I was sick and dying...Jesus appeared to me ...took me out of my body...healed me...and I fell in love with Him...I had deep romantic pleadings to Him...to come and kiss me...I begged in prayer for months...and one night he came into my room in a bright golden cloud...and as i was worshipping him...I felt his lips kiss mine...more real than a boy kissing me...I have felt him do this many times since,,,should I share this openly with others? He gave me these verses to describe our spiritual relationship.Ezek 16:6-14\n\n6 "'And then I came by. I saw you all miserable and bloody. Yes, I said to you, lying there helpless and filthy, "Live! \n\n7 Grow up like a plant in the field!" And you did. You grew up. You grew tall and matured as a woman, full-breasted, with flowing hair. But you were naked and vulnerable, fragile and exposed. \n\n8 "'I came by again and saw you, saw that you were ready for love and a lover. I took care of you, dressed you and protected you. I promised you my love and entered the covenant of marriage with you. I, GOD, the Master, gave my word. You became mine. \n\n9 I gave you a good bath, washing off all that old blood, and anointed you with aromatic oils. \n\n10 I dressed you in a colorful gown and put leather sandals on your feet. I gave you linen blouses and a fashionable wardrobe of expensive clothing. \n\n11 I adorned you with jewelry: I placed bracelets on your wrists, fitted you out with a necklace, \n\n12 emerald rings, sapphire earrings, and a diamond tiara. \n\n13 You were provided with everything precious and beautiful: with exquisite clothes and elegant food, garnished with honey and oil. You were absolutely stunning. You were a queen! \n\n14 You became world-famous, a legendary beauty brought to perfection by my adornments. Decree of GOD, the Master. \n(from THE MESSAGE: The Bible in Contemporary Language © 2002 by Eugene H. Peterson. All rights reserved.)
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There is no wrong way to love Jesus. Don't let others tell you what to believe. Go with what feels right and true to yourself, don't let anyone take that way from you. Anything to bring you closer to Jesus and God is all that matters to you.\n\nAnything you do not understand, you can ask Jesus yourself rather than let other people who are doubtful of your experiences to dictate what is wrong.
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Several years ago I had an unusual experience concerning an uncle, a distant relative who lived over a thousand miles away. \n\nWhile driving my car I suddenly felt the unmistakable presence of this relative that I hardly even knew. He was more like someone I had heard about than someone I knew. It was very strange; it felt as though I was momentarily lifted right out of my physical body. I seemed to be suspended somehow beyond space and time, bathed in a love so intense It felt like I could have just disappear into it at any moment if It would have let me. It only lasted for a few seconds, but it seemed to last forever at the same time. I realize how crazy this must sound. The experience was so strong that at first I was afraid I was loosing my grip on reality. I finally managed to chalk it up to an over active imagination.\n\nThree days later I got a call from my aunt telling me that this uncle we are talking about had gone into a coma and died the day I had the experience. It felt like ice water had been poured down my back when she told me this. I had lost any real ideas of God or faith and had become somewhat of an atheist. Needless to say this experience caused me to rethink some of the conclusions I had come to. \n\nI feel blessed to now understand that even in our darkest confusion something loves us so much that it went out of its way to assist me and bring me back to a state of absolute certainty about Gods love for us.\nDuring the experience it seemed like there was a vast amount of information that I was somehow allowed access to. One thing that I came away from this experience understanding beyond any shadow of a doubt was that any Idea that God is unhappy with us or would judge or allow us to be punished for any reason is simply impossible. \n\nI can’t explain the love I felt with words. They simply don’t make words big enough or complete enough to do this. The only way I can begin to convey this love to you is to say that there was simply nothing else there. Nothing but love. No hint of judgment, no displeasure of any sort. It is as though God sees us as being as perfect as we were the day we were created. It is only in our confused idea of ourselves that we seem to have changed.\n\n I hope this is of some help to you. Good luck. Love and blessings. \n\nYour brother don
