The devil's lie in Christian music

[VictoryinJesus]

Why are we so obsessed with controlling what other people believe?

I don’t know. On the topic of controlling what others think I woke up early this morning with my family on my mind. Thinking about how I wish this over here was different. Or that over there was different. Wishing I could fix others like I know better. I had to take a deep breath and let the worry go. Is it a Faith problem? Where God says to cast our cares on Him and if we have concerns, give it to Him who does better than we do? This world breaks you. As a Mimi I want to try to control everything, wanting to protect the younger ones from brokenness. I have struggled with my belief in God lately. I do think the worst thing would be, for God not to be true. when I struggle with my faith, is when I get the most controlling of others. It’s when I stay focused on Him and put it in His hands, I don’t see the need to control but trust the journey and reminding “God has got this!”

 

[Lambano]

And as i stated previously.......i have no idea what the Hillsong Church is doing,........and i dont care.......to be honest.
Whatever they are doing........is on them.........and whatever you and i are doing.....is before God.....and its on us.

My goodness, Behold said something I actually agree with. These are indeed the days of miracles and wonders.

 

[Behold]

My goodness, Behold said something I actually agree with. These are indeed the days of miracles and wonders.

My favorite "church service" happens, when the Song Worship becomes so intense.......and the congregation is so "caught up" in loving Jesus with their praise and worship, that this becomes the entire service all the way to the end.
I love to see the born again get excited and be totally free within their worship.
If they want to stand and jump up and down, or kneel and cry, or dance before the Lord , or "run the aisles"...... its just good... so so good... to see God's redeemed Believers be "free in Christ".
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[Dash RipRock]

Ok. I’ll share another one. This one helped when I was going through a frightening health diagnoses.

I never go to doctors and ask them if I'm well or how I feel.

I go to God's Word and stand on His promises of healing knowing that Jesus took my sickness and disease on His Body on the Cross so I wouldn't have to have them.

It's too bad most Christians have been deceived out of many of God's promises, especially since the very best medical science has to offer is experimenting on people like they are lab rats because all they have is the wisdom of men trying to solve problem without the Lord.

God's wisdom beats man's wisdom every time in my household.

Just like most men followed like Luther or most theologians are flawed.

That's because they believe the doctrines of men instead of the Doctrine of Christ.

You seem to be saying you get to decide what is rotten and what is not.

I advocate for what the Lord says in His Word

Those getting upset about that don't follow what the Lord teaches in His Word which is their problem.

Don’t forget God used the most UNlikely throughout history to declare His Mercy

Yeah and back in the day the ones being used by the Lord honored His Word, unlike now where most churches and preachers are actually teaching in opposition to His Word.

Have you not seen what the Lord said in His Word about deception and false teaching being rampant in the last days?

Those that have are guarding themselves from the false doctrines of men from the darkened mind of mankind.

In 1971, a Cat named Stevens had a big hit with the hymn, “Morning Has Broken”. It’s a beautiful hymn that was written back in 1931, and is #145 in our hymnals. Mr. Stevens later became a Muslim and changed his name to Yusuf Islam. Should we have “Morning Has Broken” removed from our hymnals because somebody might admire Mr. Islam’s cover and decide to convert to Islam?

Keep the hymn if you must, just find a Christian artist that has done this song and share their version.

Pointing someone to Cat Stevens is problematic since he is not following islam and is in opposition to the Lord.

You would want someone to start listening to this guy, convert to islam, and end up going to hell would you?

You don't want to be the source of someone stumbling

Why are we so obsessed with controlling what other people believe?

Those who have a problem with putting what God says first and actually obeying the Lord have the problem.

Christian music can be a pretty powerful tool God can use in people's lives, especially when the lyrics speak life.

And let's be realistic as well and understand there's a flip side to that coin - "christian" music can be a pretty powerful tool satan can use in people's lives, especially when the lyrics speak deception.

 

[Dash RipRock]

I have struggled with my belief in God lately

That should have been settled by now, and set in concrete unmovable to where its humorous when the devil tries to get you to doubt.

Actually, that thought was brought to your mind from an outside source presented as a first person thought as though it was YOUR thought when it was not. It is a fiery dart of the wicked one.

