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[CindyisHis]

I don't talk very often about what it is like to be an army wife and the fears and things that go with it. I mainly avoid talking about it because of precautions we have to take not to share information that could potentially lead to problems for our troops.

The last week or so things have been falling into place and it is beginning to look like my husband will not be leaving the army in Feb like he was supposed but will be serving our country overseas again. At this time it is only guessing that he will go but the hints are leaning towards a deployment.

Pray for us both please.

~amanda

For sure!

I am so very grateful to you and your husband, and to all who serve to preserve out freedom. May God's grace encompass each one in the military, and may Ps. 91 be in their hearts and in their mouths.

 

[Jo1]

Hi everyone please pray for my friend starr.thanks.
http://www.christianforums.com/t5763683-urgent-prayer-request.html
god bless u all love Jo

 

[Cresanna]

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2 Corinthians 4:16 Therefore we do not lose heart. Even though our outward man is perishing, yet the inward man is being renewed day by day.

Hi BM ... it's great to see you here! You were missed...

May God's grace encompass each one in the military, and may Ps. 91 be in their hearts and in their mouths.

((((((Amanda)))))))

Worship Him in this way.
1. Exclusively.
Let all your affections be turned to him. Find pleasure in Him alone, not any other source. Don't turn to anything else for comfort.

This is where I've struggled most the past year (maybe 2?)... I want Jesus to be everything in my life, but I've let other stuff get in the way. I'm in a situation where I don't have much fellowship / acctability from other believers, and it's so hard for me to keep an appropriate balance in my priorities.

Job update - 2nd interview coming up, but the day isn't set yet ... I really feel ambivalent abt the position ... don't have clarity what God wants me to do. I need a from Him ... His peace and quietness ...

Thanks for praying ...
Cresanna

P.S. Thank you to whomever gave me the anonymous blessings! I love 'em

 

[Bondman]

Heeyyyy!!!!!!

So good to see you! But don't you over-do it, you here? Is my southern twang coming out? Sometimes it is there and sometimes it isn't. That's because we have everybody from every state and most English speaking nations here in FL, and I talk like them all!

This scripture above, Bondman, was a prophetic word given in our church Sunday. It was greatly paraphrased by the vessel the Lord spoke through, but this is what the Lord was saying. It began like this...."See through your spiritual eyes, not your natural eyes...." Immediately, this is the verse that came to mind.

Yes, though we all go through some terrible hardships, we must put it all into perspective. It is amazing Paul said what he said. Paul had a revelation of something. We need to catch a hold of it too.

Paul was suffering for the sake of the gospel. As he preached the truth, it was mostly the religious folks that stirred things up against him. What a list of suffering! All because he was upsetting their traditions in preaching the truth of Jesus. His willingness in laying down his life was indeed working a great eternal reward of glory.

Sometimes I have suffered hardship in poor choices I've made in life. I don't think there is any reward for me in that. But if I'm wise, I'll give heed to instruction and correction, and allow that to train me. No one likes discipline, but afterwards it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness.

But that's an altogether different message.

Bondman, that was a good word, as always. And by the way, I sometimes read backwards too!

Hey to you too, Cindy!!! I promise I'll do my best not to overdo - not easy I must admit!

From the verse I wrote:

4:18 while we do not look at the things which are seen,but at the things which are not seen.For the things which are seen are temporary,but the things which are not seen are eternal.​

Then the message from your church:

"See through your spiritual eyes, not your natural eyes...." Immediately, this is the verse that came to mind.​

Wow, that's good! We certainly DO tend to see the world through our natural eyes and ways of thinking, don't we. And when we do, we get bogged down, cos God is left out! Gotta change over:

See what's happening to us via our ways of thinking, and through our mind?? - NO WAY!

See what's happening to us the way GOD sees it, understanding HIS viewpoint and HIS ways - AND trusting His Spirit's power to then work in us to help us?? -

Piles of love to everyone!

- Bondman and his Lady


EDIT! Cresanna, here are lotsa

for you - cos it sounds like you need them!!! They say it's love that makes to world go round - but Beloved and I reckon it's hugs! (so does Criada!)

