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Matt 5:48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect
We often hear it said, "How quickly the years pass by" , or "time flies". This is true, but sometimes it "flies" slowly. When we are children growing up it seems forever. Growing up is a process, of maturing by changing being developed in our spirit and mind in this body we are in for its only when we look back we can see the changes and how much we have devoloped and grown. it's like that as we grow spiritualy we have these longings and desires to be used of God, t achieve great things for God, but it seems like they will never happen, that we are treading water. it feels when will they ever come to pass yet just as growing up is a process, so is growing in God. God wants to prepare us for us in the future. So though we grow impatient and want everything now, God want us to know that it is in the now that He is moulding and shaping our character. He's changing our way of thinking through His Word. He's developing godliness in us by the trials He allows to come our way.
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Permalink Reply by autumn stacey fontenot on
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i ENJOYED READING THIS POST. I HAVE KNOW THE LORD SINCE CHILDHOOD, OR THOUGHT I DID. IT WAS ONLY IN THE LAST FIVE YEARS THAT I HAVE COME TO TRULY UNDERSTAND HOW AND WHERE TO PLACE VALUE AND PRIORITIES IN MY LIFE. AFTER BEING BAPTISED AS A TEN YEAR OLD AND THINKING I WAS A CHRISTIAN ALL MY LIFE THESE LAST FEW YEARS I HAVE LEARNED SO MANY ERRORS OF MY WAYS AND THINKING. I HAVE PUT FORTH EVERY EFFORT I COULD MUSTER UP TO DEVELOP A REAL RELATIONSHIP WITH THE LORD. YET I READ MANY OF THE THINGS ON THIS SITE AND REALIZE WHAT A CHILD I STILL AM IN MY CHRISTIAN LIFE. I HAVE SO MUCH TO LEARN AND SO MANY THINGS TO WORK ON AND I HAVE FELT FOR TWO YEARS A CALLING TO DO SOMETHING FOR MY GOD. I WAS SO UNSURE WHAT HE WAS WANTING FROM ME. I MEAN, REALLY, ME???? SOMEONE WITH MY PROBLEMS AND ISSUES AND PAST, THE THOUGHT THAT THE ONE TRUE GOD WOULD WANT ME TO DO THINGS TO CHANGE THE LIVES OF OTHERS WHEN I HARDLY FEEL LIKE I KNOW YET EXACTLY HOW TO HANDLE MY OWN? THEN FIVE MONTHS AGO I FOUND MYSELF ENROLLED BACK INTO COLLEGE WORKING ON MY MASTERS WITH A DETERMINATION TO OBTAIN A DOCTORATE IN PSYCHOLOGY, BUT NOT JUST TO COUNSEL, TO OFFER CHRISTIAN COUNSELING. I COMPLETED THE FIRST QUARTER AND THE THOUGHT HIT ME, I'M REALLY DOING THIS, AND , HOW DID THIS GET STARTED? i AM WORKING ON A BOOK AS WELL AND CONTINUING TO PROVIDE MEDICAL CARE AS A PARAMEDIC EACH WEEK. SOMETIMES I GET THAT THOUGHT, WHAT AM I DOING? WHO DO I THINK I AM THAT ME, ONE LITTLE PERSON, COULD EVER DO ANYTHING WORTHY OF EVEN BEING REMEMBERED WHEN IM GONE? BUT I AM CONTINUING TO TAKE THOSE BABY STEPS AND TRYING TO GROW INTO THE ADULT WITNESS THAT I KNOW GO0D WANTS ME TO BE. IF YOU HAVE READ MY LATEST POST I HAVE TRULY STRUGGLED WITH THE TRIALS. BUT I ADDED A REPLY TODAY THAT I JUST WANT TO SCREAM FROM THE MOUNTAINTOPS, I MAY STILL BE LEARNING AND GROWING AND PROBABLY KNOW LESS THAN MOST MY AGE ABOUT MY WALK WITH THE LORD. BUT I FINALLY REALIZED AFTER OTHERS REPLIES, INCLUDING YOURS, THAT I AM IMPORTANT, I AM A CHILD OF GOD, AND I CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE, EVEN JUST TINY LITTLE OLE ME, HAS THE ABILITY TO FIGHT SATAN, WIN, AND CLAIM VICTORY FOR THE LORD. THANK YOU FOR ALL YOU POST AND SO MANY PEOPLE HERE HAVE HELPED ME WITH UNDERSTANDING AND HELPED ME TO GET BACK ON TRACK WHEN I FELT SO LOST AND ALONE. IT IS SUCH A BLESSING TO KNOW WE ARE NEVER ALONE!! SO, HERE I GO, TAKING MORE BABY STEPS UNTIL I GET TO THAT PLACE GOD IS LEADING ME AND I WILL MAKE A DIFFERENCE ONE DAY FOR ANYONE WILLING TO LISTEN. GOD BLESS YOU ALWAYS AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR FRIENDSHIP AND LOVE IN CHRIST!!
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