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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2019 6:26:08 GMT -7
Please forgive me for being nasty, judgmental, self-righteous and hypocritical. Please have a blessed day in the Lord. Thank you. God Bless you.
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Post by savedbygrace on May 26, 2019 13:15:08 GMT -7
Thank you Dominic; I appreciate your words. Seasoning our speech with salt will always help.
However, I can learn a lot from things you have said. I need to get MUCH more serious about the battle I am in.
Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee. (Psalm 119:11)
Joshua 1:8-9 8 This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success. 9 Have not I commanded thee? Be strong and of a good courage; be not afraid, neither be thou dismayed: for the Lord thy God is with thee whithersoever thou goest.
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2019 20:46:17 GMT -7
I had to check my own heart. I did a little study this morning on the different things the Bible says about our heart. Here are the verses I found. Using an app called Bible Study - Olive Tree.
Matthew 5:3 “Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
The cross references for this verse are s [Isa. 61:1; 66:2]
Isaiah 61:1 The Year of the Lord's Favor The Spirit of the Lord God is upon me, because the Lord has anointed me to bring good news to the poor; he has sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to those who are bound;
Isaiah 66:2 All these things my hand has made, and so all these things came to be, declares the Lord. But this is the one to whom I will look: he who is humble and contrite in spirit and trembles at my word.
Verses on the Broken Hearted are as follows:
Psalms 34:18 The Lord is near to the brokenhearted and saves the crushed in spirit.
Psalms 147:3 He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.
Renewed Heart Deuteronomy 30:6 And the Lord your God will circumcise your heart and the heart of your offspring, so that you will love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul, that you may live.
Psalms 51:10 Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me.
Ezekiel 11:19 And I will give them one heart, and a new spirit I will put within them. I will remove the heart of stone from their flesh and give them a heart of flesh,
Ezekiel 18:31 Cast away from you all the transgressions that you have committed, and make yourselves a new heart and a new spirit! Why will you die, O house of Israel?
Ezekiel 36:26 And I will give you a new heart, and a new spirit I will put within you. And I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.
Romans 2:29 But a Jew is one inwardly, and circumcision is a matter of the heart, by the Spirit, not by the letter. His praise is not from man but from God.
Ephesians 4:23 and to be renewed in the spirit of your minds,
Colossians 3:10 and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator.
Regenerated John 3:3 Jesus answered him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.”
John 3:7 Do not marvel that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’
Graciously affected by God 1 Samuel 10:26 Saul also went to his home at Gibeah, and with him went men of valor whose hearts God had touched.
1 Chronicles 29:18 O Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, keep forever such purposes and thoughts in the hearts of your people, and direct their hearts toward you.
Ezra 6:22 And they kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with joy, for the Lord had made them joyful and had turned the heart of the king of Assyria to them, so that he aided them in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.
Ezra 7:27 Blessed be the Lord, the God of our fathers, who put such a thing as this into the heart of the king, to beautify the house of the Lord that is in Jerusalem,
Proverbs 16:1 The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.
Proverbs 21:1 The king's heart is a stream of water in the hand of the Lord; he turns it wherever he will.
Jeremiah 20:9 If I say, “I will not mention him, or speak any more in his name,” there is in my heart as it were a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I am weary with holding it in, and I cannot.
Acts 16:14 One who heard us was a woman named Lydia, from the city of Thyatira, a seller of purple goods, who was a worshiper of God. The Lord opened her heart to pay attention to what was said by Paul.
Tested 1 Chronicles 29:17 I know, my God, that you test the heart and have pleasure in uprightness. In the uprightness of my heart I have freely offered all these things, and now I have seen your people, who are present here, offering freely and joyously to you.
Psalms 7:9 Oh, let the evil of the wicked come to an end, and may you establish the righteous— you who test the minds and hearts, O righteous God!
Psalms 26:2 Prove me, O Lord, and try me; test my heart and my mind.
Proverbs 17:3 The crucible is for silver, and the furnace is for gold, and the Lord tests hearts.
Jeremiah 11:20 But, O Lord of hosts, who judges righteously, who tests the heart and the mind, let me see your vengeance upon them, for to you have I committed my cause.
Jeremiah 12:3 But you, O Lord, know me; you see me, and test my heart toward you. Pull them out like sheep for the slaughter, and set them apart for the day of slaughter.
Jeremiah 20:12 O Lord of hosts, who tests the righteous, who sees the heart and the mind, let me see your vengeance upon them, for to you have I committed my cause.
