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Interests:
God
My Family
I'm passionate about...
My Lord and Savior. My family. Witnessing to others the way God wants me too. Creating a world transformed into followers of Jesus Christ. Being the man God has created me to be. Walking in Love.
My story with God
I am a sinner. I am weak. But... God has touched my very soul. He has shown me his Love for me. I am moved every single day by his Love. When I look back over my life I see through my now open eyes how he has been there all along. I am moved to tears for how I have been to him. Yet his Love never ends. He has wiped away my tears and speaks softly to me. I Believe...I truly Believe the word he has given us. The Lord moves me to continue to transform until his work is done in me.
Other stuff about me:
I love to ride motorcycles. I love to travel and have been many places on this planet. I love my wife who is a gift from God. I love my daughter who also is a gift from God. I love my grandchildren. God has blessed me in so many ways. I focus on the "good" because it is what God wants. I face the bad because it is what God wants.
Dear journeymanhd,
Thankyou for your counsel and encouragement. How good it is to walk with others in the Lord Jesus who are going through the same things.
Sorry I haven't got back to you until now but I slipped a disc last Saturday and have been lying on my back this week to get it to heal. It is now improving to the point where I can stay upright for a while.
It has been a trying time, but also wonderful because the Lord used it to show me He wanted me to learn new lessons from Him, and that lying quietly on my back gave me time to begin to learn those lessons.
Praise God! He brings blessing out of adversity, meat from the eater and honey from the strong.
I agree with you, the flesh rebels against moving forward with the Lord and growing in Him. Have you noticed that today many people speak about our enemy the Devil, and the world, but do not mention our other enemy, our old sinful nature? When I was young, they spoke a lot about our enemy the old nature, and about the world, but very little about the Devil.
Also, then they used to preach a lot about heaven and the second coming, now, in England at least, we hear very little about heaven and the second coming from the pulpit.
Coming now to my own experience:
What amazed me was the discovery that repressed harmful memories actually are barriers to growth in the Lord. This is directly linked to our need for healing. It seems so obvious to me now, and I ask the question, why does the church not attend more to the need for emotional healing? After all, is not our Lord not only our Saviour but our Healer? And surely the healing of our soul is an important thing?
Especially when it is directly linked with the sins of our fathers [and mothers and further back still] that have been visited upon us.
And this brings me to your good counsel to stay close to the Lord in His Word. I was very fortunate that as soon as I asked for help to come to the Lord to be saved, I was counselled to read God's Word, pray, and to tell others about Jesus. Later on we joined a Bible believing Church, and received much help in getting to know the Bible. When I went to Bible Institute for missionary training, one of the courses was a Bible course that took us through every book of the Bible during the three year diploma course. Ever since then I have used this method of reading through the whole Bible.
When I was at the point of starting to rebuild my life about 10 yrs ago, one of the things I did was to review my spiritual life, and to seek out the most useful and effective ways of building up my life, growing in the Lord and going forward with Him. I discovered that it was the regular reading of the whole Bible that provided the foundation on which everything else was built. And therefore nothing should distract me or take me away from God's Word which I was daily hiding in my heart. In it is milk, meat, bread, wine, honey, pure running water from under the throne of God, stern warning, rebuke, encouragement, comfort, instruction, example, revelation of God Himself, and in it God meets with me and speaks.
What the Lord is wanting to lead me into now is how to walk closer with Him in the Spirit as I read His Word. Several new things have happened with me in the Lord over the last 6 months in leading me into a deeper prayer life in intercession. Now I need to tie this in with reading His Word.
Thanks for letting me share this with you. I value your friendship.
Thanks for your welcome Journeymanhd. I really appreciate it. I too feel like the Lord has led me to this place. I pray it will help me in my walk and help me become closer to God through my love of Jesus. I believe I have been saved for a reason and although God's plan and purpose for me has not been revealed to me yet I know it will, in a time that is of His choosing. Until that time I need to grow and mature. Now that the first steps have been taken.
Blessings
Rob
Journeymanhd, Thanks for your warm welcome. I feel blessed by the Lord for he has led me to this site. I have so many questions and desire with all my heart to serve the Lord in any capacity he has in his plans for me. I once was lost but now am found, was blind but now I see. No truer words have ever been spoken. I am still fighting the guilt, shame and self loathing of the sins of my past but through the strength, guidance and love of my Lord Jesus I believe I will come out the other side a better person, a more mature christian and a better servant of the Lord as he knows the depths from which I have returned. Bless you
Honey gives the body sugar for energy .Honey is sweet. That is why when people get into marriage, the first day the couples go out, it is called “honey moon” .Everything that happen that day is full of happiness. They get to know each other better on that day. Their heart is filling with love for each other. In the same way, when one become “born again” (a new child born of GOD), there is joy within that fellow. The honey symbolized the word of GOD. We read about the word of GOD tasting like honey psalm 119:103 “How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth”
One thing about the word of GOD is that the letter kills but the spirit gives life. In the book of 2corithians 3:6 it’s says “He has made us competent as ministers of new covenant, not of the letter but the spirit, for the letter kills but the spirit give life” The letters of the bible will not profit you but the spirit behind it brings life and happiness to our souls .if you read the bible for reading sake and not allowing the spirit to direct you, You will be spiritual dead. The revealed word or the prophetic message behind the text gives life to the soul. Psalm 19:10 Says “they are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb” The word of GOD can be sweet to you like honey or honeycomb if the spirit of GOD lead you.
