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pickles

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Yesterday, due to a very recent severe wind storm, we had to prune a huge weeping willow back to it's very lowest point on the trunk.
The recent wind storm had lifted the tree up, changing the ground around it, but thankfully, it did not fall.
With no moneys to hire a professional, even if one was available, we began the task ourselves.
A overwhelming challange at least.
I prayed alot as my husband slowly took each section off the huge tree, amazingly, each section falling in a place where no damage would be done.
Finally the last portion, which was the most threatening as it could easly fall towrds our roof, he carefully tied the section to our truck, so our oldest could gently draw the section in the direction we hoped it would go, (away from the roof)!
My husband carefully cut the tree, and ..Oh No! it twisted and despite our efforts fell upon the roof.
As we watched frozen in fear, I prayed, I dont know how to explain this, but even though the section fell upon our roof, it was as though a huge hand was under it, gently rolling onto our roof, then unto the ground.
We stood in amazment that there was no damage, not even a dent in the rain gutter.
We laughed in delight, praise, wonder and thankfullness, praising God for His help.
Now the tree can be saved, start growing again from the pruned trunk, and we will be more diligent in keeping it well pruned every year, never again taking the gamble that maby we can skip this year again. :)

Thankyou Father God, Lord Jesus, for your care and help in this needed task!!! :)

God bless
pickles
 
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oldthennew

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P I C K L E S!!!

an amazing story, very moving!

we also have a very similar story of our own that only our Lord
could have orchestrated .

He IS an AMAZING Creator, involved in the smallest events
as well as the greatest.

thanks for sharing!:)
 
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jkalyna

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I believe that the Lord is moving in great power, greater than what is happening in the world. He loves us and*doesn't*want us to despair, and sometimes gives us these signs that he is with us, like the cloud that lead the*Israelites*through the desert. I believe every word, and I believe the angles are at work, as it declares the angles encamp around those who fear, or reverence the Lord. Lord thank you for your protection and provision for us, in the name of Christ the Lord. Psalm 91. Ty for sharing that pickles, that is a great encouraging, things happen when we pray. Amen!*
 
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jkalyna

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I want to say this. Abraham and many others in the bible were not exactly honest, decent, or reliable people, Abraham was weak in his faith, he lied to save his live telling the king his wife was his sister, and gave her over to the king, but then the king got sick or something and died, he then said the same thing after*Ishmael*was born, he doubted God, about having a son when his wife was in her*nineties. Jesus picked Saul, who changed his name to Paul, who was a killer of christians, put them in the lions sport's dens, dragged them out of churches, probably killed thousands, until one day, the Lord called him, and he wrote most of the New Testament. God uses the weak to show his diven glory, and the weak made strong. There is no truth in that God could not use people, regardless of how they are. NO one should have such low self esteem that they think they are not worth anything, but to be a nothing, that is not true, your valued, because life is santified, as long as we live, we are valuable to God, he can use us, in even the smallest way to make someone elses day brighter, and have hope. A story of a guy thinking of ending his life, going through the day as usual, and on the day he had it all planned out to destroy his life, a mother was strolling her child, and the child kept saying I love you, I love you, I love you, the guy went home to put his shotgun into his mouth, and in his head, were the little girls voice saying, I love you, I love you, I love you. Her voice and her tender heart, affected him, he felt the pureness coming into him from those words. Life could either make you or break you, it's what you allow into your spirit. Being pure is becoming extinct. Christ won't. When you feel no one loves you, open up the bible, John 3:16 "For God so loved the world, that he gave his son, that who ever believes on him, should not perish, but have everlasting life." John 17. Is a prayer Jesus prayed for us, here on this earth. He prayed with a lot of love. Next time I will post that whole prayer. Have a peaceful rest tonite. :) hello_blessings.gif hello_blessings.gif
 

pickles

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P I C K L E S!!!

an amazing story, very moving!

we also have a very similar story of our own that only our Lord
could have orchestrated .

