Re: [Awake4HisReturn] Harold Camping
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From: shirley lafave <amba55ador4chr15t@yahoo.com>
To: Awake4HisReturn@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, May 27, 2011 7:37:28 AM
Subject: Re: [Awake4HisReturn] Harold Camping
HUMOR OF THE DAY:
You Might Be a Preacher If ...
- You hesitate to tell people what you do for a living.
- You've ever dreamed you were preaching only to awaken and discover you were.
- You find yourself counting people at a sporting event.
- A church picnic is no picnic.
- You jiggle all the commode handles at the church before you leave.
- You drive a Buick with more than 100,000 miles on it.
- People sleep while you're talking.
- You feel guilty when you go fishing.
- Instead of getting "ticked off" - you get "grieved in your spirit."
- You've ever been tempted to take an offering at a family reunion.
- You read sermons to your kids at night instead of bedtime stories.
- You'd rather talk to people with every head bowed and every eye closed.
- You've ever wanted to "lay hands" on a deacon's neck.
- You often feel like you're herding mules rather than shepherding sheep.
Shirley La Fave
From: shirley lafave <amba55ador4chr15t@yahoo.com>
To: Awake4HisReturn@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, May 27, 2011 7:35:26 AM
Subject: Re: [Awake4HisReturn] Harold Camping
Many events are experienced in three phases: anticipation, realization, and memory. Heightening one phase may often lead to an increase in the next. Since with God we never have to be disappointed in our expectation (Romans 10:11 NAS & NLT), the more we build our anticipation the more our experience becomes a great adventure. With success in a great adventure comes a grand memory of what happened. Consequently, we can use these remembrances to spur us on to even greater anticipation for what God has in store for us. Paul talked about how compelling his memory was of the Thessalonians.I Thessalonians 1:3:
Remembering without ceasing your work of faith, and labour of love, and patience [hupomonÄ-endurance] of hope in our Lord Jesus Christ, in the sight of God and (even) our Father.
HupomonÄ means steadfastness, constancy, or endurance. It is the characteristic of a man who is not swerved from his deliberate decisions by even the greatest trials and sufferings. It is a patient enduring... a sustaining perseverance. It does not easily succumb under suffering, and is opposed to cowardice or despondency. It deals with endurance of situations. Not only does our hope build this endurance in our lives, but enduring situations also builds our hope.
Another word for patience in the Greek is makrothumia, meaning forbearance, longsuffering, or slowness in avenging wrongs. It is one of the fruit of the spirit listed in Galatians 5. It is the self - restraint which does not retaliate a wrong. It is opposed to wrath and revenge. It deals with the endurance of people. Not only does our operation of the manifestations build this patience in our lives, but enduring people also builds our desire to operate manifestations.
Where does this hupomonÄ come from? How do we develop it in our lives? As with many other great qualities of life, this hupomonÄ kind of endurance comes from God's Word.
Romans 15:4-6:
For whatsoever things were written aforetime were written for our learning, that we through [dia] patience [hupomonÄ] and comfort [paraklÄsis] of the scriptures might have hope.
5 Now the God of patience [hupomonÄ] and consolation [paraklÄsis] grant you to be likeminded one toward another according to Christ Jesus:
6 That ye may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ.
God is a God of patience and comfort, Who has made it available for us to enjoy the same patient endurance and comfort through His Word. Our experience with the rightly divided Word of God encourages patient endurance and comfort to develop.
James 5:10,11:
Take, my brethren, the prophets, who have spoken in the name of the Lord, for an example of suffering affliction, and of patience [makrothumia].
11 Behold, we count them happy which endure [hupomenÅ, verb form]. Ye have heard of the patience [hupomonÄ] of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.
People want to remember the misery associated with Job. God encourages us to dwell on his end, the great deliverance and abundance he enjoyed.
Just as we have a plan and a design for many things that we do, be it planting a garden or guiding a family, God has a plan for our lives, too. Regardless of what may be going on in our lives nowâ⬦ no matter how things look or how you feel at this moment, be assured that God is busy at work on His plan for you. His plan reflects His purposes, His methods, and His timetable, and of course it can only be found in His Word. If He did it for His servants in the Old Testament, He'll certainly do it for His sons in our day and time.
Jeremiah 29:11: NIV
For I know the plans I have for you," declares the LORD, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.
God's Good Plan is: An Adventure. His plan will result in His best for you. This awareness can offer security and hope despite the ups and downs of life. Let your life be your personal adventure with God. A Process. We tend to like end results more than the process that gets us there. However, remember we can enjoy life in all three phases: anticipation, realization, and memory. Capitalize on what goes on. An Opportunity. Try to profit from every experience that comes your way, the difficult and painful times as well as those times when life is going smoothly. Seize the day! Milk the moment! Enjoy the "now." For a man who is prepared an opportunity is a springboard for success.
I've had many hallmark days. I will never forget the things that transpired on those occasions. The incidents and lessons have been indelibly etched in my mind and heart. For the most part, I didn't know when the day began that it would end up that way. All days add to our thankfulness to God and appreciation of lifeâ⬦ they all build toward the masterpiece we are building of our lives. However, some days get more "brush strokes" than others. Some days I'm working on the background and some days on the focal subject, but all days contribute to making my life the best it can be. Let's enjoy each one and expect another hallmark day sometime soon.
Shirley La Fave
From: shirley lafave <amba55ador4chr15t@yahoo.com>
To: Awake4HisReturn@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, May 27, 2011 7:32:07 AM
Subject: Re: [Awake4HisReturn] Harold Camping
Shirley La Fave
From: Shelley Cartwright <glittergrrl2012@yahoo.com>
To: Awake4HisReturn@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Fri, May 27, 2011 2:59:26 AM
Subject: Re: [Awake4HisReturn] Harold Camping
ShelleyFamilyofGod@yahoogroups.com (moderater)
Awake4HisReturn@yahoogroups.com (co_owner)
The_Glitter_Room@yahoogroups.com (owner)
My god is bigger then any storm, so bring it on.....
From: Stacy Hutchinson <paschkehutchinson@gmail.com>
To: Awake4HisReturn@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Thu, May 26, 2011 8:39:56 AM
Subject: Re: [Awake4HisReturn] Harold Camping
You all know that what ever happens on Oct. 21; He will take credit for predicting no matter what it is because this one is even more vague.
FamilyofGod@yahoogroups.com (moderater)
Awake4HisReturn@yahoogroups.com (co_owner)
The_Glitter_Room@yahoogroups.com (owner)
My god is bigger then any storm, so bring it on.....
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