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Arise my Love\nNot a word was heard at the tomb that day.\nJust shuffling of soldiers feet as they guarded the grave.\nOne day, two days, three days had past.\nCould it be that Jesus breathed his last?\n\nCould it be that his Father had forsaken him?\nTurned his back on his son, dispising our sin.\nOh hell seemed to whisper, "Just forget it, He's dead."\nThen the Father looked down to his son and he said..\n\nArise, My love.\nArise, My love.\nThe grave no longer has a hold on you\nNo more death sting\nNo more suffering\nArise...Arise...my love.\n\nThe Earth trembled and the tomb began to shake, and like lightening from Heaven\nThe stone was rolled away. \nAnd this dead man the guards they all stood there in fright\nAs the power of love displayed its might\nAnd suddenly a melody filled the air\nRiding wings of wind, it was everywhere\nThe words of creation had been longing to hear.\nThe sweet sound of victory, so loud and clear.\n\nArise, my love. \nArise, my love.\nThe grave no longer has a hold on you.\nNo more death sting no more suffering\nArise...arise....\n\nSin, where are your shackles?\nDeath, where is your sting?\nHell; has been defeated. The grave will not hold, the king.\n\nArise, my love.\nArise, my love.\nArise....Arise....Arise
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Hello The Cookie Monster.. :)\n\nYes, Jesus is Awesome..for I serve and Awesome God.. :)\n\nI thank Jesus that He said: Love one another as I have Loved you..to Love our neighbor as our self..\n\nBlessed are the peacemakers..\nBlessed are the merciful..\n\n\n\nBecause His Love Has set me Free..\n\nJesus means the world to me..\nBecause His Love has set me Free..\nNot to fear the way I used to do..\nBut to walk with Him and be renewed..\nHis Love, I can never repay..\nFor the terrible pain He suffered that day..\nNot for Himself did He die..\nBut for Everyone He was crucified..\nSo please don't turn your backs to the Savior's cry..\nIt wasn't just for me..\nBut for YOU, He died..\n\n\nIn Jesus Most Precious Name..\nWith Love..In Christ.. :)
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Ok... \nDear Matthew,\nYou are my hero. Even though I'm left for months and years at a time I couldn't be happier or more proud to be your wife. I love you so much. \nXOXO, \nNicole
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my friend my love and my prayers and my spirit is with you at this time.  and I did not know what you are going through right now.  and I am so sorry that your family members have died and \nhopefully they are with god and they are in god' hands and god want it your family members to be with him for a reason and god\ntook them and so and when it is your time to go with god and god\nwill took you to be with him and your family members and when god want you and not in your time but in god's time and it will be the right time for you to be god and your family in heaven. and yes\nI know that you are in pain and I wish that I can help you with whatever you going through right now. yes my dad died in february 14, 2006 and my dad died on cancer. and yes I think that\nI know what you are going through right now. and yes my son david died in my stomach 13 years ago.  and yes I can relate to you my friend. and the why I look at this is that god took my son to\nbe with him and because it was god child before it was my child\nand god loan that child to me for a short time and god wanted my\nson to be with him and he is absent from the body is to be present with the lord.  maybe the lord want me to talk to you today\nand so i can try to help you today. my friend please listen to me and please go the pain go and so can you can be from your pain.\nmy friend if you go to church please to your pastor and your \npastor wife and they can help with your situation and all of you\ntalk to you and pray with each other.  my friend my heart out to you right now and I have so much compassion for you. and my love and my prayers and my spirit is with you.  and I don't want you or your mom to give each other a hard time and help each other and talk to each other ok and pray with each other ok. and the bible psalm 118:24 this is the day the lord has made we will\nrejoice and be glad in it. and god love you so much and he will never leave or forsake you and it with you at all times and when you can pray to god and will hear your prayers and and god will answers your prayers and my your prayers come to pass in god's timing and it will be the right time for you my friend and I hope that I help you today my friend and jesus and I love you and \nmy prayers are my love is with you and have a happy thanksgiving with your family or friends or whoever or with the lord and that is best with thanksgiving to spend with the lord. and \nthe lord will help you today. trust in the lord and keep your eyes on\nthe lord my friend. and have a good day today my friend leighanne\nleighanne62@yahoo.com\nplease email me if you want to ok.\nand please let me know how you are doing with yourself ok.\nso long for now.
