Time is short.. and judgement has come to the house of God ...
My son-in-law may have leukemia..
He is 28 as is my daughter.. they have one child.. a little girl 15 months old..
Ohhhh that he and my daughter would humble themselves and turn.. and seek the Lord..
that they would not be bitter.. but rather submit ..
I do not ask that this be turned away from them.. but rather that it will be used to open their eyes..
that they will count all things loss, except knowing Jesus and Him crucified..
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It was the enraptured Rutherford who said in the midst of very painful trials and heartaches:
Praise God for the hammer, the file and the furnace!
Let's think about that. The hammer is a useful and handy instrument. It is an essential and helpful tool, if nails are never to be driven into place. Each blow forces them to bite deeper as the hammer's head pounds and pounds.
But if the nail had feelings and intelligence, it would give us another side pf the story. To the nail, a brutal, relentless master- an enemy who loves to beat nto submission. That's the nail's view of the hammer. It is correct. Except for one thing. The nail tends to forget that both it and the hammer are held by the same workman. The workman decides whose "head" will be pounded out of sight... and which hammer will be used to do the job.
The decision is the sovereign right of the carpenter. Let the nail but remember that it and the hammer are held by the same workman... and its resentment will fade as it yeilds to the carpenter without complaint.
The same analogy holds true for the metal that endures the rasp of the file and the blast of the furnace. If the metal forgets that it and the tools are the object of the same craftsman's care, it will build up hatred and resentment. The metal must keep in mind that the craftsman knows what's he's doing... and is doing what is the best.
Heartaches and disappointments are like the hammer, the file and the furnace. They come in all shapes and sizes; an unfulfilled romance, a lingering illness and ultimately death, an unachieved goal in life, a broken home and marriage, a severed friendship, a wayward and rebellious child, a personal medical report that advises "immediate surgery", a failing grade at school, a depression that simply wont go away, a habit you can't seem to break. Sometimes heartaches come suddenly...other times they appear over the passing of many months, slowly as the erosion of the earth.
Do I write to a "nail" that has begun to resent the blows of the hammer? Are you at the brink of despair, thinking that you cannot bear another day of heartache? Is that what's gotten you down?
As difficult as it may be for you to believe this today, the Master knows what He's doing. Your Savior knows your breaking point. The bruising and crashing and melting process is designed to reshape you, not ruin you. Your value is increasing the longer He lingers over you.
A.W. Tozer agrees:
It is doubtful whether God can bless a man greatly until He has hurt him deeply.
Full Version: Turning - Repentance
i am praying for your family members.
thank you, chinnam .. it means soo very much to me!
if you happy, i too happy
I will pray for your son-in-law, without any condition that he must turn to the Lord, for when we offer our prayers in His Name, may then the eyes of your son-in-law be opened to the goodness of God.
Praying that God's Goodness will be perceived in clear sight.
Praying that God's Goodness will be perceived in clear sight.
QUOTE (HeIsFaithful @ Oct 11 2008, 06:50 AM) 
Time is short.. and judgement has come to the house of God ...
My son-in-law may have leukemia..
He is 28 as is my daughter.. they have one child.. a little girl 15 months old..
Ohhhh that he and my daughter would humble themselves and turn.. and seek the Lord..
that they would not be bitter.. but rather submit ..
I do not ask that this be turned away from them.. but rather that it will be used to open their eyes..
that they will count all things loss, except knowing Jesus and Him crucified..
--------------------------------------
It was the enraptured Rutherford who said in the midst of very painful trials and heartaches:
Praise God for the hammer, the file and the furnace!
Let's think about that. The hammer is a useful and handy instrument. It is an essential and helpful tool, if nails are never to be driven into place. Each blow forces them to bite deeper as the hammer's head pounds and pounds.
But if the nail had feelings and intelligence, it would give us another side pf the story. To the nail, a brutal, relentless master- an enemy who loves to beat nto submission. That's the nail's view of the hammer. It is correct. Except for one thing. The nail tends to forget that both it and the hammer are held by the same workman. The workman decides whose "head" will be pounded out of sight... and which hammer will be used to do the job.
The decision is the sovereign right of the carpenter. Let the nail but remember that it and the hammer are held by the same workman... and its resentment will fade as it yeilds to the carpenter without complaint.
