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SS, Much love to you In Him, Not ignoring...Just don't have a lot of time everyday...Christian Homeschool my daughter...And my lens is so different now... and fully did not expect all this...Yep...Another lesson...Should be sewing and instead...oh dear...what a mess...I get dizzy trying to keep up with all this...I think I'm supposed to stay real simple... I think somewhere somehow we (no...I think I went off the original posting path...) My interpretation of posting is giving what God and His Word says about it...Building up...Encouraging...Putting down what I'm led to post...instead of all this...We could have gone the Way of: "Yes...God Provides...and given my life story of how I've been raised up from nothingness...after working at a steady job for years and years...and the complete and total education (not formal education) that God can give and brings just from prayer and leading and guiding to The Truth of it all...totally living within our means with no credit...and then God (from years of prayer) bringing into fruition what I've waited so long for...and look what can be done...or getting ideas what others are doing to Grow The Kingdom...anyway...It just went into bashing the beliefs of others...Everything can be looked at with 2 lenses...and sometimes The Spirit is shut down in me...so anyway... God gives me New Life...And I'm having a hard time seeing "Life" sometimes in what the human parts of us spit out...its always been the human part of us that has just torn me apart...I'm sorry there has been a lot of hurt in your life...There has been a fair share in mine too...That's why Jesus is my best friend... But I will say it again: I have not looked up any "doctrines" to see what they believe...I have mainly as instructed "heard" the Word preached and have gone into prayer for hours at a time...Read The Word...Let It Permeate My Whole Self-To The Very Best That Is Possible and Have Waited on God for Many Things on The Inside of me To Be Changed...Working out my salvation with fear and trembling...And "experiencing" My God at times-miraculously...supernaturally...just as in The Bible...amazing...but true...and trying my best to not forsake assembling myself together...with fellow believers...but it sure is hard sometimes...Lord, Thank You...For Everything...

Much love to you In Him, Ok...So it seems to me that some have not "walked" where some have "walked"...Again...I just ask that you respect how God has worked in my life, my beliefs and "walk"...and Truths that I have walked in...Truths that some may never ever walk in...may never see the same way...and it's ok...A Wonderful Truth though is don't shoot the messenger...I've learned to take the message exactly as given and keep the parts I'm supposed to keep and throw away the rest because it's not time yet...That Way The Wells Don't Get Stopped Up and The Living Water and Love Can Keep Flowing... Some are born with a silver spoon (my step-mother is one...and I decided NOT to go live with my real dad and her mainly because they didn't have God in their life...My mom raised and loved us the best she could-I truly believe I lived the verse of how it is easier for a camel to go through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter The Kingdom of God) and so some of us have come to Know God and depend on Him for everything...It's just the Way He Had for me...I truly believe The Plan for my life was orchestrated by God... In a previous reference...Why some verses are put with others in my posting...My Bible references those verses-to the other verses... (Just to let you know...I truly believe God Is At Work Here and sometimes it takes me a while to stomach some of it though...Loving you...And Thanking God Everyday For Everything...Being content in all things... Have to go back and re-read now and post the other verses I've been given to post...Loving you In Him...

Much love to you In Him...Jesus...My Lord... Has anyone that has a problem with what some do with their money...has anyone cast all that care on The Lord? He is big enough to take care of it...And we get changed in the process...Oh Lord You Are So Good... Also seems to me that we have to be blessed first to become a blessing... So I'm just going to focus on The Word...Which is Alive...Because My Jesus Lives...and I won't give a whole bunch at once... When I was doing this: Looking up these verses and looking up Words in Strong's...And if I made any human errors...I apologize in advance. I looked up the word: riches in Strong's Concordance...and saw that (4149) is given for this word from Romans all the way to the end of Revelation...Wealth, money, possessions, abundance, richness, bestowment... Before I go much further...Riches in material possessions do not save us!!! And I'm sure that all the Pastors we've talked about know this as well...It is my experience that being rich In Christ brings all things...one of my life verses is: With God All Things Are Possible... Just wanting to point this out too: We are all in different places in our Walk With God...and just because we haven't walked there yet doesn't mean it's wrong...and quite possibly, eventually, if we don't give up, God will bring about some of these things in our life for His reasons...I know His Ways and Thoughts are Higher Than Mine... Col. 2:9-10 For In Him dwells all the fullness of the Godhead bodily. And you are complete In Him, who is the head of all principality and power. Col. 2:18 Let no one cheat you of your reward, taking delight in false humility and worship of angels, intruding into those things which he has not seen, vainly puffed up by his fleshly mind. 2 Cor. 8:9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that though He was rich, yet for your sakes He became poor, that you through His poverty might become rich. 1 Tim. 6:17-Command those who are rich in this present age not to be haughty, nor to trust in uncertain riches but in the living God, who gives us richly all things to enjoy. I truly believe that these Pastor's do not have "The Love" of money for it brings all kinds of foolish and harmful lusts according to 1 Tim. 6:8-10...What if 1 Tim. 6:2 says that we should be serving these "rich" Pastors-if we work for them...oh dear...and if anyone despises his brethren because he is benefited...well...verses 3-5 deals with that... Then Jer. 9:23-24 Let not the wise man glory in his wisdom, Let not the mighty man glory in his might, Nor let the rich man glory in his riches; But let him who glories glory in this, That he understands and knows Me, That I am the Lord, exercising lovingkindness, judgement, and righteousness in the earth. For in these I delight, says the Lord.

