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Postby xxJILLxx » Tue Sep 29, 2009 4:06 pm

Went very well

As i slipped under the bubbles and water i listened to the water running and drowned out all my thoughts and was still.

I tried to take the peace back tho.. was funny actually cause i said to myslef this is the perfect time to pray for so and so and such and such.

He said " No this is your time"

other things i heard Him say

Its going to be ok

Leave your worries in the water

Let me cleanse you of all your sorrows

Take time for yourself

now get up and get something to eat

Let your problems go down the drain with the water.

there were a few others but i cnat bring them to memory at the moment

so i got up and was relaxed and went and made toast and drank water and had cummunion with Him

then he led me to scripture Nehemiah 9 i think it was not sure now but it was exactly what i needed at that moment.

I also got an encouraging phone call from a friend today.

My sister in law came to pick up nate for football so i was relieved of that, i just wanted to rest. My daughters friend is picking her up for church tonite so i was relieved of that as well. I have to go pick up nate after practice and work the midnight shift tonite. My stomach is churning just thinking about it, i dont want to go, but i must.


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Postby xxJILLxx » Mon Oct 05, 2009 1:10 pm

*AngelYellow* its been a nice rest!

Lord knows i needed it.

i can breathe easier now.

Church was awesome yesterday, we are having a missions converence coming up starting this next sunday i can t wait its gonna be great!

I am so blessed to have not just one but 2 loving environment, my physical church and my Oasis. I love them both dearly. Shows me how good God is . He wants to spoil us with good things we just have to have His eye to see it and look for them sometimes.

I am very blessed! Despite all the enemies tactics these past few weeks i do see God getting stronger within me and that came from me yielding to Him and trusting Him that Hes got this. Funny how i try to pick these things up and carry them myself. I hope one day i get to the point of my wlak when i can just throw my cares upon him when they come immediately throw them and not dwell on them. Guess it takes growing and practice.

The last few days i been feeling good still a lil anxious and still stomach churns from time to time, but i trust Him that He will get me through.

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Postby xxJILLxx » Sat Oct 10, 2009 1:29 pm

Gideon




The children of Israel had done bad things and God caused them to be defeated by the Midianites for seven years. When the Midianites came they destroyed everything, including all the flocks of sheep and animals that the Israelites had. So they went into hiding. They hid in dens in caves and in mountains. They were hiding from the enemy. They were cowards. God sent a prophet to tell them he had delivered them from mighty enemies before and not to be afraid of the gods of the Amorites, but the children of Israel wouldn't listen.

One day Gideon was beating wheat by the winepress. He was doing it to hide it from the Midianites. He was hiding from the enemy. Then an angel appeared to him and said an amazing thing: The Lord is with thee, thou mighty man of valour. Ha! The Lord certainly has a sense of humor. Here was poor Gideon, a coward, hiding out from the enemy and God called him a brave soldier! But do you know what? God wasn't looking at the cowardly man standing before him. He was looking at Gideon's potential, what he could be, if he only trusted God. God is like that. He doesn't just see us as what we are, he sees what we CAN BE for him. Oh, if only we could look at each other that way and not be so judgmental of each other's shortcomings

God was very patient with Gideon when Gideon needed proof that it was an angel of God. He then led Gideon on a series of events that helped Gideon gain courage to do as God had told him: Surely I will be with thee, and thou shalt smite the Midianites as one man. The Bible says in Judges 6:34 But the Spirit of the Lord came upon Gideon, and he blew a trumpet. When the Spirit of God gets a hold of us we can do mighty things. When the spirit of God got hold of Martin Luther King Jr., he led black people in America to demand their rights as equals. When God gets hold of us, we can stand to blow the trumpet of truth and do great things. Gideon was ready to lead an uprising against the Midianites, but God didn't want the people to think they had done it in their own strength. So God told Gideon to cut back from an army of 22,000 to only 300 men. He chose the men that weren't afraid and didn't lap water from the creek like a dog, but kept a watchful eye and cupped their hands when they drank.

When the appointed time came for battle, God did most of the fighting. It was in the middle of the night. God had instructed Gideon to take pitchers with lamps inside them and trumpets for every man. When Gideon gave the signal, they all blew the trumpet, broke the pitcher and held up the torch or lamp. Then they shouted The sword of the Lord, and of Gideon. This caused so much confusion in the camp that the Midianites turned on each other and killed each other. Some estimate that this little army of 300 men and the Lord defeated over 180,000 Midianites who lay along in the valley like grasshoppers for multitude. God planned it that way so they wouldn't start to brag that they had defeated them on their own. Clearly, it was God who gave them the victory. We need to remember that Jesus is always with us, but we need to give him the credit whenever we have moments of victory in life.

