Re: [Worship] To those Struggling with Serving the Lord

["mikechey" <mikechey@email.msn.com>]

WOW!!
what a blessing...
this is awesome!!
I for one got MUCH out of this
Do you know that my pastor says some of these very same things in our
fellowship..
especially the night that I was being attacked.. I went to church anyway
and the pastor had a great message but the end of the message we had an oil
anointing for power against the enemy.
One thing he said was James 4:7-8.
He also said to put away the guilt and all that comes with that.. etc..
He also spoke about David and David's calling and letting nothing stop him..
He couldn't know what I had gone through that night and still struggled with
but God knew and God spoke to me through Him like he is through you now.
Many may need these words but these really touch my heart..
and ti's all scripture..

Sorry folks that I am writing so much.. I seriously don't mean  too..
but this is a battle and I wil say I really needed all of you!
thanks so much to those who helped!!

PRAISE GOd he is so good and lives among his people..
"among the praises of his people" :)
Chey
----- Original Message -----
From: "Allen Frederick" <eaglewings@penn.com>
To: <worship@praise.net>
Sent: Friday, January 05, 2001 12:00 PM
Subject: [Worship] To those Struggling with Serving the Lord


>
> 2 Timothy 3:12 (NKJV)
> 12Yes, and all who desire to live godly in Christ Jesus will suffer
> persecution.
>
> When one desires to do the will of God for their life they will run into
> opposition of all kinds. The Spirit of anti- Christ which is at work in
the
> world will attempt to get such a person to quit or to doubt the will of
God
> for their life. Anyone who is doing the will of God will be a threat to
the
> enemy of our souls. The devil does not mind if you are doing church things
> or religious things just do not do the GOD THING.
>
> Mark 10:29 through Mark 10:30 (NIV)
> 29"I tell you the truth," Jesus replied, "no one who has left home or
> brothers or sisters or mother or father or children or fields for me and
the
> gospel 30will fail to receive a hundred times as much in this present age
> (homes, brothers, sisters, mothers, children and fields-and with them,
> persecutions) and in the age to come, eternal life.
>
> It is a foregone conclusion then that anyone who steps out into doing the
> will of God will prosper and will receive blessings but at the same time
> they will be persecuted for it. But the rewards for service are OUT OF
THIS
> WORLD. :-)
>
>
> Matthew 13:20 through Matthew 13:21 (NIV)
> 20 The one who received the seed that fell on rocky places is the man who
> hears the word and at once receives it with joy. 21 But since he has no
> root, he lasts only a short time. When trouble or persecution comes
because
> of the word, he quickly falls away.
>
> This verse talks to all those who receive a word from God and because of a
> low self-esteem or a low self-image or personal insecurities fail to
produce
> fruit from that word. This is not meant as a condemnation but to shed
light
> onto what is going on in the spiritual realm when one receives a WORD FROM
> GOD. Do not be surprised when tribulations come. It is a foregone
conclusion
> like we seen earlier that it will happen. So then the only thing we need
to
> understand is how to deal with it.
>
> James 4:7 through James 4:8 (NIV)
> 7Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from
> you. 8Come near to God and he will come near to you.
>
> One final point I would like to make is remember when David the sheperd
boy
> came to the battle scene with Goliath. Here we have a whole nation of
> fighting men standing in terror for 40 days before this GIANT of a man
> Goliath. David comes on the scene and challenges Goliath and what did his
> brother say to him? Lets take a look at it...
>
> 1 Samuel 17:28 through 1 Samuel 17:30 (KJV)
> 28And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake unto the men; and
Eliab's
> anger was kindled against David, and he said, Why camest thou down hither?
> and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the wilderness? I know thy
> pride, and the naughtiness of thine heart; for thou art come down that
thou
> mightest see the battle. 29And David said, What have I now done? Is there
> not a cause?  30And he turned from him toward another, ...
>
> Here David is accused of having impure motives. He was being judged on
what
> was his intentions. He was being judged as to what was in his heart as if
> his brother knew what David was thinking. It is amazing to me how people
who
> are unable to accomplish anything are so against someone who has faith to
> believe God can do mighty deeds. So David turned away from his brother and
> continued with his purpose to fight against the evil prescense of Goliath.
>
> In conclusioin then. If you KNOW that you have a Word from God concerning
> your ministry and your calling, then by all means prepare for the
> persecution that is going to come as a result of this calling. But by all
> means do not give up your calling just because someone else can not see
it.
> Remember they were not called to the job that God called you to so it is
> unlikely that they will understand it.
>
>
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