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How to lose everything God gives you and not even know it!!!
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Judges ch 16 v 20 then Hebrews Ch2:1 I would like to speak to you about how to lose everything God gives to us and not even know it. I don't want to look at the usual suspects that we all know about and are aware of but other things that grieves the Lord. It causes the Holy spirit to flee from us leaving us devoid. While men look for the obvious to destroy the vineyard like the bear and the lion it was the foxes who did the damage. While we are looking at the big sins it can be the small sins that can take us out of the will of God. Grumbling and Disputing In Philippians 2:12 "Do all things without murmurings and disputings" there's a statement! Do all things without murmurings and disputings! WOW! God only tolerates these things in babes only in those who are new in the faith. If you want Gods spirit lifted from you start complaining,and all too soon you will find yourself empty! Spiritual Pride This is the worst form of pride. Pride was the devils sin it caused him to be cast out from the presence of God. Paul was right when he said Knowledge puffeth up .. like some kind of spiritual elitism! You know you can have the right idea and the wrong attitude,this grieves the Holy Spirit. You can become like the Pharisee in the temple in Luke 18:11 it reads "The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican".We are what we are but only by Gods grace. When the pharisee prayed "I thank you that I am not as other men are..." I believe he was leading himself into the desert and away from the spring of living waters. Cares of the world Matthew 13  "And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them" The thorny ground hearer .. are you choking?There are 3 things that stop us going on:- Immediate satanic action - Satan hinders us Tribulation - Trials in our lives Cares of Life - The sad thing is here the victims don't know it, they don't know that slowly they are moving farther away from the Lord. Yes there are things we have to attend to , jobs . bills, families but we cant as believers let this choke us. These cares can choke our love, commitment and service to Christ. Of course we have to help family and friends but we have to go on in our relationship with the Lord who is our strength too. Sometimes it is said that the only time people see clearly is on a deathbed, help us to see where we are now and not when its too late to change. The children of Israel was fed for 40 years by the Lord but became tired of the Manna ..they wanted flesh because they were tired manna and wanted some variety, God gave them the flesh they asked for, but along with the flesh they became lean in their soul. Substituting Motions for EMOTIONS! The spirit of God shook Samson (It's said to be the way the Holy Spirit came upon him) but Samson began shaking himself!He declared,"I will go out as at other times and shake myself!" I wonder how many times Samson did that? How long did it go on before the Lord halted it? He performed but he had no anointing. We think sometimes we need a good shaking.. NO we don't!!! What we need is a deep work of Grace done within our hearts. Raising hands without hearts, Singing without thinking, Reading without pondering? Is it a sham that we have? The 5 virgins got shut out because of a sham, they had oil in their lamps but not in their vessels they had outward profession but not inward reality. Being baptized with the Holy Spirit but not filled? Surely that is contradictory? No lots of believers say that they are baptized in the Holy spirit yet they are ineffective and powerless, is it that we are living on past experiences when our faith was at its height? Is your experience only a memory? The Lord wants us to have fresh manna every day!!! Fresh food from heaven. In Exodus it tells us that the manna was covered in oil. Oil is representational of the Holy spirit! What an amazing banquet the Lord wants us to have.We need to have fresh experiences in our christian walk if we don't then we begin to die. Its kinda like a car, your car wont run forever on one tank of petrol will it now? NO!! We have got to keep on filling up that tank. That's why Paul says in Ephesians 5:17 "Wherefore be ye not unwise, but understanding what the will of the Lord is". Let me leave you with these scriptures: Hosea7:9 "Strangers have devoured his strength, and he knoweth it not: yea, gray hairs are here and there upon him, yet he knoweth not".What stranger has taken your strength? Who do we associate ourselves with? If the people we associate are not who we need to be with they take our strength. Judges 16:20 "And she said, The Philistines be upon thee, Samson. And he awoke out of his sleep, and said, I will go out as at other times before, and shake myself. And he wist not that the LORD was departed from him".Here we have unconscious deterioration. How are you and the Lord fellowhiping? Are you cold? fighting to keep going to church? That's a sign that we are spiritually on the ropes!I pray if you are feeling like this that you will get on your knees and talk to your father about it! Exodus 34:29 After receiving the law and came down the mountain his face shone. Here is unconscious improvement. People can think they are struggling or doing well is perhaps because they strive to do better. After 40 days and nights up the mountain with the Lord he shone so brightly they had to cover his face with a veil. Where are you? Where do you stand? Some believers are the same yesterday today and forever but not for the right reasons yesterday they complained, today they complain and tomorrow they will do the same. I pray that at the times I am stuck in that spiritual rut I will be wise enough to go to the foot of the cross. Well its only fair that I should tell you where I am in all of this, I have had to go back, back to the place where I received the Lord. The Lord knows the reasons why and I ask that when you are praying remember me I have a long road to walk and it seems like a hard mountain to climb! But I'm gonna make it because it is the Lord's strength I am walking in, not my own! God Bless and thank you for dropping by. Sunsets 
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 6/24/2009 5:48 am |
Hi sunsets!  There have been many times in my life when I felt empty and powerless. Kinda like God had set me on a shelf and forgotten me. I couldn't hear from Him, my prayer life seemed fruitless, and I just didn't sense His presence like normal. On every one of these occasions, through prayer, the Holy Spirit has always led me back to one of these reasons you've listed. We sure have to be diligent in staying in all of God's Ways. And when we get off the path, repentance is necessary to go forward. Thank you for this great post! God bless you!  NOTHING that happens, happens for NOTHING I Am Truly Blessed By Each Of You Here At BC, Yes, Even You!!! What's In YOUR Past? Hey BigChurch! We're Back From Our Honeymoon! Does God REALLY Promise Not To Allow More Than We Can Bear? New Members at BigChurch, WATCH OUT!!!
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6/24/2009 8:09 am |
Great post and I want to tell you how much I enjoy your writings and teachings. Thank you so much! Love and Hugs   Lord, keep one hand on my shoulder and one hand over my mouth!
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6/24/2009 8:17 am |
Hi there Racefan So good to see you again, and yes I know what you mean it feels like I pray sometimes and my prayers bounce of the ceiling and give me a well deserved slap on the face!  The reasons why I have written this blog is because at sometime or other I have worn that particular T. shirt  That's why I needed to go back, to study, to pray and take time just to be with the Lord. Hence the reason I'm chasing sunsets lol ...God Bless Sunsets
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6/24/2009 10:28 am |
Hi there Rebekka thank you so much for dropping in again, It's been along time since I have got into the word of God like this and I am enjoying it sooooo much I thank the Lord that you are enjoying it too sis, and I pray he continues to show me my failings so that the victory I talked about yesterday becomes a reality in my life . God Bless Sunsets
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