Streams of Consciousness & Thoughts~~~

[homwardbound]

What a mighty work would be done , if hearts towards God would change .. it's "those" kinds of people Jesus came for..
loving us in spite of our mess..just like He did me .. God still has a lot of work to do in me .. to look beyond the mess and love like He does ...I can do so in a lot of areas ... I am really evaluating myself at this moment in all that from yesterday..
a missed opportunity ? An area where so many opportunities to call on Him are? From where I'm standing it looked like a giant beast in front of me .. Not one but many. On many different leveled ... Just how big did I say my God is? Well yesterday .. Not so big ... Sigh ... Forgive me Lord .. Make me ready... Please help my unbelief .. Please help me to remember you before giants .. please help my remeberences .. Please make you my habit .. In all things .. holy spirit come quickly in such times .. I know you are building your strength inside me.. As much as I will yield and hand over to you in all times and all troubles.. Please make it a habit in my mind continually in every new thing set before me , to hand it to you..
Please Help me. Without you I am nothing .

Sister practice makes habit, and habit makes character, and character makes trait
While the old trait is disappearing, diminishing, down to an old character, to an old habit, to just a past practice that soon disappears while your new trait in trust to God takes height and you are just too busy praising God that the Old nature stays dead back at the cross with Christ, and is daily alive in christ by the resurrection, Born again and only is sustained by sowing to the Spirit of God in thankfulness that God by the cross did it all for you.
anyway hope to have helped in your footsteps in seeing God's way not man's

 

[homwardbound]

It amazes me sometimes how my brain works. Not like a good kind of amazed, either. More like, "How did I start out thinking along that line, and then veer so far over that way, then zigzag back and come to a sudden and complete stop?"

I don't get me, a lot of the time.

I think I have tiny little gnomes controlling my brain. Unless...unless I DON'T think that, and my thinking that is just another gnome shenanigan.

I'm so confused. Which is what they want, probably.

I see the battle is for control as in the flesh ways and the Spirit of God's way
[h=3]Galatians 5:23-26[/h]New International Version (NIV)

[SUP]23 [/SUP]gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. [SUP]24 [/SUP]Those who belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and desires. [SUP]25 [/SUP]Since we live by the Spirit, let us keep in step with the Spirit. [SUP]26 [/SUP]Let us not become conceited, provoking and envying each other.
The gnomes to me are the flesh tryoing to have its selfish way and not trust in God by the Spirit of God just what I see, and is common to us all

 

[Powemm]

Thanks homeward

 

[homwardbound]

I don't need people's approval. I know who I am and I know what God thinks of me. And that's all that matters. No matter how people treat me or what they think of me. Jesus is all that matters and that's all that has ever mattered.

yes your walk is between God and you, yes you go girl. stand fast as the mighty oak tree did which was a small nut thatstood its ground

 

[homwardbound]

In the middle of all of it . Two words bring a million chimes ..cast out a million demons , cast out a million wandering thoughts ..

BUT GOD

He makes my heart so very happy

yes Sister and this is where I wish to stay focused on, knowing that all things work towards the good Romans 8:28

 

[homwardbound]

Sometimes life, and love, being the gifts of God and the most wondrous of things; seem so fragile and fleeting. The solidification of one's mind and the application of one's values seem only to create the greatest joy, both inwardly and outwardly, when they are coupled with the reciprocation of such things; otherwise all degenerates into abysmally contradicting actions.

Is it impossible for life, on the most-part, not to be only a reactive game of cause and effect?

we are learning to be content in all things as Paul so well told us in scripture. To count all things as it is somehow well for my Soul togo through troubles, so I will accept my plight and learn from it not as being condemned but as being a Son of the Living God, accepting any and all discipline, as somehow for my Good by God the Father.

