as a child

Children, when very young, do not desire authority,

do not regard outward distinctions,

are free from malice, are teachable,

and willingly dependent on their parents

- Matthew Henry

 

JESUS SAID : Unless you change and become like little children,

you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.

 

"A child can teach an adult three things:
to be happy for no reason,
to always be busy with something,
and to know how to demand with
all his might that which he desires."
QUOTE: Paulo Coelho

 

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Paulo Coelho was born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He attended a Jesuit school. As a teenager, Coelho wanted to become a writer. Upon telling his mother this, she responded with "My dear, your father is an Engineer. He's a logical, reasonable man with a very clear vision of the world. Do you actually know what it means to be a writer?"

After researching, Coelho concluded that a writer "always wears glasses and never combs his hair" and has a "duty and an obligation never to be understood by his own generation," amongst other things.

At 17, Coelho's introversion and opposition to following a traditional path led to his parents committing him to a mental institution from which he escaped three times before being released at the age of 20. Coelho later remarked that "It wasn't that they wanted to hurt me, but they didn't know what to do... They did not do that to destroy me, they did that to save me." (QUOTE: WIKI)

 

mystery (2499)

everyone is stressing the importance of communication.
...is total transparency what I really want?
...and what about privacy?
...should secrets be allowed?

who exactly are THE RULERS OF THE DARKNESS
OT THIS WORLD? The answer to this may hold the
key to most of our communication problems
and the quarrels and fights that sometimes follow
a 'breakdown in relationships'.

I suspect that I may be to blame.

Whenever I withold information
or stop comunicating do I become
A RULER OF THE DARKNESS?

What do you think?

Reasons for silence.
Back on the playground at Central Branch Elementary School
more than 40 years ago a 'difference of opinion' developed between
myself and another fifth grader. The situation soon escalated to a
loud 'discussion' which subsequently deteriorated into a fist fight.
the winner of which to this day has not been conclusively determined.

Although the female over which the difference
had developed was no where near the scene, word quickly
got around and added to the general discomfort of
my 'supporters' and myself. For about two weeks following
this 'historic' event, my opponent and myself sat across from
each other in class daily, without exchanging a single word.
...back then this was called malice.

Some variations on this are now described as snubbing,
giving the 'silent treatment' or getting the 'cold shoulder.
Students of human behaviour speak of approach-avoidance conflicts.

so...what do you think is at the root of all this?

flawed, fallen, faithful

I was driving home listening to this.....
Bob: We all come into marriage with expectations about what marriage is going to be like and how our spouse is going to act in marriage, but where exactly did those expectations come from? Well, Paul David Tripp says we set each other up.
Paul: Part of the problem is the weirdness of Western culture dating, which is a step above used car sales. When I’m dating the last thing I really want is for you to get to know me, so a man who doesn’t like to shop will shop. A woman who doesn’t like to watch sports will watch sports. And then, six months into marriage this woman will be crying, “This is not the man I married.” This is the man you married. The man you dated was a fake. (Read Full Transcript)

AND this lymerick popped into my head.....

A flea and a fly in a flue

Were imprisoned

So what should they do

Said the flea 'let us fly'

And the fly said 'let's flea'

So they fled through

A flaw in the flue

A potential wife is looking at a potential husband with what I call "goo-goo eyes." I can barely get their attention and she'll say something along these lines: "I don't think I could ever get angry at him."......I'm angry just to hear it! I'm thinking, "Now what's a more biblical way of thinking about marriage?" Here it is: What is marriage? It's a flawed person married to a flawed person in a fallen world.

Is it necessary (2475)

If what we've heard or said about another person causes us (and others) to despise them or mistreat them, God will hold us responsible for the pain and suffering our words have caused.

We've got to stop and ask ourselves: Is what we're about to say true? Is it kind? Is it helpful? Is it necessary – either to have the conversation at all, or to include all of the details? Would we be embarrassed if the person we're speaking about somehow overheard what we were saying? Would they?

Christin Ditchfield was a challenge to me personally ....Today I repent of my judgemental attitudes.

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Hosea 6:1 "Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bandage us.

Micah 6:8 He has told you, O man, what is good; And what does the LORD require of you But to do justice, to love kindness, And to walk humbly with your God?

