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10 years ago @ #SheReadsTruth - our testimony to perse... · 0 replies · +1 points

VERY true!!!! I am not confrontational either so although it is still hard sometimes not to say anything back I seem to be able to handle it ok. It is my inner thoughts that I need to work on as well.

10 years ago @ #SheReadsTruth - our testimony to perse... · 1 reply · +6 points

This one really hits home for me. I dealth with an ugly divorce about 4 years ago. I left because of verbal and emotional abuse. Well, the verbal abuse continued throughout the divorce. He would write me ugly emails and send me ugly texts. I wanted to retaliate, because I did not derserve that. At the time I also became extremely close to God. I leaned on God like never before, trusted God and during that time I had a lot of "Ah-A" moments. Each time I received something ugly from my soon to be ex I would take a couple of hours to collect myself, pray, and just breathe before I responded. I never once responded ugly back to him.
It was hard to do....VERY HARD, but it paid off. Today we are friends, we respect each other and he has not been ugly to me in a long time. My ex has even told me that he is proud of the woman I have become and believes that my grandmother (she was very religious) would be proud of me. He can see how my love for God has grown and he saw it in my actions!! Needless to say that conversation my ex had with me was one that made me feel good. I believe he saw Christ through me.

10 years ago @ #SheReadsTruth - longing for God · 0 replies · +5 points

One more thing...

"Sins feed on what we think we need instead of God, and, in return, it makes us sick".
I was sick for a long time. I depended on other people, specifically men to make me happy and to fill that space that I longed to be filled. It doesn't work. It will never work. That space was made to be filled by our Father, the one who created us...the one who created our hearts and our desires. He knows what we need and what we desire for He made us!!

So thankful for re-discovering God's love after wandering away years ago and thankful for this community of women. Each and every one of you inspire me!!

10 years ago @ #SheReadsTruth - longing for God · 0 replies · +6 points

Craving "pure spiritual milk".... Craving God. Longing for God. Soul Cravings.
There was a time that I didn't crave God....I craved for everything else that was sinful. I craved....yearned for love...a deep love from somebody and I searched for that love from man. I searched over and over and over again and of course never found it. Then one day when I was lonely and scared I listened to Casting Crowns "Who Am I" and discovered God again. I discovered His unfailing love for me and started REALLY digging into His word everyday and worshipping Him everyday. The more I did it the more fullfilled I became and the more I wanted and NEEDED MORE!!! I needed more of that "spiritual milk". The hole that was in my soul that I longed to fill became filled. I know now that God IS all I need.

10 years ago @ #SheReadsTruth - longing for God · 0 replies · +1 points

Thanks for the link!!!

"overdoing" prayer and God's Word helps us to crave it. LOVE what you said here and so true!!! I know that some people probably thing that I "overdo" reading my Bible, studying devotionals, etc. but I love it and it does keep me craving HIM daily!

10 years ago @ #SheReadsTruth - who we call on · 0 replies · +3 points

Glad you are here!!!! You will love #shereadstruth and all the ladies on here!

10 years ago @ #SheReadsTruth - who we call on · 0 replies · +2 points

YES!!!! Thank you for bringing that scripture up... Luke 12:4,5

LOVE the Chris Tomlin song too!!!!

10 years ago @ #SheReadsTruth - who we call on · 0 replies · +6 points

God's love is SO AMAZING, isn't it?!

Fear... I have lived in fear alot in my life. Fear of how others think of me, fear of the future, fear of how others "may" act towards me, etc. I am reminded of 1 John 4:18 "....perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows that we have not fully experienced his perfect love". We have PERECT LOVE in God for He IS PERFECT LOVE. He gave His only Son to save us. All we have to do is open our hearts and let Him in.

To me Fear of the Lord means truly loving Him, opening your entire heart and soul to Him and really wanting to be obedient to Him....wanting to please Him with the way I live my life. It means really knowing God and loving His word. I have come to love the Lord through worshipping (worship music), giving Him praise even on my really rough days, and also through digging in the Bible and letting the word sink into my soul.

Such beautiful scripture!!!

10 years ago @ #SheReadsTruth - 1 Peter | Day 3 | Call... · 1 reply · +6 points

Being holy, though, has less to do with being without fault and more to do with the state of our heart once we’ve come to know Christ.

This really stuck out to me because I have also pondered the question as to "how the heck am I holy"? I do know that my heart yearns to do what is right and wants to be chrislike, but boy...that flesh wants to do the opposite sometimes! Thank goodness that God sees me as holy, even though I am far from perfect.

1 Peter 1:14 also spoke to me... "So you must live as God's obedient children. Don't slip back into your old ways of living to satisfy your own desires. You didn't know any better then." WOW!! I didn't know any better then, but I sure do know better now and I do get convicted when I am not acting holy and/or being disobedient to God.

10 years ago @ #SheReadsTruth - a living hope · 0 replies · +3 points

Praying for you! I have been there. I went through a divorce a few years ago and felt very alone and scared. I did not know what the future would hold for me and I did not know what to do. Then one night I was listening to Casting Crowns and found God again. God was with me all the time and I never felt so close to him as I did during my darkest time. In him I became strong as was able to go through a rough divorce and eventually was able to move out of my parents house and rebuild my life.

Pray/talk to Him daily, soak in His word, stay thankful, Trust in Him and He will give you what you need!

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