Spiritual Rest

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I heard in me from Father, that you are a willing one to learn all truth from Father and Son given you by Daddy, PaPa, Father, in risen Son Jesus for you? Even though you have gone through troubles as well, I know this in me. I cannot predict any future as it will be this and or that.
I do also see this, past is gone so fast, I see what Paul means in Phil 3, I put past behind me, and does not say predicts any future happening
He stands in the present second, presently. Remains in trust to God. He does not, have any "Unrealistic expectations" of any future happening
Stands in Thanksgiving and praise to God, no matter what happens. The Jail help saw him not complain, being in jail. Who does not complain?Being blamed or even set up to not have good things here on earth?
Many want, ask, some get, some do not yet, what is up with that?
Common answer, you not good enough, God holds back unless one is good enough
Oh, Evil that comes as an Angel of Light, only Father can and does reveal to his kids as when needed. Grow in grace as talked of Hebrews 5:12- 6:3
And understand the word "if" used there in that verse Hebrews 6:3, is a greek mistranslation, how? Greek to English, can mean If or Since.
Is God willing to set us free or not? Does God really love us all?
I see does, So stand in belief trust to God to reveal all truth to you personally and be free in adversities here on earth also
Knowing not ever how God will get you through it. Just know in trust God will, Wow Isaiah 6:1-7

I’m not sure if I can read all of this right now. Minds exhausted and I am having a hard time exerting my own will.
 
Some days I feel too tired to continue.

What is this spiritual rest I keep hearing about that isn’t physical rest? “Resting in Him” …the spiritual rest that comes from His finished works…?

Is resting in Him basically stopping my works for Him? …is ”resting in Him” aka reading my Bible?

I know it’s late but lately I’ve just been tired all the time and all day, where it is so hard to get any work in.

it’s been so hard to work that a simple domain name transfer is hard on me.
without anymore info, you may have to see a doctor. being tired all the time sounds like trouble. also, you may not be eating correctly & or eating too much. ask a health food store owner for some energy foods. chia seeds are known for energy qualities. americans are famous for eating too much which causes health problems. my definition of spiritual rest is when you sleep. i wouldn't rest spiritually while awake. that means you are not in contact with Jesus thru out the day. never stop the works Jesus has for you. study Ephesians 2: 8,9,10. especially the later part- ......"for we are His workmanship created unto Christ Jesus unto good works that we should walk in them". also, James 1:25- ".... but a doer of the work...."
 
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I’m not sure if I can read all of this right now. Minds exhausted and I am having a hard time exerting my own will.

Love you, take all the time you need, that is what true love does gives us the freedom to take our time and learn and be a child, not a savior as many today try to be, I know in past I did
God always knows what each person needs, yet other people tend to get in the way, I stand down, never want to interfere with anyone else's free will given them as well
 
I’m not sure if I can read all of this right now. Minds exhausted and I am having a hard time exerting my own will.

Just know that you are appreciated as an answer to prayer for the boost you gave me regarding finalizing my songs.
It looks like you piqued my son's interest and he will continue helping me with the Suno app.
Thanks again. LIC, Groovy
 
without anymore info, you may have to see a doctor. being tired all the time sounds like trouble. also, you may not be eating correctly & or eating too much. ask a health food store owner for some energy foods. chia seeds are known for energy qualities. americans are famous for eating too much which causes health problems. my definition of spiritual rest is when you sleep. i wouldn't rest spiritually while awake. that means you are not in contact with Jesus thru out the day. never stop the works Jesus has for you. study Ephesians 2: 8,9,10. especially the later part- ......"for we are His workmanship created unto Christ Jesus unto good works that we should walk in them". also, James 1:25- ".... but a doer of the work...."

I think I might have had a vitamin b deficiency when I created this thread cause I’ve been taking CoQ10, b complex, magnesium and Omega complex and feel much better.

When it comes to homewards post; sometimes the way others write on forums strains my eyes and it is hard to read or there might be too much writing instead of getting straight to the point.