IM a Gideon who are you?

DOnt be afraid of the amorites, the shiitites, and all the other ites that i like to call parasites. They come to destroy us, rob us of our crops ( our fruit, our joy) we hide so they cnat find us.... why? Why not stand tall and trust God? He is with is always, He doesnt give us the Spirit of fear, but of peace. They harass us, maybe because they see we shy away from them, but look what happened when they stood up to them, they ddint know waht to do they were so confused they turned on each other. They were shocked that a meek peopel who were used to being brutalized stood up for themselves i believe they thought they fromed alliances with the other enemies and is why they killed each other, because no not these people who they been picking on could muster up this much courage. It scared them silly. rofl kinda funny If we only stood up for what God would have us stand up for He will do the rest and we dont even have to fight! rofl

this is a good GOD!

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Postby xxJILLxx » Mon Oct 12, 2009 2:25 am

Filling my cup plentifully this weekend. Soaking up sermons, reading the word, searching His face. God i want to se your face. I want to see Jesus.. seeking and chasing after him.

Distractions come to stumble me, they are from the enemy. I thank God He is showing me that i can be strong. Tha t i have to continue to do what the enemy is trying to keep me from doing. Since i know the enemy doesnt want to see me praise im gonna praise harder , Since the enemy dont want me to pray im gonna pray harder. Since the enemy wants me to fall on my face im gonna lift myself up and stand tall.

last nite at work i built my resume, Lord lead me to the job you would have me to go to.. prepare the job for me as i type Lord.. im sure you dont want me here any longer, im sure i have endured enough here and its time to move on. Lord if it be your will open the door, may take several months to find a better job but im not going to give up. I will make resumes and pray over them and Lord im trusting you that you will provide for me.. Lord i pray that my resume will stand out from the rest and that they will find favor upon me. I pray that i will have so many opportunites of jobs that i get a chance to choose the better job. In the name of Jesus. Lord its in your hands, your will Father. Amen

Gaining courage in my walk, beating codependancy, learning alot , anxieties are lessening.

God showing me some things about myself i need to focus on improving. ONe is i dont need someone else to define who i am in Christ, two i need to build up my self esteem, three i need to keep seeking His face, when i do so i dont get caught up in distractions and traps.

Got to keep busy doing his work and studying His word. Been having more healing visions. I would like to have a mentor who is gifted in healing to help me understand all of this. Maybe at church the Lord will lead me to someone.

And then i wonder is healing a learned gift or rather can u gain more understanding on how to empower your gift? we are to go to elders more mature christians to learn but does that apply to spiritual gifts as well? And how do u explain this to people without them thinking im a freak? Seems like when i tell people i have visions they think i have a very active imagination or i am crazy and hallucinating or something. then i find myself explaining myself. But i just pray that God will direct all my paths and put those in my path who would help me to mature so i can be a better soldier and warrior for HIm. Its not about me.its not about the gift itself but how He empowers me to use the gifts he gives me whchever thet are to bring HIM glory. Always Glory to Him.


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Postby xxJILLxx » Tue Oct 13, 2009 6:58 am

Missions confernece!

awesome awesome!

love it love it!

Sunday started our missions conference and i have a huge hart for missions. Lord willing hopefully one day i will be able to go on a missions trip. ;) Hey alll things are possible , right?

Last night we had a guest choir from the inner city, man could they sing and man were they pumped with energy. Loved it! Im sure God enjoyed it even more to see so many peeps pour out their love and joy to him and worship him and honor him. What a way to start the night. WOmen dressed in white dancing with colorful flags. Pouring out their praise to Him. All for Him, and He is so worthy.

Then we had a guest speaker from georgia awesome sermon. We had a wonderful turnout a few other churches had joined us in the conference so nice crowd.

Tonight we will continue our conference not sure who is speaking tonite but im sure it will be spirit filled.

Tomorrow we are having the banquet. Pastor said we gotta put tables in the hallways and foyers to make room for everyone who is coming. And we have a pretty big church, normal attendance around 500 on sundays but plenty of room for growth, plenty open seats that i Know He is going to fill shortly. Our church is growing so much i cant hardly keep up with all the newer faces. God is good!

