tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29118566509152733432012-02-03T14:00:08.226-06:00Life's Fulfillment in the Great DivineAmongchosenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03574960572548277115noreply@blogger.comBlogger661100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2911856650915273343.post-73345358126757732722012-02-03T13:31:00.004-06:002012-02-03T14:00:08.236-06:00

That little lady doing Proverbs 31 things who "looketh well to the ways of her household" on the side reminds me of what I should be doing instead of pondering a new post! ;-) BUT, this post was so good though, it is worthy of the time it takes to copy & post it!Matthew Henry's Concise CommentaryWomen who profess the Christian religion, must be modest in apparel, not affecting gaudiness,

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This is how one felt. This is how the founder of Gospel for Asia felt when he came to America from India."As I changed planes for Dallas at JFK International in New York, I was overcome at he sights & sounds around me. Those who grew up in Europe and Asia hear stories about the affluence and prosperity of America, but until you see it with your own eyes, the stories seem like fairy

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In last week's Bible study on Romans 3 by Martin Lloyd Jones we learned the world doesn't like to deal with the blood of our Christ. What better way to keep the attention off of His bloody sacrifice to us than to keep before our eyes the sweet, little Lamb of God. All good Christians keep a nativity scene in their yard this time of year. I really believe the church does more harm than good

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Re-arranging is very fun to me, and I like to do it. My husband however, hates re-arranging, so our furniture stays the same year after year. I have to get out those urges in different outlets. I have a few favored knick knacks around the house & I can swap them out, move them around & that gets me by. I have a new favored knick-knack I really like I was going to sell on ebay, but I decided I

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Excerpt from A REQUIEM FOR LOVE an extended poetic depiction of the Creation narrative. In this excerpt we have a "worship dialogue" between Regis (Adam) and Earthmaker (God). REGIS: "Father, I receive Your gift of being, but You have made me TOO rich To name my wealth And yet too poor To give you anything of meaning. I love you with only giftless love." EARTHMAKER: "Regis, there is no such

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Knowing the way I truly enjoy farm stuff (blessings that sometimes happen in the midst of the chaotic head aches) one might think it is one of the awesome things that have happened around here on the farm lately that makes me walk on cloud 9. There would be plenty of reason. First of all a couple weeks ago, the first night of Mr. Roberts coming, Neo informed me we had a feral bee colony in

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Some more of my favorite tweets, mostly from Spurgeon. I wonder is my pastor one who will be as great as Spurgeon if most his sayings are original. He gleans for us from the barley fields..Submission to Christ without submission to the Scriptures is submission to a self-made Christ, not submission to Christ.As soon as a man has found Christ, he begins to find others. -Satan can make men dance

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These are some of my favorite twitter tweets I have been chewing on at lunch for encouragement.Martyn Lloyd-Jones: “When the church is absolutely different from the world she invariably attracts it.”"Submit yourselves to the circumstances of God's choosing, for he purposes a crop of beauty." Samuel RutherfordThe real moral person denies himself things; the real Christian denies himself."Jesus +

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I love this picture. I empathize.I've been here. In a dry gutter, He can bring beauty, my Dearest Daddy.

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The youngest with the eldest. You can't tell she is adored, can you?Oh.... I wonder if she'll be spoiled? ;-)She's growing & very adorableSo fun to dress a *girl* !Historic winter weather here, we've NEVER had over 6 inches of snow here & it stayed on the ground a WEEK!We've stayed cozy with our wood stash. Ron likes to keep it at 80 in the living room & it has awakened the children when it got

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This time of year can be a very hard time of year for some people. Our culture says the way to emotional fulfillment is to walk around in a “Christmas haze” & become absorbed in the mystical “spirit of the season.” The 'magic of Christmas' should overtake your life with wonder & joy. It often tends toward unrealistic expectations, depression, and frustration for those who are not in Christ, and

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I guess the best way to know what someone likes is to ask.. or maybe they've said what they liked at one time or another.Thus begins the Christmas shopping season every year. Trying to find the perfect gift for everyone on your list. And does not the list get bigger every year or do you feel guilty because you have to trim it because of your budget? If someone new gives you something, do you

