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1Co 15:56 KJV (56) The sting of death is sin; and the strength of sin is the law. Adam and Eve lived a perfect life, until God gave them a law to follow, and until that time that they became aware of the law, they were abiding by it; then shortly after the law came, they did the one thing He told them no to do. ever steal a cookie from the cookie jar after eating a few with permission? did you notice how much more desirable that cookie was than the one just like it that you were allowed to have? there's just something about our flesh that hates laws - the more our flesh becomes focused on the law, the more our flesh wants to violate the law. take a bunch of kids and put them in a playroom with toys for a while, and watch for a toy that they don't choose to play with. then tell them that they can play with any toy in the room except that one, and see what happens...they'l lust after the heretofore ignored but now forbidden toy - they'll focus on it even though they weren't interested in it at all before you laid down the law. and if they know that you're watching them closely to see if they violate your law, it will make them ever more tempted to violate your law - as long as you keep them focused on it. do you share racy pictures of yourself with your husband? what works for her will work for you - treat him in the ways that she does that keeps his focus on her, and it will shift his focus to you. stop keeping tabs on him - God will let you know what you need to know about his faithfulness, and all you're accomplishing is increasing his flesh desire to violate your law; after all, so far he has obviously resisted that temptation, although your confidence that he will slip up (as evidenced by your closely looking for that to happen) is driving his flesh in that direction. everybody has flesh to deal with - minister selfless love, as only this overcomes the law - it's goodness that causes repentance, not suspicion or judgment (even if justified by law) - only mercy and grace triumph over transgression

have you ever been distracted when someone was speaking to you? maybe you were having a serious conversation in the kitchen, and right in the middle of someone trying to tell you something, you hear a pot of pasta boil over and dash to correct it, only to realize afterward that you didn't hear what they said, even though they were speaking? God is never silent; but often i find that when He is trying to tell me something, i am so distracted that i don't hear Him even though He's speaking; and this is usually because He's telling me something that my flesh does not want to hear. maybe God wants you to learn how to hear Him tell you how to fix your marriage, and you're listening to the pastor and other people instead - like listening for the pot to boil over as a priority over listening to someone who's trying to tell you how to keep the pot from boiling over... God didn't reconcile your marriage; you did - and the way you did this was to strive to hear Him and follow His leading; now you must not get distracted from Him so that you will hear Him tell you how to restore the joy in your marriage as He speaks what does your husband blame you for when you try to talk to him about your marriage? that is likely what is distracting him from hearing you

you might calmly and without sarcasm or judgment ask him if he would be willing to give up one of your existing 4 children to adoption in order to have this miracle child that came naturally; if he's says no, ask him how he could choose to give up his 5th child instead - but ask calmly and without sarcasm or judgment this hasn't caught God by surprise; and to be frank, it shouldn't catch you by surprise either - you've no doubt prayed many times to have a child naturally, and you know how children come and have obviously taken the required step (even if you weren't in faith that it would be fruitful when you took that step); and now that your prayers have been answered, your tears are not of joy, but of sadness - change your focus to God's faithfulness in answering your prayers; trust Him to know exactly what needs to be done for your husband to embrace this blessing and receive spiritual rebirth; don't be moved by your feelings of fear - if God can strengthen you and your husband and provide for the two of you and 4 children, would a 5th child tax His ability to provide for you and strengthen you? turn your tears of sadness at what things look like at this moment to tears of joy of what this 5th child will be like years from now when the question of how you'll 'make it through' this blessing has been revealed. your fears infect your husband because of the spiritual authority you have as a reborn believer (authority that he does not have as a currently-lost man); your faith can have the opposite effect, and your joy can infect him as well - but you have to 'put on' joy sometimes like you would put on a winter coat; when you first put on a winter coat, it takes a while for your body's heat to warm the coat (you even feel more cold when you first put it on than you did before you made the decision to put it on), and then you become warm - put on joy; when you first put on joy, it takes a while for your reborn spirit to warm your emotions (you even feel more sadness when you first put on joy by faith than you did before you made the decision to 'put on joy'), and then you become 'full of joy unspeakable'; and the joy of the Lord IS your strength Neh 8:8-10 KJV (8) So they read in the book in the law of God distinctly, and gave the sense, and caused them to understand the reading. (9) And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto the LORD your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law. (10) Then he said unto them, Go your way, eat the fat, and drink the sweet, and send portions unto them for whom nothing is prepared: for this day is holy unto our Lord: neither be ye sorry; for the joy of the LORD is your strength.

