I don't really have much to share with you other than a desire for holiness and love; well meaning everyone feels whole in Christ and perhaps physical healing as well.
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I don't really have much to share with you other than a desire for holiness and love; well meaning everyone feels whole in Christ and perhaps physical healing as well.
Good Mornfternoovening ...to you all! What a great 24 hour period to praise the Lord! I awoke with God as I parted in sleep with Him...ain't that a thing of beauty?!! Amen! I read this this verse this Morning and I was like: "Ok, well, I'm sure there's something more 'Frosted-Cereal-like,' in the Word for me today You'd rather start me out with God. You would get me pumped up first - right? ... I love this verse but can I wait on this Lord - now?
(Matthew 10:37): New International Version (NIV)
37 “Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
And God said, Ok, I will pump you up then - try this:
(Matthew 10:37): New International Version (NIV)
37 “Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
And then I got it - He owns me; I am His family member. But He delights in me knowing Him well, and He delights in inspiring me with His Wisdom.
So, I sat still and silent and read it peacefully again, and let God speak to me about the "pumping me up" part.
The Lord demands us to give Him all. It will not do if we give Him a little less. It is not relative but absolute love He requires of us. Loving the Lord to the extent of wounding ourselves will bring us to the place of rejoicing in our loving Him.
If we love, but do not rejoice in love, we have not loved to the extent of being wounded. But for those who do, their experience will be, that as they are bearing the cross, they shall commence to sing. This reminds me of a line in a hymn which reads: "I am entrapped by the goal."
Receiving too much satisfaction from men blinds our eyes from seeing the preciousness which the Lord gives. Being too close to men takes away the sense of the preciousness of the nearness of the Lord.
"Worthy" must first be considered from the Lord's side. Is the Lord worthy of your love? The whole problem resolves around whether the Lord is worthy: not how much we forsake for the Lord, but how much He is worthy of our loyalty and service. If we regard as an extraordinary act a prince proclaiming the Gospel, we remain ignorant of the glory and majesty of our Lord. Our Lord is Worthy! - Worthy to be served by all the elites of this world. He is qualified to receive absolute, complete, and unrestrained love from all of us.
Work always follows after love. If there is not that perfect love towards the Lord, He will not commit the care of His sheep to us.
I have been consumed with discipleship - which is just a fancy word for I have been consumed with God, to the point of harboring His compassion and will toward people thru the revelations of the Holy Spirit and placement of my mind therein. I am moved today by what I saw as not frosted cereal enough. But the totality of the Word is always life-bearing and good. Who needs frosted cereal - compared to that?!!! God Change me to be Your tool, worthy because You make Your will productive in the Children You love. Love me Lord, as I love you more & more!! Amen...
I just got pumped up didn't I? Hmmmm ... How did that happen? God - thats how!
Ok, back to your regularly scheduled programming .....LOL
https://youtu.be/qp7mh-5RuEg
I always understood that to mean, if I don't love God most, and with everything in me, how couod I even know how to love a neighbor-much less a family member?
Good Mornfternoovening ...to you all! What a great 24 hour period to praise the Lord! I awoke with God as I parted in sleep with Him...ain't that a thing of beauty?!! Amen! I read this this verse this Morning and I was like: "Ok, well, I'm sure there's something more 'Frosted-Cereal-like,' in the Word for me today You'd rather start me out with God. You would get me pumped up first - right? ... I love this verse but can I wait on this Lord - now?
(Matthew 10:37): New International Version (NIV)
37 “Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
And God said, Ok, I will pump you up then - try this:
(Matthew 10:37): New International Version (NIV)
37 “Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
And then I got it - He owns me; I am His family member. But He delights in me knowing Him well, and He delights in inspiring me with His Wisdom.
So, I sat still and silent and read it peacefully again, and let God speak to me about the "pumping me up" part.
The Lord demands us to give Him all. It will not do if we give Him a little less. It is not relative but absolute love He requires of us. Loving the Lord to the extent of wounding ourselves will bring us to the place of rejoicing in our loving Him.
If we love, but do not rejoice in love, we have not loved to the extent of being wounded. But for those who do, their experience will be, that as they are bearing the cross, they shall commence to sing. This reminds me of a line in a hymn which reads: "I am entrapped by the goal."
Receiving too much satisfaction from men blinds our eyes from seeing the preciousness which the Lord gives. Being too close to men takes away the sense of the preciousness of the nearness of the Lord.
"Worthy" must first be considered from the Lord's side. Is the Lord worthy of your love? The whole problem resolves around whether the Lord is worthy: not how much we forsake for the Lord, but how much He is worthy of our loyalty and service. If we regard as an extraordinary act a prince proclaiming the Gospel, we remain ignorant of the glory and majesty of our Lord. Our Lord is Worthy! - Worthy to be served by all the elites of this world. He is qualified to receive absolute, complete, and unrestrained love from all of us.
Work always follows after love. If there is not that perfect love towards the Lord, He will not commit the care of His sheep to us.
