the church I go to...

[a.baker]

I just wanted to say that the church I go to is a wonderful church. I thank God for helping me find the right one. :yowza:

[CoreIssue]

Good for you! :D

[kay-gee]

Is the Lord in your midst there?

[a.baker]

You can feel and see God working in that church. Everyone (I know) lives out His Word with no interpretations and they have a very good class right now called Doable Evangelism. Its about proclaiming Jesus's love to the missing instead of defending God. It is all biblical based but not pushy. They are quick to listen and slow to speak. They don't go searching for anything they just wait for crossing paths and for God to do His work. They try to relate to the missing and give an open ear with humble love.

I wrote about the experience I had in the beginning there as a new comer to Christ. One of the deacons asked if he could use parts of it in fellowship for our Sunday school class and I agreed. I didn't know that he was going to use the whole thing and turn it into a pamphlet and hand it out to everyone! It had an impact and was somewhat of an eye opener. I wanted to start crying but held it back because it was sad my first few weeks of experience.

They also last week and this week prayed for me and my husband and prayed for him to have a new job next to someone that knows Jesus well and about His love (my husband is one who does not like the religious part of Christianity; he is starting to listen as I talk more of it as a relationship and he is starting to see I think).

I had a couple come up and ask if the church could help our family with financial needs. I said not yet we are o.k. and I started to cry. They asked why I was crying. I said (very embarrassed because some there talk of my zeal) that I have worries and I am trying to have much faith and not worry (stuff is crumbling and quickly). The couple or so people prayed for me again and said if we need anything just say the word and the church would help.

I tell you what when the pastor gives sermons they are so right with what God is teaching and all literal of the what the bible says. He tells us to read our bibles and pray every day so we know God and stay close to Him. Our pastor said today that he prays each time before he constructs his next sermon, for God to work through him. For it to be His wisdom and not his own. He says "I am nothing but God is everything."

In our class today we were talking about how we don't like some of our old pasts but God can use them to His advantage. It is a way to relate to others because some of us have been there and are now are on the other side. So I can tell someone "I have been there". God is so wonderful how He can use even the worst part of our lives past or present to His advantage! Absolutely amazing.

The way they all prayed for me today too was different but amazing! They saw things I am weak in and prayed for it without me asking. They are looking out for me (my family too) like family!

I can't believe the way I first went to that church and God told me to stick out my feelings and I did and now I am so greatful I listened to Him. It was weird because when I first went to that church the sign read something different than it does now (God works in mysterious ways). If I read the sign what it really said in the beginning I probably wouldn't of went because it is the same (denomination) church my mil goes to just in another city. I was not on good terms at that time (remember I had to move out of her house to find God fully).

So that is it, but yet the beginning.

[a.baker]

There is a couple from my church I go to that has offered me and my family a house to stay in that they want to rent out, for rent free as long as we keep the place up. Worse case of course. So very very nice! Now there is the promise that we don't have to go back to my in laws if we lose the place we are in now. That is so wonderful! I told her that we are o.k. at the moment and I just paid rent today for were we are now. It is all about timing with what happens. I just hope we don't have to break our lease though because we don't have the funds to pay rent next month . That would give Chris bad credit and than how would we get a house of our own in the future? But God is surely looking out for us !! Boy I have some praying of thank x to do today!!

[CoreIssue]

There is a couple from my church I go to that has offered me and my family a house to stay in that they want to rent out, for rent free as long as we keep the place up. Worse case of course. So very very nice! Now there is the promise that we don't have to go back to my in laws if we lose the place we are in now. That is so wonderful! I told her that we are o.k. at the moment and I just paid rent today for were we are now. It is all about timing with what happens. I just hope we don't have to break our lease though because we don't have the funds to pay rent next month . That would give Chris bad credit and than how would we get a house of our own in the future? But God is surely looking out for us !! Boy I have some praying of thank x to do today!!
Bad credit mark only if they file it with a credit rating company.

It is a fall back. I understand why you don't want to, but, at the same time an answer.

[kay-gee]

a.baker I have a small parable for you:

a very religious fellow was on top a huge rock during a flood. It was raining fiercely and the water was rising. The man of faith prayed to God for help. A big strong man waded past the rock and said," hop onto my shoulders. I can carry you". The stranded fellow said, "thanks but I have called on God and I trust that He is going to deliver me". "Okay" said the big strong man and he waded off through the water out of sight. The fellow on the rock prayed and prayed. The water had now reached the top of the rock. Behold! along comes a person in a canoe. "Jump in. I shall paddle us to safety." "thank-you for your kindness but I am waiting on God. He shall deliver me." The canoe paddled out of sight. Soon the water had covered the rock, and was approaching the fellows shoulders. He prayed his most fervent prayers ever. "OH God deliver me". At that minute the roar of a helicopter could be heard over his head. A voice says" grab the rope and hang on!" With one desparate cry of complete faith, the stranded fellow says, I cannot accept for I would be denying that My God can save me. After a few moments of trying to persuade him, the pilot relented and flew off into the dark clouds. Now the water was higher than the rock and the fellow. As he struggled for his last breath, he called to God and said" where are you God?, I trusted you. Why have you forsaken me and left me here to drown like this?
God answered and said... "I sent you a broad shouldered strong man...I sent you a boat... If that wasn't enough I sent a helicopter too. What else can I do?"

Something to think about...

all the best...

[a.baker]

Yup that man was foolish to not except what God offered.