Micah 7:7 But as for me, I will watch expectantly for the LORD; I will wait for the God of my salvation. My God will hear me. (NASB ©1995)

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GOING DEEPER with Oswald Chambers

"Out of the heart proceed . . ." Matthew 15:18-20

family ties

maaadd dunk

http://www.nba.com/knicks/schedule/
http://knicktv.com/

fog (2414)

F EAR
O F
G OD

Hebrews 10:26 For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, 27But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries. 28He that despised Moses' law died without mercy under two or three witnesses: 29Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace? 30For we know him that hath said, Vengeance belongeth unto me, I will recompense, saith the Lord. And again, The Lord shall judge his people. 31It is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.

WARNINGS & ENTREATY
If I have the fear of God it means
that I konw that God punishes Sin.

Leviticus 26
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<< Leviticus 26 >> King James Version 1Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up any image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I am the LORD your God. 2Ye shall keep my sabbaths, and reverence my sanctuary: I am the LORD. 3If ye walk in my statutes, and keep my commandments, and do them; 4Then I will give you rain in due season, and the land shall yield her increase, and the trees of the field shall yield their fruit. 5And your threshing shall reach unto the vintage, and the vintage shall reach unto the sowing time: and ye shall eat your bread to the full, and dwell in your land safely. 6And I will give peace in the land, and ye shall lie down, and none shall make you afraid: and I will rid evil beasts out of the land, neither shall the sword go through your land. 7And ye shall chase your enemies, and they shall fall before you by the sword. 8And five of you shall chase an hundred, and an hundred of you shall put ten thousand to flight: and your enemies shall fall before you by the sword. 9For I will have respect unto you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, and establish my covenant with you. 10And ye shall eat old store, and bring forth the old because of the new. 11And I will set my tabernacle among you: and my soul shall not abhor you. 12And I will walk among you, and will be your God, and ye shall be my people. 13I am the LORD your God, which brought you forth out of the land of Egypt, that ye should not be their bondmen; and I have broken the bands of your yoke, and made you go upright. 14But if ye will not hearken unto me, and will not do all these commandments; 15And if ye shall despise my statutes, or if your soul abhor my judgments, so that ye will not do all my commandments, but that ye break my covenant: 16I also will do this unto you; I will even appoint over you terror, consumption, and the burning ague, that shall consume the eyes, and cause sorrow of heart: and ye shall sow your seed in vain, for your enemies shall eat it. 17And I will set my face against you, and ye shall be slain before your enemies: they that hate you shall reign over you; and ye shall flee when none pursueth you. 18And if ye will not yet for all this hearken unto me, then I will punish you seven times more for your sins. 19And I will break the pride of your power; and I will make your heaven as iron, and your earth as brass: 20And your strength shall be spent in vain: for your land shall not yield her increase, neither shall the trees of the land yield their fruits. 21And if ye walk contrary unto me, and will not hearken unto me; I will bring seven times more plagues upon you according to your sins. 22I will also send wild beasts among you, which shall rob you of your children, and destroy your cattle, and make you few in number; and your high ways shall be desolate. 23And if ye will not be reformed by me by these things, but will walk contrary unto me; 24Then will I also walk contrary unto you, and will punish you yet seven times for your sins. 25And I will bring a sword upon you, that shall avenge the quarrel of my covenant: and when ye are gathered together within your cities, I will send the pestilence among you; and ye shall be delivered into the hand of the enemy. 26And when I have broken the staff of your bread, ten women shall bake your bread in one oven, and they shall deliver you your bread again by weight: and ye shall eat, and not be satisfied. 27And if ye will not for all this hearken unto me, but walk contrary unto me; 28Then I will walk contrary unto you also in fury; and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins. 29And ye shall eat the flesh of your sons, and the flesh of your daughters shall ye eat. 30And I will destroy your high places, and cut down your images, and cast your carcases upon the carcases of your idols, and my soul shall abhor you. 31And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savour of your sweet odours. 32And I will bring the land into desolation: and your enemies which dwell therein shall be astonished at it. 33And I will scatter you among the heathen, and will draw out a sword after you: and your land shall be desolate, and your cities waste. 34Then shall the land enjoy her sabbaths, as long as it lieth desolate, and ye be in your enemies' land; even then shall the land rest, and enjoy her sabbaths. 35As long as it lieth desolate it shall rest; because it did not rest in your sabbaths, when ye dwelt upon it. 36And upon them that are left alive of you I will send a faintness into their hearts in the lands of their enemies; and the sound of a shaken leaf shall chase them; and they shall flee, as fleeing from a sword; and they shall fall when none pursueth. 37And they shall fall one upon another, as it were before a sword, when none pursueth: and ye shall have no power to stand before your enemies. 38And ye shall perish among the heathen, and the land of your enemies shall eat you up. 39And they that are left of you shall pine away in their iniquity in your enemies' lands; and also in the iniquities of their fathers shall they pine away with them. 40If they shall confess their iniquity, and the iniquity of their fathers, with their trespass which they trespassed against me, and that also they have walked contrary unto me; 41And that I also have walked contrary unto them, and have brought them into the land of their enemies; if then their uncircumcised hearts be humbled, and they then accept of the punishment of their iniquity: 42Then will I remember my covenant with Jacob, and also my covenant with Isaac, and also my covenant with Abraham will I remember; and I will remember the land. 43The land also shall be left of them, and shall enjoy her sabbaths, while she lieth desolate without them: and they shall accept of the punishment of their iniquity: because, even because they despised my judgments, and because their soul abhorred my statutes. 44And yet for all that, when they be in the land of their enemies, I will not cast them away, neither will I abhor them, to destroy them utterly, and to break my covenant with them: for I am the LORD their God. 45But I will for their sakes remember the covenant of their ancestors, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the heathen, that I might be their God: I am the LORD. 46These are the statutes and judgments and laws, which the LORD made between him and the children of Israel in mount Sinai by the hand of Moses.

