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"Seeing the Positive in My Problems"

Sun, 05 Jul 2009 08:51:13 -0400

When you became a follower of Jesus Christ, you might have believed that your
life would get a lot easier and be less complicated. By now you've probably had
time to figure out that's just not the case! You are going to have
problems...period. The question is how you deal with it? You can pray for God to
remove the problem, but what if the situation you are going through is God's way
of teaching you an important lesson? Understanding how God uses your problems to
make you more "mature and complete" will help you see difficulties in a more
positive light.
So how does God use your problems to work good in your life? One way is that He
uses them to direct you. Maybe life gets a little uncomfortable in some way. Your
resources dry up. A door closes. People or things are taken away. The reason for
this could be that the Lord is trying to move you to a different place. Maybe He
wants you to take a step in a new direction and you�ve been afraid. A good
question to ask yourself in these situations is: �Where is this problem leading
me?�
A second way God can use your problems is to see what's in your heart and to help
you change what needs changing. Like a teabag submerged in a cup of hot water
reveals the flavor within, hardship and pressure reveal our true character. Just
about everyone is nice when things are going great, but what happens to you when
things get tough? What do your trials reveal about you and what can they teach
you about yourself?
Lastly, God uses your problems to perfect you. Just as a gem cutter cuts away the
imperfections of a stone, God removes your imperfections as you go through
struggles. Learn to trust in God through these times. A good question to ask
yourself is: "How can I grow from this problem?"
If you can remember the ways God is using your problems to make you more like
Christ, you will find great comfort.
Are you going through a tough situation right now? What good can you find in it?

Jordanian King namess 15 year old son as heir

Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:47:28 -0400

Jordanian king names 15-year-old son as heir
Jul. 3, 2009
ap and jpost staff , THE JERUSALEM POST

Jordan's King Abdullah II named his eldest son as heir to the throne Thursday, ending five years of speculation over his successor. Abdullah's move is aimed at avoiding the uncertainty over succession that dogged his father, King Hussein.

In 1999, Jordanians were baffled to see Hussein - on his death bed struggling with cancer - strip his brother, Prince Hassan, of the crown and give it to Abdullah. Hassan had been groomed for the Hashemite throne for more than three decades.

By naming Prince Hussein Bin Abdullah crown prince, Abdullah can groom the 15-year-old for the throne from a young age. Hussein's appointment came in a royal decree released by the palace. It said the crown prince will hold the title and "enjoy the rights and privileges of his post" effective immediately.

Under the constitution, the crown prince has a largely ceremonial role, representing the monarch in ribbon-cutting ceremonies and carrying out other symbolic functions. He has no official political post.

Thursday's move was widely expected once the position became vacant in November 2004, when Abdullah removed the title from his half brother, Prince Hamzah, in a sudden palace shake-up.

Hamzah, 29, had held the post when Abdullah first ascended to the throne in February 1999 following the death of their father.

At the time, Abdullah said Hamzah's position as crown prince was in line with his father's wishes, but later stripped him of the title because it "restrained his freedom" to study, travel and live a normal life.

Under the constitution, the crown is automatically ordained to the king's eldest son, unless the monarch decrees otherwise.

Prince Hussein - a high school student in Jordan - is the eldest of King Abdullah and Queen Rania's four children.

Like his father and other members of Jordan's ruling Hashemite dynasty, Hussein claims ancestry to Islam's Prophet Muhammad.

Point of Praise

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:50:39 -0400

As a new mother- my son who is only 3 months old has already taught me so much. When I look at him I see such innocents and love. When he smiles at me it is the most beautiful thing I have ever seen. His smile is so genuine and pure- his joy radiates abundantly, there is nothing held back.

I have been struggling for the past few months with the concept of God�s love for me. I feel so tainted by the world, so blemished from my scars. How can God Love me so much? I know it�s true but I can�t grasp it. When I come to God on my knees I see myself hideous in His sight, saved through Christ�s grace, but still scarred from my past. I am nothing like a Child so pure and innocent�. I have been stained from many years of battles lost.

But then a gentle whisper in the quiet of my heart stirs my thoughts. When Jesus cleanses us from our sins, he does so COMPLETELY. When God looks at me, He sees me through Christ�s Blood. Wow. God looks upon me as though I have never sinned. He doesn�t even remember my faults. My sins are as far from me as the east is from the west. What a revelation, no longer will I dwell in the sorrow and guilt of my past for I am made perfect in Christ. When my Father in Heaven looks upon my face, he sees me as a Child, innocent and pure. Praise God. Thank you Lord.

Psalms 103:11-14

�11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so great is his love for those who fear him;
12 as far as the east is from the west,
so far has he removed our transgressions from us.
13 As a father has compassion on his children,
so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him;�

Romans 8:35-38

�35 Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? Shall trouble or hardship or persecution or famine or nakedness or danger or sword?
36 As it is written:
"For your sake we face death all day long;
we are considered as sheep to be slaughtered."[l]
37No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us.
38 For I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,[m] neither the present nor the future, nor any powers,
39 neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord.�

Romans 8:28-30
28And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him,[j] who[k] have been called according to his purpose. 29For those God foreknew he also predestined to be conformed to the likeness of his Son, that he might be the firstborn among many brothers. 30And those he predestined, he also called; those he called, he also justified; those he justified, he also glorified.