Much love to you, Has anyone participating in this particular thread experienced God literally raising you up from death...with nothing but Him to rely on? No material possessions...And literally born again by The Spirit of God? Changed...Different...So Profound That You Can't Even Recognize Your Own Self...And "worldly-ness" taken away...In the world but not a part of it...And seeing How God Provides for you? Has anyone ever only depended on God? I have...and still am...and always will...and "things" are coming my way that I didn't have to pay for...Name brand-High Dollar Things...Obtained totally legally by the way...Being given to me...Am I supposed to give away my "gifts"? Sometimes I sure do...I will use these wonderful things for a while and then take them to do with as God so desires...Seems to me like God gives a lot to someone that will pass it on...seems to me like that's sowing and reaping...I think a lot of understanding is needed to be able to "see"...My my Have you ever thought about how much God talks about how wonderful having "understanding" is...How good it is to have it...I'm seeing how good it is...it's like a treasure...and I'm saying Wow!!! Has anyone literally, Walked In The Spirit and then slowing but surely learn from God how to recognize others that also Walk In The Spirit and not their flesh...Some of us are really showing the abundance of the heart...and it's coming out the fingers...Hahaha...instead of the mouths... Before we go much further on persecuting to the utmost Pastors that have been at it for many decades...Again...We're having our preconceived notions about How someone else should steward what God has given them...The Pastors we are talking about as far as I've learned...have boards to answer to...they draw a salary-and it might be a nice one... But most of all...This is something that I've heard about...What if a multi-millionaire was helped by your ministry and that multi-millionaire gave like millions to you...and you were free to do with it as you wished...Wow...What would we say then? Because I'm pretty sure that's what I heard happened to one of the Pastors that has been brought up in this conversation... Father...Thank You For Your Grace and Mercy...None Of us Deserve Anything That You Have Done...Are doing...And Will Do...I Am So Very Grateful To You At All Times...Thank You That I Believe All Things Are Possible With You...Thank You Especially For Indwelling Your Children Mightily For Your Glory...We Are Being Healed...Helped...Made Whole...Given Hope...Because You Have Taken The Foolish Things of This World...Whew...My my...Oh Yes You Have...In The Name of Jesus...Thank You, Father...

Shiloh, Much love and I respect your knowledge and even your name...but if we don't have the books right in front of us...we do not know the absolute Truth of Benny Hinn's finances...And I for one, couldn't handle the responsibility he has to God, Himself... Also I do not know if he has a separate business...Do you? All I know is I've seen the media try to tear him to shreds...I've seen things come out that I didn't even know was going on... It is not in my best interest, or anyone else's, in my opinion...To have such intolerance, unforgiveness... There will be tribulations...Our Jesus says...the poor will be with you forever...Have I sold my car to give to the poor? Have you? anyway...Some more scriptures are coming up...I have them...later though...I'm being summoned...

Psalm 82:6-7 I said, "You are gods, And all of you are children of the Most High. But you shall die like men, And fall like one of the princes." John 10:34-36 [34]Jesus answered them, "Is it not written in your law, 'I said, "You are gods" '? [35] "If He (Capital H) called them gods, to whom the word of God came (and the Scripture cannot be broken), [36] "do you say of Him (Capital H) whom the Father sanctified and sent into the world, 'You are blaspheming, 'because I said, 'I am the Son of God"?

Much love to ya'll, I agree most of the fussing is about what individuals do with their wealth...Whether they be a Pastor, Apostle, Teacher, Evangelist or Prophet...or any one of us that is In Christ...and the judgement whether they are doing good with it...I say God gave it to them...and He (God) is in control...Especially when our government not too long ago had the same thoughts (I saw it as coveting-I truly believe they wanted more of their money)...anyway...Most of everyone spoken of in this particular thread (Well known Pastors) were investigated and found not guilty of abusing any law etc. To the best of my knowledge anyway...My next question: With all the fussing about some of these well-known pastors so called perceived extravagances...Maybe they are walking in The Kingdom Right Here On Earth...Were you there right with them every second? Have you heard their conversations with God? All I know is they are in a much higher responsibility place and I will not sit in judgement...and how many times has it been looked up about how much they spend every month on the charges for being on television or how much they spend on everything else The Bible tells us to support and do... I'm a real simple girl...God has given me everything I have...and it can be taken away-every bit of it-in one split second...and believe me-at one time in my life everything I owned would fit into a few boxes...I honor Him with my belongings...and I give-not perfectly-but I give...When I go sale-Watch out I might give away more than I sale...God just loves that!!! I'm starting to discern more and more the ones that actually are in need of it...That's what is so amazing... As far as death and sickness...I guess that gets people more than anything else...We can see so clearly how all our wealth can go in an instant...Well so can our life and our health...That's why as many as can be told needs to know that God is Real and Everything He Did So That We Can Have Eternal Life With Him and Not Somewhere Else...All this petty stuff doesn't matter much to me...I want What God Wants On The Earth...While we still can that is...Death for me will be a celebration...I even go through times where I ask (Him) God to take me home...and He won't...So then I start Seeking and He Heals me Instead... And I am not a believer of anything except God, The Father...God, The Son...God, The Holy Spirit...and Their Solution To Our Sin Problem...Jesus, His Word, and Him Crucified...and in Him and The Very Act of What He Did is Everything I need...Everything!!! Period... In my opinion...The Best Thing That Could Ever Happen To me Did Happen...I rejected just about everything everyone said until that day...and God, Himself, Saved me...I went to His Word and What And Who God Wanted for me Came Into my Life For His Truth To Be Revealed To me...It's dangerous for me to believe in the doctrines of men...I wanted an experience that God was real and He, Himself, gave me the desire of my heart... I laughed when I re-read my post above...Yeah-right...Hebrews 6:11 is the verse about God rewarding diligence...Hahaha...But what is so funny...If you go to that and keep reading it does explain some things about Abraham...so God turned it around for good... Love ya'll In Him...

