Delightful soul

Yes I agree with Drmstr, I'm a prime example, Got saved at 15, filled with the spirit with evidence of speaking in tongues at 19, then from 20-25 spewed out demons and made Linda Blair in the exorcist look like Goldilocks! Hmmmm I hear ya matey, so much debates about this one but alas I think you are on to somethin!

Thanks Kellsy!

Hi all, I am asking that you would pray for my nation particularly Queensland as most major towns have had the worst floods in 50 years! We are in one of the few towns that have not flooded yet, and I say Yet. There have been prophecies of the drought breaking and it DEFINATELY has. I know this is a forerunner as prophesied that God is going to rain His Holy spirit down here. But some people have died and many many farms have lost their livestock. Prices are said to skyrocket for food and well, there is more rain predicted for our area and well, it is disaster situations. One town has completely been covered, Rockhampton (north of me) has flooded nearly completely and has lost its power, water and everything. These truly are the last days when we see it flooding like this> I don't want it to flood here and we are just waiting. I have been spending more time in His word over this in particular and really just want His will. One of the prophesies was that we would have so much rain we would pray for it to STOP. Well the time has come. Nearly ALL year it has rained and we have NEVER seen soooooo much rain. The prophecy also said that Ayers rock would have streams and that desert flowers would bloom. I was looking at the maps with a friend yesterday and the northern territory is getting sooo much rain (and it rarely rains here) and so the prophecies are looking like they are coming to pass. I believe the floods will clean out our river beds and all will be well. But alot of people have lost all their belongings and even pets in some places. So sad..... There has been a word over Australia that revival will come after the rains and that there would be a crowd of God's people at parliament house shouting "ENOUGH!" so much sin has been going on in our country and well it is time that we spoke out. The earth is crying out even and we NEED GOD! Please pray for this nation, the GREAT SOUTH LAND OF THE HOLY SPIRIT! Blessings, DS

wow so much on here to help. I wanted to add that as a young kid i used to see shadows at the end of my bed and didn't know what to do, but to cover the sheets over my head and nearly suffocate from the lack of air.......i did this till i was 15 and became a christian...... funny thing is I didn't believe in ghosts or spirits till I had seen the Lord at 15 and my parents told me it was my imagination. I suffered from chronic nightmares till i was in my late teens and it wasn't till i was taught about spiritual warfare that I did not realise that i could fight back. Thing is I was taught about things that weren't real, like the tooth fairy, santa clause and the easter bunny and believed them and if my mum had told me I had power over shadows to cast them out in Jesus name, I would have done it and I would have grown up alot more confident as a result. We don't have to be tormented by demons. Thing is if we close our eyes long enough to the spirit realm, we have to unlearn and unblock the discernement and all the wrong teaching of our ungodly child hood. I have been prophesied over by a 6 year old, been told by a little boy whose mum and he and his sister shared a house with me that he like living with me cause he didn't see shadows in our house like his previous place - he was about 8....I have known of a little girl who used to read palms at the age of four, her parents became christian and they cast the demons out of the child aswell and she now prays and ministers to others in the name of Jesus. Kids are more open to faith than fear, it's just that they are innocent and haven't yet learnt to close their minds and spirits off to the spirit realm. Not that I am saying everyone does this who cannot see demons and angels. I have a prophetic anointing too, but thing is, all of us have the opportunity to discern good from evil and his sheep know His voice and the voice of a stranger we will not follow, that is for all of us i believe. Kids can be mightier warriors than adults and if taught gently, they can overcome and conquer anything in His name. I have a good friend who is fairly new to the Lord and I absolutely love her kids as I would my own if I had them, and one day we went to the beach. My friend was constantly worried about them, understandabley so, but when her eldest son was hit by a wave I picked him up and he looked at his mother and started to cry, she was worried about him. I took one look at the horror and fear on his face and starting to comfort him, then immediately started to tell him how much fun it was to be in the surf.....it was n't too long before he was jumping over waves and laughing and playing and in fact he braved those waves like a little warrior unafraid and full of joy.. ... Sure we needed to keep an eye on him, but it made me realise that kids are so teachable and easily influenced either way. Also I had a friend who when she was 4 saw demons at her bed and the only word she knew to say at the time was 'JESUS" and as she said it like a puff they all disappeared. I agree the name of Jesus, the word and the blood! And above all faith instead of fear.....it's saved me added years of pain and frustration and now I don't have to suffocate under the blankets anymore, my fear of the dark has gone and I know that greater is He who is in me than He who is in the world! Kids seeing demons is VERY normal along with angels and Jesus. I was once told I saw the boogie man.......well I guess he is if satan doesn't wipe his nose, but thank Jesus He's the truth and that's what sets us all, grown ups and kids FREE! Blessings......

