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Post by Tabitha3319 on Jul 22, 2020 17:22:53 GMT -5
Even though I've been in a faith journey with the Lord Jesus for over ten years, I'm often shocked by how low expectations for my age group are.
When I reached my mid twenties, my thought process was that people were going to encourage me to start a family or save for retirement----positive and constructive things.
Instead, people seem surprised at moral achievements I surpassed years ago.
Some examples of this are the stares I get for wearing modest and feminine clothes in the summertime, people exclaiming they never thought about getting out of debt at my age (24 at the time), people acting shocked that I've been in a marriage relationship with the same man for six years, shocked that I didn't have a baby out of wedlock, and other things that should only have a simple explanation.
I'm a Christian.
I may be in my mid twenties now at 25 but I've been a Christian for over a decade. Where are the people saying Onward in the Lord?!
By now, I'm into praying for healing, people's salvation in the UK, and for the leaders of our nation as well as my marriage that is under constant spiritual attack.
The same people who have these low expectations, how do I tell them I'm trying to read my Bible every day and turn away from all sin including covering, lust, and greed?
When I read about Noah's generation and how God chose eight people to save in the ark, I long to be like Noah in my generation. God rewarded Noah's faith by saving both him and his family. I want people like Noah around me influencing me.
Not people who expect me to be average and sinful.
Thankfully, you all here at Narrow-way-forums.freeforums.net are not like that. You all actually encourage me to go further in my faith.
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Post by Tabitha3319 on Jul 22, 2020 17:27:07 GMT -5
I'm not saying I'm superior to anyone else. I still struggle to resist the lure of sin in new ways each season of my life.
But I enjoy the few people who still expect those in my generation to do good works in line with their Christian faith.
My husband (24 years old) and I often are underwhelmed by how often older people have no helpful advice on walking with Jesus and marriage despite them having been Christian's longer than both of us.
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Post by Tabitha3319 on Jul 23, 2020 19:49:06 GMT -5
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Post by 4hizglory37 on Jul 23, 2020 22:24:35 GMT -5
Sister, you are in a far better place than when I was your age! That is encouraging in itself. That is the work of the Holy Spirit. I believe you are part of that special generation that the Lord is going to do mighty things in and through you in these last days! I have been burdened to pray from the unborn to the age of around 25. The Lord wants this generation to be the mighty arrows that is going to bring the enemy down. That is what I heard and received in my spirit for about a month.
Continue on in your walk with Jesus! He is the most precious Savior! He loves you with an everlasting love and you cling to Him. The enemy will continue to attack but he will not succeed what the Lord has already established in your life, even before you were born! Be that shining light in the darkness because it is getting darker and darker with each passing day. But the glory of the Lord will rise upon thee and will be seen upon thee!
Walk in the fullness of Jesus Christ! All authority over the spiritual realm has been given unto the Saints through Jesus Christ our Lord! And He will soon reveal ALL the riches of His glory in our inheritance! We will be walking in power and glory of Jesus and we will do great exploits! We must all continue to work out our salvation with fear and trembling! We must build ourselves up in the Lord by feasting upon His Word and praying in the Spirit!
Hope this encourages you dear sister! and everyone else who reads this! Let us prepare and trim our lamps for the Bridegroom is coming!
blessings,
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Post by watchful on Jul 24, 2020 7:50:11 GMT -5
Even though I've been in a faith journey with the Lord Jesus for over ten years, I'm often shocked by how low expectations for my age group are. When I reached my mid twenties, my thought process was that people were going to encourage me to start a family or save for retirement----positive and constructive things. Instead, people seem surprised at moral achievements I surpassed years ago. Some examples of this are the stares I get for wearing modest and feminine clothes in the summertime, people exclaiming they never thought about getting out of debt at my age (24 at the time), people acting shocked that I've been in a marriage relationship with the same man for six years, shocked that I didn't have a baby out of wedlock, and other things that should only have a simple explanation. I'm a Christian. I may be in my mid twenties now at 25 but I've been a Christian for over a decade. Where are the people saying Onward in the Lord?! By now, I'm into praying for healing, people's salvation in the UK, and for the leaders of our nation as well as my marriage that is under constant spiritual attack. The same people who have these low expectations, how do I tell them I'm trying to read my Bible every day and turn away from all sin including covering, lust, and greed? When I read about Noah's generation and how God chose eight people to save in the ark, I long to be like Noah in my generation. God rewarded Noah's faith by saving both him and his family. I want people like Noah around me influencing me. Not people who expect me to be average and sinful. Thankfully, you all here at Narrow-way-forums.freeforums.net are not like that. You all actually encourage me to go further in my faith. The Lord bless you Tabitha.....and may you be encouraged to keep sticking to your guns in the Lord. Like the song says, though none go with me, still I will follow Jesus. These are dark days and getting darker.....but the word says we will arise and shine in such a time as this. The Lord is still on His throne and by His grace we will keep looking to Him regardless of the circumstances around us, even clinging closer when times are bad.