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While I was in prison about two years ago. I started studying scripture. No one forced me to read the bible it was a decision I made on my own. Well anyway I really enjoyed reading scriptures and I began to see the truth. I began to see all the lies we were feed throughout our lives. Once I started getting more into the WORD of GOD... I felt that I was becoming closer to him. About two months before I was getting out of prison. My day was usual I would take naps during the day to kill time but anyways I had just finished reading some scriptures and praying. I fell asleep, and next thing I knew I was in a state of mind were I was awake but not able to really move.. Basically I started having a vision. I am in a child hood home and looking outside a huge window pane..As I look outside this window I see a huge mountain with hundereds of trees...and above it a huge funnel cloud or massive storm over it. Okay so I am like.. what heck...and as I am staring into the window...I have my girlfirend at the time next to me. Whom I later married. and I hear this sound like a whilsting sound... I guess you good say it was like a horn...blowing.... And as I look up, there is streak of fire coming from the sky....one by one it started raining fire.. The sound became louder and louder...at this point I am so scared that I take my wife and we start runing to differnt rooms in the house looking for something to cover us from the fire... Huge fire balls come hurling down destorying everything and leaving holes where buildings stood.. But no matter how many fell I still was not hit by any of them.. I remeber the overwhelming feeling of wanting to hide my self.... so finally we made it to a closet..and covered our sleves with eachothers arms.. I heald her tight and covered her so she would not be hurt. Then slowly one by one the fire stopped and I remeber distinctly that last one sound...that trumpet...blow.... Next thing I see is huge amounts of hail falling from the sky and snow.. so much snow that I have ever seen.. there was so much it that it covered me and my wife to our neck..s I remeber vivdly wiping the snow away from her face.. and then.. I woke up.. with this overwhelming feeling that someone had poured water all over me.. I jumped out of my bunk.. and looked around noone was there.. But it felt so real... the water..to hard to explain... But I knew then... then.. that God had showed something to me... I remeber crying and breaking down praying and thanking God for his vision. I knew then that was the closest I ever came to his Spirit. That day I devoted my life to him JESUS I have never looked back since that day. Now I am a Christian...\n\nNow to make sure that my vision was real I put it up to scripture. Keep in mind that I was not familar with the Word of God.. So it was not like I subconjusly put those thoughts there. What scripture I did read after this happen was in \nRevelations 5:12 to 15\nI watched as he opened the sixth seal. There was a great earthquake. The sun turned black like sackcloth made of goat hair, the whole moon turned bllod red.. AND THE STARS IN THE SKY FELL TO EARTH AS LATE FIGS DROP FROM A FIG TREE WEHN SHAKEN BY A STRONG WIND. THE SKY RECEDED LIKE A SCROLL, ROLLING UP, AND EVERY MOUNTIAN AND ISLAND WAS REMOVED FROM ITS PLACE. THEN THE KINGS OF THE EARTH, THE PRINCES, THE GENERALS, THE RICH, THE MIGHTY, AND EVERY SLAVE AND EVERY FREE MAN HID IN THE CAVES AND AMONG THE ROCKS OF THE MOUNTAINS. THEY CALLED TO THE MOUNTAINS AND THE ROCKS, " FALL ON US AND HIDE US FROM THE FACE OF HIM WHO SITS ON THE THRONE AND FROM THE WRATH OF THE LAMB!\n\nnow from that time until hmm I would say four or five months had passed. In my mind I knew the vision meant more.\nBut God always has a way to present things to you later.\nWell on day as I was reading scripture I found this which made alot of sense in comparsion of my vision. NOw keep in mind I never read these scriptures before. \n2 Peter 3:07\nBy the same word the presen
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A few years ago, I thought everything was going great.  I had just gotten married, and we had recently moved into a new house.  I thought I was right where God wanted me.\n\nThen it happened.  The company that my father and I were working on building together lost its largest client and, with that client, went 40% of its revenue.  Obviously that was a major blow, and it threw our life into a major upheavel.  In order to help supplement our income, my wife stopped working for me and went to work for our church full time, and I started working there part time a few months later.\n\nI began to feel like God was telling me something, but I didn't want to pick up my life, go back to school, and start a new career when I finish school at 36.  