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the rulers of the darkness
hidden things - deceitful handling
manipulation - witholding information
twisted facts & half-truths

principalities & powers

spiritual wickedness in high places

giving birth (2390)

THIS IS HUGE ! !

“I am elated,” said Allan Young, chair of UCCI’s faculty of education. “It feels like giving birth to one’s very first child – there’s the pain of delivery, but after the child arrives, there is that euphoric feeling of having brought forth new life.”

duties undone

THE CONFESSION and the request

We have not known Thee as we ought,
Nor learned Thy wisdom, grace and power;
The things of earth have filled our thought,
And trifles of the passing hour.
Lord, give us light Thy truth to see,
And make us wise in knowing Thee.

We have not feared Thee as we ought,
Nor bowed beneath Thine awful eye,
Nor guarded deed and word and thought,
Remembering that God was nigh.
Lord, give us faith to know Thee near,
And grant the grace of holy fear.

We have not loved Thee as we ought,
Nor cared that we are loved by Thee;
Thy presence we have coldly sought,
And feebly longed Thy face to see.
Lord, give a pure and loving heart
To feel and know the love Thou art.

We have not served Thee as we ought,
Alas, the duties left undone,
The work with little fervor wrought,
The battles lost or scarcely won!
Lord, give the zeal, and give the might,
For Thee to toil, for Thee to fight.

When shall we know Thee as we ought,
And fear and love and serve aright?
When shall we, out of trial brought,
Be perfect in the land of light?
Lord, may we day by day prepare
To see Thy face and serve Thee there.

HEAR IT HERE

Advice (2375)

William Penn once said: “Right is right, even if everyone is against it; wrong is wrong, even if everyone is for it.” His words ring true yet today.

When you look around, do you feel like you’re out of step with the rest of the world? Do you wonder why you seem to be among the few that still stand by your values and principles?

Five ways to sabotage your body .....

Praise! Marilyn is doing wonderfully. She got her second shot yesterday and there is no more pain in her back! Praise the Lord – it worked! She will be going for a third shot in a few weeks. Continue to pray for her complete healing and recovery from this back pain.

Advice - best given by example :Warren Buffett

"Choose you this day whom ye will serve."
It is a deliberate calculation, not something
into which you drift easily : Oswald Chambers

Oswald Chambers (1874-1917) was a Scottish minister
and teacher whose teachings on the life of faith and
abandonment to God have endured to this day.

no grapes

Please pray for Bob . He is going to mediation regarding
his divorce today at 2:00 pm. Pray that they will get this
settled and not have to go to trial. Pray for Bob that he
will have God’s grace and strength;
Lord’s will and guidance.

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We don't become discouraged, since God has given
us this ministry through his mercy. Instead,
we have refused to use secret and shameful ways.
We don't use tricks, and we don't distort God's word.
As God watches, we clearly reveal the truth to everyone.

2 Corinthians 4
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LIE # 1
if you do it you will.....be as God.
you will get to decide what is good and what is evil.
....so is the world in a mess today ?...or what !!!
how about your personal world?
is everything HONKYDORY ?

if your answer is no....
how did you decide wether
things are good or not?

me personally?.....
I am going to stick with the word....
what word you may be asking...
well....whatever GOD said !!!

if GOD said don't do it...then I won't
if GOD said it is Good, then it is
it GOD said it is evil, then it is....