I had a music ministry going until I watched a video on the anti-Christ, AI and deception and realized that what I was doing was anti-Christ behavior (deception). I was using artificial intelligent singers in my songs, instead of singing the vocals myself.

So now I am practicing my singing once again, so I can get back into “the studio” (my desk) and create songs with a Holy Spirit filled voice.

“A righteous man falls 7 times and gets up 8”

I found out my vocal range is a tenor, so if this is God’s will for my life which I think it is (based on the vision he gave me over a decade ago) then it may take some time to build up to it.

As far as health goes, there is always a healthier option. I might be eating too frequently but they are like very small meals, compared to my size. Might be effecting my blood sugar levels. (I am 37 now, so my body is changing)

Thank you for the scripture @Karlon
 
I think I might have had a vitamin b deficiency when I created this thread cause I’ve been taking CoQ10, b complex, magnesium and Omega complex and feel much better.

When it comes to homewards post; sometimes the way others write on forums strains my eyes and it is hard to read or there might be too much writing instead of getting straight to the point.

I had a music ministry going until I watched a video on the anti-Christ, AI and deception and realized that what I was doing was anti-Christ behavior (deception). I was using artificial intelligent singers in my songs, instead of singing the vocals myself.

So now I am practicing my singing once again, so I can get back into “the studio” (my desk) and create songs with a Holy Spirit filled voice.

“A righteous man falls 7 times and gets up 8”

I found out my vocal range is a tenor, so if this is God’s will for my life which I think it is (based on the vision he gave me over a decade ago) then it may take some time to build up to it.

As far as health goes, there is always a healthier option. I might be eating too frequently but they are like very small meals, compared to my size. Might be effecting my blood sugar levels. (I am 37 now, so my body is changing)

Thank you for the scripture @Karlon

Thank you, continue inn trust as you are doing,
I do not know what Songs, you might be interested in
me, I am Old Rock n roll classics

I songs like addicted to love, I hear word changes in them like Addicted to Jesus
Or Smore's
Smore Jesus, less of me
Things like that, hope to have added and thank you for your honesty. love it
 
I heard in me from Father, that you are a willing one to learn all truth from Father and Son given you by Daddy, PaPa, Father, in risen Son Jesus for you? Even though you have gone through troubles as well, I know this in me. I cannot predict any future as it will be this and or that.
I do also see this, past is gone so fast, I see what Paul means in Phil 3, I put past behind me, and does not say predicts any future happening
He stands in the present second, presently. Remains in trust to God. He does not, have any "Unrealistic expectations" of any future happening
Stands in Thanksgiving and praise to God, no matter what happens. The Jail help saw him not complain, being in jail. Who does not complain?Being blamed or even set up to not have good things here on earth?
Many want, ask, some get, some do not yet, what is up with that?
Common answer, you not good enough, God holds back unless one is good enough
Oh, Evil that comes as an Angel of Light, only Father can and does reveal to his kids as when needed. Grow in grace as talked of Hebrews 5:12- 6:3
And understand the word "if" used there in that verse Hebrews 6:3, is a greek mistranslation, how? Greek to English, can mean If or Since.
Is God willing to set us free or not? Does God really love us all?
I see does, So stand in belief trust to God to reveal all truth to you personally and be free in adversities here on earth also
Knowing not ever how God will get you through it. Just know in trust God will, Wow Isaiah 6:1-7

Thanks for sharing @homwardbound

I think sometimes I think there may be unrealistic expectations and then I realized how flawed I am, how broken I am, how much I rely on God for everything.
 
Thank you, continue inn trust as you are doing,
I do not know what Songs, you might be interested in
me, I am Old Rock n roll classics

I songs like addicted to love, I hear word changes in them like Addicted to Jesus
Or Smore's
Smore Jesus, less of me
Things like that, hope to have added and thank you for your honesty. love it

I’m in the process of getting new glasses, so there won’t be as much eye strain. (It could also be my poor sleeping patterns or staying up at all hours of the night, that causes my inability to process some paragraphs)

I found that if I just push through reading, I can read it.

