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Good Morning IR!

I hope that you are all having a blessed morning/day/evening. Personally I wish I was back in bed - but when Brett woke up this morning it woke me up. Speaking of Brett he is in need of prayers - the army is starting to get to him. He gets up at 5 every morning and goes in and does PT and then hasn't been getting off work until nearly 7. Poor guy is getting cranky (poor me for having to deal with it ) I love him though.

He seemed to come back at least somewhat rejuvenated after the Promise Keepers convention. Sadly it is looking like we won't be going to the Emmaus walk. Since we are married I can't do it if my spouse doesn't do it. The training that he is doing is in October and that is when the next walk is. If we are blessed and he is not deployed again we will be doing our walk somewhere else which is scary since my dad is heavily involved in the local walk and I know many others that are there.. However, maybe that is what God wants. To challenge me to meet new people at the walk in a new state.

Speaking of a new state. Brett will be putting out his resume very soon and starting to look for a job. This has us both nervous. We could be moving ANYWHERE in the United States. I want to stay near my home state (south east us) and he wants to move to the southwest. Anyway I digress would you please pray for this job quest. Currently ANYTHING is better than having to deal with the Army.

Does anyone else ever feel that their Christian life is like a roller coaster? When I say this I mean highs and lows? I realize that this is my fault but I feel like I was on a mountain top for about a month and then I slowly drifted down. I am currently trying to get the energy to start hiking back up. Pray that I get that energy. I have lost all motivation to do much more than pray.

Well I do believe that it is breakfast time...and time to go curl up back in bed for awhile but shh don't tell Brett.

Have a blessed whatever =)

~amanda

foreveramanda said:

Good Morning IR!

I hope that you are all having a blessed morning/day/evening. Personally I wish I was back in bed - but when Brett woke up this morning it woke me up. Speaking of Brett he is in need of prayers - the army is starting to get to him. He gets up at 5 every morning and goes in and does PT and then hasn't been getting off work until nearly 7. Poor guy is getting cranky (poor me for having to deal with it ) I love him though.

He seemed to come back at least somewhat rejuvenated after the Promise Keepers convention. Sadly it is looking like we won't be going to the Emmaus walk. Since we are married I can't do it if my spouse doesn't do it. The training that he is doing is in October and that is when the next walk is. If we are blessed and he is not deployed again we will be doing our walk somewhere else which is scary since my dad is heavily involved in the local walk and I know many others that are there.. However, maybe that is what God wants. To challenge me to meet new people at the walk in a new state.

Speaking of a new state. Brett will be putting out his resume very soon and starting to look for a job. This has us both nervous. We could be moving ANYWHERE in the United States. I want to stay near my home state (south east us) and he wants to move to the southwest. Anyway I digress would you please pray for this job quest. Currently ANYTHING is better than having to deal with the Army.

Does anyone else ever feel that their Christian life is like a roller coaster? When I say this I mean highs and lows? I realize that this is my fault but I feel like I was on a mountain top for about a month and then I slowly drifted down. I am currently trying to get the energy to start hiking back up. Pray that I get that energy. I have lost all motivation to do much more than pray.

Well I do believe that it is breakfast time...and time to go curl up back in bed for awhile but shh don't tell Brett.

Have a blessed whatever =)

~amanda

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Dear Father,
In Jesus' name, I lift Amanda and her husband to you this morning, joining in her prayers for strength and endurance for her husband, and energy for her. May Your Word and Your love lift them both up today, toward Your face and Your grace. Give them divine appointments and opportunities to feel Your loving presence. May she enjoy the valleys as much as the mountain, as she waits upon You. May we all walk in the spirit of Your love and Your son today!
In the strong but gentle name of Jesus,
Amen

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Dear Father,
In Jesus' name, I lift Amanda and her husband to you this morning, joining in her prayers for strength and endurance for her husband, and energy for her. May Your Word and Your love lift them both up today, toward Your face and Your grace. Give them divine appointments and opportunities to feel Your loving presence. May she enjoy the valleys as much as the mountain, as she waits upon You. May we all walk in the spirit of Your love and Your son today!
In the strong but gentle name of Jesus,
Amen

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Thank you so much for the pray EarthMomma!

wow thread is expanding again in the blink of an eye!

just wanna say thank u to everyone for the advice and i love u all and appreciate u all.. i wish that i cud meet any of u in person just to hug u..

u noe, the counselor bit, i think i really wanna go find help, but at the same time, the counselors at my school arent Christian...i guess i gotta go around asking if anyone noes any counselor whos Christian and bla bla...im just afraid my parents will find out...and get angry for not teling them.. anyway thanks for listening and thank u for the prayers!

blankgirl said:

wow thread is expanding again in the blink of an eye!

just wanna say thank u to everyone for the advice and i love u all and appreciate u all.. i wish that i cud meet any of u in person just to hug u..

u noe, the counselor bit, i think i really wanna go find help, but at the same time, the counselors at my school arent Christian...i guess i gotta go around asking if anyone noes any counselor whos Christian and bla bla...im just afraid my parents will find out...and get angry for not teling them.. anyway thanks for listening and thank u for the prayers!