I never get to decide...and that is OK
whenever I start to decide...I am beleiving THE LIE...
I am making myself God....

COMMANDMENT # 1
you must have NO OTHER GOD

here are some DECLARATIONS to help you

1. every GOOD and perfect gift comes from GOD
2. all things work together for GOOD to them that love GOD
3. evil shall slay the wicked, and they that hate the righteous shall be desolate
4. the Lord redeemeth the soul of His servants and

NONE of them that trust in Him will be desolate.

FINALLY...my friend Malcom M said "

Ron you have to let GOD be GOD."

so...are all the bills paid on time this or any month?
did the kids turn out the way you thought they should?
are you being paid what you think you are worth?
do we have the right man in the oval office?
should you be taking vitamins or prescription stuff?
will the oil spill in the gulf ever get fixed?
are you feeling good about yourself?

does any of this really matter?

CHECK THIS OUT -

(http://gwt.scripturetext.com/habakkuk/3.htm)
17Even if the fig tree does not bloom and the vines have no grapes, even if the olive tree fails to produce and the fields yield no food, even if the sheep pen is empty and the stalls have no cattle-
18even then, I will be happy with the LORD. I will truly find joy in God, who saves me.

(http://gwt.scripturetext.com/2_corinthians/4.htm)
8In every way we're troubled, but we aren't crushed by our troubles. We're frustrated, but we don't give up. 9We're persecuted, but we're not abandoned. We're captured, but we're not killed.

the crossroads

In 1776, before our nation was even born, our founding fathers had to decide if this new nation, America, was even worth fighting for. Would the price they would pay be worth it? But thank God they were willing to pay that price, and today we are blessed to live in the greatest nation in the world. But the question is this - Are we willing to stand up and fight today to keep American great?

We all clearly see the erosion in a nation's high moral values, our sense of right and wrong, and our deep commitment to God. As a nation, so many of these are just going away, and we Americans are at a crossroad. In the Bible, in the Book of Jeremiah it says, "Stand at the crossroads and look for the ancient paths. Ask where the good way is and walk in it." It was President Lyndon Johnson who said, "If we fail now we shall have forgotten in abundance what we learned in hardship; that democracy rests on faith, that freedom asks more than it gives, and that the judgment of God is harshest on those who are most favored". So what must we do? We must realize that there is a price to pay today. That we must stand up for what we know to be good and right, and realize that if we don't stand up, no one else will.

In 1864, during one terrible battle in our Civil War, one Union Army flag bearer Leopold Karpeles, distinguished himself by an incredible act of bravery, an act so brave it won him the Medal of Honor. Eyewitnesses tell us that the Union Army was being slaughtered in that battle, and the soldiers began to run. Now, Sergeant Karpeles could have run too, but as the one who carried the flag, his job was to rally the soldiers. So while carrying no weapon, only that flag, he found the highest spot to stand, putting him clearly in the line of fire, and he began waving that flag and shouting, "For God's sake boys, don't forget your colors". And the retreating soldiers, seeing him standing there in the direct line of fire, waving that flag, they all stopped and turned from their retreat and they fought. Flag bearer, Leopold Karpeles, knew his job and stood up. Regardless of the danger, he stood up.

We all know the song, "The Battle Hymn of the Republic", but there's one verse you may not have heard. It says,
He has sounded forth the trumpet that shall never call retreat;
He is sifting out the hearts of men before His judgment seat.
O be swift my soul to answer Him, be jubilant my feet,
Our God is marching on".
Dear God, we thank you for our great nation. Give us the strength to stand up.

 

http://www.visionradioproductions.com/node/478

June 24th 2010

To God Be The Glory!!!!
He has now been traded to the New York Knicks....which brings him closer to us all!! He continues to give God the glory and is extremely calm about it all! We are so very proud of Jerome, Jamaica's first born and bred NBA player.... can you imagine how ecstatic our family is??!!! God has certainly favored us in an unusual and outstanding way, and we are not ceasing to openly PRAISE HIM FOR HIS MIGHTY ACTS!!!!! We have been overwhelmed by God's Grace, and are truly GRATEFUL!!!!!!
With love from Grace.... In quietness and in confidence shall be your strength.Isaiah 30 verse 15

What a Week !!! Happy Birthday Coz !!!



The New York Times 16 hours ago
Knicks are expected to acquire Jerome Jordan, a 7-foot center from Tulsa who was selected by the Milwaukee Bucks with the 44th pick, according to a league official who spoke on the condition of anonymity.