Much much love to you... Just knowing some of what I know...and can discern right this minute...there has been alot of hurt...and even this can keep us from all that God has for us...no human being will ever be perfectly perfect...I have done and said some things that God would not be proud of too...forgiveness is a miraculous thing...both forgiving the person that has done the hurting and ourselves if we have hurt someone (when we finally can see it)...but most of all...forgiving ourselves for giving another person that much power to hurt us... Not all of us have been born again, baptized by water, baptized in The Spirit, Walking as He Walked...Walking in all that The Bible says we can...I keep saying The Word is Alive!!! Jesus is Alive... That's the difference...Being "of the world" or a citizen of The Kingdom...while here on earth...Some believe we won't even see any part of The Kingdom until after we die-I guess...Hey, My Jesus Lives!!! and is praying for me NOW... I read something up above...Sometimes I just can't read all of the: I'm right and your're not-stuff!!! Of course non-believers are trying to meet their every need without God...When I was without God---I had a good paying job!!! I was doing just fine making lots of money compared to some...but it didn't last...I was "in the world"...I believe that I am living in The Kingdom right now...because mainly...Multiplication is happening!!! Whew...and there are things coming into my life that I didn't work for!!! Just coming in...Lately, all I've had to do is ask and here it comes...Amazing... All I can say right now...Some folks believe what they believe and Amazingly are Walking In It...Blessing upon Blessing...and Blessing others with it...Walking in The Power of God That Heals... Has anybody besides Mr. and Mrs. Rodain prayed for my hurting hands? Just curious...Because the second I read their prayer to me...I felt The Power of God...and believed The Goodness that was in it...Nothing but Love and Healing...Whew...Walking around with new hands-that don't hurt...Oh my...I humbly thank you for taking the time to pray for me, Mr. and Mrs. Rodain...God is Faithful...