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Post by watchful on Jul 24, 2020 7:56:23 GMT -5
Sister, you are in a far better place than when I was your age! That is encouraging in itself. That is the work of the Holy Spirit. I believe you are part of that special generation that the Lord is going to do mighty things in and through you in these last days! I have been burdened to pray from the unborn to the age of around 25. The Lord wants this generation to be the mighty arrows that is going to bring the enemy down. That is what I heard and received in my spirit for about a month. Continue on in your walk with Jesus! He is the most precious Savior! He loves you with an everlasting love and you cling to Him. The enemy will continue to attack but he will not succeed what the Lord has already established in your life, even before you were born! Be that shining light in the darkness because it is getting darker and darker with each passing day. But the glory of the Lord will rise upon thee and will be seen upon thee! Walk in the fullness of Jesus Christ! All authority over the spiritual realm has been given unto the Saints through Jesus Christ our Lord! And He will soon reveal ALL the riches of His glory in our inheritance! We will be walking in power and glory of Jesus and we will do great exploits! We must all continue to work out our salvation with fear and trembling! We must build ourselves up in the Lord by feasting upon His Word and praying in the Spirit! Hope this encourages you dear sister! and everyone else who reads this! Let us prepare and trim our lamps for the Bridegroom is coming! blessings, Amen sister...I also believe His fullness is coming, though we will see a counterfeit manifest before the genuine happens. The day of the Lord will not come until after the falling away and son of perdition is revealed. It's important to be in the spirit and not in the flesh and emotionalism. Keep looking to the Lord and He will see us through. Bless you.
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Post by frienduff on Jul 24, 2020 8:20:45 GMT -5
Even though I've been in a faith journey with the Lord Jesus for over ten years, I'm often shocked by how low expectations for my age group are. When I reached my mid twenties, my thought process was that people were going to encourage me to start a family or save for retirement----positive and constructive things. Instead, people seem surprised at moral achievements I surpassed years ago. Some examples of this are the stares I get for wearing modest and feminine clothes in the summertime, people exclaiming they never thought about getting out of debt at my age (24 at the time), people acting shocked that I've been in a marriage relationship with the same man for six years, shocked that I didn't have a baby out of wedlock, and other things that should only have a simple explanation. I'm a Christian. I may be in my mid twenties now at 25 but I've been a Christian for over a decade. Where are the people saying Onward in the Lord?! By now, I'm into praying for healing, people's salvation in the UK, and for the leaders of our nation as well as my marriage that is under constant spiritual attack. The same people who have these low expectations, how do I tell them I'm trying to read my Bible every day and turn away from all sin including covering, lust, and greed? When I read about Noah's generation and how God chose eight people to save in the ark, I long to be like Noah in my generation. God rewarded Noah's faith by saving both him and his family. I want people like Noah around me influencing me. Not people who expect me to be average and sinful. Thankfully, you all here at Narrow-way-forums.freeforums.net are not like that. You all actually encourage me to go further in my faith. SOUND IT OUT SISTER . we must do all now to pray for them , to witness about Christ and to build one another up with ALL the sound biblical doctrine .
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Post by frienduff on Jul 24, 2020 8:23:19 GMT -5
Sister, you are in a far better place than when I was your age! That is encouraging in itself. That is the work of the Holy Spirit. I believe you are part of that special generation that the Lord is going to do mighty things in and through you in these last days! I have been burdened to pray from the unborn to the age of around 25. The Lord wants this generation to be the mighty arrows that is going to bring the enemy down. That is what I heard and received in my spirit for about a month. Continue on in your walk with Jesus! He is the most precious Savior! He loves you with an everlasting love and you cling to Him. The enemy will continue to attack but he will not succeed what the Lord has already established in your life, even before you were born! Be that shining light in the darkness because it is getting darker and darker with each passing day. But the glory of the Lord will rise upon thee and will be seen upon thee! Walk in the fullness of Jesus Christ! All authority over the spiritual realm has been given unto the Saints through Jesus Christ our Lord! And He will soon reveal ALL the riches of His glory in our inheritance! We will be walking in power and glory of Jesus and we will do great exploits! We must all continue to work out our salvation with fear and trembling! We must build ourselves up in the Lord by feasting upon His Word and praying in the Spirit! Hope this encourages you dear sister! and everyone else who reads this! Let us prepare and trim our lamps for the Bridegroom is coming! blessings, Amen sister...I also believe His fullness is coming, though we will see a counterfeit manifest before the genuine happens. The day of the Lord will not come until after the falling away and son of perdition is revealed. It's important to be in the spirit and not in the flesh and emotionalism. Keep looking to the Lord and He will see us through. Bless you. Say that one again . you are correct sister . Right now we also have the largest move i have ever seen , they think they do hear from God , they all unity centered and they think unity is the great awakening . NO , its the falling away . Because Their unity is with the very ones that GOD said , TO COME YE OUT FROM AMONGST . and their gosple is now all about good works under a love so false , it wont even preach the TRUE LOVE OF GOD , that ONLY JESUS saves , but rather this lets have unity for world peace social go spell pile .
