Christianity Oasis Forum

[Tam]

I often wonder though why people sit back and watch others work so hard, until those working so hard are burned out and worn to a frazzle...and physically exhausted...and can't continue to work anymore....and then and only then will they decide to pitch in and help just a little bit...but makes me wonder if those hard workers come back and help...would the other less caring workers stay to help them...or would they go back to their lazy ways and choose to watch the hard workers once again?

Amen sis...I like the way you worded this. Some so many times wonder well what happen to you? Hard workers are also human and get worn to a frazzle too. We are all HIS body and we should all have each others back. But sometimes it just doesn't work out that way does it.
Love ya sis and prayers are with you still
Tam

[mlg]

Hi grace and Tam luv ya both

I was listening to the radio this morning on my way to work and Chip Ingrim was speaking of this psalm, so once I got to work I had to read it for myself...and oh how beautiful the Word is...check this out for yourself...doesn't the words of this Psalm just sing to you like a lullaby?

Psalms 103
1 Bless the LORD, O my soul: and all that is within me, bless his holy name.
2 Bless the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits:
3 Who forgiveth all thine iniquities; who healeth all thy diseases;
4 Who redeemeth thy life from destruction; who crowneth thee with lovingkindness and tender mercies;
5 Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things; so that thy youth is renewed like the eagle's.
6 The LORD executeth righteousness and judgment for all that are oppressed.
7 He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto the children of Israel.
8 The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.
9 He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever.
10 He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.
11 For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.
12 As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
13 Like as a father pitieth his children, so the LORD pitieth them that fear him.
14 For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.
15 As for man, his days are as grass: as a flower of the field, so he flourisheth.
16 For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone; and the place thereof shall know it no more.
17 But the mercy of the LORD is from everlasting to everlasting upon them that fear him, and his righteousness unto children's children;
18 To such as keep his covenant, and to those that remember his commandments to do them.
19 The LORD hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all.
20 Bless the LORD, ye his angels, that excel in strength, that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice of his word.
21 Bless ye the LORD, all ye his hosts; ye ministers of his, that do his pleasure.
22 Bless the LORD, all his works in all places of his dominion: bless the LORD, O my soul.

[mlg]

awwwww vacation! Smells so sweet...I have the next two days off work plus two days for the weekend...no work for four days! But...that doesn't mean I won't be busy...my daughter cheers tomorrow night at her first football game of the season...then on Friday night my nephew will play in the band at his first game of the season....then I got a call tonight asking if I would prepare the church bulletin again this week...so I will be working on that...and we are having a luncheon at church on Sunday...so I'll have to do some cooking for that...plus I need to desperately catch up on some housework....but the really cool thing is I can work on all these things at my own pace...no deadlines really...and I can rest in between anytime I want...so won't be too bad at all.

I answered a counseling blog today for a new soul...haven't really felt like working on this forum much in the last couple of weeks....takes a lot of virtue to serve these souls who come into this forum...and my virtue has been extremely low....so have spent much time refreshing and restoring my virtue to a level where I can share some with another. Taking it easy but I am beginning to reach a little again...baby steps.

[Tam]

Vacation!? Sounds like you need to go back to work just to get a break
Proud of you mlg....you seen yourself losing virtue so you stopped and took a break and now are coming back slowly, but strong. The good think is that you are soming back! Keep pressing in sis, You are gonna make it!
Love ya

[mlg]

So what have I successfully done on my first morning of vacation? Nothing absolutely nothing

I took my daughter to school at 6:50 this morning and came back home and slept til 10:00 got up and fixed me some breakfast, and my sister came over with a neat surprise for me...and we visited for an hour...and now here I am playing on the computer...so much for all that housework. It's still waiting

I'll get to some of it whenever I feel like it but right now I just feel LAZY!

I do feel good though....as the sleep was a welcome treat for sure.

[mlg]

As I peruse and read...I see a lot of hurt and anger in my fellow brothers and sisters in Christ...I wonder how the enemy must sit back and laugh when he sees what his tricks are doing to God's children...and then I wonder how God must sit back and cry when he sees His children in such pain and unhappiness....and then I wonder how sweet Heaven is going to be compared to this old suffering filled world....I bet it will be all the sweeter as the more we endure the more joy we will find in the things of the Lord...including our eternal home.

I often think on how God places me in certain places to be a witness to His love...to show others who He is and how life is not life until they know Jesus.

I play a game online...and when I first began the game it was just something I thought might be fun...but yet I have found within the game a calling....and it's working in a weird sort of way....so I must share so God can have the glory....

In this game I play people have other people they play with in a group to help each other...and there is one person who is the host over each group...well I started out in one small group that kind of took a turn and went bad, so someone I had been playing with in this group invited me to join another group...and when I did....boy was I in for a shock because the person over this new group went by a demonic name...I was like what on earth have I got myself into...but actually it wasn't what I had got myself into...but where God had placed me...He knew that I could be a light to these souls in darkness....so needless to say...I've been given an opportunity to witness...but what amazes me even more is that God is moving...I allowed the person over the group to work my account a couple of times...and both times this person has done something and then named it a Heavenly name....it's like they know that this is what I would do....and what is more...the other day this same person with this demonic name...wrote something sweet about Jesus....so I continue to play...to shine His light...in a field of darkness...sometimes you have to step into the darkness to pull the souls out of the valley....but sometimes we become afraid to do so...because we get stuck in our comfort zones...I'm so glad now I didn't run away as I first wanted to do when I saw the host name of this group....because now I am beginning to see a change...ever so slight here and there...but a change that only His Light can bring.

