Subject: Why can't I speak in tongues yet ? |
Bible Note: Oh My John, so very patient with me, forgive me as I chatter a bit here. LOL. I just thought of the scripture that keeps floating back to me in here I Corinthians 13... I was laughing at hats (oops there is that nasty word again) flying through the air at the rapture myself though (so much for so called unwarranted humor...). I take myself and others way too seriously sometimes, oops here comes another scripture in the middle of my chatter;Romans 12:3 For through the peace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think more highly of himself than he ought to think; but to think so as to have sound judgment, as God has allotted to each a measure of faith. The hatchet was buried between me and everybody as soon as I got on my knees the other day to ask forgiveness in my part of all of it before forgiving everyone else. You know what? Let me tell you something about the dreaded issue of hats and the issue of being a computer twit to wit, they ain't half as important as the love of Christ bewtween us all. I am a novice a new jack whose life got ruined worse than it was the day I woke up from a comma and decided, since He commanded me to live and go back out and bring Him fruit, to go do just that. On fire for the Lord, scriptures are my life, without them I have no anchor, through the blurr of a ruined mind they were there, they proved themselves to be absolutely solid. John as soon as you were answering me back again, I was sooo relieved that you were willing to teach me some more. I have a great pastor/teacher and a good church family, but there are plenty good teachers around in the body of Christ and when you find some gems that have been polished for a while you just want to soak up every word... You weren't harping John, you are being more than patient with me, so are Val and Lionheart and Azure and Hank and Searcher and Cheri and the others. I get impatient about the word, I need to chillax as my son likes to say, Mom chillax. There is time in God, I am saved, let God work things out, we are all one giant organism spread from China to the USA and beyond. I notice you end your posts with Shalom, not judging. There are so many denominations with different doctrines and I try not to judge others if they actually believe in the blood of Jesus for forgiveness of sin, I believe they are saved. Some might not agree because of the Jesus plus theory, you know, Jesus plus baptism, Jesus plus a priest, Jesus plus works, Jesus plus the law, Jesus plus add nauseum. But I had the priveledge of having a Cathholic doctor who asked me if I believed in the blood of Jesus to forgive sins after waking up out of that comma. And he was asking because I was dying and I told him I was a child of the most high God and what Jesus told me while I was under. He said then ask Him for a miracle or you will die soon, I don't care what denomination you are go pray on the blood. 40 days and 40 nights later I was miraculously healed and out of there after praying something the Holy Spirit spoke into my heart. I have a high and healthy respect for the blood of Jesus to save from sin and His stripes to heal from deathly illness. I don't care that the doctor was Catholic and I believe since he believes first and foremost in the blood of Jesus that he is going to heaven. I got to be a Baptist quite by accident and after learning a bit more than I knew decided I agreed with the basic tenents of that denomination and stayed. But I have fellowshipped with my brother's church, Church of Christ and had a very good time (both types of that denomination, with and without music, my brother switched around a bit). I am saying all this by way of leaning on the blood above tradition (there goes that aspect of the dreaded subject again) or denomination. I think that each denomination has a lot right and a few things all wrong including mine because we ain't God and we can't get it right in our present state. What is graceful about you, (whoops I have been chatting!) John, is the love of Christ in you towards me and the ability to put up with my crap and teach me at the same time. That's grace. Thanks for everything and your prayers too, God Bless, the hat lady |