The same analogy holds true for the metal that endures the rasp of the file and the blast of the furnace. If the metal forgets that it and the tools are the object of the same craftsman's care, it will build up hatred and resentment. The metal must keep in mind that the craftsman knows what's he's doing... and is doing what is the best.
Heartaches and disappointments are like the hammer, the file and the furnace. They come in all shapes and sizes; an unfulfilled romance, a lingering illness and ultimately death, an unachieved goal in life, a broken home and marriage, a severed friendship, a wayward and rebellious child, a personal medical report that advises "immediate surgery", a failing grade at school, a depression that simply wont go away, a habit you can't seem to break. Sometimes heartaches come suddenly...other times they appear over the passing of many months, slowly as the erosion of the earth.
Do I write to a "nail" that has begun to resent the blows of the hammer? Are you at the brink of despair, thinking that you cannot bear another day of heartache? Is that what's gotten you down?
As difficult as it may be for you to believe this today, the Master knows what He's doing. Your Savior knows your breaking point. The bruising and crashing and melting process is designed to reshape you, not ruin you. Your value is increasing the longer He lingers over you.
A.W. Tozer agrees:
It is doubtful whether God can bless a man greatly until He has hurt him deeply.
My son-in-law may have leukemia..
He is 28 as is my daughter.. they have one child.. a little girl 15 months old..
Ohhhh that he and my daughter would humble themselves and turn.. and seek the Lord..
that they would not be bitter.. but rather submit ..
I do not ask that this be turned away from them.. but rather that it will be used to open their eyes..
that they will count all things loss, except knowing Jesus and Him crucified..
--------------------------------------
It was the enraptured Rutherford who said in the midst of very painful trials and heartaches:
Praise God for the hammer, the file and the furnace!
Let's think about that. The hammer is a useful and handy instrument. It is an essential and helpful tool, if nails are never to be driven into place. Each blow forces them to bite deeper as the hammer's head pounds and pounds.
But if the nail had feelings and intelligence, it would give us another side pf the story. To the nail, a brutal, relentless master- an enemy who loves to beat nto submission. That's the nail's view of the hammer. It is correct. Except for one thing. The nail tends to forget that both it and the hammer are held by the same workman. The workman decides whose "head" will be pounded out of sight... and which hammer will be used to do the job.
The decision is the sovereign right of the carpenter. Let the nail but remember that it and the hammer are held by the same workman... and its resentment will fade as it yeilds to the carpenter without complaint.
The same analogy holds true for the metal that endures the rasp of the file and the blast of the furnace. If the metal forgets that it and the tools are the object of the same craftsman's care, it will build up hatred and resentment. The metal must keep in mind that the craftsman knows what's he's doing... and is doing what is the best.
Heartaches and disappointments are like the hammer, the file and the furnace. They come in all shapes and sizes; an unfulfilled romance, a lingering illness and ultimately death, an unachieved goal in life, a broken home and marriage, a severed friendship, a wayward and rebellious child, a personal medical report that advises "immediate surgery", a failing grade at school, a depression that simply wont go away, a habit you can't seem to break. Sometimes heartaches come suddenly...other times they appear over the passing of many months, slowly as the erosion of the earth.
Do I write to a "nail" that has begun to resent the blows of the hammer? Are you at the brink of despair, thinking that you cannot bear another day of heartache? Is that what's gotten you down?
As difficult as it may be for you to believe this today, the Master knows what He's doing. Your Savior knows your breaking point. The bruising and crashing and melting process is designed to reshape you, not ruin you. Your value is increasing the longer He lingers over you.
A.W. Tozer agrees:
It is doubtful whether God can bless a man greatly until He has hurt him deeply.
I am sorry you and your family are facing this difficulty. You are all in my prayers.
Praying for Gods presence to be felt in your childrens lives. We ask Abba for opened eyes and ears and most of all opened hearts! Praying and lifting you and your family up knowing that HE IS FAITHFUL!!
Praying for you and your family....
I pray that God uses this and all situations that touch their lives, that your prayers be answered and God redeem them and heal your son in law as well.
Father,
May we boldly come to your throne having given you our lives that you might
hear our prayers and answer. Give us wisdom to understand what you say and let
us meditate on your goodness always. Touch the lives of this family and let it be for
a testimony that you have been in their midst. May they see the healing in your wings.