Hebrews 8:12
�For I will forgive their wickedness
and will remember their sins no more."

Speech by Randy Forbes

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:19:32 -0400

Did any else see this video speech:

http://www.tangle.com/view_video.php?viewk...3689e7e2b835734

(By the way, GodTube is now Tangle so there shouldn't be a problem with the site - if there is I apologize).

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Nathele

Need guidance, please help

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:11:48 -0400

As some of you know, I was laid off in January and have been looking for work ever since. Well.. my job search although sometimes exciting has been futile to say the least. But here is what bothers me... I am ALWAYS getting a dream about my first employer. My first employer (the CEO) had many many qualities I didn't like about him, including that he is a racist, swears like he's breathing air and plays mind games with you. Not to mention he wants you in at 9am and expects you to leave at 6 or 7pm instead of 5pm as is the norm.

I gained tones of experience from him and lots of big name clients, my pay was steady and no one really challenged me at taking my position but I always had to communicate with him. And he was just NOT the kind of person I wanted to be around.

Well... after about a year working for him, I got into a deep spiritual mess because I consulted a psychic and let hordes of demons in my life. I was under severe attacking from the enemy (literally possessed for a period oft time but no one knew this, they just thought I was acting crazy) and I hated my boss and hated my best friend who was working with me at the same office. I really left that place in really bad way, everyone knew I challenged him openly in front of the other employees. I always came in late 10pm or maybe even 11pm at times.

Yet here I am getting dreams about working with this guy again (the CEO). I never apologized for what I did and that really bothered me. I'm not the same man I was 3 years ago. Yet I cant even bear the thought of working for him.. it's like bondage. But why do I always get this dream to call him and ask him for a job? It's tooo frequent. I think maybe GOD is telling me something, that I should apply.

AND guess what... today they posted a job opening for the same position I held when I left. What was my dream last night? That I should ask him for a job.

WHat should I do? Why is this happening?

The Pattern In Daniel

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 04:51:29 -0400

The pattern in Daniel is like this. Dan. chapter 2, the dream of Nebuchadnezzar is a brief overview of the time from Nebuchadnezzar till the end of the world. Later in chapters 7 and 8 it gives more detail of the same period of time. The same pattern is followed in Dan. chapters 9 and 11. Dan. chapter 9:24-27 is a brief overview of the time from Daniel to the end of the world. It is spoken of in 69 weeks plus a 70th week. [Week is 7 years] There is a time break in there from the death of Jesus, verse 26 till the coming antichrist. Antichrist makes a covenant starting the 70th week, verse 27; the last 7 years till the end of the world called the tribulation period.
Daniel 9:24 Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.

Daniel 9:25 Know therefore and understand, [that] from the going forth of the commandment to restore and to build Jerusalem unto the Messiah the Prince [shall be] seven weeks, and threescore and two weeks: the street shall be built again, and the wall, even in troublous times.

Daniel 9:26 And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off, but not for himself: and the people of the prince that shall come shall destroy the city and the sanctuary; and the end thereof [shall be] with a flood, and unto the end of the war desolations are determined.

Daniel 9:27 And he shall confirm the covenant with many for one week: and in the midst of the week he shall cause the sacrifice and the oblation to cease, and for the overspreading of abominations he shall make [it] desolate, even until the consummation, and that determined shall be poured upon the desolate.

Daniel chapter 11 goes into the details of what happens during the 69 weeks and then shows what will happen during the last 7 years, the 70th week, when antichrist rules.
The same time break is in Daniel 11. From verse 11:20 to verse 11:21, there is a time break from the time of Jesus to the antichrist.
Caesar Augustus is the raiser of taxes in verse 20, and Jesus was alive as a teenager at the end of Augustus' rule. So you have the same time break in Daniel 11 as in Dan 9; from Jesus till the antichrist.
Daniel 11:20 Then shall stand up in his estate a raiser of taxes [in] the glory of the kingdom: but within few days he shall be destroyed, neither in anger, nor in battle.

Daniel 11:21 And in his estate shall stand up a vile person, to whom they shall not give the honour of the kingdom: but he shall come in peaceably, and obtain the kingdom by flatteries.

Daniel 11:22 And with the arms of a flood shall they be overflown from before him, and shall be broken; yea, also the prince of the covenant.

Daniel 11:23 And after the league [made] with him he shall work deceitfully: for he shall come up, and shall become strong with a small people.

