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[babysteps]

Just wanted to add this, because God apparently decided I needed a second reminder today. Guess what song just came on the radio?


When peace, like a river, attendeth my way,
when sorrows like sea billows roll;
whatever my lot, thou hast taught me to say,
It is well, it is well with my soul.

It is well with my soul,
it is well, it is well with my soul.

Though Satan should buffet, though trials should come,
let this blest assurance control,
that Christ has regarded my helpless estate,
and hath shed his own blood for my soul.

It is well with my soul,
it is well, it is well with my soul.

My sin, oh, the bliss of this glorious thought!
My sin, not in part but the whole,
is nailed to the cross, and I bear it no more,
praise the Lord, praise the Lord, O my soul!

It is well with my soul,
it is well, it is well with my soul.

And, Lord, haste the day when my faith shall be sight,
the clouds be rolled back as a scroll;
the trump shall resound, and the Lord shall descend,
even so, it is well with my soul.

It is well with my soul,
it is well, it is well with my soul.

http://www.godtube.com/view_video.php?view...5c544b72e4861b9


I *love* this song. Thank you Lord.

[Darlene]

Well dang, I missed this thread last month too.

Thanks m23b for what you shared...I never looked at it like that before.

There were many poignant thoughts that so many of you shared...thanks so much.

[Stephanie]

babysteps, I LOVE that song too!!

Thanks for sharing the lyrics and the youtube.

[Vic303]

This one (along with the sermon last Lord's Day, had me i tears.)

How Deep The Father's Love For Us

How deep the Father's love for us
How vast beyond all measure
That He would give His only Son
To make a wretch His treasure


How great the pain of searing loss
The Father turns His face away
As wounds which mar the chosen One
Bring many sons to glory

Behold the Man upon a cross
My guilt upon His shoulders
Ashamed, I hear my mocking voice
Call out among the scoffers

It was my sin that held Him there
Until it was accomplished
His dying breath has brought me life
I know that it is finished

I will not boast in anything
No gifts, no powr's, no wisdom
But I will boast in Jesus Christ
His death and resurrection

Why should I gain from His reward?
I cannot give an answer
But this I know with all my heart
His wounds have paid my ransom

©1995 Kingsway's Thankyou Music
Words and Music by Stuart Townend

[Stephanie]

Oh my Vic, I had to go find the youtube, now I'm weeping from the powerful anointing and tenderness. Thanks, I hadn't heard this is a while.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UjD0lv8hx5o...feature=related

[babysteps]

Wow, I didn't know Stuart Townend had written that one, Vic. He wrote some of my other favorites, In Christ Alone and Beautiful Savior are a couple of them.

[Stephanie]

Father, For a moment, just a while ago, I forgot once again, who YOU are and who I am.

You are able, You are in control, You love me, You will move heaven and earth to come to my aid.

When I Call on Jesus
by Nicole C. Mullen

from "Talk About It"

Verse 1:
I'm so very ordinary, nothing special on my own.
Oh, I have never walked on water,
And I have never calmed a storm.
Sometimes I'm hiding away from the madness around me
Like a child who's afraid of the dark

Chorus:
But when I call on Jesus,
All things are possible
I can mount on wings like eagles' and soar
When I call on Jesus,
Mountains are gonna fall
'Cause He'll move heaven and earth to come rescue me when I call


Verse 2:
Weary brother, broken daughter,
widowed, widowed lover, you're not alone
If you're tired and scared of the madness around you
If you can't find the strength to carry on

Chorus:
When you call on Jesus,
All things are possible
You can mount on wings like eagles' and soar
When you call on Jesus,
Mountains are gonna fall
'Cause He'll move heaven and earth to come rescue you when you--

Bridge:
Call Him in the mornin', in the afternoon time
Late in the evenin' He'll be there
When your heart is broken,
And you feel discouraged,
You can just remember that He said
He'll be there

Chorus (2x):
When I call on Jesus,
All things are possible
I can mount on wings like eagles' and soar
When I call on Jesus,
Mountains are gonna fall
'Cause He'll move heaven and earth to come rescue me (back to top first time, 2nd time finish with "when I call")



http://www.tangle.co...aca778051d776f1

Edited by Stephanie, 10 February 2009 - 02:39 PM.
added video link

[zzelle]

i really needed that today thank you

[Stephanie]

For those of us who have read and pondered the warnings and writings of David Wilkerson. (and any one else for that matter) I wanted to bring this back for us to read once again. Please take a moment to view the clip at the beginning of this thread.

If you have done or are doing all that you know to do and to the best of your ability, do NOT LET FEAR HAVE YOUR HEART. Now is the time to Stand....having done all, the scriptures say....having done all NOW STAND!

If you have not done what needs to be done, now is the time to take action and do what you can. Even if you are regretting not having started sooner or not staying focused, still do NOT LET FEAR HAVE THE HEART OF YOU!!

We are NOT in this alone!

[Purdy Bear]

Thank you Stephanie, I read your thread just at the right time. Tomorrow my dog has an operation which will either bring him home or send him to the Rainbow Bridge.

For me to STAND, means to be in myself and stand firm in who I am, not to let anything knock me off my balance and to be like the willow tree, to bend with the breeze.

It reminds me of the Stephen King's book 'Stand'.

Thank you so much for reminding me, that no matter what happens I will cope, I will survive and I will live on, and no matter what my dog will live on.

[Stephanie]

Notice verse 13 of this partial passage below. This is what we need to daily strive to do and when WE have done everything we know to do, we take our stand, we STAND FIRM in HIM and in our faith and trust in HIM.



