Working Our Faith Out

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Comment by ALCEDES JONES on April 20, 2012 at 1:53pm

PSALMS 73:20-28

20Like a dream when one awakes,
         O Lord, when aroused, You will despise their form.

21When my heart was embittered
         And I was pierced within,

22Then I was senseless and ignorant;
         I was like a beast before You.

23Nevertheless I am continually with You;
         You have taken hold of my right hand.

24With Your counsel You will guide me,
         And afterward receive me to glory.

25Whom have I in heaven but You?
         And besides You, I desire nothing on earth.

26My flesh and my heart may fail,
         But God is the strength of my heart and my portion forever.

27For, behold, those who are far from You will perish;
         You have destroyed all those who are unfaithful to You.

28But as for me, the nearness of God is my good;
         I have made the Lord GOD my refuge,
         That I may tell of all Your works.

Comment by ALCEDES JONES on April 20, 2012 at 1:22pm

o CHRIS CONGRATULATION ON NUMBER 15 ,IT IS SUCH A BLESSING TO HEAR WHEN WE IN THE BODY OF CHRIST HAS PASSED NUMBER 10,AND STILL GOING STRONG IN LOVE ,THIS YEAR WILL BE OUR 33 AND IF THE LORD BLESS US TO LIVE AND SEE NEXT YEAR I WANT TO RENEW OUR VOWS ON MY 60 BIRTHDAY 

Comment by ALCEDES JONES on April 20, 2012 at 1:17pm

Amen my brother Chris those backward make us stronger for the next ones because as long as long as we in this body and serving our Heavenly Father we are going to have trouble or  backward steps ,our big brother JESUS told us that ,and that is why  I LOVE the words and keep them close to my heart so when I do get push backward I use  them to pull me forward and make me stronger stronger,now I understand why my grandmother kept her radio on spiritual station when I was little and now I keep mine's on one 24/7 and my play list on my laptop is all songs that give strength to fight this war ,love you both,through the love of Jesus our big brother    

Comment by a servant (Chris) on April 20, 2012 at 12:52pm

Something we must always know.  We are Loved!!!  We might think we are stepping back, and we do if that is all there are.  As we keep in mind we are Loved, then we learn from those steps back.  Yes, maybe 4 but next 3 then only 2 steps back, until we find ourselves moving forward in His Love, to His Glory.

Comment by a servant (Chris) on April 20, 2012 at 11:28am

Hamm 

I was away yesterday.  Arnette and I celebrated 15 yrs married.  I was struck by a few things in your comments.  The first of course is we all know that dance one step forward 5 back.  What we learn in the end however is that.  That one step forward forward has more power then the 5 back do.  Especially when we make that one step after we have the 5 back.  For us to continue after being pushed back, is and takes strong Faith.  Takes more to go forward then it takes to get pushed back.  We can only do this in His Grace and from His Power.  

Hamm after you have asked to be forgiven, and you have received that forgiveness then that is done.  You have been forgiven Brother, as we all have.  I do understand the feeling behind the thinking.  And, if I do then even more so the Father does.  So it is OK, just know that after you have asked, then receive and it's done.  

"How do I know if this is being attacked or this is Gods work?" As long as we continue to Trust and obey the Lord.  The result will be the same.  We know God does not attack us, that is the enemy.  Yet, the lesson we learn in trusting God is what counts.  

I have yet to lose a family member yet.  So I do not know that pain.  I will continue to Pray for you in that area.

When times are hard, Believe and know your Heavenly Father Loves you.  When times are not so bad know that your Heavenly Father Loves you.  As we look at these back to back what do we see.  As we learn to Trust God and Believe we are Loved, it is the hard times that help us more then the easier times do. 

As Alcedes can tell us about concrete work.  Each job is different, the conditions of the area, time of the year, on and on.  We want the best results, but that can be difficult when the ground is dry or wet, the wind, the temp., it all has to be considered.  To the inexperienced these conditions can and do work against the person.  To the experienced they know to add more or less water, or any number of things in different conditions.  All of this will be the difference between how long things will last and or look.   As with all things we gain it all be going through them whatever they are.

 We just have to keep going, like you are Hamm.   And Trust in the Love of the Lord to show and see us through. 

Comment by ALCEDES JONES on April 19, 2012 at 6:48pm

HAMM ,my beloved brother welcome to the  majority side of the CHRISTIAN FAITH, you 47 and I'm 58 and a whole lot of other are younger as well as older ,and their walk is the same way but through that walk we was never forsaken ,look back over your life and check out how many times you felt like you feel now and you made it through the BATTLE ,WE ARE IN A REAL WAR MY BROTHER AND I'M SORRY IF YOU FELT THE SAME WAY THAT I DID WHEN I GAVE MY HEART AND SOUL TO OUR HEAVENLY FATHER  I JUST KNEW MY LIFE WAS GOING TO BE A CAKE WALK IF YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN ,BUT WOW WAS I IN FOR A REAL AWAKEN ,BUT TO MAKE THIS RIGHT TO THE POINT ,AND THIS IS THROUGH MY EXPERIENCES ,THOSE WHO IS THE STRONGEST GET TESTED THE HARDEST SO FEEL GREAT ABOUT YOURSELF AND KEEP LOOKING HEAVENLY WARD FOR YOUR REWARDS IS BEING LAID UP THERE FOR YOU AND satan IS TRYING TO GET THE SAINTS LIKE YOU AND ME AND OTHERS TO GIVE UP AND TURN OUR BACK ON OUR HEAVENLY FATHER ,I'M FIGHTING RIGHT NOW BECAUSE THE WEATHER FOR CONCRETE IS GREAT WHERE I'M BUT I HAVE GIVING OUT 6 PROPOSAL GOT 3 OTHER CONTRACTOR THAT I WORK FOR ,YET THIS IS THE 4 DAY THAT I DID NOT WORK AND THE CLIENTS  WANT TO GET THE WORK DID PLUS THE OTHER CONTRACTOR GOT WORK TOO BUT NO ONE IS READY RIGHT NOW SO I GOT TO KEEP MY MIND ON JESUS AND TAKE ONE DAY AT A TIME AND KEEP MY PRAYERS AND MY HOPE UPWARD  SO MY BROTHER STAY PRAY UP ,MUCH LOVE TO YOU. 