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This is how our Thanksgivings start, on Tuesdays, with the yummy centerpiece for other's tables. A few of you may have recently met the fellow who is 'processing' our birds. He is a dear old friend who has recently, miraculously, confessed Christ. Corey McClellan has been a delightful change at Zion Farms as our house guest. Going in to gather another turkey. Hannah is happy & grateful to have

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This is a take off of Psalm 23. It can also apply to net surfing.The TV set is my shepherd.My spiritual growth shall want.It maketh me to sit down and do nothing for his name’s sake.Because it requireth all of my spare time.It keepeth me from doing my duty as a Christian,because it presenteth so many good shows that I must see.It restoreth my knowledge of the thingsof the world and keepeth me

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in my dream this morning. The father did not want the baby, so I went in for the procedure. When it was all over & I was walking out, they handed me a warm white bag with the contents of my 'product of conception.' It felt like they handed me a ton of bricks. The scales were taken off my eyes & I was like Eve who could now see I was standing in the raw nakedness of my grave sin...I had

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Have you ever read the classic, Pilgrim's Progress? It is a MUST for any Christian. It is even on audio for children. We've read through it a few times as a family, & really need to read through it again. There are so many characters & places portrayed in the book parallel to who we meet & situations we find ourselves in as a Christian in real life. Christian is the main guy & it starts with him

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My little night owl. She is awed by the flash. This is 1 am entertainment for one tired momma.We have a 'war' going on every evening around our house. No matter what, we try to wake Ivy around 5pm so she'll be ready to go to sleep at a decent hour in her crib. All my other babies have had a fussy time around 5 in the afternoon, but Ivy's seems to be around 10 -1 am. It's always been my goal

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Tragedy of all tragedies, the camera broke a week or two before Ivy was born. Ms. Penny brought her camera to the birth for those pictures, but the only pictures we can get of her (thankfully we can get some!) are in front of the computer. So Hannah did that one morning with Ivy. Scroll down a couple post for the pictures. My sweet butterball!!http://adventurersinzion.blogspot.com/

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OK, this has nothing to do with Ivy's birth, but is the coolest baby shower cake EVER! It was a lamb.What a belly looks like that has an ELEVEN POUND, EIGHT OZ. baby!August 23rd I woke up about 2 am with my water breaking. Just a few minutes later, my contractions went about 5 minutes apart, signalling this would be my quickest birth. It wasn't long until they turned into 3 minutes apart,

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First of all, if you've noticed, I've up dated my due date ticker. I've actually put it on the Dr./sonogram due date because I'm *hopeful* this time I might could actually go on time instead of the normal 2 weeks later (42 weeks) due date I have. Reason being, I'm taking THREE different last 7 week of get-ready-for-birth, dried herbs in gel capsules, last 6 week get-ready-for-birth, herb

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Well, our broadband width may have settled down enough to be able to upload some pictures. Here are some photos of Trey Riley's 'shooting shower.' (Thanks Tyler for the pics)Pastor John with his little pistol.Mr. Phil & Kellan Buchannan shoot..Ronnie, Trey McCoy, Mr. Phil, and Jeff Frederick check their accomplishmentswhile the Gilbert & Buchannan boys head back.The guys sing some hymns before a

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It has been hectic week, (see here )but I've mostly kept up, thanks to this black green liquid energy called "Chlorophyll." If you need energy, get this stuff! You can also buy it at the health food store, but it is much cheaper on the net, I've just found. I love feeling squirrelly, but when I get pregnant that often is compromised unless I have this stuff. I'm not able to get off the couch

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Spring is over by the temps we had last night! It usually doesn't get to 75 until 9 or 10am, but it didn't even come out of that temp all night! Goodbye, upper 60's!We have gotten over 40 quarts of snap beans already, the okra has begun to be picked, the purple hull peas & the butter beans will be in next week! I usually spend about 4 hours in the morning in the garden, come home for the heat

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Thanks to a dear brother for this article he posted on facebook whom I've seen have a radical change from decisional regeneration to Holy Spirit regeneration. (as explained below)A Tale of Two CindysAuthor: Daryl WingerdA few years ago, two women began attending the same local church at roughly the same time. Although these women didn't know each other, they shared striking similarities. Both