I love my church!
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Postby xxJILLxx » Tue Oct 27, 2009 11:02 pm

*AngelYellow*

ok i must admit i have been having an awesome time the last few days church has been awesome! the guest speaker extraordinary!
Learning alot and hanging out with some eagle christians !


reunited a friendship and feel like clouds have been lifted, revived and delivered....Thank You Jesus!

Been praying more on ministry in my area and have a possible job offer .

My daughter is doing phenominal now and is now in a dance drama with the youth group at church that they will be performing this wed and this sunday and also at thanksgiving food giveaway for our church's ministry "God's Warehouse" were we give food to those who are in need. will be in front of around 400 to 500 people because its going to be thanksgiving giveaway! They are excited to reach some souls with the drama and then after the drama present the gospel.

I have been so busy with the church the last week and it has been so much fun and so enlightening.

I miss you guys!

love yall

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Postby Christianity Oasis » Wed Oct 28, 2009 9:07 pm

Gotta luv the ups and downs of the Christian walk ...

God luvs ya and so do we.

You are such a perfect ingredient to this BODY of CHRIST recipe.

Luv ya LOTS and LOTS
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Postby xxJILLxx » Fri Oct 30, 2009 12:41 pm

you mean im normal? ;) not quite huh?

whew *angelbounce*


As i sit here and ponder... its been over a year since God brought me to Oasis.

Looking back, wow, what a journey... ty Lord

The tears He turned to joy
The heartache He filled with His love
The many prayers He has answered
The friendships He brought my way
The restoration He has begun in our family
The needs He has met
The many trials He helped me through

Lord i just have such a thankful Spirit for you.
i want to take this time to minister to you.
You are ALL THAT!
Ty Lord!

I worship you Lord for your goodness and mercy
you are Awesome
you are Holy
you are Righteous
you are Saviour
you are Healer
you are Restorer
you are Love
you are Majesty
you are King
you are Conqueror
you are ALL THAT and More!
i praise you Lord for the blessings you have brought my way
i praise you Lord for the trials you brought my way to mold me into who you want me to be.
i praise you Lord for your kindness
i praise you Lord for your patience with me
i honor you Lord
Holy Holy Holy is the Lamb
You are worthy

Dance with me
O lover of my soul
To the song of all songs
Romance me
O lover of my soul
To the song of all songs

Behold You have come
Over the hills
Upon the mountains
To me You have run
My beloved
You've captured my heart
With You I will go
You are my love
You are my fair one
Winter is past
And the springtime has come
Dance with me


I love you Lord!
\o/
I worship you
\o/
thank you Lord for chosing me
thank you Lord for my children
thank you Lord for my friends
thank you Lord for Oasis
thank you Lord for your sacrifice for me
thank you Lord for your love
I love you Lord
\o/
Purify my heart and mind in Christ Jesus
Amen

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Postby xxJILLxx » Sun Nov 08, 2009 6:32 pm

*angelbounce*



wow so nice to be here! ;)

its been a busy week or two...
It seems that the Lord has called me to work with the youth at our church.

The youth pastor approached me and asked to help out with service and for praying with the teens after service.

The one time i was working the powerpoint point machine lol.. well you know me and multitasking rofl.. didnt work out so good, couldnt keep up with the band.. so thats not my area of expertise , but i sure did try anyways *Whistle*

I kinda shyed away from the idea of working with the youth because i thought my teens were doing so well i dont want to cramp their style by being there. But pastor Lucas said NAH....thats not so :) I had a talk with my teens and they said that they dont mind me being there. So looks like its not about ability once again with me but availability that God so desires of me. Thank u Jesus!

Some amazing things have been happening, Hes showing me things. Im almost scared to type them down.

You ever see God bless you and then your like wow ok God thats scary. Scary blessed. And not material stuff that rotts, eternal blessings! The best kind! Im taken back by the work He is doing in and around my family. I am so blessed it scares me! He never ceases to amaze me. He truly is so very good to me and mine. I love Him so much.

He is calling his people who backslid back to Him. He is building His army.. young and old. His spirit truly is being poured out as it says it would be in the last days.

My relationship with my teens is getting better, my duaghter got her report card and she did very well i am so proud of her! i am so proud of them all! God has truly transformed my family.

