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mjrhealth

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One I wrote 2013 sometime


See what mans thinking has done, people say, why isnt God doing anything, its because " MAN ", wont let Him.

Joh_14:12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.

Yes, Jesus raised the dead, Jesus walked on water, Jesus healed the sick, caused the blind to see, the lame to walk the possessed to be set free, but " man wont let Him do anything through unbelief", and because men would rather believe a book written but men than Jesus is who is the truth, rather spend their lives trying to figure it all out instead of asking Jesus, how it is. rather listen to men than the Holy Spirit.

When I return will I find faith upon the earth?,, yes you will Lord but not where men expect it to be.

There are 3 types of Christians, the Bonsai tree christian, who go to church read the bible but go no further. their roots are shallow God is this little tub just big enough to allow them to live, they are ugly grotesque, deformed spiritually because they have no depth, then there is the Out door pot christian, the one who has sought God but still stuck in religion, mens works mens, doctrines mens way still not giving God the room He needs to work, so their pot is a little bigger their roots a little deeper they grow a little taller, they look a little better, they may even produce fruit, but their growth is still stunted, limited by the way they limit God. Then there is the giant redwoods, the ones who have given everything over to God, they have stepped away from religion and works, they have sought after Christ with all their hearts, they have taken away the boundaries set by their limited imaginations and given God room to move, no longer are their roots limited by the shallowness of their religion and thinking but now it is in the good clean earth, their roots go deep, their branches reach out into heaven , striving to receive more light , they draw nigh to heaven seeking the things of God, crying out " let your will be done in my life and upon this earth”, its these that will soon be released upon this earth, walking in spirit and in power, for God has a few remnant left as He always does.

Amen

in All His Love
 
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And the solution is? We do serve a God is able even if we are very shallow in our view of Him, or we are working hard at the works of men for God. It is not too late to become more than that.
 

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One I wrote 2013 sometime


See what mans thinking has done, people say, why isnt God doing anything, its because " MAN ", wont let Him.

Joh_14:12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.

Yes, Jesus raised the dead, Jesus walked on water, Jesus healed the sick, caused the blind to see, the lame to walk the possessed to be set free, but " man wont let Him do anything through unbelief", and because men would rather believe a book written but men than Jesus is who is the truth, rather spend their lives trying to figure it all out instead of asking Jesus, how it is. rather listen to men than the Holy Spirit.

When I return will I find faith upon the earth?,, yes you will Lord but not where men expect it to be.

There are 3 types of Christians, the Bonsai tree christian, who go to church read the bible but go no further. their roots are shallow God is this little tub just big enough to allow them to live, they are ugly grotesque, deformed spiritually because they have no depth, then there is the Out door pot christian, the one who has sought God but still stuck in religion, mens works mens, doctrines mens way still not giving God the room He needs to work, so their pot is a little bigger their roots a little deeper they grow a little taller, they look a little better, they may even produce fruit, but their growth is still stunted, limited by the way they limit God. Then there is the giant redwoods, the ones who have given everything over to God, they have stepped away from religion and works, they have sought after Christ with all their hearts, they have taken away the boundaries set by their limited imaginations and given God room to move, no longer are their roots limited by the shallowness of their religion and thinking but now it is in the good clean earth, their roots go deep, their branches reach out into heaven , striving to receive more light , they draw nigh to heaven seeking the things of God, crying out " let your will be done in my life and upon this earth”, its these that will soon be released upon this earth, walking in spirit and in power, for God has a few remnant left as He always does.

Amen

in All His Love


though this is your view and opinion, not scriptural at all. note that he who points the finger should be the example on how that is done, correct? are you going to tell us you are one of these red woods you speak of? or should it be God that verifies that He approves of you?
 

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@mjrhealth Thank you. I enjoyed that.
it reminded me of Isaiah 37.31 "And the remnant that is escaped of the house of Judah shall again take root downward, and bear fruit upward."