I pray you have the courage to leave and cut all soul ties with this abusive person......In Jesus Name, amen. Peace.

it's hard to be umble when you are puuuuuuuurrrrrfect in every way LOL

Merry Christmas everyone!

Yes we have all sinned and fallen short of the Glory of God, but does that mean the murderer continue in their sin, does that mean the liar continue lying? I'm not saying that we should live by the law but rather live by love which completes the law. Tithing should be MORE THAN 10% offerings should be MORE THAN this if we live by love. Like I said in my first post, the new testament church, sold all they had, pooled their resources and gave to the needy............I am as much in need of correction and change for this COmmand to love one another as we all are. I am just stating that there are curses for sin, plain and simple. If we turn to Jesus and repent, and go sin no more, then we will LOVE more , give more, have more and be blessed. Anyhow, it also talks about not arguing, so before this turns into one...i shall say this; The body is HUUUGGGE we all our our differences of opinion and to argue is not going to get us much. I just did not want this to be another bagging session about pastors and televangelists cause being critical gets people into sticky arguments...... Peace all. and let us all give as we purpose in our hearts with cheer. Whatever that may be. For me it is something I have found in malachi, for others it may be found in other scriptures. WE are all accountable on the day of the Lord to account for what we believe. Peace.

I guess this is a hot topic. Why are certain scriptures ignored over the grace message? Seems like we tiptoe around it alot when the facts are straight; Malachi 3:8-12 below Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. Mal 3:9 Ye [are] cursed with a curse : for ye have robbed me, [even] this whole nation. Mal 3:10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse , that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing , that [there shall] not [be room] enough [to receive it]. I guess this is where I stand and I am a bit disheartened to think that so many of us, would rather talk about grace than our responsibilities of giving God what is due Him. Grace is there for us, but if we continue in sin ( and according to malachi if we do not tithe we are 'robbers' which is a sin) there no longer remains a sacrifice for sin. I'm sorry to offend and this has nothing to do with you MJ. I am just really wanting to see Holiness displayed here. Where is the truth? Sometimes the truth stings but the facts are Grace is there not to be abused. I once was tempted to spend my tithe and I said to God that I needed a jumper. I was out in the city it had suddenly turned cold and so i went in to the shop to buy a warm top with my tithe money. I kid you not the checkout lady charged me $3 for the top. I did not have to spend my tithe. I guess this is where I am at. I really believe in the umpteen dozen scriptures that talk about tithing and offering being a part of obedience. The law also states that we should not murder, or steal or lie etc, so does that mean with grace we should do these things too? Grace is there for mistakes and for mercy when we fail but when we have knowlege we are accountable to follow His word and not use grace as an excuse to sin. I happen to believe that His anointed is just that, people who walk in the authority and power of God. But I also feel that leaders are accountable to God and that there is a greater responsibility on them. So if we judge them, we are guilty of touching His anointed......1 Ch 16:22 and Ps 105:15 both say also not to harm the prophets. IF this was referring to all of us, then why did God specify the prophets too. If anointed is everyone, then wouldn't prophets be anointed too? This IS TALKING ABOUT LEADERS. I really pray that the grace message be preached with balance and not used to water down the convicting power of the word. You can tell I am strong about this. Simply because I know there are consequences for action and I love the word more than I do, words that simply sound nice. Thankyou for bringing this up MJ, cause it really has made me look into the word more and find out for myself what I believe and why I believe what I believe. Sorry If I have offended anyone, but I do not want to offend the Holiness of the scriptures or my Lord and I really feel the grace message being lifted up here is not the appropriate avenue when dealing with matters on whether there are curses or not according to the bible. Facts are if we sin and do not repent, curses are on us in my opinion. But that is my opinion and I feel it had to be expressed.

