Jayyycuuup Posted February 17, 2013 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 68 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1,384 Content Per Day: 0.37 Reputation: 155 Days Won: 1 Joined: 01/20/2014 Status: Offline Birthday: 02/22/1996 Share Posted February 17, 2013 There are so many words in the bible that are not only powerful, but can alter and completely change a person's life if the let God. Amoung those words, one of them that I want to focus on is "but God." Your probably scratching your head about now, but read through, and see if it helps any Romans 8:31 "What, then, shall we say in response to this? If God is for us, who can be against us?" My main focus here is that even though your struggling, NOTHING, will overtake and overcome you. For we have a loving and caring GOD, whom is much larger than anything the world can regurgitate and put upon us. Acts 3:14-19 "But you denied the Holy One and the Just, and asked for a murderer to be granted to you, and killed the Prince of life, whom God raised from the dead, of which we are witnesses. And His name, through faith in His name, has made this man strong, whom you see and know. Yes the faith which comes through Im has given him this perfect coundness in the presence of you all. Yet now, bretheren, I know that you did it in ignorance, as you did also your rulers. But those things which God foretold by the mouth of all His prophets, that the Christ would suffer, He has thus fulfilled. Repent therefore and be converted, that your sins may be blotted, so that times of refreshing may come from the presence of the Lord." The very same forgiveness we can recieve, the same cry is for us. We mess us, we independantly pinned Christ to the cross. And he bore these things out of love, to reunite us with Him, so that we may be heirs of the Kingdom! There truly is NO pit too deep that God's grace, love, and mercy, does not run deeper. We see our brokeness and think LORD, what have I done, I don't deserve this, I don't deserve you. . . BUT WAIT! The LORD still calls you, think back to the prodigal son in Luke 15, and how the son was ungreatful, sinned against Heaven and his earthly dad. But despite this, the father rejoiced more over his son returning, rather than cursing him, he was thankful! For he knew that the LORD had restored him, that redemption won, that God had mended his heart that was frail and filled with greed. So shall it be in Heaven, when one of God's creation returns to Him and becomes a child of God. Heaven will rejoice, and throw the biggest party! ~Again, there is no pit that is too deep that God's love does not run deeper~ No matter where you are, he longs for you, and when you return, He is Joyful, He does not wish to question you, interigate you, question you. . .but He welcomes you in loving, compassionate arms, longing for your return. Isaiah 1:18 Come now, and let us reason together," Says the LORD. "Though your sins are like scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; Though they are red like crimson, they shall be as wool." Psalm 49:15 "But God will redeem my soul from the power of the grave, For He shall receive me." If your backslidden, beating yourself up because you believe the voice telling you that your not good enough, stop. . .and listen. . .Take God at HIS word, and believe. Because the blood of Christ cries out and procalims you, over anything that tells you otherwise. You are made new, by the blood of Christ you are forgiven. Not by what you have done, or what we can do, but because of His grace, none can boast for this is truly by the mercy and love of God! Psalm 86:5 "For You, LORD, are good, and ready to forgive, And abundant in mercy to all those who call upon You." Not to some, not to just your neighbor, or the person who is a bit "better" than you, but ALL who call upon HIS name, are made new! Jehovah Rophe, the Lord healeth! No longer be torn in two by the grace of God and the memories of your past. God has blotted out your past, and your literally made a new creation and washed by the blood of Christ, if He can forgive you, why can't you learn to forgive yourself? Ephesians 2 And you He made alive, who were dead in trespasses and sins, 2 in which you once walked according to the course of this world, according to the prince of the power of the air, the spirit who now works in the sons of disobedience, 3 among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others. 4 But God, who is rich in mercy, because of His great love with which He loved us, 5 even when we were dead in trespasses, made us alive together with Christ (by grace you have been saved), 6 and raised us up together, and made us sit together in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus, 7 that in the ages to come He might show the exceeding riches of His grace in His kindness toward us in Christ Jesus. 8 For by grace you have been saved through faith, and that not of yourselves; it is the gift of God, 9 not of works, lest anyone should boast. 10 For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them. 11 Therefore remember that you, once Gentiles in the flesh—who are called Uncircumcision by what is called the Circumcision made in the flesh by hands— 12 that at that time you were without Christ, being aliens from the commonwealth of Israel and strangers from the covenants of promise, having no hope and without God in the world. 13 But now in Christ Jesus you who once were far off have been brought near by the blood of Christ. 14 For He Himself is our peace, who has made both one, and has broken down the middle wall of separation, 15 having abolished in His flesh the enmity, that is, the law of commandments contained in ordinances, so as to create in Himself one new man from the two, thus making peace, 16 and that He might reconcile them both to God in one body through the cross, thereby putting to death the enmity. 17 And He came and preached peace to you who were afar off and to those who were near. 18 For through Him we both have access by one Spirit to the Father. 19 Now, therefore, you are no longer strangers and foreigners, but fellow citizens with the saints and members of the household of God, 20 having been built on the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ Himself being the chief cornerstone, 21 in whom the whole building, being fitted together, grows into a holy temple in the Lord, 22 in whom you also are being built together for a dwelling place of God in the Spirit. Another lesson I think that needs to be focused on is those in need, the ones that need healing, weather it be emotional, physical, financial. . . whatever the case may be. God has this mapped out and planned for you. God is faithful, ALWAYS. We only get a snapshot of the bigger picture and fixate ourselves on this. God has a grand plan for our lives, keep your eyes on Him and trust, nothing compares to the Glory we have in Heaven. We suffer for Christ sake, and we tend to believe and tell ourselves this is because of our past, our sin . . but this is life brothers and sisters! We are foretold of tribulations! Christ promised us a peace of MIND in Him, and that He will comfort us in them! Not that we will have an untempted life! For trials produce strength, and our faithfulness grows as we are put under trial and acknowledge God, and know that His faithfulness for his children is beyond compare! Hold onto the Hope and the promises He brings, our glory and blessings will be full in Heaven, there will be a day when the burdens of this place will be no more, but until that day lets be courageous, acknowledge the LORD and take on our giants in the Name of the LORD as David did! Please the LORD, have faith and trust in Him! Hebrews 11:6. "Without faith it is impossible to please God." Though we cannot make sense of why He heals some, and not others, it is not for us to question. GOD has a grand plan for each of us, and we are live this to the fullest. Coming upon tribulations does not make you a failure, falling down and not getting up does, So I say trust, trust in the LORD!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thehopefulcry2 Posted February 18, 2013 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 24 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 90 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 27 Days Won: 3 Joined: 08/16/2007 Status: Offline Birthday: 08/02/1984 Share Posted February 18, 2013 This is an amazing write up, Jake, It was written so that it is easy to understand! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Jayyycuuup Posted February 22, 2013 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 3 Topic Count: 68 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 1,384 Content Per Day: 0.37 Reputation: 155 Days Won: 1 Joined: 01/20/2014 Status: Offline Birthday: 02/22/1996 Author Share Posted February 22, 2013 Thank you Hopeful and Joe, I enjoyed writing it Praise the LORD And Joe, I love your signarture, especially this part! "When I get on my high horse, I usually find Jesus rides off on his donkey" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladypeartree Posted February 22, 2013 Group: Royal Member Followers: 37 Topic Count: 537 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 32,648 Content Per Day: 5.01 Reputation: 23,261 Days Won: 217 Joined: 06/21/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 02/23/1953 Share Posted February 22, 2013 :41: :41: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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