We bless you Ha Shem, B'Shem Yeshua Ha Moshiach. Amen
May we boldly come to your throne having given you our lives that you might
hear our prayers and answer. Give us wisdom to understand what you say and let
us meditate on your goodness always. Touch the lives of this family and let it be for
a testimony that you have been in their midst. May they see the healing in your wings.
We bless you Ha Shem, B'Shem Yeshua Ha Moshiach. Amen
I am praying hard for your son in law... have you heard any news? I can imagine the
feelings going through the family. I pray the Lord touches him and he will be free from
leukemia when the doctor checks him again. Amen and Amen.... Rose
feelings going through the family. I pray the Lord touches him and he will be free from
leukemia when the doctor checks him again. Amen and Amen.... Rose
your prayers mean more to me than i am able to express with words..
test results will be given to my son-in-law today at his dr. appt. @ 2:00 p.m...
I sent him this message last week via email.. and do NOT know if he's taken
time to listen to it..
nonetheless.. when I was praying for him last week.. this phrase came to mind
the shepherd breaks the sheep's leg..
this is not something at the time, that I'd thought I'd ever heard in my life.. and of course, after prayer.. i got up and googled that..
and found that it's true.. a shepherd will break a sheep's leg, to keep it from wandering..
I mentioned to a friend about this phrase coming into my mind.. and she said that she had recently heard that the Holy Spirit
will bring ANYTHING we have EVER heard (regardless if it was years and years ago) to mind at an appropriate time..
I do have a book called - A Shepherd Looks at the 23rd Psalm.. and the google search resulted in that - so likely, it IS something I've read
but for sure, it has to have been AT LEAST 6-7 years ago that I read the book and I haven't had this thought in my mind for many a many years..
I know too, there is alot of disagreement about this - as to whether a loving shepherd would do such a harsh thing..
but believe me.. I know! the Lord uses MUCH difficulty to bring us back to Him..
this is my prayer for my son-in-law, and daughter.. Lord make it so!
and again, thank you all for your prayers on their behalf - may they go from your heart to the Lord's
test results will be given to my son-in-law today at his dr. appt. @ 2:00 p.m...
I sent him this message last week via email.. and do NOT know if he's taken
time to listen to it..
nonetheless.. when I was praying for him last week.. this phrase came to mind
the shepherd breaks the sheep's leg..
this is not something at the time, that I'd thought I'd ever heard in my life.. and of course, after prayer.. i got up and googled that..
and found that it's true.. a shepherd will break a sheep's leg, to keep it from wandering..
I mentioned to a friend about this phrase coming into my mind.. and she said that she had recently heard that the Holy Spirit
will bring ANYTHING we have EVER heard (regardless if it was years and years ago) to mind at an appropriate time..
I do have a book called - A Shepherd Looks at the 23rd Psalm.. and the google search resulted in that - so likely, it IS something I've read
but for sure, it has to have been AT LEAST 6-7 years ago that I read the book and I haven't had this thought in my mind for many a many years..
I know too, there is alot of disagreement about this - as to whether a loving shepherd would do such a harsh thing..
but believe me.. I know! the Lord uses MUCH difficulty to bring us back to Him..
this is my prayer for my son-in-law, and daughter.. Lord make it so!
and again, thank you all for your prayers on their behalf - may they go from your heart to the Lord's
Heisfaithful, I understand what you are saying about the loving Shelpherd breaking the lamb's leg, in order that it doesn't stray and fall into harms way. It is much like the Alabaster box that was broken, and the precious ointment was placed upon JESUS. The woman knew that JESUS would be leaving soon, yet, the disciples didn't understand it. They felt the ointment could have been sold to help the poor. JESUS understood her deed, and HE understood her heart in breaking the alabaster box. Sometimes we need to be broken in order to be useful. The LORD uses broken vessels...it is when we become broken for HIM, that we are made useful.
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I am praying for your son in law.
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I am praying for your son in law.
I find the use of sheepdogs better than breaking the sheeps legs, which amounts to animal cruelty, or do I interpret something wrong here?
May I remind you that Jesus left the flock to find a lost sheep?
That is why I love Jesus, He never gives up on anyone.
And that is the best news you can have, better than broken legs.
I guess I will never understand cruelty in any form it presents itself in, to me it is still cruelty.
May I remind you that Jesus left the flock to find a lost sheep?
That is why I love Jesus, He never gives up on anyone.
And that is the best news you can have, better than broken legs.
I guess I will never understand cruelty in any form it presents itself in, to me it is still cruelty.
