~ THE INNER ROOM ~ A Place to Withdraw To - WELCOME! (please read the OP) (2)

[blankgirl]

yeah you're right BM!

hello laloni. is it correct the way i spelt it? i like ur name. it rolls off the tongue really well HAHA. and cresanna's name is nice too. reminds me of chrysanthemuns.

I LOVE YOU ALL MUAKS! HI TO EVERYBODY!

 

[AllForJesus]

Welcome to all the new here


Ohhhhh Congrats J4Jesus!!!! wooooohooooo

 

[blankgirl]

hail to our queen esther!

 

[FoundInGrace]

thank you all of you Laloni, Psalmody, Criada, CindyisHis,Greenthumb, for the advice and prayers
I really appreciate it, the only way I can get up the courage to face this stuff is bringing it to God, I didn't ask for prayer lightly.
God bless you all very much, and the newbies to this thread too

 

[foreveramanda]

First WOW the new thread already has 5 pages! Amazing you guys!

Second I posted this in my blog but I wanted to come post it over here too because I know all the prayer love is here =)

I know a good number of us struggle with this thing called self love. We have trouble looking at ourselves and seeing someone that is worth loving. We try to see what God sees we try to see what those that love us see and yet we can't seem to find whatever it is that others love. I struggle with the way I look. Sometimes I am good. I don't feel ugly I feel beautiful and amazing and wonderful. Then there are days that I just want to curl up in a blanket and hide from the world because I am not feeling good about myself. It happens. Doesn't mean that it is a great thing because I know it isn't. I don't like it when it happens but if there is one area of my life that the Devil could have a foothold it would be there and he tends to know when to use it to pull me down.

I struggle with my weight and I have since I hit puberty. My PCOS causes weight gain faster than you can blink. I can look at a donut and gain five pounds but on the other side I can go to the gym and work myself for a solid and strong 40 minutes 3-5 times a week for a month and I might lose 1 pound. That is just the way it is with me. And it is hard.

Sometimes I feel bad for my husband. It is so easy to make me upset when talking about my weight. Sometimes when he just touches my stomach I freak out because he is touching 'my fat'. It is so hard dealing with all of this.

I am striving to remember that God made me perfect because he made me in his image. I am striving to remember that though I have this disorder God works with me to overcome it. He gave it to me for a reason-I just have to wait and find out why. (The research on PCOS is leading researchers to think that PCOS is genetic.) I KNOW these things but some days my struggle to overcome my own insecurities is huge and it is a very real struggle.

Yesterday was a bad day for me and thus far today has been pretty good. I am doing my best to make adjustments to my diet and my way of living so that at the very least I am feeling healthier. It helps knowing I am doing all I can but still I struggle.

Lift me up in prayers friends. I need the strength to tackle this. I need the strength to tell the Devil to butt out that he has no place telling me how I look. Pray for me that I have the strength to overcome my own weakness. Just pray for me!

Thank you friends!

 

[Criada]

Praying for you, Amanda.

God made you, and He loves you very, very much!
And His plan is perfect - even when it's hard to see what He is doing.
Praise God, we don't have to understand, only to trust!

Standing with you in prayer for strength and peace.

Ephesians 3:
16 I pray that out of His glorious riches He may strengthen you with power through His Spirit in your inner being,
17 so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love,
18 may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ,
19 and to know this love that surpasses knowledge— that you may be filled to the measure of all the fulness of God.
20 Now to Him who is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to His power that is at work within us,
21 to Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus throughout all generations, for ever and ever! Amen.

 

[AllForJesus]

praying for you amanda! we all need it btw


"When I had lost all hope, I turned my thoughts once more to the Lord. And my earnest prayer went out to you in your holy temple. ...I will offer sacrifices to you with songs of praise, and I will fulfill all my vows. For my salvation comes from the Lord alone." ~Jonah 2:7, 9~

 

[Bondman]

Hey you all! I just discovered this thread yesterday and I love it!
Thank you Bondman!

Tarika, I believe I didn't do a welcome for you - so sorry! Criada did, but seems I've just been slack... so:

We love seeing new (to us) people here with our Family in The Inner Room, and pray for uplift and edification for you!

