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[mlg]

Amen and He is so glad you did...By trusting in Him..you showed Him your faith...and that my sister goes a long way in the eyes of the Lord. He is proud of you...I just know it.



luv ya very much

[Bloodstone]

If the Lord God Israel wasn't with me, I'd be nothing. Nobody. Going nowhere.

[Bloodstone]

The power of darkness is strong. I know it's not as strong as Gods. Not even near as strong. Which makes me realize just how powerful God is. But I have my moments, I wonder if everyone does, when I wonder will I make it.

[Bloodstone]

I am so thankful that God speaks to His children. Sometimes when it seems like I don't know what else to do, I can then hear His still small voice. Before I was saved, I use to think that God was way off somewhere in the cosmos, watching everyone. That He saw things that happened and He just let them happen which ever way they went. Boy the things I thought before I knew Him. I am also so very thankful that we serve a God Who loves His people and wants to be close to each and every one. I love You, my Holy God, and I will be true to You forever and ever.

[Bloodstone]

I was having a moment that problems were pushing down on me, taking my joy and peace. Then just out of the blue, my friend comes online and just prays for me. She said she felt inspired to do so. God amazes me how He takes care of His people. He amazes me how He sends us friends at just the right time. True friends. I am at such peace now that I can't describe it. I feel Gods love just flooding over me. Thank You, Holy Father.

[Bloodstone]

This past month has been rough for me. Everytime I think I have conquered something, I fall right back into the same old pit I was in to start with. I don't know if everyone experiences that or it's just me. But this last time, I was about to give in. Very close to loosing it all. Darkness was beginning to seep into my whole life and there seemed like there was not one thing I could do about it. I have been asking God, what do You want me to do, when are You going to set me free. I hate to admit it, but I was even upset with God. So thinking He wasn't listening to me, I went to every person I could think of. Knowing deep inside, no one has the answer. No one but God. Falling deeper and deeper, into the darkness. I would tell God, I didn't use to be this way. I think that's what makes it so hard. I use to fear nothing and I mean nothing. I would laugh in the face of evil, laugh in the face of demons, I am serious when I say, I had NO fear of anything or anyone. Then for some reason, fear just ruled me. I dont' know how it happened or why. Sometime I wonder if God is punishing me. I use to be a person who loved life and was out there in it. I use to have all kinds of friends. I've always been friendly and love to make people laugh, and now, here I sit alone, no one but "my demons". But tonight is different. I was worshiping God. And I heard Him. He said, "when I set you free, everyone will know I am your God. " I understand now. God is my deliverer and only God. Each time I fall back, God always pulls me back and stronger than before. I know in my heart, God is going to do what He promised. I have to get it through my head, it's one day at a time. I don't know why, but for some reason, I look weeks ahead. Or at what I use to be. I now have made up my mind, no more falling down, not in this same pit anyway. I know there will be more valleys. And I am thankful for these valleys. How else could I get to know Him deeply. I am thankful that I have known the darkness of fear. Someday, someday very soon I can feel in my spirit, I will be able to tell the world and let them SEE. God set me free. No one or nothing but God. There are things I have learned about God, His ways, His timing, His patience and love, I could go on and on, that if I hadn't been in a dark valley, I wouldn't have learned. So I thank You, my God, for what i have been through, all I will go through, may Your Name be honored in all I do. May every person that reads my journal, every person that I talk to, or write to, come to see and know that You, You are God and there is no other.
God bless you all. My Oasis family are always in my prayers. I love you.

[Bloodstone]