Much much love to ya'll, Getting real simple as to what I have experienced...in answer to the Original Poster...I think that's what (OP) stands for...I do not like abbreviations, especially the ones I don't know what they mean...Hahaha Are all things possible? "For with God nothing will be impossible." Luke 1:37 For me that sums it all up...It's real simple...That's what I have lived...that's what I believe... I agree...We are, as believers, on the same road...Just in different places along the way...Every word out of my mouth or mind has been "place", "places" the last 2 days...Whew... I also agree many can not handle wealth...Cannot handle money period...I truly believe that I experienced God taking hold of chaos and holding it still until He could get The Word I needed from a preacher about money...I could not (even though I had the money) get the bills paid on time...anyway...guess what...all that has changed!!! The Love of money can destroy...In some cirlces, money is worshipped and with blinded eyes it is an idol; taking God's Rightful Place as Provider. Truth has to be revealed...and it's so deep that deep calls unto deep...To get everything God has...it's not always comfortable...It means being baptised in The Holy Ghost and Fire...indwelled mightily by His Spirit...Giving up our life as we know it...To live For Him... I also disagree that God didn't care what happened to me after He saved me that day (Yes...I have taken some liberty-in my words-in response to the comment that God decides exactly what He wants to do and does it-but the way it was portrayed is that God is this Big Ogre) but there is this little verse that says: The thief does not come except to steal, and to kill, and to destroy. I have come that they may have life, and that they may have it more abundantly. Jesus came that I might have Life and Have It More Abundantly...(Don't jump on me yet-I looked up that word abundantly and yes...it means just that...the opposite of the word "lack" and "without" and "everything has been destroyed") My life wasn't too abundant drinking, smoking, partying...without God in my life...I was always running out of month before the money...I was in lack of everything: Physically, Mentally and Spiritually...Everything had been stolen...or was dying...just plain destruction... And my hat is off to some that haven't had to go through the absolute yuk in life...Getting down to the Bottom and All That Is At The Bottom Is The Rock and His Name Is Jesus...Do you know what I'm praying-that my daughter will never ever go through what I have been through...I'm the first in my family to be saved...I guess I was the worst one...But that day My Lord and My God surely saved me from certain death...I have not deserved all That He Has Done, Is Doing and Will Do, In and Through my Life...For This Life, To The Best of my Ability, Has Been Given To Him...With No Reservations... There is a Door-if you will-that we go through...The Place Where Nothing Makes Sense...Nothing is Growing...Nothing Is Changing...I don't know exactly how to say it...Complete and Total Surrender To The Fact That Without Him (God) I am Nothing...I Have No Power To Heal myself...It Comes From Him...and when I am sick-I seek out whomever I know-who Knows Him...Who knows The Healer and The Healing-I Seek...Whomever Has Been Revealed To me that they Are Indwelled Mightily by His Spirit...His Word says: Seek and I will find...I have found-every single time I have Seeked!!! The difference is my mind has been renewed...and I don't worship idols anymore...I Have No Power To Get Wealth...It Comes From Him...I don't have the "love" of money in me anymore...Now is when God gives The Wealth In His Time and His Way To Do With As He Wishes...After all...I'm on this earth for His Good Pleasure...And now in this time and place-there is a difference...I went after All That Is In The Bible and God Is A Rewarder To Those That Diligently Seek Him...Heb. 6:11 And I am a witness...Everything in the Bible is gettable!!! Being on this road of understanding if you will...I Suppose The Realization That He Is Soveriegn and All Powerful...but then there is another Place...Where my God Loves...Just as Elijah was fed...Just as He Had To Move On-After The Water Dried Up...The Place Where Utter and Complete Trust In Him (God) is Required...And He Teaches us That He Is Provider...That He Is Healer...That He Is My Everything...That I Give Him All of me so He Can Change me...So He Can Take my Wrong Thoughts and Renew My Mind...My Mind Continually Needs Changing and Renewing...It's not a one time deal...It's a Personal Relationship that takes everyday doing...Our God is Alive!!! And just waiting for us to Seek!!! So we can find...May we all Seek and Find Him...and Know Him Today... Aren't ya'll so excited? I haven't even put all the verses that The Lord has shown me...Saving that for next time...Much much love to you...Ok...I'm asking for prayer again...My hands are broken out...right when everything is coming together...must be doing something right for this much opposition to be present...I mean Everything is Coming Together...Things I've Prayed For and Been Being Taught of God...What He Wants me To Do...Whew...O God You Are So Good...Wow...I'm preaching myself happy again...Praising You O Lord...Thank You For Healing me!!!

Much love to you...It's always always better to look at Jesus and/or The Word for Goodness...I've found alot of Truth and Goodness on this subject...Maybe what is being talked about is in The Bible...I'm being taken on a journey...all through The Bible-on this particular subject...here we go...All I know right now is: God set me free!!! And it's so much better looking at Jesus than at what men do...I'll let you know when He is done showing me...Hahaha...Whew...God, You Are So Good!!! Love you In Him and I NeedHim...

Much much love to you and respect... I do not take not one iota from anyone's testimony...I know of Joni Eareckson Tada's full testimony along with her husband...Incredible what they endure every single day of their lives...Along with the young gentleman that has done more for God around the world than many of us could ever do...The young gentleman, Nick Vujicic, born with no arms and no legs...and appears very content!!! And I agree they have helped encourage many many thousands!!! Giving God all The Glory!!! It was and still is as with us all, a long hard road...even with the totally abled...we go through long hard roads having our hearts softened, changed, etc. I've thought even about one particular thing alot...Having lived through what I've lived through...believing and seeing God's miracles...etc. etc. I stood up on a bridge at about 16 or 17 or so (can't remember the exact age I was)...drunk...and jumped...there is a young man that I know of in my city that jumped from the same bridge and was in a wheelchair...Someone pointed him out to me one time...that's been many years ago... But what would you say if all of a sudden God healed them? Joni Eareckson Tado stood up and walked? Nick's arms and legs grew out totally to full length and he could walk...What would our dialogue be then? Do I believe it's possible...Yes I do...What has happened to me is I acknowledge and encourage my fellow human beings to Hope...regardless...of what it looks like...Having faith in God...I refuse to doubt and I will not waiver-I go to God expecting...I have learned that nothing...I mean nothing is in stone-not withstanding the 10 commandments...Hahaha...You know what I mean...I have seen things appear one way for a very long time and then God changes His mind!!! Perhaps...as with one General of the Faith...Smith Wigglesworth-his life shows so much...wasn't called until something like 65 years old!!! There have been many that have carried The Anointing of God that have gone through horrible personal tragedies...(Just as Job-losing wife and children to death and many other well known Pastors going through things) I have no doubt His Will is to Heal...I've used this verse before and it seems appropriate here...John 3:12 If I have told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things? So what does a person do with The Gift of Faith...One of the Nine Gifts of The Holy Spirit...(among others of which I can not escape and certainly don't want to) and I certainly can't keep quiet...I see Jesus being beaten and bruised with an instrument that was so vile that it was like these (I've heard a teaching on it-but it has been a long time ago) hard steel balls or something like with claws almost-at the end of like leather thongs...and every time He was beaten it tore His flesh...and there were 39 "stripes" each one representing our sicknesses and diseases...There are 39 categories of sicknesses and diseases...He carried our sicknesses and diseases...was beaten so badly that He was unrecognizable...this is why I see it as a insult to God...not to continue and receive healing...and why do we go to Him? For Healing...For Salvation...For Blessed Assurance...I see Him going into the bowels of the earth...and then ascending into Heaven...Sprinkling The Mercy Seat with His Own Blood...Once and for all...Making The Way... I've seen one particular church where The Power of God was non-existent...and the pastors almost literally begging for someone that carried God's Gifts...and come to find out there was sin in the pulpit...and that was the leaven...that spread throughout...Reminds me of our own homes...Where the head of the household ought to be going after God with their whole heart and they aren't...and so...here we are...Needing Revival...Needing God In Our Homes...As He Is Our Help In Time of Trouble... I remember the day my daughter woke up with a pain in her leg and it wouldn't go away and knowing my daughter...well...she woke up with it a second day...she said it was still hurting...and that was the day that I got down in the floor...that day I learned long-suffering...and I didn't stop praying until she was healed...There is a fine line...I have seen parents (on the news) go to jail for not taking their children to the doctor...I know I have to follow the law of the land...and if my daughter isn't healed of something for some reason-and because of God's Grace in this area-my daughter has health insurance...and we do go to the doctor...I've even explained to my daughter that sometimes we die first instead of getting healed...and it's ok...are we even telling our children the truth about living in a fallen world...I tell her it's ok because we will be with Jesus...she has taken Jesus as her Savior...I really know God loves it when we believe-and have faith in Him-even impossibly!!! I truly believe that He loves it...and I truly believe He equips for it!!! And I truly believe that He Heals and Loves and Heals...I believe and I won't stop believing that the impossible is possible...From the rooftops God!!! I remember Your Goodness!!! Much love to you...so very much...In Him...Jesus Christ, My Lord, Savior and Soon Coming King...