Just been having a hard time going to sleep lately.

Might need to start taking melatonin.
 
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Spiritual rest is having your thoughts and heart on God.You can listen to worship music,read his word.Think on his word,prayers.
That's how you find rest in him over the things of the world.
 
Spiritual rest for me is letting God do His work to conform me to His Son. I used to struggle trying to obey Him because I didn't know or understand His power to work in me.

But He laid on my heart to trust Him and not resist the changes He's working in me and I find that it's been much easier to obey Him and not give in to temptations.

It isn't a complete change overnight, there's still a lot of work for God to do in me, but He's happy with the progress. As long as I don't resist His work or get in the way of it, it been really great to have this peace being with God.

God really is amazing!


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Spiritual rest for me is letting God do His work to conform me to His Son. I used to struggle trying to obey Him because I didn't know or understand His power to work in me.

Contrast Authority and Power with a online Concordance like Blueletterbible.org and it will open your eyes.

He is the one with the Power to change you. But that means that you have to be in His presence with the Word (Eph. 5:26) and we participate in the transforming of our mind with the washing of the water of the word, so that we can be transformed by the renewing of our minds (Romans 12:2)

The more time that you can spend in His presence the faster it is accomplished! But we do have to be there, in His presence.
 
I think I might have had a vitamin b deficiency when I created this thread cause I’ve been taking CoQ10, b complex, magnesium and Omega complex and feel much better.

When it comes to homewards post; sometimes the way others write on forums strains my eyes and it is hard to read or there might be too much writing instead of getting straight to the point.

I had a music ministry going until I watched a video on the anti-Christ, AI and deception and realized that what I was doing was anti-Christ behavior (deception). I was using artificial intelligent singers in my songs, instead of singing the vocals myself.

So now I am practicing my singing once again, so I can get back into “the studio” (my desk) and create songs with a Holy Spirit filled voice.

“A righteous man falls 7 times and gets up 8”

I found out my vocal range is a tenor, so if this is God’s will for my life which I think it is (based on the vision he gave me over a decade ago) then it may take some time to build up to it.

As far as health goes, there is always a healthier option. I might be eating too frequently but they are like very small meals, compared to my size. Might be effecting my blood sugar levels. (I am 37 now, so my body is changing)

Thank you for the scripture @Karlon
an honest testimony. neat that you are into music. happy health to you always! I'm was just talking to someone a couple of day ago about fake music. sadly, it's everywhere & i don't go for it. in fact, i will not see bands who are faking it & in the past 30 years, it's nearly every band. the guy i was talking to is only the 2nd musician i know that won't have anything to do with it. imagine this: a singer i cheating reading lyrics off his ipad set up in front of him about 4' above the floor. he's looking at it all night when the crowd is out in front of him!!! just teribble & cheap!!!!
 
an honest testimony. neat that you are into music. happy health to you always! I'm was just talking to someone a couple of day ago about fake music. sadly, it's everywhere & i don't go for it. in fact, i will not see bands who are faking it & in the past 30 years, it's nearly every band. the guy i was talking to is only the 2nd musician i know that won't have anything to do with it. imagine this: a singer i cheating reading lyrics off his ipad set up in front of him about 4' above the floor. he's looking at it all night when the crowd is out in front of him!!! just teribble & cheap!!!!

That is good to know. I know of church’s that have had screens to remind them of lyrics but I never recalled an actual band doing that before.

Maybe I should stick to a podcast. Not sure how many of my own songs I can remember. I am sure it is possible…I remember the days where we had to memorize all of our friends and family members phone numbers.

I know I had a vision from God to become a Christian electronic music artist over a decade ago and it’s something I’ll never forget. I’ve been creating songs almost everyday since November of 2023; first with electronic secular songs using GarageBand and Logic Pro (deleted all of those songs off the internet), then I started using SUNO (an AI song generator) to create Christian AI songs. After creating over 100 songs with SUNO, God convicted me on how deceptive AI vocals are.