1 Thessalonians 2:4 but just as we have been approved by God to be entrusted with the gospel, so we speak, not to please man, but to please God who tests our hearts.
Hebrews 11:17 By faith Abraham, when he was tested, offered up Isaac, and he who had received the promises was in the act of offering up his only son,
Revelation 2:2 “‘I know your works, your toil and your patient endurance, and how you cannot bear with those who are evil, but have tested those who call themselves apostles and are not, and found them to be false.
It should render to God obedience Deuteronomy 10:12 “And now, Israel, what does the Lord your God require of you, but to fear the Lord your God, to walk in all his ways, to love him, to serve the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul,
Deuteronomy 11:13 “And if you will indeed obey my commandments that I command you today, to love the Lord your God, and to serve him with all your heart and with all your soul,
Deuteronomy 26:16 “This day the Lord your God commands you to do these statutes and rules. You shall therefore be careful to do them with all your heart and with all your soul.
1 Kings 2:4 that the Lord may establish his word that he spoke concerning me, saying, If your sons pay close attention to their way, to walk before me in faithfulness with all their heart and with all their soul, you shall not lack a man on the throne of Israel.’
Psalms 119:112 I incline my heart to perform your statutes forever, to the end.
Ephesians 6:6 not by the way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but as bondservants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart,
Faith Psalms 27:3 Though an army encamp against me, my heart shall not fear; though war arise against me, yet I will be confident.
Psalms 112:7 He is not afraid of bad news; his heart is firm, trusting in the Lord.
Acts 8:37 And Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may.” And he replied, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”
Romans 6:17 But thanks be to God, that you who were once slaves of sin have become obedient from the heart to the standard of teaching to which you were committed,
Romans 10:10 For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.
Trust Proverbs 3:5 Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding.
Fear Psalms 119:161 Sin and Shin Princes persecute me without cause, but my heart stands in awe of your words.
Jeremiah 32:40 I will make with them an everlasting covenant, that I will not turn away from doing good to them. And I will put the fear of me in their hearts, that they may not turn from me.
Love Matthew 22:37 And he said to him, “You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. Matthew 22:38 This is the great and first commandment. Matthew 22:39 And a second is like it: You shall love your neighbor as yourself. Matthew 22:40 On these two commandments depend all the Law and the Prophets.”
Fidelity Nehemiah 9:8 You found his heart faithful before you, and made with him the covenant to give to his offspring the land of the Canaanite, the Hittite, the Amorite, the Perizzite, the Jebusite, and the Girgashite. And you have kept your promise, for you are righteous.
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Post by Deleted on May 26, 2019 20:59:58 GMT -7
Basically, I learned that God has to work on our hearts. He gives us a clean heart. David asks God for a clean heart.
In a lot of ways, I am worse so I can't rebuke anyone. I have a lot of things wrong in my own heart. For when TV is on, it take 1 second to lust for me. I bounce my eyes by looking away then praying. At work, there are many women who wear revealing clothes, I have to not look and when the temptations come to me, I remember they are God's creation, not for my sick heart to look up and down. They are not just some piece of meat, they are living with a soul. I am sick in the mind, and I need a renewal every day.
I am not better than anyone, but I found that I am harsh. The reason I use harsh words is because I was dealt with harshly because in my own life, every one (wife, Pastor) tried to be nice to me but I was so rebelious. I am not saying this about you but I feel into the trap that you are like me and I really do not know you that well rebuke you as I was rebuked.
One day, a Pastor told me, back in August 2016, that my soul was dead, and I became to fear God. I read that God had the power to raise the dead and I believe that God could do the same for me too. I called on the Lord to save me, clearn me, do whatever I needed and that was how I was put back on track. I did believe God did a work in me on that day.
There were times that I came close to falling and almost did, but God put my wife there to correct me, God put others around me to keep me accountable. Whatever good recovery I have now is really a miracle because I couldn't do it alone.
I smashed PC's, WiFi routers, did all these things but later bought them again...in the past...but nothing worked for me. The only thing that worked for me was that God had to break me and it really hurt. He took my wife and children away by me being kicked out of the house, then the Pastor telling me that I was dead inside, for God to bring His Word to me, showing me that He has power to raise the dead, then God worked in me.