He IS an AMAZING Creator, involved in the smallest events
as well as the greatest.

thanks for sharing!:)
You know what the most amazing part was? :)
I have been having trust issues with my husband, not anything bad, just some past issues.
When he began to do this work, I was first terrified, and didnt know what to do.
Then Jesus reminded me of my own words shared, about how we cant put our trust in any man, that our trust must always be in God Our Father.
So I prayed and told God Our father my trust was in Him. :)
To see even through mistakes made, all was made good and perfect, was trully a reminder of where we are to put our trust.
And all is God's glory and praise!!!
I am so thankful! :)

God bless
pickles
 
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jkalyna

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It would be wonderful to always see Jesus within us. What we most see is our possessions. Satan told the Lord when he was in the desert fasting before being sacrificed, an offereing once in for all, for our redemption from death, unto life, from bondage to freedom, but he also showed him a lot of things. He showed him the world, he said to Jesus If you worship me, I will give you all this. Have these things of this earth hooked us in the spirit, the Pride of Life, of I have it all, I worked for it, I, I and I. Satan said, the 5 I's, he didn't abase himself, but lifted his self up, unto "I" I will ascend, "I" will be like the most high, and the other "I" s. The Pride of life is what was shown to the Lord, I'll give you all this. We have nothing, and without him, it says, we could do nothing. It's not a sin to have things, Lot, abraham did, but there were problems in their live also. It's not hard to fall into these things, or these things fall into our eyes.*
 
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jkalyna

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It would be wonderful to always see Jesus within us. What we most see is our possessions. Satan told the Lord when he was in the desert fasting before being sacrificed, an offereing once in for all, for our redemption from death, unto life, from bondage to freedom, but he also showed him a lot of things. He showed him the world, he said to Jesus If you worship me, I will give you all this. Have these things of this earth hooked us in the spirit, the Pride of Life, of I have it all, I worked for it, I, I and I. Satan said, the 5 I's, he didn't abase himself, but lifted his self up, unto "I" I will ascend, "I" will be like the most high, and the other "I" s. The Pride of life is what was shown to the Lord, I'll give you all this. We have nothing, and without him, it says, we could do nothing. It's not a sin to have things, Lot, abraham did, but there were problems in their live also. It's not hard to fall into these things, or these things fall into our eyes.*
*I wanted to post more but 5 minutes then it's all over, and it got erased lol. but here is where a tear in our armor could be, where tears in our eyes get removed by things that we hoard or goard other to get, have and covet, or just plain being greedy. It's not a sin to be wealthy on earth, Lot, was Abraham, Jacob, but just using the example of what happened in the desert to Jesus, satan said, I'll give you all this for him to see, but he saw into that darkness, that deception, the lies, that try to overtake us with what he did to Eve, needing something more. He saw beyond the darkness, beyond that death, and gravestone, tomb, and death.
 
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jkalyna

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Soooooooo you can't write things about Jesus in schools, or your feelings in reports, but here you could. Soooooooo here we gooooooooooo, and hear what this is saying. :) There are many who are fathers, mothes, brothers, sisters, friends. YOu catch the drift. When you love someone you would give your last ounce of strenght to help, your last penny, your last piece of food. Some would even sacrifice their lives for loved ones, some do for animals, as they go out after them. Here is the empathy, feel this, God loves us so much, that he gave all he had, he watched his son suffer, get beat, whipped, crucified, and mocked, nailed, and he did it for us, as a earthly father would sacrifice his every ounce of strenght to help his son, of loved one, it says, God loves us more than an earthly father. He sacrificed to give us, eternal life, hope, and health, everything. YOu know that feeling, lately I had, been so tired, so tired, and ask Lord where is the help, where are those who say they love you, where are the helping arms, that would help me carry the burden, my eyes are filling up tears, because it is fake and religious propaganda, the church. I do want to say THank you to those who helped me move, at the former place, you know who you are, you offered a helping hand to carry something out to the curb. I know the Lord will bless you, none of us are perfect, we all are like disobedient kids, before the father's eyes, and he just watches and says, well, suit yourself, you'll find out how it is being disobedient like the prodigal son, who left home, and spent all he had. Thank you former neighbors, and remember life is short like a vaport, we say were christians, and call ourselves believers, but we are nothing without love, for it's not my words, but these " all of our rightousness is like a filthy rag." that's from the bible. Tears are streaming down, now, and I pray and askk Lord send us to the right place, of fellowship where there are real people not fake, real believers, who will walk that extra miles, I'm crying, and not refuse to offer a helping hand. I do thank all those who I've known at the old place, who have extended helping hands, I'm not better than ya all, lol maybe I'm a little wiser, comes with experience. Take care, and God bless each one of you during this coming Christmas may peace be on your plate. :) kalyna :)
 
