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What Is Faith?
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May 4, 2006 8:25 pm
Mood: peaceful,
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"Faith is to believe what we do not see, and the reward of this faith is to see what we believe." - St. Augustine
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Are You at Peace?
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May 4, 2006 8:20 pm
Mood: peaceful,
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"With complete consecration comes perfect peace." - Watchman Nee
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It Is Not About Us! - You Are So Right WorshippingOne!
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May 2, 2006 2:21 pm
Mood: thoughtful,
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WorshippingOne left a comment on my last post that I just have to acknowledge in a separate post.
Sharon, you are so right! I was really fine with being single for the rest of my life when God started talking to me last year about Him wanting me to get remarried. He told me that He wanted me to get married so that my husband and myself could serve Him together. He told me that our ministries together would be multiplied, not just added, by us being together. Out of our ministry together, and our being intimate with the Lord, would come an intimacy between us like nothing I have ever known. That is why I became willing to get remarried. It is not about me. It is all about God and others.
He has given me a love for Himself that is beyond my comprehension. I fall in love with Him more and more each day. It is not a love that I have had to work up. I just asked Him to give it to me, and He did. He has taken me to His bedchamber and then to His banqueting table, and His banner over me is love. I can't tell you how much I love Him. Words are not enough. However, I can tell you that He wants you to feel the love I feel for Him, too. He is no respecter of persons.
Ask Him today to give you a love for Him. Ask Him to cause you to fall in love with Him. He will absolutely do that because that is His perfect will for you. Don't gaze at Him from a distance. Enter into the Holy of Holies. He paved the way for you to do so by His work on the Cross. He longs to be the Lover of your soul. Don't disappoint Him.
Amen!
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"NO COMPROMISE!"
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May 2, 2006 7:56 am
Mood: jubilant,
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Hi, Everyone!
This phrase keeps going around and around in my head and I would like to share it with you:
"NO COMPROMISE!"
I can't tell you the number of times that I thought about compromising in what God told me to look for in a husband just so that I wouldn't be lonely anymore. Loneliness is a very powerful force, almost unbearable at times, it seems to me.
Also, there were many times when my faith slipped a little, and I didn't believe that there would ever be a man who would meet the criteria the Lord gave me. I wondered if there could be a man who had all the wonderful qualities God told me to look for who would love little me who is so imperfect in many ways.
I am so glad I didn't compromise or lose faith completely, though. Ed is all that the Lord told me to look for in a man and so much more! He matches each of the 10 items on the
"Possibilities List" the Lord gave me which are listed in the post Decide What You Want in a Spouse Before You Start!!!!!!!!!!, plus at least 200 more items!
So, my point is this - please don't let loneliness and a lack of faith make you compromise your standards while you are searching for a mate. PLEASE! If imperfect Jean can receive more than she had ever hoped or dreamed of in a man, then so can each of you! Hang in there!
Be blessed!
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Update from Oklahoma!
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Apr 27, 2006 8:14 am
Mood: ecstatic,
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Hi, Everyone!
Sorry that it has taken so long for me to let you know how things are going between Ed and me. It has been crazy since I got here.
Very busy. Anyway...
It is so much better than ever dreamed it would be! While I was still an hour out by plane, the Lord flooded my spirit with the most
amazing sense of peace. All anxiety was gone, all fear, all doubt! It was miraculous!
The first thing I noticed about Ed was his smile. What a wonderful, open smile!
The next thing was his eyes, when I got close enough. Oh my, what eyes! They are open, inviting, honest. You know how when you
look into some people's eyes you can spiritually discern evil inside that person? Well, there was none of that when I looked into Ed's
eyes.
I was 99.999999% sure that the Lord had brought us together before I ever came to Oklahoma, but as soon as I saw him, the
0.000001% of doubt was completely gone! There is absolutely no doubts in either of our minds that the other is the one the Lord has for
us. It is a done deal! My long search for the right one for me is over!
We had to drive for 2 hours to get to Hobart. The whole time, it felt so very comfortable, like we were already married and I had just
gone somewhere for a visit and was on my way home! Ed said that same thing.
We got to Hobart at about 3:00 in the morning.
Ed proposed to me at exactly 3:36 AM on April 26, 2006, central time. AND I SAID YES !!!!!!!!!!!!
