Flesh removed
I know I don't know your exact situation, but I do know and believe that all humans need cared for and respected as a human. OK, so maybe that is a little rose colored glasses or cock-eyed optimist as my mom tells me, but I KNOW God made you and God don't make no junk. It's always intended to be beautiful, appreciated, treated with care and respect. So, through these letters, that is what I try to do.
Am I foolish? No, God tells me many things and I've met some of my PGGMers on visitation and the Holy Spirit was quick to tell me which ones were "players". That didn't stop me from caring or praying for them. Oh, yes, the Holy Spirit has gifts and some of mine I've had since a child. I've always just "known things" or "seen things".
I now understand. 1 Corinthians 12: 4 Now there are different gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 And there are different ministries, but the same Lord. 6 And there are different results, but the same God who produces all of them in everyone. 7 To each person the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the benefit of all. 8 For one person is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, and another the message of knowledge according to the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, and to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, 10 to another performance of miracles, to another prophecy, and to another discernment of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, and to another the interpretation of tongues. 11 It is one and the same Spirit, distributing as he decides to each person, who produces all these things.
BUT, I'm getting off on a rabbit trail. LOL Sorry. I currently am in a pickle but not alone. I am having to walk slowly as if in a land mine field, hold my tongue, pray, wait, and when the time comes, do the job which is a hard one but necessary if I want to stay where God wants me and can use me.
God has shown me the more I want of Him, the narrower the road and the rougher the way. So, you may wonder if I am nuts to do such a thing, to request such a thing as the mantle of Christ in double fold? Hard, yes. I just had another wood shed time with the Lord and He showed me more about me than I knew. Hurt? Yes, but as God's word tells us, you can't make a wound better by sucking it up and not dealing with it. JEREMIAH 10:19 And I cried out, “We are doomed! Our wound is severe! We once thought, ‘This is only an illness. And we will be able to bear it! My faithful God, Father, Comforter, Savior and King only wants my best. There was (is) a thorn in my side, but He has shown me and together I agreed, submitted to HIS WILL, and things are on the higher ground I so desire.
Have you ever seen people who are jealous about what someone else has? Well, my question is this, are you willing to pay the price they paid, go through what they went through and endured hardships as they to have what they have? Most people want the end product, but not to go through the cleaning, preparing, finishing process.
I'm not bragging. Please do not misunderstand. It hurts like the dickens every time God shows me something and another layer of flesh must be removed for me to go higher with God and to be closer to Him. On the path, the one that brings LIFE, there's no room for unnecessary bags or attitudes or anything else that isn't of God. But oh, let me tell you my children how I can stand before my God, with my arms lifted high, tears streaming and glow in His love and have such joy that this world can't begin to give! This is what I gain when I pray for the mantle of Christ in double fold. To shine with the glory of God, to show the fire of the Holy Spirit and to show the love of Jesus Christ the Messiah.
I'm studying a lot of Jewish things right now trying to understand my blood heritage. I keep seeing Jesus through it all. I do plan to use some of the Jewish traditions in my regular life. Why? They remind me even more to focus my eyes, mind and heart on Jesus
Am I foolish? No, God tells me many things and I've met some of my PGGMers on visitation and the Holy Spirit was quick to tell me which ones were "players". That didn't stop me from caring or praying for them. Oh, yes, the Holy Spirit has gifts and some of mine I've had since a child. I've always just "known things" or "seen things".
I now understand. 1 Corinthians 12: 4 Now there are different gifts, but the same Spirit. 5 And there are different ministries, but the same Lord. 6 And there are different results, but the same God who produces all of them in everyone. 7 To each person the manifestation of the Spirit is given for the benefit of all. 8 For one person is given through the Spirit the message of wisdom, and another the message of knowledge according to the same Spirit, 9 to another faith by the same Spirit, and to another gifts of healing by the one Spirit, 10 to another performance of miracles, to another prophecy, and to another discernment of spirits, to another different kinds of tongues, and to another the interpretation of tongues. 11 It is one and the same Spirit, distributing as he decides to each person, who produces all these things.
BUT, I'm getting off on a rabbit trail. LOL Sorry. I currently am in a pickle but not alone. I am having to walk slowly as if in a land mine field, hold my tongue, pray, wait, and when the time comes, do the job which is a hard one but necessary if I want to stay where God wants me and can use me.
God has shown me the more I want of Him, the narrower the road and the rougher the way. So, you may wonder if I am nuts to do such a thing, to request such a thing as the mantle of Christ in double fold? Hard, yes. I just had another wood shed time with the Lord and He showed me more about me than I knew. Hurt? Yes, but as God's word tells us, you can't make a wound better by sucking it up and not dealing with it. JEREMIAH 10:19 And I cried out, “We are doomed! Our wound is severe! We once thought, ‘This is only an illness. And we will be able to bear it! My faithful God, Father, Comforter, Savior and King only wants my best. There was (is) a thorn in my side, but He has shown me and together I agreed, submitted to HIS WILL, and things are on the higher ground I so desire.
Have you ever seen people who are jealous about what someone else has? Well, my question is this, are you willing to pay the price they paid, go through what they went through and endured hardships as they to have what they have? Most people want the end product, but not to go through the cleaning, preparing, finishing process.
I'm not bragging. Please do not misunderstand. It hurts like the dickens every time God shows me something and another layer of flesh must be removed for me to go higher with God and to be closer to Him. On the path, the one that brings LIFE, there's no room for unnecessary bags or attitudes or anything else that isn't of God. But oh, let me tell you my children how I can stand before my God, with my arms lifted high, tears streaming and glow in His love and have such joy that this world can't begin to give! This is what I gain when I pray for the mantle of Christ in double fold. To shine with the glory of God, to show the fire of the Holy Spirit and to show the love of Jesus Christ the Messiah.
I'm studying a lot of Jewish things right now trying to understand my blood heritage. I keep seeing Jesus through it all. I do plan to use some of the Jewish traditions in my regular life. Why? They remind me even more to focus my eyes, mind and heart on Jesus
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My heart hurts for you as you keep working and praying toward God\'s goal.
love you friend!