NASB

Eph 6:11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil.
Eph 6:12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual {forces} of wickedness in the heavenly {places.}
Eph 6:13 Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm.
Eph 6:14 Stand firm therefore, HAVING GIRDED YOUR LOINS WITH TRUTH, and HAVING PUT ON THE BREASTPLATE OF RIGHTEOUSNESS,
Eph 6:15 and having shod YOUR FEET WITH THE PREPARATION OF THE GOSPEL OF PEACE;

[zzelle]

thanks for all the comferting words i really needed them right now

[Stephanie]

To go along with the thread's subject of not being consumed with Fear during these anxious times, I wanted to share this link and a brief snippit to David Wilkerson's BlogSpot entitled "Fear Not: Fix Your Eyes on Jesus"

http://davidwilkerso...o-warnings.html

***snip***
We are to be alerted and warned by prophetic messages, and we're to heed every one that's revealed and confirmed in Scripture. We're to gather all the knowledge we can about the coming storm, so we can prepare our hearts for whatever destruction it brings. But we are not to let fear or anxiety consume our thinking, dominate our minds, take hold of our hearts!

[Marsha]

Hi ladies,

I'm new here and I'm so glad to have found this site. Thanks for the encouraging word, Stephanie. I am a Christian who has just started prepping and not getting much encouragement from other believers I know. They seem to believe preparing for something terrible that MIGHT happen is living in fear and not trusting in the Lord. My husband (who is also a Christian) does not even want to talk about what's happening in the world right now. This has been very discouraging as I feel like they're all sleepwalking! So, I'm doing what I can and will continue to trust in my heavenly Father to lead and guide.

May God bless you all,
Marsha

"Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not unto your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will direct your path". Proverbs 3:5,6

[Stephanie]

Hi Marsha!! And welcome to MrsSurvival!

Nearly all of us here have people around us that we love who think we're being silly of having a lack of faith to prep. Of course, we know that they have it all wrong!

I hope you hubby comes around soon, it's so much nicer when you have a partner. In the mean time, do what you can , while you can and then stand.!

[Stephanie]

For Those who may be feeling overwhelmed or that all is hopeless, I wanted to bump this back to the top again.

Take HOPE in this season of HOPE!

Fear is a hateful taskmaster. Fear would like to have you, to swallow you up, to own you. So, while we may have fear, at times, we must not let fear have us.

The things that we're reading about, preparing for, praying against and struggling with can bring fear to the hearts of man and woman. We don't want to be an ostrich with our heads in the sand, and yet, we might find ourselves almost paralyzed by the enormity of what we feel we are about to face.

I am put in mind of a wonderful passage of Scripture and a memorable movie scene from "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King"

Near the end, when all seems hopeless, King Aragorn gives a Battle Speech that is inspiring, to say the least. You can view and listen to or scroll down and read it here.

<a href="http://www.americanrhetoric.com/MovieSpeeches/moviespeechreturnoftheking.html" target="_blank">http://www.americanrhetoric.com/MovieSpeec...noftheking.html</a>

I want to say these same words to you my friends! The Day that we all dread may come, whatever it is that you dread, whatever it is that you are preparing for, the worse that you can imagine, BUT it is NOT this day! Take heart! Carpe Diem! Seize the Day.

In my stories that I wrote for the Fireside, I based each of themm on a scripture. The last of the three that I posted was based on Ephesians 6:13. The insructions to put on the whole armor has just been given and then this statement is made.

Wherefore take unto you the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand.

What this says to me is, do all I can, but once I have done all NOW STAND. I want to encourage you that while we must prepare and put on the armor and fight in the battle, there comes a point where we must take our stand and trust in our King. We must trust and obey, for there's no other way, to be happy in Jesus, but to trust and obey.

<a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLJ7Hkx6YwM&feature=related" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rLJ7Hkx6YwM...feature=related</a>

[Mel]

(( Marsha))
I have the same problem,with the people around me. When I first found the forum,I could not stop talking about it, and how important it was to get ready. I had a few head butts with my hubby. He told me to take a breath and think about how crazy I was sounding.
I took a deep breath calmed down and started prepping quietly and calmly. I don't talk about it anymore. I just do....
I tried to talk to people that I care for about prepping, but as soon as I get that the "look", and I know you know what I am talking about, I stop mid sentence and change the subject. Just don't panic, breath........enjoy the journey.
Always remember to start the day,by saying to yourself this is the DAY THE LORD HAS MADE, be glad and rejoice in it.
Amen
Mel

Edited by Mel, 07 January 2010 - 07:45 PM.

[Stephanie]

Mel, here it is six months later and I'm just seeing this reply you posted.

However, I just wanted to say (albeit quite late) that it is a good one! Watching for that 'look in the eyes' of the person you are trying to share with...good point.

Also, I totally agree that we should enjoy the life style we have chosen.

As I have said before, Fear is a hateful taskmaster!

[ANewMe]

With the times that we may be facing in the not too distant future I felt this needed to be BUMPED!!

It spoke loads to me today.

[out_of_the_ordinary]

Thank you for bumping this, ANewMe! I hadn't seen it before and yesterday I really needed to read this.

I've been fighting my anxiety and fearfulness. This thread is definitely one I'll be coming back to to read and re-read.
I didn't see it mentioned anywhere here, so I thought I'd share what I copied onto a note card and have been thinking on:

2 Timothy 1:7 "For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind."