I think porn is also such a guilt trip. It hangs over you. I was brought up Catholic so we carry guilt twice as much. But it naturally is something that weights males down. Even though there seems short term pleasure. Its a downer later on.

Similar to drugs in that a person looks to the high. That peak and then it deminishes and the guilt comes and you feel bad. Or even eating disorders and the comfort of the cream cake and the guilt and feeling sick and bad later on.

But primarily I think its demonic. Its a weakness of men mostly. It has a way of getting in and taking over. Its all around and I think the only thing that defeats this is a full on spiritual awakening. The realisation of porns power as an evil force that can take over you and control you and is the deepest and darkest evil.

That thought scared the living hell out of me that my spirit jumped out of my body. I vitually swore off porn on the spot. I think God injected His spirit that if I did not acted on what He revealed I was heading for hell. A scare really. But also one of deep respect and fear for God and for the evilness of sin.

But this also came as part of transitioning over time and gradually commiting more deeply to God. Sort of off loading sin one by one. The sin that persisted and was harder to overcome. Each persons sin weakness may be different.

God peels away the layers getting deeper to the core. He challenges you and makes you more aware and sensitive to sin. If you keep coming to Him even in the tough times we overcome these sins. But I think for most it takes persistence. It rarely happens suddenly. Mine came sudden but it took a long time to work my mind and spirit into being ready for that change in my core psyche.

I also noticeed its about habits and totums. Little signals or permissions you give yourself prior that can set you up later to sin. You recognise these and stop buying into them. Then the habit changes. New ones are created to take its place which give styrength and more faith. Positive spirits beat negative ones.

Good advice. I'd heed it.

31 January 2026 – Pakistan​

Pray for God’s comfort and strength for Nawab Bibi, whose husband, Zafar Bhatti (pictured), died shortly after being released from prison in October. He had been behind bars since 2012, having been falsely accused of blasphemy. Nawab is supported by a Release International partner.

30 January 2026 – Pakistan​

Thank God that, although Christian women can be discriminated against and are unable to find work, many have been able to start small businesses with loans from their S2S groups.

29 January 2026 – Pakistan​

Pray for Strength to Stand (S2S) groups, which work to increase resilience and protection for some of the most persecuted, deprived and vulnerable Christian women in Pakistan. One participant, Shimon, said: ‘I feel a new strength within me – a strength that comes from God’s Word and the encouragement I receive from my group family.’

28 January 2026 – Somalia​

Pray for the terrorist group Al-Shabaab that pursues and kills Christians within Somali. Pray that the Lord would bring them to justice and to Christ.

27 January 2026 – Somalia​

Pray that believers in Somalia would be blessed with access to Bibles, which are currently prohibited. Pray that physical copies would not be found by persecutors and that efforts to increase digital access would be both safe and successful.

26 January 2026 – Somalia​

Pray for the underground church within Somalia. There are no church buildings in the country and it is illegal to evangelize. Pray that the church would remain faithful and grow in number as they meet in secrecy.

25 January 2026 – Somalia​

Pray for Operation Joshua’s various media projects that aim to increase its reach and effectiveness in areas from trauma response to material for bible study groups.

If we are those who are of genuine biblical faith in Jesus Christ, via being crucified with Christ in death to sin and raised with Christ to walk in newness of life in him, no longer to live as slaves to sin but as servants of righteousness, we should be those who are echoing the psalmist’s words to God. We should desire that our Lord teach us His ways so that we will walk (in conduct, in practice) in his truth and righteousness, by the grace of God, in the power of God, as we yield our lives to the control of the will of God.

For Jesus Christ taught that to come to him we must deny self, take up our cross daily (die daily to sin), and follow (obey) him. For if we hold on to living in sin and for self, we will lose our lives for eternity. But if we deny self, die daily to sin, by the Spirit, and we walk in obedience to our Lord and to his commands, in his power, then we have eternal life with God. For not everyone who calls him “Lord” will enter the kingdom of heaven, but the one DOING (obeying) the will of God (see Luke 9:23-26; Matthew 7:21-23).