Watch the interview <-CLICK HERE

FROM THE JAMAICA GLEANER
Jordan started all 35 games for Tulsa this season and was named Second-Team All-C-USA. He also earned NABC and Sports News first-team All-Conference USA honours and became the only player in C-USA history to grab at least 800 rebounds and block 300 shots. He also set the school record for blocked shots with 333.

ESPN - Tulsa Golden Hurricane's Jerome Jordan, the 44th overall pick

THE STAR REPORTS - :: NBA bound - Tulsa's Jordan drafted by Milwaukee Bucks

SHOCK !!!

WETHERSFIELD RESIDENT FOUND UNCONSCIOUS

Piper Aloweeshus Martin was flown by LIFE STAR to a nearby EMERGENCY FACILITY.

An eye witness told the Chronicle earlier today. The ailing victim, now on life-support is battling for life. Reckless endangerment and risk of injury charges are no benig filed and a nation-wide manhunt is underway for a Joshua Martin in connection with the crime. The suspect is a brown-skinned oriental with a distinguishing blond patch in his otherwise brown hair. He was last seen in a white mini-van on the New Jersy Turnpike carrying a brown dog. Joses M is also being sought for questioning by detectives although he is not being considered as a suspect at this time.

Any information leading to the apprehension of these individuals may be given to Chief Inspector Roland Claptrap Holmes at CID central 18665550122.

OTHER possible endings

The victim Peeper Bird has sued for damages amounting to ten thousand dollars,

Evidence at the scene has led to the arrest of Joses M on charges of contributary negligence

Martin was found guilty in superior court and was fined a thousand dollars and releived of parental responsabilities.

Peeper was handed over to the Department of Families to be placed in foster care until a suitable home is found.

Fumeral arrangments for Peeper will appear in the press.

Mummy may know more....

----- Forwarded Message ----
From: GRACE gemy1129@gmail.com

 

Did you hear that Uncle Billy died?  

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With love
from Grace....  

In quietness and in confidence

shall be your strength.
Isaiah 30 verse 15.

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assume the worst ...first ?
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what are they to see ?...in us
if with the eyes of faith....
to the pure ALL things are pure!

and if not ? !
the master of lies
he controls those eyes...
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resist steadfastly in the faith
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Encamped along the hills of light,
  Ye Christian soldiers rise,
And press the battle ere the night
  Shall veil the glowing skies;
Against the foe in vales below
  Let all our strength be hurled;
Faith is the victory, we know,
  That overcomes the world.

Faith is the victory!
Faith is the victory!
O glorious victory,
That overcomes the world.

His banner over us is love,
  Our sword the Word of God;
We tread the road the saints before
  With shouts of triumph trod.
By faith, they like a whirlwind's breath,
  Swept on o'er every field;
The faith by which they conquered death
  Is still our shining shield.

On every hand the foe we find
  Drawn up in dread array;
Let tents of ease be left behind,
  And onward to the fray.
Salvation's helmet on each head,
  With truth all girt about,
The earth shall tremble 'neath our tread,
  And echo with our shout.

To him that overcomes the foe,
  White raiment shall be giv'n;
Before the angels he shall know
  His name confessed in heav'n;
Then onward from the hills of light,
  Our hearts with love aflame,
We'll vanquish all the hosts of night,
  In Jesus' conqu'ring name.

memorial day 2010

RAMBLING

like the tunnel that you follow
to a tunnel of its own
down a hollow to a cavern
where the sun has never shone
like the door that keeps revolving
in a half forgotten dream
or the ripples from a pebble
someone cast into a stream
as the images unwind
are the circles that you find
in the windmills of your mind

so i was walking around the neighborhood just now
trying to stay healthy....i walked for about an hour.
there were flags everywhere.....the town puts them
up on every telephone pole.
memorial day. memorial day weekend.
i stayed up most of last night. crawled into
bed about 545am. these new
vitamins are awesome!!....the downside
....we missed morning church.

so i was thinking about the ground of this
rich man that was doing pretty good
for himself and the comments the
master made after...so is everyone who
lays up for themselves treasure on earth
and is NOT RICH TOWARD GOD.