if she's under pressure to act different from her nature at work, she will be prone to act different from her nature in the opposite way when she's not at work. maybe you just need to accept the fact that you aren't likely to get the behavior you want from her in this life; if you can adjust your expectations, you'll automatically adjust your reactions as well. Mat 5:43-48 BBE (43) You have knowledge that it was said, Have love for your neighbour, and hate for him who is against you: (44) But I say to you, Have love for those who are against you, and make prayer for those who are cruel to you; (45) So that you may be the sons of your Father in heaven; for his sun gives light to the evil and to the good, and he sends rain on the upright man and on the sinner. (46) For if you have love for those who have love for you, what credit is it to you? do not the tax-farmers the same? (47) And if you say, Good day, to your brothers only, what do you do more than others? do not even the Gentiles the same? (48) Be then complete in righteousness, even as your Father in heaven is complete.

Heb 3:7 KJV(7) Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice,

if you turn on your radio and get static; do you assume that the radio station is off the air, or do you assume that there might be something wrong with your radio? Heb 3:7 KJV (7) Wherefore (as the Holy Ghost saith, To day if ye will hear his voice, God is always speaking to you - but you must 'incline your ear'; what have you been asking Him about?

1Sa 28:8 KJV (8) And Saul disguised himself, and put on other raiment, and he went, and two men with him, and they came to the woman by night: and he said, I pray thee, divine unto me by the familiar spirit, and bring me him up, whom I shall name unto thee. '...divine unto me by the familiar spirit...' this to me is a key phrase; and interprets what follows in this account. Lev 20:27 KJV (27) A man also or woman that hath a familiar spirit, or that is a wizard, shall surely be put to death: they shall stone them with stones: their blood shall be upon them. clearly, a familiar spirit is not one faithful to God, but to the devil Joh_8:44 Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it. Jesus makes it clear that the devil is a liar; therefore a familiar spirit is also a liar - the 'person' that the witch 'brought up' was not Samuel, but a demonic spirit familiar with Samuel who went by the same name and appearance to deceive - therefore nothing that the witch or the familiar spirit posing as Samuel said can be trusted as from the Lord; remember that satan quoted scripture to Jesus during His temptation - but he didn't quote it exactly - he changed it slightly to suit his own evil purpose; a lie has it's base in truth, but is not trustworthy...

you're looking for something in the physical world - a 'sign' - to tell you what God wants you to do; but if you get a sign, how will you know it's from God? think back to when you proposed to her - what were your motives? was it because of the way she makes you feel? because of what she does for you? if so, then you proposed out of love for self rather than love for God. take some time to work this out - don't look for outward, physical signs, because none can be certain - get quiet before God in your mind and seek the option that gives you the most peace Col 3:12-17 KJV (12) Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; (13) Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye. (14) And above all these things put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness. (15) And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to the which also ye are called in one body; and be ye thankful. (16) Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom; teaching and admonishing one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your hearts to the Lord. (17) And whatsoever ye do in word or deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God and the Father by him.

as long as you expect her to change, you'll be a part of her cycle - you must change in order to break free of sharing this cycle with her. your hurt comes from unfulfilled expectations you have of her - first, you have to realize that God's forgiveness is not based on her performance; but right now, yours is - you've got to be mindful of His unconditional forgiveness as you deal with her in order to avoid receiving hurt; you have to learn to forgive her before she disappoints you. you're looking at her actions; try looking at her heart - she's 'looking for love in all the wrong places' as the song says, and therefore she isn't finding it - but she is looking for love, and God IS Love, so she's looking for God - if you can see it this way, it will help you minister to her more effectively. God wants someone to show her unconditional love through - and you're a good candidate for Him to use - remember that it's the goodness of God that causes lasting change, not the harshness of the law of performance. strive to treat her as you would if she was actually meeting your expectations now; look for opportunities to tell her about God's unconditional love, and focus on helping her to come into fellowship with Him - His intervention is the only thing that will cause her to change, and He needs someone in a flesh body to speak and act through. as you shift your focus from how she affects you and others, to how you can affect her through selfless love, you'll become less and less susceptible to receiving hurt from her, and more effective at showing God's goodness to her. God has faith in you; that's why He chose you - agree with Him!

