collect your goods. This life is first and foremost about your relationship with Me. Does anyone still know that a life of blessedness flows from our relating? The true blessings of life are attained in your knowing Me, for there is no higher attainment. Everything else you'll ever gain—wealth, health, friends, prestige—all of it will be gone one day.
Look for Me in these and other possessions for I augment each part of life and put the proper touch into it in such a way that you'll know where things belong and how fleeting possessions of any kind are. I bring seasons of anointing to areas of your life that only last for a time—some as short as a sunset, others as long as another's life. But in the end, it all comes back to you and Me.
It is in this connection that true love finds its expression, a love that builds My Kingdom on the earth and prepares the way for your coming to Me, closer and closer with each step, together forever, a love unmatched in the universe. Let us love as I have ordained it. Do not let my gifts for you ever be a source of entanglement. For the true light that shines brightest, shines when you come to Me with open hearts and hands, yearning only to know and love Me more deeply. Jesus: 'Love the Lord your God with all your heart
and with all your soul and with all your mind.'
This is the first and greatest commandment.
Matthew 22:37
__________________ "Prove all things;
hold fast that which is good.
Abstain from all appearance of evil."
~1 Thessalonians 5:21-22 posted by ViaCrucis:
It's not even "too much Old Testament", in the Old Testament God is compassionate, shows mercy, is patient and long-suffering. Consider the lesson we learn from Jonah, or the word delivered to Ezekiel that God does not desire the death of the wicked, that God takes no pleasure or joy in the destruction of the wicked by desires that that the wicked repent and change their ways so they might live and have life. God has always been a merciful, compassionate, kind and patient God who has no desire for the destruction of the wicked, who has loving-kindness for the sinner and for the wicked person to change their ways and truly live and have life. -CryptoLutheran |
15th October 2008, 10:47 AM
| | everlovin' shiner of light in dark places
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Kaitie and Madison (Maddie) (oh Kaitie, i pray to God you're ok) ((((hug))))
...to be continued...
__________________ "Prove all things;
hold fast that which is good.
Abstain from all appearance of evil."
~1 Thessalonians 5:21-22 posted by ViaCrucis:
It's not even "too much Old Testament", in the Old Testament God is compassionate, shows mercy, is patient and long-suffering. Consider the lesson we learn from Jonah, or the word delivered to Ezekiel that God does not desire the death of the wicked, that God takes no pleasure or joy in the destruction of the wicked by desires that that the wicked repent and change their ways so they might live and have life. God has always been a merciful, compassionate, kind and patient God who has no desire for the destruction of the wicked, who has loving-kindness for the sinner and for the wicked person to change their ways and truly live and have life. -CryptoLutheran
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15th October 2008, 11:12 AM
| | everlovin' shiner of light in dark places
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"For everyone
who
refuses
to let
their individuality
their humanity
and
their compassion
die..."
~Patch Adams
__________________ "Prove all things;
hold fast that which is good.
Abstain from all appearance of evil."
~1 Thessalonians 5:21-22 posted by ViaCrucis:
It's not even "too much Old Testament", in the Old Testament God is compassionate, shows mercy, is patient and long-suffering. Consider the lesson we learn from Jonah, or the word delivered to Ezekiel that God does not desire the death of the wicked, that God takes no pleasure or joy in the destruction of the wicked by desires that that the wicked repent and change their ways so they might live and have life. God has always been a merciful, compassionate, kind and patient God who has no desire for the destruction of the wicked, who has loving-kindness for the sinner and for the wicked person to change their ways and truly live and have life. -CryptoLutheran |
16th October 2008, 01:11 AM
| | everlovin' shiner of light in dark places
| | Join Date: 23rd March 2004
Posts: 124,578
Blessings: 253,696,039
Reps: 9,223,372,036,854,775,808 (power: 9,223,372,036,854,908) | | | welcome to my world....
i live in a concrete jungle....life is somber, gray, dismal, a shroud of gloom...
....to be continued....
__________________ "Prove all things;
hold fast that which is good.
Abstain from all appearance of evil."