I have been consumed with discipleship - which is just a fancy word for I have been consumed with God, to the point of harboring His compassion and will toward people thru the revelations of the Holy Spirit and placement of my mind therein. I am moved today by what I saw as not frosted cereal enough. But the totality of the Word is always life-bearing and good. Who needs frosted cereal - compared to that?!!! God Change me to be Your tool, worthy because You make Your will productive in the Children You love. Love me Lord, as I love you more & more!! Amen...
I just got pumped up didn't I? Hmmmm ... How did that happen? God - thats how!
Ok, back to your regularly scheduled programming .....LOL
https://youtu.be/qp7mh-5RuEg
I always understood that to mean, if I don't love God most, and with everything in me, how can I even know how to love a neighbor-much less a family member?
I fully agree with you without the love of God in your heart you would not have any love to share with anyone.
Top o tha morn to ya fellow peeps. I ketched-up and it is still morning here for about 15 more minutes. Hardiharhar. How is me familia today?
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Morning darling brother
It’s great here, had a couple of hours sleep them woke up - getting ready for church in a bit
I'm trending toward a nap myself but there won't be enough time. Probably take a nap on Monday. I only have Monday and Tuesday off this week due to scheduling conflict. I have really gotten use to having 3 days off a week, especially since the days I do work are long and hard. Oh well, 2 days off is pretty good too.
Great encouragement brother, God is Love and Love is God.Good Mornfternoovening ...to you all! What a great 24 hour period to praise the Lord! I awoke with God as I parted in sleep with Him...ain't that a thing of beauty?!! Amen! I read this this verse this Morning and I was like: "Ok, well, I'm sure there's something more 'Frosted-Cereal-like,' in the Word for me today You'd rather start me out with God. You would get me pumped up first - right? ... I love this verse but can I wait on this Lord - now?
(Matthew 10:37): New International Version (NIV)
37 “Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
And God said, Ok, I will pump you up then - try this:
(Matthew 10:37): New International Version (NIV)
37 “Anyone who loves their father or mother more than me is not worthy of me; anyone who loves their son or daughter more than me is not worthy of me.
And then I got it - He owns me; I am His family member. But He delights in me knowing Him well, and He delights in inspiring me with His Wisdom.
So, I sat still and silent and read it peacefully again, and let God speak to me about the "pumping me up" part.
The Lord demands us to give Him all. It will not do if we give Him a little less. It is not relative but absolute love He requires of us. Loving the Lord to the extent of wounding ourselves will bring us to the place of rejoicing in our loving Him.
If we love, but do not rejoice in love, we have not loved to the extent of being wounded. But for those who do, their experience will be, that as they are bearing the cross, they shall commence to sing. This reminds me of a line in a hymn which reads: "I am entrapped by the goal."
Receiving too much satisfaction from men blinds our eyes from seeing the preciousness which the Lord gives. Being too close to men takes away the sense of the preciousness of the nearness of the Lord.
"Worthy" must first be considered from the Lord's side. Is the Lord worthy of your love? The whole problem resolves around whether the Lord is worthy: not how much we forsake for the Lord, but how much He is worthy of our loyalty and service. If we regard as an extraordinary act a prince proclaiming the Gospel, we remain ignorant of the glory and majesty of our Lord. Our Lord is Worthy! - Worthy to be served by all the elites of this world. He is qualified to receive absolute, complete, and unrestrained love from all of us.
Work always follows after love. If there is not that perfect love towards the Lord, He will not commit the care of His sheep to us.
I have been consumed with discipleship - which is just a fancy word for I have been consumed with God, to the point of harboring His compassion and will toward people thru the revelations of the Holy Spirit and placement of my mind therein. I am moved today by what I saw as not frosted cereal enough. But the totality of the Word is always life-bearing and good. Who needs frosted cereal - compared to that?!!! God Change me to be Your tool, worthy because You make Your will productive in the Children You love. Love me Lord, as I love you more & more!! Amen...
I just got pumped up didn't I? Hmmmm ... How did that happen? God - thats how!
Ok, back to your regularly scheduled programming .....LOL
https://youtu.be/qp7mh-5RuEg
Good mornin’ to ya to Mr Pea
Morning PeterJames! Nice of you to pop by!Good afternoon to all, hope you are all doing well.
hope you can stick around, we love having new peeps come through, right Familia?? Lol. Here, have a heart in Christ
I've been down a rough stretch of road too. There are times that I'm so tired and drained that I don't feel like doing anything. I have to watch this however as that is a good opportunity for depression to set in. The struggle is real. Yes, I take comfort as well that God is faithful in His promises. Without those I would have just simply given up.
Morning dear brother, hope all is well at your end?
Actually I feel pretty good. A little tired but not too bad. One more day of work (Sunday) then I'm off for a couple days. Sunday is my busiest and most stressful day but I also know that I'm not going to be there at work the next day so that makes it bearable.
I pray that God gives you the strength that you need to get through work in Jesus Name! Amen!!