With all our love,

- Bondman and his Lady

_________________​

The Inner Room - INDEX of Bondman Messages! ​

THE VERSE of OUR Inner Room FAMILY:
"Therefore encourage one another and build each other up,
just as in fact you are doing." 1 Thessalonians 5:11​

 

[Glenda]

Lift me up in prayers friends. I need the strength to tackle this. I need the strength to tell the Devil to butt out that he has no place telling me how I look. Pray for me that I have the strength to overcome my own weakness. Just pray for me!

Thank you friends!

Heavenly Father.. Almighty God.. Creator of the Universe.. Holy, Worthy & True..

I lift up my sister, foreveramanda to You loving arms.. allow her to find peace as You lift her up to seat her on Your lap.. let her realize how precious she is in Your eyes..

You love her with an everlasting love.. there is nothing she can do to make You love her more.. there is nothing she can do to make You love her less.. You love her so much that if she were the only person on earth.. You would have still have sent Jesus to save her.

I pray that You give her insight as to who she is in You.. She is the daughter of the King.. she is wonderfully & perfectly made.. she is totally lovely.. she has captured Your heart.. she is the head.. not the tail.. she is more than a conqueror..

Lord, we know that the devil is a liar.. who prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.. but he is a toothless lion who Jesus has already defeated.. when we resist him, he will flee..

Thank You for Your Love & Mercy, Abba Father..

I pray this in the Most Holy Name of Jesus.. Amen..

 

[blankgirl]

hi amanda!

i struggle with self esteem issues as well so i may noe a bit of wat u feel. i ll be praying for u muaks!

 

[Glenda]

Thank you thank you sooo much to all who helped me WIN the BIBLE CHARACTER GAME !!! ( I was dressed as Queen Esther) Here is what I posted on the poll. I won by 4 votes at the very last!

You looked lovely as Queen Esther.. Congrats on your win!

 

[Greenthumb]

Thank you thank you sooo much to all who helped me WIN the BIBLE CHARACTER GAME !!! ( I was dressed as Queen Esther) Here is what I posted on the poll. I won by 4 votes at the very last!

Good job J4J!

thank you all of you Laloni, Psalmody, Criada, CindyisHis,Greenthumb, for the advice and prayers
I really appreciate it, the only way I can get up the courage to face this stuff is bringing it to God, I didn't ask for prayer lightly.
God bless you all very much, and the newbies to this thread too

You're so welcome.

First WOW the new thread already has 5 pages! Amazing you guys!

Second I posted this in my blog but I wanted to come post it over here too because I know all the prayer love is here =)

I know a good number of us struggle with this thing called self love. We have trouble looking at ourselves and seeing someone that is worth loving. We try to see what God sees we try to see what those that love us see and yet we can't seem to find whatever it is that others love. I struggle with the way I look. Sometimes I am good. I don't feel ugly I feel beautiful and amazing and wonderful. Then there are days that I just want to curl up in a blanket and hide from the world because I am not feeling good about myself. It happens. Doesn't mean that it is a great thing because I know it isn't. I don't like it when it happens but if there is one area of my life that the Devil could have a foothold it would be there and he tends to know when to use it to pull me down.

I struggle with my weight and I have since I hit puberty. My PCOS causes weight gain faster than you can blink. I can look at a donut and gain five pounds but on the other side I can go to the gym and work myself for a solid and strong 40 minutes 3-5 times a week for a month and I might lose 1 pound. That is just the way it is with me. And it is hard.

Sometimes I feel bad for my husband. It is so easy to make me upset when talking about my weight. Sometimes when he just touches my stomach I freak out because he is touching 'my fat'. It is so hard dealing with all of this.

I am striving to remember that God made me perfect because he made me in his image. I am striving to remember that though I have this disorder God works with me to overcome it. He gave it to me for a reason-I just have to wait and find out why. (The research on PCOS is leading researchers to think that PCOS is genetic.) I KNOW these things but some days my struggle to overcome my own insecurities is huge and it is a very real struggle.

Yesterday was a bad day for me and thus far today has been pretty good. I am doing my best to make adjustments to my diet and my way of living so that at the very least I am feeling healthier. It helps knowing I am doing all I can but still I struggle.

Lift me up in prayers friends. I need the strength to tackle this. I need the strength to tell the Devil to butt out that he has no place telling me how I look. Pray for me that I have the strength to overcome my own weakness. Just pray for me!

Thank you friends!

Praying for you Amanda. That is one of the toughest struggles to deal with today in our society. We see so much about how we look and our weight...we are bombarded with it, eh? I think you are looking at it from the right perspective and I know that the Lord will help you to deal with this. Remember you're not alone...many, many other women (and men) struggle with weight issues every day (and of course many of them don't share about it or may even try to hide it). So bless you for sharing and know that you are being lifted up in prayer.

