Delightful soul

I took my message off hoping you wouldn't get it as I was tired last night and very irratable. So I hope you weren't taken aback by my reply. Ultimately you have to do what you know in your spirit is the right thing. I shall be prayin!!!

Hey things have been going great actually. I ended up in singing in the worship team twice in a row and now am on their roster..... Only thing is is I have just started a course and have been sick for the past decade and I get tired and stressed so easily. Please pray for me guys as today I fell asleep from lunch time to evening as the past two days (and couple of weeks really) I ran myself ragged. I don't seem to be able to handle pressures of life as much, I think I need to ease myself into things..... but overall am really excited about all that has been happening. I have even given some encouraging words in church and feel that God is connecting me to others who really need encouragement. I am thinking of just inviting the people I have just met to the beach or coffee, doing simple things together to just hang out and do stuff friends do...... there are so many 'functions' and organised events with churches these days, I think people forget to just hang out and be friends......I'd like to have my own place again soon and have BBQs at my house one day, small dream I know and nothing majorly eventful, but building relationships is what its about I believe. Thanks guys for all your support!

I just wanted to praise God!!!!!!!!! I also wanted to share with y'all that God has done marvellous work in my life of late......... I've begun to sing again in church and have twice been on the worship team so far...... It's been a long journey to be able to have the courage to get out there and minister.........I also have been moving in the prophetic a bit and stepping out and giving people words........ A year ago I wouldn't have dared to approach people in public with a word but today I did it! Spoke to a person about a vision I had for them......they were so open and touched by the word and I am just amazed at what God is doing in my life. It's almost like I am trusting myself out there with confidence in Christ to do the things He has always wanted me to do. I am sooooooooo excited about what God is doing. Praise Him!

I used to get this alot.......perhaps it is pent up anger, it was with me. Alot of it it imaginations, I believe.....I had to stop watching movies that stimulated me to anger and the Holy spirit shows us what they are and aren't....music too. Also I went and saw a doctor about my moods and he helped me big time. Sometimes, a combo of the word with help with the physical can be helpful. I hope you find you can control these thoughts as they are not to good on the bodies health (nor the spiritual side)......a definate stressor to quality of life. It was for me. Also I found reading boundaries books, really helpful. Bless ya heaps

Have you thought of studying writing to help get your book published, or joining a writers group? I have found this helpful and it has taught me much about the steps to take.....and has empowered me alot in the area of writing approaches, styles, structure and even simple things like grammar and spelling. Editors do alot of the tidying around the edges, but I hope you consider the many options there are out there if you believe you are called to write......it will definatley stir up the gift and help polish it too. Blessings

Thankyou so much everyone! I feel actually to stick with the worship as I really believe that I need to stop doing nothing if that makes sense. I really valued both your opinions. I thankyou Hindsfeet for empathising and for Lola for encrouaging me to stick at it, despite my hesitancy about my motives. You are both right I believe and yet I really want to get out there and not waste my talents either. I really felt like God said today that if He is showing me these problems, then I should be a leader and go show the rest of His body that we should be getting out there and living the Word not just being 'fed' all the time. And maybe He wants me to go to church and welcome those whom noone else will welcome too. I guess I need patience too and to do things out of a desire to serve God and noone else. Maybe this is why God is dealing with my motives. Thanks so much , if I had not received your input, I would still be crying and sore inside, but you guys have made me feel not so alone in all of this. Blessings

