Prayer for My
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Posted:Nov 5, 2007 10:26 am
Last Updated:Dec 2, 2008 12:19 am 5618 Views
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As you lay down my , be at peace, be at rest
I'll lay my hand in prayer upon your chest
I thank the Lord, for it is me He has blessed.
I'll fervently ask Him to keep His hand on you
To guard your beautiful soul, so fragile, so tender, so mild
And if it strays, may it always be reconciled.
God has built you so thoughtfully and perfectly
I pray He guides you, stays beside you faithfully
I lift you up in prayer, give you to Him so you may have life abundantly.
May He keep your eyes clear, pure and bright
Protect you and lead your path away from worldly plight
Show you what it means to be in the light.
And if your heart is ever questioning
I pray Lord, stay with my baby, keep beckoning
It is you Father I adore and I know your character is never abandoning.
My , your Father in heaven loves you
Trust in Him each day, He will keep your spirit anew
Never forget what it means to be one of His crew.
Be strong, be courageous, don't pay attention to schemes
For fear is so much smaller than it seems
You are capable of so much more than you at times may be able to glean.
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Prosperity Teaching
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Posted:Mar 27, 2009 8:53 pm
Last Updated:Oct 17, 2009 9:05 pm 4358 Views
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Just curious, what do you guys think of prosperity teaching?
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House number is 666.
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Posted:Nov 23, 2008 11:12 pm
Last Updated:Dec 29, 2008 12:05 am 4649 Views
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Im not kidding. I moved on November 1st into this house. It freaks me out and my imagination goes wild at night after the boys go to sleep.
Advice on how to deal with it?
Should I be afraid?
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Question.
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Posted:Nov 22, 2008 11:00 pm
Last Updated:Nov 30, 2008 10:33 pm 4430 Views
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What is Calvinism?
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Why argue so hard?
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Posted:Nov 21, 2008 9:41 pm
Last Updated:Dec 29, 2008 12:05 am 6272 Views
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Ok what is the point of the sabbath being argued? Please excuse my ignorance, but it perplexes me. It is being argued so hard around here lately.
K I know that people argue scripture, but man. Don't we have more important things to talk about???
Not trying to insult anyone here, just curious. It just seems to me that the enemy so could get someone stuck with nitpicking the scriptures that the person gets off track and angry with there brothers and sisters.
I understand being passionate about the scripture, don't get me wrong. It's awesome.
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A nice peaceful post.
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Posted:Nov 21, 2008 12:13 pm
Last Updated:Nov 23, 2008 6:43 pm 4366 Views
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When I first became a Christian, almost 5 years ago now, nobody ever told me that being a Christian was going to be one of the hardest things I’ve done in my life. Maybe because nobody wanted to scare me away…. Just kidding, kinda. As I’ve been a Christian at a home church I’ve watched several people come and go. Mostly over disagreements on how the pastor was dealing with certain issues people were having or because of disagreements within the fellowship. It just seems to go against several things that are preached to me and it has hurt to see people go.
I was having an ongoing argument last summer with one of my fellow sisters in Christ. It was painful and it was difficult to keep coming back to church. My pastor quoted scripture after scripture to me to help me through the process of “real” Christ love. I’ve had victories and I’ve had losses throughout that whole ordeal.
Some of the victories I’ve had were not huge ones by the world’s standards, but they were difficult. They included coming to church, even when I was mad and hurt, holding my tongue, and staying on track with the Lord-pressing on I guess you could say.
The losses I had seemed to be more than the victories I had. They included name calling, rage, malice, holding a grudge and not forgiving the transgressions of my sister (not that I was at all innocent).
As I grew up I learned to shy away from conflict. I would have arguments with my family (mostly my mom) and with friends and I would hold a grudge for a long time and give the silent treatment. I am highly sensitive and when a person hurts me, my instinct is to shell up and stay away from that person, very far away, as sort of a defense mechanism. I believe I learned this growing up because my mom would often do the same to me when she was mad, either not talk to me for weeks at a time or kick me out of the house. I was homeless several times as a . It hurt, especially when she wouldn’t talk to me. I also thought to myself,”I wish she would yell at me and tell me what I did wrong” , but she never would. Eventually things would even out and we’d start a timid dialogue and communication would begin again, but nothing really ever got dealt with.
In this incident with my sister in Christ, things never got back to how they were. Pride was huge on both sides. Neither one of us was willing to try to patch things up. I can’t speak for her, but for me I kept counting the things that were done to me that had hurt me. This kept me from going to that person and admitting my faults.
Well I always had the feeling that I would probably see that person again and that I would be tested on how I would handle that.