If you accept this thought as actually being your thought and you embrace it as being truth for you, then it just became your thought because you would be letting it in to your inner most counsel, your heart.

James 1:14 - But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own desire, and enticed.

The devil is trying to entice you in to letting his thought enter in and tricking you in throwing your faith down and waling in doubt and unbelief instead as he's trying to get you to worry about all the things you have no control over such as whether others accept the Lord and escape hell or not.

You should cast that thought down!

2 Corinthians 10:5
Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

 

[VictoryinJesus]

That should have been settled by now, and set in concrete unmovable to where its humorous when the devil tries to get you to doubt.

Actually, that thought was brought to your mind from an outside source presented as a first person thought as though it was YOUR thought when it was not. It is a fiery dart of the wicked one.

If you accept this thought as actually being your thought and you embrace it as being truth for you, then it just became your thought because you would be letting it in to your inner most counsel, your heart.

James 1:14 - But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own desire, and enticed.

The devil is trying to entice you in to letting his thought enter in and tricking you in throwing your faith down and waling in doubt and unbelief instead as he's trying to get you to worry about all the things you have no control over such as whether others accept the Lord and escape hell or not.

You should cast that thought down!

2 Corinthians 10:5
Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

Thank you for taking the time to encourage me.

 

[DuckieLady]

I never go to doctors and ask them if I'm well or how I feel.

I go to God's Word and stand on His promises of healing knowing that Jesus took my sickness and disease on His Body on the Cross so I wouldn't have to have them.

It's too bad most Christians have been deceived out of many of God's promises, especially since the very best medical science has to offer is experimenting on people like they are lab rats because all they have is the wisdom of men trying to solve problem without the Lord.

God's wisdom beats man's wisdom every time in my household.



That's because they believe the doctrines of men instead of the Doctrine of Christ.



I advocate for what the Lord says in His Word

Those getting upset about that don't follow what the Lord teaches in His Word which is their problem.



Yeah and back in the day the ones being used by the Lord honored His Word, unlike now where most churches and preachers are actually teaching in opposition to His Word.

Have you not seen what the Lord said in His Word about deception and false teaching being rampant in the last days?

Those that have are guarding themselves from the false doctrines of men from the darkened mind of mankind.



Keep the hymn if you must, just find a Christian artist that has done this song and share their version.

Pointing someone to Cat Stevens is problematic since he is not following islam and is in opposition to the Lord.

You would want someone to start listening to this guy, convert to islam, and end up going to hell would you?

You don't want to be the source of someone stumbling



Those who have a problem with putting what God says first and actually obeying the Lord have the problem.



And let's be realistic as well and understand there's a flip side to that coin - "christian" music can be a pretty powerful tool satan can use in people's lives, especially when the lyrics speak deception.

I'm not saying that God doesn't heal, but I don't understand how you can criticize people for listening to Christian lyrics over what you call "fake doctrine" and then start talking on the word of faith movement to people who have been praying for who knows how long.

I am not a fan of the word of faith movement, because then when God's answer is "no" it's our fault. It's either our fault that God didn't because our faith wasn't strong enough, or our fault because of some sin of unforgiveness we can't identify sending us back to apologize for things we did in the fourth grade, or our fault because of some sin we can't remember, or our fault because your great grandfather's were murderers and your ancestors were weird, or our fault because...

When sometimes the answer is just no, or the answer in my case usually seems to be, "take this medicine."

When Elijah was tired and couldn't go on, God didn't say, "Boom. Automatic restoration of energy and now you feel good." He sent an angel, but the angel's message was practical. "Get up and eat!"

And yes, it the supply was a miracle, but the care for mental and physical health was practical real life, "You need to take care of yourself," action.

God supplied the bread. We have to eat the bread.

 

[Behold]

I don’t see the need to control but trust the journey and reminding “God has got this!”

Jesus said to "be careful for nothing">....and the believer is to understand and believe that you have not been given the spirit of fear..

To "be careful for nothing" is to not worry.

The "spirit of fear" is..... not from God.

The Spirit of Fear is a grinding emotional anxiety that is based , often on, not living in the now,....but living in the past or trying to figure out the future.
Saint, """""you dont know which way the wind blows, so how can you plan tomorrow'""" ????????????

God has given you Today.........so, learn to live nowhere else in your mind.

