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[dubya]

Hello Oasis Family, Day 1



I have decided to start this cccc program for many different reasons. The main reason is that I want to be what God wants me to be cause he knows best. I want to be able to help people and to represent God and help make a difference in someone's life. Before I can do that I must take care of any issues that may stand in the way of my Christian walk with God.

I ask that God would help me see anything that needs to be changed in my life that will help me to be the Real person that God wants me to be.

In Jesus Sweet Holy Name Amen

[mlg]

wow, pw, I'm so glad you are doing this. You know we walk everyday with HIM, and sometimes we want to be closer than we already are, but we can't figure out what is inhibting us from doing that. Sometimes we think, well maybe I'm as close as I can get. I honestly think we continue to grow in our walk our entire life and there is always room for some improvement, because Jesus was the only one made perfect without sinning. We have to strive to be perfect like HIM. I'm so glad you are continuing to build your relationship with the Lord.

Take care and God Bless

[lizzie]

Yayyyyyyyyyyy Dubyaaaaaaaaaa!!

All i can say is....



Ok those arent exactly words.. But you know what i mean

And I absolutely agree mlg sis Our entire life is a process of learning and growing in our Lord. So exciting

Thank You Jesus!


And for my buddy

Luv u all and GBU

[dubya]

Day 2


Hello Everyone,

I walked out to look at my garden this morning and noticed that it seems to be growing, however it seems that it could be doing much better. For some time I have had the feeling that there was something keeping me from having a much stronger walk with God than what I have. So when I heard the promotion of this program (cccc) I thought what a grand opportunity to seek out what has been holding me back.

It seems that in my garden that there was some things that I had pulled but didn't get the root of them out, so after some time they sprouted back and was trying to choke out the truth of the word that has been planted since I came to the oasis a year ago.

Lizzie last night had said to take a field trip you know put on some music, so I came across a song by Casting Crowns called " The Voice of Truth". As a kid I grew up in church, my family had a singing group and we went everywhere. I had such an awesome desire to learn about God at such an early age. However instead of seeking out the truth I took for granted that everything I had heard over the years was the absolute truth. I came to the oasis a year ago this month and since then I have found out that some of the things I was told as a kid was not entirely the truth. So I said ok and kinda pushed all the other old stuff aside and didn't pull it up.

So that thing that was holding me back was the root of all the stuff that I had been told as a child. Along with things like " you will never be any better than what you are and you can not get away from that... this is it".

However as I listened to this song " The Voice of Truth" the Holy Spirit started ministering to me like never before. The words of this song started hitting on some of the things from my past. Check out these lyrics:

OH what I would do to have the kind of faith it takes to climb out of this boat I"m in onto the crashing waves.

To step out of my comfort zone, Into the realm of the unknown where Jesus is and he's holding out his hand.

But the waves are calling out my name and they laugh at me, reminding me of all the times I've tried before and failed. The waves they keep on telling me time and time again Boy you'll never win! you'll never win!!

The Holy Spirit said that was you growing up, The Chorus is what you have been taught since you came here to the Oasis but the other had been choking it out.

The voice of truth tells me a different story
The voice of truth says Do not be afraid
and the voice of truth says this is for my glory!
Out of all the voice calling out to me
I will choose to listen and believe the voice of truth.

Father forgive me for not seeking out your voice of Truth when I was younger........

All of those years and now I have freedom from all of it, This morning received a deliverance from all of those lies, Thank you Mighty God

Now I will only listen to The Voice of Truth

[lizzie]

Aww dubya

Praise God!

I too have been trying to weed out some of the things that I had been told as a child too, that I grew up believing to be truth, and now that I know Jesus, I know that those things could never have been true.

As many know, I am east indian, ancestors from India, and when they came to the country I live in now, many of them were of the Hindu religion. If you are familiar with it, there are certain practices that they partake of, which tell the future of individuals, using their names and dates of birth and other lil bits of personal information.