The word of GOD is the energy we need in every single day. Every good Christian has to read the bible every day for nourishment of the souls. It also help or equip us for the battle we are facing and the next day we need more .Only through the word of God that one life can change. It gives correction when you are going astray. The book of Hebrews 3:13 says encourage one another daily, as long us it is called a day, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness. The battle is not against flesh and blood, we must prepare every day by reading the word of GOD.
The word of GOD is strong more than anything; Hebrews 4:12 says THE WORD OF GOD IS LIVING AND ACTIVE.SHARPER THAN ANY DOUBLE EDGE SWORD, IT PENETRATES TO THE DIVIDING SOUL AND THE SPIRIT,JOINTS AND MARROW; IT JUDGES THE THOUGHTS AND ATTITUDES OF THE HEART, SOULS AND SPIRIT, BOTH JOINTS AND MARROW. According to the bible, man is a tripartite being ________ spirit, soul and body (1thes.5:23. In this verse there are joints and marrow which are part of the body, and soul and spirit. So by reading the word of GOD every day, you are feeding your soul , spirit and the body with the living word .The tripartite being will be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ .Remember that the one that call you is faith and He will do it.
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Thanks so much for your prayers and comments. I am really blessed because I have someone to talk to like this, where sharing spiritual things in Christ is natural and easy. Bless you my brother. I want to follow up here with something that I think the Lord is showing to me. But I would like your input as to whether it is totally in accord with the whole counsel of God.
I am reading in I Kings these days. In chapter 5 Solomon starts to make preparations for building the temple of the Lord. Also his own palace. By ch 8 it is ready for placing the ark in the Holy of Holies, and the dedication.
The temple is a type of Christ. Also of Christ and His church. Paul mentions this in Ephesians.
The thought that I have is a personal application of this. As a Christian Paul tells me [in his letter to the Corinthians] that my body is a temple of the Holy Spirit. Jesus himself teaches us in several ways that God indwells those who are his by the power of the Holy Spirit. See especially John's Gospel of course.
This background is what lies behind my thoughts.
As I meditated on the passage in 1Kings 5 it struck me that just as Solomon prepared for the building of the temple, and then went ahead to build and dedicate it to the Lord. So I needed to go about preparing my heart and mind and life as a temple of the Lord. And I could learn lessons from Solomon in doing this. [The time spent on my back getting my spine to heal was an ideal time to do some of this!]
What I saw was, Solomon's temple was a place for the manifestation of the presence of the living God. It was a place of prayer. Of direct access to God. And this is what our heart and mind should be.
For Solomon of course, God dwelt in thick darkness, and the way into the Holy of Holies was only once a year. Now Jesus has entered into Heaven on our behalf, and has opened up a new and living way into the presence of His Father as Hebrews ch 10 shows us. And we are seated with him in the heavenly places.
But coming back to 1 Kings 5 - 8. What a precious promise there is here: ch 5 v13 "I will live among the Israelites and will not abandon my people Israel." Eternally true now because Jesus our King fulfills all the requirements as laid down in vs 11-12.
And then, when all is completed, the glory of the Lord fills the temple. ch 8 v 10 - 11.
So the question rises in my mind, can I build and furnish a beautiful, magnificent place for my God to dwell in my own life? Can my heart and mind and soul and spirit and body be his temple? A place where God hears and answers prayer? A place where he manifests his glory?
Because this was the vision that king David and his son Solomon had. As I read Solomon's prayer in chapter 8 I was continually blessed by the way in which Solomon covers every eventuality for prayer and forgivenness and answers from God for our every need. Because now, as I see it, there is no physical temple, God wants to dwell in the hearts and lives of his people, and all these prayers and promises are now yea and amen in Christ Jesus. Oh Lord my God you are very great, so work in me that I can be a place for you to dwell in for ever.
I am mindful that this does not include the corporate aspect of the Christian life in the church. Somehow I will need to tie this in, but I can't think of a way to do it at the moment. Perhaps you might have some insight into this?
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Yours in the great love of Christ, who loved us and gave himself for us.
Hi Brother,
It is always good to hear from you, some of the greatest people I know are from New England and your one of them.
I was praying so hard about the gas and oil prices to go down because it was going to be hard for people to stay warm this winter. I praise God yesterday it was $2.o5 per gal. Praise God!
In the love of Jesus
Bob
Dear Brother Journeymanhd
You are most welcome and as long as Jesus gives me the chance to serve Him through my friends I will do it. Just have a blessed Christmas my brother. God bless you abundantly always.
Hir Thank You so much for appreciating our pics.. I hope you and me will become friends.. Its glad that even thru the darknest part of my life i have met u all like Tita Bev.. Thanks God i found you all.
