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[bisonfan]

Me and weeds now that is a scary topic to think about because it is so hard to think about what are weeds and what is flowers.

I know Satan has planted a ton of weeds in the garden and misconceptions about God and who God is but the problem is sorting it all out. One example of it is that I was raised in church and one thing constantly being preached was living a sinless life and I have felt always compelled that I must hit this mark of perfection and to be saved or return to God that God cannot look upon someone who is not perfect therefore I need to get myself blameless and holy before God and then it is at that time I can present myself to God. It was not until two weeks ago that I realized God takes what little I have and uses it and makes it grander that I am not to live under the law like I do. And I know there are so many of these misconceptions that I need to get rid of. I know the only way to find out what they are to use it as a plume line against the word of God. Which I have been doing for a little while and a fiction book has really helped me see some of this stuff, but there is so much of it and I do not know where to begin to find the answers. I have recently noticed that I do not know the love of God in my life and do not know he loves me so I have been looking up in the Bible verses on the love of God trying to grasp it which I cannot seem to do. I know I need to also do this with the ideas of God not hurting me, of ideas on Him as my parent, to do it on ideas of fellowship of believers and other things, but it seems as if the more I look the more I see mistakes that I have learned and it is kind of freaky. But slowly I can get the weeding under control.

I actually had to create a vision board as an assignment for my counselor so I knew I had a purpose in life. I know can see where I want to be in the future and how I want to view myself. One of the big topics was on I want to have relationship with God the Father where I can crawl up in His arms and fully trust Him and that it would feel as if He was my Father. In addition to some of the earthly goals. It does help having that board because I have been in a rutt and it is giving me something to strive for to get out of this rutt. I feel my purpose is to glorify God in all I do whether good or bad. I do not know his plans but I know I can claim jeremiah 29:11.

[Dora]

That is awesome Bison.
So exciting to watch you grow in the knowledge of our Lord.
The weeds are difficult to pull and it wont happen all in one day and be done. It is a daily process. It is difficult at first. Does get easier. In time you will find joy in pulling weeds. As soon as a seed comes in, toss it out. Don't let it grow.

Don't focus on the thoughts that are harmful. You know which ones they are. Focus on the truth. You are Gods child who he dearly loves. Forgiven, washed white as snow. And he created you for a purpose.

God bless you!
Sisters

[mlg]

Bison,

That's it exactly one weed at a time, one step at a time. You can't pull them all at once, so don't try....just ask the Lord to help you. Let Him put His gloves on as well. Drawing nearer to the Lord is a lifetime job. It takes daily work, and everyday is a new chance to grow in Him more and more. Enjoy the days, enjoy the journey. Allow God to heal you..allow Him to love you.

Keep doing the steps, you are doing great and He is noticing.

luv ya

[lizzie]

Bisonfan I just wanted to say again how nice it was to meet you in chat last thursday Hope to see you again this thursday nite too

I have also realized in recent times, that there is a huge difference in knowing about God, and KNOWING Him.

A relationship with God takes the same sort of dedication, commitment, devotion, unselfishness, honesty, trust etc, the very same ingredients we would put into an earthly relationship with a spouse or loved one. Except this relationship with God is the most important one we will ever have. If we dont have a solid relationship with Jesus, our other earthly relationships falter. He has to be the foundation. He has to be first.

It takes commitment and sincerity, and God tells us that if we seek Him with all our hearts He will be found of us. He wants that personal relationship with us so much, its why we were created.

People can get intimidated, cuz they believe that cuz they arent perfect, they cant have a relationship with God. That is not true, cuz Jesus died to make a bridge for us and reconciled us to God.

Start talking to Him He is waiting. Read His letter to His children, the Bible and ask the Holy Spirit to reveal Him to you thru His written Word. Unlike other relationships, we need not hide anything from Him, and we can let down our defenses and open our hearts, and let Him in.

Revelation 3:20 Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.


GBU bisonfan