I came back to the Lord just a few years ago....and since then...I weep alot!! True repentance ( in my case anyway) brought FLOODS of tears. JUST the thought of Jesus looking at me as the prodigal son, forgiving my sin, and embracing me is just overwhealming. Sometimes people ask why I cry, and I reply, "I've come home to my Father". Just KNOWING that in my heart of hearts brings me to tears as I type this.
For SOOOOOOOO long, I just knew that I had gone too far, and Our Father was through with me. But, to take this journey back home to our wonderful Saviour is beyond words.
The IMPOSSIBLE became POSSIBLE. Praise God!!!! Bless His Holy Name. What a sweet wonderful, powerful and LOVING GOD we serve.
Randy, when it comes to emotion, I'm emotionless. I've always been this way. I trained myself as a child to never show emotion, and now it hinders me. I've begged God to give me a weeping spirit, but it's never happened.
I'm able to sit in a very emotional service where everyone is praying, crying, shouting, whatever, and I'm like a rock. I've always been that way. I cry on the inside but it won't show on the outside.
In the presence of Jehovah, God Almighty, Prince of Peace
Troubles vanish, hearts are mended, In the presence of The King
Oh yes!
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If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land.
2 Chronicles 7:14 KJV
He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? Micah 6:8 KJV
Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. 1 John 3:2 KJV
My point being that many times we say we are not emotional but sometimes that is a smoke screen for our vulnerability... if we let down our guard we become weak (in our own mind) and it's not a place we want to be...considering things that happened in our past while we were weak...
the problem is that our defense mechanism can block out God's ability to heal our hearts... if we could just drop our guard for even a moment than God can come in and do what God does best....Work in our life...
My point being that many times we say we are not emotional but sometimes that is a smoke screen for our vulnerability... if we let down our guard we become weak (in our own mind) and it's not a place we want to be...considering things that happened in our past while we were weak...
the problem is that our defense mechanism can block out God's ability to heal our hearts... if we could just drop our guard for even a moment than God can come in and do what God does best....Work in our life...
imo..
And you just hit on my biggest problem. See, this is how it worked with people. If I let them in, hurts came. God is no different in how I see it.
I learned as a child that showing emotion was a no-no and a bad thing. I would be punished for showing emotion, especially negative emotions. So, I'm a pro at not showing them.
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I've gone and done it now! I'm on Facebook!!!
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I learned as a child that showing emotion was a no-no and a bad thing. I would be punished for showing emotion, especially negative emotions. So, I'm a pro at not showing them.
You must be from Wisconsin.
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Sam also known as Jim Ellis
Apostolic in doctrine
Pentecostal in experience
Charismatic in practice
Non-denominational in affiliation
Inter-denominational in fellowship