Christianity Oasis Forum

[Mackenaw]

Hello LJeannee

You said:

Ugh! Will I ever get it?

Sounds like you do get it.

You said:

Maybe that is what Jesus meant when he said to forgive seventy times seven. The number seven in the bible represents completion. We are to go above and beyond just saying we forgive and thinking we forgive, we have to keep it going each time something comes up to remind us or tempt us to take it again and keep letting it go.

Each day is a new beginning. A blessed prescription for what ails us: Forgive 70x7 per person, per day, as needed.

LJeanne, you are doing well at receiving and taking into your heart the blessed revelations of God and His Word. Awesome!!!

Prayers continue to rise to our Lord, on your behalf. God's blessed and perfect will be done.

God bless and keep you.
Love,
Sister Mack

[Guest]

I am on blame now and having to confront all the things that get in the way like anger and other emotions.
I did not want to admit that I was angry and that anger is from pride. Ouch! I used to blame feeling helpless for my anger so I could feel like a victim. Ouch again!
Yes I am prideful. forgive me Lord!

[deetu]

you are getting it
holding it, not listening to the lies and going back is the hard part....but looks like you've got a handle on that too.
doing good linda

[Guest]

I am finding that there is this rebellious part of me that reacts to the knowledge that I am here to live for God. I knew that but for some reason I am just noticing my reaction. My selfish side doesn't want give it all up. I still have a part that wants to live and do it on my own. Like that ever worked out for me! Selfish Me you mess it up every time so cut it out!

I am the Lord's.

1Co 6:20 For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's.

Isa 43:1 But now thus saith the LORD that created thee, O Jacob, and he that formed thee, O Israel, Fear not: for I have redeemed thee, I have called thee by thy name; thou art mine.

[vahn]

Hello ljeanne

Reading the last post , for I have to admit I have not followed up on all of your posts and the progress thereof ,but in reference to your last one , while reading it , I was reminded of the time when my daughter was still a child , and "returning" back into her life from a considerable time of absence , I had taken her to the park (our favorite past time together) , coming to the playground area away from the shore , I noticed her eyeing a certain - I don't kno what to call it , let's just say "structure - which at one time (prior to my "departure") she did have fun climbing it while I was holding on to her , she was bigger now , I said "Go on hun , you can go on it if you want " , she said no , but the look in her eye suggested something else . At that time I didn't make anything out of it , except for the fact that , it did have a risk of falling factor . Thinking she might still not be confident enough to do it on her own , the next time we went I made it a point to go by it again . Same look , and I asked her again , and her response this time was "Mom always yelled at me for getting on that" , in trying to comfort her a bit , I told her yes, indeed it was a bit high , and that it would take a considerable balancing prowess lest she fell , but , once again I told her to go on , she said that she had indeed fallen before and that was why mother was right , but the next sentence out of her mouth still ring loud and true in my head as I type ... She said "But dad , I never fell when you were holding me " ... Told her hunny , go ahead get on it , why don't you show daddy you can do it on your own , I'll be right here to catch you if you do" . She fell ... I caught her ... she fell again ... I caught her again ... Some ten years later , she was showing me how to walk a tightrope .

HOW MUCH MORE OUR HEAVENLY FATHER DO FOR US ?

He WANTS us to do things on our own , and we NEED to , one thing though , we will ALWAYS fall , UNLESS , we are deeply rooted in the BLESSED ASSURANCE THAT HE WILL BE RIGHT THERE TO CATCH US .

Thank you for the reminder .


In Christ , our Lord

[mlg]

ljeanne...hi and welcome to the Oasis! I struggled too for a very long time with selfishness....wanting what I wanted when I wanted....and not always following what God wanted...and wow did I meet resistance from Him...and things often went rotten and I was very unhappy...it wasn't until I began to work on my obedience to God that I found I didn't really want to be selfish...and that the good things were in God and if I would just have realized that sooner...but we are all works in progress...so don't give up...you will get it!

I hope to meet you in chat sometime.

Take care and God Bless