whats your latest revelation?

[Endure2]

anyone like to share the latest thing that God has dealt with them about greatly that theyd like to share? or whether it was the latest or not.

i think the last thing ive learned that truely impacted me was that this week, my pastor taught me that whether or not you honor, respect, or love a person determines whether or not the gift that person has can bless you, even thought it was always meant to bless you.

like if you disrespect your pastor, your pastors gift cant bless you.
or if you dont honor your spouse, your spouses gifts cant bless you.

or if you dishonor a man of God whom doesnt follow your niche or way of acting, that causes the very real power in him to not be able to bless your life. that power is spilt in the isle instead.

and i didnt know that... but wow.

so feel free, lets talk. YAAH, COME BE A PART!

 

[Bartimaeus]

Well, God has shown me that He still speaks through dreams, and that He can (and will) do it directly to me specifically. This is a gift, if that's the right word, that I didn't think I had, but God has used dreams to speak to me.
Needless to say, I am not only blessed, but amazed.

 

[yonderboy]

id been feeling pretty distant from God for the past couple of weeks - hoping and praying that the joy i'd known and loved wasnt a fleeting, temporary thing. last night, as i was browsing the forums and reading "Loose That Man and Let Him Go" by Bishop TD Jakes, it hit me full on in the face: my focus had shifted. I was using christianity to get high. In the good times I'd worship, shout, dance, laugh, and praise the lord... but in the low times, i'd let my faith slip, let myself believe that God was unhappy with me, and i was being punished for something. The deceiver is tricky, and works that way.

I realized that I'd been slowly taking back control of things i'd left God in charge of: relationships, money, everything. I wasnt living by faith anymore, i was paying it lipservice to a great extent - and that was the root of my unhappiness and restlessness.

I prayed last night like I havent prayed in a long time - like i should pray more frequently, repenting for everything, and asking God to keep me in line. I'm not even completely sure I was intelligible through most of it - but I know Jesus understood... Woke up this morning with a song in my soul, and the feeling that everything was as it should be, in it's best possible state.

peace and love,
alberto

 

[Bartimaeus]

id been feeling pretty distant from God for the past couple of weeks - hoping and praying that the joy i'd known and loved wasnt a fleeting, temporary thing. last night, as i was browsing the forums and reading "Loose That Man and Let Him Go" by Bishop TD Jakes, it hit me full on in the face: my focus had shifted. I was using christianity to get high. In the good times I'd worship, shout, dance, laugh, and praise the lord... but in the low times, i'd let my faith slip, let myself believe that God was unhappy with me, and i was being punished for something. The deceiver is tricky, and works that way.

I realized that I'd been slowly taking back control of things i'd left God in charge of: relationships, money, everything. I wasnt living by faith anymore, i was paying it lipservice to a great extent - and that was the root of my unhappiness and restlessness.

I prayed last night like I havent prayed in a long time - like i should pray more frequently, repenting for everything, and asking God to keep me in line. I'm not even completely sure I was intelligible through most of it - but I know Jesus understood... Woke up this morning with a song in my soul, and the feeling that everything was as it should be, in it's best possible state.

peace and love,
alberto

This is very cool!


I will be praying that God maintains this new lesson in your heart, and that you continue to grow throug it.

 

[mle]

Self esteem does not come from who you are but from whose you are.

 

[yonderboy]

Self esteem does not come from who you are but from whose you are.

i really like that thanks.

 

[tonya]

Well I have really been dealt with by God and have felt the need and hub\nger to know him deeper and more intimately..to be on fire for him so i have really been praying about my relatiobship with him, plus i have had several prayer burders that i have lifted up to Him...I felt he was trying to tell me to trust him with the small stuff first..especially in prayer...so the other day i prayed a prayer that was instantlt answered...it was soooo awesome...cause most of the time my prayers take awhile to be answered, but i know that is used to make me srudy and grow in Him and His word..like the other night i awoke at 1a.m. in a dilemna about a prayer i had been praying, and i can honestly tell you that in my 21 years of being a christian i have never felt the Lord so vividly speak to me..it was just like he was right beside whispering in my ear..he revealed a great knowledge to be about that prayer...he told me to tay calm..continue to pray..resist the devil..and know that things are not always what they seem..that the devil makes things appear to be one way when they are not..THE DEVIL IS THE BIG LIAR..THE THIEF!!! praise God i have just been so uplifted ever since...