~1 Thessalonians 5:21-22 posted by ViaCrucis:
It's not even "too much Old Testament", in the Old Testament God is compassionate, shows mercy, is patient and long-suffering. Consider the lesson we learn from Jonah, or the word delivered to Ezekiel that God does not desire the death of the wicked, that God takes no pleasure or joy in the destruction of the wicked by desires that that the wicked repent and change their ways so they might live and have life. God has always been a merciful, compassionate, kind and patient God who has no desire for the destruction of the wicked, who has loving-kindness for the sinner and for the wicked person to change their ways and truly live and have life. -CryptoLutheran |
17th October 2008, 02:30 AM
| | everlovin' shiner of light in dark places
| | Join Date: 23rd March 2004
Posts: 124,578
Blessings: 253,696,039
Reps: 9,223,372,036,854,775,808 (power: 9,223,372,036,854,908) | | | ...and thus it is....
but somehow...
it doesn't stay that way..
for long....
it's like God breaks through my mile-thick wall of hurt feelings...
and a small glimmer of His Light gently works its way in....
and a part of me,
deep inside,
embraces that
dancin' sliver of a sunbeam..
because
that part of me..
knows where home is
...and home
is in
His kingdon
of
Light..
it's like when E.T.'s mother ship drew near....his heart started glowing again, and beating, and where death was closing in, life cast off death's dark clutches, releasing E.T. to go home, once more.
Where my Abba is. There is life.
It's like that.
__________________ "Prove all things;
hold fast that which is good.
Abstain from all appearance of evil."
~1 Thessalonians 5:21-22 posted by ViaCrucis:
It's not even "too much Old Testament", in the Old Testament God is compassionate, shows mercy, is patient and long-suffering. Consider the lesson we learn from Jonah, or the word delivered to Ezekiel that God does not desire the death of the wicked, that God takes no pleasure or joy in the destruction of the wicked by desires that that the wicked repent and change their ways so they might live and have life. God has always been a merciful, compassionate, kind and patient God who has no desire for the destruction of the wicked, who has loving-kindness for the sinner and for the wicked person to change their ways and truly live and have life. -CryptoLutheran |
17th October 2008, 10:17 AM
| | everlovin' shiner of light in dark places
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In my inner most consciousness there's a glimmer of a thought that God's children are enduring a necessary test.....that was laid out waaaay back when.....similar to satan saying to God that the only reason Job loved God more than anything was because God put a hedge of protection around Him...and if God removed it, Job would reject and curse God.
But what i'm thinking of is that possible conversation between God and satan before the foundation of the earth when satan might have said...none of your creatures are going to choose You or love You if left the choice. They could care less about You. And so it goes....to this day....it is before us...that choice....starting waaaay back in the Garden of Eden. That choice was necessary back then. It started the ball rolling and what lies before us is that saga of a fallen world....and our choices...we see a fallen world, in all its glory......and we says, as it is written in the Bible...."...There is no God. I don't see any evidence of it......"
...and thus the saga continues.....
__________________ "Prove all things;
hold fast that which is good.
Abstain from all appearance of evil."
~1 Thessalonians 5:21-22 posted by ViaCrucis:
It's not even "too much Old Testament", in the Old Testament God is compassionate, shows mercy, is patient and long-suffering. Consider the lesson we learn from Jonah, or the word delivered to Ezekiel that God does not desire the death of the wicked, that God takes no pleasure or joy in the destruction of the wicked by desires that that the wicked repent and change their ways so they might live and have life. God has always been a merciful, compassionate, kind and patient God who has no desire for the destruction of the wicked, who has loving-kindness for the sinner and for the wicked person to change their ways and truly live and have life. -CryptoLutheran |
17th October 2008, 11:44 AM
| | everlovin' shiner of light in dark places
| | Join Date: 23rd March 2004
Posts: 124,578
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FaultySurplus....i find myself reading anything he posts...
__________________ "Prove all things;
hold fast that which is good.
Abstain from all appearance of evil."
~1 Thessalonians 5:21-22 posted by ViaCrucis:
It's not even "too much Old Testament", in the Old Testament God is compassionate, shows mercy, is patient and long-suffering. Consider the lesson we learn from Jonah, or the word delivered to Ezekiel that God does not desire the death of the wicked, that God takes no pleasure or joy in the destruction of the wicked by desires that that the wicked repent and change their ways so they might live and have life. God has always been a merciful, compassionate, kind and patient God who has no desire for the destruction of the wicked, who has loving-kindness for the sinner and for the wicked person to change their ways and truly live and have life. -CryptoLutheran |
17th October 2008, 12:22 PM
| | everlovin' shiner of light in dark places
| | Join Date: 23rd March 2004
Posts: 124,578
Blessings: 253,696,039
Reps: 9,223,372,036,854,775,808 (power: 9,223,372,036,854,908) | | | Continued from post #1027
the Struggles of non-Christians forum is becoming precious to me....
