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1461 | Church growth measured by numbers in pew | Acts 2:41 | Mommapbs | 25011 | ||
Amen! Thanks Hank for the reminder. | ||||||
1462 | Role of fasting in a Christian's walk? | Neh 1:4 | Mommapbs | 24919 | ||
Great scriptures and observations! Thanks Nolan! You asked,"How does one come to a 'resolution' during fasting?" I believe that God brings the resolution to you. Could your experience with fasting be perhaps more experimental than intentional? Forgive me if that query causes you a little upset. You write,"I have never fasted for more than 15 hours straight.." First of all, fasting is not about a length of time. I'm wondering, what caused you to stop? Either God showed up and there was resolution, (therefore the fast is concluded) or you decided not to wait for Him. . . By your own admission (you) "haven't learned much about the 'actual experience' of fasting." Don't deny yourself this great privilege! When you purpose in your heart to fast before the Lord-this can be structured in a myriad of ways-let Him guide you! Ephesians 5:10 encourages us to "Try to learn what is pleasing to the Lord." Blessings to you! |
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1463 | What should I do with my in-laws? | Matt 5:44 | Mommapbs | 24038 | ||
As you have discovered, complacency does not work. And revenge is robbing from God! He declares, "Vengence is mine" See Romans 12:19. Don't go there! When one turns the other cheek, forgiveness is necessary first. Based upon your heart attitude,(I seethe inside; I want to give them a piece of my mind) this component seems to be missing here! As a man (or woman!)thinketh in his heart, so is he! You write: 'I have never felt so bitter and angry before and I feel them . . .trying to change me into a hateful person like they are.' Dear sister, they can NOT change you, only you can change you. And you are letting your responses to their character be a reflection of who they are rather than Christ. How did Jesus react to his persecuters? Go and do likewise! Thankfully, you don't have to die for them! You write that you KNOW better. OK, now act on what you know and don't let yourself be driven by your feelings! Pray, forgive, pray, love and pray some more! This may be hard, but as you pray,think of one thing to give thanks to God for, even if it is to be thankful for the union that produced your husband, and make a habit of doing this. In this way, you will be obedient to God's command to "let your requests be made with thanksgiving . . . " Phil. 4:6 BTW, You can always be thankful that God has not excluded you from HIS family! I'll pray with you on this. Hopefully other believers who read this posting will be moved to join with me in lifting you up! God is on your side. If you choose HIS way, He will fight for you! Trust me, you will feel better when you do it HIS way! |
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1464 | Operate on faith or endure? | Heb 11:1 | Mommapbs | 23950 | ||
You asked: “Wouldn't most of us do God's will if we new exactly what it is?” Sadly, the answer is no. It is our human and sinful nature, still riddled with pride, that so often asserts itself causing us to think we know a better way – our way not Yahweh, pun intended! Look before you leap asking: Will my choice or decision bring glory to God or to me? Will this enable me to fully rely upon God? Will this strengthen my relationship with God? You enjoyed success in the past, but perhaps you are afraid to STAY put now! You observe that the person you are working for has had a history of past failures. You also observe that he is a “believer and a great guy.” He terminated someone and has offered the position to you, so obviously he has a need that you may be able to meet. You state, “I see so many obvious mistakes that are being made and nothing being done about it.” These are facts. Perhaps God will use YOU to be His instrument of change here! Now compare this to what you have written: “I felt a heaviness over me, something is not right here. But I felt obligated to stay.” Don’t trust feelings to direct your course of action; feelings should only confirm what you already know. Perhaps God has a lesson for you, or perhaps your boss, to learn through this experience. You are focusing on the past when you write: “Everything else in my life seemed to line up when -you were working full time as a personal trainer-and I loved helping people to attain their fitness goals. In some cases, it -your work- completely changed them as a person. By that I mean, lifting their self-esteem and confidence.” I must ask: Where is God in this picture? Everything is just about you and what you are doing. Where do you see His plan and His Hand in your experience? How did God use this to shape and refine you, drawing you into a closer, more dependent relationship with Him? Did your experience bring those you were with into a closer walk or awareness of the Lord? God is always on the move, He calls us from something, to something, for something. I can’t encourage you enough to keep looking to Him for direction. Get into His Word. He will speak to you from it! Do not rely on the past, but thank God for those things that you have experienced! Press on! Be excited about what God will do next in your life. He loves you and wants you to follow Him, even if it means that you wait for a while as He prepares the way for you. Romans 8:28 reminds us that all things work together for good to THOSE who love God and are called according to His purposes. Focus on the word THOSE – this means that things God allows to happen in my life are not always just for MY benefit – they are GOOD FOR OTHERS as well. God has allowed your life to intersect with this man whom you declare is a believer. He