God gave me the desires to want to live holy again. I made changes that I knew I needed to make. Change 1 was cancelling the data plan for my smart phone. Change 2 giving all my PC and smartphone stuff to my wife. Change 3. read the Bible every day really trying to hear from the Lord and the Bible became more real and precious to me. Change 4 was giving all my money to my wife and giving an account for everything I spent. I still only live off 40-30 dollars every weeks and the rest still goes to her. I have to keep doing this so I can show myself to be faithful again. I don't mind doing this because I was the one who hurt her and now for us, this is the only way we can make our marriage work.
My wife still has a lot of healing to get from the Lord and from me being a godly man that I should be. I still have anger, irritation, so a lot of character defects (sins) I have in me.
I know God and do for you the same and if not then better in your own life too. It's with that that I want to help with.
I am able to listen and pray for you too. Let's pray.
Dear Lord, you know this man's heart whom I am writing too. Lord, please open his heart and mind and eyes to know you more and to live according to your ways. Please help him to humble himself so you will not have to. Please do what it takes to get him to where you want him to be. Please help his church to get a good pastor who loves you Jesus. in Jesus' name we pray. Amen.
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Post by savedbygrace on May 27, 2019 8:14:31 GMT -7
I have noticed that all of my falls, without exception, occur on the day that am actually living in. And that my great resolves for the future can so easily fizzle out. Psalm 18:1-13 New Living Translation (NLT) For the choir director: A psalm of David, the servant of the LORD. He sang this song to the Lord on the day the LORD rescued him from all his enemies and from Saul. He sang: I love you, LORD; you are my strength. The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my savior; my God is my rock, in whom I find protection. He is my shield, the power that saves me, and my place of safety. I called on the LORD, who is worthy of praise, and he saved me from my enemies. The ropes of death entangled me; floods of destruction swept over me. The grave wrapped its ropes around me; death laid a trap in my path. But in my distress I cried out to the LORD; yes, I prayed to my God for help. He heard me from his sanctuary; my cry to him reached his ears. Then the earth quaked and trembled. The foundations of the mountains shook; they quaked because of his anger. Smoke poured from his nostrils; fierce flames leaped from his mouth. Glowing coals blazed forth from him. He opened the heavens and came down; dark storm clouds were beneath his feet. Mounted on a mighty angelic being, he flew, soaring on the wings of the wind. He shrouded himself in darkness, veiling his approach with dark rain clouds. Thick clouds shielded the brightness around him and rained down hail and burning coals. The LORD thundered from heaven; the voice of the Most High resounded amid the hail and burning coals.
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Post by savedbygrace on May 27, 2019 10:31:14 GMT -7
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2019 12:09:59 GMT -7
Lol I just had to laugh...the report today gave a covenant eyes webpage a MT rating and told me to check in on you. Best laugh I have had in awhile.
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Post by savedbygrace on May 30, 2019 14:59:02 GMT -7
LOL!
I think my sensitivity level is set to "Mature Teen" because is permits me to use Facebook.
A Scripture for me to heed:
1 Thessalonians 4:4-5 New Living Translation (NLT) Then each of you will control his own body and live in holiness and honor— not in lustful passion like the pagans who do not know God and his ways.
Some of what I share may come from the 40-day study I mentioned under Helpful Resources, which is basically helpful counsel from a wise pastor.
As to whether my own church is ready for guys (or anyone) to share with others about this huge problem (which is definitely there even if we pretend it is not)…. let us give him time first; he's only just starting his ministry here.
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Post by Deleted on May 31, 2019 4:00:46 GMT -7
Good scripture. I read another one that convicts me too.
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Post by savedbygrace on May 31, 2019 9:39:11 GMT -7
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Post by savedbygrace on Jun 1, 2019 16:12:28 GMT -7
1 Corinthians 6:19-20 New Living Translation (NLT)
Don’t you realize that your body is the temple of the Holy Spirit, who lives in you and was given to you by God? You do not belong to yourself, for God bought you with a high price. So you must honor God with your body.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 2, 2019 1:36:48 GMT -7
Thanks for posting the video. I like that hymn. And the verse in the body being the temple of the Holy Spirit. It is important to keep that in mind.
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Post by savedbygrace on Jun 2, 2019 16:08:52 GMT -7
Sunday! It was great to be in the house of the Lord.
1 John 5:3 English Standard Version (ESV) For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 3, 2019 4:41:57 GMT -7
Amen
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Post by Deleted on Jun 4, 2019 4:40:25 GMT -7
Sunday! It was great to be in the house of the Lord. 1 John 5:3 English Standard Version (ESV) For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments. And his commandments are not burdensome. How are you today?
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