Hi all, I just want to know what is going on with my life at this stage? For ten years I have been ill and I have been a christian for 20. I have had nearly all my dreams come to a big halt due to being ill and whilst I am trying to get my life and dreams in order and pursue them, I feel that there is something in me that just wants to be in real fellowship. I have been to sooo many churches and to tell the truth, it appears to me that people in these churches I have been to do not want to get to know me unless I get "involved" in ministry at some point. I have been going to a church since October and I must say they are the friendliest church I have come across. Most of them are ex drug addicts, people from broken situations and also have experienced what it has been like in many churches to be rejected so they are all very welcoming. But lately when I have gone, I feel like I do not fit cause noone really wants to talk to me after church. So I moved around and tried to see if there was anyone who would say Hi. All the older women have been very friendly, but they have women their own age to talk to and connect with. But I am a single woman in her 30s and not many people are there my age who aren't married and it's like I feel so invisible that it is really offputting. I mean, if you go to a nightclub, you meet people to talk to, they may not be christian, but they know how to fellowship and i guess I don't want to fellowship with the world but they really know how to 'fellowship'. I ended up waiting till the music leader finished ministering to ask him if he needed any singers. I feel a great desire to help in some way and I sing, so I thought i would volunteer my efforts. I felt God say to me last night, that the reason I am wanting to be in the singing team is simply this; I feel that I will obtain fellowship with the members of the church if I become involved in helping others...........sounds noble right, but really in black and white it is out of my hunger for connection and desire to meet people that I am doing this, and it just feels ..........wrong! Does anyone know what I am talking about????????? Am I just going a little loopy or somethin? I had a prophecy earlier on in the year that many leaders had pushed me aside and said "can't use her" and this is right. I have been labelled incompetent by pastors, some close and some not so close and really I am so discusted with how it appears to me that the four walls of the church are just that and not the full body of Christ and yet I do not want to judge. I mean I feel like saying to myself "marsha marsha". On one hand I feel rejected and feel invisible and the other I feel like maybe there is a blindspot I have? You know I meet alot of people, (my ex was one of them) that hate church so much cause they feel like noone accepts them where they are at or just simply that noone comes up to talk to them or wants to get to know them. What should I do? I have lots of friends who know the Lord and feel the same way. We half heartedly go to church and meet up and hang together and "fellowship", not in a churchy way, but in a real honest and one on one way. I mean today I went and put flyers that I have designed like modern tracts encouraging people to give their hearts to the Lord with a friend of mine who hasn't been to church in months, I think she went last night, but she left with her hubby half way through cause she felt uncomfortable.... To me it seems like I am a Christian living life on the wayside, and I am struggling with trying to fit in. I don't feel like Jesus is mad with me, in fact I feel peace. Most people in church where I live are full of christians and it is like they are entertaining and feeding fat sheep and on the outside where the world is, not many christians want to go. Maybe I am wrong. I don't mind being challenged. I just want to know I'm not totally crazy about all I am feeling at the moment and to get some answers. Should I give the worship thing a go? Do I need and attitude change, do I have any blindspots........??? Please someone help. I feel I would be better off sometimes, if I went busking singing about the Lord at the markets out there where the world can make a decision about Him instead of preaching to the converted. I just don't feel I am connecting and this saddens me and also I'm a tad confused about what the heck the Lord is doing with my life? Any help would be welcome in His name.

Good for you! Get into that word and p and w. Blessings.

Have you tried commanding the thoughts to leave in Jesus name? Whatever is noble and of good rapport think on these things and command all other thoughts to be under the blood and that they should cease. Trust me, they will. Try also playing the scriptures if you can on cd or on dvd whilst you are sleeping. Attacks on the mind are just that, attacks. And you have won the battle in Christ Jesus. Remind the devil of His end and get into the word. Keep your armour on and remember the helmet of salvation which you wear around your MIND. Speak out with the word of God when you feel attacked. I know what it is like, trust me. Remember such scriptures as "For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace", "I have the mind of Christ and the wisdom of God formed within me", "No weapon formed against me shall prosper" Stay in the Word, even if it hurts. Speak it out loud. Bless you dear one.

you're welcome

My friend actually has bowen therapy on her body which helps with the TMJ, let me know how things go.

Father I pray for this situation that God's will be done and that Angelique and her husband are resting in you in this situation. Thankyou Jesus that their finances are met through you, according to Malachi 3, I pray your will be done.

I have a friend with this condition and I sympathise. Father heal this person in Jesus name!

Blessings to hear of your new job!

awww man, this does sound like attack. Thing is, if you are taking the lead, then maybe your hubby should go too!! If this was the case, he would have offered, so really comfort yourself in knowing that the devil seems to be whispering into your loved ones ears, if he can't get to you through strangers, he will surely do it through loved ones! Enjoy your course matey! There will be much blessing by the sounds of things!

I know this is late, but have been all caught up in the floods down here. I heard about this when it happened and I just want people to know from this area, that my prayers and thoughts have been with the families of those killed and hurt by such senseless shootings and also in prayer for the man who did this. I pray that this man come to know that Jesus loves Him and also that the families would sense God's comfort as they mourn. hmmmm, amen.

I understand the contrasting implications of hades and gehenna, and to me it is all bad whichever way you look at it. It is actually where the Catholics got the place of purgatory I think (someone correct me if I am wrong).... Thing is, Jesus went to the place, in my opinion that none of us would like to go and I am glad he took my place. If I had died without Jesus, I would have gone to hell, gehenna or hades, I would have ended up there because of my sin. But Jesus had to go there I believe otherwise what watered down kind of punishment did he get for the sin of the world and also He was the only one pure enough to get out of the hell hole, gehenna hole, hades hole, which ever. I'm sorry but the gospel seems so simple you need a theologian to help you misunderstand it! Blessings all. This is my last post here cause I can feel hot sauce running up my legs! LOL