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Post by frienduff on Jul 24, 2020 8:28:29 GMT -5
When love allows the dire need of the true gosple to be silenced for the sake of fellowship and finding common ground . YEAH ITS NOT FROM GOD . When love allows folks to remain in sin and wont correct , but rather accept . ITS NOT FROM GOD . When unity is focused on gathering with mega false whore churches , THEN YEAH ITS NOT FROM GOD . When finding common ground is worldy centered , NOT JESUS and ALL HIS SAYINGS CENTERED , THEN YEAH , ITS NOT FROM GOD . THIS list could go on and on . WITH the problems i see today in these unity moves . SO many are heeding the voice of another , NOT THE VOICE OF GOD , rather he who desired and desires to be as GOD . WE IN TROUBLE FOLKS . Let us focus on JESUS , learning those bibles , praying for the lost , witnessing , and exhorting and building one another up with sound doctrine in that bible and if any does speak , let all test them against the WORDS of GOD . FORWARD MARCH SISTER TABITHA and all . WE HAVE ONE MASSIVE END TIME BATTLE UPON US . And my prayer is that faithful to the end we will all be . SO pray also for one another pray also that ye enter not into temptation . Pray for strength from GOD that we may do , and speak as we ought too . AND ALWAYS PRAISE THE LORD .
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Post by frienduff on Jul 24, 2020 8:32:39 GMT -5
Examine yourselves is a GOOD THING . Paul reminded them to examine themselves to see if they DID TRULY WALK IN THE TRUE FAITH . Because if we hear and yet do not , OUR FAITH IS DEAD . IF we can omit JESUS sayings , then our faith is dead . IN fact as paul once said , To those who did not even Provide for their own , they have DENIED the FAITH and are worse than even infidels . We must make that calling and election sure . make sure its the true biblical JESUS we LOVE . And if we love HIM , THEN its seen by our obediance unto HIM . Fact is , Ye CANNOT seperate the two . LOVE and OBEDIANCE , ARE ONE . FOR WHO WE LOVE IS WHO WE OBEY . YES INDEED .
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Post by frienduff on Jul 24, 2020 8:34:43 GMT -5
my friends you are all loved . LET US FOLLOW THE KING . GLORY TO THE HOLY LORD JESUS CHRIST .
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Post by Tabitha3319 on Jul 24, 2020 19:01:22 GMT -5
I really desire to be in ministry.
First things first though, praying through marriage verses.
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Post by frienduff on Jul 24, 2020 20:54:53 GMT -5
I really desire to be in ministry. First things first though, praying through marriage verses. Sister . i by grace already am in the ministiry . Its just not attached to what we know or titles . They can keep all that stuff . As for me , give me JESUS . Ponder on that one . i desire no title from men , i desire no lime light from men . truth is i get lots of rejection from most all . YEP . THAT IS THE MINISITRY and the LIFE of all who LOVE JESUS . JESUS .............TWENTY TWENTY AND FOREVER . WE call the bible the WORD OF GOD , because , IT IS THE WORD OF GOD . PRAISE THE LORD .
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Post by frienduff on Jul 24, 2020 21:01:44 GMT -5
I really desire to be in ministry. First things first though, praying through marriage verses. If all we desire IS JESUS , then we already in ministry . Did you know that is a fact . If all we desire is JESUS , we already in the ministry . Ponder on that . Let the churches bury the dead and let us follow JESUS . most folks got no idea what true ministiry is or what it means or entails . A ministir is not great , popular , well loved or renown . they simply desire JESUS . A lady who waits tables is just as much in the ministry as paul who was an apostel . YES INDEED . its not about OUR POSITION , its just about WHO WE LOVE and WHO WE SERVE that makes us ministirs of GOD . Churches got a lot to learn from this simpleton . LET JESUS be the all in all . LEAP UP AND PRAISE THE KING .
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Post by frienduff on Jul 24, 2020 21:05:07 GMT -5
Who am i , who are you . We are naught . JESUS IS the ALL IN ALL . Whoever will be great among you , let him be the one who ministirs , serves to the needs of others above their own selves . MINISTRY TODAY , has no idea what it means to even be in ministry . Everyone always wanting titles and recognition . FORGET ALL THAT . LET JESUS get the recognition . ALL i am is but a wee thing , who was more evil than most , but given grace . LET GOD get the recognition . Let us just be faithful to HIM .
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