It's been a little over a year since I came here. Wow, God has taught me so much in that time. I came here brokenhearted and bound. Without meaning to, I took my eyes off of God and onto life's problems. Day after day until I found myself in the deepest darkest pit I have ever known. Forsaken and forgotten is the only way I know how to describe it. I had lost all who I thought were my friends, my church family forgotten me, I thought God forgot me. I turned to everyone I knew to help me. No one had the answer, of course. I really thought I was going to die there. I had been there for three years. Then God led me here. I knew it was Him because every time I log in, I feel His presence. As I did the studys here, little by little, I could see a Light shining in my spirit. Each day my faith grew as I learned Gods Truth. He promises to never leave or forsake us. He never left me. I believed lies and left Him. Those weeds in the garden of my heart didn't want to move. Some of them I had to pull and pull only to find the next day, they were there again. Sometimes I would get weary and you wonderful brothers and sisters would encourage me to keep going, don't give up. As each day went on, I became ok with working with pulling weeds because, after all, the Spirit of the Most High God was here to always help me. I can't even express in words what a wonderful thing that is to discover. Then I grew to the point where I could actually hear Him whisper to my heart, "here's a weed, beloved". There were some weeds I would just as soon left there. The roots had grown deep and it hurt to pull them out. But the Precious Spirit would whisper to my heart again, "it's ok, I am here to help you." My faith and my walk with God has grown stronger and deeper but I was still bound. I would ask God, why is this taking so long" all the time. One day He told me in my spirit, "because when you are free, then people will know, I set you free, I Am that I Am." One day I heard His Spirit whisper to my heart, "it's time." I didn't really understand that at the time but I do now. God brought a man across my path. He asked me could we pray and break the strongholds in my life. I had studied with these studies here and grew in faith, I knew our Holy God loved me now and forever more.I knew in my heart, I was ready. As we prayed, I could hear chains breaking in my spirit. One by one. They fell off and hit the floor. I am finally free, finally at peace.
This is a wonderful site to be apart of. I pray that each and every soul that comes here will discover God and grow in faith as I did. What an awesome journey! And I know it's only the beginning, Gods still working on me. I pray that I am a blessing to people as you all have been to me.
May God bless all you do, I love you Oasis family!

[Mackenaw]

Hello Bloodstone

God bless you this day.

You said:

I am finally free, finally at peace.

I felt those words as I read them. The Holy Spirit is Amazing!!! Awesome God!!!

I pray everyone continues their journey with The Lord which will lead them to this same place that you speak of, because once there, nothing -- and I mean nothing -- remains the same. \o/ \o/ \o/

Thank you, Bloodstone, for sharing your testimony of our Lord. Awesome, Awesome, Awesome!!!

God bless and keep you, Bloodstone.
Love,
Mack

[Bloodstone]

Thank you, Mack! Yes, our God is so very awesome!! And you are so right, things are not the same once I found that "place" in Him. I can't even put in words just how awesome and life-changing it is. I have never been so happy, at peace, and God feels more real to me that He ever has!

[mary hernandez]

Bloodstone..That was a divine visitation not a dream...He is showing you that he does love you..never been against you...been with you all along...

Sometimes were magnify our problems instead of magnifying how great is our God...And, during those trials and tribulations your faith was shaken and you allowed doubt to set in steal your joy and your faith in God...But, He patiently stood by you...and, found a way to lead you to this website to speak to you in a way you could understand and recieve him much better,And, then when you opened your heart and mind...he sealed the deal with a divine visitation darling...Not Many have that priveledge...That was a blessing to read about....


As far as speaking in tongues....People try to make it hard for others by making them think if they do not do it they have not yet recieved the Holy Spirit...It took me years before I spoke in tongues...and it was and on and off type of thing...until I prayed and asked the Holy Spirit to teach me how to PRay in tongues...And, One day just like that I was praying in tongues...have been ever since...Matter fact...I used to think the Holy Spirit was not with me also...For the Longest...even until now...I always felt some type of spirit leading me and directing me throughout the years just never knew that was the Holy Spirit all this time..Until now...I recognize him and identify him better now..so, now that we have established his recognition I want to acknowledge and get to know him so so much better...I want him to be my everything...In Jesus name

You are not doing nothing wrong...I am glad you came to that revelation...In due time when the Holy Spirit thinks you are ready he will teach you how to pray in tongues...


God Bless You...

xoxoxmaryxoxox

[Bloodstone]

Thank you so much, Mary, for your encouraging words!

God bless you and keep you always.

[Bloodstone]

I was meditating on the verse Joh 4:24 God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth.
So I closed my eyes started searching for Gods Spirit. I wanted to be with Him, know Him better. There was this field full of wild flowers, lavender because that's my favorite. About as tall as my waist. I walked into the middle of it and there was Jesus. He said, "I've been waiting for you." We ran up to each other and hugged. Joy and love overflowed my heart. We ran together through the flowers, like two very best friends do. Sometimes Jesus calls a tiger or a lion to play with because I love cats so. Sometimes we talk of things that bother me, or questions I have, sometimes I just listen to Him. But most of the time, we just laugh and just spend time together. There are other places we go together, like the mountains, or at night we look at the stars in the sky that He made.

I have found this secret place that God and I meet. It's the most wonderful place, besides Heaven, that there will ever be. There I get strength, peace, rest, all from Him. I have found that nothing or no one can ever take that from me, just like when we study His Word. He is my refugee, my strong tower. And I am so in love with Him.

Wanted to share that. God bless you all.

Psa 91:1 He that dwelleth in the secret place of the most High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.