you need to understand forgiveness in order to receive it. Jesus paid the price for the sins of the whole world, but not everyone in the world will receive that forgiveness. not only did God forgive you for all your sins some 2000 years before you were even born, He also forgave your Mom for all her sins. you carry deep hurt from your mother because you see yourself as a victim; this indicates that you have not forgiven her - or more importantly - you have not acknowledged that GOD has forgiven her - even if she rejects His forgiveness. in order to help her change for the better, you must forgive her first - you see, only victims can forgive; because once they do, they are no longer victims - they become victors as long as you see yourself as a victim, you will deal with her in judgment - there can be no victim without wrong, and wrong can only be determined through judgment. once you forgive, you can deal with her in mercy and grace - the way God deals with both you and her. receive your forgiveness, and forgive her - she will always be your mother, no matter what she does, and you owe her your very flesh.

the bible doesn't say much about marriage; but it does say a lot about selfless love. the world's love says 'i love you and i need you'; which really means 'i love you for what you do for me - and if you don't do things for me, i won't love you' - this is actually 'i love me' i'm saying this out of love (whenever i hear someone say that to me, i can be sure i won't like it when i first hear it...) what would your husband post here in response? would he say that you never listen to him because you're always expressing your own feelings; or would he say that you always give him a chance to speak his mind without ridiculing him? would he say that you always complain about him, or that you always speak well of him? would he say that you help him save to be able to give your future children a good home, or that you spend more than you make? go back and look at your post - how much of it is concerned with what's best for him? you can get a divorce and easily find another husband if you're outwardly attractive, but if you want to have a mate whose focus is on your good, you'll have to be that kind of mate to your husband rather than lament what he isn't doing for you

so what IS the 'prayer of faith' that saves the sick? well, what is faith if it's not belief in God's word in spite of all reports to the contrary? so before you can pray the prayer of faith that saves the sick, you need to know what God's word says about healing; and you have to set your heart to believe God's word on healing above all other reports - no matter what grandma's experience was, or what you heard a preacher say from the pulpit, or what the medical industry says, or what your own body is 'telling' you. God's word says that by the stripes of Jesus we are/were healed - so is the prayer of faith one in which we plead with God to do something more than taking those stripes as Jesus? God's word says that we are to speak to our mountains about God and that those mountains will obey us if we believe in our hearts and not doubt - so is the prayer of faith one in which we update God about our mountains and ask HIM to take further action? and for those who require 'scientific proof'; can your faith be in God's word if you require agreement from man? Father God, thank you for the great love You have for the sick! thank You that Your word clearly says that sickness is part of the curse of the law, and that as reborn believers, we are free of the curse of the law because Jesus took that curse for us! thank You that even if we don't understand how Jesus taking a brutal whipping in our place healed us, that we can Trust Your faithfulness that this is Truth! Lord, we yield to Your instructions and speak to our mountains of sickness; we speak to sickness directly and rebuke it as You did as Jesus, and we curse the sickness in our bodies and command sickness to die from the roots up as You did the fig tree. Lord, we yield to Your instructions and speak to our mountains of disability, and command our bodies to receive the wholeness that You as Jesus paid for so dearly! and we resolve to not be moved by any other report - whether it be experience (our own or others'), or reports from the medical industry, or even the report of our own bodies - and we know that if we continue in believing to see Your goodness in the land of the living by meditating on Your words rather than all the reports to the contrary, that we will NOT faint from faith in Your words of life and health and blessing, and we will eventually see the healing and restoration that You have promised come to pass! thank You Father God that this is the victory that overcomes our world - even our faith in YOU!

no, the scripture tells us that: Mat 10:8 KJV (8) Heal the sick, cleanse the lepers, raise the dead, cast out devils: freely ye have received, freely give. somehow i missed all the scripture that you provided in your posts, such as this one above... it's too late to convince me; i've seen it in the scripture and am living the wonderful results - i'm not going to try and force you to be well, so you'll get the last word in your next post

not sure what you're asking, or what you're driving at - i don't need to ask God to heal anyone any more than i need to ask God to save anyone - He's fully motivated to heal and save everyone, and has already made both healing and forgiveness available to everyone, and He's made that plain in His word - so plain that you have to have help to misunderstand that - but only those who believe and fight doubt receive. is Jesus getting crucified every time that someone receives spiritual rebirth today? or are they responding in faith to what He made available by grace at the cross over 2000 years ago? do all receive spiritual rebirth? or only those who believe and fight doubt? and yet healing is somehow different???

LOL - getting a bit offended aren't you? i never said anything even close to God being my 'djinni' to do my bidding - i said that we follow His instructions according to His leading, just like Jesus did, who was our example - there can ben no faith outside of God's leading. you have many opinions, but few scriptures to back them up - so be it; we disagree