January 16th 2009 prayer and question.

Our Father God we come to you with humble hearts and glad tidings. Praising your name in all we do, giving thanks to your many blessing as we learn to see them in our travels through your assume Majesty. Father we ask that you look over all those that are unfortunate in there means and spirit, giving them blessing in your love and mercy. Guide and protect our family's in the struggles with other country's Lord that they may be well taken care of and return home safe and cherished. Help our ministers Lord to be public servants to all who have the bravery to call upon them in their time of need, or come as a call to assist others. Bless us in all our needs giving us the strength to overcome the adversity in our lives, to the glory of your everlasting truths . Amen.

Lets look at the many thing we have to be Thankful for today and try to list a few here on this blog by clicking on the comments word below this posting.

I'm thankful for the opportunity to learn and share all that God has given me, and the ability to express love and see love in others. the willingness to see or try to see what Jesus See's in others. I am thankful for the Holy Spirit and the Gifts that are abound with Him.

The Love of GOD. (part one)

It makes me Laugh when I think about all the little things going on around me, and realize that to pun a phrase "God is Love". What gets me is the length we as humans will go to not see that God truly loves us or the ways that His love shows its self.

I am in a turning point in my life where reality meets the real and what I assumed was going to be easy is not. The more I Live in the Word of God the Father, Jesus the Son and The Holy Ghost, the more I read and study the Bible and Other related books and articles. The more I realize how many things I have left undone and as a consequence I live in constant thoughtfulness of things I would like to do over or things left broken far too long.

Now when I look in the mirror in the mornings and say I love you, it is at times hard to really mean; or perhaps to really believe. So of course love is used in truth and each day I keep loving myself and those around me as I satellite around in Gods Kingdom, listening to God the Holy Spirit in all that I can. Knowing that He love me when I have been good or not so, the way that I look or feel about my self is nothing compared to what God feel about me.

As I live in the Real God shows me the fruit of my fellowships that are blossoming all around me. Just the other day I was kind of off my normal self and feeling down, a few of my co-workers questioned me on it, “because I have had a smile on my face for a while now". It felt like I had a little love at work like the big love I get at home. What was really cool about this is just a few weeks ago my employer’s location was getting really dark in mood, and folks just hated it there. But now today it’s much better because of the works of God.

When I hear of others in the family and faith telling of good things and wonders. The signs all point to one thing, God. When family asks open honest questions of each other with out fear of retribution or condemnation, to me its God. But most importantly when we see healing and hear of wonders and believe, it’s truly God
Of all the things going on in our lives and news. The signs I see the most that tell me God is love and near it’s listed above: i.e.
LOVE
FAITH
TRUST
HONESTY

Even now one of the greatest signs, wonders and acts of faith is evident when I pray and give thanks, worship and praise. Praying for strengths and humilities, wisdom and protection. I understand the need for spiritual prayer, this way when all the earthly things get in the way with my quite time with God. You know the ones: the pride, the guilt, the anger and funny feelings and conflicts that keep running around while I’m praying. I understand the need for the baptism of the Holy Ghost, as a man I keep getting in the way; but now the spirit takes over and helps sooths and intercedes for me. This is Gods Love, He new I could not do it alone.

Id like to add a piece of conversion that was over heard the day and add:

Older women: "looks like you'll get a new car out of it"
younger women: "I hope so, I have been good. Earning Gods love and all"

Question:
How is it possible to feel like we need to earn Gods Love?

As I grow in the Spirit and I pray each day that I will. I some times get guilty or something and feel the need to go out and do well or be good. So God will smile at me "if that makes sense" I know that Jesus died for us to cover our sins once and for all things.

I think that I walk shortly thru Gods long life and that he already new what I was going to do all along, it make me realize that what Jesus did for us was in fact real and it needed only be done once and that we "can feel" perfect in a imperfect world, with the understanding were not perfect.... “JUST LOVED"

"Ya know:
it’s a wonderful gift "feeling perfect" when your not,
but being loved as if you truly are"

May you all feel perfect in Gods Love!
Amen.

Peace and love
The Wagemakers.
Steele and Dyan.

p.s
its fun thinking I am perfect, while I try to walk on water.... ummm anyone see my soap.

Entry for November 09, 2008

Just some thoughts I had today.

Repentance: as I repent is it necessary to admit: guilt, pain, suffering, hate, the left behind feelings, feelings of betrayal to ourselves: yes I think it is.

How about to the ones I have injured in my past, do i get to forget it all and move on because of grace??? What about my neglects in my past, grace may cover them. But what about the injured person or persons that lived in or through my neglect. Should I tell them how sorry I am and can they ever forgive me? as Christians should we be willing to step into the hurt we may have been involved with? should the injured person or persons admit there part in the repentance cycle?

Perhaps:
I am Christin now and no longer live in condemnation or guilt and someone I have injured in the past or was involved indirectly to hurt comes along and wants to address this with me. Is rehashing the past good or bad? after I have released it and live in grace, is it my duty to repent and/or admit with the harmed one my errors and do what I can to help fix the pain or is it to be forgotten and left alone and not awaken my own thoughts or change the way I think of my self? Should I worry about self, the inner I as it were, or should I open myself up to hurt and denial or worse.

I do know that living in denial is worse than the faithlessness I feel, when I am not doing what my heart leads me to do. If its something that feels wrong in the light, then it probably needs to be dealt with. What I mean is this. If its something your ashamed of admitting to yourself, or a loved one, its being hidden in the dark of your mind. As you expose the hurt, shame or any-other untoward feeling. Gods Light shines on it and exposes it for what it is. By exposing it and changing your mind, releasing it through prayer, repentance and heart felt love true healing can begin. So...

We know that things like stress, hate, love, gilt, etc. etc. etc carry a chemical in the body that builds up as we live in these feelings. Things like stomach ulcers, High Cortisol levels, High Blood Pressure, Back and Neck pains, Breathing Problems, Irritable bowel syndrome, violence in a normally calm person and so on.

Release is a vital function both chemically and spiritually. With out the release of a emotional issue or untoward though, the longer the imbalance builds up and after awhile it can appear to not have a solution... the easy fix... Perhaps this imbalance has a memory imprint that the body it self holds on to... IE: Musculoskeletal Disorders that most if not all of us carry.

Consequently:
I love you. When You truly Love. Not just someone but everyone, to see what Jesus would see in the person and find what to love. You can truly begin to heal and then its not just Healing self its healing everyone... one soul at a time.

Perhaps:
The face to face act of love and compassion, the verbalization of your pain, the acceptance of your guilt. Repentance with the family, Friends and God is in essence or symbolic of a covenant between persons in love, persons in Faith and Persons in Christ Jesus and him who we Crucified and He who God resurrected 3 days later Just cause we could not get it by our selves.

Peace.

Steele.