Thanks for wanting to be my friend. I came here before accepting you as my friend , as you can see..lol
Your pictures have me pretty well convinced that you're ok. lol
Bye for now, "friend". Darlene
Hi Sir!!! Thank u so much for your wonderful message!! I Have so much fun reading those messages.. I feel Im healed! Can i call You like "tito">> Pleaseeeee. lol
hello,how are you doing?lam cadou andre from in haiti,lam new at this website,l would like to find some good christian on it but l hope we can keep in touch and sharing our words together.
cadou andre
THANK YOU KINDLY
I SINCERELY APPRECIATE AND ENJOY YOUR WARMTH AND CAN FEEL THE SPIRIT OF JESUS WHEN I READ YOUR MAIL. WISH I WAS AS ADEPT AS YOU ARE WITH PICTURES - I RECOGNIZED ONE - IS IT THE MOSCOW STATION??? BE BLESSED TOGETHER WITH YOUR BEAUTIFUL FAMILY AND I SEND YOU REALLY "WARM" WISHES FROM SOUTH AFRICA - IT IS EXTREMELY HOT HERE AND WE ARE SUFFERING BECAUSE OUR GOVERNMENT MESSED UP MEGGA AND WE ARE RESTRICTED (ELECTRICITY) AND WILL BE FINED IF WE EXCEED AN X-AMOUNT... SO NO AIRCONS - AND WE ARE EXPERIENCING A DROUGHT AND HEAT WAVE... BUT WE ARE PRAYING FOR RAIN AND WE KNOW GOD IS FAITHFUL!
MY ONE DOMESTIC HAS THE SWEETEST GRANDCHILD WHO IS TWO YEARS OLD (LINDAGOHLE) AND SHE CANNOT WALK YET OR TALK AND ONE LITTLE EYE DROOPS. I TOLD HER THAT THEY CAN DO A SMALL OPERATION TO CORRECT THE EYE - IT IS MERELY A MUSCLE AND NOT MAJOR BUT SHE IS STILL TOO TINY... TO LEAVE IT FOR ANOTHER YEAR OR SO. AND YESTERDAY WAS HEART RENDERING - SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE NOTICED THAT LINDAGOHLE SEEMS TO DRIBBLE FROM THE ONE SIDE OF HER MOUTH. ALTHOUGH I WAS EXTREMELY SADDENED I COULD NOT BURST INTO TEARS AS I FELT I WOULD LIKE TO - I REALIZED THAT SHE MAY BE "SPASTIC"...
OUR PASTOR DOES HEALING SERVICES AND MY ONE NEIGHBOUR WHO IS AFRIKAANS (AFIKANER PROPER AND ATTENDS AN AFRIKAANS CHURCH) WANTED TO GO TO OUR CHURCH TO RECEIVE PRAYERS. I TOOK HER (SHE HAS CANCER) AND PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER SOUTH AFRICA ARE COMING TO OUR CHURCH FOR THE HEALING SERVICES. TODAY, ALTHOUGH WE ARE NOT HAVING A HEALING SERVICE, PER SE, PASTOR RAY HAS ASKED ME TO BRING LINDAGOHLE AT 11 AM. HER PARENTS AND MY DOMESTIC (GRANDMOTHER) WILL TAKE HER AS I THINK THE SON OF MY DOMESTIC MIGHT FEEL EMBARRASSED??? IF I AM THERE. I DO NOT WANT TO CAUSE HIM ANY EMBARRASSMENT. AND MY OTHER DOMESTIC IS ALSO SICK - I AM SINCERELY HOPNG IT IS NOT AIDS - BUT HAVE ALSO ASKED THAT SHE RECEIVES HEALING PRAYERS.
WE SERVE AN ALMIGHTY GOD... YOU AND I KNOW IT AND WE MUST ACTUALLY TELL THE WORLD! SHOUT IT FROM THE ROOF TOPS!
FOND LOVE IN JESUS AND MAY YOU AND YOUR FAMILY HAVE A DIVINE AND INSPIRING CHRIST-FILLED CHRISTMAS... MAY 2009 BRING MUCH JOY AND BLESSINGS,
Brother, I have to say that you are on my top 10 list of the people who have touch my heart the most in the past year. Your excellent spirit comes through your messages and my heart is always blessed. With all my heart I pray for you and your family to have a christ filled blessed Christmas.
Bob
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Hi Bro,
Good to hear from u! HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009!
Its ok to feel down at times for we tend to learn on our flesh & understanding. But don't worry, because GOD is bigger than ALL THINGS. HE will lift in up, HIS grace is timely & suffcient!
Your heavenly Father already knows all your needs, and he will give you all you need from day to day if you live for him and make the Kingdom of God your primary concern. So don't worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today's trouble is enough for today” (Matthew 6:25-34).
My dearest friend
You are "too kind Sir"... Actually God has blessed me mightily and I thank Him for it. People who look at me never think I am older than approx 58 -60! The photo of myself is one taken appox 6 -8 months ago. I am extremely agile and I work from home as a transport broker... I am never bored. I cannot do all the nice things on the internet as I would like to.
I would also like to put pictures etc. on but I do not want it to be too busy. But I have not got the technique and it does not bother me.
I do a lot of research and Bible Study and I love the Lord and I love His creation... people, kids, animals... and nature.
Is our God not a Wonderful God... Loving us all so unconditionally.
I wish you and your loved ones a beautiful 2009 and I know that you will be walking in "The Light of His love..."
God bless you mightily and thanks again for being so absolutely sweet to an "old" "young" lady xxx to you and your loved ones.
To a very kind Brother in Christ
Thank you so much. You know you mentioned being an example for my children. I thought I had all these years, just a bit overwhelmed with this and need to also find the learning experience in this situation. How do I show love in this situation when I can't hardly catch my breath with my son's poor choice.
Thank you Ruby Slipper
Hi Journeyman,
Thank you very much for the comment and well wishes. I don't know very many people on here yet, those I have met have been a blessing. I came here in a very fragile state a few months ago, slowly but surely God has been directing my way. My prayer for this new year is that He will continue directing me where He wants me to go and do to what He wants me to do.
May you have an abundantly blessed year and thank you again for the message...I really do appreciate it!