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Sunday night's camp outMr. Trey McCoy looks like he is about to go to sleep.Is Matt Miller on fb? naahh...Macrae had had enoughLots of great theological discussions go on around this campfire.Hannah with a freshly gathered batch of the medicinal herb, yarrow.Some of it's uses are for arthritis,colds & flu, hemorrhage, ect.Our first batch of snap beans are in! June 1st!Shocking, because it's so

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Been a random busy week. Started off with some dear old friends from Georgia camping out here by Ron's new woodshop. Greg Sullivan & his family are here & the kids have had a BLAST! Water guns, frisbee, new movies, & a cute little girl toddler have made life more abundant around here this week. I'll have to get a picture of the family up when I get them all together. Macrae got a brown

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Hannah made a post about our dear duckies. Read it here

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Proverbs 30:24-26 24There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise: 25The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;Proverbs 20:4 4 A sluggard does not plow in season; so at harvest time he looks but finds nothing. Proverbs 26:14As a door turns on its hinges, so a sluggard turns on his bed.Proverbs 66 Go to the ant, you

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We killed chickens the other day. Ron is about to put another flopping one in the cone to kill,while three or four headless ones are awaiting Hannah to put them in the scalder.Macrae wishes he had Neo's job of cutting off the feet, but it'llbe a few more years until he gets a knife.For some reason, Hannah is real tickled to pluck these chickens...Our new work. We had these rows of corn planted

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Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth; love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things. Love never fails 1 Corinthians 13:4-This is

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"Holiness is not the highest form of legalism. Holiness is the highest expression of love." -Clyde Cranford"The papist works that he may merit Heaven. The Pharisee works that he may be applauded, that he may be seen of men, that he may have a good esteem with them. The slave works lest he should be beaten, lest he should be damned. The formalist works that he may stop the mouth of conscience,

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"Indeed God speaks once,Or twice, yet no one notices it."In a dream, a vision of the night, When sound sleep falls on men, While they slumber in their beds, Then He opens the ears of men, And seals their instructionThat He may turn man aside from his conduct, And keep man from pride; He keeps back his soul from the pit, And his life from passing over into Sheol. "Job 33:

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In the barn loftA neat hiding placeToo bad it isn't deeper, but still funHannah's favored babyOur milk goat and couple of kidsFirst batch of chicks for the summer are in. Aren't they adorablelittle puff balls?

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Spring Fever!!This time of year gets me itching to do SOMETHING! I get so wearied of long, dark days with no sunshine & early bed-times, so when we get a few warmer, sunny days like we had recently, I'm so ready to be outside! Ronnie cut up the garden & tilled it, so all we have left is to row it. Maybe I can plant this week. (This was the original reason for spring break in schools, to get the

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I you, tooThis may seem shallow to some of you who've never been close to animals, but a small tragedy has struck our house early this morning. Our family milk goat of seven years died in agony in my lap this morning about 2:30 am in front of the fireplace in the old living room. We've been anticipating her birth for months now. Oh, the joys that come from new baby goats and back into the habit

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Psalm 131Childlike Trust in the LORD.1O LORD, my heart is not proud, nor my eyes haughty;Nor do I involve myself in great matters,
Or in things too difficult for me.
2Surely I have composed and quieted my soul;
Like a weaned child rests against his mother,
My soul is like a weaned child within me.
3O Israel, hope in the LORD
From this time forth and forever.

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I have been reading Madam Guyon's autobiography the last few days & and she is wonderful. You have to take some of her viewpoints with a grain of salt as Martin Luther's reformation hadn't quite taken off yet, so she was stuck in the Catholic church, but ahead of her time. I love this lady's zeal for Christ & and honesty. Here is a quote I value from her book."...if the value of prayer were but

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This is the time of year I greet with reserved trepidation.Why should I?Wasn't our Savior born Dec. 24th? Was I not born again myself on this day 20 years ago this Christ mass ?So why do I not wholeheartedly celebrate & joyfully join the festivities of this time of year?When I have time, this post is coming soon...