MJ, sounds like you should follow your heart on this one and perhaps ask God if He wants you to leave or stay. I personally believe that the opposite of a blessing IS a curse. So if Malachi says if we tithe God will open the heavens and pour out a blessing, then we will be blessed, not cursed. Also in Deuteronomy 28 it speaks about what leads to blessing and then cursing I believe. Malachi 3:8-12 below Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings. Mal 3:9 Ye [are] cursed with a curse : for ye have robbed me, [even] this whole nation. Mal 3:10 Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse , that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing , that [there shall] not [be room] enough [to receive it]. Mal 3:11 And I will rebuke the devourer for your sakes, and he shall not destroy the fruits of your ground; neither shall your vine cast her fruit before the time in the field, saith the LORD of hosts. Mal 3:12 And all nations shall call you blessed : for ye shall be a delightsome land , saith the LORD of hosts. [quote] If you read Virtuous comments, Jesus did not come to do away with the law and so tithing brings blessing and not tithing is like robbing God. This is the word. But ultimately you have to do what you feel lead to do. I just don't like to see pastors or leaders defamed where ever it is. And once i had looked at the scriptures, i had to agree that your pastor may be right, although I was not there and was not able to know exactly what went on. Like Dreamster has said, it is an interesting topic and really I feel this place is not a place to bad mouth anyone, televangelists or pastors or eachother so I pray for peace on here and that this place be a place of edification. Bless you MJ and I hope that you find peace in your place of worship and if not that God would lead you to a place where you will find agreement and blessing... DS

Good, thanks, yeah i have plateaued but weigh in in two days so time will tell........I'm having to eat a little less now to lose weight so this is challenging around christmas......

I pray that God bring peace into all your relationships and that what relationships are of Him remain and what are not would be severed. Blessings.

I want to put a spanner in the works here by saying, that perhaps if we are called to a church, we should be a blessing no matter what is preached. Touch not God's anointed i have heard in His word and also remember what happened to Miriam when she judged Moses...not that I am saying anything bad will happen, but thing is, if you are not happy with where you are, then pray and seek God about whether you should be there. If you find you are not meant to be, go in peace. But if God has you there and wants you to stay, then stay and be of good cheer. Jesus has overcome the world and really. I feel for your frustration, but I really believe that tithing is a principle that if we follow, God will open the heavens and pour out a blessing as written in Malachi. In fact if we give to God then what others say should not matter. MJ don't worry about what your leaders are doing or saying. Pray for them and lift them up. I understand how hard it is when you have been hurt. I have had issues with my leaders on and off and God is showing me more and more , that if I judge them, it really is none of my business and also even if they are in the wrong, our position should be to uplift them in prayer and go on acting as we know Jesus is calling us to, in forgiveness and love. Love believes the best, hopes all things, believes all things and never gives up. I would not give unless God tells me to. If your pastor is telling you to tithe , then don't just do what He says, look up the scriptures he is teaching you on and then find out for yourself. You are accountable for your own actions, the pastor is accountable for delivering the word correctly and if he is wrong, then walk away if this is what you feel in your heart of hearts....but don't stay and judge the pastor for sinning if he has, it is not our job. Trust me MJ, I have paid a hefty price for complaining about leaders and I am now in a place where I daren't touch His leaders, they have a heavier burden and accountability to God without them being accountable to us to.....we are all accountable to God. I would get in a quiet place and ask God what He thinks of the whole situation and ask Him where you are meant to be. He will not put you under a pastor whom is teaching error, unless ofcourse you think they are in error when maybe they are not and God wants to change your heart. It is either or, no inbetweens if you get my meaning. I really hope you understand what I am trying to say here. It's a hard pill but I pray you find this word in peace as it is sent. Blessings

the new testament church gave all they owned when you look at it, so a tenth is really a small amount to give........I see it as cheap taxes. I remember at a conference i got hit with this insatiable urge to throw all my money in the tithing bucket. Giving should be a joy.,and if it's not then don't do it.......we all have to answer to God personally. REally Jesus tithed his whole life, not ten percent and I am really grateful.......so how much should I give???????and should I be mad and suspicious of others who teach me to sacrifice what is God's anyways???