last week aaron was telling us about some
homosexuals and a little old lady
he was trying to tell us - i believe - that the
people in romans chapter one
are obviously incredibly wicked because
they decided that they didn't want God.
....but romans chapter two says that before
i get all self-righteous and judgmental
i should take a closer look at myself
....if i am honest i will find a lot of the time
that i am inexcusable because i too am not
just flawed but downright sinful and
wicked when i reject or neglect to do the
things that i know to be true and right
my attitude rather than righteous
indignation should be the fear of God...
REPENTANCE

the windmills of the mind is a song that
i memorized a while ago...i didn't get
the time to check if the words were
correct....but it just came back to
me as i was thinking about memorial day.
the words are a pretty good description
of how my mind is working these days
....i remembered the saturday morning
when the shuttle blew up over the texas skies
returning to earth from a mission.
a teacher was on board, she died...so i dont
know why i was thinking about this
but i was wondering wether scientists know
what would happen to a human body
if it was released in outer space.
would it decay? where would it go?...sorry
don't know where that came.....a wild thought !!!

the catholics have a lot of statues....
as i did my walk i passed a few yards
with statues. the was even one with budah (sp).
john said this 'little children,
keep youselves from idols'
..now i am not saying that these statues are
idols. i was just thinking that john
was saying the same thing as paul -
romans one where aaron was.
if you or me think about GOD to the extent
that we know HIM...then we turn
away from the truth that we know....
whatever explanation we give,
what ever we substitute,
whatever we invent,
whatever we put in the place of the truth....
that stops being
a useless idea,
it gets taken over by evil spirits....that evils takes
on a life of its own in our minds...
.so concludes paul :the wrath of GOD is revealed
from heaven against all unrighteosness
of men who suppress the truth
...their understanding
says he, becomes
DARKENED.

i got to be thinking about john the baptist
i was getting a little bit angry.
i like john a lot...i really do.
so i was thinking...why didn't Jesus
get him out of jail?
why did HE let
him be murdered?

I had to abandon the whole thought process.
I heard My friend MALCOLM once
say: ron, you have to
LET GOD BE GOD!

