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This is one of the most important things that I've learned in my life! This one revelation has changed the way I look at life! The way I live my life! The way I look at EVERYTHING I GO THRU! Please read this! I believe this can not only change the way you look at life but it can even change the way you live your life!
The revelation? "LIFE IS A SCHOOL!"
Everything you go thru is something you CAN learn from! The most important thing that we learn is that our way doesn't work, only God's way works. Our way may look like it works, but when we compare it to God's way, it really doesn't.
In James 1:2-4 it says "Count it all Joy when you fall into various temptations, knowing this, that the trying of you faith (your trust and loyalty) worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, so that you may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing."
God tries "our" faith. "Our" faith is where "our" trust and loyalty lies. "Our" faith is how we believe. Some people put their trust and loyalty in money, some in their own abilities, some in their spouse, some in their house, some in drugs, some in achol, some in gambling, and so on. BUT God wants their trust and loyalty in Him. Because He is our TRUE SOURSE!
When we encounter trials (difficult times), we should get excited! Why? Because at the end of this trial, we will have learned something good!
When we bought this house, I was soooooo excited! It was a big move for us! I had been asking God for 11 years for a house. And finally we got it!
THEN!!!!! I lost my job! THEN!!! 2 days later, ny hubbie got laid off! I was in a panic! I kept asking "what are we gonna do!?" "How are we gonna make the house payment?" !!!!! Then I cried "HELP ME LORD!!!!!"
The whole time, God wanted to show me that I was putting my faith (my trust and loyalty) in my own abilities. My faith was in my spouse. My faith was in money. My faith was NOT in God where it should be. He needed me to see that. Because money and our own abilities and even our spouse can ALL fail us. BUT GOD NEVER WILL!!!!
This is a trial! It was a hard one! But now I see that I need to trust God as my sourse and not money or hubbie or even my own abilities.
HERE'S THE KEY!!!! It's important so please listen!
God tries our faith in the areas that we need the most help! Oh if we could just get that!!! Let me say it again. God tries our faith in the areas that we need the most help!
Now, I want you to think about people. Oh how they can get on our nerves sometimes! They can be so mean and hateful! They can be bitter and ealous and unthankful and all that! Why though?
Why are people like that? EVEN CHRISTIANS ARE LIKET THAT!!!!! AND THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO HAVE THEIR ACT TOGETHER, RIGHT?
(Oh this is so good!!!)
Listen, if God tests us in the areas that we need the most help in, HOW IN GOD'S NAME CAN ANYONE BE IN A GOOD MOOD ALL THE TIME!!!
God doesn't test us in the areas that we don't need help in, HE TESTS US IN OUR WEAK AREAS SO WE CAN SEE IT! He already knows how we are going to act. He needs us to see it so that we will ask Him for help!!!!!
So, if our weaknesses are always being tested, EVEN CHRISTIANS, don't you think that we all mess up! I mean it's our weaknesses that are being brought out, not our strenghts! God wants to perfect our weaknesses. So, He has to deal with them!
The thing is, that when our weaknesses are being tried, it's not sweetness and goodness that come out first! Trials usually bring out the bad stuff in us. It brings out things like pride, anger, rebellion, self-pity, and complaining first. SO THAT WE CAN SEE WE HAVE A PROBLEM! THEN, we pray and ask God to help us. We learn how to deal with the issue. We learn patience thru the trial, we learn how to trust God, we learn how to be kind to people.
Oh I understand life so much better now. I understand why so many Christians are called hyprocrites (how ever you spell that...lol)
It's cause God is teaching them. They are in a learning process! WE ALLLLLLLLLLL ARE!!!
When you are learning in school, the teacher doesn't keep teaching the things you already know, she teaches the things you DON'T KNOW YET!!!
It's hard sometimes to learn, I'd even say most of the time it's hard! BUT IF WE ARE TO GROW UP, WE HAVE TO LEARN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I so much hope this all makes sence. It's been on my heart for so long! It makes so much sence to me, but it seems like this letter is like all over the place! I pray that God will perfect it so that you all can understand what I understand now.
Don't judge people when they do something wrong. BECAUSE THEY ARE IN A LEARNING PROCESS!!! WE ALL ARE!!! Are you perfect yet? Have you ever messed up? Didn't you want people to understand and show you mercy? Well, so do they! Don't judge. Help!
God put us here to grow and to help one another!
He says "pray ye one for another." James 5:6
Just think, if we stopped judging each other and started helping those who are being tried, WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD THIS WOULD BE!!!!!!!!!!!
Think about it.
Darla
The revelation? "LIFE IS A SCHOOL!"
Everything you go thru is something you CAN learn from! The most important thing that we learn is that our way doesn't work, only God's way works. Our way may look like it works, but when we compare it to God's way, it really doesn't.
In James 1:2-4 it says "Count it all Joy when you fall into various temptations, knowing this, that the trying of you faith (your trust and loyalty) worketh patience. But let patience have her perfect work, so that you may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing."
God tries "our" faith. "Our" faith is where "our" trust and loyalty lies. "Our" faith is how we believe. Some people put their trust and loyalty in money, some in their own abilities, some in their spouse, some in their house, some in drugs, some in achol, some in gambling, and so on. BUT God wants their trust and loyalty in Him. Because He is our TRUE SOURSE!
When we encounter trials (difficult times), we should get excited! Why? Because at the end of this trial, we will have learned something good!
When we bought this house, I was soooooo excited! It was a big move for us! I had been asking God for 11 years for a house. And finally we got it!