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Soooooooo you can't write things about Jesus in schools, or your feelings in reports, but here you could. Soooooooo here we gooooooooooo, and hear what this is saying. :) There are many who are fathers, mothes, brothers, sisters, friends. YOu catch the drift. When you love someone you would give your last ounce of strenght to help, your last penny, your last piece of food. Some would even sacrifice their lives for loved ones, some do for animals, as they go out after them. Here is the empathy, feel this, God loves us so much, that he gave all he had, he watched his son suffer, get beat, whipped, crucified, and mocked, nailed, and he did it for us, as a earthly father would sacrifice his every ounce of strenght to help his son, of loved one, it says, God loves us more than an earthly father. He sacrificed to give us, eternal life, hope, and health, everything. YOu know that feeling, lately I had, been so tired, so tired, and ask Lord where is the help, where are those who say they love you, where are the helping arms, that would help me carry the burden, my eyes are filling up tears, because it is fake and religious propaganda, the church. I do want to say THank you to those who helped me move, at the former place, you know who you are, you offered a helping hand to carry something out to the curb. I know the Lord will bless you, none of us are perfect, we all are like disobedient kids, before the father's eyes, and he just watches and says, well, suit yourself, you'll find out how it is being disobedient like the prodigal son, who left home, and spent all he had. Thank you former neighbors, and remember life is short like a vaport, we say were christians, and call ourselves believers, but we are nothing without love, for it's not my words, but these " all of our rightousness is like a filthy rag." that's from the bible. Tears are streaming down, now, and I pray and askk Lord send us to the right place, of fellowship where there are real people not fake, real believers, who will walk that extra miles, I'm crying, and not refuse to offer a helping hand. I do thank all those who I've known at the old place, who have extended helping hands, I'm not better than ya all, lol maybe I'm a little wiser, comes with experience. Take care, and God bless each one of you during this coming Christmas may peace be on your plate. :) kalyna :)[/QUOTE Add on he turned away it says, he turned his face away, how would you feel if you had all the ability, and a lot of strenght, and you knew you could do something to help your loved son, or daughter, or mother, father, you knew you could help them but you couldn't for a reason. God turned away from Jesus, when he cried Father" if it be possible take this cup from me, and Father why have you forsaken me." Jesus knew very well what he was being sacrificed for, but even at the point of stress, as a man, his human spirit just could't bear it, or they say he died of a broken heart, yes he was human, he got crucified and died, beaten and he bled, he hungered, but he had the glory of divine majesty, authority and power. God his father, and our's Jesus said, to pray, the Lords prayer, Our Father, who art in heaven, he had to restrain himself from helping his own son, think about it, put yourself in a position like that, then you'll realize why God did this, and that he is really love, John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, ( o.k. guys all this tissue stuff, you don't need it, but without him people don't have peace, and many issues, so take your tissues out and cry a while. It will clean your soul. :) God Bless, and I really mean it, hope it, and wish it on everyone, like a good piece of cake, or cheesecake, or your favorite, it is really soooooooooo good, so is he. Though sometimes life gives you a bad taste just let the holy spirit brush against you, and cleanse it away from you. :)
 