Bless you.
( I am missing Pia...hope she is okay..PM me if she isn't..thanks)
 

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Well isnt it nice I think my message is getting through to some.
Christians are shallow I said that many times.
I said we can do all things through Christ. sweet
I said we try to argue all day in here with our opinions and zero leading my my this is exactly what I preach , I cant believe my eyes. Did God Himself come in to back me up here.
I said no faith when Jesus comes back. Did I actully write this post and checking to see if mjrhealth has copy pasted my work :)
I never went to call anyone ugly or groteue lol. No depth well I did touch on that.

There is nothing in this post that I could not quote that I said many times.
The biggest problem with this truth , that I cant believe yet that I am reading is to many will think that they are in the last group when in fact the hugh majority are in the first group.
So I am kinda wondering why the change of heart for some. Ahh well. i wore you down in the end, So nothing I say from here on in will be caiuseing any upset amung the like list of people or the ones who appreciated it, at least :)



One I wrote 2013 sometime


See what mans thinking has done, people say, why isnt God doing anything, its because " MAN ", wont let Him.

Joh_14:12 Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on me, the works that I do shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do; because I go unto my Father.

Yes, Jesus raised the dead, Jesus walked on water, Jesus healed the sick, caused the blind to see, the lame to walk the possessed to be set free, but " man wont let Him do anything through unbelief", and because men would rather believe a book written but men than Jesus is who is the truth, rather spend their lives trying to figure it all out instead of asking Jesus, how it is. rather listen to men than the Holy Spirit.

When I return will I find faith upon the earth?,, yes you will Lord but not where men expect it to be.



There are 3 types of Christians, the Bonsai tree christian, who go to church read the bible but go no further. their roots are shallow God is this little tub just big enough to allow them to live, they are ugly grotesque, deformed spiritually because they have no depth, then there is the Out door pot christian, the one who has sought God but still stuck in religion, mens works mens, doctrines mens way still not giving God the room He needs to work, so their pot is a little bigger their roots a little deeper they grow a little taller, they look a little better, they may even produce fruit, but their growth is still stunted, limited by the way they limit God. Then there is the giant redwoods, the ones who have given everything over to God, they have stepped away from religion and works, they have sought after Christ with all their hearts, they have taken away the boundaries set by their limited imaginations and given God room to move, no longer are their roots limited by the shallowness of their religion and thinking but now it is in the good clean earth, their roots go deep, their branches reach out into heaven , striving to receive more light , they draw nigh to heaven seeking the things of God, crying out " let your will be done in my life and upon this earth”, its these that will soon be released upon this earth, walking in spirit and in power, for God has a few remnant left as He always does.

Amen

in All His Love
 

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Just counted, and Sword used the word "I" sixteen times in his post.
Using Christ once, God once, and Jesus once.

I wonder who is on his mind the most? :( No trick question.
 
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Just counted, and Sword used the word "I" sixteen times in his post.
Using Christ once, God once, and Jesus once.

I wonder who is on his mind the most? :( No trick question.
So you get on to me many times now. becuase I am always pointing out faults.
Is that not what you do every time and I can quote them if you need but I am sure you know it.
You then made a post about maturity and then ignored every thing in it :)
And every thing I said about me was me talking about Gods word correct :)
The proof is in the living. I have daily testimonys whos on my mind, you tell us?
 

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So I am kinda wondering why the change of heart for some. Ahh well. i wore you down in the end, So nothing I say from here on in will be caiuseing any upset amung the like list of people or the ones who appreciated it, at least :)
Wore me down, I posted this because it came to mind when I read one of ByGraces', posts, and if you bother to read it was written in 2013. Sorry I have known this for years.
 
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Wore me down, I posted this because it came to mind when I read one of ByGraces', posts, and if you bother to read it was written in 2013. Sorry I have known this for years.
I did read why would you jump to conclusions? silly.

I never saw you agree with me when I never saw you agree with me on any of the points here when I wrote them. Dont apologise.
 

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Sometimes a person cannot talk without putting his foot in his mouth, so sometimes it is probably best to remain silent.
Give God the glory!