TONGUES
Speaking in tongues is an amazing way of allowing yourself to hear God speak to you in the spirit without all the barriers that language imposes. The devil isn’t privy to what gets communicated because he’s being drowned out. The communications are 100% pure, loving, encouraging, inspiring, exhilarating and wonderful!
Robin Starbuck
JESUS PAID IT ALL, SO OUR BEGGING GOD FOR FORGIVENESS (REPENTING ALL THE TIME) IS SUPERFLUOUS AT BEST !!
People often just don’t get it.
What am I saying?
I often just don’t get it!!!
(Or, at least, I tend to lose track of it.)
Now, I’m not talking about those big jail-baiting sins, lol !
But I often hear myself silently saying:
“Oh I’m so sorry, God, I went off track again :'(
Please forgive me, Jesus!”
But now it’s time to quit that whole mindset
Just … simply … let … it … go !!!
I lost my sister when she was 19 – auto accident – no warning, suddenly the light of my life – gone! She was 11 years younger than me. Very, very bright, compassionate leader in every way, loving, beautiful – gone! Shocked to the core! When my mother called to tell me, she prefaced it with “We must remember that God is Life.” I clung to her preface for my dear life and God took me through the “grieving process” miraculously!!! . I was told by many, many people that I was a tremendous inspiration to them. This glorious healing is available to anyone who asks. April, my sister, is always with me – in a very happy way.
I have always had a major issue with regard to the generally held construct of prayer. I spend hours and hours alone with the Holy Spirit every day but I don’t do an awful lot of talking – as I just love to listen. When I have issues and don’t know quite how to present them, He tells me “That’s alright, Robin, I got this one. Here’s what We’ll do . . .” We!!! . Did you get that? . We!!! . The answers are always spot on! . When I need a little help during the day, I sometimes just say (silently is fine) “Jesus, help!” . He’s there in a flash (‘cuz he never left!). None of this fits the ‘Our Father’ paradigm as I never need to beseech Him for anything. Even when I try a kind of standardized prayer, He just waits til I quit. But, how to pray for others? Pray in tongues. But, sometimes they have a grocery list of things they need covered? . Pray in tongues. What if… What if… What if… Pray in tongues.
David didn’t have this (New Covenant) type of relationship under the Old Covenant. Therefore, when he was repenting over his sin with Bathsheba and Uriah, he prayed,
“Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me. Cast me not away from thy presence; and take not thy holy spirit from me. Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; and uphold me with thy free spirit” (Ps. 51:10-12).
However, for us as New Testament believers to pray this same prayer would be an insult to what Christ has done for us. God created a new heart in us when we were born again (2 Cor. 5:17) and sealed it with His Holy Spirit so it would never be polluted again (Eph. 1:13). He promised He would never leave us nor forsake us (Heb. 13:5), and His love, joy, and peace are now a permanent part of our born-again spirits (Gal. 5:22). Yet multitudes of New Testament Christians pray and sing the exact opposite of this.
Therefore, most Christians aren’t bold in their relationship with the Lord. They approach the Lord with fear of punishment and rejection. They fear they aren’t worthy and that they haven’t done enough to earn the right to be in His presence. They still believe their relationship with the Lord depends on their performance, and mixing the Old and the New Covenant makes the Word of God void in their lives.
Andrew Wommack
In order not to lose the gift of this beautiful Psalm and many, many others, I simply pray (as inspired by Andrew) “Thank you, dear God, that You already have created in me a clean heart through Jesus and have renewed a right spirit within me.” ……. Then I’m good to go, free of mixing, adding or distorting.
The English language – and every other language on the planet – is so deficient in depicting EXACTLY what we are experiencing. The Law has been completely fulfilled at Calvary. Jesus does not have to die for us again: we are redeemed (from the Law). Being born again, the old man is GONE along with the sin nature. We need to accept what is already done by renewing our minds every day – again and again UNTIL WE “KNOW” IT IN OUR ENTIRE BEING. AMEN
Galatians 2:16 KJV
Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.
