tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-84351720755272526502024-02-07T02:56:48.807-08:00Ransomed Thoughts By BelindaInsights from a dangerously redeemed mind. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03244047299592587174noreply@blogger.comBlogger65125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8435172075527252650.post-83432294311255348242016-03-22T16:49:00.000-07:002016-03-22T16:49:14.835-07:00Praises, Prayers and Petitions<div class="MsoNormal">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03244047299592587174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8435172075527252650.post-51395142090290579192016-02-19T10:20:00.000-08:002016-02-19T10:20:29.579-08:00Priceless!<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">What is the value of your life? Extensive research has been done by companies,
government entities, judicial courts and insurance industries to determine the
value of human life. They all have their
reasons as to why they need a monetary figure of what your life is worth; but
can they ever fully measure the value of life?
From my calculations, it is impossible to measure the full worth of
someone. You can approximate life span
and general health based on known factors, but the contributions to the earth
by one person is immeasurable. You can't
calculate potential. You cannot calculate
intangible, but very real contributions in lives and families. When someone tries to value or devalue your
life, they had better watch out. In all
probability, they don't see who you really are.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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A masterpiece. A Designer's
original. How can man dare to try to
assign a value to you. Now a good
appraiser will examine, study, analyze a
piece of art to ascertain its true worth.
They look at the style and condition of the piece being evaluated. When examining God's people, they can see the
external, but they can't see the uniqueness of the expression of God in
us. They can't see the gifts, the
insights, the heart that the Savior has redeemed. They may try to look at the artist's previous
works to see if you, His artwork, are consistent with His techniques. Our Creator is THE CREATOR. From the creation of the aardvark to the
zebra, you see His unique eye that He puts into everything He breathed life
into. There is some consistency in His
uncommon designs, but they remain immeasurable.
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the artist. God's family is born of and
filled with the same Spirit. Yet, He manifests Himself differently through each
one according to His will. When you view
us through God's eyes, we are exquisite one of a kinds. When examining the quality of the size, age,
complexity and coloring of God's art, I believe most appraisers would quit at
this point. As much as experts try to
label us as black, white, brown, yellow and red, none of those colors do
justice to the tones and hues of God's family.
We are all different body types with varying features. Some of us have thin noses, others big
lips. Still other have protruding
foreheads, while others have long fingers. Original? That's us. Valuable? Absolutely.
Measurable? Impossible.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<sup>14</sup> I will praise You, for <sup>£</sup>I am fearfully and wonderfully made; Marvelous
are Your works, And that my soul knows very well. <b>Psalms
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ourselves. We are fearfully and
wondrously made. Shame on ourselves if
we think we are not gifted, unattractive, dumb, stupid or worthless. Those are words and descriptors originating
from our enemy. Don't believe the
lies. Believe God. Not only
did He create us. He knows
us. According to the bible, God knows
us, our names and calls us by name (John 10:3, 14-15; Isaiah 43:1). The word of God even goes further and tells
us He knows what we need before we even ask us (Matthew 6:8). Jesus said the very hairs of our heads are
numbered. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><sup>3</sup>Then I went down to the
potter’s house, and there he was, making something at the wheel. <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="4"></a><sup>4</sup>And the vessel that he made of clay was marred in the
hand of the potter; so he made it again into another vessel, as it seemed good
to the potter to make. <b>Jeremiah
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03244047299592587174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8435172075527252650.post-23995723672651007192016-02-04T17:38:00.001-08:002016-02-04T17:38:20.013-08:00But I Said In Jesus Name...<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Before I became a believer, I knew to end every prayer
with the phrase "In the Name of Jesus." It was years after my salvation before I
begin to think about why we say it all the time. Even when someone prays and don't use those
words, we insert it in our minds. I
think we believe if we tag His name on the end of a prayer or plaster it on a
program, we have His stamp of approval. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">"In His Name" is not a magical phrase or a
lucky charm that allows us to do anything or get everything we want. It denotes relationship. I know many feel like we are in partnership
with God. We sing, "Jesus take the
wheel" while we are still trying to shift the gears and press the gas and
brake pedals. He is the Leader and we
are His followers. Jesus' request was for
us to follow Him, not walk with Him on equal footing. When we learn to follow Him, we become
friends, even family, who follow His lead. After all, we see with very limited
vision. Our truth is developed out of our very finite
abilities to process information. We
make decisions based on known factors when there is so much we can't see or
know. On the other hand, God sees the
whole picture - wait...He created the picture.
