Let’’s ask the Lord to break us where we need to b

[angels4u]

Let’’s ask the Lord to break us where we need to be broken this week so that we might be anointed completely to do great things for Him!

This was in the devotion today which I recieved from George,

I heard what can happen to people who prayed to be broken and I don't know if I want to ask ---------

Did anybody pray this pray before and how did the Lord deal with you?

Did you have to go through a hard time?

I pray the Lord for guiding and to lead me to do His will but I don't know if I want to ask to be broken, maybe I'm broken already--because He is very important in my life,

Angels

[nebula]

Did I pray this prayer? Yes.

Did I like the things I went through? No.

Am I glad now that I went through those things? Yes.

There's a verse in Proverbs, something about how each heart knows its own bitterness, and no other can share its joys.

The stuff I went through were things I needed to go go through to lose myself in the Lord more.I was broken in areas that I am sensitive to - again and again and again. And yes I cried so many tears over it all. But I would find the strength in some way to turn to the Lord, to worship Him as Job did in the worst of times, and I made it through. I found it made me stronger than I was before. I am not as vulnerable as I was before.

I can appreciate your fear. Going through times of heart-break, I wondered, "Why did I pray that?" But now that I am through those things, I don't ever want to go back to the way it was before I prayed that.

Thanks for the memory. I'd forgotten that my pain was for a reason. I need to stop being afraid of the trials it takes to go through to purify the gold in my life.

God bless you, sister!!

[Guest Mudfly]

I've also heard the statement: "Instead of praying for the Lord to break you, pray that your eyes and heart will be opened so you don't have to be broken..."

I think Ray Comfort said that if I remember correctly.

[angels4u]

Thank you replying

Neb ,very good post and thanks for sharing....did you ever hear about "The Setara twins "? I remember going to their special services and that was all about being broken, those meetings were great....I really saw myself,one of my biggest things was to be wanting to be in controle home about things...I had to let of lot of that go and let god take over....I still let a lot of things go and ask God to take over. I try not to get upset too easy.

Its good to trust God.

God is so good and He knows so much what we need, when our car broke down in another city then where we live (happened yesterday), a person from our little city stood right beside us and asked if she could drive us home.

Mudfly Instead of praying for the Lord to break you, pray that your eyes and heart will be opened so you don't have to be broken..."

I rather go for that......I'm seeing myself all the time, but often after I say the wrong thing:)

Anyway God knows our hearts....the inside is what counts the most!

[JohnS]

Hi Angels!

I've got a stack of books so I could learn how to live

Many are left half- read, covered by the cob webs on my shelf

And I've got a list of laws growing longer every day

And if I keep pluggin' away maybe someday I'll perfect myself

O but all of my labor seems to be in vain

And all of my laws just cause me more pain

So I fall before You in all of my shame

Ready and willing to be changed

Own me, take all that I am

And heal me by the Blood of the Lamb

Mold me by Your gracious hand

Break me 'til I'm only Yours

G Owens

[Adstar]

I've also heard the statement: "Instead of praying for the Lord to break you, pray that your eyes and heart will be opened so you don't have to be broken..."

I think Ray Comfort said that if I remember correctly.

Amen mudfly

Pray for God to take away pride in us also.

All Praise The Ancient Of God

[angels4u]

John, thanks for your beautiful poem, I will print it out!

Adstar: You're right, pride might be the biggest thing in our life to get rid of, I have not seen many Christians either without having alot of pride.........

I believe PRIDE is the most comman sin in man...don't you think?

How would the world look if pride didn't exist? We know where it came from--

Love you brothers in the Lord, Angels

[Becky]

I've also heard the statement: "Instead of praying for the Lord to break you, pray that your eyes and heart will be opened so you don't have to be broken..."

thanks, Mudfly