A THOUGHT ABOUT TOLERATION
by Dr. Robin Starbuck
I just don’t think Christians are anywhere near tolerant enough – OF EACH OTHER !! . This simply should not be! . We’re all doing our level best to represent Jesus; but some of us act like we have THE LAST WORD !! . When was the last time we felt a deep loving appreciation for our brother who doesn’t see endtimes or communion or politics exactly as we do?
I was recently raked over the coals for being too open-minded!! . Sounds oxymoronic to me, but let me love in return. Whatever your path is, whatever your calling . . . that’s YOUR calling, your way, and it most certainly doesn’t fit every one of us! . Lack of forgiveness is the greatest enemy to a healthy mind and body. Let’s dump our own opinions about how another person ought to be conducting their ministry once and for all. Let’s ask Jesus to enable us to let go of all COMPETITIVENESS – which necessarily emanates from FEAR – and harness our God-given love for everyone in its stead!
HE CAN USE EVERYTHING
Yes, everything you’ve ever done
Or, been through
Everything you’ve ever dreamed of
Or haven’t yet imagined
He can use it all.
He can show you the fruits
Of your every experience
The good, and the better
(Nothing is bad in Spirit, and
Nothing is ever lost.)
Nothing real is ever forgotten
And nothing needed
Is needed for long.
You can bank on it – every bit of it
God can use (and is using)
Every last bit of you
In His infinite design.
Dear Friend,
It has occurred to me that, in an effort to be helpful when I believed my assistance was sought, I may have inadvertently offended you – and that’s the last thing I would ever want to do.
I know you have been suffering from this ailment for a very long time and that you have asked a number of friends to pray for you. As a fellow AW-JP enthusiastic, I took the liberty of assuming that the bottom line was to eradicate and obliterate the ‘mountain’ by showing ‘it’ no mercy. I think anything less than 100% starvation gives the devil an inroad to sneak back in.
I am ‘guilty’ of doing the same thing that I was trying to get you to quit, namely, after asking God for healing (by asserting the spiritual fact that “by His stripes” we are already healed), we go right back and give voice to the devil. We talk about it (the sickness whose very existence we have just denied) with our wives, husbands, friends and anyone who’ll listen! We take medicine, massage, acupuncture, aroma, salves – for that thing that doesn’t deserve the right time of day.
When I have symptoms that vie for ALL my attention and I’m unable to function, I do the least I have to in order to free my mind to STRIVE TWICE AS HARD to get right with God, knowing that healing takes place when our minds are off the problem. If I spoke out of turn with you, or too harshly, or like a know-it-all, I do sincerely and humbly apologize: I only wanted to shake up the devil and send him packing.
Much love,
Robin
WE HAVE BEEN PERFECT FOR A LOOOOONG TIME !!
Jeremiah 1:4-7 KJV
Then the word of the Lord came unto me, saying, [5] Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations. [6] Then said I, Ah, Lord God ! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child. [7] But the Lord said unto me, Say not, I am a child: for thou shalt go to all that I shall send thee, and whatsoever I command thee thou shalt speak.
THE REAL GOAL OF SALVATION WASN’T TO KEEP US FROM PERISHING . . . .
John 3:16 KJV
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
. . . . IT WAS TO GIVE US EVERLASTING LIFE !! (Hell and sin got in the way and had to be dealt with!)
THIS MAY BLOW YOUR MIND (ALTHOUGH I’M SURE YOU’VE READ IT MANY, MANY TIMES): JESUS DIDN’T EVEN MENTION HEAVEN *IN THE SCRIPTURE, John 17:3, QUOTED BELOW. HE’S TALKING ABOUT THE HERE AND NOW !! . A CLOSE, PERSONAL, INTIMATE RELATIONSHIP WITH GOD IS WHAT IT’S ALL ABOUT !! . IT SOLVES EVERYTHING !!
*John 17:3 KJV
And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.