He knows all of the facts and details (including your desires). He also knows, better than we do, all that we
are capable of when we follow His lead and believe His word. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<i><sup>14</sup>For as many as are led by
the Spirit of God, these are sons of God. <b>Romans 8:14(NKJV)</b><o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">I firmly believe you can walk so closely with God that
His leading becomes transparent in the spirit realm. In other words, you are following so
intimately that you know you are on course and if you deviate, you sense it
immediately. It is that "oneness"
with Him, that releases Him to answer your prayers, even the unspoken ones. It is that agreement between His role and
your role, that allows you to freely ask and receive. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<!-- Bible --><i><sup><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">21</span></sup></i><i><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">that they all may be one, as You,
Father, are in Me, and I
in You; that they also may be one in Us, that the world may believe that You
sent Me. <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="22"></a><sup>22</sup>And the glory which You gave Me I
have given them, that they may be one just as We are one: <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="23"></a><br />
<sup>23</sup>I in them, and You in Me; that they may be made perfect in one,
and that the world may know that You have sent Me, and have loved them as You
have loved Me. <b>John 17:21-23(NKJV)</b><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In Jesus name is more than a statement, a mantra, a magic-prayer-granting-ending
to your petitions. It is a lifestyle of
agreement with the Almighty One. When we
really choose to follow, we no longer make plans, rattle off prayer desires and
check off our weekly commitments of time with Him by adding that phrase. Instead, we approach the day with an openness
and flexibility that allows Him to see through your actions that you live IN
HIS NAME. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="12"></a><i><sup><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">12</span></sup></i><i><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">“Most assuredly, I say to you, he who
believes in Me, the works that I do he will do also; and greater works than these he will do, because
I go to My Father. <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="13"></a><sup>13</sup>And whatever you ask in My
name, that I will do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. <sup>14</sup>If
you <sup>£</sup>ask anything in My name, I will do it. <b>John
14:12-14(NKJV)</b><o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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you each and every day - In Jesus Name!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03244047299592587174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8435172075527252650.post-88833805648414081372016-01-26T07:49:00.000-08:002016-01-26T07:49:07.713-08:00Praises, Prayers and Petitions<div class="MsoNormal">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03244047299592587174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8435172075527252650.post-34301814879171584912016-01-22T18:02:00.000-08:002016-01-22T18:02:11.600-08:00Peek a Boo<div class="MsoNormal">
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is a game of hide and seek, but in plain sight. It's a very simple game,
but one little kids typically enjoy playing. Many believers seem to play
the same game with God. They duck their heads as if God can't see them
hiding. Just because we can't see Him,
doesn't mean His eyes are not on us. We fool
ourselves with our limited vision. I
think sometimes we feel like if we stay away from church, God loses sight of us
and our behavior. The out of sight out of mind thinking. Though the
Lord no longer presents Himself in flesh and blood human form, He is very much
present with us. He is with you everywhere you go. Beloved, He sees
you.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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anyone hide himself in secret places, So I shall not see him?” says
the Lord; “Do I not fill heaven and earth?” says
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One of the names of God is "El Roi" meaning the God who sees.
The only reference to this particular name of God is in Genesis 16.
Hagar, a maidservant to Sarai, was given to Sarai's husband Abram as a wife.