THEN!!!!! I lost my job! THEN!!! 2 days later, ny hubbie got laid off! I was in a panic! I kept asking "what are we gonna do!?" "How are we gonna make the house payment?" !!!!! Then I cried "HELP ME LORD!!!!!"
The whole time, God wanted to show me that I was putting my faith (my trust and loyalty) in my own abilities. My faith was in my spouse. My faith was in money. My faith was NOT in God where it should be. He needed me to see that. Because money and our own abilities and even our spouse can ALL fail us. BUT GOD NEVER WILL!!!!
This is a trial! It was a hard one! But now I see that I need to trust God as my sourse and not money or hubbie or even my own abilities.
HERE'S THE KEY!!!! It's important so please listen!
God tries our faith in the areas that we need the most help! Oh if we could just get that!!! Let me say it again. God tries our faith in the areas that we need the most help!
Now, I want you to think about people. Oh how they can get on our nerves sometimes! They can be so mean and hateful! They can be bitter and ealous and unthankful and all that! Why though?
Why are people like that? EVEN CHRISTIANS ARE LIKET THAT!!!!! AND THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO HAVE THEIR ACT TOGETHER, RIGHT?
(Oh this is so good!!!)
Listen, if God tests us in the areas that we need the most help in, HOW IN GOD'S NAME CAN ANYONE BE IN A GOOD MOOD ALL THE TIME!!!
God doesn't test us in the areas that we don't need help in, HE TESTS US IN OUR WEAK AREAS SO WE CAN SEE IT! He already knows how we are going to act. He needs us to see it so that we will ask Him for help!!!!!
So, if our weaknesses are always being tested, EVEN CHRISTIANS, don't you think that we all mess up! I mean it's our weaknesses that are being brought out, not our strenghts! God wants to perfect our weaknesses. So, He has to deal with them!
The thing is, that when our weaknesses are being tried, it's not sweetness and goodness that come out first! Trials usually bring out the bad stuff in us. It brings out things like pride, anger, rebellion, self-pity, and complaining first. SO THAT WE CAN SEE WE HAVE A PROBLEM! THEN, we pray and ask God to help us. We learn how to deal with the issue. We learn patience thru the trial, we learn how to trust God, we learn how to be kind to people.
Oh I understand life so much better now. I understand why so many Christians are called hyprocrites (how ever you spell that...lol)
It's cause God is teaching them. They are in a learning process! WE ALLLLLLLLLLL ARE!!!
When you are learning in school, the teacher doesn't keep teaching the things you already know, she teaches the things you DON'T KNOW YET!!!
It's hard sometimes to learn, I'd even say most of the time it's hard! BUT IF WE ARE TO GROW UP, WE HAVE TO LEARN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I so much hope this all makes sence. It's been on my heart for so long! It makes so much sence to me, but it seems like this letter is like all over the place! I pray that God will perfect it so that you all can understand what I understand now.
Don't judge people when they do something wrong. BECAUSE THEY ARE IN A LEARNING PROCESS!!! WE ALL ARE!!! Are you perfect yet? Have you ever messed up? Didn't you want people to understand and show you mercy? Well, so do they! Don't judge. Help!
God put us here to grow and to help one another!
He says "pray ye one for another." James 5:6
Just think, if we stopped judging each other and started helping those who are being tried, WHAT A WONDERFUL WORLD THIS WOULD BE!!!!!!!!!!!
Think about it.
Darla
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theatre and I are there already. I'm having a very berry tea with crackers, cheese and cherry tomatoes and she's having a joint with some beer and we're both on really comfy recliners on thick pile carpet. we need some help with the decor if anyone is around??
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I'm trying to exercise daily. I was doing fairly well until I sprained my ankle 2 weeks ago but now I'm getting back on the horse. Today I walked over a mile with my arm weights that are about 22lbs total. I was out of shape and it was hard on my arms. I also did my 30 situps. I'm also going to drink a lot of water and try to eat healthy. I do tend to have a sweet tooth but I'm cutting...
Thanks it is true we need to keep our faith. So easily we get side-tracked. I have slowed down so much and have time to appreciate the small things.
Yes sometimes I get angry at people when they cut me off driving or slam a door in my face then I yell & curse and then I get angry at myself for letting myself stoop there. right after I ask God to forgive me.
I am trying each day to just tell rude people "have a nice day"
I know God has a plan for me..
Thanks for taking this time to share with us this morning.
Your FRiend,
Mary
I had just typed a very profound reply and them I pressed "cancel" instead of "Add."
I am not going to type it again but I know what you are talking about. Just a very good discussion post.
Sometimes I get tested in the same area's over and over because it might take me awhile or I am being stubborn. James, tells us no one can tame the tongue, but I keep trying not to open my mouth and insert foot.
I asked why I was told I had MS when I did (2002), and then DX'd 7/31/02... I started the yahoo group MSWatchers a month later.
Then on a night I wasn't supposed to be anywhere near a computer, much less online, in October 02, I heard about LDN just as someone was leaving a chat room I only went into for a few minutes.
2 neuro visits later I had my script and promised everyone I would journal my experience, good or bad. http://www.larrygc.com/mystory
Then within months I started hearing from people ALL OVER THE WORLD starting to beg for and start LDN.
And now people are using it for all sorts of AI diseases. It saved my dad's life this March, he's on it for stomach cancer and his tumors at 6 months were HALF the size. The doctors are stumped and amazed. They gave him 6 months to live, but he couldn't pay the bills, so they gave him another 6 months :) (j/k there)
LDN is God's Gift to Mankind via Dr. Bihari and He's used many of us to help countless others.
God bless!
Darla