And yes, it would grrrrrrrreat if all our issues that we pray about, were "instant miracles" performed.....and sometimes, that will happen.
But most of the time.....FAITH is required.....and that means.......to wait, while God changes a circumstance in your life that probably took a while to become the demanding problem you need solved.
So, let God work......this takes time.
Have Faith.
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[Dash RipRock]

Thank you for taking the time to encourage me

God's Word is our offensive weapon, and becoming skillful in the Word of righteousness is satan's greatest fear!

then start talking on the word of faith movement

Big difference in biblical word of faith verses the money grabbers on TV that try to use the word of faith but do so in error.

Did you not know and understand that word of faith is actually taught in God's Word?

When the devil came to Jesus trying to tempt Jesus to sin, we see Jesus using the word of faith to slap the devil around which is the proper and skillful use of the Sword of the Spirit coming out of His mouth.

We are called to be like Jesus (Romans 8:29, Ephesians 5:1) so we should be doing the same thing Jesus did when the old devil comes to us trying to cause trouble in out lives. The devil desperately seeks to prevent people from knowing how to do what Jesus was doing that caused the devil to leave!

The power is in God's Word! Yeah, that'd be the Holy Spirit!

when God's answer is "no"

2 Corinthians 1:20 - For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.

Psalm 84:11 - For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

Be careful to not get so lathered up over some who misuse God's Word for greedy gain being in the ditch on the other side believing the LIE that God wanted Paul to be in trouble all the time or that it was God's will for Job to go thru all the garbage he went thru

The false teachers claim God CAUSED Job's troubles as well as the troubles Paul went thru which is false doctrine.

God is not withholding His promises as the devil claims. God's people are destroyed for a lack of knowledge (Hosea 4:6), but the false teachers claim the Lord sometimes CAUSES bad things to come upon His people to test, tempt, and try them with evil things which is a lie of the devil

James 1:13 - Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:
John 10:10 - The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

Those that are deceived in to believing God causes bad things to come upon them will get bad things but it's not God doing it, it's the devil doing it and deceiving them to believe God is doing it so they will lay down and just accept it.

I've known people who believed God caused them to be sick to "teach them something" (as though the Lord did not send the Holy Spirit to be THE Teacher) thinking it was God's will for them to be sick - and then they go to the doctor to try and get better showing that they don't really believe it's God's will for them to be sick because if they really believed that they would not be trying to escape "God's will for them to be sick!"

They are confused in who they are calling god, because it's the god of this world that wants Christians to be sick not the Lord Jesus Christ who never once in His ministry ever told anybody "you'll have to keep that sickness because it's God's will for you to be sick"

If it were God's will for people to be sick, there would be at least one example of Jesus saying this to someone in the Gospels, and there is not. The Lord never changes, so he was not doing that bit then and he's not doing it now!. Jesus said He only does the will of the Father and Jesus always healed the sick and delivered people from devils.

it's our fault.

If someone sows to the flesh, they shall of the flesh reap CORRUPTION according to Gal 6:7,8
Proverbs 26:2 - the curse causeless shall not come.
Mark 4:26 - And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground

God's creation functions on sowing and reaping.

Sow to the flesh, bad things start to happen
Sow to the Spirit based on God's promises, good things start to happen

Notice that it's based on God's promises, so I'm not talking about that new age positivity baloney, I'm talking about standing on God's promises made available to us IN Christ Jesus having departed from walking in darkness to walking in the Light as He is in the Light which is walking in what God said not ignoring His warnings of what happens if we don't honor His Word.

It's highly disingenuous when people claim "it's not my fault" when bad things start showing up in their lives after they have been sowing to the flesh not being led by the Holy Spirit.

The devil has worked long and hard to deceive people and to convince them they God is bringing bad things to their lives which is lying about the Lord and successfully convincing many to blame God for their troubles not knowing sowing to the flesh provides an open door to the devil to bring bad things in

This is a common tactical move seen in warfare is to inflict damage and hardship upon an enemy in such a sway to where they don't know how or where the damage and hardship originated from. The old devil has success doing that on people that are not skillful in the Word of righteousness

the answer in my case usually seems to be, "take this medicine."

Yeah, the wisdom of men that medical science is operating on rarely works out

The very best medical science has is experimentation because they really don't know what's going on.

