Dear Cathe: This is the second time I listened to this study. Last week I listened without the video and it touched my heart about the all or nothing, so I watched today so I could see you and hear you. Sometimes I think when a pastor asks for those to come down to the platform to pray the sinner's prayer, that there needs to be also included, do you want to also go deeper in the Lord.
I've known the Lord for years, yet I can't seem to get deeper with my faith, and yet going through the loss on my son Scott, and studying God's Word more, I feel on my way. As I know that during that great loss, God's peace and presence was so there for me.
Thanks,
Janet
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Kay | April 12, 2010
Dear Cathe, I loved it when you used the term "between a rock and a hard place". When Jesus found me 30 years ago, my unbelieving, abusive husband made it his goal to rip my faith to treads. One Sunday when I returned from church, he did his deeds. I went into my kitchen behind a closed door and cried out that I felt my swords were more like toothpicks and said "I'm between a rock and a hard place" and Jesus said "I know, I am the Rock and you are between me and your hard place".
It's been nearly 20 years since I have been away from that abuse. But marriage gives us such an intimate "covering" one can't deny desire for. And I actually ask "anyone'' who reads this that they might pray for his salvation. But God gave me Isa. 54 many, many years ago, saying He would be the husbandman to those cast out and eventually through Isa. 60 and 61, being given a new name, "Sought Out".
My being alone has been an incredible testimony of God's mercy and compassion. No woman ever need feel alone who knows this mighty God. He has met me every single morning, faithfully for 30 years. He has not once given me the cold shoulder, or denied me his love and care for my hearts needs. There is absolute safety in making Jesus our first love, more than any other way to go. This indeed is a God we can rest in. And Jesus is indeed the Rock between us and every hard place. There is absolutely no way to describe the attentive care I have received given to women who look to him first. I never, ever go without whatever my need is. I was even saved after 3 months with the Holy Spirit, totally alone. God has literally saved my very life a few times. I have been alone the past 20 years also, (which I am not recommending to anyone). I am home-bound and disabled, but his care has always, always been sufficient. It never seizes to amaze me how wonderful and great is his love. David knew it, on the backside of the desert, and it made him a man after God's own heart. A mere boy killed a lion and an bear with a mere club. And the scriptures even tell us that if we seek him, this mighty God will even confide in us. And the scriptures teach that we actually can 'know' him. He bids us to that intimacy. I consider the many who feel alone today and so want them to find their "covering' in God and Christ, the love more perfect than even 1 Cor. 13's; a never failing love.
It has been such a refreshment to me to hear all of you women, during this study, who have so experienced Jesus Christ as your first love, your 'biggest "I AM". I know you have a wonderful husband, but it shows that all of our teachers here know Christ as their first and biggest and most-est love. And your message of surrender so moves me deeper. I am so very thankful for these lessons.
Meet you all in heaven,
kj
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Janet | January 20, 2010
Dear Cathe: This is the second time I listened to this study. Last week I listened without the video and it touched my heart about the all or nothing, so I watched today so I could see you and hear you. Sometimes I think when a pastor asks for those to come down to the platform to pray the sinner's prayer, that there needs to be also included, do you want to also go deeper in the Lord.
I've known the Lord for years, yet I can't seem to get deeper with my faith, and yet going through the loss on my son Scott, and studying God's Word more, I feel on my way. As I know that during that great loss, God's peace and presence was so there for me.
Thanks,
Janet
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Kay | April 12, 2010
Dear Cathe, I loved it when you used the term "between a rock and a hard place". When Jesus found me 30 years ago, my unbelieving, abusive husband made it his goal to rip my faith to treads. One Sunday when I returned from church, he did his deeds. I went into my kitchen behind a closed door and cried out that I felt my swords were more like toothpicks and said "I'm between a rock and a hard place" and Jesus said "I know, I am the Rock and you are between me and your hard place".
It's been nearly 20 years since I have been away from that abuse. But marriage gives us such an intimate "covering" one can't deny desire for. And I actually ask "anyone'' who reads this that they might pray for his salvation. But God gave me Isa. 54 many, many years ago, saying He would be the husbandman to those cast out and eventually through Isa. 60 and 61, being given a new name, "Sought Out".
My being alone has been an incredible testimony of God's mercy and compassion. No woman ever need feel alone who knows this mighty God. He has met me every single morning, faithfully for 30 years. He has not once given me the cold shoulder, or denied me his love and care for my hearts needs. There is absolute safety in making Jesus our first love, more than any other way to go. This indeed is a God we can rest in. And Jesus is indeed the Rock between us and every hard place. There is absolutely no way to describe the attentive care I have received given to women who look to him first. I never, ever go without whatever my need is. I was even saved after 3 months with the Holy Spirit, totally alone. God has literally saved my very life a few times. I have been alone the past 20 years also, (which I am not recommending to anyone). I am home-bound and disabled, but his care has always, always been sufficient. It never seizes to amaze me how wonderful and great is his love. David knew it, on the backside of the desert, and it made him a man after God's own heart. A mere boy killed a lion and an bear with a mere club. And the scriptures even tell us that if we seek him, this mighty God will even confide in us. And the scriptures teach that we actually can 'know' him. He bids us to that intimacy. I consider the many who feel alone today and so want them to find their "covering' in God and Christ, the love more perfect than even 1 Cor. 13's; a never failing love.
It has been such a refreshment to me to hear all of you women, during this study, who have so experienced Jesus Christ as your first love, your 'biggest "I AM". I know you have a wonderful husband, but it shows that all of our teachers here know Christ as their first and biggest and most-est love. And your message of surrender so moves me deeper. I am so very thankful for these lessons.
Meet you all in heaven,
kj
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