Praying for you both Sharon and Cindy. Add me to that list too. Would you? Vicki ----- Original Message ----- 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 > > > > --0-1400370855-1120863870=:76143 > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --0-1400370855-1120863870=:76143 > > Content-Type: text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit > > > > <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> > > --0-1400370855-1120863870=:76143-- > > > > >