Comment by Hamm on April 19, 2012 at 3:12pm

Chris your comments "that we cannot protect our selves on our own." Seems quite relevant to me at the moment.

I have been thinking alot (especially since coming on AAG last November) Why is it that np matter what I do in my life its is always one step forward five back. One good thing happens and I give thanks, then its quite quickly followed by loads and loads of things to go wrong, some quite rough things, which usually means me losing out, well always means me losing out. (I know some people will say you need to be more positive (I am normally)) I have honestly asked my self "am I cursed?" "is there Karma to pay?" etc, etc.

I have read most of the comments here on this group and seen comments such as "under attack". To be honest this is how I feel my life has been, especially over the last 10 years.

I have asked God and Jesus many many times over these years to forgive any sins I have done past and present. I have asked many many times to lift away my troubles or at least give me the understanding and learning from them. Though I think both Jesus and the Lord a playing observors or if there are lessons its beyond my intelligence.

The contradiction that seems to come. Is the more, or should I say the less I try to to leave it, and give it all to Jesus and God and ask for their help the worse my situations get, and then the more I try to makes things better the harder things become and more and more problems arise and feels as though I shouldn't be pursuing them.

How do I know if this is being attacked or this is Gods work? Because if its attack then I need the Lords protection. If its Gods work then why does it hurt and is so hard and I am getting no learning or understanding from it other than its possibly neither is right or exist and I should start changing my beliefs.

I am struggling so verymuch at the moment to get any kind of understanding of what it is or why I am being so spiritual. I am 47 years old and I still feel like I don't know what I am supposed to be doing here on earth.

This time last year I was taking my younger brother to hospital who was dying from cancer, which he died from at the end of April last year a week after his 40th. I remember thinking at the time that his life here on earth has ended and he will soon be in heaven and that I kind of envied the fact that his sufferring had ended and also sad that he could have had a much better life if he had made different choices, taken different advice or took the right advice. But then I also asked was this the way God meant it be for him, for us. No matter what you do Gods will will be done, you really we really don't have a choice, so no matter the person, who they are or what they are doing, it doesn't matter its all Gods will. So then what is the point, why ask for protection or help, its already done in God s will? He protects or not, he helps or not or its beyond or intelligence so beyond learning???

Comment by ALCEDES JONES on April 17, 2012 at 8:43pm

JOHN 6:26-40

Words to the People

      26Jesus answered them and said, “Truly, truly, I say to you, you seek Me, not because you saw signs, but because you ate of the loaves and were filled. 27“Do not work for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you, for on Him the Father, God, has set His seal.” 28Therefore they said to Him, “What shall we do, so that we may work the works of God?” 29Jesus answered and said to them, “This is the work of God, that you believe in Him whom He has sent.” 30So they said to Him, “What then do You do for a sign, so that we may see, and believe You? What work do You perform? 31“Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, ‘HE GAVE THEM BREAD OUT OF HEAVEN TO EAT.’” 32Jesus then said to them, “Truly, truly, I say to you, it is not Moses who has given you the bread out of heaven, but it is My Father who gives you the true bread out of heaven. 33“For the bread of God is that which comes down out of heaven, and gives life to the world.” 34Then they said to Him, “Lord, always give us this bread.”

      35Jesus said to them, “I am the bread of life; he who comes to Me will not hunger, and he who believes in Me will never thirst. 36“But I said to you that you have seen Me, and yet do not believe. 37“All that the Father gives Me will come to Me, and the one who comes to Me I will certainly not cast out. 38“For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me. 39“This is the will of Him who sent Me, that of all that He has given Me I lose nothing, but raise it up on the last day. 40“For this is the will of My Father, that everyone who beholds the Son and believes in Him will have eternal life, and I Myself will raise him up on the last day.”

Comment by a servant (Chris) on April 17, 2012 at 7:28pm

Amen and Amen.  I receive all that His Grace provides, in Jesus Name Amen.

Comment by ALCEDES JONES on April 17, 2012 at 7:15pm

Yes my brother TO GOD BE THE GLORY and here is a prayer of thankfulness that I'm sending up for you ,me and all that love our Heavenly Father through our big brother JESUS THE CHRIST 

A PRAYER FOR TODAY
Father God, thank You for Your gracious hand that is upon our lives. I give You glory today for all You have done in our past, all that You are doing today, and all that You will do in our future. I love You and trust You in all things knowing that Your favor surrounds us like a shield in Jesus’ name. Amen.

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