Even though a few of them mean well, the majority in that industry are money grubbers out for financial gain.

When Elijah was tired and couldn't go on, God didn't say, "Boom. Automatic restoration of energy and now you feel good." He sent an angel, but the angel's message was practical. "Get up and eat!"

And yes, it the supply was a miracle, but the care for mental and physical health was practical real life, "You need to take care of yourself," action.

God supplied the bread. We have to eat the bread.

As I have believed the Lord for his promises concerning health, yes He has taught me a lot about making sure I get good nourishment, get plenty of rest, exercise, drink plenty of water, etc which is all necessary and part of walking in the wisdom of God.

But, His Word is more important and should be what we believe and walk in first and foremost.

Proverbs 4:20-23 - My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.
For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

Too many put their faith in the wisdom of men (medical science) rather than taking their own health in to their own hands and laying it on the alter before the Lord knowing and understanding their body is the Temple of the Holy Spirit knowing the Lord has a vested interest in watching over His Word to perform it (Jeremiah 1:12) where His promises are concerned related to our body being healthy.

 

[Dash RipRock]

As a member of the Body of Christ we are all called by the Lord to preach the Gospel and make disciples and being sick gets in the way of that.

I've seen people who said they believe God can heal (the devil believes God "can" heal too, so what?) but when they go in to some doctor for a check up and the doc proclaims they have cancer - they die just like those that do not kn ow how to walk in God's Word.

For me, I don't go to a doctor to see if God's Word is true or not as the just walk by faith not by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7)

And yes I've had the old devil try to bring numerous very alarming symptoms on my body but that was demons coming around to see if they could get me to forsake God's Word due to experiencing affliction which is one of the 5 things Jesus tells us the devil uses to choke the Word out of someone's life so they don't bare fruit if they allow any of these 5 things to enter in.

I do what Jesus did and skillfully take God's Word and beat him silly till he and his symptoms leave!
(Doesn't mean I'll live forever, but it does mean while I'm here I'm not going to be sick and I'll life a long life as per Pslams 91)

Mark 4:13-20 - And he said unto them, Know ye not this parable? and how then will ye know all parables? The sower soweth the word. And these are they by the way side, where the word is sown; but when they have heard, satan cometh immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown in their hearts. And these are they likewise which are sown on stony ground; who, when they have heard the word, immediately receive it with gladness; And have no root in themselves, and so endure but for a time: afterward, when affliction or persecution ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are offended. And these are they which are sown among thorns; such as hear the word, And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke the word, and it becometh unfruitful. And these are they which are sown on good ground; such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth fruit, some thirtyfold, some sixty, and some an hundred.

Here we see Jesus telling us the 5 things the devil uses to choke the Word and cause it to be unfruitful... IF these things are allowed to ENTER IN which we have the responsibility to not allow... see John 14:23 where Jesus says "If a man love me, he will keep my words" as in NOT allow it to be choked out of us.

The 5 things are... affliction, persecution, cares of this world, deceitfulness of riches, and lusts of other things

Jesus said God’s Kingdom works on the seedtime and harvest principle

Mark 4:26 And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground;

 

[Behold]

For me, I don't go to a doctor to see if God's Word is true or not as the just walk by faith not by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7)

Paul had a Doctor with Him, for much of His Ministry.

"Luke" the Physician.

Also, when one of Paul's "preacher boys"... Timothy, was stressing out.......Paul told Him to "have a little wine".... and that is medicine being used in this case, to treat a health issue.

Reader..

= Its not a very smart Believer who, can't conceive of the idea that God can use Medicine, or gave the inspiriation and tools of knowledge that caused it to be created.....and in fact will lead someone to become a Doctor.

"Spiritual Pride" is often confused by the person who suffers from it, with "holding unto my faith for my healing'" right until they dropped dead from their disease that could have been cured with a PILL.

Such is ...A person who is suffering for 10 yrs.......... because they are so pride-filled with fake spirituality, that they wont go to the Doctor and get a perscription, that if they finish it, just ONE........... they are CURED, and never have this issue again., and spend the rest of their LIFE Thanking GOD.
Instead they suffered and dropped dead, finally.. from the CURABLE health issue.