__________________ "Prove all things;
hold fast that which is good.
Abstain from all appearance of evil."
~1 Thessalonians 5:21-22 posted by ViaCrucis:
It's not even "too much Old Testament", in the Old Testament God is compassionate, shows mercy, is patient and long-suffering. Consider the lesson we learn from Jonah, or the word delivered to Ezekiel that God does not desire the death of the wicked, that God takes no pleasure or joy in the destruction of the wicked by desires that that the wicked repent and change their ways so they might live and have life. God has always been a merciful, compassionate, kind and patient God who has no desire for the destruction of the wicked, who has loving-kindness for the sinner and for the wicked person to change their ways and truly live and have life. -CryptoLutheran |
19th October 2008, 09:28 PM
| | everlovin' shiner of light in dark places
| | Join Date: 23rd March 2004
Posts: 124,578
Blessings: 253,696,039
Reps: 9,223,372,036,854,775,808 (power: 9,223,372,036,854,908) | |  Walk with me and feel the breeze
of nature's laughter in the trees
Swirling in a path designed
to touch the heart of humankind.
To feel the magic of the glow
of colors passing as we go
in golden hues that we now share
Cool crisp winds now welcomed here.
Heart delights in leaves that fall
Hearts now crowned for one and all
for in the glory of delight
It fills my soul with golden light.
Autumn blessed for all who share
each color blooms beyond compare
then the trees will take their rest
so grateful I have been their guest.
~Francine Pucillo
__________________ "Prove all things;
hold fast that which is good.
Abstain from all appearance of evil."
~1 Thessalonians 5:21-22 posted by ViaCrucis:
It's not even "too much Old Testament", in the Old Testament God is compassionate, shows mercy, is patient and long-suffering. Consider the lesson we learn from Jonah, or the word delivered to Ezekiel that God does not desire the death of the wicked, that God takes no pleasure or joy in the destruction of the wicked by desires that that the wicked repent and change their ways so they might live and have life. God has always been a merciful, compassionate, kind and patient God who has no desire for the destruction of the wicked, who has loving-kindness for the sinner and for the wicked person to change their ways and truly live and have life. -CryptoLutheran
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20th October 2008, 12:13 PM
| | everlovin' shiner of light in dark places
| | Join Date: 23rd March 2004
Posts: 124,578
Blessings: 253,696,039
Reps: 9,223,372,036,854,775,808 (power: 9,223,372,036,854,908) | |  This is where you will find Me
as you seek me with all Your heart.
I am in You and you are in Me.
Your were My heart from the very start
You are Mine, We are intertwined
You were created in My image
I Am so , so you could be
Perfectly united that’s , My plan
I have given You My heart
Do you understand ?
You are living in a world
that never seems to stop,
But you and I we live hand in hand
You and I share the same heart
You and I we'll never depart.
You were My heart from the very start.
You are Mine, We are intertwined
My beloved I loved you in the begining
I know one day very soon
you will stop and rest from all your spinning
and when you take time and quite your heart
And say to Me Daddy God I need more of You
I will say I Am here, I'm waiting on You
So my beloved child I Am deep deep deep
within your heart, you my beloved I will never depart.
I say to you I love you child ,come rest a while
I Am waiting for you to want my love to grow in you even more
There is so much I want to give you
But first you must stop and listen
come to Me and only me, I will tell you everything
Be quite my dear one and simply listen,
There's a deeper place in Me you will be
You must first want to arrive and recieve
everything that is placed in Me, for you to see.
So I ask you this my child, be quite be still and listen.
If you want Me I Am here .
I am in You and you are in Me.
You must first want to arrive and recieve.
Words were given to Michelle Combs
Inspired from The One Who live in me
The Holy Spirit
Mar 23 2008 10:02 AM
__________________ "Prove all things;
hold fast that which is good.
Abstain from all appearance of evil."
~1 Thessalonians 5:21-22 posted by ViaCrucis:
It's not even "too much Old Testament", in the Old Testament God is compassionate, shows mercy, is patient and long-suffering. Consider the lesson we learn from Jonah, or the word delivered to Ezekiel that God does not desire the death of the wicked, that God takes no pleasure or joy in the destruction of the wicked by desires that that the wicked repent and change their ways so they might live and have life. God has always been a merciful, compassionate, kind and patient God who has no desire for the destruction of the wicked, who has loving-kindness for the sinner and for the wicked person to change their ways and truly live and have life. -CryptoLutheran | | |
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