Hallelujah! The Lord is so very good. The Bible is absolutely true that the Lord rewards those who diligently seek Him and that those
who wait upon Him will renew their strength and soar like the eagle. I praise Him and thank Him. He is so very good to me. I don't
deserve any of it, but I will take it anyway!
We don't know when we will be getting married. He needs to meet my children and we need to get permission to marry from his
denomination. Plus, the Lord has to provide money for me to relocate with. So, it will not be right away. It will probably be last spring or
summer.
It is really okay with me that we don't live close together, though. I don't think, to be perfectly honest with you, that I would be able to
remain celibate until our wedding night if I did. The Lord has given me such a tremendous love for Ed that I want to show him in every
way how much I love him. But I also love him enough not to disrespect him in any way. More than that, though, I love the Lord too
much to dishonor Him in that way. I have never done it right before. I want, with the Lord's grace, to do it right this one last time.
So, there is the update! I don't know that I will be blogging much for the next few days. We only have until Monday evening together, so
we want to spend as much time as possible together. I am sure you understand! LOL! I will update you again when I get home,
though.
Thank you all so much for your love, support, financial contributions and prayers. I can feel your prayers for sure, for sure!
Talk to you soon!
Be blessed,
Jean
P.S. For Ed's thoughts go to his post, He said "I DO"....
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HAPPY BIRTHDAY, STEVE (GODLYCOOK)
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Apr 25, 2006 3:52 am
Mood: excited,
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Tomorrow, April 26th, is Steve's Birtday! His name is godlycook here, if you don't know him by Steve. Please wish him a very happy Birthday, okay?
Steve, I want you to know how much I appreciate you. You are level-headed, mature in the Lord, learned, kind and, surprisingly enough, very funny! I personally want to wish you a very Happy Birthday. I pray God's richest blessings upon you. I pray that even though you think you might be too old for love again, that the Lord would bring you the perfect woman for you. I pray that she would be mature in the Lord, intelligent, witty, beautiful and that she would love you as you have never been loved before and how you deserve to be loved. Be blessed, my dear friend!
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Ed and I
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Apr 24, 2006 6:38 am
Mood: ecstatic,
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Just to update you - so many people have donated toward our "meet each other" fund, that I am flying out to Oklahoma to meet Ed tomorrow! Can you believe it? I still can't. Thank you all who contributed to this adventure! We appreciate each of you very much!
You may think this is soon, but it is not to us. Neither of us wants to invest any more time, energy and emotion in the other one if we are not meant for each other. Neither of us is looking for something casual here. We are looking at each other as potential mates, so we want to know quickly whether we should proceed with this relationship. I don't know about the rest of you ladies, but I need to meet a man and look into his eyes. I can tell so much more about a person face to face than through the computer or phone. I will know after this visit what the Lord's will for us is.
Also, the question has been raised about it not being proper that I go to him. A couple of people think that he should come to me first. Not in this case. I have a 14 year old daughter at home. No man meets her until I meet him. That is just the way it is. I will not introduce a man into her life until I am absolutely sure he is the one for me. Also, since I would be joining him in Oklahoma rather than him joining me here in Pennsylvania, it is important that I get the whole picture of what I am buying into here, that includes his church and his family!
Anyway, please pray God's PERFECT will for our relationship. Neither of us wants less than that. Pray for discernment so that we may know beyond a doubt while I am there whether we are meant for each other or not. Pray for safety as I travel. Pray that I won't throw up from the anxiety. LOL!
Thank you all so much for your prayers. You all mean so very much to me! I will keep you updated!
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sensibledreamer - Spreading Taoism
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Apr 22, 2006 8:04 am
Mood: aggravated,
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One of my callings from the Lord is as a Watchman. I am one who stands upon the wall of wherever the Lord places me, and watches for evil that tries to enter in. When I see evil entering I am to sound the alarm, blow the trumpet! The evil that the Lord shows me is my responsibility and woe to me if I do not blow the trumpet!
Sensibledreamer did a post today and she quoted a Taoism Philosopher in it. I believe that is highly inappropriate on a Christian website. Christianity and Taoism are mutually exclusive! They don't mix! Please do not buy into her beliefs. Adhere to the Word! Stay the course! Do not compromise!
Be blessed!
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