So, God gives us WISDOM........and sometimes you just have to do the smart thing.....as that IS the Spiritual thing......all along.

I can share with you reader, that i know someone right now....who is losing their vision, this last 4 yrs.........and they will not go to an Eye Doctor........
So, this is not Christianity.......this is "stuck on stupid".........and suffeirng for it..
That is not what we are to do......

Get HELP, when you need it...........God wants you do to it........and yes, we are to pray and believe.........of course.......but sometimes you have to go to the Doctor.
Its ok.
= Be smart as well as spiritual.

 

[DuckieLady]

God's Word is our offensive weapon, and becoming skillful in the Word of righteousness is satan's greatest fear!



Big difference in biblical word of faith verses the money grabbers on TV that try to use the word of faith but do so in error.

Did you not know and understand that word of faith is actually taught in God's Word?

When the devil came to Jesus trying to tempt Jesus to sin, we see Jesus using the word of faith to slap the devil around which is the proper and skillful use of the Sword of the Spirit coming out of His mouth.

We are called to be like Jesus (Romans 8:29, Ephesians 5:1) so we should be doing the same thing Jesus did when the old devil comes to us trying to cause trouble in out lives. The devil desperately seeks to prevent people from knowing how to do what Jesus was doing that caused the devil to leave!

The power is in God's Word! Yeah, that'd be the Holy Spirit!



2 Corinthians 1:20 - For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.

Psalm 84:11 - For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

Be careful to not get so lathered up over some who misuse God's Word for greedy gain being in the ditch on the other side believing the LIE that God wanted Paul to be in trouble all the time or that it was God's will for Job to go thru all the garbage he went thru

The false teachers claim God CAUSED Job's troubles as well as the troubles Paul went thru which is false doctrine.

God is not withholding His promises as the devil claims. God's people are destroyed for a lack of knowledge (Hosea 4:6), but the false teachers claim the Lord sometimes CAUSES bad things to come upon His people to test, tempt, and try them with evil things which is a lie of the devil

James 1:13 - Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man:
John 10:10 - The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

Those that are deceived in to believing God causes bad things to come upon them will get bad things but it's not God doing it, it's the devil doing it and deceiving them to believe God is doing it so they will lay down and just accept it.

I've known people who believed God caused them to be sick to "teach them something" (as though the Lord did not send the Holy Spirit to be THE Teacher) thinking it was God's will for them to be sick - and then they go to the doctor to try and get better showing that they don't really believe it's God's will for them to be sick because if they really believed that they would not be trying to escape "God's will for them to be sick!"

They are confused in who they are calling god, because it's the god of this world that wants Christians to be sick not the Lord Jesus Christ who never once in His ministry ever told anybody "you'll have to keep that sickness because it's God's will for you to be sick"

If it were God's will for people to be sick, there would be at least one example of Jesus saying this to someone in the Gospels, and there is not. The Lord never changes, so he was not doing that bit then and he's not doing it now!. Jesus said He only does the will of the Father and Jesus always healed the sick and delivered people from devils.



If someone sows to the flesh, they shall of the flesh reap CORRUPTION according to Gal 6:7,8
Proverbs 26:2 - the curse causeless shall not come.
Mark 4:26 - And he said, So is the kingdom of God, as if a man should cast seed into the ground

God's creation functions on sowing and reaping.

Sow to the flesh, bad things start to happen
Sow to the Spirit based on God's promises, good things start to happen

Notice that it's based on God's promises, so I'm not talking about that new age positivity baloney, I'm talking about standing on God's promises made available to us IN Christ Jesus having departed from walking in darkness to walking in the Light as He is in the Light which is walking in what God said not ignoring His warnings of what happens if we don't honor His Word.

It's highly disingenuous when people claim "it's not my fault" when bad things start showing up in their lives after they have been sowing to the flesh not being led by the Holy Spirit.

The devil has worked long and hard to deceive people and to convince them they God is bringing bad things to their lives which is lying about the Lord and successfully convincing many to blame God for their troubles not knowing sowing to the flesh provides an open door to the devil to bring bad things in

This is a common tactical move seen in warfare is to inflict damage and hardship upon an enemy in such a sway to where they don't know how or where the damage and hardship originated from. The old devil has success doing that on people that are not skillful in the Word of righteousness



Yeah, the wisdom of men that medical science is operating on rarely works out

The very best medical science has is experimentation because they really don't know what's going on.