Much love to all, I totally respect others beliefs and how these beliefs have come into being...We are taken from death to life...I totally respect that God in all His Soverienty is not in "time" and we are...and that some things take longer than others for us to live through and experience...perhaps our hearts need supernatural surgeries, so to speak...to say that anything is not possible goes against God's Word that says: "All things are possible." What I believe is that I can live everything that is in The Bible...everything...and I can have what anyone had...I no longer feel deprived..."coveting"...and I refuse to believe or tell someone that all things aren't possible...What is easier to believe? A God that just picks out certain ones? Or a God that Gives New Life? Just curious...Isn't everything possible? I Know God is Holy...I know His Ways Aren't Our Ways...But By Golly...When You Give Up Your Own Life Just Like Jesus...You Don't Even Look Like Yourself Anymore!!! And By Golly!!! Everything In The Bible is Possible!!! I've seen more supernatural miracles...and grateful...but there was a time when I wondered...Just Because You Haven't Walked In It YET Doesn't Mean It's Not Possible!!! You Haven't Been Healed Yet? Are You Still Believing You Can Be or have you just accepted that you haven't been picked to be healed...Oh my...Do you dare to think that God could work everything for good and entrust you with millions? I think that insults God and everything He did to save us if you don't believe it's possible...I have been on what I thought and what felt like death's door over and over again...only to be brought back to life over and over and over again!!! Yes, I have lived in somewhat of poverty (although-poverty in this country is nothing like others) but nonetheless...I have seen non-believing relatives waste thousands of dollars because they can...and have realized that my condition is totally dependent on God...The Power to get wealth is from God...and believe me having walked from darkness, the natural, into His Light, the spiritual and super-natural, while still on this earth and in this life...I have waited on God to be able to have wealth to help myself and others...Waited on Him for what He wants these hands to do for Him!!! Waited on Him to change my heart concerning money and it's use...I have tried this and that at times...I seen doors close-shut up so tight-that was it!!! I've waited!!! And just today!!! Some know what I've written...And Today Another Piece of The Puzzle Has Been Revealed!!! I Got Word of Something New That Has Been Built in my city (I mean it's like it went up overnight) and I saw this being built like 6 months ago-in my spirit!!! I could see it like a vision and I said it out my mouth!!! This is the venue!!! I have waited on God!!! Oh dear...Tell me...just tell me something...Tell me God is not amongst the living!!! on the earth!!! Healing the sick...Doing this and that... In my humble opinion...If I can't believe anything and everything is possible with God...There is no hope for me!!! And thousands and thousands of others...I've been at this many many years...like I say not a real good Bible Scholar-what happened to me was The Words Would Come out of my mouth or came to my heart and then I would find them in The Bible later...that proved to me that God knew me before I was born...His Words came alive in me the second I was born-again... Again...I humbly respect others beliefs...but please respect my beliefs...because somehow it's real sad when God is put in a box...There is a real difference in The Body... Oh...I have heard testimony where pastors that were very skeptical were anointed with oil and taken to a hospital to lay hands on the sick...I heard every one got up off their sick bed...Testimony from Benny Hinn's mouth...believe it or not...I am happy for the ones healed...They probably started Seeking God with their whole hearts after that... But Jesus looked at them, and said to them, "With men this is impossible, but with God All Things Are Possible"...Matthew 19:26 I can even see in this verse going from carnal or the natural (with men) and into the SuperNatural with God...Amazing...How God can change our hearts and give us a new spirit and we don't think like we used to...we don't have to be conformed to this world...anymore...even while we live here...Much love to you as always In Him...