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High BG! For counselling we all prefer Christian ones of course. But some unbelievers can give good help too. Thing is, you don't have to do anything that anyone else says unless you see it as right.

You do need help it seems - and I know you'll find a way with your parents. You always do!

Love you, dear one!

~ Bondman and Mrs B

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HUGS for M.Bondman and his Lady

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Wow, thankyou, AF! I love that font you use. (Hope you've caught up on sleep!!)

's back to you from us both!

Mr B and his Mrs *smile*

Have a great day both of you......We exist to give honor to God's name...God bless you..

Greetings all!

I haven't posted for a couple of days, but I wanted BG to know I've been thinking about her and praying for her.

I admire your courage in sharing this!!! Some people keep these things hidden and in darkness where it festers in shame and self-doubt. I believe that we need to brings all those things into the light where they can be seen and heard. Healing begins here in the witness of others.

When I was in college, I went through a period where I became obsessed with my weight. I also did the purging and starving thing. It never became so destructive to my health that I felt I needed therapy and/or medical intervention. I was able to catch myself in time, and self-correct. Some people aren't able to, and can die as a result of their obsession. So I guess it depends on its severity and whether or not it can be controlled. Most college campuses have support groups for eating disorders, and they won't contact your parents. I think you'd be surprised how many young women struggle with the same thing.

I've been reflecting on the power of love to transform our lives. All of us have been wounded - some more so than others - and yet, we all share an understanding of what it means to be in pain, or lost, or alone. We've all struggled in our faith - even those seemingly strong have had their share of dark nights.

I thank God we have each other to share our burdens with, a place where we can love and be loved. It is a marvelous gift.

PS. I want to thank everyone again for all their prayers. I haven't felt so good in a long time!!! God Bless you all!! Love you!
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God's Peace for us All in The Inner Room!​

HELLO, and Welcome to The Inner Room! It's our earnest prayer that you'll enjoy your time here with us, and profit greatly from it. We are an online Family of Believers who love the Lord, and will love and support you in your life, and we pray for each other as well!

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1. The Inner Room - Improve Your Christian LIfe

2. PRAYER - a 'Secret' to Vastly Improve Your Prayer Life

3. "Love One Another" - Jesus

4. TRUST and OBEY - The Way to Blessing! (more 'Secrets')

5. How Not to Feel GUILTY (sooo important!)

6. Improve your Christian life by COOPERATING WITH GOD plus the HOLY SPIRIT will do for you the things you cannot

7. Learn to be OBEDIENT TO GOD - this can be Life-Changing (Part 2 is #12 below)

8. Suzannah's Apron by Bondman's Lady - PRACTICAL DAILY CHRISTIANITY

9. SPENDING TIME WITH GOD - (a) During the day (b) Daily Prayer-Time

10. A CALL TO LOVE (Obedience, Maturity, Forgive Others, The Holy Spirit)

11. THE HARDEST THING??? (What do you think is the hardest thing for a Christian?)

12. THE HOLY SPIRIT enables you to be OBEDIENT, and your Christian life to really WORK! (Part 1 is #7 above)

13. WHO'S ON THE THRONE OF YOUR LIFE? We actually belong to God! - Jesus paid the full price for us!

14. WHO'S ON THE THRONE OF YOUR LIFE? Do you want to be IN control of your life, or OUT of control?

15. GETTING ALONGSIDE OTHERS. How to love and help others. 'Feelings are Valid'. Also great posts by others on the following page.

16. COMPASSION, WHAT IS IT? - a Feeling an Action, or what?

17. THE HOLY SPIRIT IN YOU - practical info. on Who He is, and how He can help your Christian life to really WORK! Most Important!!

18. WE'RE ON HIS SIDE - HE'S ON OURS. Teamwork [and CFIDS!]

19. BEING 'SOLD OUT' TO GOD - what it means and what it doesn't to be a true Believer, and someone who will face a CHALLENGE!

20. WEAKNESS - and STRENGTH. Am I weak or am I strong? Which is the best?

21. OUR CHRISTIAN FAMILY HERE - one of THE most precious things about The Inner Room!

22. SELF-ESTEEM. One of the most serious problems I strike - because most have LOW Self-Esteem. But there are some answers!

23. OBECOMING AN OVERCOMER! - as Paul was! A different and helpfl view of our hard times!

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Well we are back up and in action

foreveramanda said:

Well we are back up and in action

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Yes we are!

Surprise bondman!! We are back! I'm jumping for joy! See? Are you???

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Light, love, and laughter

If I could have three words, three descriptions, three things about me that I was known for - those would be the three. I want to be a woman who shine the light of the Lord. I want to be a woman who laughs with the pure joy of a child. And I want to be a woman who loves endlessly and without reserve.

I feel such a draw to those charateristics. I feel that is the kind of person I should be. If you have seen the movie One Night With the King when Esther discovers the gardens at the palace and begins dancing in the snow that is the kind of woman I want to be. It just seems right.