 

[homwardbound]

Is it intrinsically flawed to perceive the world from an outside perspective? Looking inward and knowing emotions and reactions inside out but never quite being able to explore them in myself because of their complexity and intoxicating form? Perhaps I fear being tainted. Perhaps I feel them too much and shut them out. Perhaps my nature is that of the watcher, the learner, the silent surveillance stirring a pot of ingredients under the right conditions; forming my perspective from everything that is outside me so that when I finally become ready to engage the world I do so with all the fairness and kindness that I so often see lacking in the lives of others.

Or maybe I'm just detached.

seeing from the outside and getting a well rounded look is like going to a football game and seeing form outside the game. Many get caught up and do not see how they act and react, until they decide to sit still and listen and hear with those Spiritual ears they were given by God through Christ

 

[Powemm]

That's exactly how i see where I am at . In a stadium watching what is going on.. an observer, A watchman.. (whoever said that in a previous post hit the nail on the head for me )..
I could care less about engaging in most conversations right now . I don't feel detached .. I'm just not moved at all to speak .. but I'm interested if that makes sense ..

 

[homwardbound]

Sending someone you love on their way for good is so not easy. And so not fair.

Yes this is so true, do you think we might have death here a little backwards maybe?
We cry at a funeral in missing that person, I know I have had Sister, Dad, brother, Mother all pass away started at age 14. Anyway I heard of this happening one day
There was a guy that was opening up a new business and it was the day of the grand opening. He went in early to make sure all was in order, as he went inside he saw the boquet of flowers with a note that said "rest in peace".
He was appauled by this and called the Florist as he was complaining he heard the Florist say yeah and you should have heard the funeral parlor call and say what is this "welcome to your new location"
Just some food for thought.

 

[homwardbound]

Thanks homeward

welcome glad to be helpful to anyones walk

 

[MissCris]

A typical conversation with the receptionist of the propane company:

"Hi, this is Jenny, how can I help you?"
"Hi, my name is Cristen -------, I was wondering when somebody will be out in ------------ again?"
"Oh, I don't know."
"....."
"Um..."
"Can you find out?"
"I...um...hold on, I'll see if someone knows."
(5 minutes go by)
"Cristen? Still there? Yeah, it looks like someone might be there this week, or possibly in 2 weeks. What percentage is your tank at?"
"About 20. Can you tell me the price per gallon right now?"
"Oh..um...well, I don't know..."
"...can you FIND OUT?!"

*sigh*

I don't get how this woman is still working there. Every couple of months for the last 2 years, it's like this. Except the one time one of the truck drivers answered and actually KNEW SOMETHING. Amazing.

 

[GreenNnice]

There is hope in the name, hope in the name of Jesus. He is our great Hope, our Saviour that Paul talks about all the time ,whom He hopes in. My hope is in the Lord. And, for that true, it's tough in this 'trapping' called 'the world,' that is not our friend, we are not to be friends with it. This is true, the world's goods are not God's goods. The world's goods are earthly, while God's good's, yes, they are spiritual. I am speaking from Hebrews this morning, it's a great revelation of words to me of how we are to more and more be putting spiritual things, things of God, in other words, in our life, and, less and less of earthly things. This is how God can move, work in us.

I liked what I read of a back post by catstaffer, we are more into the 'trappings of the Christian culture than to Christ." Herd me in, bro, if I got that wrong, but, it's true, our lives are to be focused on Christ, all the other good Christian stuff is good, we are to go to church, for there is fellowship there and the church is 'the bride of Christ.' We are to listen to music that praises and brings worship and glory to Him, this is true.