have a happy memorial

testimony time

From strength to strength go on, wrestle and fight and pray, Tread all the powers of darkness down and win the well fought day. Then having all things done and all your conflicts past You shall o'ercome through CHRIST ALONE and stand complete at last !!!!. HEAR IT HERE facebook Mitch Salmon sent a message to the members of Behind the Curtain. Mitch SalmonMay 21, 2010 at 9:41am Subject: A True Love Story I don't know why I remember the date, but it's seared into my mind. It was August 5th of last year. I noticed a note on the wall of the group, which at that point was called True Faced. It was a simple statement which started with a line from the Rush Of Fools song, "For Those." It read, "For those bound by chains with no way to freedom but for grace… I guess Moriah does belong here." I knew the song well, it was even quoted in the information section of the group at that time. Yet I saw the words as her original thoughts. In many ways they were. There was something about a person referring to themselves by their own name that didn't seem quite right. I felt an immediate draw to her, but her privacy levels were so high that I couldn't click to befriend her. I had never met her, never had a conversation with her, but I knew she was broken. I needed to find a way to reach her. It was a few days later that I finally heard word from her in a private e-mail. Apparently she had found me. She was very tentative in her approach to me. Again, she referred to herself in ways I had never heard before, calling herself "Moriah" or "it." Never did she say "I" but there were occasions where she used the word "we" to describe herself. Our first correspondence was guarded. I thinking we were feeling one another out. I wanted to understand more about her. She likely wanted to know if I was someone who could be trusted. I was trying not to draw any conclusions but I suspected that she was demonized. Eventually she wrote me and said she had a confession for me, but I couldn't repeat it. I assured her that I would honor her request and so she shared. In summary I learned that she had not been free for 26 years. There were demons who had taken up residence within her. I didn't know how many, but as we continued to communicate, I realized there were many of them. Sometimes it was confusing trying to figure out who I was speaking with. It didn't matter. God had filled me with love and compassion for this stranger. The months that followed were tumultuous at times. Moriah was prone to fits. She explained to me that at one point of her occupation she had been "spiritually abused." I learned much more about her deep distain for what she deemed spiritual abusers. I watched Christians approach her and befriend her only to run away sometime shortly after. These people, and the MANY others preceding them reinforced a tape that the demons used to wrench at her soul. The words, "Unworthy, unloved, forgotten, abandoned, lonely, lost, and BROKEN" would just be a beginning to the descriptions I would use to convey her emotional state. Of course the fact that there were various demons who took complete control of her periodically didn't help. Moriah did her best to be real but she was seldom understood. My heart broke for her as I saw relationships crumble. Granted, Moriah was abusive and abrupt at times, but I already was able to distinguish between the demons who occupied her and the gentle hearted woman who was being held hostage. I prayed for her everyday, often with many tears. I hurt for her. From what I had been able to see, I didn't seem fair. Yet when I mentioned the concept of freedom to her, the demons spat back saying, "You are permitted to remain a friend with Moriah, but you are not permitted to have any further discussion on the topic of freedom. If you violate these rules we will force Moriah to remove you from her friend's list." I had never met a person who without a doubt was demonized. I didn't know how she would find freedom but I could hear God whispering it in my ear… "freedom, Freedom, FREEDOM!" I often cried out to God. I was confused and frustrated. I didn't have any real skills in this area. I often asked, "Lord, I know you say freedom, but how?" I didn't receive an answer so I waited, and I loved. It wasn't always easy but my love and compassion for her, undoubtedly given me directly by the Holy Spirit, always won out. There were times when conversation would come to a boil and we would back off. By the time I would contact her again, I would often come to realize that she didn't even remember me. It would be someone else who answered for Moriah. There were a number of them that I came in contact with along the way. It was during the month of December that I noticed a change in Moriah. She seemed to really warm up to me. Over time she had learned that I was trustworthy. When she spoke to me she would often say things like, "Daimonizomai loves you!" I knew it was the real Moriah beneath this cloud of insidious creatures. She confessed that they tortured her regularly. I have no idea what she may have been feeling but there's no doubt that it was agonizing. Still, all though this I kept praying and asking God what He intended to do. I never received an answer but I knew that I was meant to stick with the relationship. When something did happen, it was all at once. Below is a very small excerpt from our correspondence. Me December 18th, 5:44 AM "I remember our early conversations. In one of my e-mails to you I mentioned freedom. The response I received told me that I was not ever to mention that word again. Now when I read the word coming from you I am sure there have been changes inside of you. Is this what your heart cries... freedom?" Moriah December 18th, 11:03 PM Yes Mitch, it desperately wants to be free. *sigh* It has so many things it wants to say, but it bes afraid to speak. It doesn't want to ruin this. Moriah December 19th, 10:33 PM You don't happen to like, know anything about that, do you? Like how to get rid of them for real. Not the mumbo jumbo -- we've seen what so-called "deliverance ministries" do -- no thanks!! -- but the real deal. Do you know anything about the real deal? Meaning other than the obvious of course ... we all know it bes only the power of God that can DO it and not mere human beings. That night God revealed to me what was to happen. I was to intercede! I have to be honest and confess to you that I was petrified. But my faith was greater than my fear. I had scheduled vacation for Christmas and I was going to have plenty of time available to devote to whatever was to come. I drove up to the cabin on the 22nd and we agreed that we would spend some time talking on the phone after I arrived at my destination. I was a ball of nerves, apprehension, fear and EXCITEMENT. I had no idea how this would work, but I did know that the Holy Spirit would be there through it all. I trusted Him. He had proven faithful. When I first heard her voice I could tell that she was positively tortured. She had a difficult time remaining coherent and her words were strained. I was sure that the demons inside of her knew my exact purpose. They had called her home for 26 years and they weren't ready to let go. I'm thankful that wasn't their decision. Small talk was out of the question. I felt the presence of the Spirit telling me to move forward. I asked if I could pray with her and she consented. As the first words of my prayer came out, my voice broke and tears began to rush forth. I could feel the pain that she was in. It was almost like the Spirit wanted me to understand. I did. What followed that night was approximately a 6 hours of conversation, prayer and the first rays of hope as I spoke words of freedom in Jesus' name. It didn't take long for me to discover what I was facing (thankfully not alone!) There were 16,703 demons that called this vessel home. But I knew my purpose, my Master called for her. He called for her freedom. We were both exhausted from the night but we agreed to meet again the following day, this time utilizing Skype. Again we went through somewhere between 8 and 12 hours of he same. More demons were sent away and more and more of Moriah was becoming visible. Often she would break into spontaneous praises to our Lord. She has always called him, "Sweet Yeshuah!" I have never experienced prayer like this… not even close! There was no doubt that we were FAR from alone in this. He was with us each and every step of the way. We continued on the 24th, then took Christmas day off. On the night of the 26th we reconvened. During the time that we were apart I continued to educate myself and had been reading on several books. One book, which I won't mention the name of, suggested that due to my own past I wasn't worthy of deliverance and was likely demon possessed myself! I was shaken to say the least. Confusion took over my mind and my faith (in me) failed. By the time we met that night, I was questioning everything. Doubt was ruling my heart. It's amazing how the demons sensed this. They made fun of me, chastised me, they ACCUSED me. Although I spoke many of the same words that night, those who occupied sensed my weakness. The night ended in absolute shambles. As I crawled into bed at 3 AM I was severely distraught. I had started this and yet the mountain seemed so tall… and I simply wasn't enough. 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Our secret

KNOWING WHO GOD IS, 

IS MORE IMPORTANT THAN

KNOWING WHO YOU ARE !