Today a bunch of the youth group came over to the apartment and we made spaghetti and meatballs and these kids were so joyful. They were singing .. Jesus He can move the mountains.. my God is mighty to save, mighty to save... this is one of my "scary blessings" people who knew my kids before would be like , ok what did u do with the real kids? rofl

wow!

I *Pray* that God will encourage these teens to seek Him diligently and with all their hearts. I pray that He continues to put the hunger and thirst for His word deep inside their spirits. I pray that He would place a hedge of protection around each and every one of them and that they will grow in Him. Thank You Lord for all that You do for us. Thank you Lord for your mercy and grace. Thank you Lord for Second and third chances. Thank you Lord for saving my family. Thank You Lord for the scarifice you paid.

IN Jesus name Amen

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Postby xxJILLxx » Tue Nov 10, 2009 1:33 pm

more opposition at work

saturday morning i go into work and one of the employees drop was 20 dollars short, i look through his paperwork for mistakes, i look through the safe, i look everywhere it could possibly be because i know that if i note this it will come back to he said she said and all the employees at work right now are all a clique and friends with the dayturn girl. This is the same girl that didnt tell the owner what was going on with the store when i did and was fighting me all the while and then when they fired the manager that she "suddenly' turned around and ended up making herself smell like a bed of roses.

so i let the dayturn girl know that his drop was 20 dollars short on monday morning

she calls me today and tells me its not humanly possible that it was short, because she counted it herself, lord help me this chick! Also noted that the owner wanted her to talk to me because a few customers had came to her and complained that they couldnt get into the store on thursday night, thursday night i was busy and did over 1000 dollars worth of business which is rare in itself. LORD HELP ME WITH THIS! I HATE OPPOSITION! I stood up for myself and told her that there is no way i took the 20 dollars and that from when she counted and i counted i have no idea what happened but it was not there when i got there in the morning and I AM NOT PAYING FOR SOMEONE ELSES MISTAKE especially when i didnt do anything wrng. I knew it was going to come down to this , i knew there would be a confrontation about it i had even thought well if i put the 20 dollars in there then i wouldnt have to worry about a confrontation, but to be honest i ddint have the 20 dollars to put in there, i was flat broke. If i had the 20 dollars i wouod have prob put it in there to avoid a confrontation, Lord knows this and was prob why i was broke rofl

anyway

what i am supposed to be learning here?

I guess that there will always be opposition, i have to stand up for what is right and i will not tolerate anyone trying to blame me for things when i know i am not responsible for. Lord knows what happened, He is the only one i need to prove myself to.

I think this is a set up from all of them, they are once again trying to get me out of there, because i dont fit in with their clique. Maybe one of her other friends needs a job and they are trying to get me out for that person whatever the case may be, i dont like it.

What else am i supposed to be learning here?

To trust Him and no one else maybe, that i def need to get out of there and find a job, that i pray the lord will open a door of opportunity for me to do so.

Please Lord please! I cant take that place no more. Open some doors for me to get out if it be your will, dont let me suffer there amongst them and be made sport of and be pulled through the mud like im the bad guy. Even the owner dont see what is going on. They rise up against me Lord, they try to corner me Lord u promise that there will always be a way out, that you will never leave nor forsake me. Lord when they put them in the fire pit you were there with them, they didnt even smell like smoke when they came out of the fire, there clothes were not burned, you kept them safe, not one of there garments or a hair on their head was harmed. You were there with them.

I praise you Lord for i know that you have already conquered this and that you are a present help to me. Lord they cannot touch my praise for you. that is one thing they cannot take away from me.

I love you Lord you are in control! You are marvelous, wonderful, mighty to save. Thank You Lord for what you are doing here, thank you Lord for already having a plan to derail this or for my escape from this. Thank you Lord that you re here iwth me now. Guard my heart and my mind in Christ Jesus and help me Lord to keep my mouth shut when need be, they want reaction out of me, they want me to quit. Lord I know u got this and i pray that you will give me the courage to push through this. Give me your eyes Lord and help me to see what is going on here , give me discernement as to what to say and how to react. And lord help me to hold my head high and walk in there as a conqueror not a wimp. I praise you Lord for the work you are doing in me. I praise you Lord for calming my spirit. I praise you Lord for you are worthy to be praised. If anything else is not accomplished there at this job i pray that you will be glorified in everything that i do there. Help me to be a better worker, keep me wise, dont let the enemy confuse me into their plots and plans. Keep me clear of them. Protect me Lord.