has obviously made some costly mistakes. Don’t second-guess God based upon that past performance either! He may have placed your boss within the sphere of your influence for you to become God’s ministering instrument, to bring confidence and self esteem to both of you!. You wrote: ”I feel (There are those feelings again!) like I'm not truly trusting God if I don't step out and start working to get more clients . . . shouldn’t I be actively working God's plan? Yes, this is a good choice – to follow God’s PLAN for your life, to depend upon Him to equip you for whatever it is that He has prepared for you to do. Ephesians 2:10 Don’t confuse your ability as a personal trainer with the gifts that God has given you. Abilities are things we can do on our own; gifts are dependent upon the work of God. We should be exited about working with Him to use these for His glory! I honestly don’t know what it is that God intends for you to do for Him, but I do know that HE will reveal it to you when you seek Him with your whole heart. Read my note on Psalm 37:4. Jesus tells us to “Seek FIRST HIS Kingdom - that is His Sovereignty and Lordship over your life- and His righteousness -found only in Jesus- and all these things -what you need to accomplish God’s plan for your life- will be given unto you!” May these words dwell deeply into your soul and give you encouragement and blessings! In Christ, Mommapbs |
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1465 | What are differences in theologies? | OT general | Mommapbs | 23560 | ||
Greetings Nolan! Thanks for pointing me in the right direction - I'll check it out. BTW, I did try a search using the words, reformed and calvinsim, but got too much to sift through for a concise comparison! Blessings and Happy Thanksgiving! mommapbs | ||||||
1466 | why is baptism important | 2 Cor 5:17 | Mommapbs | 22683 | ||
I believe that the physical act of water baptism is an outward expression of the spiritual baptism that has already taken place when one responds to God in repentence with belief. See Acts 2:38. What baptism occurs apart from saving faith? Believe and be baptized is all about what God does in response to our belief. From Matthew 28:19 it appears that baptism follows discipleship. Paul also focuses on his prime directive "to preach the gospel rather than to baptize" in I Cor. 1:17. Personally, I believe that following the example of Christ in the waters of baptism is a choice that the believer has to respond to, just as any other command! If salvation depended upon our obedience to "following rules or commands" such as the outward expression of our faith: love one another, being baptized, tithing, etc, then grace would be of no consequence. |
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1467 | New prophecies in the New Testament? | Bible general Archive 1 | Mommapbs | 22615 | ||
Thank you searcher - I am away from home and don't have a huge amount of time to devote to this request! I knew that Isaiah, Ezekiel and Daniel were the books to look at - they align with The Revelation - I agree with you, I'm excited about tomorrow, but God has given me THIS DAY! Praise Him! | ||||||
1468 | why is baptism important | 2 Cor 5:17 | Mommapbs | 22487 | ||
Baptism is an act of obedience; in this public confession, we declare our faith in Jesus, we are being obedient.I John 3:23 says: "And this is his command: to believe in the name of his Son, Jesus Christ, and to love one another as he commanded us." How do we show or demonstrate our love for God? John 14:15 gives us the answer: "If you love me, you will obey what I command." |
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1469 | why is baptism important | 2 Cor 5:17 | Mommapbs | 22483 | ||
Just an observation: When Jesus was crucified, they pierced His side and water and blood flowed down. See John 19 34. Throughout Scripture, water is for cleansing and blood is for fogiveness. Jesus met the requirement of God to be a perfect sacrifice for sin. There is no other name under heaven by which we must be saved! See Acts 4:12 Salvation occurs at the moment of faith . . . it is by faith that we are saved . . . see Epesians 2:8-9. Baptism is a choice to publically recognize this finished work of Christ on the cross. What a priviledge! |
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1470 | A change of the law | Heb 7:12 | Mommapbs | 22479 | ||
Please refer to Hebrews 5:7-11. Jesus's priesthood was NOT of the Levitical order but of the order of Melchizedek. I believe it is important to remember that this order preceded the giving of the Law! God is not only the law giver , but the establisher of its administration; He is a God of order. Everything happens according to His plan! The moment the veil in the temple was torn, the old order of things passed away and Jesus established a new and better order! The administration of the priesthood changed. It follows that a new administration will also have a different or changed character. We are under a new covenant called grace, not the old covenant called the Law; and Revelation 21:4 assures us that even this covenant will be replaced by something better: "He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away." | ||||||
1471 | Delight and Desires! | Ps 37:4 | Mommapbs | 22066 | ||
Please see addendum on desires re: Psalm 37:4 and many thanks for your encouragement! God Bless you and yours! | ||||||
1472 | Delight and Desires! | Ps 37:4 | Mommapbs | 22057 | ||