After becoming pregnant with Abram's child, she was kicked out of the camp
because she no longer viewed Sarai with respect. Hagar ran off from the only
authority she knew in her life, but was confronted by the ultimate authority in
God. After an encounter with the presence of the Lord, she promptly
called Him - El Roi, the God who Sees. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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ugly, the beautiful. He saw Hagar's
obedience as she was given to Sarai's husband at Sarai's request; and he saw
Hagar's heart as she despised her patron. He saw it all. Instead of
just berating her for running off, El Roi let her know that He saw her and then
gave her direction, hope and the plan for the son she had yet to birth.<br />
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Like Hagar, you may be running from God. You may have gotten hurt in
church or disappointed because of struggles in life. It may be because
you don't like the expectations found in the Word of God or you simply don't
believe God likes you. Maybe you don't think you matter to God. Let
me assure you, you matter. El Roi sees you, loves you and knows
you. You can run all you want, but He is right there with you. I
think Psalm 139:7-12 sums it up best:<br />
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="7"></a><i><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">7Where
can I go from Your Spirit? Or where can I flee from Your presence? <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="8"></a>8 If
I ascend into heaven, You are there; If I make my bed in hell, behold, You are
there. 9If I take the wings of the morning, And dwell in the uttermost parts of the
sea, 10Even there Your hand shall lead me, And Your right hand shall hold me. <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="11"></a>11 If I say, “Surely the darkness shall £fall on me,” Even
the night shall be light about me; <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="12"></a>12 Indeed, the darkness
shall not hide from You, But the night shines as the day; The darkness and the
light are both alike to You. Psalms 139:7-12(NKJV)<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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from the Lord. Over dinner with a group
of friends, he shared his experience
with God. Normally this man doesn't
speak much or socialize often; but he had a story to tell. Before I share it with you let me back up and
tell you about an encounter I had with the Spirit of God prior to this meeting. Just a few days before, I was reading a
devotional and as I was meditating on the message of the writer, I heard the
Lord clearly ask me a question.
"How long will you let your kingdom stand?" I was shocked! What? I don't have a kingdom. I am careful to give Him all the glory. What was God referring to? I asked Him.
His response shook me. I felt God
say that most believers have some remnant of their kingdom still standing. Of course, I asked again what He meant. Let me summarize and say that basically when
we have anything that we cling to with or without regard to the Lord's will, it
is our little kingdom. Some of us say we
will go into to some countries and people groups and not into certain others. For others, we will not move out in ministry
until our children are grown or we have a certain amount of money or
possessions paid off. Other little
kingdoms include our appetites for food, things, power and influence. For each person it is different; but until
our little kingdoms are destroyed, we will never be able to move in the
fullness of the authority, power and love of the Kingdom. These things are in
the way of us being one with Christ and fulfilling the desires of His
heart. Needless to say, I stayed in
prayer for quite a while tearing down my little Kingdom.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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intercessors. From the perspective of
the other intercessors at dinner with us, all of a sudden, this man fell to the
floor and started praying in tongues loudly.
This was not only atypical for him, but the length of time that it went
on was curious. He didn't remember
falling or praying loudly. He remembered
opening his eyes and seeing Jesus. He
knew it was Jesus, but was surprised because he looked different than any image
of Him he'd ever seen. Of course, he
could feel the overwhelming love and acceptance of God. At some point Jesus opened his eyes to see
the lost souls in the earth. As the man
relayed the encounter to us, he would cry and say, "the souls, the souls,
the souls." He would be emotionally transported back to the visitation and
he would weep. The weeping was
frustrating for him because now he was prone to cry at any time in any
place. I was amazed. This quiet, almost shy man was completely
changed in the presence of the Savior. I
was also encouraged that in this hour in the earth, Jesus could have spoke to
this man about many things, but He didn't.
He didn't speak about the upcoming elections in America, the state of
the various nations of the earth or the personal wants and desires of this
man. The overriding take away from this
encounter was the God's heart for souls.
Jesus cares about the lost, the broken, the captive, the blind and the
hurting. That is His heart.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Are you in sync with His heart?
Does your conversations, social media postings, emails, preaching and
teaching reflect God's heart for souls or the wants and desires of your little
mini Kingdom?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03244047299592587174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8435172075527252650.post-39096759506755535852016-01-07T17:21:00.000-08:002016-01-07T17:21:08.333-08:00Free at Last<div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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poet, an adventurer and even foolhardy. He has always felt like he was free to
do whatever he wanted. He took it to
heart that he lived in the land of the free.
Unfortunately, the land was free, but my brother was often arrested for exercising
his freedoms. On one such occasion, I
went to get him out of jail for reciting poetry in a shopping/tourist
area. I knew I needed a bail bondsman so
I grabbed a phone book and noticed one named Free At Last. Though I chuckled at the name, I ended up not
needing help since the police released my brother in the hopes that he would
stop using his freedom so publicly (in the land of the free). <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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always been liberal with its freedom declaration. Although noble in its intention, this ideal
of freedom has lead many into great bondage.