Then at a Christmas Eve service, the pastor preached a sermon about how the wise men were late, but it was never too late to do what God is calling you to do.\n\nSo, I prayed and told God that I needed to know for sure that he was calling me to do this, and within a few weeks, I was hit with even more financial difficulty.  The lesson here is:  be careful what you pray for; you just might get it.\n\nSo, I decided that I would do what I felt God calling me to do and started looking at schools.  I ended up at The Divinity School at Wake Forest University, which was not my first or even second choice.\n\nI won't say that everything has been perfect, but everything has worked out to get me where I am now.  The house we bought had appreciated enough in value for us to be able to pay cash for the small condo we live in now, etc.\n\nIn the end it came down to this.  I KNEW that God was calling me into the ministry, I had no doubt about it.  I think the majority of people are sure.  They may argue with God about it, like Moses who basically responded "Here am I, send Aaron."\n\nIf I could sum it up, I guess I would say if you have significant doubts that you are being called into ministry, you probably aren't.
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I have always gone with my heart, im divorced and have been for 5 years now.  I recently met a man on yahoo and I never expected it to become so serious.  He wont let me get out of the car without him openning the door.  He takes off my coat and puts it on, he goes clothes shopping with me and helps me choose what I look good in and enjoys it.  He is a true gentlemen and very old fashioned in which I am too.  Yes, I feeel in Love with him and he cant beleive he found the woman of his dreams he has been looking for all his life and that is me.  Now he is a little confused, he cares for me is very patient with me and ive been sick with a bulgeing protrudeing torn degenerated disc and right wrist drop a nerve condtion in my right hand and arm in which it will take 8 weeks till I get the feeling back to use it.  I am now on disability from work.  He lives 1 1/2 hour from me and we spend every weekend he picks me up and we go to his place.  He says hes falling in love with me and I myself feel it but patience is a virtue I will wait for this man because I know he is the one I want in my fututre.  You have to go with your heart make decisions on your own even though you might be unsure I trust my heart you have to learn to trust yours.  I have been in your situation I understand you completely and would love to be your friend and help you through this I am giving you my screen name on yahoo laura_kerner011261 and you may im me if im on or leave me a message my e-mail is littlee8@comcast.net.  I dont know if your suppose to give this info out but I think by talking to you I may be able to help you get though these obsticles in your life.  I want to be your friend I am a 45 yr old female who has lost both her parents to cancer and am loseing my 48 yr old sister to cancer and have been sick alot in my life, but god is testing me maybe to make me a stronger person, I Love myself for who I am, you have to love yourself before you can love others please get in touch with me I know I can hel youiu through this if youiu want to I am a very honest down to earth person and see a physciatrist for panic disorder since i developed it when my child was born 17 years ago .I myself again want to be your friend again im me on yahoo and you will find out your not alone YOU HAVE A FRIEND and that friend is me and I want to be there for you and help you try and find answers to your questions.  I do have voice chat with a mic its easier for me sice i am paralyzed right now in my right hand from the nerve going up my arm.  Again I ask you please to e-mail me with your screeen name from yahoo and e-mail address you can add me and ill add you to discuss this I WANT TO HELP YOU< YOU HAVE A FRIEND and I want to be there for you, you seem like a very special person and i know i am a strong women I know I can help you get through this.  Thank you for reading this  Laura
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I was going to say something symbolic, like my children. It's true, they are the best gifts. Also, my husband because he is just amazing to me, and he's given me so much love and respect-- Something I never had before him. And he's taught me to love and respect myself, which is an incredible feeling. Anyhoo...\n\nMaterial things:\n\nA Tiffany cross. He gave it to me last Christmas. I love Tiffany, of course, but it's the fact that I'm sort of on this difficult journey to accept Jesus, and it's been really hard for me in so many ways. The cross kind of told me not to give up, even though I am struggling.