 

[blankgirl]

hi... i need some advice.. i think i might have an eating disorder... sometimes i purge when i feel that i ate too much or feel bloated. i dont know what to do about it anymore... honestly i ve been trying real hard to overcome it myself. i have been praying.. and please dont tell me to try harder.. i have been trying...its been like four years? im really tired.. im already grumpy and irritable and tired most of the time.. i dont like it.. especially when my friends are all hyperactive and cheery, which makes me put on a farce and try to do the same because i jsut dont wanna wear my feelings on my sleeve.. im sorry once again.. its not that i want attention.. its just that im honestly desperate.. i cant share this with my parents because they are in denial and they dont know what to do as well.. i cant share this with anyone else... i really dont know what to do... i keep telling myself this is the last time i ll ever do it...and then i still do it again after some time....
i really hope i can talk to someone like a doctor. but if my parents find out that im seeing a doctor, they wud probably take me out of university and bring me back home to live with them because they wont trust me to live by my own anymore...so wat do u guys think? anyone?
thank u for listening.

 

[blankgirl]

im so sorry about that by the way... i do know that we are supposed to actually lean on the Lord's strength.. but i have a limit to what i can bear...

and im sorry that i cant seem to find the words to comfort others in the inner room.. i dont know why.. its like everyone is comforting everyone, and im just whining away..

 

[foreveramanda]

hi... i need some advice.. i think i might have an eating disorder... sometimes i purge when i feel that i ate too much or feel bloated. i dont know what to do about it anymore... honestly i ve been trying real hard to overcome it myself. i have been praying.. and please dont tell me to try harder.. i have been trying...its been like four years? im really tired.. im already grumpy and irritable and tired most of the time.. i dont like it.. especially when my friends are all hyperactive and cheery, which makes me put on a farce and try to do the same because i jsut dont wanna wear my feelings on my sleeve.. im sorry once again.. its not that i want attention.. its just that im honestly desperate.. i cant share this with my parents because they are in denial and they dont know what to do as well.. i cant share this with anyone else... i really dont know what to do... i keep telling myself this is the last time i ll ever do it...and then i still do it again after some time....
i really hope i can talk to someone like a doctor. but if my parents find out that im seeing a doctor, they wud probably take me out of university and bring me back home to live with them because they wont trust me to live by my own anymore...so wat do u guys think? anyone?
thank u for listening.

BG there is nothing to be ashamed of. This happens to so many people - and it is possible to overcome it. I think though that at least from my view here we can support you, we can pray for you, but in reality we are not in the situation to completely help you.

My advice is find an adult you can trust - is there a counsler at your school? Go to them and talk to them about what you are feeling and experiencing. I say this not to shun you or turn you away but there are times when we here are not able to give everything someone needs and this is one of those times. We all love and support you here and want what is best for you but we are not trained (at least no one I know of) to help you with something like this. You need to speak to a professional who has dealt with things like this before.

BG I say this in love.

<3
amanda

 

[foreveramanda]

im so sorry about that by the way... i do know that we are supposed to actually lean on the Lord's strength.. but i have a limit to what i can bear...

and im sorry that i cant seem to find the words to comfort others in the inner room.. i dont know why.. its like everyone is comforting everyone, and im just whining away..

Sometimes we give all we have and it is someone else's turn to take over for awhile - while we replenish our strength. You can't be strong all the time. You can only do what you can do. If 'all' you can do is request prayers while you are regaining you strength then that is what you must do.

Recently I have not been in a place where I can offer support of prayer or whatever else - but watching others aid and help helped bring my back around to being able to aid and help.

As BM has been doing - we all sometimes need to take the time to let our bodies heal and regain strength - we also must allow or spirits to heal and regain strength.

God bless you BG.

 

[Moriah_Conquering_Wind]

*peeks in to see what this is*

 

[Moriah_Conquering_Wind]

Hey "blank" ... I don't believe in "whining". I think it's just a shame/blame/putdown term people invented to cover up their own lack of compassion for others. Just tag someone's pain and suffering, hurt and confusion and distress as "whining" and PRESTO MAGICKO! You no longer have to care about them AND you've managed to make them, not yourself, look like the "bad guy" in the process.