After all, are you truly free
just because you get to say whatever you want?
Most of our free speech reflect the depth and degree of bondage
Americans are in from additions and prejudices to selfishness and greed.
Don't misunderstand, I do love the freedoms we have in our country; but
true freedom cannot be found in a government, social systems or mandates. It can only be found where the Leader can
release true freedom to the people. The
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">One of my favorites scriptures is Galatians 5:1<b> </b><i>Stand fast therefore in the liberty by which
Christ has made us free, and do not be entangled again with a yoke of bondage
</i>(NKJV). The English Standard Version
says it this way, <i>"<span style="background: #FDFEFF; color: #001320;"> For
freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again
to a yoke of slavery.</span>"</i>
Freedom is intended for people to actually be free. As believers, we are to walk in complete
freedom. This is not only just freedom
from sin, but freedom in all areas of life.
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financial freedom. Being debt free is good, but it is not financial
freedom. A homeless person can be debt
free. True financial freedom is when you
have all of your resources available to God at any time. If you have $50 and the Lord asks you to give
away $49, you are free if you can do it trusting that He will provide all your
needs. In the same way, you can only say
you live free, when your dependence is only upon God and you wait daily for Him
to lead you. So often we schedule
ministry activities, church attendance and Christian outreach around our
schedules. When you are truly abiding in
the Land of the Free (aka the Kingdom of God), you are always available for
what the King of the Kingdom would like you to do. Everything else is scheduled
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03244047299592587174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8435172075527252650.post-6197938528974001372015-12-21T17:15:00.001-08:002015-12-21T17:15:55.819-08:00Praises, Prayers and Petitions<div class="MsoNormal">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03244047299592587174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8435172075527252650.post-60467113638132451162015-12-18T11:05:00.000-08:002015-12-18T11:05:27.519-08:00Fill 'Er Up<div class="MsoNormal">
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with Gas. My parents would park in front
of the pumps and wait for service. An attendant (O how I miss them)
would come to the window and my mother or father would tell them to
"fill'er up". He or she would specify the type of gas wanted. In those days, it was either high test or
regular. We would sit in the car, as it was being filled with gas. Using my imagination, I can easily believe
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cars we can run half full, with a quarter tank or near empty. A car burns more gas if it is not well
maintained, has bad parts, sits idling or is driven aggressively. Even in the pursuit of comfort (aka using
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we are led by the Spirit, we are pouring out God's love, grace, forgiveness and
truth daily. We live in a fallen world. If we are not living in the fullness of
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Solomon built the temple, God filled it with His glory (2 Chronicles 7:1-2). After
Jesus ascended to be with the Father again, God sent His promised Spirit to
fill us and dwell within us. As a matter of fact, on the day of
Pentecost, the disciples who were gathered in the upper room were
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<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="29"></a>29Now, Lord, look on their threats, and grant to Your servants
that with all boldness they may speak Your word, <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="30"></a>30by
stretching out Your hand to heal, and that signs and wonders may be done
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had prayed, the place where they were assembled together was shaken; and they
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Seattle, Washington. Roy and Julie Wells
are two of my favorite people in the world, so it is always a good time. As a special treat, they drove me to Canada
to hang out one day. Because I am having
knee problems, we couldn’t do as much as we would like, but we did stop to see
a few sites. As we were preparing to
return home, we stopped at one of the popular parks in Vancouver and took
photos. While there, I noticed a gift
shop and thought it a perfect opportunity to get souvenirs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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around. I had only one hand free since I
was holding a cane in the other. My
goddaughter loves snow globes from wherever I travel so I headed to that
section. Julie came over to show me a
box of smoked salmon. When we both
turned around, Julie nearly knocked over an employee of the shop. This woman was apparently following me. I was immediately angry and hurt. I am accustomed to being profiled in
America. I was once profiled in Uganda
(by an Indian shop keeper). But Canadians
are nice aren’t they or do they engage in the stereotypes promoted about
different races also? Now Julie’s
reaction was funny. I saw her walk right
up to the lady and say something, but I didn’t know what she’d said until we
were back in the car. As she relayed
what happened to her husband, she said she told the woman, “That is a woman of
God and a Minister of the Gospel.” I think
the woman was so shocked to be called out that she immediately retreated behind
the payment counter. Oh her retreat didn’t
last long. A man of color walked in
holding a newborn baby wrapped in a blanket.
