My own tree and vine

soldier of light · Feb 11, 2025

I have peace under my own tree. No politicians, preachers, divisions or strife. Just me and Jesus.

soldier of light · Feb 11, 2025

soldier of light · Feb 11, 2025

Psalm 84 How lovely is Your tabernacle,
O Lord of hosts!
2 My soul longs, yes, even faints
For the courts of the Lord;
My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God.

3 Even the sparrow has found a home,
And the swallow a nest for herself,
Where she may lay her young—
Even Your altars, O Lord of hosts,
My King and my God.
4 Blessed are those who dwell in Your house;
They will still be praising You. Selah

5 Blessed is the man whose strength is in You,
Whose heart is set on pilgrimage.
6 As they pass through the Valley of [c]Baca,
They make it a spring;
The rain also covers it with [d]pools.
7 They go from strength to strength;
[e]Each one appears before God in Zion.

8 O Lord God of hosts, hear my prayer;
Give ear, O God of Jacob! Selah
9 O God, behold our shield,
And look upon the face of Your [f]anointed.

10 For a day in Your courts is better than a thousand.
I would rather [g]be a doorkeeper in the house of my God
Than dwell in the tents of wickedness.
11 For the Lord God is a sun and shield;
The Lord will give grace and glory;
No good thing will He withhold
From those who walk uprightly.

12 O Lord of hosts,
Blessed is the man who trusts in You!

soldier of light · Feb 11, 2025

Proverbs 24:1 Do not be envious of evil men,
Nor desire to be with them;

2 Thessalonians 3:6 But we command you, brethren, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that you withdraw from every brother who walks disorderly and not according to the tradition which [a]he received from us.

Proverbs 4:14 Do not enter the path of the wicked,
And do not walk in the way of evil.
15 Avoid it, do not travel on it;
Turn away from it and pass on.
16 For they do not sleep unless they have done evil;
And their sleep is [a]taken away unless they make someone fall.
17 For they eat the bread of wickedness,
And drink the wine of violence.
18 But the path of the just is like the shining sun,
That shines ever brighter unto the perfect day.
19 The way of the wicked is like darkness;
They do not know what makes them stumble.

soldier of light · Feb 11, 2025

Psalms 1:1
Blessed is the man
Who walks not in the counsel of the ungodly,
Nor stands in the path of sinners,
Nor sits in the seat of the scornful;
2 But his delight is in the law of the Lord,
And in His law he meditates day and night.
3 He shall be like a tree
Planted by the rivers of water,
That brings forth its fruit in its season,
Whose leaf also shall not wither;
And whatever he does shall prosper.
4 The ungodly are not so,
But are like the chaff which the wind drives away.
5 Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judgment,
Nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous.
6 For the Lord knows the way of the righteous,
But the way of the ungodly shall perish

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soldier of light · Feb 12, 2025

I feel like my peace is coming back. I had sleep and I feel better. I have a pizza in the oven. I'm thankful.

soldier of light · Feb 12, 2025

My mistake is getting involved in disputes and debates. All I need is solitude, prayer and my daily bread.

soldier of light · Feb 12, 2025

soldier of light · Feb 12, 2025

Hazelelponi · Feb 12, 2025

soldier of light said:
I have peace under my own tree. No politicians, preachers, divisions or strife. Just me and Jesus.

But we are made as a single body, we aren't whole without each other. 1 Corinthians 12:12-27

We should be able to love what we can see. 1 John 4:20

All of God's children have the Holy Spirit in them, to love them - despite their personal quirks - is to love God. Matthew 25:40

soldier of light · Feb 12, 2025

Hazelelponi said:
But we are made as a single body, we aren't whole without each other.

Im whole. I have the apostles and Jesus, David and the prophets. What I don't need is the religious and political divisions that I see online.

soldier of light · Feb 12, 2025

Hazelelponi said:
Christ is not divided.

You do not have to be physically alone, I know you want to be because of the noise but we are made for each other. .

The only time I don't want to be around believers is when I think I am too offensive for people to tolerate.

I don't know how not to make everyone hate me. I wish I could fix that in me. But that's all...

I love it when I can feel the wholeness of the body. All it takes is one or two other people to feel that.

Jesus, Paul, James, Peter, and John are not divided. They're my church in my heart. No disrespect but I don't want to be part of a divided church. It's not sound doctrine. People are divided over religion and politics

soldier of light · Feb 12, 2025

Hazelelponi said:
They also can't give you a hug, make you soup, speak to you over coffee, listen to you vent your frustrations and provide you encouragement.

You can read their words, the Holy Spirit will remind you of every word they spoke, but it's not a physical... We are human beings who need the physical.

No disrespect but if they're divided here on CF then they're divided in church. The unity is just a show. I don't want that.

soldier of light · Feb 12, 2025

People serve church on sunday but do they serve the Lord all week?

soldier of light · Feb 12, 2025

Hazelelponi said:
You can feel and hear the new Spirit you've been given yes?

I believe so

soldier of light · Feb 12, 2025

Hazelelponi said:
They also can't give you a hug, make you soup, speak to you over coffee, listen to you vent your frustrations and provide you encouragement.

You can read their words, the Holy Spirit will remind you of every word they spoke, but it's not a physical... We are human beings who need the physical too.

Paul is my favorite Apostle, I understand him the best. He was much like me just in male form, but he can't dry my tears when I cry either.

I'm actually blessed to not have a church. It forced me to search scripture instead of relying on fallible teachers. I found God's will and he freed me from my sin.

soldier of light · Feb 12, 2025

Hazelelponi said:
When Christians disagree that's also expected. Scripture says we will, we see differences in the early and divisions even then.

God tells us the wheat will grow with the chaff this means Christians are growing side by side with non Christians, even within the same Church building.

This doesn't mean don't seek out the Body, or not to sit with the Body. It means look for your brothers and sisters and be together the light we are created to be, and through our contribution perhaps some of that chaff will turn to beautiful wheat.

This isn't what Paul teaches us

soldier of light · Feb 12, 2025

Hazelelponi said:
You spoke about mental illness and .
schizophrenia
I don't have that. I was saved when I was in my 40's without a history of mental illness so when I was saved and God started speaking I had a lot less confusion about what it was.

That doesn't stop spiritual battles, and doesn't stop the voice of the demonic. For me that's the voice of my own insecurities that is at times very loud.

You lean to differentiate the voice of God - for me He just speaks using Scripture. It's always Scripture verses that He answers me in and speaks to me through.

If you have that it's a help. But if you have that you can also feel God's Spirit in other people.

It helps when looking for them.

I have depression, anxiety attacks, and psychosis but not schizophrenia to my knowledge.

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