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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2006 8:13:34 GMT -7
So, mj9,
Any updates? How are you doing? Anything you would like us to be praying about for you?
With care, Captivated
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2006 13:01:25 GMT -7
Yes! I have been thinking about and thanking God for your prayers, captivated and truthseeker... Because my desire for the Lord has been noticably increasing, and I am experiencing a tenderness of heart for Him that has been missing over the last couple of years. Also, my husband and I have made some real breakthroughs lately. He is so attuned to me and my wants and needs, and he has been responding accordingly. (Now, I know it's not all about me, but you must understand, for 24 years of marriage it was almost NEVER about me, and that's not an exaggeration). So this is a beautiful thing. It's nice to be with a man I actually like being with .
Thanks so much for your prayers and kindness. What a joy to see that God has used you to bless me. Thank you. Is there any way in which I can pray for you?
~m
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Post by Deleted on Aug 29, 2006 21:12:11 GMT -7
mj9,
First, I was blessed to the point of shedding tears of joy in reading your post! Wow, He answered quickly!!! We should not be surprised...He is so so good....but WOW, just the same!!!! I'm so glad to hear how He's been working amidst your marriage....what a blessing! This is where I'd proclaim that HE (God) is such a wonderful husband, isn't He?!?! See Isaiah 54. Radical, but true as He cares so tenderly for our feminine hearts!!! Please keep us posted as you continue down this path....no matter the temptatio.....thing to rejoice over.....trial, etc.... We're blessed to fight for you and your marriage in prayer and to support you! Aren't you attending a Freedom Group? How's that going now....and the counselor....did you find a new one?
Me? How kind of you to ask! I'm going through a bit of a trial I'm unable to share about since it also involves others, but you could pray that amidst it, I run only to Him FIRST.....and also to share with those He's given to support and pray for me, BUT to HIM FIRST! I don't want to try to fill the "void" or pain created as a consequence of this trial with any false "gods"/idols! Thank you! You are such a blessing!
With you in this! Captivated
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Post by Steve on Aug 30, 2006 6:32:13 GMT -7
mj9 ... I am so pleased to hear things are moving in the right direction. It's amazing how God is so ready bless, heal, restore and give us joy once we have the courage to "take things on" so to speak in our lives. I really respect your courage to attend group and work on your issues in counseling. God will surely use that! -Steve
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2006 18:09:19 GMT -7
Hi MJ9,
Praise God!!! I continue to pray.
A current prayer request that I have is that I leave on Friday to participate as a lay leader for the weekend, facilitating small groups, hopefully toward renewal or first time commitment to Christ. Please pray that God will work in hearts this weekend, both the team of lay leaders and the congregation. Please pray that we will use wisdom and good judgment, be good listeners, and be sensitive to the leading of the Holy Spirit.
Thanks,
TruthSeeker
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2006 10:40:59 GMT -7
Amen to that, Truthseeker. I do believe the days are short.
Lord, may your Spirit be powerfully present during this gathering, and may the eyes of each of these dear hearts be opened to Your Truth, and the fruit of your Spirit be poured into each individual present - to the full. Please also fill these leaders with Your power, love and insight, so that Your good will would be done. We ask this in Your Son's name. Amen. In Him, ~mj9
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2006 18:56:59 GMT -7
Prayed for you and all there, truthseeker! Let us know how God moves!!! Rejoicing with you!
Captivated
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2006 11:54:10 GMT -7
Many thanks to both of you. It was a great weekend. The church has a Celebrate Recovery group which meets on Wednesday nights, and we heard much in the small groups we facilitated about the positive impact that it has had on so many lives. A few from that group have a Sunday school class, and I attended it yesterday. It was a great group. In the morning service, the coordinator of our team spoke, sharing his testimony. I know there was at least one decision for Christ, and some rededications, though I'm not sure how many. (And this was in a church that would not, as far as I know, ordinarily have an altar call.) We usually receive a letter in a couple of weeks with feedback about the weekend.
I'm trying to figure something out. Saturday morning in some praise time alone I was singing "My Jesus I Love Thee." Saturday afternoon, I was out at a festival with my host family and heard it being played on a harp. (I had the extraordinary delight of trying a hand at it, though my efforts were meager.) Then, last night, back at my church, I heard it again. I am getting the distinct feeling that I am supposed to gain some understanding from this, and need to pray and meditate about it. Prayer that God would more clearly reveal that which He wants me to know would be appreciated. Thanks again.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2006 12:32:24 GMT -7
truthseeker,
That's great about the conference!
Of course, I don't know what God is trying to teach you individually....only His Spirit can truly reveal this to you, but I can share that for me, I'm seeing it all over the place....He is longing for us to be totally and completely His...to Be Still and Know....to be in love with Him (much like that song) and to run to Him in childlike faith, trust and obedience! He's really refining me about these fundamentals once again and showing me some areas of disobedience and roughness in me as well. Anyway, when He really wants to get something across to me, it seems He usually teaches me in threes as well! I'm smiling now! So glad to hear He's speaking to you and you're listening!
Captivated
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