Problem is, it works too well, and so people in distress internalize that stupid LIE about themselves and do those scoundrels' dirty work for them!

Don't do that to yourself. If you're in pain you're entitled to be honest about it. I will personally lock swords with anyone or anything trying to make you believe otherwise.

 

[Bondman]

Hey "blank" ... I don't believe in "whining". I think it's just a shame/blame/putdown term people invented to cover up their own lack of compassion for others. Just tag someone's pain and suffering, hurt and confusion and distress as "whining" and PRESTO MAGICKO! You no longer have to care about them AND you've managed to make them, not yourself, look like the "bad guy" in the process.

Problem is, it works too well, and so people in distress internalize that stupid LIE about themselves and do those scoundrels' dirty work for them!

Don't do that to yourself. If you're in pain you're entitled to be honest about it. I will personally lock swords with anyone or anything trying to make you believe otherwise.

Hi, Moriah_Conquering_Wind, and WELCOME to The Inner Room!



BG is a very honest young lady who we love very much. I know how much she struggles, and think that she's amazing how loving she is on the thread here. It's wonderful that she's asking for prayer for these problems she has to deal with.

I'm also confident that she knows we would never consider that she's whining - I believe she just earnestly wishes she didn't need to be having to write 'negative' stuff!



This thread is an amazing one - the people in it I mean! We love and care MUCH! In your profile you sound to have had it really tough. We would just want to support and care about you. Many of your prayer points you wrote are things that people find help with, here in The Inner Room.

Bless you heaps!

- Bondman (ministering the Good News of the Gospel)

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The Inner Room - INDEX of Bondman Messages! ​

 

[CindyisHis]

hi... i need some advice.. i think i might have an eating disorder... sometimes i purge when i feel that i ate too much or feel bloated. i dont know what to do about it anymore... honestly i ve been trying real hard to overcome it myself. i have been praying.. and please dont tell me to try harder.. i have been trying...its been like four years? im really tired.. im already grumpy and irritable and tired most of the time.. i dont like it.. especially when my friends are all hyperactive and cheery, which makes me put on a farce and try to do the same because i jsut dont wanna wear my feelings on my sleeve.. im sorry once again.. its not that i want attention.. its just that im honestly desperate.. i cant share this with my parents because they are in denial and they dont know what to do as well.. i cant share this with anyone else... i really dont know what to do... i keep telling myself this is the last time i ll ever do it...and then i still do it again after some time....
i really hope i can talk to someone like a doctor. but if my parents find out that im seeing a doctor, they wud probably take me out of university and bring me back home to live with them because they wont trust me to live by my own anymore...so wat do u guys think? anyone?
thank u for listening.

BG, you can't do this on your own. I've dealt with things of this nature in my own life that I know it can't be done on human effort, or human will power alone. I do think we can be a tremendous support to you here in prayer and in encouragement, yet I urge you to look for more. Ask the Lord to guide you in what to do. He alone knows the best course to take. He knows the books, the ministries, the people you need in IRL to counsel with, and anything else.

I can boldly say,
Jesus destroys every yoke of bondage.

im so sorry about that by the way... i do know that we are supposed to actually lean on the Lord's strength.. but i have a limit to what i can bear...

and im sorry that i cant seem to find the words to comfort others in the inner room.. i dont know why.. its like everyone is comforting everyone, and im just whining away..

Do not apologize! You stop that right now, okay? I am so very glad you did say something! To struggle with this all by yourself could mean defeat, and the devil knows it. His ever famous strategy of isolating people. Even if we are around people, if we hide these things it is no different. Do be careful, as in all things, who you share personal info with. Though this is public, you're safe because your identity is hidden. Of course what you share on which thread can make a difference in how you're treated. Here, I expect you will only be shown love, and support.

Oh....and at 19, BG, I think you can choose to see a Dr. if you desire. Or is it not permitted without parental permission where you live?

