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jillibean
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God is a God or regeneration....not degeneration. It is natural for us to heal. You will be fine! Turn away from your bodies complaints and for a single moment think of only God......all in all....all powerful......all loving.....everywhere. Really dwell on it. Notice: your body utters no complaints.
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barrykind
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im sorry, the prayer was for a sister in the Lord named Millie.. ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
BUt i will accept any and all prayers for me, although my kidneys are fine.. PTL
Sorry for mix up... ![[dunce]](graemlins/dunce1.gif)
Thanks for prayers.. ![[thumbsup]](graemlins/thumbsup2.gif)
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John 3:3;Mark 8:34-38;James 1:27
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njclary
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to Barrykind; I can empathize with your kidney problem, and will pray for you. I have battled kidney stones and infections for years, and it is a painful ordeal, I will pray for a speedy recovery.
God Bless You
Joel
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Miguel
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Encouragement of the Holy Spirit & Comfort from God
by Shawn Lynes
Acts 9:31 "Meanwhile, the church . . . was left in peace to
build up its strength, and to live in the fear of the Lord.
Encouraged by the Holy Spirit, it grew in numbers".
I was thinking about how many people I know lately are so
burnt out lately in their lives with so much busyness or
suffering or problems that is making it hard to be
comforting them and their family to have a closer walk with
God and growing in Christ. That might not be where you
are at, but I pray in either case you are getting
encouragement from the Lord.
The early Christians needed this encouragement of the Holy
Spirit as well. I don't know exactly what form this encouragement
came, but this peace and encouragement leads to edification
and growth in the body. Sometimes we grow through hard
times when we need peace and encouragement from the Lord
more than anything.
2 Corinthians 1:3-5 "Praise be to the God and Father of our
Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of
all comfort, who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we
can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we
ourselves have received from God. For just as the sufferings
of Christ flow over into our lives, so also through Christ
our comfort overflows."
How did the Apostle Paul endure such horrible beatings and
utter poverty and sufferings for Christ and write such
wonderful words and was convinced of being content in all
circumstances and believe that the trials for the sake of
the gospel was part of God's plan to bring perseverance and
to share in Christ's Suffering?
Someone told me about John Owen who’s 10 children died
before the age of 5 and also the 11th child died young as
well. How did he keep such a strong faith and strong love
for the truth of scripture that many of us can barely relate
to? How did he still stay so committed to Christ?
What about how John Bunyan wrote such wonderful and
encouraging writing about the truth of God's Word and the
Christian Life in the book _Pilgrim's Progress_ and many
other books as well when he was in jail away from his family
for preaching the gospel outside of the church of England.
From a worldly perspective what totally unsuccessful lives
these people lived.
We sometimes have had so little faith in times like these,
but wow what a testimony of God's unfailing love of those
who are captivated by God and His truth. Most of all
wherever we are at in our walk God wants us to have
more reliance on Him than in ourselves.
The Christian life is not a life of self-reliance or how
strong we are, but of our only Hope being in God.
With each of these people I believe He gives us
encouragement and comfort through these trials so
that God can be glorified as well by there life. You will
see this with many Christians in the past that they endured
much hardship for the King and God was glorified through
it. I have friends as well that are going through hardship
that God has used to bring them to more faith or even
show God's marvelous work of Grace in their lives as well.
Do you think of God being glorified through your sufferings
for Christ? What about God being glorified in His comfort
being made fresh in your life? During those times they are
disturbing because we don't understand or want to believe
this is part of God's plan being accomplished in us and for
His sake and His glory to be displayed.
Can we answer like Job and glorify God as our Sovereign
King through all of what we go through and trust in Him more
than our circumstances. If we can then we should also yearn for
the peace and encouragement of the Holy Spirit as well
because God will be glorified though this as well? God has
promised this peace and encouragement through any affliction
and we must continue looking to Christ as our only hope and
strength.
I hope each of you find encouragement and peace in the Holy
Spirit this week.
All By His Grace,
Shawn
2 Timothy 1:9 "who has saved us and called us with a holy
calling, not according to our works, but according to His
own purpose and grace which was given to us in Christ Jesus
before time began"
TAKE CARE
MAC
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Our Eschatology may vary even our Ecclesiology may be disputed among us but our Soteriology most assume a singularity and exclusivity which in biblical term is known as Quote; "The Narrow Way" and Quote!
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barrykind
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Hi! Everyone,
Please pray for me..found out today from the doctor's that I have a bad
kidney infection. Taking medication and will go back on the 4th. of
October. Hopefully, it will clear up, so I do not have to have Xrays
done.
Will let you know next Friday, how it turns out. Thank you and God
bless.
Millie
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The HEART of the issue is truly the issue of the HEART!
John 3:3;Mark 8:34-38;James 1:27
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