heavenlygirl6450

i think that our actions should be to serve God gladly. putting self on the back burner and to serve God with all of our might. whatever He calls us to do we should do it right away without question. our attitude should be of willingness and gratefulness that He wants us/me to serve him. whether it be to show love, or encouraging, or helpful that needs help in some way. to serve God is a priviledge and honor. it is a comand that we all should be happy to do

God is worthy of all our praises. He has blessed my far more than i can praise Him but i try to do my best in giving Him my thanks and acknowledging what He has done for me. as a kid i use to be in our church choir and sang saprano and now as an old gal i feel like i am the female version of a male bass. but i know when i go to church and sing with other believers He hears me sing beautifully and on key knowing it is from my heart that i praise His Holy Name. i am also disabled and am pretty much homeward most of the time. but i know i want more than anything to serve Him in the way it was meant to be. one of my pastors explained that praying for others is something i can do to serve since i can't get out to physically serve. i love talking with my Father.

the mindset of a priest to God is to worship Him at all times. wherever you go and whatever you do. praising Him, spending time with Him in His Word and talking to Him daily. drawing closer to Him. it inspires me to be obedient to Him and to do His will for my life. to imatate Christ every day.

IT SEEMED MY WHOLE LIFE I FELT AS IF I WAS UNWORTHY OF ANYTHING AND WHEN I CAME BACK TO CHRIST I FELT THE SAME WAY ONLY WORSE. HOW COULD THIS MAN LOVE A PERSON LIKE ME? I HAD BEEN LOST FOR OVER 30 YEARS, DID THINGS THAT ONLY ME AND GOD KNOW ABOUT. AND MY SELF WORTH WAS NIL IF THAT. YES, I HAVE FELT VERY UNWORTHY ESPECIALLY WHEN IT CAME TO GOD. BUT AFTER ASKING JESUS TO TELL ME WHAT ROADS I NEEDED TO TRAVEL BACK HOME TO HIM I BEGAN TO READ MY THEN BIBLE. THE NEW LIVING TRANSLATION BIBLE. I READ IT DAY AND IF I HAD LIGHT AT NIGHT I WOULD READ. ONE DAY I OPENED TO ISAIAH 43:4,5 WHICH SAYS, I QUOTE; " SINCE YOU ARE PRECIOUS AND HONORED IN MY SIGHT, AND BECAUSE I LOVE YOU. I WILL GIVE MEN IN EXCHANGE FOR YOU AND PEOPLE IN EXCHANGE FOR YOUR LIFE. DO NOT BE AFRAID." THIS BROUGHT TEARS TO MY EYES FOR A GOOD LONG TIME. I FINALLY FELT THAT GOD WAS SPEAKING TO ME DIRECTLY AND SAYING HE THOUGHT I WAS WORTHY ENOUGH TO LOVE AND THAT HE WAS WILLING TO LOSE SOME SOULS JUST TO HAVE ME IN HIS FAMILY. MY LONG TERM INVESTMENT IS KNOWING THAT WHEN I LEAVE THIS WORLD THAT I WILL SPEND ETERNITY WITH HIM. WHAT AN AWESOME THOUGHT.

PEOPLE IN OUR CULTURE DON'T WANT TO HEAR ABOUT OTHERS JUDGING THEM BECAUSE IT SHOWS THEM THAT THEY ARE NOT AS GOOD AS THEY THINK THEY ARE. GOD LOVES US ALL. WHEATHER WE ARE BELIEVERS OR SINNERS OF UNBELIEF. HE SENT HIS ONLY SON TO EARTH TO DIE FOR USE ALL. IN THE DAY OF JUDGMENT GOD WILL BE JUDGING OUT OF HIS COMPASSION AND GRACE. HE DOES NOT LIKE TO SEE ANYONE LOST, BUT FOR THOSE WHO DENY HIM WILL BE LOST FOREVER.