Even though a few of them mean well, the majority in that industry are money grubbers out for financial gain.



As I have believed the Lord for his promises concerning health, yes He has taught me a lot about making sure I get good nourishment, get plenty of rest, exercise, drink plenty of water, etc which is all necessary and part of walking in the wisdom of God.

But, His Word is more important and should be what we believe and walk in first and foremost.

Proverbs 4:20-23 - My son, attend to my words; incline thine ear unto my sayings.
Let them not depart from thine eyes; keep them in the midst of thine heart.
For they are life unto those that find them, and health to all their flesh.
Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

Too many put their faith in the wisdom of men (medical science) rather than taking their own health in to their own hands and laying it on the alter before the Lord knowing and understanding their body is the Temple of the Holy Spirit knowing the Lord has a vested interest in watching over His Word to perform it (Jeremiah 1:12) where His promises are concerned related to our body being healthy.

We have two autistic children and that is hard enough, but what really broke me was watching something where someone was coming out of the word of faith movement and this mother's child was dying in the hospital and the church was trying to have a breakthrough through prayer.

The child passed and the grandmother blamed herself, "I did have faith though."

My grandmother was given one year to live after cancer, but with prayer she had another 17 or so years.

I'm not saying God doesn't answer. God does answer - sometimes no is an answer. Sometimes yes is an answer. I would love a yes. I haven't received one. I have put all of my faith in but my faith has not broken God's will. So instead I ask for grace, strength, and peace through it. I ask for wisdom every day.

What else is there to do?

 

[marks]

We have two autistic children and that is hard enough, but what really broke me was watching something where someone was coming out of the word of faith movement and this mother's child was dying in the hospital and the church was trying to have a breakthrough through prayer.

The child passed and the grandmother blamed herself, "I did have faith though."

My grandmother was given one year to live after cancer, but with prayer she had another 17 or so years.

I'm not saying God doesn't answer. God does answer - sometimes no is an answer. Sometimes yes is an answer. I would love a yes. I haven't received one. I have put all of my faith in but my faith has not broken God's will. So instead I ask for grace, strength, and peace through it. I ask for wisdom every day.

What else is there to do?

Before my sister died from cancer a few years ago, she wrote to me that she had never understood how much God loves her until she was dying.

Sometimes the sickness is there for a reason. God uses it, like He uses everything. That is what there is to do. Pray, trust, wait, endure.

Much love!

 

[marks]

When Elijah was tired and couldn't go on, God didn't say, "Boom. Automatic restoration of energy and now you feel good." He sent an angel, but the angel's message was practical. "Get up and eat!"

And yes, it the supply was a miracle, but the care for mental and physical health was practical real life, "You need to take care of yourself," action.

God supplied the bread. We have to eat the bread.

Very true!

Much love!

 

[DuckieLady]

Before my sister died from cancer a few years ago, she wrote to me that she had never understood how much God loves her until she was dying.

Sometimes the sickness is there for a reason. God uses it, like He uses everything. That is what there is to do. Pray, trust, wait, endure.

Much love!

I am sorry for your loss. My grandmother was the same with her battle. She became a Christian through her battle and had a strong testimony.

She had tongue, throat, breast cancer and something else.

Since this a thread about music, I'll share this. I like this song. The singer also had tongue cancer and lost most of his tongue, too, and is a survivor. He also has a strong testimony.

There is no pain where we are going. I hold onto that.

 

[VictoryinJesus]

Jesus said to "be careful for nothing">....and the believer is to understand and believe that you have not been given the spirit of fear..

To "be careful for nothing" is to not worry.

The "spirit of fear" is..... not from God.

The Spirit of Fear is a grinding emotional anxiety that is based , often on, not living in the now,....but living in the past or trying to figure out the future.
Saint, """""you dont know which way the wind blows, so how can you plan tomorrow'""" ????????????

God has given you Today.........so, learn to live nowhere else in your mind.

