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p_rehbein

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I have a little story to illustrate what I mean.
I went climbing on a climbing wall. I used an automatic harness, where as you climb it tightens
the safety rope, so if you fall it will slow your descent. The climb was 15meter or 45ft.
At the top I simply could not jump off, because it was trusting the mechanism, though I had
put my life in its hands. I climbed back down.

So the act of trusting is hard, knowing it is a real risk, though in another way once done, it either
works or you fall. And once you trust it is easy, because you find your trust works.
Heh, that doesn't change what Jesus said about His yoke being easy and His burden being light.

I mean if people wanna do it the hard way, sure.
 

FollowHisSteps

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Heh, that doesn't change what Jesus said about His yoke being easy and His burden being light.

I mean if people wanna do it the hard way, sure.
It is interesting how people react to two commands

Love the Lord your God with everything you are, and love your neighbour as yourself.

In discussions some have said saying we are to do these two things is tying a burden on people and
not lifting a finger to help.

I have found in learning about the cross, sin, failure, how and why I love, I have found Jesus's burden
light and easy. Once you see what love actually is, and what being open and honest is all about, the
demand is just to be real and see things as they are, and respond appropriately, which is actually the
best thing one can do.

It is losing the delusions of grandure or believing we have to be anything than a follower and worshipper
of Jesus our Lord, that is actually real freedom. Amen.
 

Robertt

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Love is about not doing what we want but doing what the person we love wants.
Putting ourselves lower and act as a servant
 
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It is interesting how people react to two commands

Love the Lord your God with everything you are, and love your neighbour as yourself.

In discussions some have said saying we are to do these two things is tying a burden on people and
not lifting a finger to help.

I have found in learning about the cross, sin, failure, how and why I love, I have found Jesus's burden
light and easy. Once you see what love actually is, and what being open and honest is all about, the
demand is just to be real and see things as they are, and respond appropriately, which is actually the
best thing one can do.

It is losing the delusions of grandure or believing we have to be anything than a follower and worshipper
of Jesus our Lord, that is actually real freedom. Amen.
Congratulations, then! :)
 

blue_ladybug

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So my doctor's appt. went okay. Had to have my blood drawn. :rolleyes: But I found an orange kitty picture in a magazine, so it's all good.. lol

Thank you to those who prayed. :)
 

blue_ladybug

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Was supposed to have an apartment inspection yesterday, and NO ONE showed up. :mad: On top of that, only 3 people were given notices, AND less than 24 hours notice at that!!
 

p_rehbein

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Prayers for all those in the path of the storm coming ashore in Louisiana. Flooding will be tremendous.

May God protect all who face such a disaster.......
 

Lanolin

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Eek. I kinda wonder why the movie Gone with the Wind wasnt about Scarlett surviving a hurricane yet Wizard of Oz was about Dorothy being taken away by a tornado, and it wasnt set in australia either.

Is there anyone building arks down in Lousiana? Surely houseboats would be big business down there.
 

FollowHisSteps

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My mind is tired, tired of need and desire.
We need always to dwell in Jesus, and life will spring forward.
Everything, every day is a gift of beauty and blessing that we might serve our King and
Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ.

Yet if we listen to our tiredness and the blows, we should just fold and accept defeat and
give up. But our hearts cry out, never, because in Jesus and the cross we have victory and
eternity to sing His praise, a road of glorious gold, to lift up His name and see His reality
at work today. Amen