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My children went through a phase of taking movie character profile quizzes. "What character are you in Pride & Prejudice? Who are you in Narnia? There were some on the internet & some were on face book. I was dully amused by results. There was one good one, "What historical figure are you?" Ron was William Wallace, (yes, I cannot believe he took it!) and Caleb Frederick was William

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Tonight is one of those nights again I can't sleep. I'm excited. My Great Divine is the Lover of my soul & I'm so full I need to pour forth. "My soul is satisfied as with the richest of foods." The past two Sunday have been amazing! No matter who steps in the pulpit at our church, the result is electrifying. God is so good to bring us to green pastures! My heart cries, "Yes, yes!" to the things

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Love is patient, love is kind and is not jealous; love does not brag and is not arrogant, does not act unbecomingly; it does not seek its own, is not provoked, does not take into account a wrong suffered, does not rejoice in unrighteousness, but rejoices with the truth;love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.Love never fails1 Corinthians 13:4-8

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Once you've been tagged, you are supposed to write a note with 25 random things, facts, habits, or goals about you.1. I love thunderstorms...I love to see everything washed & brilliantly green after wards.2. I love the fact I don't sleep much these days. I like to get up before dawn & see the sunrise. I love the morning quiet & mist over the pasture. About 2 nights a week of sleeping like a rock

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Everyone is calling for bad times ahead. MP said it was bad, but good.Thankful for warm bed, running HOT water, shelter from pouring rain, something to eat everyday. Sabina Wurmbrand persecution,' it is my bread to do will oh God'Store up ammo, foodSome trust in horses & chariots, but we trust in the Name of the LORD our GodSouls being saved? Isn't God's name blasphemed among Gentiles because of

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Opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.Then he opened their minds to understand the Scriptures.—“But the Helper, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in my name, he will teach you all things.”—Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights.The God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give you a spirit of wisdom and of

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Are you kidding? Well, maybe not around here. I'm sure there are some skinny folks up North in some cities somewhere starving. We still have a thriving church that will feed the hungry homeless all across this land. We have welfare that gives people off brand this, that, & the other to feed them.We often say "I'm starving!" before a meal, but we're really not. We really have probably never even

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EnglishGreekSilence-Aiyn
Absence of sound; stillness Period of time without speech or noise, failure to speak out.Pronounced See-ehWhen I was cleaning my baby girl, I wiped her cheek & it opened her mouth. A mouth that will never speak here, but maybe she will in a place I cherish, singing endless praises before our wonderful Abba.Isaiah 571 The righteous pass away;
the godly often die before

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I had a saying on my fridge once. It said, "Friends are those who've seen you make the worst fool of yourself, yet love you anyway." It is amazing to me the love I've known since I've been a Christian, to forgive, & move past, & cover one another's sin. It always amazes me when I'm the recipient of this grace & love. I have had the privilege of being able to, by God's grace, see a few brother's &

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There is a time for everything,
and a season for every activity under heaven:a time to be born and a time to die,a time to weep and a time to laugh,a time to mourn and a time to dance,a time to be silent and a time to speak,Man's fate is like that of the animals; the same fate awaits them both: As one dies, so dies the other. All have the same breath man has no advantage over the animal.

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Have you ever been bad & just knew you needed discipline? It seems as if that is the way of the church right now in America. Some are aware of our un-Christ likeness, some are unaware & continue in rebellion. The writing is on the wall that the church in America is like Jonah on a storm tossed ship, the world is along for the storm because of OUR iniquity. The Lord is merciful & loves His bride,

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I think I answered Martha's call
what a fool I've been to forsake my All in All
I think I've got so much to do
But, who could I be serving if I'm not serving youThis is my prayer,
this is my plea.
Lord, please save me from the rocks and the weeds
The spirit is willing,
but the flesh is weak.
Jesus, bring me to your feet.Oh, but how quickly I forget,
that your love for me is real,
but you'd have

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You can have my heartThough it isn't newIt's been used & broken& only comes in blue.It's been down a long roadAnd it got dirty on the wayIf I give it to youWill you make it clean & wash the shameaway?You can have my heart, if you don't mind broken thingsYou can have my life, if you don't mind these tears.Well, I heard that you make old things newSo I give these pieces all to youIf you want it,

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Do you ever feel evil will overtake you by surprise? Do you think that one day the bottom will fall out & all will be lost in your clean, almost perfect little world? Will sin overpower you or your loved ones, disgrace, or incurable wounds result? I am ashamed to admit this was on my mind in the past. Four years ago I was looking for a definition of apostasy because I wondered had I wandered into