In Christ,
Debbie
I love your pictures too especially the one with the flag, thank you for your kindness and hope to chat with you about the Lord, He is mighty in power and his mercy is new every morning. May his people rise up and proclaim His work everywhere. God bless you brother!!!
Hello,
Well thank you again! I also am very inspired by Joyce Meyer.
I was in a bad place and saw her on t.v. in the middle of the night and sent a prayer request on-line(which is something I have never done)...It had to be pretty bad, I don't usually reach out for help. Now I have read so many of her books I can't even count, I also have several cd programs of hers, and she's on my i-pod. She has helped me immensly...if you couldn't tell!LOL You're very lucky...I can't wait for the day that I have grandchildren!!! I have always enjoyed my own children so much, people say you enjoy your grandchildren more...I can't even imagine! They're grown but they will always be babies & gifts from God. I feel extremely blessed they're wonderful.
I feel very blessed to have been led to AAG also...I honestly didn't know there was a network for support and fellowship. This is a peaceful place to be.
Have a great day.
In Christ,
Debbie
Hello my dear brother. I was revising my Teardrop piece on my blog when I read your note to me that you left ages ago. It really touched my heart the first time I read it and it did again. Thank you so much! I pray that all has been well with you and your family and that you will prosper and be in good health this year as your soul prospers in the word of the Lord. It is so amazing how quickly a year passes by, isn't it? I wanted to revise the story I had written as far as how I wrote the Teardrop, and here I am, finally finished and it is 3:34 am my time! I am usually sound asleep way before now; therefore I must pray that I don't get my days and nights all mixed up from here on because of being a night hawk at this time!< lol! I'm getting too old to stay up half the night! It was worth it though as I will be having a precious sister in the Lord who is a writer, publisher and editor >read what the Lord blessed me with>in hope that she can add the Teardrop to a book of stories she desires to publish; having a variety of heartfelt true stories from others who write, full of truth and emotion; when no matter what we go through, the Lord is with us. Do pray that new doors will soon open so that all of the poems, songs, as well as stories I have written will no longer be hidden away, but will get published in order to edify the body of Christ as well as to be used as a witness to those unsaved out there. God bless and keep you and your loved ones.
I would like to welcome you to be our prayer partners and agape friendship. And let you know we have 24 our prayer services of Mt. EVEREST PRAYER TOWER, Kathmandu, Nepal. Please let us have your prayer lists if any.
Hello my brother; I have not sent you a message in a long time; however please know that I hope that you and your loved ones have a wonderful new year. Prosper and stay in good health and be blessed abundantly, OK? I rewrote my Teardrop story, as it may be used in a book very soon that a publisher is doing that consists of many such stories where the Lord has pulled so many of us through the deep valleys in life, strenghtening us in order to help others. Michelle contacted me, asking if I would submit a short story; praise the Lord! Do read read it when you have the time as I sure was touched by your kind words of encouragement months ago. However I had to lenthen it a bit for the book that will soon be publised. This is where I added a bit more and it actually made me cry when I read it.> More tears for the Lord to gather in His bottle.
God bless and keep you safely within the palm pf His hand.
Dear brother and respected Dave, Praise Lord!
Greetings in the name of precious Christ from Mt.Everest Nepal!
I am again thanking you whether I forgot to do so or what!
Thank You for your accepting to me as a friend. I feel I am blessed that the Holy Spirit has really worked for me to go ahead by arranging such a great professional brother like you and other more thanks to this Godnet who arrange these all. Let me pray for you and family and for your country with all the best throughout this New Year 2009!
Please take care and God bless!
Agape
Ps Rajendra
Kathmandu, Nepal
Thank you for your prayer request for Frank. I will be praying for him, the doctors and you during this time. I will also lift up your niece at this time and pray for God's healing power on her. Thank you for sharing your heart with us. Wally
Heather will be 35 on May the 2nd. My precious grandson Braeden just turned 8 on December the 16th. Heather did rededicate to the Lord before Braeden was c-sectioned delivered a month before he was due:a miracle delivery from the Lord. He is the joy that came though all of our tears in my family, for a decade, before his arrival. At 7 months old , if that, he was dedicated to the Lord Jesus Christ by Heather but sadly so much still took place after that, that this wee little man had to grow up before his time. Absolutely heart- breaking that I know if he died, I would not want to live, but I ask the Lord at times what he ever did to have deserved so much heartbreak in his little lifespan so far. He is so preious, innocent, a pure hearted, so full of joy giving joy to many others, as well as so much love that flows from him. I could write a full length movie with everything that has taken place just these past twenty years alone; The love, joy, hate >toward sin & what the devil causes in the lives of family mambers who are straight, decent, moral human - beings as Christians> who are called< and know as they mature, will share in Christ's sufferings as adults; but Jesus loves the little children and said to not to stop them from coming to Him; but I see so many babes in arms of mothers that do love them, yet their children are not put first but everything else; when Jesus is not put first and sin still prevails at every turn, so that single mothers such as Heather who have been so lost and full of undelt issues with deep wounds;> cannot heal emotionally, physically, nor come to the fullness of maturity without Christ>the annointed One>who breaks evry yoke. Jesus came to heal the broken hearted and to bind up all the woundsto rescue them! You talk about crying, still ? Oh yes, I stil do. I love Heather with all of my heart and so does Breaden through that unconditional love that all children seem to have. They say that love is blind when it comes to a lot of adults making the wrong chioces pertaining to relationships. In the case of little children:love is blind, thank the Lord>to a lot of what would totally destroy their wee spirit person deep inside;> if not blinded to the truth of what is really taking place in their lives:thank God for this! Pray for Heathr to >be a 100% Mom, 100% rededicated to jesus soon; as I'm>"Nana" and have never wanted to take over as I've had to at times, for Braeden's well being. "You have been the one who has made all the special occasions holiday wise> Breaden's special memories, Linda." I've heard so often. " You've been more of a mother to him, then Heather has." We all know how much she loves my grandson, but still not enough to get the point of what>MOTHER< really means. Total natural affection which is love nad dicipline in a balance:with God first, a sacrificial love from a mother if need be;the virtous mother; in God's eyes and that of others; especially for the child to see>and honour! We are all praying for a miracle, all the time; for all parents out there; who have and are going through the same thing as I>for a celebration of their prodical son or daughter:that has finally come home with new beginnings; that will go on and on forever more.> For them, their children and children's children. Amen, in Jesus' name.
