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Jesus called some a brood of vipers, a den of snakes, and said their father was the devil!
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Kahlil Gibran on LOVE
When love beckons to you, follow him,
Though his ways are hard and steep.
And when his wings enfold you yield to him,
Though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you.
And when he speaks to you believe in him,
Though his voice may shatter your dreams
as the north wind lays waste the garden.
For even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you.
Even as he is for your growth so is he for your pruning.
Even as he ascends to your height and caresses your
tenderest branches that quiver in the sun,
So shall he descend to your roots and
shake them in their clinging to the earth.
Like sheaves of corn he gathers you unto himself.
He threshes you to make you naked.
He sifts you to free you from your husks.
He grinds you to whiteness.
He kneads you until you are pliant;
And then he assigns you to his sacred fire, that you
may become sacred bread for God's sacred feast.
All these things shall love do unto you that you may
know the secrets of your heart, and in that knowledge
become a fragment of Life's heart.
But if in your fear you would seek only love's peace and love's pleasure,
Then it is better for you that you cover your
nakedness and pass out of love's threshing-floor,
Into the seasonless world where you shall laugh, but not all
of your laughter, and weep, but not all of your tears.
Love gives naught but itself and takes naught but from itself.
Love possesses not nor would it be possessed;
For love is sufficient unto love.
When you love you should not say, "God is in my heart,"
but rather, "I am in the heart of God."
And think not you can direct the course of love,
for love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course.
Love has no other desire but to fulfill itself.
But if you love and must needs have desires, let these be your desires:
To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night.
To know the pain of too much tenderness.
To be wounded by your own understanding of love;
And to bleed willingly and joyfully.
To wake at dawn with a winged heart
and give thanks for another day of loving;
To rest at the noon hour and meditate love's ecstasy;
To return home at eventide with gratitude;
And then to sleep with a prayer for the beloved
in your heart and a song of praise upon your lips.
When love beckons to you, follow him,
Though his ways are hard and steep.
And when his wings enfold you yield to him,
Though the sword hidden among his pinions may wound you.
And when he speaks to you believe in him,
Though his voice may shatter your dreams
as the north wind lays waste the garden.
For even as love crowns you so shall he crucify you.
Even as he is for your growth so is he for your pruning.
Even as he ascends to your height and caresses your
tenderest branches that quiver in the sun,
So shall he descend to your roots and
shake them in their clinging to the earth.
Like sheaves of corn he gathers you unto himself.
He threshes you to make you naked.
He sifts you to free you from your husks.
He grinds you to whiteness.
He kneads you until you are pliant;
And then he assigns you to his sacred fire, that you
may become sacred bread for God's sacred feast.
All these things shall love do unto you that you may
know the secrets of your heart, and in that knowledge
become a fragment of Life's heart.
But if in your fear you would seek only love's peace and love's pleasure,
Then it is better for you that you cover your
nakedness and pass out of love's threshing-floor,
Into the seasonless world where you shall laugh, but not all
of your laughter, and weep, but not all of your tears.
Love gives naught but itself and takes naught but from itself.
Love possesses not nor would it be possessed;
For love is sufficient unto love.
When you love you should not say, "God is in my heart,"
but rather, "I am in the heart of God."
And think not you can direct the course of love,
for love, if it finds you worthy, directs your course.
Love has no other desire but to fulfill itself.
But if you love and must needs have desires, let these be your desires:
To melt and be like a running brook that sings its melody to the night.
To know the pain of too much tenderness.
To be wounded by your own understanding of love;
And to bleed willingly and joyfully.
To wake at dawn with a winged heart
and give thanks for another day of loving;
To rest at the noon hour and meditate love's ecstasy;
To return home at eventide with gratitude;
And then to sleep with a prayer for the beloved
in your heart and a song of praise upon your lips.
“I'm selfish, impatient and a little insecure. I make mistakes, I am out of control and at times hard to handle. But if you can't handle me at my worst, then you sure as heck don't deserve me at my best.”
― Marilyn Monroe
“You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching,
Love like you'll never be hurt,
Sing like there's nobody listening,
And live like it's heaven on earth.”
― William W. Purkey
“A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.”
― Elbert Hubbard
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that.
Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”
― Martin Luther King Jr.
― Marilyn Monroe
“You've gotta dance like there's nobody watching,
Love like you'll never be hurt,
Sing like there's nobody listening,
And live like it's heaven on earth.”
― William W. Purkey
“A friend is someone who knows all about you and still loves you.”
― Elbert Hubbard
“Darkness cannot drive out darkness: only light can do that.
Hate cannot drive out hate: only love can do that.”
― Martin Luther King Jr.
[QUOTEJak795;2582521]Was in a dark place for the past few days. I was starting to doubt the existence of God, I prayed to him to forgive me of doubt and give me a sign to keep holding on. I think my prayer was answered. Because recently, this dark feeling I had was lifted and felt the lord's presence again.[/QUOTE]
Hello Jak, I believe that all Christians go through that. When we do, we need to get in Gods word and pray without ceasing. That will get you through this period of time, also, have other Christians praying for you, and lifting you up.
How have you been doing, long time no post?
Hello Jak, I believe that all Christians go through that. When we do, we need to get in Gods word and pray without ceasing. That will get you through this period of time, also, have other Christians praying for you, and lifting you up.
How have you been doing, long time no post?
J
Hello Jak, I believe that all Christians go through that. When we do, we need to get in Gods word and pray without ceasing. That will get you through this period of time, also, have other Christians praying for you, and lifting you up.
How have you been doing, long time no post?[/QUOTE]
Doing good and thank you.
How about you?
I can put up with dry heat, but add high humidity. Maybe. Add biting insects with that. I'm done. lol.[/QUOTE]
Well, you know down here on the coast, we have huge skeeters. They don't just bite you,
they eat you on the spot, if they take you back to the swamp, the big boys will beat them
up, and take you away from them.
Well, you know down here on the coast, we have huge skeeters. They don't just bite you,
they eat you on the spot, if they take you back to the swamp, the big boys will beat them
up, and take you away from them.
J
Well, you know down here on the coast, we have huge skeeters. They don't just bite you,
they eat you on the spot, if they take you back to the swamp, the big boys will beat them
up, and take you away from them.[/QUOTE]
I sometimes get them big ones in my house. Whenever I go to squish one with my foot, I wonder if they'll so big to the point I'm not heavy enough. lol
I sometimes get them big ones in my house. Whenever I go to squish one with my foot, I wonder if they'll so big to the point I'm not heavy enough. lol[/QUOTE]
Well, you could do like we started doing, just shoot them. But, you'll have a huge bloody mess to clean up.
They get more blood in one summer, than the Red Cross gets all year.
There's a saying down in these parts, if the gators don't get you, the skeeters will.
Well, you could do like we started doing, just shoot them. But, you'll have a huge bloody mess to clean up.
They get more blood in one summer, than the Red Cross gets all year.
There's a saying down in these parts, if the gators don't get you, the skeeters will.
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Ok so here's the deal: Melissa just emailed me and said Samantha isn't showing signs of having her kittens yet. They THINK she's pregnant but if the kittens aren't here by Friday they're gonna take her to the vet to find out for sure.. PLEASE PLEASE pray she IS pregnant!! I'll be so disappointed if she isn't.. This waiting is stressing me out.
C
I cannot stand people that have a problem with you, but go behind your back and tell somebody else that they have a problem with it. It takes a real friend to go and talk things out if you feel uncomfortable with me messaging you about God just say something to me. I promise I would rather you tell me then go tell somebody else behind my back that is so not Godly.