 

[Tarika]

Welcome! Welcome!

Tarika!!
Welcome, sister!!

Hi Tarika! It's nice to see you here.

Tarika, I believe I didn't do a welcome for you - so sorry! Criada did, but seems I've just been slack... so:

We love seeing new (to us) people here with our Family in The Inner Room, and pray for uplife and edification for you!

With all our love,

- Bondman and his Lady

_________________​

The Inner Room - INDEX of Bondman Messages! ​

THE VERSE of OUR Inner Room FAMILY:
"Therefore encourage one another and build each other up,
just as in fact you are doing." 1 Thessalonians 5:11​

Welcome to all the new here

Thank you all of you!
God bless you all!

 

[Bondman]

.

I was very interested to read the words: "I'm feeling weak". I immediately thought, 'Whoo-hooooo!' - cos that's exactly where we all gotta be!!

What did God say to Paul: "Listen my son, please relax about your weakness - cos MY strength and MY power, they are made perfect in YOUR weakness, okay - they are effective, and that's exactly how they will work!"

Here's the verse with my emphases:

[FONT=Arial, Geneva, Helvetica]2 Corinthians 12:9[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Geneva, Helvetica]And He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for MY strength is made perfect in [your] weakness." Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.[/FONT]

Wow, now we see that after God spoke, Paul is pleased as punch with his weaknesses and infirmities! Surely he's gotta be kidding!!! - nope, not at all. Speaking personally, I'm a quite strong and able person. Hey, trust me, I can do it. I CAN!... Some will instantly recognise how much THAT held up my spiritual growth!! *grrrr!*

I've learned that I have to be weak (as to what I can do and be) - cos that's the only way I am EVER gonna get HIS strength and power workin' in me! Yes, I know, this IS exactly the opposite to what the world teaches us. We've learned its message and we've learned it good. But for Believers it's 100% wrong! So let's all make a determined effort NOT to conform to the world in this crucial matter (or any other!)

And man, do I ever want that power that He supplies to us by His Holy Spirit!!! *the answer is

* So... I just gotta be weak - i.e., NOT going round all the time trying to crank up MY strength and abilities so that I can manage to do this or that (and have you noticed how all the time we may well be living in fear that we won't manage!) FACT: this just don't work, nope!!! Learn to be weak; learn to rely on, lean on, totally trust in... His power.

So then, when it looks like you are strong - hey, it ain't you! It's God! Can you handle that? I sure can. (Think I better say a 'works for ME!' *hahah*)

"Lord, I ask for the blessing of weakness for us all - so that Your strength can be perfected in our weakness!"

Love to you all!

- Bondman and his Lady

_________________​

The Inner Room - INDEX of Bondman Messages! ​

THE VERSE of OUR Inner Room FAMILY:
"Therefore encourage one another and build each other up,
just as in fact you are doing." 1 Thessalonians 5:11​

 

[Bondman]

Heavenly Father.. Almighty God.. Creator of the Universe.. Holy, Worthy & True..

I lift up my sister, foreveramanda to You loving arms.. allow her to find peace as You lift her up to seat her on Your lap.. let her realize how precious she is in Your eyes..

You love her with an everlasting love.. there is nothing she can do to make You love her more.. there is nothing she can do to make You love her less.. You love her so much that if she were the only person on earth.. You would have still have sent Jesus to save her.

I pray that You give her insight as to who she is in You.. She is the daughter of the King.. she is wonderfully & perfectly made.. she is totally lovely.. she has captured Your heart.. she is the head.. not the tail.. she is more than a conqueror..

Lord, we know that the devil is a liar.. who prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.. but he is a toothless lion who Jesus has already defeated.. when we resist him, he will flee..

Thank You for Your Love & Mercy, Abba Father..

I pray this in the Most Holy Name of Jesus.. Amen..

Wow, GlendaJoanne, you sure prayed up a storm here, along with others of course! I love the IR! (yes, I know I've said that before!

)

I really love these truths you prayed:

"Lord, we know that the devil is a liar.. who prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.. but he is a toothless lion who Jesus has already defeated.. when we resist him, he will flee.."

So let's resist him, already!

 

[LeliAne]

.