Thoughts from Afar #1
It was a glorious summer Saturday with a refreshing breeze keeping the temperature from becoming stiflingly hot. Jane and I had decided to take our children to one of our favourite parks in Kunming. We had just arrived when we noticed several old people also entering the park. They were carrying bulky canvas bags with what looked like big fishing reels sticking out of them. We were curious so we followed them to an expansive grassy area and watched as they settled down on their fold-up seats and took out not fishing rods, but kites, the reels each holding what seemed like miles of kite line.
Helping each other, one-by-one this fraternity of kite fliers soon got their cumbersome kites up into the air, where they took on a whole new personality. On the ground the kites had been sluggish, clumsy and fragile, while in the air they were energetic, graceful and agile. We lay flat on the grass, looked up at the sky and watched them. In the crystal clarity typical of such high altitude locations as Kunming (6500ft above sea level towards the Tibetan plateau) the vibrant colours of the kites contrasted vividly with the backdrop of electric blue sky.
Many of the kites represented animals or birds while others were abstract geometric shapes. They all tended to be large, though flying high on the long lines they still looked fairly small. They danced, soared and swooped, their often amazingly long tails accentuating every movement.
Yet what if a kite suddenly got tired of being held taut in the wind by its owner? What if it took a dislike to being pulled and tugged? If it were to focus more on the tension point where it was attached to the line than on the view it had, the exhilaration of rushing through the wind and the joy it was giving to others like us it would be a miserable kite indeed. Might it want to detach itself from the line to fly more freely? Yet if it did, it would of course tumble out of the sky and quite likely damage itself in a tree or on impact with the ground.
Are we not like that kite sometimes? Do we not on occasion find ourselves focusing more on the restrictions put on us by our heavenly owner and less on the great blessings (and many freedoms) that accepting those few restrictions brings? If we did manage to get free of the line – ‘no strings attached’ - we would soon run into trouble. Without that connection and without that tension caused by the divine interplay between us, God and the wind of His Spirit we would fall like the kite.
Referring to another analogy with a similar meaning…
‘Don’t hurt yourself like an ox kicking against its owner’s stick’. Acts 26.14
(From My Faithfilled Son.)

Hi nice peoples!!

Yes, we are in business again here. As we move forward may the love of our God of grace flow into and through us all, and the power of His Spirit give us what we need in order to live a life pleasing to Him!

- Bondman and his Lady (ministering the Good News of the Gospel)

laterunner said:

Thoughts from Afar #1
It was a glorious summer Saturday with a refreshing breeze keeping the temperature from becoming stiflingly hot. Jane and I had decided to take our children to one of our favourite parks in Kunming. We had just arrived when we noticed several old people also entering the park. They were carrying bulky canvas bags with what looked like big fishing reels sticking out of them. We were curious so we followed them to an expansive grassy area and watched as they settled down on their fold-up seats and took out not fishing rods, but kites, the reels each holding what seemed like miles of kite line.
Helping each other, one-by-one this fraternity of kite fliers soon got their cumbersome kites up into the air, where they took on a whole new personality. On the ground the kites had been sluggish, clumsy and fragile, while in the air they were energetic, graceful and agile. We lay flat on the grass, looked up at the sky and watched them. In the crystal clarity typical of such high altitude locations as Kunming (6500ft above sea level towards the Tibetan plateau) the vibrant colours of the kites contrasted vividly with the backdrop of electric blue sky.
Many of the kites represented animals or birds while others were abstract geometric shapes. They all tended to be large, though flying high on the long lines they still looked fairly small. They danced, soared and swooped, their often amazingly long tails accentuating every movement.
Yet what if a kite suddenly got tired of being held taut in the wind by its owner? What if it took a dislike to being pulled and tugged? If it were to focus more on the tension point where it was attached to the line than on the view it had, the exhilaration of rushing through the wind and the joy it was giving to others like us it would be a miserable kite indeed. Might it want to detach itself from the line to fly more freely? Yet if it did, it would of course tumble out of the sky and quite likely damage itself in a tree or on impact with the ground.
Are we not like that kite sometimes? Do we not on occasion find ourselves focusing more on the restrictions put on us by our heavenly owner and less on the great blessings (and many freedoms) that accepting those few restrictions brings? If we did manage to get free of the line – ‘no strings attached’ - we would soon run into trouble. Without that connection and without that tension caused by the divine interplay between us, God and the wind of His Spirit we would fall like the kite.
Referring to another analogy with a similar meaning…
‘Don’t hurt yourself like an ox kicking against its owner’s stick’. Acts 26.14
(From My Faithfilled Son.)

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Hi laterunner. A very nice analogy! Sounds like your son is in India?

- BM and Mrs BM

Yay I am glad to see your original thread back up and running. I am posting, cause I had a pm from a friend asking for support, so I am here for her. funny how I can fight the battle for someone else, but can't seem to pick up the sword and fight for myself. I am too tired.