And these are the ways of God that he would have us to walk in them. This is the truth of God’s word and of the gospel of our salvation that we are to uphold and to follow after in obedience to our Lord. For we don’t “get saved” just so we can escape hell, be forgiven of all our sins, and so we can go to heaven when we die. For Jesus gave his life up for us on that cross to put our sins to death with him so that, by faith in him, we will die to sin, and we will now follow him in obedience to his commands, as our life practice.

For the fear of the Lord is not about being afraid of God, but it is about us honoring God for who he is by giving him the respect, honor, and obedience that he so deserves and that he requires of us. If we fear the Lord we respect him and his word, and we take his teachings seriously and to heart to obey them, in practice, in the power of God at work within us. We believe in his promises, and in their conditions, and we also believe his warnings to us all that we must not return to walking in sin and not have eternal life.

And if we glorify the name of God, this is not empty praise just for the sake of appearing as though we honor him. This is not in lip service only. This is in surrendering our hearts, minds, and will to God’s plan and purpose for our lives in obedience to his commands and in following him wherever he leads us in doing his will and purpose for our lives. For he rescued us from the domain of sin so that we will now serve him with our lives in going where he sends us, in saying what he commands, and in doing his will for our lives.

[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:1-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Acts 26:18]

When I Was Walking

An Original Work / January 16, 2020
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

When I was walking along the way,
My Lord was with me, and He did say,
“My child I’m with you. I hear you pray,
‘Oh, help me, Lord! Need You today!’”

He is my friend, near to the end.
Gently leads me. His servant be.
He helps me pray – knows what to say.
He’s all I need. On Him I feed.

When I am wond’ring of what to do,
He gently leads me to what is truth.
He is my helper. He strengthens me.
When I’m in want, supplies my need.

He comforts me with all His love.
Gives me His grace from heav’n above.
I heed His call to watch and pray,
To guard my heart throughout each day.

When He is calling to come to Him,
To let Him lead you, trust Him within,
How will you answer to Him today?
Will you say, “Yes, Lord, have your way”?

Do not neglect to let Him in,
Cleanse you from sin, made new within.
Leave all your sin, obey your Lord,
Trust in His Word – His mighty Sword.

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I Will Walk in Your Truth
An Original Work / January 31, 2026
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Michie said:

Garments that reflect Mary’s poverty, humility, purity and obedience ...

Have you ever considered the story told by Our Lady’s garments?

Whether you have come across the delightful children’s book Our Lady’s Wardrobe by Anthony DeStefano, find yourself an avid collector of Marian iconography, or perhaps have contemplated Marian apparitions over the ages, one thing is certain: The clothing of Our Lady is intentional.

The patterns, color palettes, textiles and designs tangibly point to Mary’s maternity and queenship. Her garments remind us of her constant intercession, through which she draws us to Christ.

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The Fabric of Faith: What Our Lady’s Wardrobe Reveals About Her Mission

Garments that reflect Mary’s poverty, humility, purity and obedience ...

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I love this article by the way. People who do not ask for the intercessions of our Lady I feel so sorry for they don’t know what they’re missing.

Dont lose hope. Cling to hope. Hope is powerful. The enemy tries to destory your hope. he lies to you. cling to hope as if it is your precious treasure.

Blessed are the poor in spirit,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

Blessed are they who mourn,
for they will be comforted.

Blessed are the meek,
for they will inherit the land.

Blessed are they who hunger and thirst for righteousness,
for they will be satisfied.

Blessed are the merciful,
for they will be shown mercy.

Blessed are the clean in heart,
for they will see God.

Blessed are the peacemakers,
for they will be called children of God.

Blessed are they who are persecuted for the sake of righteousness,
for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.

This was a prayer of King David, but I do not know if he was king at this time or not. David was a man of God who followed the Lord in obedience to his commands, as his life practice. He was not a perfect man, and there was a time in his life when he sinned against God and other humans grievously, but God used Nathan, the prophet, to point David to his sin, which then brought him to genuine biblical repentance. And I do not know if this Psalm was written before or after David’s moral failure, but God did forgive him.

Here David states that he himself was a godly man, so this was not the time in which he sinned grievously against the Lord. This was a time when his life was committed to obeying the Lord and to doing his will and to walking in his truth and righteousness. His heart and mind were surrendered to the Lord to do as he commanded. But it was also a time of trouble and distress, for he had enemies who sought to take his life, who did not honor God. But he had confidence that God would hear his prayer, and would answer him.

