Christianity Oasis Forum

[kimby]

I think I somehow mistakenly thought that deciding not to listen to the whispers would make them magically disappear. It hasn't. They still have a lot to say. Someone said that when they start in that I need to run to Jesus...and it helps when I remember and do it quickly. Now to learn to do it in the face of the accusation that I don't deserve His help, that I am only bothering Him, that I can't ask Him, that He doesn't want me to come to Him.

[vahn]

The way I usually deal with "whispers" or whisperers , is first , I ask them "why are you whispering ?" , 'cause you see , the way I look at it is this , if something is not said loud enough for me to hear without bending my neck , its probably not important enough for me to listen to anyway .
Second , I would ask the "whisperer" if they were sure enough of what they were saying , if they'd be willing enough to say it in front of our Lord .
And third , I go back to the first !



In Christ , our Lord

[dema]

Well you know that the whisperers mean you evil and not good.

And you know that Jesus wants good for you and not evil.

So you know that the whisperers are liar, liar, liar.

I don't know why it is so inherently difficult for people to realize that evil beings lie.

They do.

Women have been so indignant that their rapists lied to them. They were rapists! Why is it hard to believe they lied?

Whisperer's lie. Don't believe them!

[sbennett]

God WANTS you to come to HIM....he is waiting right there beside you knowing what is happening and ready to help. HE made us to spend time with...to fellowship with. ALWAYS go to HIM with everything.

[deetu]

kimby, when you can go to Jesus when the lies come, not believing them, then they lose and know they will lose so they are trying harder to keep you. Ignore them and run to Jesus!
Don't forget that you can also remember to bind them, then run

[Dora]

Have you begun to Believe the Truth?

[kimby]

His love isn't based on your performance.

I have sat and thought today about why that statement makes me so very uncomfortable. I wish I had a string of answers, but I don't.

My mind just runs in a continuous loop trying to figure out what to do. I learned to keep teacher's happy by being the overachiever at school...but He isn't interested in my achievements....I earned and retained my parent's love by being the good little girl...too much sin and too many mistakes for that....Maybe its my service He is looking at...but isn't that just performing too? The loop, the never ending circle.

[deetu]

just be you

[dema]

If you base your approval on your own performance, then you aren't depending on God. But, if you depend on God, then you will have a wonderful performance. In Him.

There's this balance thing (that I haven't attained) of rejoicing and abiding first and serving as ... like I said - I haven't gotten there.

But I know that the abiding is crucial. Just being a Mary and not a Martha. You know that story?

I'm sure Mary did a lot for Jesus - but she also knew how to just sit at his feet.

[Christianity Oasis]

Amen ...

Excellent similtude.

Now, who will HEAR and ADHERE to this TRUTH.

Luv ya

[kimby]

I woke this morning and started to turn towards Him to pray and was immediately confronted with the thought that I didn't deserve to talk to Him.

I have always done well being what people wanted me to be, when they wanted me to be it. If I didn't deserve their love, there was always a test to ace or a bed to make or an achievement to accomplish... something that I could do to restore myself to their good graces. I always had some ammunition I could use to fight my way back when I fell.

His love isn't based on your performance.

If that is true, then there is no ammunition to fight my way back with. And that is why I feel so lost. Why I don't know what to "do." I think its figuring out 'what now' that holds the secret to stopping the endless circle of thoughts.

And now that I have those thoughts out, I am going to go back and talk to Him. I'll push through the lie that I don't deserve to, because I am pretty sure that is all it is, and do it anyway. And I am going to leave my bed unmade until afterwards, just to remind myself He isn't looking at my performance!

[kimby]

Trust Him. That's the way out of the endless circling. Take Him at His word and trust Him.

It's not like that isn't something I haven't heard before, but about half an hour ago as I read someone else's words on here it became revelation! I pushed through to talk to Him, and then I stumble on a post from eight months ago? Randomly? Nah, I don't think so.

Do you remember those math books in high school, the ones that had the answers to the odd numbered problems in the back? I feel like I am there again. I know the question...and now I know the answer...its just the work in the middle that I have to figure out.