I was very interested to read the words: "I'm feeling weak". I immediately thought, 'Whoo-hooooo!' - cos that's exactly where we all gotta be!!

What did God say to Paul: "Listen my son, please relax about your weakness - cos MY strength and MY power, they are made perfect in YOUR weakness, okay - they are effective, and that's exactly how they will work!"

Here's the verse with my emphases:

[FONT=Arial, Geneva, Helvetica]2 Corinthians 12:9[/FONT]
[FONT=Arial, Geneva, Helvetica]And He said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for MY strength is made perfect in [your] weakness." Therefore most gladly I will rather boast in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.[/FONT]

Wow, now we see that after God spoke, Paul is pleased as punch with his weaknesses and infirmities! Surely he's gotta be kidding!!! - nope, not at all. Speaking personally, I'm a quite strong and able person. Hey, trust me, I can do it. I CAN!... Some will instantly recognise how much THAT held up my spiritual growth!! *grrrr!*

I've learned that I have to be weak (as to what I can do and be) - cos that's the only way I am EVER gonna get HIS strength and power workin' in me! Yes, I know, this IS exactly the opposite to what the world teaches us. We've learned its message and we've learned it good. But for Believers it's 100% wrong! So let's all make a determined effort NOT to conform to the world in this crucial matter (or any other!)

And man, do I ever want that power that He supplies to us by His Holy Spirit!!! *the answer is

* So... I just gotta be weak - i.e., NOT going round all the time trying to crank up MY strength and abilities so that I can manage to do this or that (and have you noticed how all the time we may well be living in fear that we won't manage!) FACT: this just don't work, nope!!! Learn to be weak; learn to rely on, lean on, totally trust in... His power.

So then, when it looks like you are strong - hey, it ain't you! It's God! Can you handle that? I sure can. (Think I better say a 'works for ME!' *hahah*)

"Lord, I ask for the blessing of weakness for us all - so that Your strength can be perfected in our weakness!"

Love to you all!

- Bondman and his Lady

_________________​

The Inner Room - INDEX of Bondman Messages! ​

THE VERSE of OUR Inner Room FAMILY:
"Therefore encourage one another and build each other up,

just as in fact you are doing." 1 Thessalonians 5:11​

How many times have I boasted to others about my strength and might....In the past regretfully I have pumped myself up over all my triumphs and victories. However when it comes down to the bare self...I can not do anything with out God!

My weaknesses are His strengths....Praise God for a merciful love that is so rich in grace. I can not live a moment more with out him.....I wish the world would realize it is he who sustains everything right down to the smallest of cells to the atoms in a bomb!

Bless You again Bondman!
Love to you also
LeliAne

 

[Jo1]

Yes self-esteem is quite a big subject.
will pray for you amanda.
Im very slim. and i feel self concious at times when people look at me and ask if im eating ok.
i suppose i have ups and downs. if im feeling down i dont tend to eat so much.
I think my main struggle is realising that God loves me for who i am. I seem to just mess it up so many times.
i just know im so selfish. its hard at times..
love Jo

 

[blankgirl]

good post BM! when im weak He is definitely strong!

 

[Criada]

Yes self-esteem is quite a big subject.
will pray for you amanda.
Im very slim. and i feel self concious at times when people look at me and ask if im eating ok.
i suppose i have ups and downs. if im feeling down i dont tend to eat so much.
I think my main struggle is realising that God loves me for who i am. I seem to just mess it up so many times.
i just know im so selfish. its hard at times..
love Jo

Love you, sister.
But not even the tiniest bit as much as God does!
You are His precious child, He rejoices over you with singing!
When He looks at you, He sees Jesus!

Father, please give Jo a fresh revelation of how very much You love her.
Let her see herself as You see her Lord.
Heal the hurts of the past, and renew her by Your Sprit, Lord.
Bless this lovely daughter of Your!
Amen

 

[Jo1]

Love you, sister.
But not even the tiniest bit as much as God does!
You are His precious child, He rejoices over you with singing!
When He looks at you, He sees Jesus!

Father, please give Jo a fresh revelation of how very much You love her.
Let her see herself as You see her Lord.
Heal the hurts of the past, and renew her by Your Sprit, Lord.
Bless this lovely daughter of Your!
Amen

thankyou so much dear sis. that makes me want to cry. i so love that scripture.. god bless you, for being such a wonderful, dear friend to me. love u too. i just cant understand sometimes how God can love me and other people! love Jo