Hall, You are so Wonderfully and Beautifully Made!!! Powerfully done...Thank You, O God...For Your Creation...All of it!!! Whew...Just parked a little while in His Presence...My my Much love to you, my brother...

Father...In The Name of Your Son, Jesus...Our Savior, Lord and King...Cover my brother, Jerry, with A Hedge of Protection...Grace and Mercy Following him All The Days of his Life...In The Name of Jesus... Just like Jesus...just like Williamina said...We pray To The Father-Every day-making a time for Him...We get into His Presence To Hear His Will...In His Presence Is His Power...We totally surrender our own self and life for His Glory...To Be Used...By Him For His Purpose...He wouldn't use me until I was clean...I was still smoking and wanted to lay hands on people...It didn't work... And then one day...He will instruct exactly what to do and when-and soon-His will is second nature-and He will speak while talking to somebody or just walking down the road...And they will be healed...My my...Oh Yes They Will!!! I am a witness...and it doesn't matter if they believe...because the miracles follow the believer...(but just a word of wisdom...they need to ask) so for your friend...I would have started telling him about Jesus and His miracles...and then one day God would let you know it's time...either your friend would ask for healing (that brings out faith in him that God can heal) anyway...that's why many come to Him after seeing someone healed...O God...Move Mightily In Nigeria...Bring my brother, Jerry...Into Your Perfect Will...Whew...In The Name Above Every Name... Prepare Your People, O God...Indwell us Mightily For Your Glory...

John 3:3 Jesus answered and said to him, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see The Kingdom of God... John 3:7 Do not marvel that I said to you, 'You must be born again'... 1 Peter 1:23 having been born again, not of corruptible seed but of incorruptible, through the Word of God which lives and abides forever... God's Word is so True...Whew

Hi anh356, Much love to you... I agree with you that so many times our thoughts go to the side of not turning out well...that's the way our minds want to think about things...instead of good things we think that everything will turn out not so good...because mainly that's the way my life went without God in my life...That's the way I've thought about things alot...and still catch myself trying to slip back into that thinking...I've had a miscarriage too...and I'd just like to talk a little-if it's ok... I truly believe God wants good for us-and I truly believe that good things do happen to us when He is in our life-because I've lived it...I know alot of the time we do not know the future...and really I would rather it be that way...How would our lives be-if we knew every single thing that would happen until the day we die...Choice...A very powerful word...I choose to believe that whatever happens in my life-that God is with me...and I truly believe everything happens for a reason...Now I believe this because God is in my life!!! I mean He isn't just Someone out there...He is Real and He is in my life!!! And I am just as close to Him as I can possibly get...He was not always in my life...I truly believe that makes a big, big difference!!! The words of The Bible Are True...Every Word...Including The Word That Says: Our minds can be renewed!!! Wow...I can now think pretty good thoughts...And Loved...I mean loved!!! We are Loved!!! Not humanly love-Divine Love-Perfect and Pure-from God!!! Whew...I needed to take Him Into My Life As My Savior...I desparately needed saving...Jesus Came To Earth As A Man...Was Beaten and Bruised For Our Sin...He died on The Cross so we wouldn't have to...Made a way that we could have a relationship with God again...He paid the price for sin for us so we wouldn't have to...On The Third Day He Rose From The Dead and Now Sits At The Right Hand of The Father...Coming Again One Day For Us Who Believe...We Are His Bride-The Church!!! Whew...I can't wait!!! Goodness...But in the meantime... I have a healthy 10 year old daughter to raise!!! When I did have a miscarriage there were many women where I worked that had had even more than one miscarriage...My heart hurt for them...and eventually I sat down at the kitchen table with my God and a heavy burden that I didn't even know I was carrying...and we had a conversation...a bit one sided...at the time...Hahaha...I told Him (God) I didn't know what I had done but that if He wanted me to have a child, eventually, that I would...and if He didn't want me to have a child...(I was 42 by now) that I would be perfectly happy not to...but whatever He wanted I wanted!!! And so, 1 year and 11 months after I had the miscarriage I spoke with my God about it all...within one month I was pregnant again!!! And guess what I did...I cried...Lord, I don't know if I'm ready for this now!!! But what had I said? Well...He was there that day in the conversation!!! Oh yes He was...and He made it perfectly clear what He wanted...Oh my...And He has made The Way For Everything Needed...Oh Yes He Has!!! Take Heart...Our God is Good and His Mercy Endures Forever!!! There is only one thing that was suggested to me, by my doctor, that I did differently...and that was to take a multivitamin every day that contained folic acid...Don't do it though without consulting your doctor...Much love to you and Jesus is Everything to me!!! He can be to you too...and we can have life...real life...and walk in His Marvelous Light...Whew...That's my prayer...In Jesus' Name...

God...You are so Good...