 

[Jo1]

hi everyone please read this
http://www.christianforums.com/t5769841-please-pray-for-me.html
im so going to miss everyone.
i love u all. it may mean im back in future i dont know but i have to hear god clearly in this. please pray for me.

love Jo

 

[CindyisHis]

hi everyone please read this
http://www.christianforums.com/t5769841-please-pray-for-me.html
im so going to miss everyone.
i love u all. it may mean im back in future i dont know but i have to hear god clearly in this. please pray for me.

love Jo

Read it, leaving a post there. I'll miss you too, but I understand.

 

[AllForJesus]

1 Corinthians 6:19

19Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit, who is in you, whom you have received from God? You are not your own






We are His God's work is ALWAYS great

 

[CindyisHis]

Just want everyone to know I will be out of town tomorrow. It will most likely be about 36 hrs. before I'm back, unless we arrive home sooner than I expect.

Thank you for that scripture, AFJ.

 

[Moriah_Conquering_Wind]

Hi, Moriah_Conquering_Wind, and WELCOME to The Inner Room!

Are you offering me bread and salt with that?

This thread is an amazing one - the people in it I mean! We love and care MUCH!

In that case, maybe I should leave before I end up destroying it.

In your profile you sound to have had it really tough.

Goes with the territory.

That stuff in my profile was written some time ago. It is alien to my present consciousness.

At this point anyone who doesn't live inside my citadel is likely to misinterpret anything I say or do, as well as hold it against me. I want to speak the truth, but no one can hear me. I'm shouting loud and no one can actually hear me, because they are all dwelling at the Blasted Tower where language was divided. I would rebuild the tower that was struck down and cause all the peoples of the earth to HEAR one another in their own tongue -- but -- cannot be done without their conscious cooperation. (There's always a catch, isn't there.)

We would just want to support and care about you. Many of your prayer points you wrote are things that people find help with, here in The Inner Room.

Really? Are you well protected here? Can you give me your assurance that if I were to hang around here for a time, you would not feel the need to destroy me to preserve what you have and you would not be threatened by what I am?

I ask because I'm in need of a place where I don't have to pretend. Doesn't mean I need a stage to dance on -- not looking for one -- just a place I don't have to pretend and then worry everyone is putting me under some scrutiny to find all the flaws and build a case from them.

If not, best we shake and part ways now. But I had to at least acknowledge your welcome message.

 

[foreveramanda]

Really? Are you well protected here? Can you give me your assurance that if I were to hang around here for a time, you would not feel the need to destroy me to preserve what you have and you would not be threatened by what I am?

I ask because I'm in need of a place where I don't have to pretend. Doesn't mean I need a stage to dance on -- not looking for one -- just a place I don't have to pretend and then worry everyone is putting me under some scrutiny to find all the flaws and build a case from them.

If not, best we shake and part ways now. But I had to at least acknowledge your welcome message.

BM means what he says =) you will be welcomed here. We all do our best and we are all ourselves. We do our best to live our lives the way we are taught by the Bible and besides who are we to judge you?

 

[Moriah_Conquering_Wind]

BM means what he says =) you will be welcomed here. We all do our best and we are all ourselves. We do our best to live our lives the way we are taught by the Bible and besides who are we to judge you?

wow. I'm usually the one saying "who are YOU to judge ME"! hahahaha. nice reversal amanda

seriously though i know i'm "weird" and a bit hard to swallow. i don't want to impose myself on others. well okay actually i do but if i'm invited to do so i cannot be blamed for accepting the invitation. LOL

 

[foreveramanda]

wow. I'm usually the one saying "who are YOU to judge ME"! hahahaha. nice reversal amanda

seriously though i know i'm "weird" and a bit hard to swallow. i don't want to impose myself on others. well okay actually i do but if i'm invited to do so i cannot be blamed for accepting the invitation. LOL

*snort* I know some strange people - I married a strange man and all my brothers are interesting. Seriously I try not to judge others because that is not our job - our job is to be the best Christians we can be. So with that being said I welcome you to the IR