I will pray too...Jesus loves you all.
QUOTE (HeIsFaithful @ Oct 11 2008, 07:50 AM)
Time is short.. and judgement has come to the house of God ...
My son-in-law may have leukemia..
He is 28 as is my daughter.. they have one child.. a little girl 15 months old..
Ohhhh that he and my daughter would humble themselves and turn.. and seek the Lord..
that they would not be bitter.. but rather submit ..
I do not ask that this be turned away from them.. but rather that it will be used to open their eyes..
that they will count all things loss, except knowing Jesus and Him crucified..
--------------------------------------
It was the enraptured Rutherford who said in the midst of very painful trials and heartaches:
Praise God for the hammer, the file and the furnace!
Let's think about that. The hammer is a useful and handy instrument. It is an essential and helpful tool, if nails are never to be driven into place. Each blow forces them to bite deeper as the hammer's head pounds and pounds.
But if the nail had feelings and intelligence, it would give us another side pf the story. To the nail, a brutal, relentless master- an enemy who loves to beat nto submission. That's the nail's view of the hammer. It is correct. Except for one thing. The nail tends to forget that both it and the hammer are held by the same workman. The workman decides whose "head" will be pounded out of sight... and which hammer will be used to do the job.
The decision is the sovereign right of the carpenter. Let the nail but remember that it and the hammer are held by the same workman... and its resentment will fade as it yeilds to the carpenter without complaint.
The same analogy holds true for the metal that endures the rasp of the file and the blast of the furnace. If the metal forgets that it and the tools are the object of the same craftsman's care, it will build up hatred and resentment. The metal must keep in mind that the craftsman knows what's he's doing... and is doing what is the best.
Heartaches and disappointments are like the hammer, the file and the furnace. They come in all shapes and sizes; an unfulfilled romance, a lingering illness and ultimately death, an unachieved goal in life, a broken home and marriage, a severed friendship, a wayward and rebellious child, a personal medical report that advises "immediate surgery", a failing grade at school, a depression that simply wont go away, a habit you can't seem to break. Sometimes heartaches come suddenly...other times they appear over the passing of many months, slowly as the erosion of the earth.
Do I write to a "nail" that has begun to resent the blows of the hammer? Are you at the brink of despair, thinking that you cannot bear another day of heartache? Is that what's gotten you down?
As difficult as it may be for you to believe this today, the Master knows what He's doing. Your Savior knows your breaking point. The bruising and crashing and melting process is designed to reshape you, not ruin you. Your value is increasing the longer He lingers over you.
A.W. Tozer agrees:
It is doubtful whether God can bless a man greatly until He has hurt him deeply.
My son-in-law may have leukemia..
He is 28 as is my daughter.. they have one child.. a little girl 15 months old..
Ohhhh that he and my daughter would humble themselves and turn.. and seek the Lord..
that they would not be bitter.. but rather submit ..
I do not ask that this be turned away from them.. but rather that it will be used to open their eyes..
that they will count all things loss, except knowing Jesus and Him crucified..
--------------------------------------
It was the enraptured Rutherford who said in the midst of very painful trials and heartaches:
Praise God for the hammer, the file and the furnace!
Let's think about that. The hammer is a useful and handy instrument. It is an essential and helpful tool, if nails are never to be driven into place. Each blow forces them to bite deeper as the hammer's head pounds and pounds.
But if the nail had feelings and intelligence, it would give us another side pf the story. To the nail, a brutal, relentless master- an enemy who loves to beat nto submission. That's the nail's view of the hammer. It is correct. Except for one thing. The nail tends to forget that both it and the hammer are held by the same workman. The workman decides whose "head" will be pounded out of sight... and which hammer will be used to do the job.
The decision is the sovereign right of the carpenter. Let the nail but remember that it and the hammer are held by the same workman... and its resentment will fade as it yeilds to the carpenter without complaint.
The same analogy holds true for the metal that endures the rasp of the file and the blast of the furnace. If the metal forgets that it and the tools are the object of the same craftsman's care, it will build up hatred and resentment. The metal must keep in mind that the craftsman knows what's he's doing... and is doing what is the best.