Dear respected brother, Praise The Lord! We also call "
'JAY MESSIAH' here in Nepal
Yes, You are right Sir, when I just sent to you simply thanking one comment yesterday I got return as you have already moderated comment then I got a bit shock about my wrong because I am preparing to share some of our new happy blessings among you from our mighty God who has recently revailed us here in Nepal. Let you know I am a quite new to use such neting and this is also my first time trying to present myself. I hope and pray that my lovely brother Journeymanhd will have continue big heart to me and to all new person please. It will be always highly appreciated your every guidance and suggestions to me please.
Junior brother
Rajendra, Kathmandu
Hello, I was wondering how is your friend Frank K doing and how is your niece?? They were in my prayers, I hope and pray all is ok with you all. God bless you always.
Hi, I'm sure John would love getting another hug!
Our son in law has a Harley too. He gave me a ride on it a couple of summers ago. That was super! Our daughter let me wear her leathe jacket and her helmet (is that what it's called?). I was dressed for riding!!
Take care of yourself on that Harley. Darlene
Hi journeymanhd...I wanted to chat with you earlier, but I am really horrible at technical stuff... I forgot why!! Its my age. I ride a Heritage too. Nothing like seeing and smelling the world on a motorcycle... I gotta run to work. Have a great day.
onlyjesus
Nov 11, 2008
Derek Hill
Thankyou for your counsel and encouragement. How good it is to walk with others in the Lord Jesus who are going through the same things.
Sorry I haven't got back to you until now but I slipped a disc last Saturday and have been lying on my back this week to get it to heal. It is now improving to the point where I can stay upright for a while.
It has been a trying time, but also wonderful because the Lord used it to show me He wanted me to learn new lessons from Him, and that lying quietly on my back gave me time to begin to learn those lessons.
Praise God! He brings blessing out of adversity, meat from the eater and honey from the strong.
I agree with you, the flesh rebels against moving forward with the Lord and growing in Him. Have you noticed that today many people speak about our enemy the Devil, and the world, but do not mention our other enemy, our old sinful nature? When I was young, they spoke a lot about our enemy the old nature, and about the world, but very little about the Devil.
Also, then they used to preach a lot about heaven and the second coming, now, in England at least, we hear very little about heaven and the second coming from the pulpit.
Coming now to my own experience:
What amazed me was the discovery that repressed harmful memories actually are barriers to growth in the Lord. This is directly linked to our need for healing. It seems so obvious to me now, and I ask the question, why does the church not attend more to the need for emotional healing? After all, is not our Lord not only our Saviour but our Healer? And surely the healing of our soul is an important thing?
Especially when it is directly linked with the sins of our fathers [and mothers and further back still] that have been visited upon us.
And this brings me to your good counsel to stay close to the Lord in His Word. I was very fortunate that as soon as I asked for help to come to the Lord to be saved, I was counselled to read God's Word, pray, and to tell others about Jesus. Later on we joined a Bible believing Church, and received much help in getting to know the Bible. When I went to Bible Institute for missionary training, one of the courses was a Bible course that took us through every book of the Bible during the three year diploma course. Ever since then I have used this method of reading through the whole Bible.
When I was at the point of starting to rebuild my life about 10 yrs ago, one of the things I did was to review my spiritual life, and to seek out the most useful and effective ways of building up my life, growing in the Lord and going forward with Him. I discovered that it was the regular reading of the whole Bible that provided the foundation on which everything else was built. And therefore nothing should distract me or take me away from God's Word which I was daily hiding in my heart. In it is milk, meat, bread, wine, honey, pure running water from under the throne of God, stern warning, rebuke, encouragement, comfort, instruction, example, revelation of God Himself, and in it God meets with me and speaks.
What the Lord is wanting to lead me into now is how to walk closer with Him in the Spirit as I read His Word. Several new things have happened with me in the Lord over the last 6 months in leading me into a deeper prayer life in intercession. Now I need to tie this in with reading His Word.
Thanks for letting me share this with you. I value your friendship.