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1 John 1:5 This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all. 6If we say that we have fellowship with him, and walk in darkness, we lie, and do not the truth: 7But if we walk in the light, as he is in the light, we have fellowship one with another, and the blood of Jesus Christ his Son cleanseth us from all sin. 8If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 9If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us.

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 Psalm 40:12 For evils beyond number have surrounded me; My iniquities have overtaken me, so that I am not able to see; They are more numerous than the hairs of my head, And my heart has failed me.

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 Psalm 51:2 Wash me thoroughly from my iniquity And cleanse me from my sin.

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Psalm 90:8 You have placed our iniquities before You, Our secret sins in the light of Your presence.

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 1 Corinthians 2:11 For who among men knows the thoughts of a man except the spirit of the man which is in him? Even so the thoughts of God no one knows except the Spirit of God. (NASB ©1995)

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 The spirit of man is the candle of the LORD, searching all the inward parts of the belly.- Proverbs 20:27

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 Psalm 139:23 Search me, O God, and know my heart; Try me and know my anxious thoughts;

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Psalm 139:24 And see if there be any hurtful way in me, And lead me in the everlasting way.

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heard on the radio...

... a song titled Pray For You

I haven't been to church since I don't remember when
Things were going great til they fell apart again
So I listened to the preacher as he told me what to do
He said you can't go hatin' others who have done wrong to you
Sometimes we get angry but we must not condemn
Let the good Lord do his job, you just pray for them

I pray your brakes go out runnin' down a hill
I pray a flower pot falls from a window sill
And knocks you in the head like I'd like to
I pray your birthday comes and nobody calls
I pray you're flyin' high when your engine stalls
I pray all your dreams never come true
Just know wherever you are, honey, I pray for you

I'm really glad I found my way to church
Cause I'm already feelin' better and I thank God for the words
Yeah, I'm gonna take the high road and do what the preacher told me to do
You keep messin' up, and I'll keep prayin' for you

I pray your tire goes out at 110
I pray you pass out drunk with your best friend
And wake up with his and her tattoos

I pray your brakes go out runnin' down a hill
I pray a flower pot falls from a window sill
And knocks you in the head like I'd like to
I pray your birthday comes and nobody calls
I pray you're flyin' high when your engine stalls
I pray all your dreams never come true
Just know wherever you are, near or far
In your house or in your car
Wherever you are, honey, I pray for you
I pray for you

 

http://www.roughstock.com/audio/jaron-the-long-road-to-love-i-pray-for-you

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The Fine Line between Justice and Revenge

There is a very fine line between (1) a desire for justice to prevail over unrighteousness and (2) a personalization of that unrighteousness. It's easy to say, "Hate the sin, love the sinner," but this is easier said than done. If we are not careful -- and empowered by God's Spirit -- we very easily begin to hate both the sin and the sinner, especially if the sinner is intent on destroying us.

 

http://www.jesuswalk.com/psalms/psalms-imprecatory.htm

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Imprecatory Psalms are those those psalms that contain curses or prayers for the punishment of the psalmist's enemies. To imprecate means to invoke evil upon, or curse. Psalms 7, 35, 55, 58, 59, 69, 79, 109, 137 and 139 all contain prayers for God's judgment on the psalmist's enemies. Example imprecatory statements from the Psalms follow:

Psalm 55:15 - Let death take my enemies by surprise; let them go down alive to the grave.

Psalm 58:6 - O God, break the teeth in their mouths.

Psalm 69:28 - May they be blotted out of the book of life and not be listed with the righteous.

Psalm 109:9 - May his children be fatherless and his wife a widow.

                    Psalm 137:9 - How blessed will be the one who seizes your infants and dashes them against the rocks.

 

http://www.theopedia.com/Imprecatory_Psalms

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This is tricky stuff. Before we condemn David and the other psalmists to harshly, let's examine our own hearts, too. We may be a bit more sophisticated about our unforgiveness, but so long as we hold unforgiveness towards our persecutors, we too stand under the same judgment that we would render towards the psalmists. - Dr. Ralph F. Wilson