Sis Alvear, I have watched your posts from time to time, and I want you to know, you really inspire me. I feel God when I read your posts and know you are a woman who walks close to God. I appreciate that , especially seeing what I see on a daily average. Most people live nothing but sin and more sin. Then there are some woman who claim their christianity but you can see nothing.
Galatians Chapter 5
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
Matthew 7:15–20
Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves. Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but a corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit. A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. Every tree that bringeth not forth good fruit is hewn down, and cast into the fire. Wherefore by their fruits ye shall know them.
Luke 6:43-45
For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes. A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
You are a beautiful example of what I am striving to be each day. I am 5th gerneration Apostolic and have be privaledged to sit under many of the most powerful and annoited UPC preachers ever. But being former members of TPC, it has left some of my family lost and in a daze. I ask you humbley to remember my family in your prayers each time you pray. We need it desperately! I will say this, what happened at TPC did not and will not side-track me, but as for my other family members...it has left some deep and still bleeding wounds. I am troubled over this but if I let go, we all will fall. Sometimes I really get mentally tired from being the the intercessor but if that is what keeps them holding on, I will not cease. Sometimes the load is unbearable but each new day I find God gives me strength that I never knew I had. In your posts, I find some strength and for this I thank you. Thank you for being what you are and who you are!