The league made with him, verse 11:23, is a reference to Dan. 9:27; it is the covenant antichrist makes with the many living in Israel. That covenant or league the antichrist makes with Israel starts the last 7 years till the end of the world, the 70th week in Daniel 9. Dan. 11:23 till the end of Dan.11 shows what the antichrist will do during the last 7 years till the end when the dead are raised and Jesus comes back.

Causing the sacrifice and oblation to cease 9:27 is the same as Daniel 11:31.
Daniel 11:31 And arms shall stand on his part, and they shall pollute the sanctuary of strength, and shall take away the daily [sacrifice], and they shall place the abomination that maketh desolate.
That is what antichrist will do in the middle of the last 7 years, 3.5 years till the end when he takes control of Israel and Jerusalem and runs most of the Jews out of the land, Rev. 12.

Can I post a link?

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:50:48 -0400

I'm wanting to post a Louie Giglio youtube link. Very inspirational preacher. Please get back to me.

Unban From Chat Please?

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:11:31 -0400

They said I'd be unbanned in 24 hours. I used some symbols that I wasn't supposed to without thinking. Wasn't swearing or anything. I'm sorry I really want to chat again though.

America's Lost Freedom and the 'Obama Deception'

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:09:49 -0400

Are our National leaders truly against America and our Freedom? Wondering your Opinions Please Research and watch video. I am not posting this as truth but rather a sincere quest to understand the truth, please pray for discernment and post replies. Thanks

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is alcoholism a disease?

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:56:30 -0400

this morning, i heard a man speak about addictions. he disagrees with the "disease model" of alcoholism, and he gave some pretty compelling reasons why. i happen to agree with him, and i was just wondering what ya'll think?

Czar

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:11:52 -0400

It used to be the only time I saw that word was in a history book. Now, I read it or hear it almost every day.

Am I in the twilight zone??

Separation of Church and State

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 14:10:00 -0400

Separation of Church and State?

I am confused about whether the Bible actually says that the Church ( or holy priest) should be a seperate organization from the State (or Govenment) and What about Family?

I have heard that the USA used to veiw this seperation of Church and State to Keep the Government out of controlling the Church, and its function in society. That in 1947 the Supreme Court re-asigned the definition of Separation and started a "back turning" step away from God.

Does not history show that those who turn their back on God; Family, Church, or Government will fall out of God's grace, and usually fail in whole?

Asking is the first step, knowledge comes to those who ask, and these are confusing times.

James M

May 21, 2011

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 00:03:26 -0400

We are at the end of the final tribulation, we are just under 2 years from the day of the rapture which will take place on MAY 21 2011, this is in the bible and this is what god has reveal.

internet sales

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:19:00 -0400

just to give a bit of a heads up....

over a month ago, I had a couple items for sale, for a total of 150 bucks, not much, anyways, I got a hit on them, and the buyer
agreed to the price and the conditions (buyer responsible for delivery, looking for local buyer more so then a distant buyer)

the person said they would send the money order and then after it cleared to notify him and he would then get his agent to do the delivery ordeal.....

not a bad thing....

as time went on, the email contacts started looking a bit weird, nothing really i could put my finger on, just weird. so I started trying to do some research on this person, and all that...

well, last week we had a yard sale coming up, so I emailed this person and told them that I was putting the items out for sale again, for I had not yet received anything from him....

he emailed me back and said the money orders (plural, more then one) were on their way, and that when I received them to take out the amount for the items plus 30 bucks for delay, and then "western union" the balance to his "agent" so that his agent could make delivery arraignments .....

today I received two money orders, for 850 bucks each... not 150 total, but 1500 total.... this seemed even fishier, so I looked up and called the bank that they were "drawn " from, and they said to call a 1 800 number to check on the tracking...
I called that number and well, guess what? those two money orders ARE NOT IN THE SYSTEM..... they were unable to tack them.

the money orders are dated in march, and the first contact was late may, and here it is June and the post mark is dated late june......

the money orders were drawn on a bank in one state, and the post mark is in another state, and was suppose to western union the money back to another city out of country....

now..... if a person has money wired Western Union , then no matter where it is suppose to go, it can be picked up anywhere in the world once the person has the tracking number for it.....

after I called the Money Order company, I then called the Secret Service, and they gave me even more information....

i was instructed to GET RID OF THEM..... cause if there is an investigation on going, and they end up tracking it to me, and even if I do not try to cash them, I am in possession of either STOLEN OR FRAUDULENT OR COUNTERFEIT material.....
they instructed me to take them to the local authorities (police) and turn them over with them.......

oh yeah, I have also filed a complaint for internet fraud/crimes.......

I praise the Lord, He gave me the information that something was amiss.....

I am not out any cash, and do not have to worry any more about it......

oh yeah, there are so many of these types of crimes on going that if I had lost money, I would be placed on a list...

so, just a heads up....

the excuse used for the overpayment was that the persons assistant made an error and sent the wrong money orders to the wrong people, and rather then just send them back and correct them, to send the balance back......

just be careful about dealing with people you donot know.......

blessings......

mike

Internet sales.....

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:16:54 -0400