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jkalyna

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Soooooooo you can't write things about Jesus in schools, or your feelings in reports, but here you could. Soooooooo here we gooooooooooo, and hear what this is saying. :) There are many who are fathers, mothes, brothers, sisters, friends. YOu catch the drift. When you love someone you would give your last ounce of strenght to help, your last penny, your last piece of food. Some would even sacrifice their lives for loved ones, some do for animals, as they go out after them. Here is the empathy, feel this, God loves us so much, that he gave all he had, he watched his son suffer, get beat, whipped, crucified, and mocked, nailed, and he did it for us, as a earthly father would sacrifice his every ounce of strenght to help his son, of loved one, it says, God loves us more than an earthly father. He sacrificed to give us, eternal life, hope, and health, everything. YOu know that feeling, lately I had, been so tired, so tired, and ask Lord where is the help, where are those who say they love you, where are the helping arms, that would help me carry the burden, my eyes are filling up tears, because it is fake and religious propaganda, the church. I do want to say THank you to those who helped me move, at the former place, you know who you are, you offered a helping hand to carry something out to the curb. I know the Lord will bless you, none of us are perfect, we all are like disobedient kids, before the father's eyes, and he just watches and says, well, suit yourself, you'll find out how it is being disobedient like the prodigal son, who left home, and spent all he had. Thank you former neighbors, and remember life is short like a vaport, we say were christians, and call ourselves believers, but we are nothing without love, for it's not my words, but these " all of our rightousness is like a filthy rag." that's from the bible. Tears are streaming down, now, and I pray and askk Lord send us to the right place, of fellowship where there are real people not fake, real believers, who will walk that extra miles, I'm crying, and not refuse to offer a helping hand. I do thank all those who I've known at the old place, who have extended helping hands, I'm not better than ya all, lol maybe I'm a little wiser, comes with experience. Take care, and God bless each one of you during this coming Christmas may peace be on your plate. :) kalyna :)[/QUOTE Add on he turned away it says, he turned his face away, how would you feel if you had all the ability, and a lot of strenght, and you knew you could do something to help your loved son, or daughter, or mother, father, you knew you could help them but you couldn't for a reason. God turned away from Jesus, when he cried Father" if it be possible take this cup from me, and Father why have you forsaken me." Jesus knew very well what he was being sacrificed for, but even at the point of stress, as a man, his human spirit just could't bear it, or they say he died of a broken heart, yes he was human, he got crucified and died, beaten and he bled, he hungered, but he had the glory of divine majesty, authority and power. God his father, and our's Jesus said, to pray, the Lords prayer, Our Father, who art in heaven, he had to restrain himself from helping his own son, think about it, put yourself in a position like that, then you'll realize why God did this, and that he is really love, John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son, ( o.k. guys all this tissue stuff, you don't need it, but without him people don't have peace, and many issues, so take your tissues out and cry a while. It will clean your soul. :) God Bless, and I really mean it, hope it, and wish it on everyone, like a good piece of cake, or cheesecake, or your favorite, it is really soooooooooo good, so is he. Though sometimes life gives you a bad taste just let the holy spirit brush against you, and cleanse it away from you. :) [/QUOte Soooooooooooo the Lord took the bullet for us, or he took death for us, it's really a mystery and hard to understand if you don't learn it in school most of the time you don't learn it in church's either, unless you go to a monestary, or become a nun and study the word all day and night Since the book of Genesis, Adam and his wife became enticed with knowledge, from the serpent disguised as satan, telling them they needed something else rather than what God made them, and gave them, to know him, was enough but satan, the adversary, the devil, who is evil, wanted to get even with God, since he was cast out of heaven, because he wanted to be like God and get rid of him. There was a war in heaven, and he was cast out, and a third of his followers the angels that left God's throne, went with Lucifer called satan, who once was the closest to God's throne, adorned with all kinds of gems, and a real beautiful creation made by God. So he was cast to earth, some people say hell is earth, yes in a way it is, one of the principals is that what you sow is what you reap, a word of wisdom, from above. So he brought God's creation that was all perfect in the garden of eden, down, he brought it down, with deception, a real con artist, a fake , and a liar.They were barred from the garden, and God cursed the earth, with thorns and thistles, and without Jesus Christ doing what he did, man without him is under that curse, of hardships without the help of God. Even those with Christ, have hardships but the difference is faith, and without it there is no hope, and without hope there is nothing to live for. So the curse needed to be lifted that started at that garden, and as Jesus was put on the cross, he walked down that road in Jerusalem called "via de la rosa, it is a tourist attraction, a real place Jesus feet walked, and his blood dripped all the way to calvary for you and me. When the cross was lifted it was the beginning of the curse being destroyed, if believing on him, for he said, believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and you shall be saved. There are many who don't believe. and are against those who do. The Christmas story is not a simple one. I don't understand what the Lord went through. He was emotionally tortured, tempted and tormented, as a man, he had to deny every desire, every thougth, like a flower that wanted to bloom and give beauty, and fragrance from it's self, it had to be cut down, but yet he did bloom in our hearts, and he gives beauty for he is beautiful in our spirit, and the fragrance is one that goes beyond human senses. There was a time in the Olive Garden that he had to have angels come to strenghten him, to go on. I don't understand it, but I think in a way Jesus growing up, connecting with everyone, could of wanted the full life, but he said, father not my will but thine be done. Why a sacrifice, because back in the Old testament the Priest Melchezedek, or something like his name, used to offer a yearly sacrifice of a lamb for the people's sins. So Christ was the sacrifice for our sins, what ever we've done, we could come to the father through him, if we believe on him, it's true, it says so, "no man cometh unto the father but through the son, for he is the way. It had to be a human, for it says, he understands the temptations of being human, for he once was. When he was crucified, it says that that place where Melcheziedek offered the sacrifice, the viel was torn into two, like a way you could enter into it, for it was called the HOly of holies. I believe Jesus was torn into two, places, in his heart, being seperated from this world, of his love for people, and torn away from his connection with his father, for he left his son alone to be offered up it is unexplainable agony of the spirit that we don't understand fully. One day we all will stand, not with anyone by our side, we all will stand before the Father, no one will be there to blame, it will be just you and him, one day, why not make it right now, and you and him be friends, Christ said, I call you friends, for he loveth closer than a brother. Peace.
 
