2013 - Christian Random Thoughts Thread - Page 13

Laela · #**241** 01-19-2013, 01:02 AM

8:28 PM (5 hours ago)
January 18

II Thessalonians 1:5
All this is evidence that God's judgment is right, and as a result you will be counted worthy of the kingdom of God, for which you are suffering. (New International Version)

This is one of those rare churches where their persecution produced an even greater faith and evident love within the church itself. Most of the time, suffering will cause many to defect, and think God has abandoned them. You know your faith is genuine when pressure of the enemy squeezes spiritual fruit juice from you. Paul is convinced their Christianity is real too as he uses it to prove God's righteous judgment. You see my friend, God knows how to help you through whatever He allows to come upon you. Just because it came upon you doesn't mean it came upon Him. God doesn't need proof for what He put in you: you need proof. The sum total of these things is that He will count you worthy of the kingdom that put you on the front line of suffering. Jesus will personally invite you to enter into the joy of the Lord one day. Once you hear those words, you will immediately forget how much this life hurt. If you want the devil to hate bothering you, make sure he always pushes you closer to God.

Elder S R Henderson, Associate Pastor
The Rock Baptist Church

Pooks · #**242** 01-19-2013, 06:13 AM

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Originally Posted by Shimmie

God is protecting @Pooks and her princess baby girl. The angels of the Lord have been duly assigned to them to lead, guide and to protect them for all of their lives which shall be long and strong.

I so admire such a woman who has cradled the life of her baby in spite of the 'complications'. Pooks is a beautiful mother inside and out. It's no small wonder that God's favour is fully upon her and her family.

In Jesus' Name, Amen.

I re-read this post yesterday evening and then this morning listened to a John Piper sermon about one of the purposes of marriage being to create new worshippers of God whether through biological childbearing or adoption or fostering or just making your God-centred home a place where all the kids love to be, and I prayed.. for myself and her father, and need to do so continually. Lord please help us to be images of you, reflections of your love, teachers of your Word and doers also, to bring up this child in the nurture and admonition of You. In Jesus' mighty name, Amen.

PS - Kisses to you @Shimmie

PinkPebbles · #**243** 01-19-2013, 07:10 AM

The enemy comes in many forms so don't allow him to steal your joy.

It is God's Will for His children to live a life filled with peace and joy....

These things I have spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full (John 15:11).

LoveisYou · #**244** 01-19-2013, 01:51 PM

Blessed is the man who walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly

More and more I am praying for discernment when it comes to seeking advice
I am learning more and more to pray and seek God first
it's so important
and I've noticed the difference

MrsHaseeb · #**245** 01-19-2013, 02:50 PM

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Originally Posted by LoveisYou

Blessed is the man who walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly

More and more I am praying for discernment when it comes to seeking advice
I am learning more and more to pray and seek God first
it's so important
and I've noticed the difference

Amen!!!

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Shimmie · #**246** 01-19-2013, 07:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Pooks

I re-read this post yesterday evening and then this morning listened to a John Piper sermon about one of the purposes of marriage being to create new worshippers of God whether through biological childbearing or adoption or fostering or just making your God-centred home a place where all the kids love to be, and I prayed.. for myself and her father, and need to do so continually. Lord please help us to be images of you, reflections of your love, teachers of your Word and doers also, to bring up this child in the nurture and admonition of You. In Jesus' mighty name, Amen.

PS - Kisses to you @Shimmie

Love and hugs and kisses and prayers and blessings and much, much more, to you and your New Baby Princess... Your New Beautiful 'Baby Girl'.

@Pooks, what's her name? I can't wait to see her pictures.

You are surrounded by the love of God and His angels who have been assigned, to carry your baby gently from your womb, into this earth realm. .

I'm so excited for you and your husband.

To God be the glory, forever and ever, Amen.

Laela · #**247** 01-20-2013, 12:53 PM

Meditating on the potency of this Word today...

John 12:24 (New King James Version (NKJV)
Most assuredly, I say to you, unless a grain of wheat falls into the ground and dies, it remains alone; but if it dies, it produces much grain.

Laela · #**248** 01-20-2013, 12:55 PM

Awwwwww....beautifully declared.... Amein!

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Originally Posted by Shimmie

You are surrounded by the love of God and His angels who have been assigned, to carry your baby gently from your womb, into this earth realm.