A word about desires . . . and this is not "name it and claim it" theology! Try this for yourself. Make up a wish list of "wants" or needs. Now arrange them as goals and desires. A need can be a goal or a desire however, there is a difference. A goal is something that we can meet on our own, but a desire requires the cooperation of someone else. God desires that we delight in Him - and that desire requires OUR cooperation. When we do, the Lord rewards us by giving us the desires of our heart. And according to Ezekiel 36:26 - He's even given us a new heart to enjoy them with! To be sure, because of our sin nature, some of the desires we struggle with are not of God, we must be careful not to confuse God given desires with man made ones! Remember that desires require the cooperation of another and when that "someone" is God, WOW! So, when His desires become our desires we can be assured of HIS cooperation in their realization! Food for thought: What are your desires? To WHOM do they belong? |
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1473 | Delight and Desires! | Ps 37:4 | Mommapbs | 22005 | ||
Delight and Desires! It has been eleven years since I had a newborn baby in my arms. But now, with the birth of our first grandchild, I have discovered that you really don’t forget what to do, or how to do it; love comes naturally; caring is remembered – it’s like riding a bike! Although you can never recapture the initial “awe” of the firstborn, the first grandchild comes surprisingly close! I admit I’m a little rusty on developmental aspects of childrearing, but I do know that although newborns can see, they cannot really focus for quite a while. And aside from sleeping through the night, I also know that the first response all parents long for is a smile. When Garett was several weeks old, I was actively seeking to capture his attention with words and facial expressions. He had smiled for Mommy, now it was “my turn!” No matter what I did, I could not engage him; he seemed intent to look anywhere except my face! I was disappointed and a little frustrated –“Be patient,” I consoled myself, “good things come to those who wait!” Sure enough, the next time I had an opportunity to baby-sit and “play,” I was rewarded with not only smiles, but little coos as well! Can you imagine my joy? And God reminded me that He feels the same way too . . . The eyes of the Lord see us all; and He knows each one of us by name! Our heavenly Father is actively seeking our attention, longing for us to gaze in His direction. He calls to us, and inclines his ear to hear our voice. Oh that we would catch a glimpse of Him and seek to see . . . That is what the Lord desires; that we delight in Him. It starts with a simple recognition and response. This is just what I experienced with my grandson. Yet when we respond to the presence of God, it is He who rewards us! His face is full of love. His smile is warm like a welcome and His words are comforting and affirming. It’s easy to “delight” in that isn’t it? |
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1474 | Does not tithing disqualify leadership? | Mal 3:10 | Mommapbs | 22004 | ||
Yes, I agree that God loves a cheerful giver, and that the offering made in love is more honorable than the offering made out of obligation. The "tithe" is ONLY ten percent - yet it is the LORD who gives us EVERYTHING we have! In reality, it ALL belongs to Him! What we do with our gifts and talents, monetary and otherwize does fall under His scrutiny; for the Lord alone knows the intent of our heart! He alone is able to judge our motivation. See also my clarification to Jensen. |
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1475 | Does not tithing disqualify leadership? | Mal 3:10 | Mommapbs | 22003 | ||
Clarification on my question. I am concerned about the church that looks at the giving record of its members,and based upon that giving record, the administration of the church decides if an individual is being obedient to "tithing." If the church judges that the individual is tithing TO THAT CHURCH,then that individual is deemed qualified to serve in a leadership role in that local body of believers. For years we have responded and have given as directed by the Lord. Sadly, that giving has become public knowledge, and the local church was NOT the PRIMARY recepient of our stewardship. So, based upon our giving record to the church,it has been decided, that we are not tithing TO THE CHURCH and therefore we are excluded from leadership in the church. In the Pastor's words, our heart is where our treasure is and our treasure is not at the local church building. So here is the real issue at hand - should we be disqualified from leadership because we have given more to the Lord at ABC Ministry and less to the Lord at the local church? |
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1476 | Worthy of Honor but not of Respect | Eph 5:33 | Mommapbs | 21647 | ||
In other Scriptures,(I Tim. 3:11; Titus 2:2 et al) both men and woman are challenged to be worthy of respect. How does a woman repect her husband if he has not demonstrated a character that is worthy of that respect? This has been troubling me for a while. How can a woman respect a husband that abuses her or violates his vows? I feel that perhaps we are focusing on the wrong word here. In the Oxford version, repect is translated as reverence. Reverence is a much different word - it connotes honor. Everyone is worthy of honor because Jesus died for us all; He makes us worthy. In that, a woman can be obedient to God's Word as she honors her husband out of reverence for what Christ has done. Jesus tells us that we are to love one another - even those who presecute us! According to I Peter 2:17 showing love is what proper respect is."Show proper respect to everyone: Love the brotherhood of believers, fear God, honor the king." The wife "must see to it " that she chooses to love at all costs! Love covers a multitude of sins! We dare not respect the sin, but love the heart of the sinner out of reverence for the Lord. |
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