Christian Chat

[DownMoreThanUp]

@ENKELI @Shaz51 @avant-garde @Appleblossom @tyme 

Good Morning brothers and sisters how has your night been?

An oldie!

Pondering Sweetly.

I'm pondering sweetly, reflecting God's graceful love,
Awakened by the voice of Father's loving grace,
Christ's caring truth seeking, deeper communion pleading,
Consoling love lifting my spirit before God's face.

I'm pondering sweetly, reflecting God's loving truth,
Jesus' love redeems my spirit from earthbound plights.
Where upon the peaks of the highest mountain summit,
The finger of God, in my heart His commandment writes.

I'm pondering sweetly, reflecting God's caring way,
Watching His holy seed of loving truth germinate.
Fields of Heavenly harvest ripening in the sun,
Cherubic thoughts, angels in the sky to celebrate.

I'm pondering sweetly, reflecting God's awesome might,
Seeing - I AM – our Heavenly Father - everywhere,
As I can not locate any place where He is not,
And most astonishingly I'm with Him over there!

[Shaz51]

Morning ❤️ @DownMoreThanUp , @avant-garde. @ENKELI , @Appleblossom , @tyme 

Sitting here on the verandah,  watching the sun coming up 

Making the first cuppa coffee ☕️ for the day 

Soo nice listening to the birds 

[Appleblossom]

@ENKELI  Thank you for including me in your prayers. I do kind of need them. I struggle a lot. I also talk a lot with God through out my day. It has always been my way.

 Just keep praying like mad.

@Shaz51 @tyme @avant-garde @DownMoreThanUp 

[ENKELI]

@Shaz51 it sounds like you are clinging to the hem of Jesus' robe - I tell myself that's what I'm doing when I struggle with faith.

I am much like you in that I have lost my filter, and people do find what I say sometimes is very funny.

For me I think hormonal changes as well as not having a voice at a couple of workplaces is why I speak before thinking some times.

I have been dealing with a barking dog for the past several months - it is a terrier mongrel thing and it yaps constantly from early morning until midnight some nights. Every day. I used to go out and scream at it to shut up and of course that did nothing except make me angry and the dog yap more.

The last 3 days instead of screaming at the mongrel dog I have said in my normal voice - "In the name of Jesus, I command you to stop barking." I may have to say it maybe 3 times but you guessed it, the dog stops barking for the rest of the day.

You are always in my prayers 🙏❤️

[DownMoreThanUp]

@Appleblossom @ENKELI @Shaz51 @avant-garde @tyme 

i hope you all have a blessed day friends. It is still dark outside but only a hour and the light will begin to come on again.

how has everyone been?

My Vineyard.

My soul is a vineyard of the Lord.
He chose the site carefully
and dug my hardened soil deep.

He removed all rocks and stones
and built me a wall with them,
a defence so very strong.

He planted the choicest of vines,
in fertile ground He planted them
and watered them deeply.

He cares for the plants very well,
pruning them each season,
strong stock to propagate.

Also a watchtower did He make,
placing guards in it,
a watching eye on things.

A wine press He built as well,
for when my vines yield,
pressing the best of fruit.

The wine of Joy is what I get,
jubilant my maidens dance,
gladness running over.

Feasting God's love in my life

[Shaz51]

Morning @DownMoreThanUp , @ENKELI , @Appleblossom , @avant-garde , @tyme , @heartathome 😍

[heartathome]

@Shaz51 @DownMoreThanUp @ENKELI @Appleblossom @avant-garde and everyone else on here. God has been amazingly good to me. I wouldn’t be here otherwise. It's not my style to bible bash. It's a personal relationship and I'm really glad that I have Him walking beside me! I respect all people with different faiths and no faith at all! My job is to love, not to judge! If I point my finger at someone, I have three pointing back at myself. No judgement from me! I hope everyone has a good or alright day! 🙃 

[DownMoreThanUp]

@heartathome  Very happy to meet family and very much in line with your thinking. However only after Jesus put me to death in my religious alter, which i have been so happy about Him doing. Setting me free to love and nourish myself back up on my feet God's love, instead of judge myself to hell.

@Shaz51 @ENKELI @Appleblossom @avant-garde i will forever be grateful to Jesus explaining Scripture to me as it is really written, SPIRITUALLY, (1 Corinthians 2,) not what carnal minds have made it mean through the spirit of religion. (Rev 2:18-23, 17 & 18, 19:11-21)  i used to be scared reading the book of Revelation. while Jesus has turned it to become the very foundation of my walk with The Living Word.

The Living Word Sees All.

In my inner world of spiritual being,

The Word of God has been all seeing.

Knowing very well where deep within,

i not yet Christ's graceful love did win.

And which kings ruling my sinful heart,

still living from His loving truth apart.

Amazed, as i watched my divided self,

being united, by Jesus Christ Himself.

The Word setting all my captives free,

those imprisoned selves inside of me.

Truly Jesus His life for me out-poured,

for in my least, i rule beside my Lord.

To lay down our carnal mind for Him assures us a new beginning!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=giII3icZHuY

[Appleblossom]

Beautiful @DownMoreThanUp 

I appreciate your post too @heartathome 

gentle hugs all 

@ENKELI @Shaz51 @avant-garde 

the pastor this morning spoke of Gideon and small daily life experiences 

I feel I am on a new learning journey, expressing myself with more energy and feeling my intuition, while trying to connect with people. It is a big shift from my previous people pleasing mode. I think I must have been so anxious and restrained I didn’t connect as well. I have more fun but it also feels risky. But today I had many good moments with a range of people. I will keep going there. I have been going about 6 months. It is monthly. A first time going somewhere with someone. It seems to really help not just fronting up on my own. So gradually gradually getting more connected.

🙏🎶🌈✌️🧥👜🫔

[DownMoreThanUp]

@Appleblossom @heartathome @Shaz51 @ENKELI @avant-garde 

How is everyone? i have been rather down again since early yesterday afternoon, awaiting it to pass.

Anyone else ever had an issue thinking Jesus was angry with them when down? i know i really suffered from this because my mum would always tell me Jesus was upset with me when i had done things wrong in her eyes, which happened a lot. This had me feeling really guilty for i wanted my mum and dad to tell me they loved me instead of scold me. i think that is why feeling guilty and sad i attributed to Jesus being angry with me and would not love me either. To stop thinking like this has been my major battle in my life.

How good it was to meet Jesus and be told i was His beloved and especially when down deep.

To God's Depressed Child

To think less of myself then God's own
Brings me so much pain and suffering.
My worth is also an incredible high price.
For me as well did Jesus die on the cross.

Depression is what devil's lies brings inside
letting a low-self-esteem my good life rob
Untruths roam freely through heart and mind
Evil lies extinguishing all happiness and fun.

His loving truth always brings me His good life
While to believe liar's lies brings pain and grief
Best hold onto the promises Jesus made to me.
Not again let the accuser my good life squander.

Firmly taking hold of God's precious loving truth.
My life in Him stays safe from lies that only hurt.
Jesus' truth will comfort and heal a broken heart
Lovingly resurrecting my fallen life anew in Him.