Pooks · #**249** 01-20-2013, 01:20 PM

Thanks @Shimmie!

We are going to keep her name to our chests just a little longer, they're not 110% watertight yet.

Pooks · #**250** 01-20-2013, 01:21 PM

@Laela I like your siggy sis

GoddessMaker · #**251** 01-20-2013, 02:06 PM

I feel bad right now. Something happened last night and I reacted badly. I feel that God placed me in that situation for a reason and I need to re-eval my life and figure out how to get out of the situation. I know that I still fail so badly by different things but I know one day the things that really get me will not. I know God is working on me and working things out of me. Thank God for another chance and day.

GoddessMaker · #**252** 01-20-2013, 08:57 PM

So thankful for the Word today. Abortion was the topic today and I love the presentation of it. I love my Pastor and glad he doesn't try and just talk at folks or throw out judgement. I know that the topic hit alot of folks at their core. Be it active or due to being passive about it. Can't wait til Recovery meeting on Wednesday. Credit cards jacked,no money in the bank, job makes me miserable but I'm happy to be alive and will find ways to get to church.

auparavant · #**253** 01-21-2013, 12:17 PM

G-d surrounds us with art and beauty and we are to partake in that. It's part of what we call "life" on this earth. But if we are more concerned with the art and beauty and not the spiritual realm of that beauty internally, we miss out on the most wonderful miracle of all.

GoddessMaker · #**254** 01-21-2013, 09:04 PM

This is hard to write. I know I only want what is good and awesome. I always think why did I get such a hard hand in life. Why does it seem others get to skate by in life and be able to show all this or that. I need to be ok with equal amount of bad as I desire good. Why me I want to scream out loud to God. Why not me in the concern of negative. God must trust me enough to go through the rough. I know some of the things that are going on is because of my own ratchet self while others is because of a fallen world and the things that are deeper still are because of sins that where done against me. I will dig deeper in the Word and remember that power of life and death is in my mouth. My mouth is a gift I need to make sure I'm using it for good and not killing my own life because of anger.

luthiengirlie · #**255** 01-22-2013, 01:59 PM

sometimes you get tired. of hoping so you live for Yah. da best you can.. dreams. change. desires. change .. falling in love doesn't hold the appeal it used to.. because you keep seeing it denied.. so you stop asking .. im okay with it.. now to learn. to live with it is the next step

GoddessMaker · #**256** 01-22-2013, 08:30 PM

I need a hug!!!! I have been needing a hug for a long time. Like I'm tired of holding it all in. I'm making myself crazy and tired. I hate this feeling. I may just hug one of the pastors tomorrow. It's not for you it's for me. I haven't been touched in a long time and part is because I haven't allowed it. I need a hug since I feel so alone and so overwhelmed with changes I need to make in my poor pathetic life right now. Things that should be admirable like trying to stop cursing is seen as crazy. Wanting more for myself is seen as doing too much. I just want to scream. Pray I get a hug tomorrow ladies I really need it. And hug someone today not your boo but someone who is down on their luck and out like me.

BrandNew · #**257** 01-22-2013, 10:39 PM

@GoddessMaker I know the feeling all too well! It's not the same but for what it's worth

GoddessMaker · #**258** 01-22-2013, 11:39 PM

@BrandNew your soo sweet. Thank you for the e hug.

brg240 · #**259** 01-23-2013, 03:03 PM

nvm........

Nice Lady · #**260** 01-23-2013, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by brg240

I hope this is okay to put here. It is truly random and it happened at church so I guess here is fine.

I work in the nursery at church and this Sunday there was a little baby that looked just like me as a kid! @_@ I swear you would have thought she was my kid. Same skin complexion, same curl pattern, hair was in a bun like I wore then. She even acted like me.

Cried in the corner for her mom and then wanted to be picked up and feel promptly asleep in my arms.
We actually had on matching clothing too

This probably sounds unremarkable, but, I've been working in the nursery for 10 years and I've never thought this.

In the expression of a random thought, I don't get four things about your story: (1) how long has the child been in the nursery?; (2) didn't you mean instead of "I've never thought this" that "you never saw her?"; (3) I never see kids have matching clothes to adults--don't mean matching patterns or colors?; and (4) how big is the nursery in terms of number of kids? Those things were very much unclear from your story. It is good that you worked for 10 years in the nursery because whatever you do for Christ will last if we are His. What has been your experience in those 10 years? Are you running it?