Derek
Nov 15, 2008
Rob
Blessings
Rob
Nov 19, 2008
Rob
Nov 19, 2008
onlyjesus
Honey gives the body sugar for energy .Honey is sweet. That is why when people get into marriage, the first day the couples go out, it is called “honey moon” .Everything that happen that day is full of happiness. They get to know each other better on that day. Their heart is filling with love for each other. In the same way, when one become “born again” (a new child born of GOD), there is joy within that fellow. The honey symbolized the word of GOD. We read about the word of GOD tasting like honey psalm 119:103 “How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth”
One thing about the word of GOD is that the letter kills but the spirit gives life. In the book of 2corithians 3:6 it’s says “He has made us competent as ministers of new covenant, not of the letter but the spirit, for the letter kills but the spirit give life” The letters of the bible will not profit you but the spirit behind it brings life and happiness to our souls .if you read the bible for reading sake and not allowing the spirit to direct you, You will be spiritual dead. The revealed word or the prophetic message behind the text gives life to the soul. Psalm 19:10 Says “they are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb” The word of GOD can be sweet to you like honey or honeycomb if the spirit of GOD lead you.
The word of GOD is the energy we need in every single day. Every good Christian has to read the bible every day for nourishment of the souls. It also help or equip us for the battle we are facing and the next day we need more .Only through the word of God that one life can change. It gives correction when you are going astray. The book of Hebrews 3:13 says encourage one another daily, as long us it is called a day, so that none of you may be hardened by sin’s deceitfulness. The battle is not against flesh and blood, we must prepare every day by reading the word of GOD.
The word of GOD is strong more than anything; Hebrews 4:12 says THE WORD OF GOD IS LIVING AND ACTIVE.SHARPER THAN ANY DOUBLE EDGE SWORD, IT PENETRATES TO THE DIVIDING SOUL AND THE SPIRIT,JOINTS AND MARROW; IT JUDGES THE THOUGHTS AND ATTITUDES OF THE HEART, SOULS AND SPIRIT, BOTH JOINTS AND MARROW. According to the bible, man is a tripartite being ________ spirit, soul and body (1thes.5:23. In this verse there are joints and marrow which are part of the body, and soul and spirit. So by reading the word of GOD every day, you are feeding your soul , spirit and the body with the living word .The tripartite being will be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ .Remember that the one that call you is faith and He will do it.
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Nov 19, 2008
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Nov 19, 2008
Derek Hill
I am reading in I Kings these days. In chapter 5 Solomon starts to make preparations for building the temple of the Lord. Also his own palace. By ch 8 it is ready for placing the ark in the Holy of Holies, and the dedication.
The temple is a type of Christ. Also of Christ and His church. Paul mentions this in Ephesians.
The thought that I have is a personal application of this. As a Christian Paul tells me [in his letter to the Corinthians] that my body is a temple of the Holy Spirit. Jesus himself teaches us in several ways that God indwells those who are his by the power of the Holy Spirit. See especially John's Gospel of course.
This background is what lies behind my thoughts.
As I meditated on the passage in 1Kings 5 it struck me that just as Solomon prepared for the building of the temple, and then went ahead to build and dedicate it to the Lord. So I needed to go about preparing my heart and mind and life as a temple of the Lord. And I could learn lessons from Solomon in doing this. [The time spent on my back getting my spine to heal was an ideal time to do some of this!]
What I saw was, Solomon's temple was a place for the manifestation of the presence of the living God. It was a place of prayer. Of direct access to God. And this is what our heart and mind should be.
For Solomon of course, God dwelt in thick darkness, and the way into the Holy of Holies was only once a year. Now Jesus has entered into Heaven on our behalf, and has opened up a new and living way into the presence of His Father as Hebrews ch 10 shows us. And we are seated with him in the heavenly places.
But coming back to 1 Kings 5 - 8. What a precious promise there is here: ch 5 v13 "I will live among the Israelites and will not abandon my people Israel." Eternally true now because Jesus our King fulfills all the requirements as laid down in vs 11-12.
And then, when all is completed, the glory of the Lord fills the temple. ch 8 v 10 - 11.
So the question rises in my mind, can I build and furnish a beautiful, magnificent place for my God to dwell in my own life? Can my heart and mind and soul and spirit and body be his temple? A place where God hears and answers prayer? A place where he manifests his glory?
Because this was the vision that king David and his son Solomon had. As I read Solomon's prayer in chapter 8 I was continually blessed by the way in which Solomon covers every eventuality for prayer and forgivenness and answers from God for our every need. Because now, as I see it, there is no physical temple, God wants to dwell in the hearts and lives of his people, and all these prayers and promises are now yea and amen in Christ Jesus. Oh Lord my God you are very great, so work in me that I can be a place for you to dwell in for ever.
I am mindful that this does not include the corporate aspect of the Christian life in the church. Somehow I will need to tie this in, but I can't think of a way to do it at the moment. Perhaps you might have some insight into this?
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Yours in the great love of Christ, who loved us and gave himself for us.
Drerek
Nov 21, 2008
Derek Hill
I left a comment earlier, but is seems to have disappeared. Don't have time now, but will come back.
Yours in His love
Derek
Nov 21, 2008
Pastor Bob B

Hi Brother,It is always good to hear from you, some of the greatest people I know are from New England and your one of them.
I was praying so hard about the gas and oil prices to go down because it was going to be hard for people to stay warm this winter. I praise God yesterday it was $2.o5 per gal. Praise God!
In the love of Jesus
Bob
Nov 23, 2008
Pastor Bob B
Nov 26, 2008
Buddy4ever
Dec 3, 2008
Stephen
Peace to you and yours! Stephen
Dec 9, 2008
Christy Gabriel
You are most welcome and as long as Jesus gives me the chance to serve Him through my friends I will do it. Just have a blessed Christmas my brother. God bless you abundantly always.