She immediately set off behind him.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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about us as Christians. Julie declared to
her a statement of my identity, a Christian, as if it would convey my integrity
and trustworthiness. Wow! What if we
were profiled by someone who doesn’t know what it means to be a Christian? If they simply formed a “type” for Christians
based on what they have heard, seen and read about Christians, what would they
include? Of course, there are some buzz
words out there like judgmental, homophobic, hypocrites, self-righteous and even
poor tippers (Allegedly one pastor left a waitress a tip with a note that said
I give God 10% why should I give you more? The waitress posted the note on
social media and it was picked up by a national media outlet with an article
entitled “When Christians are Christianity’s worse enemy.”)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Christ-likeness. We are purposed and designed to be lights in this world. My prayer is that the world will see Jesus
through us as we live out His word in our daily lives. Let them see His love through us. You know His love that is patient and
kind. The kind of love that is happy
when you prosper and is not jealous or envious.
Allow them to experience His love that blesses and edifies others,
instead of insulting and cursing them.
God’s love lived through us is empathetic as well as forgiving. This love will defer and prefer others as it
expresses itself in truth. God’s amazing
love is durable, never failing to hit its mark. Let them see God’s love through
us as it believes and endeavors to bring out the very best in all. (1 Corinthians 13:4-8)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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who hate and condemn Christians because of our beliefs. Let’s try to make that the only thing they
can legitimately criticize. We are human
and make mistakes. As we live the
complete Gospel of the Kingdom, let them see us admit our wrongs, confess our
sins and forgive others quickly. When
someone defends you by saying, “This person is a Christian,” make sure it
really means something.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<sup>24</sup>Therefore I say to you, whatever things you ask when you pray,
believe that you receive <i>them,</i> and you will have <i>them.</i></span><b><span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Symbol', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03244047299592587174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8435172075527252650.post-92193656696894698652015-07-23T18:12:00.000-07:002015-07-23T18:12:15.279-07:00Create a Sweet Smelling Aroma<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Symbol', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">There are times when you
feel like you are caught between a rock and a hard place. These are
situations you are in, but you have few to no options to change things. That
was the situation I found myself in as I flew to Seattle yesterday to visit
spiritual family. Even though I was able to board the plane early, I
wasn’t too excited because I was stuck in a middle seat. Early
boarding did allow me time to get all of my things situated for the nearly 5
hour flight. It was not long before my two row mates arrived. The
first was a hunky guy with a sweet Australian accent. The other was
a friendly, all-America good guy. Per usual, I was asleep before the
flight took off. I woke up about 30 minutes later feeling stuck in
the middle. That feeling increased as the flight continued.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Symbol', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">About an hour into the
flight, the attendants distributed drinks, snack and sold meals. The
guy on the left of me, the All American, brought a few snacks on the flight
with Him. He also bought a sandwich from the airline. The
Aussie on the right ordered four gin and tonics throughout the flight. We
are about half way through our journey when my fellow American’s stomach begins
to rebel. Now I can’t prove it was him, but the smells assaulting my
nose were close and personal. After having emergency gall bladder
surgery a couple of years ago, I often have stomach discomfort so I always
travel with Pepto Bismol, prescription meds and other over the counter stomach
meds. I was going to offer something to him, but I could never
figure out exactly how to ask if he was the chronic polluter of the recycled
air. Add to all of this, my legs and knees have started to cramp up
from being stuffed between these two guys. This flight was no longer
going well.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Symbol', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">Before I began to sing,
“Gloom, despair, agony on me; deep down depression, excessive misery”
(throwback to Hee Haw days), I put on my headphones and begin to worship. The
music and lyrics begin to fill my spirit and soul with the joy of knowing
God. Since it is easy for me to be transported to another place
spiritually when I am in worship, it wasn’t long before I forgot about the
smells, the drunk, and my legs and knees. The sweet smell of worship
overwhelmed the natural smells that were trying to take me to a dark place
mentally. I was enjoying worship so much that when I felt the plane
start its descent to land, I was a little disappointed that I had to change my
focus to disembarking and baggage claim. Of course, my joy returned
upon seeing Roy and Julie wells there to greet me.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Symbol', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">We all will find ourselves
feeling trapped by circumstances and situations at some time or another. We
must worship our way through it. That is exactly the same thing Paul