OK, I'm just thinking, streaming my thoughts this morning, so, whatever you do, whatever WE do, we are to bring glory to God. I think we do this best by daily being in His Word and giving our lives sacrificially daily to Him. Romans 12:1 comes to mind, and, for getting out of the 'trappings of Christian culture' in the world that are to take us closer to Christ but, actually, become entertainment that 'idols' us away from HIm, paralyzes us even, the verse right after 12:1 comes to mind. We need to renew our minds, daily, with His goodness showered into them. This is a great verse for things that keep you from God, and, you feel you do not have the power within you to get over the habit/addiction. You do have the power, but it is not you though within you it is, and, 'it' is His power in you

Hmmm, I really should get to work , doing something , i pray for your days, they go for His glory, pray for mine too , I Love you all with the Love of Christ, sometimes it may not seem so loving what I say but I do

 

[Relena7]

Sometimes I feel like I have little tiny cynical bullies living inside my brain. They try to mock me whenever I have hope about things that people aren't normally hopeful about. I don't let them get to me entirely, but it gets tiresome some days.

 

[MissCris]

Kids are sleeping, sky is dark, rain is streaming down the window beside me. Listening to David Gray and The Cranberries. Thinking about all of the things that need done, but for once not going into panic mode.

A friend got me thinking about my life; would I change things in my past? I've answered similar questions on threads here about mistakes. There are days when I would change everything, just because it hurts to remember sometimes. Mostly, I don't think so. I'm not proud of the mistakes I made and pain I caused. But I also think God uses these things for His will, His plan for us.

The clouds are moving off already, the sun starting to warm this part of the world. I can't decide if I should start working on a new flower bed, or care for the ones I made last summer that are now over grown with weeds and grass. For Mother's Day, my husband is sending me shopping by myself, so I can pick out all the different flowers I want to plant this year

 

[DuchessAimee]

I'm sitting in class on my break contemplating the state of my heart. *pause for about 5 minutes* I'm not entirely sure I like what I see. Would I go back and change things? Maybe. Do I wish things were different? Absolutely. But not every desire of the heart should be fulfilled. My father in heaven knows I shouldn't have everything I want, and because he's a loving parent, he tells me no. He told me no. But I sure wish he would tell my heart.

 

[Fenner]

I started physical therapy today. I didn't realize how many things I still can't do with my left leg. I have to retrain my muscles to do things like circle my ankle and walk normally again. I feel like Rocky Balboa.

 

[Fenner]

A typical conversation with the receptionist of the propane company:

"Hi, this is Jenny, how can I help you?"
"Hi, my name is Cristen -------, I was wondering when somebody will be out in ------------ again?"






"Oh, I don't know."
"....."
"Um..."
"Can you find out?"
"I...um...hold on, I'll see if someone knows."
(5 minutes go by)
"Cristen? Still there? Yeah, it looks like someone might be there this week, or possibly in 2 weeks. What percentage is your tank at?"
"About 20. Can you tell me the price per gallon right now?"
"Oh..um...well, I don't know..."
"...can you FIND OUT?!"

*sigh*

I don't get how this woman is still working there. Every couple of months for the last 2 years, it's like this. Except the one time one of the truck drivers answered and actually KNEW SOMETHING. Amazing.

you need Hank Hill, he'd never let this happen.

 

[lil_christian]

Argh...sweets give people stomach aches? Who knew? I do now....I feel like I'm being stabbed in the stomach. not exaggerating, either. It's EXACTLY how it feels. Well, maybe I am, since I can't say I've ever been stabbed before. anyways. Who wants to be the proud new owners of cotton candy and butterfingers?

 

[Relena7]

Argh...sweets give people stomach aches? Who knew? I do now....I feel like I'm being stabbed in the stomach. not exaggerating, either. It's EXACTLY how it feels. Well, maybe I am, since I can't say I've ever been stabbed before. anyways. Who wants to be the proud new owners of cotton candy and butterfingers?

I hate that feeling. Too many raw starchy veggies in one sitting give me that. >.<

Try drinking a glass of WARM water. Combine half boiling, half room temp to make it warm. It may help loosen up the food in there. It helps me anyway.

I hope you feel better soon.

 

[shawntc]

I need a new hobby. Something that gets me away from my laptop. Ideally it would be one where I get to use my ability to think. Maybe one that's a bit more hands-on, as well. I have so much free time lately it's crazy, and video games just aren't all that entertaining anymore.