Low and behold at the Saturday night church I attend she was there. I felt so nervous. I had so many ill feelings toward this person and wounds that seemed to open right back up. Thank God I had a good friend with me who new had heard the story.
He sat on the outside of the pew (so I couldn’t get away) and he told me that God was giving me a test and either I could pass or fail. It confirmed what I had sensed from the Holy Spirit, but God didn’t just want me to pass, He wanted me to get an A+.
So all through church I stayed firmly focused on the sermon and kept trying to keep anger and hurt at bay. God was helping me and giving me strength. I kept feeling like He wanted me to put the whole grudge to rest and start all over.
I kept remembering the good times I had with this person. The dreams and goals we had shared and the fears and stresses of life. I missed our friendship. It seemed like we had clicked right away and were just on the same level.
My friend who had been encouraging me didn’t leave my side through the whole service and afterwards when I picked up my from the childcare.
I got my and walked back to the area by the sanctuary to talk with other friends of mine who were there. My sister in Christ walked by me and I felt a strong nudging from the Lord to say something.
Much to my own surprise I did, I said “Hello, how are you?”. She said in a friendly tone “Good.” and she saw my Joshua who was 1 1/2 yrs old at the time and smiled at him and said hi to him to.
I can’t begin to explain what a weight I felt lifted off of me. I had no anger, hurt, or other bad feeling in me. I felt a peace. It felt like I had truly forgiven her. They say forgiving is not necessarily for the other person, but for you and I sure felt it.
I was so excited I had passed my test. The rewards were immediate and internal. This lesson totally let me experience what it really meant to forgive and let go. It felt good.
Thanks God and thanks Toodley.
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Is it just me??
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Posted:Nov 18, 2008 7:11 pm
Last Updated:Jan 4, 2009 12:16 am 4390 Views
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Or is our enemy getting too much airtime on here??
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Truth about the "devil" hand sign!!!
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Posted:Nov 17, 2008 7:17 pm
Last Updated:Nov 23, 2008 6:44 pm 4441 Views
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The truth about the pictures you've seen with people flashing the hand sign with index and pinky out.......
Here goes....
The real truth...
It is actually how spiderman shoots his webs!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I know.
Can you believe it?
I ain't afraid of you devil!!
I got Jesus and super heroes in my life!
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So you want to be pro life.
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Posted:Nov 12, 2008 11:49 pm
Last Updated:Nov 19, 2008 8:54 pm 4609 Views
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I was having a hard time before the election choosing the candidate I would vote for.
Now I know that many of you seem to be turned off by Obama. I also know that many Christians tend to vote for a republican because their platform is a prolife one.
I wonder though if that is the only reason why you would vote for a republican and not for a dem, does that make it the right choice for a Christian.
I've been witness to fiery debates around my Christian brothers and sisters at the small home church I attend and it hasn't been pretty. Some people have left. Can you believe that??? I know I can't. Seems like a petty reason to leave a church.
My fellow brothers and sisters, if we were to have a government that would make abortion illegal, it would still be going on behind illegal closed doors. Would your mission be accomplished? My challenge to you... start really being prolife, work with teenagers who are growing up in broken homes, get the message out there on what abortion really is, there are teenage and young women looking for love in the wrong ways and babies are being born out of it or aborted. These girls need a lot of love, they need CHRIST LOVE.
They need to know that they have value and worth!!
I myself was talked out of an abortion a little over 2 years ago. My sisters in the church barged into my apartment after they got word of my plans. If that wouldn't have taken place, my Joshua would be in a landfill somewhere.
Be Jesus' hands and feet. Talk to people, love them and help show them there is a better way!!!
God Bless.
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Physical appearance
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Posted:Oct 14, 2008 10:29 pm
Last Updated:Oct 17, 2009 9:09 pm 4964 Views
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How much does physical appearance matter to guys?
I don't know, but I just finished slaughtering 3 of my brothers in Texas Hold'em (ahh yess) and we were talking about how sometimes an overweight person can indicate with their image that there is something going on emotionally or mentally on the inside. I agreed with my brothers, but one of my brothers had brought up stretch marks and how they were unsightly. I was a little offended but kept it to myself that I had them. I've had 2 and I consider them totally worth having my 2 boys. They are to me beautiful scars that mark the fact that me and my babies were 1 at a moment in time.
Do they really gross you guys out though? I am self-conscious of them as it is, but with the bluntness my brother had talking about them though I am even more so feeling a little on the less desirable side.
I know this is not exactly "God-related" material, but you guys are decent brothers and sisters in Christ and I thought I would throw this out to a decent crowd like yourselves.
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