and Silas did when they were locked in prison for setting a captive girl free.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i>Acts 16:25(NKJV) </i></b><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="25"></a><i><br />
<sup>25</sup>But at midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to
God, and the prisoners were listening to them. </i><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Symbol', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">This prison had to be dark,
dirty, smelly and crowded. They prayed and sang and God released
them from their chains.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Symbol', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">When King Jehoshaphat heard
that a great army was coming against them. He sought the Lord. The
Lord instructed Him to send the singers out before the army and God Himself
would fight their battle.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<sup>21</sup>And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed those who
should sing to the Lord, and who should praise the beauty of holiness, as
they went out before the army and were saying: “Praise
the Lord, For His mercy endures forever.”<sup>£</sup> <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="22"></a><sup>22</sup>Now when they began to sing and to praise,
the Lord set ambushes against the people of Ammon, Moab, and Mount Seir,
who had come against Judah; and they were defeated.</span></i><span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Symbol', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI Symbol', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;">We must learn to live a
life of worship. Worship focuses you on God and magnifies His
goodness over and above anything you face. So let’s worship at all
times creating a sweet aroma of praise to our God. My experience was
not the worst in the world, but worship made the difference. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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with promotion after informed of layoff</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Lisa did well with first
chemo treatment</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Cox family house up for
sale</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Octavia - ministry went
well</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Chef Leye - received city
award</span></li>
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<li><span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Iris Wallace - finance
and income</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Lilia - need heart
transplant; esophagus must be repaired first</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Sandra - healing and
finances</span></li>
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and financial breakthrough</span></li>
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deliverance and follow-through</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">DeeDee - housing dispute
settled and paid what is owed to her family</span></li>
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<li>Population 159 million</li>
<li>4% Professing Christian
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<li>Capital is Dhaka aka city of
mosques</li>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03244047299592587174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8435172075527252650.post-33444971068962468662015-07-16T16:35:00.000-07:002015-07-16T16:35:15.896-07:00Wait - Is that a Christian Word?<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Have you ever promised a 7 year old kid
something? Or taken children on a long
trip in a car? If you have, then you are
probably well aware of the questions that will ensue with such endeavors. When you promise a child something, you will
be asked multiple questions about what, where and when. They cannot wait until you fulfill your
commitment. Are we there yet? Those are the famous car ride words. No matter how many times you tell them how
long a trip is going to take, invariably they will ask, "Are we there
yet?" Of course, part of the
problem is that a child's perspective on the passage of time is different than
that of an adult. So their attitude is
probably indeed impatience, but also immaturity from the lack of experience at
waiting.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">There have been times in my live where I felt like a
kid impatiently waiting on God to move.
We have these trite Christian sayings that are designed to encourage
you, but instead can lead to frustration.
You know, sayings like:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<li><span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">He is working it out for your good</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">All in good time</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Your breakthrough is on the way</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'Segoe UI', sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">Your blessing is on the way</span></li>
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WHEN? And then I wonder, am I a
Israelite in the middle of the wilderness grumbling against God via Moses. You see, Moses went into Egypt full of
promises. He led the people out of Egypt
with the promise of taking them to a land flowing with milk and honey. Can you imagine how the Israelites felt? They were oppressed and enslaved; but God
says he is leading them to a bountiful land.
This was fulfillment of promise to Abraham, Isaac and Jacob. I am certain the Israelites wanted out of the
bondage in Egypt and was eager to get to the land flowing with milk and honey. From little to an abundance - you bet! I
wonder if they were anxious or impatient.
