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Only the beginning...

Here is my first blog post. I love this site and the opportunities it provides to love and learn and listen and share our experience, strength and hope.

Its a sort of a rainy day here in California. We are facing a drought as we are way behind in our annual rainfall percentages, and every newscast is full of drama and fear infliction, "Only .10 inches of rain today." What does that mean? No boating in Folsom Lake? Metered water? Dead lawns? Crazy how some states are flooded… Continue

Added by Heather on February 6, 2009 at 9:49am — No Comments

Understanding the Truth

Understanding the Truth

by Todd Strandberg

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The Quest For Truth

The difficulty in recognizing truth from fiction starts right after birth. From my earliest days, I recall being constantly bombarded with falsehoods. When I was age five, none of my peers questioned the popular belief that some fat guy in a red suit was sneaking into houses annually to deliver name-brand toys made… Continue

Added by Jenny on February 6, 2009 at 6:00am — No Comments

"At that time Jesus answered." — Matthew 11:25

At that time Jesus said, "I praise you, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because you have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children. Matthew 11:25

This is a singular way in which to commence a verse--"At that time Jesus answered." If you will look at the context you will not perceive that any person had asked Him a question, or that He was in conversation with any human being. Yet it is written, "Jesus answered and said, I thank Thee, O… Continue

Added by Jenny on February 6, 2009 at 3:51am — No Comments

"Praying always." — Ephesians 6:18

And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the saints. Ephesians 6:18

What multitudes of prayers we have put up from the first moment when we learned to pray. Our first prayer was a prayer for ourselves; we asked that God would have mercy upon us, and blot out our sin. He heard us. But when He had blotted out our sins like a cloud, then we had more prayers for ourselves. We have… Continue

Added by Jenny on February 6, 2009 at 3:44am — No Comments

Promises from the Bible

Trust in the LORD, and do good; [so] shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. Delight thyself also in the LORD; and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart. Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in him; and he shall bring [it] to pass. And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the light, and thy judgment as the noonday. Psalm 37: 3-6

Reflection

When taking satisfaction in Christ, our desires immediately change from our selfish ways and turn… Continue

Added by Jenny on February 6, 2009 at 3:39am — No Comments

More on Humility and Grace

Be clothed with humility, for "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble" . . . And whoever exalts himself will be abased, and he who humbles himself will be exalted. (1 Peter 5:5 and Matthew 23:12)

The Lord wants humility to be the spiritual attire that adorns our character. "Be clothed with humility." This is crucial, since "God resists the proud, but gives grace to the humble." We cannot live by grace unless we are willing to walk in humility. Any other approach is some… Continue

Added by Jenny on February 6, 2009 at 2:30am — No Comments

How do I become a mature Christian and how long does it take?

It will take at least as long as it will take for you to realize that this question is unanswerable. A mature Christian is one who exercises godly wisdom and does not become disillusioned by the things that people do, but, rather, stays focused on Christ.

A mature Christian is one who realizes the vast amounts that he does not yet know. Many people develop spiritual pride and think they know more than the average Christ-follower. These people are not mature! This old saying is very… Continue

Added by Jenny on February 6, 2009 at 2:28am — No Comments

Something only I'd find interesting...

So I made a decision to praise Him during difficult times. In my immaturity and pride I've taken much too long to come to this decision. I pray fervently that He gives me the strength and diligence to be a true man of God.

Please pray for my focus to remain ever on Him. That I would see with His eyes and love with His heart. That I would be uncompromising in my pursuit of Him and defiant in remaining pure. That I would find my self-worth and satisfaction in Him and Him alone. This is… Continue

Added by Jwon789 on February 6, 2009 at 1:51am — No Comments

Hi

Hi everyone, I'm glad I joined this network, seems like a great community of genuine good people. I was wondering though, is anyone here my age? I browsed a few members and didn't really find anyone.

Added by Daniel Z. on February 5, 2009 at 9:19pm — 1 Comment

THE GREATEST LOVE OF ALL!!

The Greatest Love of all:

The greatest love of all; on a cross-, came to call He was to pay for our sins; rich or poor; one and all Oh how noble is He,

that He would choose to die for me Bring my soul into Heaven with God; victoriously.

I praise Him; who could love more than Jesus? Not a soul living or dead could ever have saved us.