Never ever underestimate the power of God and never question why He asks you to do what He asks you to do.

[mlg]

This coming Sunday will begin a new step in my calling. I will be teaching a children's Sunday School class full time. I was reviewing today the lesson I'll be teaching the children on Sunday...I couldn't help but think...how I myself will be learning as well...I will be seeing Jesus through the eyes of the children I will teach. I would appreciate any prayers that would be offered for me as I step out to serve Him in this new capacity.

2 Timothy 2:15
Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth.

[mlg]

One more thought I want to add to my journal...since Sid has died...Sally has turned into a new frog...she's happier...swimming more and eating again...she got to where she wouldn't eat for like the last month...but since Sid died she's started eating again and today she ate like a little pig...so weird...I'm thinking maybe she didn't like Sid...maybe cuz he was a "wart" figuratively speaking..frogs...warts...get it?

[mlg]

Awww the joy of a new baby My housekeeper's daughter had a new baby on Wednesday, and they brought him by today for me to snuggle He is just adorable and so healthy...a blessing for this young lady for sure.

Spent the morning in worship! I felt the Holy Spirit's presence all around me. I was meditating on the rapture...and I could just see the angels and souls already in Heaven all a buzz on that day to come...how they will be so busy all at once with all the souls returning to Heaven...and the excitement will just be overwhelming amongst the angels...I could just see and feel what is to come will be a marvel for sure...gave me chills and gives me chills now just thinking of all the souls going home...and then I began to think a bit about what if God does choose some Christians to remain behind...and what if God choose that all should be raptured...and just so many thoughts flowing...and I talked to the Lord and shared thoughts with Him...and awwwwww how I love Him...and how He brings a smile to my face.

So it's a 3 day weekend...and I'm really looking forward to it! Might get just a bit of a break tomorrow which will be so nice.

[mlg]

Today was such a nice day...slept til 10 and then went and spent some time in chat after I awoke...got to see visi in chat today...visi always brings a smile to my face...and I got to meet visi's Lisa in chat too...a pleasure

Well tomorrow is my first day teaching my new class for Sunday School...I hear that I will have one of the more difficult children also in this class...may God give me patience and strength to be able to handle any situation that may arise. The first lesson I will be teaching is on law vs. grace...at first I thought this might be difficult to teach to small children but then one day this week as I was driving it came to me. I have now purchased some small bags of skittles candy and tomorrow I will begin by telling the children in order for them to have the candy they must earn it by doing 5 very difficult tasks...I will be sure to make the tasks impossible for them to do...and this will be my example of law...and how it was difficult for people to live under the law...and then I will tell them at the end of class that because they are loved by God I will just give them the candy...and this will be my example of grace...and how they don't have to do anything but love God to receive His grace....

I just pray I am able to bring glory to God as I step out on this new path.

[mlg]

It's late and I'm just now posting...well that's ok...better late in the day than never huh?

The first day in my new vocation for the Lord...and it was soooo much fun! First the class is all boys....didn't notice that til I got there this morning. I started by passing around a roll of paper towels and letting them tear off some. One boy took one piece...another then asked me how many to take and I said take as many as you want...so the one with one piece then asked if he could have more. So after they got their papertowels I told them they had to tell me something about themselves for each sheet they tore off the roll...we had a great time doing that...kind of broke the ice some too. Then we started the lesson...which they have little worksheets to go by...but I added a few fun things to take the monotony away from just the worksheets. Of course I started with the skittles. I asked them to name all the Presidents we've ever had in the US and if they could they could have the candy...no go on that one...so then I asked if anyone had ever not told a lie and if so they could have the candy...well no go on that one either...so then I asked them if they had ever wanted anything that someone else had(coveting) and if they hadn't they could have the candy...and they of course answered they wished they had their aunt's pool....so no candy again and so on...so after I explained to them how hard it was to live under law...which was similiar to the items I asked them to complete for the candy we did a word search and then a dot to dot and then we read some scriptures about law vs. grace and talked about Paul persecuting the Jews when he was Saul and how God forgave him when he believed in God and repented ant then he became Paul. Then at the end of class I told them they could have the candy because it was free just as God's grace was free if they only believed in Him and loved Him. They said really? I said yep and gave them the candy.

Then they had Bible verses to learn...and in the service tonight they got to go up in the front of the church and recite their verses...when one little boy finished...he stopped by my seat and said..."did I do good?" I said, "you did great!" How precious...was a great first class...and I can't wait til the next one...what a neat calling God has given me this time...what a blessing!

Alright it's past my bed time got to get up in the morning and do some serious home cooking for some friends.

Goodnight and God Bless you all who read my journal entry

[mlg]

Why do we grieve our fellow brothers and sisters? Why do we allow the enemy to get a foothold on us?

I see how the enemy comes to tear down what God has built up...and it saddens me to see that every time you begin to think that things are changing for the better...something comes along to make you see that the enemy is still running to and fro seeking whom he may devour...and what's even more sad is that he is winning the battle...of course we know he won't ever win the war...but he sure knocks the breath out of Christians every opportunity he gets...may the Lord's strength be what keeps us together and helps us to overcome all adversity.

There is one, she knows who she is that is heartbroken..and my prayers reside with her tonight...may she find peace and love in the Father's arms, despite the persecution she faces by the enemy as he tries to create a path of destruction. God is bigger than the enemy always.

God's will be done in all things.