I had an uncle, that was a Hindu priest, or a Pundit as they are known. And when I was id say around 10 or 11, exact age is hard to recall now, i remember me and another cousin, were just hanging around with his daughter, and then she said she was going to have him read her future, and we wanted to do it too. So, without my parents (who were of the Christian faith) knowledge,I went on in and he opened his books and fiddled around a bit, and then wrote some stuff down, and then proceeded to tell me that I would never find happiness in my life, that all the men that I would have relationships with would always use and discard me.

I realize now that I had always held on to that as truth, and whether it happened that way or not, i always saw it like that. And now, from this program, I see that what we believe is what shapes our future, as our spirit brings it to pass. I am still struggling with many of the lies that are rooted so very deep, and some i didnt even realize were there, but I know that God is working in me, and He is dealing with those things that He knows I need to change first, and the others will come in His time.

Thank you Lord for your healing Love and Truth. I know if I am willing, and do my part, He will do the rest.

GBU all and dubya i luv u
Thank you for sharing my big bro and for posting those wonderful lyrics

[dubya]

Day 3


God's Grace such a wonderful thing, How more loving can one be than to give your only son so that everyone could have the chance of being delivered from the bondage of Sin. Then if that wasn't enough the son agreeing with his Father and saying " I give my life freely"

Once you think about that for a moment it seems aweful sad, that the Greatest Gift that has ever been given to this world.........and there are some that won't recieve him.

Help me mighty God to tell the world about this Wonderful thing called

God's Grace

[dubya]

Day 4



Forgiveness is certainly a big field, and very sneaky too cause many times things happen and then they are forgotten but not forgiven and when that happens they cover your garden like an Ivy Vine.

There has been times in my own life when something would come up that happened maybe even years ago and then I feel some anger from within just thinking about it. If that happens then there is some resentment there somewhere.

Psalms 139:1-2 O LORD, thou hast searched me, and known me.
2 Thou knowest my downsitting and mine uprising, thou understandest my thought afar off.

Mighty God of heaven, search me if there is any grudge in me against another living soul, father I forgive that person just as you have forgiven me. Father if I hold a grudge against myself for anything , I now release that grudge and replace it with forgiveness.....In Jesus mighty Name Amen

[dubya]

Day 5


Its no secret that everyone has a past, its so ironic how you can think that the past is the past and boy I am glad I am done with that. Then you are reminded of things that maybe wasn't taken care of. Usually from that your mind goes off wondering through the archives of memories in your mind and before you know it confusion has set up camp.


Glory be to God that HIS word is stable and true, and with a willing mind and help from the Holy Spirit we can get things on the straight and narrow once again.


Thank You my heavenly father for your word of instruction

[realtmg]

Amen. Thanks. Real.

[dubya]

Day 6


It's so amazing how the word of God can be just that Fertilizer.
Satan robs us of so many things and the more we allow him to steal the more he will steal till he robs the soil of your mind of every and any good thing. Usually what he can not steal he will change or corrupt.

However if we take the word of God with a willing mind and a pure heart, Jesus can restore and help us to get our garden back to what God wants us to be. Often times we tend to forget that God is in control he knows what we need, and what will work for us. He knows what is in store for tomorrow, if we just lean on Jesus he will guide us and let us know excately what we need.

As the old church hymm goes I know who holds tommorw and I know who holds my hand

[Mackenaw]

Amen PWarrior, Amen.

God bless you.
Love and hugs to you, brother.
Mack

[dubya]

Day 7


All I can say about step 7 is wow, I have never thought about making a chart for my mind but it is very effective. It gave me an idea of what should have been there and what should not have been there.

I found some things that I was kinda surprised that was actually there, the awesome thing is that now I know how to get rid of them. After looking at that chart I got awesome understanding of how patient God has been with me. I found myself being covered in his mercy and love, kinda like being floating at sea its Never Ending

You don't never realize what you have buried in your mind till you stop long enough to actually look. Like angry, Jeolousy, pride, doubt all of those things have to go.


Now I have to go and get my shovel and get to work