Now, perhaps some of us can relate to what David spoke of here and to some of David’s history. I know that I can. I also had a time of moral failure, but God brought me back around, and he forgave me, and not too long afterwards (4 years) he called me to writing down what he teaches me each day from his word and to post these writings on the internet. I can identify a lot with David’s heart and with his love for the Lord and with his desire to serve the Lord with his life, and with having people come against him, too.

But we read in the New Testament that if we follow Jesus Christ with our lives that we will be hated as he was, and that we will be opposed, mistreated, slandered, thought ill of, and persecuted for the sake of the name of Jesus, and for the sake of righteousness. We will have enemies if we are serious about our walks of faith in obedience to our Lord, and especially if we are verbal about our faith and the true message of the gospel of Christ which teaches us to die to sin and to obey God’s commands.

And when David wrote that God is good, and that he is ready to forgive, and he is abundant in lovingkindness to all who call upon him, he was not speaking of giving lip service only to the Lord or just asking God for favors. For all who call upon the Lord must call upon him in truth with a sincere desire to have a change of heart and mind resulting in a change of behavior, i.e. to truly repent of their sins. We must want to have our sins put to death so that we can now live for the Lord in walks of obedience to his commands.

[Matthew 7:13-14,21-23; Luke 9:23-26; Romans 6:1-23; Romans 8:1-14; Galatians 5:16-24; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:17-32; Ephesians 5:3-6; Titus 2:11-14; 1 John 1:1-10; 1 John 2:1-6; 1 John 3:4-10; Acts 26:18]

You are Loving and Forgiving

Based off Psalm 86
An Original Work / February 19, 2012
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

You are loving and forgiving,
Jesus, Savior, King of kings.
You provided our redemption.
By Your blood You set us free.
You are gracious; full of mercy.
No deeds can compare with Yours.
Great are You; there is none like You.
Glory be to Your name.

Teach me Your way, and I’ll walk in it.
O Lord, I will walk in Your truth.
May I not have a heart divided,
That Your name I give honor to.
I will praise You, O Lord, my Savior,
For great is Your love toward me.
You have delivered me from my sins.
Your grace has pardoned me.

You, O Lord, are full of compassion,
Slow to anger, bounteous in love;
Faithful to fulfill all You promise;
Glory be to Your name above.
Hear, O Lord, and answer Your servant.
You are my God. I trust in You.
Turn to me and grant Your strength to me.
You are my comforter.

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An Original Work / January 31, 2026
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

I thought the comments section was interesting... not what I expected. Lots of people sympathetic to the church's outreach.

Nice work!

I am a complicated being. I am honest and blunt with people in my life when it comes to my beliefs and journey. But my emotions, my deep raw emotions, i pour out to god. I believe the best way we can know, that we know the father. Is having the ability to be emotional with him. By our prayer being more than "bowing our head, clasping our hands together". I believe true prayer, is the pouring out of your soul "emotions" to god. Not simple words, but raw spirit filled emotion.

My schizophrenia makes me believe I'm michael the archangel fighting demons and spirits and wrestling and powers and principlaties. You are not alone in thinking you've been to hell/ gone through hell.
Whatever you do, DO NOT LOSE HOPE!, The struggle is real, the diagnosis is real. And god knows your true heart and feelings.

Nithavela said:

Don't worry, Trump will settle with himself and park that money in his qatari bank account, right next to the venezuelan oil money. When the traitorous congress turns on him, that money will be very useful in financing his paramilitary during the takeover.

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I wonder if he gets “free-fuel” for it too?

Read your story. The lord works in mysterious ways. I have 3 people in my life that seems to be "jesus's to me". One guy name is Phoenix Jenkins, the only guys name is PJ. (patrick joseph). They are "Personal Jesus's" in my life.
The Lord can work through people to help others, it doesnt mean that that person is the actual Jesus christ or lord, but they could be a reflection of him, being used for some purpose.
The first Jesus, Phoenix. I misplaced my love for my ex girlfriend onto his wife. And by the grace of god, this man, forgave me and didnt hold it against me. He was friendly with me afterwards, and we made it into a positive relationship between us two after i came to my senses and realized the root of my feelings for his wife came from my heartbreak over my ex girlfriend. He showed me the maturity of a real man, and the forgiveness rather than jealousy or strife.
The second Jesus, or Personal Jesus (Patrick Jospeh) was my uncle. Because i am schizophrenic, i have been or went homeless several times. My uncle PJ took me into his home or moved in with me to give me stability on 3 seperate occassions, saving my life.
Another instance is my other uncle, being a kinsman redeemer, and redeeming me and getting me onto Social Security.

