Swarna Jha Posted August 15, 2006 Group: Junior Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 27 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 82 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/24/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 08/24/1953 Share Posted August 15, 2006 VISION: Measuring Up ----To A New Name! Seen over a time in July 2006. A distance away from the foot of a single large Mountain was a dusty place where I saw many people carrying stones back and forth. It looked like a valley, but there was no range of mountains, just this one large Mountain. The people there were grumbling as they worked, grumbling as they talked, grumbling as they stood. Grumble, grumble, grumble. Suddenly the Lord appeared to them. He Stood on the very top of that single Mountain and was looking down at them, intently. He Asked, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGR Posted August 15, 2006 Group: Royal Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 512 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 8,601 Content Per Day: 1.13 Reputation: 125 Days Won: 2 Joined: 07/16/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 12/04/1973 Share Posted August 15, 2006 How guilty we ALL are from time to time of grumbling and murmuring. I found myself being convicted of such from this post. THanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swarna Jha Posted August 15, 2006 Group: Junior Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 27 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 82 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/24/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 08/24/1953 Author Share Posted August 15, 2006 How guilty we ALL are from time to time of grumbling and murmuring. I found myself being convicted of such from this post. THanks! Praise God. Ronald you're right about how guilty we ALL are about grumbling and murmuring. The frightening thing about grumbling and murmuring is that it just 'creeps in', mostly unnoticed, and spreads like a cancer within. Thanks for sharing Ronald. love and abundant blessings in Christ Jesus your sister in Christ Swarna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Posted August 15, 2006 Group: Royal Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 115 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 8,281 Content Per Day: 1.13 Reputation: 249 Days Won: 3 Joined: 03/03/2004 Status: Offline Birthday: 10/30/1955 Share Posted August 15, 2006 Very similar to a spiritual dream I had 10 or 12 years back! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swarna Jha Posted August 15, 2006 Group: Junior Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 27 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 82 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/24/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 08/24/1953 Author Share Posted August 15, 2006 Hi Leonard, please could you share it here, if can recall it? Thanks. love and blessings in Christ Jesus Swarna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RGR Posted August 16, 2006 Group: Royal Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 512 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 8,601 Content Per Day: 1.13 Reputation: 125 Days Won: 2 Joined: 07/16/2003 Status: Offline Birthday: 12/04/1973 Share Posted August 16, 2006 How guilty we ALL are from time to time of grumbling and murmuring. I found myself being convicted of such from this post. THanks! Praise God. Ronald you're right about how guilty we ALL are about grumbling and murmuring. The frightening thing about grumbling and murmuring is that it just 'creeps in', mostly unnoticed, and spreads like a cancer within. Thanks for sharing Ronald. love and abundant blessings in Christ Jesus your sister in Christ Swarna Sis, I'm SOOOO guilty, lol! I work in retail sales, do not have anywhere near enough help for the job that I do, etc. So many times I catch myself griping about my job, etc. One day God impressed it upon me that He had me in the job for a purpose and that no amount of griping would do any good, and if anything, would be detrimental. He basically told me that the quicker I learned not to gripe, the quicker He would bring me out of the situation! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Johns Posted August 16, 2006 Group: Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 0 Topics Per Day: 0 Content Count: 19 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/16/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 02/08/1966 Share Posted August 16, 2006 sometimes it is hard not to gripe. when i catch myself (or i should say God convicts me) i remember what jesus went through and that is all it takes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swarna Jha Posted August 16, 2006 Group: Junior Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 27 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 82 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/24/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 08/24/1953 Author Share Posted August 16, 2006 Lori Johns, I agree, our focus HAS to be Jesus Christ. He understands our frailties. Ronald, Sis, I'm SOOOO guilty, lol! I work in retail sales, do not have anywhere near enough help for the job that I do, etc. So many times I catch myself griping about my job, etc. One day God impressed it upon me that He had me in the job for a purpose and that no amount of griping would do any good, and if anything, would be detrimental. He basically told me that the quicker I learned not to gripe, the quicker He would bring me out of the situation! laugh.gif Detrimental is the right word. You say 'learn not to gripe', actually it's easy to forget that we have to learn, to be trained by the Word of God not to gripe. I find that grumbling is also infectious, if you stay long enough in the company of 'hard core' grumblers. It is good to repent. We serve a Great and Mighty God full of Mercy, full of Grace. He basically told me that the quicker I learned not to gripe, the quicker He would bring me out of the situation! I believe we can all learn from this. love and blessings in Christ Jesus Swarna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lori Johns Posted August 16, 2006 Group: Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 0 Topics Per Day: 0 Content Count: 19 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/16/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 02/08/1966 Share Posted August 16, 2006 I find that grumbling is also infectious, if you stay long enough in the company of 'hard core' grumblers. It is good to repent. No kidding! it can be like a disease..one person starts and if it isn't stopped before you know it everyone is doing it. The work place and within families can be the hardest places not to catch it. But then that is how satan works isn't it? He will find his way into the lives of everyone, one way or another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swarna Jha Posted August 16, 2006 Group: Junior Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 27 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 82 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/24/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 08/24/1953 Author Share Posted August 16, 2006 Yes Lori Johns, I think it's like a disease too. Grumbling can lead you to lose focus and become ungrateful to God, because all you're looking at, is, as in this vision, 'self', self-pity, self-justification etc. It decieves us into false thinking. Jesus Christ is the Lamb without spot and without blemish. He is BLAMELESS. blessings swarna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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