Oh; He walked the old road with a beam upon… Continue

Added by INTERNET MISSIONARY on February 5, 2009 at 4:48pm — No Comments

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BE FILLED WITH THE HOLY SPIRIT?

What does it mean to be filled with the Holy Spirit?

A Spirit filled life is a Spirit controlled life. There is a reason why we are not experiencing a Spirit filled life. That reason is that we haven't developed a relationship with the Holy Spirit. Let us look at the Scripture to get some insight about Him, so we can begin to build that relationship with Him, then we will be more willing to turn the control of our lives over to… Continue

Added by Pastor Bob B on February 5, 2009 at 2:30pm — 2 Comments

Stress

There’s something that I would like to share with you; the more I meet people, the more I notice this problem in them (stress). One definition of Stress is: physical, mental, or emotional tension.

We all have experienced the symptoms of stress. Sometimes we choose to ignore them, and sometimes we do something about them. Here’s something that most of us have not even given a thought to. You might know it or you might not, but for those of you that don’t… pay attention to this; Stress can… Continue

Added by Sergio M Berrios on February 5, 2009 at 12:50pm — No Comments

Fear

Have you ever thought about why there is so much fear in life?

If you have, you’re not alone. This is a very relevant question in every society, because every one of us has felt fear at some point in our lives. The question is, why? I believe that it starts when we are little kids. I had the opportunity to see one of my nephews grow up. I remember paying close attention to what he feared the most. Surprisingly, the kid was not afraid of anything, until the parents and siblings started to… Continue

Added by Sergio M Berrios on February 5, 2009 at 12:30pm — No Comments

THE LAMP OF THE BODY

Kindly, left click first and then right click and choose play to start.

Added by INTERNET MISSIONARY on February 4, 2009 at 6:32pm — No Comments

Be Blessed

CLEANING HOUSE FOR 2009

Last Week I threw out worrying, it was getting old and in the way.

It kept me from being me; I couldn't do things God's way.

I threw out a book on MY PAST

(Didn't have time to read it anyway)..

Replaced it with NEW GOALS, started reading it today.

I threw out hate and bad memories,

(Remember how I treasured them so)?

Got me a NEW PHILOSOPHY too, threw out the… Continue

Added by Sunshine on February 4, 2009 at 4:56pm — 1 Comment

SET APART FOR GOD'S SPECIAL PURPOSE

SET APART FOR GOD'S SPECIAL PURPOSE

In the book of Leviticus chapter eight we see Moses preparing Aaron and his sons to become priests of the Lord. Moses called them forth, washed them, he clothed them in linen robes, then He added to each one a belt, a turban on their head, and then anointed them with a special oil. Fully clothed in their priestly garments designed by God, Moses sets them apart for the special purpose as… Continue

Added by Pastor Bob B on February 4, 2009 at 7:30am — No Comments

GOD HEAR OUR PRAYER.... (REAL STORY: KOTA KINABALU SABAH)

a girl went to a party and she ended

> > > > > > > up staying longer than planned,

> > > > > > > and had to walk home alone.

> > > > > > > She wasn’t afraid because it was a small town and

> > > > > > > she lived only a few blocks away

> > > > > > > As she walked along under the tall elm

> > > > > > > trees, Diane asked God to keep… Continue

Added by jason peter on February 4, 2009 at 6:16am — 1 Comment

Homosexuality vs Heterosexuality and Heterosexuality vs Homosexuality

Homosexuality is for some people; but it's not for you. A lot of men are homosexuals; but that's because they wear it well; but you do not and cannot. They are comfortable with it, but you are not. To say that homosexuality is not a thing for you is not to say that people who do it should not do it; that's between then and their god.

All homosexuals do not worship are believe in the same god. The God that you worship says it's not OK for you to be a homosexual plus you don't see it… Continue

Added by Weather on February 4, 2009 at 5:43am — No Comments

Birthday bonus club

Hi - I’m Ruthsella and my Birthday is on 26th June

Just imagine - you wake up and it’s Your Birthday!

You get up, switch on your PC and check your mail - and there are thousands of emails from friends who have sent you cash!

It’s not a dream - it really can happen!

With Birthday Bonus Club (BBC)

BBC is a matrix - and we’re proud of it! Because we are a matrix with some very BIG differences

* It costs you nothing to join - BBC is… Continue

Added by ladyruth on February 3, 2009 at 9:16pm — No Comments