Much love again, Andrew...And I love what everyone has said...and really...I didn't address the whole request...the part about when the enemy tries to stop us...every road block will come up...I've experienced that too...and I have felt real bad over some things that I've had to let go of...because there have been some things that I really felt The Lord was Calling me too...but I have to remember if I've dedicated my life to Him and Trust That if I am in His Hands...then I am in His Hands...Literally I believe some times we are tested to see what we will do in a situation...It's all preparation because, eventually, He will push the "Go" button and you just know it's right!!! And I've lived it more than once...I don't have the training for medical help like you do...but God has put something on me that just amazes me because now I can really see how it helps...I know pact-ratting is not all good sometimes-but believe me it's not all bad either!!! Let me explain a little about what God has just made sure happened...Oh my...And this isn't the first time!!! Living an amazing thing is just, well, "there are really no words to describe it" but lived...it changes us...This goes right along with what we are talking about... I looked around one day about a month ago and decided it was time to clean out my daughter's closet...(I'm real sentimental and have been having trouble getting rid of anything of hers, Hahaha...even if she's outgrown it a year or two...Oh well...that's me...) so...here I am going great guns...just knew I was supposed to do this and when there isn't much room for anything new that would fit...Hahaha...its really time then...got that all done...then went shopping and found a few winter things she needed...so now we are all set... The problem is: I have this mountain of outgrown clothes...literally a mountain...along with some other clothes that have come my way...(The Lord is Amazing) so now I'm praying...Lord...What do You want me to do with this? All kinds of scenerios went through my mind...Giving them away at my next yard sale...Giving them away somewhere...Donating them somewhere...Nothing clicked...Ok Lord...I'm supposed to clothe the naked with these clothes...I'm waiting...What do You want done with them? Then the hurricane (typhoon) in The Phillipines...Praying...Crying...Praying...And my husband calls from his work, one day, and says to me: There are donations being taken until such and such a date...for The Phillipines...Gather everything...I mean everything...So guess what else is being cleaned out...All of our closets...The Linen closet...Everything I'm donating is clean and in good shape...and I have never ever been more Cheerful to give this except the other time when it was a tornado in My Home Country...gave and gave bags and bags of clothing-and other things needed...Oh dear...We are His Hands On The Earth... Father, I pray now for those that are giving their lives to You...Help strengthen them, I pray...Show them The Way...In The Name of Jesus...Amen

Read another post...Praying That the Door Will Open!!! In Jesus' Name...Much love, NeedHim

Much love to you, Andrew, I haven't read your other posts yet...but I will...in the meantime, the saying goes that God works in mysterious ways...and just at the exact moment that He begins the desire in me to do something for Him, or be healed, solving a problem, whatever it is...He will also bring me His Word or a Word from somewhere-another words it's enlightened to me-and I know it's from Him...Could be from a local pastor...a pastor on TV-sometimes...a Christian Radio Program...He uses all different means to bring me His Word...so the desire begins and then He starts bringing The Way...we all know that it is and will be in His Time...and there is really no real big hurry about it all because if He wants it done...He provides everything needed for it...That's been my experience...of course I've been sometimes the hands to gather up what was needed...but He provided...and so we prepare 1st...sometimes we are in preparation 1 day or 3 years or maybe longer...What the most important thing is to know: is knowing when He pushes the "Go" button!!! Hahaha....I've lived it before...Ok...It's time...Go Now!!! But am I still in preparation mode? Did I get too comfortable? Sometimes I do...then He has to pry me loose!!! Hahaha It has also been my experience that something that I knew I was to do...but didn't know how...He has taught me little by little...literally...The Lord by prayer-has taught me-and I've literally waited on Him for the next step...And I will know, when, and you will too, if you continue Trusting and Depending and Waiting and Getting Just as Close as you Possibly Can To Him...I'm in Awe...Still In Awe...Of An Awesome God...Who Loves us!!! My my Hebrews 11:6 But without faith it is impossible to please Him, for he who comes to God must believe that He is, and that He is a rewarder of those who diligently seek Him... His Word is True...Much love and prayer...There is lots to be done...

And I am Blessed too, by you, my brother, Jerry!!! Whew...There is a work going on in you!!! My my...Thank You, Jesus! I have just been Blessed...so much...Thank you my brothers and sisters! God has allowed me to drive a few cars in my time with Him...It's just a wonderful time!!! Much love to you In Him...