THe lord uses our life to mirror or use lessons from the bible directly on our life to build our faith. At least that is how i see it with me.

godisagardener said:

My favorites are:

rocket larkspur (very prolific and last into the hot summer);

iris (have a short blooming season but are great year round in garden areas where nothing else might grow, loads of lovely colors too);

and black-eyed susan (long growing season and withstands heat).

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My mother loves Black Eyed Susans as well.

Michie said:

I’m praying and please keep us all updated. I’m pretty invested in all you have been going throw and I think your story is pretty amazing.

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Thanks, and likewise. Your fam's been through the wringer, praying the Lord delivers your family from their trials and showers your family with blessings. You all deserve it.

Michie said:

It’s a new year, and many people have started a Bible-in-a-year reading plan.

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I have read all of the Bible at least 5 times but not on a random program. I like to decide for myself what book I am going to read and study. I underline so I know what I read and what I still need to read. I have books I do not remember reading but I underlined them so it is obvious that I did read them.

I'll keep an eye on that one, even though reviews are just average. I thought Popovic's Man of God was good eastern Christian hagiography, in the traditional style, but probably wouldn't connect with a wider audience very well.

I thought Scorsese's portrayal of Moses the Black in his miniseries The Saints was actually very good, true to the spirit of the setting of the desert fathers.

Michie said:

the waves of anxiety can roll in: "Am I a bad parent?" "Am I doing this right?" "Is there something I could be doing better?"

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We do the best we can and we esp try to be better parents than our parents were.
My wife says do your best and trust the rest to God.

Good. Far too often, misogyny and sexism get sort of brushed over because we're meant to be kind, gracious, and so on. But we need also to be honest, and to name the hostility and harassment that women face, and challenge it.

Please pray for such children to have protection from bullies, because of their Christian faith. Pray for them to get a good education in schools that want to exclude them.

What does persecution look like in Colombia?​

Many regions in Colombia are riddled with criminality – and that can make life very dangerous for Christians, especially church leaders who are involved in activities that threaten the influence of gangs and cartels. This could be helping former gang members rehabilitate, protecting young people from recruitment to gangs, or engaging in humanitarian work. It can lead to threats, extortion and even murder.

Christians living in indigenous areas can also face opposition. Faced with accusations that they have betrayed local traditions by choosing to follow Jesus, Christians can be targeted for threats, discrimination, legal complaints and imprisonment. Given these dangers, some believers choose to stay under the radar.

Who is most vulnerable to persecution?​

Whilst Christians from all denominations can face opposition for their faith in Colombia, those from Baptist and Pentecostal churches are particularly vulnerable to persecution from criminal groups. Those who convert to Christianity – especially gang members and people from an indigenous background – can be especially at risk.

Meet "Camilo"​

"They treated us as if being Christian were a crime."
"CAMILO", A CONVERT FROM ISLAM.

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What has changed this year?​

Very little has changed in Colombia since last year. There’s continued danger for Christians living in places where criminality is pervasive, as two incidents that happened last year show.

In July 2025, the bodies of seven Christians were found buried in a mass grave in Guaviare. They had been kidnapped in April and subjected to interrogation. The Christians were leaders of two evangelical denominations and were known for their good witness within the community.

The previous month, 24 coordinated terrorist attacks devastated local communities in Cauca and Valle de Cauca, killing seven people. Whilst Christians don’t appear to have been targeted, the attacks have only added to the fear already felt by many local believers and disrupted church activities.

What does Open Doors do to help Christians in Colombia?​

Open Doors supports our persecuted family in Colombia through various initiatives. These include trauma care, legal advice, education support, emergency aid and biblical training.

How can you pray for Colombia?​

• Ask God to bring about peace, and that He would give His people strength to be peacemakers. The armed conflict has once again intensified. It’s a reminder that any peace in the country is tenuous.
• Pray that God would protect believers who find Jesus in indigenous communities. Pray they would be accepted rather than oppressed.
• Christians living in places ruled by drug gangs are at risk. Pray with them for their protection.

