More Grace?

[Openly Curious]

Openly Curious,

When I thought about you, I remembered a quote I recently heard:

"Suffering saints are living seed" -Charles Spurgeon

The truth is, a kernel of wheat must be planted in the soil. Unless it dies it will be alone--a single seed. But its death will produce many new kernels--a plentiful harvest of new lives. Those who love their life in this world will lose it. Those who despise their life in this world will keep it for eternal life. All those who want to be my disciples must come and follow me, because my servants must be where I am. And if they follow me, the Father will honor them.

John 12:24-26 NLT

As you said, He comforts us so that we can comfort others-is where its at.

Even-when others are a witness of us going through trials and tribulations and see the victory that the Lord gives-those living seed are being thrown and those who are fortunent enough to witness-their lives will be changed as they seek the Lord and they too have the potential to keep multiplying. Isn't it great there is a bigger plan and we aren't going through our trials for nothing!!! He is truly the Lord of the Harvest-Thank You Jesus!!!

People see your fruit- Keep on bearing!!!

Blessings

Candi

Dear sweet Candi,

Thank you for your kind words and obedience to the Spirit in writing them and yes you suceeded in making me boo hoo as the very scriptures you used in John has very special meaning in my life. G-d used these very verses to comfort my heart when my dad died. It is a very interesting story in the fact I never knew my real dad I only remember seeing him only once in my life. He was a drunk who beat my mom badly. I never heard from him until I was in a girls drug rehabilitation home trying to overcome depending on drugs and alcohol.

when my father called all he said was "Hello this is your father and I love you I am dying and I left you in my will and he said good-bye and it was all i could do to get I love you too out. But that was the entire conversation. We buried him on Christmas day as he died of emphsema. While they were lowering him into the ground the Sprirt reminded me of these very words in John except a kernel of wheat fall to the ground and die it has no hope of the resurrection.

My heavenly father went to great lenghths to reach me with that message "I love you and you are in my will" for I didn't feel at all like I was in his will at the time I was a total introvert at that time because of events as I have overcome so much but still have far to go. But dying out to self is a hard road but it is the only road I want to take. If you could see where Jesus brought me from to where I am right now then you would know the reason why I love him so. The words to a song which is so true to me in my battles to be an overcomer in whatever state I'm in good or bad up or down. blessings my dear sister and peace be upon your house.

Openly Curious

[Candi770]

What a blessing that you could speak the words to your earthy father. But I can't even imagine what that whole event would be like. But I can only imagine-how the Lord can use your testimony!!!! I get really stirred up inside-thinking about each and everyone in the body getting up each and every day-in trial, etc determined to allow the Lord to get them through their situations (for the battle is his)and continue to stand firm in their faith-because others are watching and reading these living epistles-its not in vain- our lives-are for a purpose.

His Grace is sufficient for US!!!

Blessings

Candi