There is always so much misunderstanding, concerning The Holy Spirit...Rodain!!! Thank you...You have given me a verse that I won't forget now...Hahaha...Love you!!! In Him!!! I believe because of all the different denominations, the beliefs out there and just the plain fear...Having experienced so far-all that I know exists-and all that God has for me-All that God has for us is good!!! It is only the selfish desires and the knowing by the enemy how he can separate us, etc. etc. and believe me that's his job and he does it very very well...and if he can keep us ignorant then all the better for his agenda...and because we all know only in part...that's why we need ALL of us and ALL The Bible...and we need to walk around with understanding...I love ya'll so much and NeedYou and NeedHim really really bad...and will attempt to shed more understanding on the subject...as humbly and in as much love as is possible...It appears to me that the scriptures keep running together when they need to be looked at real slow and carefully...I read in slow motion alot of times because God has a real still quiet voice (except when He is trying to get my attention!!! Hahaha) and He is real simple... All Scripture Given In The New King James Version Ephesians 4:1-16 I, therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, 2 with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, Even though apparently, we all don't believe the same way...Are we walking in our own calling-not jealous of anyone else-and in Love? In The Unity of the Spirit and in the Bond of Peace... 3 endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. 4 There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; 5 one Lord, one faith, one baptism; 6 one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all. 7 But to each one of us grace was given according to the measure of Christ’s gift. 8 Therefore He says: “When He ascended on high, He led captivity captive, And gave gifts to men.” He gave gifts to men...Whew... 9 (Now this, “He ascended”—what does it mean but that He also first descended into the lower parts of the earth? 10 He who descended is also the One who ascended far above all the heavens, that He might fill all things.) 11 And He Himself gave some to be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists, and some pastors and teachers, 12 for the equipping of the saints for the work of ministry, or the edifying of the body of Christ, 13 till we all come to the unity of the faith and of the knowledge of the Son of God, to a perfect man, to the measure of the stature of the fullness of Christ; 14 that we should no longer be children, tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the trickery of men, in the cunning craftiness of deceitful plotting, 15 but, speaking the truth in love, may grow up in all things into Him who is the head—Christ— 16 from whom the whole body, joined and knit together by what every joint supplies, according to the effective working by which every part does its share, causes growth of the body for the edifying of itself in love. Don't be tossed to and fro and carried about with every wind of doctrine... 1 Cor. 14: 1-5 Pursue love, and desire spiritual gifts, Are we to desire spiritual gifts? The Bible says we are and that's what I did...(What if...for a second...What if...and what if this was given to me by The Holy Spirit because I'm praying in tongues right now...What if Jesus gave the gifts to us before we were even born...but we had to do the believing for them when we heard and learned of this...Wow...and then what about Faith...Oh my...I want what God has for me! All of what He has for me...and I have to Seek to Find...and if I don't find...I'm still content in all things...but I do not speak against any possibility of God...because With Him All Things Are Possible...and I'm the type that I'm not content until I have it all!!! Hahaha...anyway...continuing on In The Word... but especially that you may prophesy. 2 For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God, for no one understands him; however, in the spirit he speaks mysteries. That's right...I can speak in tongues in my house, in my car, in the shower...or anywhere that I am led to...because I am speaking to God...and that God is up to something!!! Because He Is Up To Something!!! (and this is where the teaching comes from that the devil can not hear what is spoken in tongues) because The Word says: that in the spirit he (me and you...little "h" speaks mysteries...(See sometimes The Holy Spirit teaches us-there are words (understanding) between the lines of ink) but some get all (hocus pocus about it all) which is a lie... 3 But he who prophesies speaks edification and exhortation and comfort to men. (self explanatory) 4 He who speaks in a tongue edifies himself, Edification: improvement, instruction, or enlightenment, especially when morally or spiritually uplifting!!! (From the online Dictionary) From Strongs: edifies From 1 Cor. 14:4 edifies (actually King James Version: edifieth: #3618: to be a house-builder, i.e. construct or (fig.) confirm--build, edify, builder, build up, be in a building, embolden. Now it appears to me that God created us and that we are individuals and come together collectively as a whole...And it appears to me that God supplies "all our need" and He knows we need building up-individually-as well as collectively... but he who prophesies edifies the church. 5 I wish you all spoke with tongues, but even more that you prophesied; for he who prophesies is greater than he who speaks with tongues, unless indeed he interprets, that the church may receive edification. I truly believe that God has our best interest at heart and desires that we build up and not tear down...that we have understanding above all...So even The Bible says: I wish you all spolke with tongues...But prophesying is better unless the one with tongues also interprets!!! So many times this is misquoted...Tongues get thrown out with the bath water when indeed that is not so!!! Understanding and experience is needed...and even in that we grow up from babies to maturity...Much Love to you, In Jesus Name'...

Indeed, just as promised a new heaven and earth. Rev. 21:3 " Look, God's dwelling place is now among the people, and he will dwell with them. They will be his people, and God himself will be with them and be their God." That's so good...Other one and Bfloydo...Hahaha...And I do believe He did and has...Whew...Oh Yes He Has and Does Dwell With us and In us!!! Father...Indwell Your Children Mightily For Your Glory...In Jesus' Name...I pray...Needing You All The Time, Lord...Walk with us, I pray...

Praying for you In The Spirit...FB...God knows exactly what you need...Love In Him, NeedYouLord

Much love to you, DRS, I've done a study...And my Bible does show that Jesus Came Forth From The Father...And it just makes so much sense that they are One...When I go on a study...My Bible takes me all over The Bible referencing this scripture with that one and so on...So I go on quite a journey when I do go on a search of scripture...and usually it's Spirit Led so it's like Wow!!! Hahaha... Also knowing that anything is possible...I've heard it preached this way: God could not show His Face to Moses because His Face is Jesus...Oh my...and at that time Jesus had not been born yet...Amazing...anyway...if it's factually wrong that's still the way I heard it preached...Love In Him, NeedYouLord