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Through all of life I see a crossWhere sons of God yield up their breathThere is no gain except by lossThere is no life except by deathAnd no full vision but by FaithNo glory but by bearing shameNor justice but by taking blameAnd that Eternal Passion saith"Be emptied of glory, right, and name."A. Carmichael

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This is a prayer my pastor prayed about a month ago & I contemplate on it often."We deny the truth about ourselves, thus making You out to be a liar.."What do our lives say about our relationship with Christ? Emmanuel "came to save us from our sins."2 Corinthians 13:5
Examine yourselves to see whether you are in the faith; test yourselves. Do you not realize that Christ Jesus is in you—unless, of

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What is your relationship with God like?A cruise ship, all pomp & show for all to admire, with not much underneath,orlike an iceberg, where only the tip can be seen, but there is much underneath

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Here is a few verses that our pastor's wife read at our prayer meeting last Wed., which was awesome by the way, I 'felt' the Lord's Spirit when the first person prayed as well as throughout the prayer meeting. (I know, I know, tmi for some of you Baptists. I DON'T WANT to get over some of my charismatic-ness. It IS in the Bible, ya know..) It is so great to join in prayer & to know other saints

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This is one of my favorite stories of how the founder of Gospel for Asia felt when he came to America from India. I love it when people are "busy about their Father's business." I hope I am, but so often it feels like not."As I changed planes for Dallas at JFK International in New York, I was overcome at he sights & sounds around me. Those who grew up in Europe and Asia hear stories about the

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Ok, I admit, four posts ago, I could be theologically blasted. It has just always been a favorite quote, what I wanted read at my wedding, but got edited….So what is our real expression of love to the Diviine?”And this is love, that we walk in obedience to His commands.” *”If you love Me, you’ll obey Me.”And His lovers really do want to, just sometimes we get caught in a Romans 7 struggle, “the

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By day the Lord directs His love,at night His song is within mea prayer to the God of my life.Psalms 42:8But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the House of my GodI trust in God's unfailing love forever and ever.I will praise you forever for what you have done;in your name I will hope, for your name is good.I will praise you in the presence of your saints.Psalms 53:8-9When we were overwhelmed

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Are grateful for every blessing & ask that He be glorified in ALL thingsAre so busy they can't spend much time with ChristAre so busy they MUST spend much time with Christ.Think "Someday I'll be more obedient"Realize that partial obedience is always nothing less than complete disobedience, no matter our good intentions.Trust in prayer-Muslims, Hindus, Satanists all trust in prayerTrust not in

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What can we give to God? He needs nothing from us.Here is an excellent quote from one of my favorite books by Calvin Miller. A Requiem for Love."there is no such thing as 'giftless love.'The very words accuse each other.My gift to you is love, butWorship is your gift to Me.And oh, most glorious it is!Worship always call me 'Father' andMakes us both rich with a common joy.Worship Me, for only this

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Here is a comparison of religious people & true loversof the GREAT DIVINE.Religious:Want a controllable GodLovers:Want their lives to be controlled by GodMake demands of GodGive thanks to GodWant people to see their religious goodness.Want people to see their God.Tend to read the paper or magazines a lot & the Bible a little.LONG for quiet time with God & His word.Want God plus-- money, happiness

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My soul yearns, even faints for the courts of the Lord;my heart & my flesh cry out for the Living God.Even the sparrow has found a home,
and the swallow a nest for herself,
where she may have her young—
a place near your altar,
LORD Almighty, my King and my God.Blessed are those who dwell in your house;
they are ever praising you.Blessed are those whose strength is in you,
whose hearts are set on

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Amy Carmichael poemsCause me to hear, for it is life to meI perish when I am far away from TheeTell me, where walkest Thou?I would be with Thee nowLet me be Thy companion, even IFor who Thou once didst in a garden dieLove of my loveThan all my dear more dearTell me, may I draw near?I may, I may Thou callest me to comeO Dweller in the gardens, this is homeLove of my loveDear love what could I

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Do we not hear Thy Footfall, O BelovedAmong the stars on many a moonless night?Do we not catch the whisper of Thy comingOn the winds of the dawn,And often in the light of noontide & of sunsetAlmost see Thee?Look up through shining airAnd long to see Thee, Oh Beloved, long to see TheeAnd wonder that Thou are not standing there?And we shall hear Thy Footfall, O BelovedAnd starry ways will open,And

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