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Sequester. Is this the missing link?

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CF,

Whats in sequester for you?

For me, it started in a mind set of scripture reading in quantity. Kinda like homework. Yet this thread is not about FanThatSparks mind set of a past. This thread is fellowship of your views of what sequester looks like to you the vessel?
For me, sequester is: (1) daily quiet time: prayer, Bible reading, book reading, spiritual food for the day. (2) time alone to study and write notes for my next prison sermon. (3) alone at various times to pray and meditate on God's word for any wisdom I need for upcoming events, or just for my own need.

Who is CF? (if you wanted to converse with a certain poster, you should do a private message).
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For me, sequester is: (1) daily quiet time: prayer, Bible reading, book reading, spiritual food for the day. (2) time alone to study and write notes for my next prison sermon. (3) alone at various times to pray and meditate on God's word for any wisdom I need for upcoming events, or just for my own need.

Who is CF? (if you wanted to converse with a certain poster, you should do a private message).
TD:)
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My need, hit the nail on the head TD. What is a season to activate Romans 12:2 from a mind of judgment to a mind of forgiveness? Love being forgiveness of self how long did it take to realize love/forgiveness in; love/forgiveness out for you to the very id?
It took me years to get to the place of love/forgiveness in the id. Some events that contributed:
1. Daily time with God
2. Bible studies to verify correct doctrine - was very important for my understanding
3. Fellowship with others - to bring out my own faults to deal with in addition to helping me learn to love
4. Emotional breakthroughs at times of retreat and renewal
5. Realizing how much God forgave me helped to more correctly assess my obligation to forgive others, as well as helping me to forgive myself
6. Realizing my own inability to love helps me to rely on God's Spirit to move me to loving actions
7. In all of this, the question 'does God really love me' gets answered, which is the satisfaction my id needs
I hope that I'm not being disheartening by saying it took years. Everyone has a different psyche with different needs.
May God bless you greatly.
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It took me years to get to the place of love/forgiveness in the id. Some events that contributed:
1. Daily time with God
2. Bible studies to verify correct doctrine - was very important for my understanding
3. Fellowship with others - to bring out my own faults to deal with in addition to helping me learn to love
4. Emotional breakthroughs at times of retreat and renewal
5. Realizing how much God forgave me helped to more correctly assess my obligation to forgive others, as well as helping me to forgive myself
6. Realizing my own inability to love helps me to rely on God's Spirit to move me to loving actions
7. In all of this, the question 'does God really love me' gets answered, which is the satisfaction my id needs
I hope that I'm not being disheartening by saying it took years. Everyone has a different psyche with different needs.
May God bless you greatly.
TD:)


Interesting TD :oldthumbsup:. For me, #2 is flipped. Let me explain that, but firstly, let me say there is no correctness in our answers to sequester . As you you say, everyone is individual. Self is a fickle creature and we tend to put darkness on that which we do not understand. #2 being flipped for me in a picture is cherry picking scriptures that resonate with my lifes experiences; Hebrews 4:12 . Some need order and context yet for me that was the start of John 5:39 by applying 2 Timothy 3:16 to a mind of... judgment. My eyes see all these different doctrines on the Forums page of this site that causes separation of us. My thinking is pride of righteousness (forgotten is Romans 3:10), but thats another thread entirely ^_^. Scripture in context and doctrine was an extension of knowledge to apply to others for me. This left self out of John 5:40 to self. So #2 was flipped for knowledge of scripture takes years to acquire and in that requirement pride of knowledge did not fill the inner void of Loveknowledge to self.

#7. Perfecting love for me is still a thing :oldthumbsup:; for no man but one is perfect, right? Blessings to you and yours TD. Our ways are many to the gate of love/heaven. :wave:
 
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Sequester?

My friend, i'm kinda' stuck here......

What do you mean by sequester?

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Knowledge of Gods love to self that will eventually flow out of a mind to others. In a picture... God loves us like ... Unfathomable... I love self like that to the id (flaws/sins and all) the sinner becomes my friend for the mind does not judge.

Working on self with God as the teacher of love/spirit/light .
 
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Knowledge of Gods love to self that will eventually flow out of a mind to others. In a picture... God loves us like ... Unfathomable... I love self like that to the id (flaws/sins and all) the sinner becomes my friend for the mind does not judge.

Working on self with God as the teacher of love/spirit/light .

:heart: (((hug)))
 
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