Praying for you both Sharon and Cindy. Add me to that list too. Would you?
Vicki
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From: "Sharon Hooley" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 5:38 PM
Subject: Re: [ECHURCH-USA] learning *long
> Cindy
>
> That's the joy that no one and nothing can take away. Please, everyone,
> pray with me that God will help me put Him first in my life too.
>
> Sharon
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Cindy H" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, July 08, 2005 4:04 PM
> Subject: learning *long
>
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> > I have been learning alot of things this past week. I have been seeking
> God on some things, and wow, when your desperate to see the truth, He
shows
> you. I have this saying...those who seek the truth, will be rewarded with
> it.
> >
> > One huge thing He has shown me this week is that I've made Him important
> in my life at times, but never The MOST important. I've never made Him my
> first love. Now, of course I've heard this a million times before, but
some
> how it hit home this week. I've searched for ppl to fill up this emptyness
> inside, and wonder why it never works out. Because I've put ppl infront of
> Him. I know to you it may sound simple and you may be thinking....DUH..but
> its like this huge revelation to me. It became Rhema this week.
> >
> > Yes, I still struggle with trusting Him is sooooo many ways...but after
> meeting with a very encouraging friend today, I realized how much God has
> been doing IN me since I really started getting desperate for Him. When I
> look at where I was just 6 months ago...God put this person in my life who
> has only looked to uplift me, encourage me, pray for me and be my friend.
He
> has never asked for anything else other than that I be the same for him
when
> he is the one needing it. Trust me, it is nearly impossible to find
someone
> who isn't looking for something in return. Well, come to find out today,
the
> whole time he was ministering to me, it was healing his hurts in areas he
> thought couldn't be healed and he didn't even realize it.
> >
> > After this meeting, I went into a voice chat that I have been visiting
all
> week, and it has been blessing me....and something just hit me...no matter
> what, wether I make my car payment or not, make my rent or not, have a job
> or not, wether I feel He let me down or not, God is still so worthy of my
> praise. I have seen Him do enough miracles to last me more than a
lifetime.
> I made a decision today, I'm gonna praise Him either way. I said Jesus,
even
> if You don't provide these immediate needs, I am gonna praise you anyway.
> After walking through the wilderness for so long, to finally be able to
just
> feel His presence when all I have to do is think of Him....its a precious
> precious gift and I don't want to let go of that because I missed that
> feeling soooo much. I appreciate it so much more.
> >
> > The thing that is so joyful about this...is...I came to this...without
> anything circumstantial happening. No miracle happened, no big check
> appeared in the mail..I just got desperate enough to hear the truth. The
> truth about me...and the things He is showing me...isn't very pretty...but
I
> want to clean out the gunk inside...so it stops messing up everything else
> in my life.
> >
> > thanks for listening to my rambling
> >
> > cindy
> >
> >
> > Your White Lily Candle consultant!
> > **Want to know what a day in Heaven is like? Then come to
> > www.heavenscented.com
> > -They may forget what you did but they will never forget how you made
them
> feel.--Carl Buechner
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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> > <DIV>I have been learning alot of things this past week. I have been
> seeking God on some things, and wow, when your desperate to see the truth,
> He shows you. I have this saying...those who seek the truth, will be
> rewarded with it. </DIV>
> > <DIV> </DIV>
> > <DIV>One huge thing He has shown me this week is that I've made Him
> important in my life at times, but never The MOST important. I've never
made
> Him my first love. Now, of course I've heard this a million times before,
> but some how it hit home this week. I've searched for ppl to fill up this
> emptyness inside, and wonder why it never works out. Because I've put ppl
> infront of Him. I know to you it may sound simple and you may be
> thinking....DUH..but its like this huge revelation to me. It became Rhema
> this week. </DIV>
> > <DIV> </DIV>
> > <DIV>Yes, I still struggle with trusting Him is sooooo many ways...but
> after meeting with a very encouraging friend today, I realized how much
God
> has been doing IN me since I really started getting desperate for Him.
When
> I look at where I was just 6 months ago...God put this person in my life
who
> has only looked to uplift me, encourage me, pray for me and be my friend.
He
> has never asked for anything else other than that I be the same for
him
> when he is the one needing it. Trust me, it is nearly impossible to
> find someone who isn't looking for something in return. Well,
come
> to find out today, the whole time he was ministering to me, it was healing
> his hurts in areas he thought couldn't be healed and he didn't even
realize
> it. </DIV>
> > <DIV> </DIV>
> > <DIV>After this meeting, I went into a voice chat that I have been
> visiting all week, and it has been blessing me....and something just hit
> me...no matter what, wether I make my car payment or not, make my rent or
> not, have a job or not, wether I feel He let me down or not, God is still
so
> worthy of my praise. I have seen Him do enough miracles to last me more
than
> a lifetime. I made a decision today, I'm gonna praise Him either way. I
said
> Jesus, even if You don't provide these immediate needs, I am gonna praise
> you anyway. After walking through the wilderness for so long, to finally
be
> able to just feel His presence when all I have to do is think of
Him....its
> a precious precious gift and I don't want to let go of that because I
missed
> that feeling soooo much. I appreciate it so much more. </DIV>
> > <DIV> </DIV>
> > <DIV>The thing that is so joyful about this...is...I came to
> this...without anything circumstantial happening. No miracle happened, no
> big check appeared in the mail..I just got desperate enough to hear the
> truth. The truth about me...and the things He is showing me...isn't very
> pretty...but I want to clean out the gunk inside...so it stops messing up
> everything else in my life. </DIV>
> > <DIV> </DIV>
> > <DIV>thanks for listening to my rambling</DIV>
> > <DIV> </DIV>
> > <DIV>cindy</DIV><BR><BR><DIV>
> > <DIV>
> > <DIV align=center>
> > <DIV>
> > <DIV>
> > <DIV>
> > <DIV><FONT face=system color=#57708f><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=5><FONT
> face="arial black"><FONT color=#7f007f> Your White Lily Candle
> consultant!</FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
> > <DIV><FONT face=system color=#57708f><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=5><FONT
> face="arial black"><FONT color=#7f007f>**</FONT>Want to know what a day in
> Heaven is like? Then come to</FONT> </FONT></FONT></FONT></DIV>
> > <DIV><FONT color=#57708f size=5><A
> href="http://www.heavenscented.com/">www.heavenscented.com</A>
</FONT></DIV>
> > <DIV><FONT face=system color=#57708f><FONT face="arial narrow"
> size=5>-They may forget what you did but they will never forget how you
made
> them feel.--Carl
> Buechner<BR></FONT></DIV></FONT></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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