HOLINESS! IT BRINGS ME PURE JOY KNOWING THAT I NO LONGER BELONG TO THIS WORLD BUT OF THE ONE JESUS IS PREPARING EVEN AS I WRITE THIS. KNOWING THAT THROUGH HIS WORD I CAN BE LIKE HIM AND NOT LIKE THE FATHER OF LIES THIS WORLD HAS. CHRIST PRAYED FOR HIS DISCIPLES AND I FEEL MY HOLINESS IS THE STRONGEST WHEN I GO TO HIS WORD AND PRAY EACH DAY. MOST PEOPLE SPEND MAYBE FIFTEEN MINUTES IN GOD'S WORD AND PRAY. I SPEND SOMETIMES OVER TWO HOURS. I READ MY DEVOTIONALS, MY CHURCH HAS US READING THE NEW TESTAMENT BEFORE DECEMBER 31st AND BECAUSE WE STARTED THAT MY THRUST BECAME SO MUCH I BEGAN TO READ THE OLD TESTAMENT, SO AFTER ALL THAT, I PRAY FOR EVERYONE I CAN THINK OF IN MY TIME OF PRAYER. MY LOVE FOR HIM GROWS. MORE TODAY THAN YESTERDAY. I THINK THAT AS WE READ GOD'S WORD HE TELLS US WHAT HE EXPECTS US TO DO FOR HIM AND THAT LEADS TO OUR OBEDIENCE TO HIM. I KNOW THAT SATAN WANTS TO CONFUSE US IN EVERY WAY. HE PLAYS WITH OUR MINDS BUT CANNOT TOUCH OUR HEARTS IF WE FOLLOW JESUS. I STRUGGLE WITH THOSE MIND GAMES SATAN PLAYS ON ME. BUT GOD IS GOOD AND FAITHFUL AND HE RESCUES ME EACH AND EVERY TIME.

i think that Christ's coming a second time is to judge us of the things we didn't do. we are always trying to do what is right, but there are times when we mess up. we don't obey what He as called us to do, etc. we are to turn away from all the worldly sins and be holy like Jesus is Holy. i think that when we don't think that Jesus is coming back in our time is really sad because it almost says we only believe in Him partly not wholly.

i thank you for your response. God bless sister

what is inexpressible and glorious joy? to me it is knowing that Christ came to earth to save the world not to condemn it and that He chose me to be adopted into His family. my salvation is very important and the love i have for my Savior has grown to heights i have never known before. Jesus is pure joy in my life. i think that Satan leads us to believe that the things of this world will bring use joy and happiness, but it is the joy of God the Father who helps us through our difficult times that surpasses and knowing that God is with us and helps us through those hard times brings us true joy and happiness.

just over two years ago i was told that i had not only C.O.P.D. but Congestive Heart Failure. i don't think i will ever forget that day when the surgeon told me there was nothing they could do for me. not even a heart transplant. i was told i would die on the table if even tried. after my hospitalization i was sent to a rehab to recoup from my illness. i felt angry because my father and three of my brothers all had heart problems yet they could get help in fixing their problems. i have never been so scared in my life. i was afraid that if i went to sleep at night would i even awake the next morning? i still have some days when i think the same thing, but i have come to see that God has used this situation to draw me closer to Him. i always knew He wanted a relationship with me, but i thought that every other day was ok to sit and read my bible and talk to Him. now, i can't seem to get enough of Him. i spend at least 2- 2 1/2 hours each day reading His Word and talking to Him. my desire to be closer and learn more has grown more than i ever thought possible. so has my love for Him. my pastors would come visit me in the hospital back then and i would tell them i thought from now on i was on borrowed time. i am, but while i am still here i am going to read and pray, and learn as much as i can about the one person who has never been unfaithful to me. who has drawn me closer to Himself. i give Him my praise for the things He has healed me from. and He has. i praise Him for all He has done for me throughout the years i have lived even when i was not faithful to Him. i give Him all my praise and glory to Him who is worthy.

