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Nate
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- Copperas Cove, TX
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- Army medic
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- fellowship
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- Music, my wife =)...various other things that don't seem quite as important anymore.
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- God, wife, music, my testimony, teaching
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- God recently interceded on my life. I'd been actively turning away from Him for some time. Here's a thing I wrote for my family:
This is where my life and my battle for purity have drastically changed. Upon worshipping the Lord in song (I was singing Better Than Drugs by Skillet), I was instantly struck with an unparalleled sorrow. I burst into tears, soaking the sheet on my bed. What was going on with me? I had no idea where this was coming from, and I didn't understand why I couldn't stop the tears from pouring down my face and sobs that kept coming. Once I finished singing, I instantly went into prayer with my Abbah. While I prayed, a great, amazing presence came down on me. It was almost tangible it was so thick. I knew this was God's presence because I became overwhelmed and burst into tears again. As if whispering into my ear, I "heard" God say to me, "Nate, this pain and sorrow you feel is mine. I feel this way because of your sexual immorality. I have great and amazing plans for you, which you have known, but I feel great sorrow because I can't trust you with them."
What could I say to God? I knew my sexual sin had driven me most of my life. In fact, I haven't really been much better off than when I was 10 or 11. My life has been a series of ups and downs with regards to sexual immorality. I felt as if I had been playing a game all along, and that I'd eventually deal with my sin when I was grown up. Well, how much more grown up do I really need to be?? I'm a grown man physically, I'm married, and I'm in the Army. By the world's standards, I'm as grown up as they come. However, what about God's standards? Could I really tell God that I'm a matured grown man, but still be tangled in the same web as I was when I was 10 years old? Had I spent that entire time, up to this point in my life, doing absolutely nothing to mature spiritually and take care of my sexual sin like a man? No. I had cowered down and told myself for years and years that I'd deal with it when I was grown, even as an adult.
Well, it's time to grow up. It's time to stand before the powers of this world and beyond, and state, "I'm no longer playing games with my relationship with God and my Christian family. This is the most serious command given to me: to love my God with all my heart, mind and soul, and to love my brothers/sisters as myself. Therefore, I intend to follow that course, but I intend to do it as a man. I intend to do it with the ferocity and vigor of a man with no choice left. It's time to stand up and be a man, God's man, or die trying." I confess that I am nothing without God. He is my strength and my provider. It is in my weakness that His strength abounds. However, it is my obedience and diligence in following His command, like Soldiers/Airmen/Marines/Sailors are called to follow the orders of those appointed above them, that His work is done. When I allow sin to rule my life, He can't use me because He can't trust that I will follow through with His Plan.
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Matthew 8:14-15
Posted on April 28, 2009 at 7:30pm 0 Comments 0 Likes
“14And when Jesus went into Peter's house, He saw his mother-in-law lying ill with a fever. 15He touched her hand and the fever left her; and she got up and began waiting on Him,” (Matthew 8:14-15).
The instant Jesus healed this woman, she began to serve Him. What an awesome servant’s heart. She didn’t simply beg for healing, express her gratitude, and then go about her way. She instantly got up and began serving Jesus, as if to say, “I would have served You sooner, Lord, but I was… Continue
The instant Jesus healed this woman, she began to serve Him. What an awesome servant’s heart. She didn’t simply beg for healing, express her gratitude, and then go about her way. She instantly got up and began serving Jesus, as if to say, “I would have served You sooner, Lord, but I was… Continue
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Greetings to you in this most worthy and fair name,
I am pastor M.raja babu,age 33,studied B.Com Degree,married my beloved wife name is Jyothi.God blessed with one daughter name Joice.I haled from a poor Christian family serving the Lord for the last 6 years in cherukupalli and its surrounding rural villages.
Myself and my "JOICE GOSPEL MINISTRIES" members used to visit total villages,campain for two days in each and every villages knock door-door, distributes pamphlets, tracts and bible material, pray for the sick and needy conduct street preaching in the word of God and in night timings we conduct Gospel meetings proclaiming the Gospel word according to MARK 13:10 .starting churches according to MATT 16:18 and leading souls to the kingdom of god according to ROMANS 10:9.Your blessings at this area is much more needed to develop evangelism.
We were all praying for you, for your family and we request you to continue to pray for us for our ministry, for the orphan children, old aged people widows get the needy and further pray of our ministries,” YOUR BLESSINGS AT THIS AREA IS MUCH MORE NEEDED TO DEVELOP PREACHING TO WORD OF GOD".
We are waiting to receive your blessings, please send your mail.
Your brother in Christ
Pastor MOPARTHI RAJA BABU,
founder of joice Gospel ministries,
Cherukupalli,Guntur(d,t).Andhra Pradesh
India.
Can i be friends with you?
Can you join me at www.powerinthewordofgod.ning.com
Hope to meet you there.
Attending a wedding for the first time, a little girl whispered to her mother, "Why is the bride dressed in white?''
The mother replied, "Because white is the color of happiness, and today is the happiest day of her life."
The child thought about this for a moment then said, "So why is the groom wearing black?"
Wow Nate with such a story with God, you can only grow in Christ and became a 'grown up" believer serving Him with your heart , continue in your service towards Him, HE has great plans for you!
Glad you joined our wonderful internet family, sharing the love of Christ, learning and growing in your spiritual life.And as a bonus making wonderful friends.
May you experience a wonderful fellowship and growth with all the others by joining in the groups and forums and share the love of Christ.
Blessings Nienie
Greetings in the Lord! This is Bob, one of TheNET Moderators. Welcome! We're glad you are here!
I was very moved by your testimony, you have given voice to what many men face with sexual addictions. Dealing with this issue as a man of God is allowing the Holy Spirit to control your life instead of the flesh, the world, and the enemy. The Holy Spirit is like your Sargent, he will exhort, encourage, strengthen, guide you into becoming a man of God. The Bible is your code of conduct, and you will find in it's pages all that you will need to know to become god's man.
I have included some links to help you navigate around the site. You may want to check out the Footprints group, the Links for Growth forum for great tips on how to grow in Christ, and Miracle Grow to help you get closer to God every day.
Once again, thanks for joining TheNET. I hope you make lots of good friends here and keep growing in the wisdom and knowledge of the Lord.
Don't hesitate to ask if you have any questions. I look forward to getting to know you.
In the love of Jesus.
Bob
I heard the voice of the Lord, saying: 'Whom shall I send, And who will go for Us?' Then I said, Here am I! Send me. Isaiah 6:8