Heartaches and disappointments are like the hammer, the file and the furnace. They come in all shapes and sizes; an unfulfilled romance, a lingering illness and ultimately death, an unachieved goal in life, a broken home and marriage, a severed friendship, a wayward and rebellious child, a personal medical report that advises "immediate surgery", a failing grade at school, a depression that simply wont go away, a habit you can't seem to break. Sometimes heartaches come suddenly...other times they appear over the passing of many months, slowly as the erosion of the earth.
Do I write to a "nail" that has begun to resent the blows of the hammer? Are you at the brink of despair, thinking that you cannot bear another day of heartache? Is that what's gotten you down?
As difficult as it may be for you to believe this today, the Master knows what He's doing. Your Savior knows your breaking point. The bruising and crashing and melting process is designed to reshape you, not ruin you. Your value is increasing the longer He lingers over you.
A.W. Tozer agrees:
It is doubtful whether God can bless a man greatly until He has hurt him deeply.
The Lord can definitely use this, remember my testimony and how the Lord brought me back to Himself.
God bless them, and you and your husband too dear sister.
heard from the dr. .. it's NOT leukemia!
they will continue to monitor my son-in-law's blood.. and do more .. searching now
for something that may be viral.. but ! Leukemia has been ruled out!
Of course, i cannot see a man's heart.. but i will say that i have yet to notice signs of
repentance.. please continue to pray when you think of me.. for THIS is the most
important issue of all.
We thank the Lord for His tender mercies and lovingkindess to us regarding the no
leukemia.. and I thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your prayers!
they will continue to monitor my son-in-law's blood.. and do more .. searching now
for something that may be viral.. but ! Leukemia has been ruled out!
Of course, i cannot see a man's heart.. but i will say that i have yet to notice signs of
repentance.. please continue to pray when you think of me.. for THIS is the most
important issue of all.
We thank the Lord for His tender mercies and lovingkindess to us regarding the no
leukemia.. and I thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your prayers!
QUOTE (HeIsFaithful @ Nov 10 2008, 12:57 PM)
heard from the dr. .. it's NOT leukemia!
they will continue to monitor my son-in-law's blood.. and do more .. searching now
for something that may be viral.. but ! Leukemia has been ruled out!
Of course, i cannot see a man's heart.. but i will say that i have yet to notice signs of
repentance.. please continue to pray when you think of me.. for THIS is the most
important issue of all.
We thank the Lord for His tender mercies and lovingkindess to us regarding the no
leukemia.. and I thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your prayers!
they will continue to monitor my son-in-law's blood.. and do more .. searching now
for something that may be viral.. but ! Leukemia has been ruled out!
Of course, i cannot see a man's heart.. but i will say that i have yet to notice signs of
repentance.. please continue to pray when you think of me.. for THIS is the most
important issue of all.
We thank the Lord for His tender mercies and lovingkindess to us regarding the no
leukemia.. and I thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your prayers!
PRAISE the LORD, it isn't Leukemia!
Praying for your SIL, to see the HAND of GOD in this and turn to JESUS.
QUOTE (HeIsFaithful @ Nov 10 2008, 10:42 PM)
heard from the dr. .. it's NOT leukemia!
they will continue to monitor my son-in-law's blood.. and do more .. searching now
for something that may be viral.. but ! Leukemia has been ruled out!
Of course, i cannot see a man's heart.. but i will say that i have yet to notice signs of
repentance.. please continue to pray when you think of me.. for THIS is the most
important issue of all.
We thank the Lord for His tender mercies and lovingkindess to us regarding the no
leukemia.. and I thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your prayers!
they will continue to monitor my son-in-law's blood.. and do more .. searching now
for something that may be viral.. but ! Leukemia has been ruled out!
Of course, i cannot see a man's heart.. but i will say that i have yet to notice signs of
repentance.. please continue to pray when you think of me.. for THIS is the most
important issue of all.
We thank the Lord for His tender mercies and lovingkindess to us regarding the no
leukemia.. and I thank you from the bottom of our hearts for your prayers!
AMEN! All Praise to God! AMEN!
Now praying that your son-in-law will clearly see that God's Goodness is upon him!
Thank you, Freedom and Josepha for adding your praise to ours!
and your continued prayers for his soul.. I can attest to the fact
that it was INDEED the Goodness of God that lead, and continues
to lead me to repentance..
Glory to HIS Name!
and your continued prayers for his soul.. I can attest to the fact
that it was INDEED the Goodness of God that lead, and continues
to lead me to repentance..
Glory to HIS Name!
Praying and believing!
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