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jkalyna

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** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * { Romans 8:1}
So letting your sinful nature control your mind leads to death. But letting the Spirit control your mind leads to life and peace.

** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Nicodemas asked the Lord , what do you mean, you must be born again, of the spirit, how am I going to go and enter into my mother's womb, as a grown man? *Jesus replied, for flesh and blood do not enter into the kingdom of God, you must be born again of the Spirit. Believe on him, grow in his love, it's a tug of war, for it says, in another place, surely the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. So what really then makes a man strong, which is more important, physically or spiritually. Check it out, SAmson was one of the most strongest men in the World, at that time, he did not train, in weights, but God's anointing was on him. A women brought him, down, temptations, of the mind.*
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jkalyna

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** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * { Romans 8:1}
So letting your sinful nature control your mind leads to death. But letting the Spirit control your mind leads to life and peace.

** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Nicodemas asked the Lord , what do you mean, you must be born again, of the spirit, how am I going to go and enter into my mother's womb, as a grown man? *Jesus replied, for flesh and blood do not enter into the kingdom of God, you must be born again of the Spirit. Believe on him, grow in his love, it's a tug of war, for it says, in another place, surely the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak. So what really then makes a man strong, which is more important, physically or spiritually. Check it out, SAmson was one of the most strongest men in the World, at that time, he did not train, in weights, but God's anointing was on him. A women brought him, down, temptations, of the mind.*
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* tug-o-war_spiritual-copy.jpg * *The tug of war, you want to do right, in your spirit, but your flesh, your natural emotions, get even, retaliate, etc, leads to death, for your sowing the wrong seeds, like going up a one way street, or the wrong way, it will kill you, you will be destroyed. It is a trap of the mind, to grab it, sin, and then the stronghold is on you, and your going into a trap, you won't get out of, only the Lord has that Authority to set you free.*
 
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jkalyna

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Putting your head into the Lions mouth, is like opening your mind to evil, and letting it in, control your thoughts, instead of you being in control, this is called self control, and being strong, spiritually.*
 
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Putting your head into the Lions mouth, is like opening your mind to evil, and letting it in, control your thoughts, instead of you being in control, this is called self control, and being strong, spiritually.*
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jkalyna

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*The Lord uses the Lion, as an example of this, becauuse in the quietness, of our time with God, in prayers, he is loud, and roars, trying to dull out the sounds of peace, to cause disturbance, and confusion.*
*He does possess people, and you could actually see demonic expressions, and manifestations in their faces, these are those who need to be caught, and restrained, and committed, as demon possession is very real.* maxresdefault.jpg maxresdefault.jpg
 
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jkalyna

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Satan the adversary always want to give you cavities, and nothing good for your spirit, to be strong, it's like being on a carmelo diet, or carmels. The traps of sin,
will ruin, your life, destroy you, for satan, is as a roaring lion, seeking whom he will devour.* roaring lion.jpg roaring lion.jpg SAM_2188.jpg SAM_2188.jpg SAM_2188.jpg SAM_2188.jpg SAM_2188.jpg
** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Your not going to make it living on Carmello's candy. YOu will die, spiritually and the flesh will conquer, feed your spirit, the bread of life, Christ.*
 
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jkalyna

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Satan the adversary always want to give you cavities, and nothing good for your spirit, to be strong, it's like being on a carmelo diet, or carmels. The traps of sin,
will ruin, your life, destroy you, for satan, is as a roaring lion, seeking whom he will devour.* View attachment 98779 View attachment 98779 View attachment 98780 View attachment 98780 View attachment 98780 View attachment 98780 View attachment 98780
** * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *Your not going to make it living on Carmello's candy. YOu will die, spiritually and the flesh will conquer, feed your spirit, the bread of life, Christ.*
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