And yes, it would grrrrrrrreat if all our issues that we pray about, were "instant miracles" performed.....and sometimes, that will happen.
But most of the time.....FAITH is required.....and that means.......to wait, while God changes a circumstance in your life that probably took a while to become the demanding problem you need solved.
So, let God work......this takes time.
Have Faith.
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Thank you for the encouragement. I’ve been anxious as far back as I can remember. I can remember being small enough for my mom to pick me up and sit me on the counter, and I still can remember my questions to her. I was anxious even way back then. Not anxious with anticipation of something good, but anxious over what even as a child I felt as an impending dread. Point is…I’ve tried pills, I have tried counseling. I agree about worry and anxiety. God is the best counselor. I truly believe that. But it is deep within me to be anxious and to worry. When I focus on Him it helps more than any pill or therapist. He has helped me to do things I never thought I would be capable of. But I’m always reminded of my weaknesses which remind me of His strength.

 

[Dash RipRock]

God does answer - sometimes no is an answer.

Jesus said He only did what He sees the Father do and He always did the will of the Father.

I'd like to see in the Gospels where Jesus told someone NO when they asked for healing.

Just post up the chapter and verse showing Jesus telling someone NO.

For myself, I'm going to walk by faith and not by sight (2 Corinthians 5:7) and continue believing 2 Corinthians 1:20, and Psalm 84:11 are true.

God does not make promises and then say "No, you cannot have what I promised" so there's a lack of knowledge and understanding that's the issue, not the Lord.

2 Corinthians 1:20 - For all the promises of God in him are yea, and in him Amen, unto the glory of God by us.

Psalm 84:11 - For the LORD God is a sun and shield: the LORD will give grace and glory: no good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.

What else is there to do?

With that question - apparently lay down and just accept whatever comes your way

Que sera sera, whatever will be, will be.

 

[DuckieLady]

Thank you for the encouragement. I’ve been anxious as far back as I can remember. I can remember being small enough for my mom to pick me up and sit me on the counter, and I still can remember my questions to her. I was anxious even way back then. Not anxious with anticipation of something good, but anxious over what even as a child I felt as an impending dread. Point is…I’ve tried pills, I have tried counseling. I agree about worry and anxiety. God is the best counselor. I truly believe that. But it is deep within me to be anxious and to worry. When I focus on Him it helps more than any pill or therapist. He has helped me to do things I never thought I would be capable of. But I’m always reminded of my weaknesses which remind me of His strength.

How many years of that feeling of dread actually proved right?

How many times in your life of having this anxiety were you ever given anything that you did not overcome?? Because chances are, when something terrible did come, you overcame it with God's help. There wasn't anything you couldn't stand against and didn't come out stronger. So just by knowing how strong you were with God's help and how much you perservered, you can look back at that Spirit of Dread, as I'll call it, and say, "You were lying to be the whole time. Jesus covers me."

Do you see the link that says youtu.be on the right side "Midwest-ish" by my name? Click it if you can, I think that one may have been for you.

 

[VictoryinJesus]

How many years of that feeling of dread actually proved right?

Zero.

How many times in your life of having this anxiety were you ever given anything that you did not overcome?? Because chances are, when something terrible did come, you overcame it with God's help. There wasn't anything you couldn't stand against and didn't come out stronger. So just by knowing how strong you were with God's help and how much you preservered, you can look back at that Spirit of Dread, as I'll call it, and say, "You were lying to be the whole time. Jesus covers me."

Agree the spirit of dread is a liar.

Do you see the link that says youtu.be on the right side "Midwest-ish" by my name? Click it if you can, I think that one may have been for you.

I could click it! Out of all the songs I’ve heard…I’d never heard this song before. I cried. The words. The music. His voice. The birds. It all overwhelmed me with peace. some may consider that emotional or feelings, but the song touched a place that had forgotten all He has already helped me though. Thank you!

 

[DuckieLady]

Zero.

Agree the spirit of dread is a liar.

I could click it! Out of all the songs I’ve heard…I’d never heard this song before. I cried. The words. The music. His voice. The birds. It all overwhelmed me with peace. some may consider that emotional or feelings, but the song touched a place that had forgotten all He has already helped me though. Thank you!

I was going to post a different one for a couple of weeks ago and then I heard that specific one, and I was going to change it but then I heard, "No, this one has a purpose."

It didn't click for me until I read your post. Sounds like Jesus wants you to have peace in your heart.



You're welcome, you are clearly loved. Hang onto it.