 

[Bartimaeus]

Well I have really been dealt with by God and have felt the need and hub\nger to know him deeper and more intimately..to be on fire for him so i have really been praying about my relatiobship with him, plus i have had several prayer burders that i have lifted up to Him...I felt he was trying to tell me to trust him with the small stuff first..especially in prayer...so the other day i prayed a prayer that was instantlt answered...it was soooo awesome...cause most of the time my prayers take awhile to be answered, but i know that is used to make me srudy and grow in Him and His word..like the other night i awoke at 1a.m. in a dilemna about a prayer i had been praying, and i can honestly tell you that in my 21 years of being a christian i have never felt the Lord so vividly speak to me..it was just like he was right beside whispering in my ear..he revealed a great knowledge to be about that prayer...he told me to tay calm..continue to pray..resist the devil..and know that things are not always what they seem..that the devil makes things appear to be one way when they are not..THE DEVIL IS THE BIG LIAR..THE THIEF!!! praise God i have just been so uplifted ever since...

Amen! To quote a t-shirt I once saw, "Satan is a poo poo head!" LOL!



Anyway, I will pray for you that your relationship with Christ becomes strengthened. Have a blessed day!

 

[tonya]

roflol!!!! thanks for that b....hope you have a blessed day!!!

 

[Endure2]

wow, all that stuff is awesome.

yonderboy
wow, that is a truely awesome thing to realise. i have been coming to know that same thing lately too, but i couldnt put it in such great words.
t.d. jakes has a way with words doesnt he...

tonya
AMEN! yes!
i like to think of the devil like the a big noise, like the roaring of waves.
it can make a lot of noise, but thats all it is is noise.
but thats awesome.

mle
that is an awesome thing to realise. and i cant really add to what you said, but its so true... we only find contentment and fullfillment when we get back to our creator and see what he says about us and tells us what we were created to do. and he us an everlasting scource of encouragement, acceptance and love.

bartimeus
well thats great man, its awesome to here of people experiencing and walking in the supernatural power of God, it is a breathe of fresh air and hope in a dark world.

 

[dontsaystupidsaysilly]

"He is Faithful when we are Faithless"
Praise God that He is an awesome God and does not let us out of the palm of His hand!
But you know what else?
Following God is a choice. See Luke 15:3-7. You can CHOSE to follow Him out of love, but either way, He's not gonna let you go. He'll "joyfully carry it [you] home on [his] shoulders". His will comes to pass whether you help Him or not.

 

[Bartimaeus]

I agree. It is a choice. That's a big part of what free will is all about.

God didn't want us to be automatons going around *insert robotic voice here* "Beep! I love you God! I love you God! Beep!"

He wanted us to choose Him rather than force us to love Him.

 

[yonderboy]

I agree. It is a choice. That's a big part of what free will is all about.

God didn't want us to be automatons going around *insert robotic voice here* "Beep! I love you God! I love you God! Beep!"

He wanted us to choose Him rather than force us to love Him.

that's why im always excited whenever i find someone willing to question me on my faith - gives me a chance to think things over myself, and to get them thinking too! i think god is giddy when people start thinking about christianity instead of just rehashing and repeating

 

[Bartimaeus]

that's why im always excited whenever i find someone willing to question me on my faith - gives me a chance to think things over myself, and to get them thinking too! i think god is giddy when people start thinking about christianity instead of just rehashing and repeating

Yep!

That's why we have 1 Peter 3: 15, you know?