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During a makeout session a guy once said "Your kisses are like an angel's, I feel like I'm dead and in heaven," which was really sweet but then he went on to say, "Do we have a Bible Lit test tomorrow?"\nYeah, that killed the mood.\nAnd we did have a test.
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i do feel his love but i'm in desperate need of prayer. i need peace and spiritual guidance and all the rest i need, i KNOW he will give to me. thanks in advance for your prayers.
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Say this prayer from your heart and out loud\n\nDear God\nI need you in my life\nI have fallen into things that I cannot get out of\nand I am now suffering from the results\nIt seems like it will not stop and I need you to help me\nget through all this\nPlease God I admit I am a sinner\nand I need the gift of salvation that Jesus Christ your Only begotten Son died for\nI ask on my knees for your help and forgiveness\nplease dear God forgive me all my sins and wipe them away\nmaking me white as new fallen snow\nI accept Jesus's death on the cross as my salvation\nI ask you now dear God to send me the gift of the Holy Spirit\nTo live within me and to guide me all the days of my life\nI denounce Satan and all his lies and I chose to follow only  my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ from this day forward\nI accept the Holy Trinity...three persons and yet only one true God ....Father ...Son and Holy Ghost\nDear Jesus I pray all this in faith and with an open heart\nthank you for forgiving me and i now surrender my life and future to you\nIn the Holy name of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ...Amen
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Hello dear sweet sister kat.. :)\n\nYou never have to apologize, for asking us to lift you up in prayer..\n\nDear Heavenly Father Lord God, we ask that You our Lord, will bestow down upon this Your Precious child and our sweet sister kat, Your peace that passeth all understanding..Lord, we know that You are in control and that You will not give us anymore than we can handle..We pray that our sweet sister's losses will be turned into blessings..and Lord we know that You are the Great Physician..we also know that You spoke this world into existence..so we speak healing to this young woman who has cancer..Lord God Jehovah, search our hearts that they be found rightous in Thy sight, so that we know that our prayers will be heard and answered..\n\nLord Your ways are not our ways, as Your thoughts are not as our thoughts..We are trusting and asking in faith believing that all things work together for good, to them that Love the Lord..Thank-You my Lord for my sister who is trusting in You with all her heart and soul..Amen!\n\nI Love you my precious sister kat..I will continue to lift you and your neice up in prayer.. :)\n\nI will also stand in for her at our church on Sunday for her healing..\n\nIn Jesus Most Precious Name..\nWith Love..your sister In Christ..