it is my understanding that God's part is to shield us from all evil one tries to do to us here on earth. His, God's power is unmatched by any other power that Satan has so God protects us from him (aka IT). God will continue to protect us until the second coming of Christ in the end time. our part is to keep the faith and keep close to God every day for the rest of our lives. it is Christ's blood that saved us and we are to be as faithful to Him as He is to us. or at least do our best.

hi patsy, my name is carol aka heavenlygirl6450. when i read your response today i just had to reply to you. please do not take this in the wrong way, but i need to disagree with you and this is why. in 1967-8 i asked Jesus into my heart. a few years later my parents decided to pack up the house and the last 4 kids of 7 and move to the state of ny from mass so they could attend bible school out there. a year later i too joined the school but God did not call me to go. the reasons are many so i will just say i went. after the second year i left and not only did i leave the school but i left God too. that was around 1972. in 2000 i moved down here to florida to be closer to my dad. a vow i made to my mother before she died. but things did not work out as i had hoped they would. in jan of '01 my father and i had a huge fight. it was over what some ladies where i lived had said about me. i felt betrayed and alone then and i felt angry. nothing my whole life ever amount to anything and i felt worthless and really didn't want to be here anymore. that march my dad had a stroke and i was blamed for it. though the doctor said i didn't cause it my family members did. one nite i laid in bed and prayed; Lord, i can't take this anymore. please help me come back home. for 30 odd years i lived my life the way i wanted to live it. i was married 4 times and divorced 4 times. i have had guns pointed at me by one of my ex's, hung around with drug uses and dealers, and have done things that only i and God know about. in those years God HAS protected me. He protected me from being shot between the eyes, the gun was 2 ft from my forehead, He used those dealers and addicts to keep me from using drugs. He watched over me when i was homeless. He protects. and i think maybe those who think He doesn't because they have left Him is because they feel they aren't worthy of His protection because they feel guilty for leaving Him in the first place. i have seen Him work. i have been blessed by the miracles He has given to me. i'm sure you have heard there are times we feel that He is not listening or talking to us. well that is what i think happens. we just don't see or feel Him around us because He will never make us do anything we dont want to do. we have to have a giving heart. i hope you can understand now why i had to disagree and hope you will be bless by this study. in His love, your sister carol

i would have to say that not everything is right with the person who feels too comfortable here on this earth than looking upward towards heaven. that person is missing out on what is most importand because what is here is only temporarily and nothing here can be taken to the next life, which is in heaven. they are missing out in the joys of God's promises of the treasures in heaven. i think we need to really think about what is most important to us God or the things we have here.

hi my name is Carol and i'm from the south. i stumbled on this study site looking for new studies to help me grow in my faith. most days i can't read enough in my bible. so many are told all you need to do is spend 15 minutes with the Lord, yet i get in about 2 sometimes 2 1/2 hours a day, and still it is not enough. it took me over 30 years to wake up and smell the coffee---return to God, but one nite alone on my bed i told Him i just could not do it anymore. i ask the Lord to show me the way home again. and with open arms He ran to me and brought me back. i live alone and have had health issues and i have seen the miracles He has given to me. in those 30 years or so, i can look back now and see just how faithful He was in staying by my side, protecting me from the dangers i seem to get myself into. i have come to see now just how right my father was. my earthly father that is. he spent my whole life serving God in one way or another, spending over 30 years as a missionary to the jewish people. like israel, i rebelled and boy that was no picnic. i am so filled with joy and peace now knowing that one day i will spend my eternity with my heavenly Father. my favorite verse is Isaiah 43:4,5 which says; [/font] "Since you are precious and honored in my sight, and because I love you, I will give men in exchange for you, and people in exchange for your life. Do not be afraid, for I am with you..." just to know that He loves me that much to exchange men and people just to have me in heaven with Him. WOW!