To traveller: Yes we are safe under His wings, thank God. But this was a place called Toowoomba which is several hours south. So sad though, they had no warning and not enough time to escape some of them. Thankyou also to Dove for your prayers they mean soooo much. Thank you so much for your concern. It means so much as not many have responded and most people think Queensland is a small state when in fact it is 6 times the size of the UK and twice the size of texas (1.72 million square kilometres) . And most of Queensland is flooded. There is other areas of New south wales aswell and the rain is predicted to hit all the way to Tasmania. But I am fully convinced the drought is over and this is a good thing. Just that the infranstructure does not support so much water in its dams and last i heard that one of the dams in Brisbane was pumping through twice the amount of the Sydney harbour in water every day. A little crazy out here at the moment, so yeah, we need all the prayers from all over the world. Most people don't know it but Australia has such a small population in relations to its size in land mass (17 million or so) and we have supported the world in ways that are incredible really. It has been predicted that tsunamis would hit this nation by a prophet in Africa Dr Owuor (you can youtube his name and tsunami australia) and he talks about how the water would hit australia and it would not stop. Now this was a tsunami he was talking about and many of us have been praying for God's mercy to hit this nation and I feel the summer rains and flooding are a sign of his flooding the nation with his spirit and that revival will hit. I have already been sensing his spirit majorly in prayer times much like a down poar of rain and have been visibley shaking as I pray under the power of His spirit. Anyhow please, anyone who reads this, please pray and pray for the great awakening if His spirit to hit australia and flood this nation. And thankyou traveller for your comments, it is so nice to know some people on here have remembered this nation down under. We have been so blessed for many many years, now it is time for us to be Holy for He is Holy. Amen. Blessings....

I happen to agree with this pastor who possibley believes in the Apostles creed which states "he descended into hell" referring to Jesus. Looking at Eph 4:9-10 'he also descended first into the lower parts of the earth"..."he that descended is the same also that ascended up far above all heavens, that he might fill all things".. Revelations 1:18 says Jesus has the "keys to hell and death" Hebrews 2:9 says in part that he "should taste death for every man" Other scriptures to look at are 1peter 3:18-20, Rom 10:7 And Acts 2:24-28 with particular emphasis on verse 27 which says " for you will not leave my soul in hades" which was prophetic as I and many see from King David. I also look at Jonah's plight being stuck in the belly of the whale for 3 days and 3 nights (Jonah 1:17) and Jonah 2:2 "out of the belly of hell cried I"..... Jonah has often been used as a type of Christs death.... I guess it depends on whether you believe one theory or another. When I looked up the topic on Strong's concordance site, it showed how it is a belief that many debate over. I see the beauty of Jesus going to hell being that He conquered it and was able to get out of it, being an example for us and that he now holds the "keys of hell and death" cause He conquered it through His death and resurrection. I see it as though, He became the sinner and that He took the place of Barabas and took His sentence, both in the physical and the spiritual, but that death could not hold Jesus down cause the only thing that could not keep a person in Hell was being the spotless lamb, pure and holy, which is why it says that he tasted death. (you can look this scripture up, but i read it in my discoveries). I want to thankyou for your searchings MJ as they have really helped me to search the scriptures to find out why I believe what I believe. Some people believe every part of the Apostles creed and some believe other things. Needless to say the most important thing is that we believe in Jesus and Him crucifed. I wouldn't worry to much about this pastor's believe, I would pray for him and support him on his journey as a servant of the Lord, as a minister of the Gospel and trust him into God's care. This is what I believe and just wanted to say a big THANKYOU for the disputable subjects that are posted here of late, some would use them to bring about dissention, but I know that all of us are God willing, trying to find out what the Word says and come to some peace about our own personal interpretations of the word. Blessings MJ and blessings to everyone here.

Happy birthday cholette you are so special. May Jesus give u all your dreams in Him for this year and many happy returns!

U know that game if i were an animal what animal would i be? Well if jezebel asked me i would have to say a "scorpion"...selah.

Our town is being flooded in some areas now two bridges closed but only a few evacuations. Pls pray for His will as the droughts have definately ended and I believe He is raining His Holy spirit across the land.much healing coming despite what media is saying.

I understand much of what you are going through, in that I was attack by similar situation. Was ministering in an area that had lots of witchraft (though in my job they didn't call themselves this) and I ended up in hospital and had struggled ten years, it has still left it's mark and I feel for you in that I know God has a plan for you brother and do NOT give up. Sometimes when we are in a situation we do not like and have been used to the heights of ministry, the Lord says to us "keep swimming and do not give up hope"....I see you are in a great time of testing and the Lord is saying to you "to minister where you are and allow what the devil meant for evil to be turned into good by the Lord". I would say to be attacked as you have is one of the hardest things as mental illness has its stigma and people are often written off as unable to be helped. But thing is OUR GOD IS GREATER THAN ANYTHING OR ANYONE! Keep reminding yourself of this dear friend and keep reminding yourself of the scriptures. One I used alot was the one which says "I have the mind of Christ and the wisdom of God formed within me"..... BLess you dear one and I pray that God lift you up out of the mirey clay and set your feet upon the ROCK _ JESUS! AMen.

Yeah but the communities are really pulling together and there is an appeal for all areas to help the flooded communities....I'm really praising God for the fact that it seems like we are all pulling together as a nation....however, there is still more predicted rain. We have not been flooded where I live but 1 hour north of here they flooded and also west and south areas have a bit........there are lots of pot holes on the roads so not many of us are travelling lol...... Many people have lost their homes and some who have not insured their homes are devastated.....the government is helping out praise Him, but still it's hard to replace memories and things like keep sakes and photos..... We are all being hopeful, but at the same time, know that this is serious. Thanks for every one's prayers.......