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A PRAYER FOR COLOMBIA
God of all comfort, surround those affected by persecution in Colombia with Your unfailing peace. Give them strength for today and bright hope for tomorrow. Continue to embolden them amidst opposition and protect them from harm. Help Your children to be as wise as serpents and innocent as doves (Matthew 10:16), and through their shining and persevering witness, draw people to Jesus and transform communities. Bring peace to conflict-ridden regions, we pray. Amen.

BonaVel5490 said:

As I asked the other...

Did angels know about the incarnation before it happened? Because some traditions say they didn't.

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Saint Gabriel did because he announced it. I'm not so sure there's secrets in heaven so the heavenly host possibly knew, they're also participating in the divine relationship so they probably knew the second person of the trinity was condescending from heaven to be incarnate and save the world.

Why did Christ give us some as apostles, prophets, evangelists, pastors, and teachers? It wasn’t so they would do all the work of the ministry, so that they would be regarded as “THE ministers,” and so they would be the ones doing all the preaching (prophesying). He gave them to us so that they would train us for the work of the ministry, but not with worldly means and methods and marketing schemes, but via the Word of God and what God instructs his church, the body of Christ, that we should all be doing.

“The Church” not only is not a building, and not a place you go to and then you leave until you go to it again, but it is not a place where the bulk of the body of believers in Christ sit as spectators while a handful of “professionals” do all the “ministering.” It should not be like going to a theatre. For the biblical church is the universal body of believers in Jesus Christ, and all of us are necessary to the proper working of the body, as EACH PART does its work. And our gatherings are to be participatory, not stage productions.

All of us who are of genuine biblical faith in Jesus Christ, who have died with him to sin and who have been reborn of God to walk (in conduct) in obeying him and his commands, have been given spiritual gifts of the Spirit of God, and we have been assigned our body parts by God, and we each have a part in the proper working of the body of Christ. And we are to be speaking the truth of God’s word to one another, in love, for the spiritual growth of the whole body of Christ, which happens when EACH PART is working PROPERLY!

We speak the truth of God’s word to one another so that those who believe in Jesus will no longer be influenced and led astray by some humans who in their cunning, craftiness, and deceitful scheming teach false doctrines and altered gospel messages which do not teach the truth. We speak truth so no believer will be hardened by the deceitfulness of sin, too. And we are to stir one another up to love and good deeds. As well, we are to be helping fallen brothers and sisters in Christ back to biblical relationships with our Lord.

[Acts 2:14-18,42-47; Romans 12:1-8; 1 Corinthians 12:1-31; 1 Corinthians 14:1-5; Galatians 6:1; Ephesians 2:8-10; Ephesians 4:1-16; Ephesians 5:15-21; Ephesians 6:10-20; Philippians 2:1-8; Colossians 3:12-16; Titus 2:11-14; Hebrews 3:13; Hebrews 10:23-25; James 5:19-20]

Servant of the Lord

Based off Romans 1:1-17
An Original Work / July 26, 2012
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love

Servant of the Lord;
For the gospel you’re set apart.
Promised through the prophets of old:
Jesus, Son of God.
Through Him, and for His name alone,
We receive His grace
To call people, Him to obey;
Coming from their faith.
Servant of the Lord,
For the gospel you’re set apart.
Promised through the prophets of old:
Jesus, Son of God.

You belong to Christ;
Loved by God, and called to be saints;
Serving God with whole heart and mind;
Preaching Jesus Christ;
Always praying for others’ needs;
Helping hand to lend;
Giving courage to others’ faith,
For the praise of God.
You belong to Christ;
Loved by God, and called to be saints;
Serving God with whole heart and mind;
Preaching Jesus Christ.

Servant of the Lord;
Of the gospel, I’m not ashamed;
For salvation, power of God
To those who have faith.
In the gospel find righteousness:
Being right with God.
Turn from sin, and trust Jesus Christ.
By faith, live in Him.
Servant of the Lord;
Of the gospel, I’m not ashamed;
For salvation, power of God
To those who have faith.

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The Church Working Properly
An Original Work / January 30, 2026
Christ’s Free Servant, Sue J Love