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For my near death experience, it was like this image, a melding of all our fires, spirits, into

ONE LOVE

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What do the sparks mean to you? what is the fire?
The fire is the Spirit of God and when I move and speak it causes sparks which in turn ignites others in the fire of God. The word of God is "like" a fire shut up in my bones. It also speaks of the anointing and imparting that anointing onto others.
 
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The fire is the Spirit of God and when I move and speak it causes sparks which in turn ignites others in the fire of God. The word of God is "like" a fire shut up in my bones. It also speaks of the anointing and imparting that anointing onto others.

Amen. that is beautiful SP! Our "sparks" can light a fire in someone else. awesome!
 
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I made that back in Fall because I felt Winter depression hitting again. I'm wrapped up in a blanket as a sign of wanting comfort during a cold, depressing season. The bag of chips is basically my eating habits to feel better. The book is more or less something to keep me entertained when I'm off the computer.

I have another series of drawings that represent the story of my life but I can't post it here anymore because of the poorly-censored language. I'm planning on drawing it again and posting it here when I get the time.

see my pm I have an idea for you
 
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^what would be a fitting scripture for this?

I like this one.

Proverbs 8:6
Place me like a seal over your heart, like a seal on your arm; for love is as strong as death, its jealousy unyielding as the grave. It burns like blazing fire, like a mighty flame.


What better fire to burn than our Lord's Spirit within?

Galatians 5:22-25

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, forbearance, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit.
 
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thank you for this beautiful example of how animals take care of each other, it is super cool!

how has this example been useful in your life regarding your leadership or the leadership of others in your life Jeshu?

As to your question,

I don't believe in leadership as this world teaches, I call that domination of will and understand it as something bad and not at all good. As a matter of fact freedom for all to be true to self ought to be leader in life down here.Fro we have all been awesomely and wonderfully made and are called His offspring.

I believe that suffering bad life to serve good life through servitude to those fallen within and without is the Way to go!

True leadership Jesus demonstrated to me when He picked me up rock bottom and put me in charge the very person I despised and hated in my gone bad life.

Not only that!

From The word I know that the truth is that Jesus descended to the bottom of hell to pick up God's kids from there - preaching to those who died in the flood and didn't know the word of salvation - - talk about ruling from the bottom up or what when we even address ourselves with His love in our deadest state?

Therefore our Heavenly Father put Him above all! For our Lord Jesus truly carries all of humanity in His loving heart bottom up! (Psalms 22:27-29, 1 John 2:2)

I want to learn to be like that as well. Jesus is my all time Hero!

It was only after I learned to see that! That Jesus brought the wolf leadership to my attention and everything He had taught me was confirmed about leading my selves within self into The Promised Land like that.

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^ artist above is Eugene Verboeckhoven

Eugène Joseph Verboeckhoven, a Belgian painter, was born at Warneton in West Flanders. He was a painter, a sculptor, an etcher, an engraver, and a lithographer of animals, animated landscapes, and portraits. Wikipedia
 
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^ artist above is Eugene Verboeckhoven

Eugène Joseph Verboeckhoven, a Belgian painter, was born at Warneton in West Flanders. He was a painter, a sculptor, an etcher, an engraver, and a lithographer of animals, animated landscapes, and portraits. Wikipedia

Isn't that painting awesome? I love art very much! I beleive creativity is God's in us and therefore like Jesus carries the name Emmanuel in spirit a lot of the time.
 
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My all time favorite painting is Nachtwacht (a dutch word meaning night guard(ing) but could also mean night wait(ing)) by Rembrandt. It demonstrates great depth of understanding and a deep passion for humanity and is beyond words when it comes to its beauty - breath taking!

The ruling elite of Amsterdam, a wealthy but corrupt city at that time in history, sparked this master piece.

Rembrandt died poor and hungry. The ruling elite were furious with his painting and he didn't get paid for his efforts as far as I know.

Artists like Rembrandt offer more than a beam of light from upstairs I reckon, they confirm Him and His ways in real life. (So glad I know we will catch up one day.)

Peace.

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as you can see it goes by very fast. I'm not sure yet if I can slow it down. I chose to keep to the melancholic theme and not add in any more images from Wayholka, but if he wants, I can add in more to make it longer, plus maybe if I chose a slower song, the video would last longer?

To get longer and better videos, they want you to pay for that of course, so for now, the free options are what I have both made above and what I think are some solutions.
 
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as you can see it goes by very fast. I'm not sure yet if I can slow it down. I chose to keep to the melancholic theme and not add in any more images from Wayholka, but if he wants, I can add in more to make it longer, plus maybe if I chose a slower song, the video would last longer?

To get longer and better videos, they want you to pay for that of course, so for now, the free options are what I have both made above and what I think are some solutions.

I get a black image with nothing on it and I can do nothing with it. Might have to check what went wrong there.
 
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@Jeshu CF allows code from vimeo.com to be posted here, so I most def can see it on my computer screen.

I have Chrome OS, and its new so maybe you need to bring your computer up to date or something.

Tech stuff Is not my area, but maybe someone else can help you like our awesome @Brent W
 
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Mind boggling see my reality displayed like that. Thank you very much for bringing this artist to my attention.

So incredibly accurate! That is what I love about art so much the telling of the truth!

Be The Truth good or bad, The Truth remains our Heavenly Father and Brother, and all those who suffered evil along with Him on display.

Like this image imagining psychosis aftermath so accurately by Cecily Brennan

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awesome depiction of what my mind was feeling like and can still feel like at times.....

does this describe you jeshu, and what parts of the image make you feel a certain way?
 
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