With love in Christ: Christy Gabriel BDec 9, 2008
Christy Gabriel
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR. GOD BLESS YOU ABUNDANTLY ALWAYS.

With love in Christ: Christy Gabriel BDec 10, 2008
Chrissie
Hope ur doin well!!!!!Merry Christmas!!
Dec 16, 2008
Darlene
Your pictures have me pretty well convinced that you're ok. lol
Bye for now, "friend". Darlene
Dec 16, 2008
Chrissie
hope to see u on Ym chrissieabad@yahoo.com
Dec 17, 2008
Stephen
How's things for my noreastern bikerbuddy? lol Be well friend and the rest of your family as well! Jesus is lord! love Stephen
Dec 18, 2008
cadou
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Dec 23, 2008
Ramona P. Jacobsz
I SINCERELY APPRECIATE AND ENJOY YOUR WARMTH AND CAN FEEL THE SPIRIT OF JESUS WHEN I READ YOUR MAIL. WISH I WAS AS ADEPT AS YOU ARE WITH PICTURES - I RECOGNIZED ONE - IS IT THE MOSCOW STATION??? BE BLESSED TOGETHER WITH YOUR BEAUTIFUL FAMILY AND I SEND YOU REALLY "WARM" WISHES FROM SOUTH AFRICA - IT IS EXTREMELY HOT HERE AND WE ARE SUFFERING BECAUSE OUR GOVERNMENT MESSED UP MEGGA AND WE ARE RESTRICTED (ELECTRICITY) AND WILL BE FINED IF WE EXCEED AN X-AMOUNT... SO NO AIRCONS - AND WE ARE EXPERIENCING A DROUGHT AND HEAT WAVE... BUT WE ARE PRAYING FOR RAIN AND WE KNOW GOD IS FAITHFUL!
MY ONE DOMESTIC HAS THE SWEETEST GRANDCHILD WHO IS TWO YEARS OLD (LINDAGOHLE) AND SHE CANNOT WALK YET OR TALK AND ONE LITTLE EYE DROOPS. I TOLD HER THAT THEY CAN DO A SMALL OPERATION TO CORRECT THE EYE - IT IS MERELY A MUSCLE AND NOT MAJOR BUT SHE IS STILL TOO TINY... TO LEAVE IT FOR ANOTHER YEAR OR SO. AND YESTERDAY WAS HEART RENDERING - SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE NOTICED THAT LINDAGOHLE SEEMS TO DRIBBLE FROM THE ONE SIDE OF HER MOUTH. ALTHOUGH I WAS EXTREMELY SADDENED I COULD NOT BURST INTO TEARS AS I FELT I WOULD LIKE TO - I REALIZED THAT SHE MAY BE "SPASTIC"...
OUR PASTOR DOES HEALING SERVICES AND MY ONE NEIGHBOUR WHO IS AFRIKAANS (AFIKANER PROPER AND ATTENDS AN AFRIKAANS CHURCH) WANTED TO GO TO OUR CHURCH TO RECEIVE PRAYERS. I TOOK HER (SHE HAS CANCER) AND PEOPLE FROM ALL OVER SOUTH AFRICA ARE COMING TO OUR CHURCH FOR THE HEALING SERVICES. TODAY, ALTHOUGH WE ARE NOT HAVING A HEALING SERVICE, PER SE, PASTOR RAY HAS ASKED ME TO BRING LINDAGOHLE AT 11 AM. HER PARENTS AND MY DOMESTIC (GRANDMOTHER) WILL TAKE HER AS I THINK THE SON OF MY DOMESTIC MIGHT FEEL EMBARRASSED??? IF I AM THERE. I DO NOT WANT TO CAUSE HIM ANY EMBARRASSMENT. AND MY OTHER DOMESTIC IS ALSO SICK - I AM SINCERELY HOPNG IT IS NOT AIDS - BUT HAVE ALSO ASKED THAT SHE RECEIVES HEALING PRAYERS.
WE SERVE AN ALMIGHTY GOD... YOU AND I KNOW IT AND WE MUST ACTUALLY TELL THE WORLD! SHOUT IT FROM THE ROOF TOPS!
FOND LOVE IN JESUS AND MAY YOU AND YOUR FAMILY HAVE A DIVINE AND INSPIRING CHRIST-FILLED CHRISTMAS... MAY 2009 BRING MUCH JOY AND BLESSINGS,
<:))))>
Your friend
Ramona P.
Dec 23, 2008
Pastor Bob B

Brother, I have to say that you are on my top 10 list of the people who have touch my heart the most in the past year. Your excellent spirit comes through your messages and my heart is always blessed. With all my heart I pray for you and your family to have a christ filled blessed Christmas.Bob
Dec 24, 2008
JEN
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Dec 25, 2008
Lucas Barrows
I’m here to say to you all have a safe and Christ filled holidays.
Lot of Christian Love.
God bless.
Lucas Barrows HPA- Hoxton Park Anglican
Dec 26, 2008
eve
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Hi Bro,
Good to hear from u! HAPPY NEW YEAR 2009!
Its ok to feel down at times for we tend to learn on our flesh & understanding. But don't worry, because GOD is bigger than ALL THINGS. HE will lift in up, HIS grace is timely & suffcient!
Your heavenly Father already knows all your needs, and he will give you all you need from day to day if you live for him and make the Kingdom of God your primary concern. So don't worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will bring its own worries. Today's trouble is enough for today” (Matthew 6:25-34).