So, slowly but surely heading to the right goal (actual holy spirit filled vocals). Made mistakes along the way and learned somethings.

I pray for continued growth, wisdom and guidance along this path...don’t want the gift of grace going to waste.
 
I think I might have had a vitamin b deficiency when I created this thread cause I’ve been taking CoQ10, b complex, magnesium and Omega complex and feel much better.

When it comes to homewards post; sometimes the way others write on forums strains my eyes and it is hard to read or there might be too much writing instead of getting straight to the point.

I had a music ministry going until I watched a video on the anti-Christ, AI and deception and realized that what I was doing was anti-Christ behavior (deception). I was using artificial intelligent singers in my songs, instead of singing the vocals myself.

So now I am practicing my singing once again, so I can get back into “the studio” (my desk) and create songs with a Holy Spirit filled voice.

“A righteous man falls 7 times and gets up 8”

I found out my vocal range is a tenor, so if this is God’s will for my life which I think it is (based on the vision he gave me over a decade ago) then it may take some time to build up to it.

As far as health goes, there is always a healthier option. I might be eating too frequently but they are like very small meals, compared to my size. Might be effecting my blood sugar levels. (I am 37 now, so my body is changing)

Thank you for the scripture @Karlon
Because a computer image is constantly being refreshed faster that the eye can become exhausted trying to keep up, I have heard it said 1 hour of computer time equals 3 hours of printed word, or something like that, i'm old too! :)(y):giggle::giggle::giggle:
 
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Because a computer image is constantly being refreshed faster that the eye can become exhausted trying to keep up, I have heard it said 1 hour of computer time equals 3 hours of printed word, or something like that, i'm old too! :)(y):giggle::giggle::giggle:

Sometimes one chapter of reading the book Bible will wipe me out also.

I can listen to audio almost all day though.

I listened to the entire New Testament, except for the first three gospels the other day….listened to half of psalms yesterday, almost the rest today.

I just spend too much time on screens.
 
Thanks for sharing @homwardbound

I think sometimes I think there may be unrealistic expectations and then I realized how flawed I am, how broken I am, how much I rely on God for everything.

That is what God's enemy, evil got Adam and Eve to do, break fellowship by eating to be God themselves and not depend on God. God never broke having faith trust in us.
Read Job to see that the entire book of Job and see Job remained to depend on God, would not deny God even though he did wrong, yet not wanted to do wrong. Abraham the same, Noah the same
You see it is not about sinful behavior, it is about not depending on God to hear what is correct over wrong doings, we all have done
God simply loves us in truth everyone, I now respond and stopped trying to create, now trust nd accept if get or not, since given life everlasting from God through Son, for me anyways, sounds the same for you too
 
I’m in the process of getting new glasses, so there won’t be as much eye strain. (It could also be my poor sleeping patterns or staying up at all hours of the night, that causes my inability to process some paragraphs)

I found that if I just push through reading, I can read it.

Just been having a hard time going to sleep lately.

Might need to start taking melatonin.

You are in process and learning as you go through things.
Thank you for being willing
 
That is what God's enemy, evil got Adam and Eve to do, break fellowship by eating to be God themselves and not depend on God. God never broke having faith trust in us.
Read Job to see that the entire book of Job and see Job remained to depend on God, would not deny God even though he did wrong, yet not wanted to do wrong. Abraham the same, Noah the same
You see it is not about sinful behavior, it is about not depending on God to hear what is correct over wrong doings, we all have done
God simply loves us in truth everyone, I now respond and stopped trying to create, now trust nd accept if get or not, since given life everlasting from God through Son, for me anyways, sounds the same for you too

I think I know what today’s audio Bible book will be for today: Job

Seems like it’s not just a one time read or listen but a many times read or listen.