In Jesus name amen

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Postby xxJILLxx » Tue Nov 10, 2009 1:55 pm

They cannot take away my praise!


I love you Lord!

You are magnificent!
You are mighty!
You are my stronghold!
You are my deliver!
You are a conqueror!
You are KING!
You are Lord of lords!
You are the breath i breathe!
You are my Life!
You are my reason for going on!
YOu are my strength!
You are my wisdom!
You are my hiding place!
I praise You Lord for everything you do!
I honor you Lord for i know you have already conquered this!
i praise you Lord for where you have brought me out of my low places!
I honor you Lord for your sacrifice for ME!
I praise you Lord for being an ever present help to me!
I honor you Lord for your love and dedication for ME!
I praise you Lord for the love you have for all of us!
I honor you Lord for the work you are completing in me!
I praise you Lord for Holiness and Righteousness!
I love you Lord!
I wanna live my life for you!
I am nothing without you!
All Glory and Honor and Praise goes to You My Lord!
Thank you for sending the Holy Spirit to comfort me.
Guard me with your angels and may favor be upon me.
Foil the plans and the traps the enemy had set up as a snare.
Let them fall into their own traps and be bound by them.
Lord you are the reason for me going on, I praise you Lord for what yu have done in my life.
I give you all glory and honor for it, none to me.
Bless you Lord, Glory to the Lamb
Praise you Lord!
All this sealed with the Kings name Jesus
Amen


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They cant touch my PRAISE! HALLELUJAH! YOU REIGN LORD!
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Postby xxJILLxx » Sun Nov 15, 2009 2:45 pm

OH MY GOODNESS I AM LEARNING SO MUCH!


this is great!

this weekend we had a conference at our church, it was so awesome.

we took it even a step above that on saturday afternoon and went out into the communtity with 12 groups of 4-6 peeps and split up and let the Holy Spirit guide us, gave some words of knowledge to some peeps and encouraged them and blessed them and prayed for them. was awesome to see how the communtity responded to us.

i spoke to a man who i could relate to who was on our team and he gave me some encouraging advice my spiritual gifts. I have been searching for a mentor to help me develop these gifts so i may bring glory to the Father through them and it looks like God is answering prayer. I am learning so much about myself and who God created me to be and how to use my gifts.

things that i would not ordinally tell peeps cause they would look at me strange and say whats wrong with this chic... this guy, who was in the group who came with the guest speaker, i can relate with , he understands me, he understands what i see in the spirit realm and was a great encouragement to me. It gave me so much hope to know that the things that i see in the spirit realm is a gift that God gave me and not be afraid of it but to embrace it and nuture it and begin to use it for God's glory. only thing is he leaves for cali tmorrow , but we did exchange emails and phone numbers and hopefully i can find a mentor now who can help me locally deveope my gifts for His glory, and use them to minister to whomever He sends me to.

I think something big is going to happen in youngstown, i can feel it.. i think im being called to ministry there, but still not so sure of all the details as of yet. So excited to see what God is going to do with me and how He is going to be Glorified through the gifts He instills in me, and impacting our world with His compassion.

Saturday was awesssooommmeeee!

we had so many great testimonies that came back from the groups who went out.

we are reaching to our community here and this is just starting i think there is going to be a great revival here, but it starts with us the body here in youngstown

and He says.... "are you willing?" and i say yes Lord i am willing, use me for your glory, help me to tune into your spirit and define these gifts so i can better serve you, and bring the kingdom of God to earth through us. We are your light, we are RE-presenters of you. Lord fill me with compassion for your people, cover me the Joy of the Lord, and guide me in your peace and help me to transform and renew lives through Christ Jesus.

no wonder the enemy has been working so hard on my mind, God has a big work for me to do here in youngstown.

GROUP you can be in group but a group is a group and will stay a group but what good is the group benefitting God's kingdom if the group never moves>?

there needs to be movement but Group movement

we have to move, help shift the kingdom the God be in group but move out the church into the community and love on these peeps, and help them to experience JOY, LOVE and PEACE of the Father.. not street preaching... just loving on these people and praying for them and offering them encouragement without asking them anything in return.. planting seeds.. making them wonder... sparking them to explore and ask questions.

the teens were a part of this movement this weekend as well and realy was a faith builder to them and to me as well, to see literally how God works and to be a part of it, and watch before our very own eyes sometimes in disbelief because the outcome was so awesome!

God is doing some very amazing things here!


thank you Lord

Gbu

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