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I have waited to answer this question to see what others would say. It is interesting. Unless you have a personal relationship with me, you really do not know me, just "about me", which is the same thing with Jesus. \nI genuinely thank those who spoke such kind and gracious words, I am humbled and grateful. \nOK, to answer, we will start at the beginning. I have always assumed there was a God. I was raised initially in the Catholic church, but I did not like the repetitive rituals or the standing when the priest walks in. My mother did not force me to continue the Catechism classes, and I continued my search for God into my teens. \nOn Thanksgiving evening, 1970, I was cruising in my friend Steve's 1955 T-bird around the towns surrounding Eglin AFB, Florida. We walked around an old cemetary and we got to talking about the spirit world. It sort of gave me the shivers. Steve asked me if I had ever been "saved". What is that? It is asking Jesus Christ into your heart. Something inside me said, "Isn't that what you have been looking for all your life?" That night, I asked Jesus into my heart and to be my Lord and Savior.\n\nMy approach to the Bible changed over the years. Before I met Jesus, it was a confusing array of religious writings and myths. \nAfter I met Jesus, it became a curious array of religious writings that may be true. \nAfter receiving the Holy Spirit a year later, it became personal love letters to me. \nDuring my high school years, it became a book of do's and don'ts that I could not quite live up to. \nDuring my college years, I came upon my mentor Chuck Smith, of Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, who guided me through the Bible, verse by verse. The Bible became my life and foundation for living.\nDuring my single working years, I graduated to my next mentor Chuck Missler, who showed me the importance of types, how the old relates to the new, how the Bible is an intrigate message by One author. The Bible WAS and proved to be the Word of God! \nFive years under him and other great teachers, and I married Julie (Juliart). I was have been blessed to pass on all I have learned her and to my children and also to people stuck in cults, those confused by manipulative religions, and see the freedom the Word of God brings. \nThirty five years since that night in Florida, I have decided to pass all I have learned on to you. But in all things, be like the Bereans in Acts 17:11. Receive everything I have to give with joy, but check the scriptures daily to see if these things are true. I consider what I impart here as "Handfuls Dropped on Purpose" (see study below).\n\nSo to answer this question once and for all. I am just like my other fellow Christians who just love the Bible and have a personal walk with its Author. An old Jesus Freak from the 70s who's life's motto is...\n\n"Have Bible, Will Babble."\n\npregowtwins-Julie cracked up at your post. I could hear her across the house!\nmikeiam20-Your post reminded me of a line in Close Encounters. "Einstein was probably one of them." (looking at the alien mothership) ;)
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Dear Deebster, I would like to tell you my testimony.\n\n\nI was your average, person, a very “nice guy.”  I loved my mom and dad, had a decent home, played little league, and even went to church.  Whenever I thought about life after death I had no fears at all.  After all, I believed in God and Jesus… and I thought I was a pretty good person.  I felt that if anyone could end up in Heaven, I probably would. Then came the shock of a lifetime!  Let me explain by asking you a couple of questions…\nHave you ever lied (even once--fibs, white lies, etc.)? Ever stolen (anything--the value is irrelevant)? Jesus said, "Whoever looks upon a woman to lust after her, has committed adultery already with her in his heart." Have you ever looked with lust? If you have said "Yes" to these three questions, by your own admission, you are a lying, thieving, adulterer at heart; and we’ve only looked at three of the Ten Commandments. \nWhat a shock!  God didn’t see me as the “nice guy” I imagined myself to be… and he doesn’t see you that way either. Nothing you’ve ever done is hid from His holy eyes. Will you be innocent or guilty on the Day of Judgment? Listen to your conscience. You know that you will be guilty, and therefore end up in Hell. That’s not God’s will. He provided a way for you and I to be forgiven. \nHe sent His Son to take our punishment: "God commended His love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us." He was bruised for our iniquities. Jesus then rose from the dead and defeated death. \nYour own so-called “goodness” can’t get you into heaven any more than mine could.  Jesus is the only way to Heaven. He is the "Door," the only "mediator." There is salvation in no other name, so pray something like this: "Dear God, I repent of all of my sins (confess them). This day I put my trust in Jesus Christ as my Lord and Savior. Please forgive me and grant me your gift of everlasting life. In Jesus’ name I pray. Amen."
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I, too, believe in the God of the bible; and I believe that He is a God who heals as well. If He healed you of your paralysis, then I believe He can heal me of mine, too. In June '03 I was robbed at gunpoint and shot in the neck while leaving a grocery store at night. The bullet hit my C - 4/5 vertebrae, paralyzing me from the neck down. I believe, as the Word says, that the Lord can heal me. Please pray that the same healing touch which healed you would touch me as well. I want my testimony to touch other's lives just as yours has touched mine.