Were they filled with anticipation of abiding in such a wondrous
place? It was taking so long as they
went round and round the mountain. I
wonder if they were thinking, "when God when"? They had to be ready for God's promise to be fulfilled, but God had a different
method in bringing the promise to past. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">In the waiting, God was revealing the hearts of the Israelites. It seems that with each step, he wanted to
walk Egypt (the fleshly life) out of them.
He wanted them to enter the promised Canaan with a victor's mentality,
not a slaves mentality. They just
couldn't seem to make the transition.
Only two of those delivered from Egypt, Joshua and Caleb, made it in.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Waiting on God's promises may not be fun, but they
have purpose. You must be assured that
God's promises are true and will come to pass.
The only way you can forsake your promise and pass it on to the next
generation is by waiting impatiently - meaning grumbling, complaining and doing
the adult version of the whine. Either
we believe God or we don't. There is a
season to everything ... including God's promises. So as we wait, let His love have it's perfect
work within us.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Peter 3:9(NKJV) </span></b><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="9"></a><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif";"><br />
<sup>9</sup>The Lord is not slack concerning <i>His</i> promise, as some
count slackness, but is longsuffering toward <sup>£</sup>us, not willing
that any should perish but that all should come to repentance. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<sup>19</sup> “God <i>is</i> not a man, that He
should lie, Nor a son of man, that He should repent.
Has He said, and will He not do?
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<sup>21</sup>and being fully convinced that what He had promised He was also
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<b><!-- Bible -->Isaiah 40:31(NKJV) </b><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="31"></a><br />
<sup>31</sup> But those who wait on the Lord
Shall renew <i>their</i> strength;
They shall mount up with wings like eagles,
They shall run and not be weary,
They shall walk and not faint. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03244047299592587174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8435172075527252650.post-72322334992348936112015-07-13T18:08:00.000-07:002015-07-13T18:08:28.825-07:00Praises, Prayers and Petitions<div class="MsoNormal">
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03244047299592587174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8435172075527252650.post-59270113587433806682015-07-09T17:45:00.000-07:002015-07-09T17:45:54.590-07:00Wild Hair <div align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;">
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hairstyles of the past, do you think "This is your life" or "What
was I thinking?" I have gone
through many hairstyles in my life. To
be quite honest, I have never been very good at styling my hair. (Personally, I think God should given me a
perfect and timeless hairstyle so I would never have to bother it at all.) On any given day, my hair proves to me that
it has a mind and will of its own. I can
use hairspray to try to control it, but to no avail. It will not be tamed, controlled, bound or
pinned down for very long. Though it
seems others feel the need to fix my hair (or maybe fix me), I have learned to
accept the fact that my wild hair will never be trendy or make a serious fashion
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have some wild hairs in their congregation.
These folks are always making suggestions of different ways to do things
that are counter to the culture of the church.
They are bright and energetic, but different. They are committed Christians and good
people. They just don't fit in to the
"norm" of the church. They are
wild hairs in the midst of carefully styled heads. Leaders have tried many things to deal with
these seemingly undisciplined sheep. You
cannot force these people into a particular position to benefit the ministry,
nor can you control their influence over others. As much as it may annoy you, there is
something appealing about their untamed, reckless abandon to Christ.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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come to the same understanding of these people as I did about the hairs on my
head. Just let them be. God knows each one us (even the number of
hairs on our heads). Our job is not to
control, stifle or push into a corner that which we don't understand. Instead, let's nurture and embrace the unique
expression of God through this person. After all, God has certainly used some
"wild hairs" in biblical history.