Dec 29, 2008
Gospel India Mission
Please be a prayer partner of our ministry, Gospel India Mission. Visit us at http://gospelindiamission.tripod.com to know more about us.
God bless you and wish you a blessed New Year 2009
Santhosh and family,
India
Dec 30, 2008
Ramona P. Jacobsz
You are "too kind Sir"... Actually God has blessed me mightily and I thank Him for it. People who look at me never think I am older than approx 58 -60! The photo of myself is one taken appox 6 -8 months ago. I am extremely agile and I work from home as a transport broker... I am never bored. I cannot do all the nice things on the internet as I would like to.
I would also like to put pictures etc. on but I do not want it to be too busy. But I have not got the technique and it does not bother me.
I do a lot of research and Bible Study and I love the Lord and I love His creation... people, kids, animals... and nature.
Is our God not a Wonderful God... Loving us all so unconditionally.
I wish you and your loved ones a beautiful 2009 and I know that you will be walking in "The Light of His love..."
God bless you mightily and thanks again for being so absolutely sweet to an "old" "young" lady xxx to you and your loved ones.
<:))))>
Your Friend
Ramona P.
Dec 31, 2008
Ruby Slipper
Thank you so much. You know you mentioned being an example for my children. I thought I had all these years, just a bit overwhelmed with this and need to also find the learning experience in this situation. How do I show love in this situation when I can't hardly catch my breath with my son's poor choice.
Thank you Ruby Slipper
Jan 2, 2009
Debbie
Thank you very much for the comment and well wishes. I don't know very many people on here yet, those I have met have been a blessing. I came here in a very fragile state a few months ago, slowly but surely God has been directing my way. My prayer for this new year is that He will continue directing me where He wants me to go and do to what He wants me to do.
May you have an abundantly blessed year and thank you again for the message...I really do appreciate it!
In Christ,
Debbie
Jan 6, 2009
Theresa
Jan 6, 2009
Carla
I thank and Praise God for you.
Many Blessings my dear brother...
Jan 7, 2009
Debbie
Well thank you again! I also am very inspired by Joyce Meyer.
I was in a bad place and saw her on t.v. in the middle of the night and sent a prayer request on-line(which is something I have never done)...It had to be pretty bad, I don't usually reach out for help. Now I have read so many of her books I can't even count, I also have several cd programs of hers, and she's on my i-pod. She has helped me immensly...if you couldn't tell!LOL You're very lucky...I can't wait for the day that I have grandchildren!!! I have always enjoyed my own children so much, people say you enjoy your grandchildren more...I can't even imagine! They're grown but they will always be babies & gifts from God. I feel extremely blessed they're wonderful.
I feel very blessed to have been led to AAG also...I honestly didn't know there was a network for support and fellowship. This is a peaceful place to be.
Have a great day.
In Christ,
Debbie
Jan 7, 2009
LINDA KOSTIN
Jan 9, 2009
Ps Rajendra Nhisutu
I would like to welcome you to be our prayer partners and agape friendship. And let you know we have 24 our prayer services of Mt. EVEREST PRAYER TOWER, Kathmandu, Nepal. Please let us have your prayer lists if any.
Ps Rajendra
Kathmandu
Jan 9, 2009
Pastor Bob B
In the love of Jesus
Bob
Jan 9, 2009
ASHOJO SAMUEL
Jan 14, 2009
LINDA KOSTIN
God bless and keep you safely within the palm pf His hand.
Jan 15, 2009
LINDA KOSTIN
Jan 15, 2009
Ps Rajendra Nhisutu
Greetings in the name of precious Christ from Mt.Everest Nepal!
I am again thanking you whether I forgot to do so or what!
Thank You for your accepting to me as a friend. I feel I am blessed that the Holy Spirit has really worked for me to go ahead by arranging such a great professional brother like you and other more thanks to this Godnet who arrange these all. Let me pray for you and family and for your country with all the best throughout this New Year 2009!
Please take care and God bless!
Agape
Ps Rajendra
Kathmandu, Nepal
Jan 15, 2009
Ps Rajendra Nhisutu
I am not getting the sign whether you receive my comment or not! because I could not see appearing on your page.
Rajendra
Jan 15, 2009
Wally
Jan 15, 2009
LINDA KOSTIN
Jan 15, 2009
Ps Rajendra Nhisutu
'JAY MESSIAH' here in Nepal
Yes, You are right Sir, when I just sent to you simply thanking one comment yesterday I got return as you have already moderated comment then I got a bit shock about my wrong because I am preparing to share some of our new happy blessings among you from our mighty God who has recently revailed us here in Nepal. Let you know I am a quite new to use such neting and this is also my first time trying to present myself. I hope and pray that my lovely brother Journeymanhd will have continue big heart to me and to all new person please. It will be always highly appreciated your every guidance and suggestions to me please.
Junior brother
Rajendra, Kathmandu
Jan 16, 2009
Theresa
Jan 21, 2009
Darlene
Our son in law has a Harley too. He gave me a ride on it a couple of summers ago. That was super! Our daughter let me wear her leathe jacket and her helmet (is that what it's called?). I was dressed for riding!!
Take care of yourself on that Harley. Darlene
Jan 30, 2009
Pastor Bob B

Hi brother,I just wanted to stop by and say hi. May the Lord bless you in a very special way today in the name of Jesus, amen
Jan 30, 2009
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Feb 5, 2009
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Feb 5, 2009
eve
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