Hope it went well! I just read this today! oops

Sometimes, when illness of this nature strikes it seems we cannot DO anything right cause our minds take control of us instead of the other way round. Thing is we can control our thoughts by confessing and acting by faith that WE HAVE THE MIND OF CHRIST. Today's world encourages these illnesses by actually encouraging us to follow our thoughts and feelings. But thing is we can change our lives. It may be a long journey for you or seem to be at this stage, but I want to encourage you that the opposite of fear is faith. So if we want to not be afraid so much, we must read more of His word and faith comes by hearing his word. If you find reading the word difficult (as I have done) even watching programs or listening to praise music can help at the start. Tell yourself you CAN over come. Remember sometimes our battles seem so big when we try and handle them ourselves. I find If I get busy DOING my head begins to come into line with my actions. It is hard and I'm not saying I don't find this hard cause I do. But sometimes giving to others is the best way to beat mental illness. It is sooooooooo hard to give or do things with MI sometimes cause it literally stops us in our tracks, but it's like walking up hill, if you do it long enough, you end up with strong leg muscles. If you stand still and do nothing, the hill just seems over whelming. But truly, I have discovered in my own walk, to GIVE TO OTHERS and develop hobbies and do what I am passionate about is helpful. AND The big word which God is telling me of late is DISCIPLINE. See MI is an expression of a mind that just can't sit still, it has to 'go in all directions' so guess what God has been showing me. You train the body and the physical realm to be disciplined, your mind follows. I know you are wanting prayer, but I felt to say this, as prayer always helps, but so do wise words. I hope I have encouraged you not to give up hope or allow MI to beat you or stop you from having the life Christ meant you to have. Bless you heaps.....

God loves us all no matter how we behave hey.

It is good that the Lord has given you a heart for this man. I agree with you my friend and pray for His soul. Father in your name, we demand his soul to come into the kingdom! In Jesus name, amen.

Amen, you have a gift there and you will certainly use it through your life..........it was very encouraging and I think yet again the emphasis for you is on the LION! He wants to move strong in your life. The devil roams about 'LIKE" a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour..........but JESUS IS the LION! The enemy is a counterfeit for the authority and Lordship of Christ. Amen..

AHHHH ABRAHAM, God told me years ago 'go to a land I have called you to, a land you do not know"........I have always identified with Abrahams story. Now I am identifying with Sarah's too hehehe

not sure if this is prophetic insight, but trust Him and come against the spirit of strife. May peace enter your heart and know that He is the Lord who keepeth thee.....

I did my exam and got 50 out of 60 marks, the funeral plans are all panning out and we have worked out the orignal parlour will be the place to use, the painters finished yesterday and I had my first shower last night LOL.... Thanks all, I was worrying for nothing.......tis so silly hey........... oh and my driving manner has improved somewhat

Thanks, it is interesting though, how God is using me even in WW to show me the broken hearts of women who feel they have to be skinny in order to be beautiful. I have worked years on myself and so has God to get me to a place where I can look at myself and see the gift in myself that God has given me, His temple. God is showing me sooo much, that I can be an influence. I have started a group already online with 14 members so far and I think I want to help others with eating disorders by being an example of right thinking. God keeps speaking to me through songs of late everytime i turn on the radio a song comes on about being beautiful, even when I have turned on a secular station, there is a song on about beautiful women......there are sooo many women who want to lose weight to please society rather than for health reasons, I was one of them... But I am starting to see that my goals for being healthy have to be just that, not to appear sexy or in fashion or acceptable to those who deem beauty as a size ratio but to look after my body as the temple that is fearfully and wonderfully made by God of the Holy spirit...amen!

Just wanted to thank everyone for encouraging me. So far since this feeling fat all happened, I took some action and went to WW. So far have lost 4.9 kilos (nearly 10 pounds) and am starting to notice clothes are loose on me. Also too, I have been able to be an influence on others as there are many women who go to these things feeling fat, ugly and more fat. Like I used to..and thing is, no matter how much weight I lose, I still have days where I have to remember who I am in Christ and to realise that He loves me no matter what size I am. But truthfully am feeling alot healthier in my body and lighter haha. Blessings everyone for being there for me on this site, I love ya heaps!

you're inspiring! Thanks for your testimony. I have been waiting for the one for a similar amount of time, but yeah have not been as obedient and patient........God is helping me though!