I think the local church would have called Noah, Elisha, John the
Baptist and Jesus (among many others) wild hairs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<sup>27</sup>So God created man in His own image; in the image of God He created him; male and female
He created them<o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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trailblazers for the Kingdom. The
greatest expression of themselves is not found inside the walls of the church,
but among those who need them most. A
good leader will find a way to understand and use these people. A great leader will find a way to understand,
use and release these people to fulfill the passions of their hearts. God's leader will use their gifts, release
them to the lost and learn from them at the same time. There are many wild hairs in the
congregation, but most time we have just choked them into religious order. Shame on us!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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works, which God prepared beforehand that we should walk in them. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03244047299592587174noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8435172075527252650.post-57813185747364167662015-07-06T14:53:00.000-07:002015-07-06T14:53:07.543-07:00Praises, Prayers and Petitions<div class="MsoNormal">
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Theresa - daughter missing for nearly 2 weeks<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Bruce - cancer<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Rodney - lungs and emphysema<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Penny Hanmer - death of husband Steve<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Population: 753,000<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Unknown (Buddhism and Hinduism)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">50% of adults and 76% of youth are illiterate<o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;">Only received TV and
Internet in 1999</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin;"><br /></span>Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03244047299592587174noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8435172075527252650.post-21226790894896593362015-07-02T17:02:00.002-07:002015-07-02T17:02:36.796-07:00Christian Flashbacks are real Flesh-backs<div class="MsoNormal">
<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Flashbacks are involuntary memories that resurrect
without provocation or reason. As
Christians, we sometimes flashbacks to previous seasons in our lives. Have you ever had one? Many holy roller, born again, sanctified,
fire baptized Christians will flashback
to BC (before Christ) when the right circumstances occur. You know what I mean. Like when someone cuts you off in traffic and
nearly causes you to have an accident while they proceed on their merry little
way. What about after being on hold for
20 minutes, the customer service representative only seems to know the word no
and abruptly disconnects the call. Flashbacks
of choice words or desired behavioral responses pop in your mind seemingly coming
out of the blue. Don't think you've lost
your salvation, it's just a flesh-back, oops, I mean flashback. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Flashbacks are not new. Remember when (not that you were there, but
reading about) Jesus came back from a shut-in in Gethsemane with the inner
circle. It was then that Judas came and betrayed the Master and Peter had a
flesh-back. I can just hear him thinking,
"Don't worry Jesus, I got this."
He whips out his sword and took "deadly" aim at the soldier's
ear. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><!-- Bible -->John 18:10(NKJV) </i></b><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="10"></a><i><br />
<sup>10</sup>Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it and struck the high
priest’s servant, and cut off his right ear. The servant’s name was Malchus.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">They had just come out of all night
prayer....wait...okay Jesus had been in all night prayer, the other guys, well,
they were more rested. Peter didn't mean
to mess up. It was just a flashback to
his flesh. But then it happened again.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Mark 14:66-71(NKJV) </span></b><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="66"></a><span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;"><br />
<sup>66</sup>Now as Peter was below in the courtyard, one of the servant girls
of the high priest came. <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="67"></a><sup>67</sup>And when she saw
Peter warming himself, she looked at him and said, “You also were with Jesus of
Nazareth.” <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" id="endofbody" name="68"></a><sup>68</sup>But he denied it, saying,
“I neither know nor understand what you are saying.” And he went out on the
porch, and a rooster crowed. <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" id="endofbody" name="69"></a><sup>69</sup>And the
servant girl saw him again, and began to say to those who stood by, “This is
one of them.” <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="70"></a><sup>70</sup>But he denied it again. And a
little later those who stood by said to Peter again, “Surely you are <i>one</i>
of them; for you are a Galilean, and your <sup>£</sup>speech shows <i>it.</i>”
<a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" id="endofbody" name="71"></a><sup>71</sup>Then he began to curse and swear, “I
do not know this Man of whom you speak!”<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Segoe UI","sans-serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%;">Peter was crushed by his denial of Jesus. Fear probably brought on the flashback into
bad words. It was a rough moment in
time, but Peter didn't have the fullness of God we now enjoy. Holy Spirit is able to keep our flesh back in
its rightful place - the past. We must
walk in the Spirit, sing in the spirit and give ourselves fully to the Spirit
at all times. This will stop the doggone
flash-flesh-backs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><!-- Bible -->Ephesians 5:18-19(NKJV) </i></b><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="18"></a><i><br />
<sup>18</sup>And do not be drunk with wine, in which is dissipation; but be
filled with the Spirit, <a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="19"></a><br />
<sup>19</sup>speaking to one another in psalms and hymns and spiritual songs,
singing and making melody in your heart to the Lord, <o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<b><!-- Bible -->Galatians 5:16(NKJV) </b><a href="https://www.blogger.com/null" name="16"></a><br />
<sup>16</sup>I say then: Walk in the Spirit, and you shall not fulfill the lust
of the flesh. <o:p></o:p></span></i></div>
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