CAMELOT FANTASIES
CAMELOT MULTI PURPOSE CENTER => LITTLE NOTES BY CARMEN => Topic started by: fancymeny on February 27, 2014, 08:53:21 am
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LOL Lady TT......I'm glad you're enjoying them. These are among my favorite little finds. Stay blessed Lady TT. Muah!
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Dont' be a tease. I have to do The Voice of the Blood next.
It's not easy getting through these videos as it is (smile).
I am thoroughly enjoying them, though.
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The Bridge
Get some tissue ready. This 32 minute movie has a powerful message. It's subtitled, but definitely worth the watch.
JOHN 3:16
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ_tDVNLrnA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jJ_tDVNLrnA)
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Jesus is Loving Barabbas
One of my favorites and one that made me realize that I am Barabbas. Enjoy and blessings to all.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwX_EpNR4CA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwX_EpNR4CA)
Oh my God. That is one of the most powerful messages I have ever witnessed. We are all Barrabases, whether we realize it or not. How blessed we are that God's love is so vast?
What if we were punished for every bad act we committed? Sins such as pride, haughtiness, vanity, negative speaking of others, excess, materialism, the list goes on and on.
It is all sin, not one any greater than the other. This is a wonderful message to refer to when we get full of ourselves and think we not only know the answers for ourselves, but horror of horrors, think we know the answers for someone else.
Thanks for posting this. We all need to be humbled daily, so that we cease to think more highly of ourselves, which in turn, makes us think less highly of others.
You are such a blessing.
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That's beautiful lady TT. Thank you for sharing.
Sin has made us fragile and imperfect creatures, but we are loved by a perfect Father, who loves us and gave us His Only Begotten Son. Through Christ we are given the opportunity to bathe in that perfect blood. We can't always change what we have done when we were blind, but we can through Christ make better decisions and not be a slaves to the lies of the devil.
You're awesome Lady TT. Muah!
Thanks Carmen, and back atcha!
We have to keep the Word in front of us daily. I am so glad that God sent you to Camelot, otherwise we'd have never met.
Sharing God is awesome!
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That's beautiful lady TT. Thank you for sharing.
Sin has made us fragile and imperfect creatures, but we are loved by a perfect Father, who loves us and gave us His Only Begotten Son. Through Christ we are given the opportunity to bathe in that perfect blood. We can't always change what we have done when we were blind, but we can through Christ make better decisions and not be a slaves to the lies of the devil.
You're awesome Lady TT. Muah!
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Carmen,
This reminds me of your question on Facebook about going back to someone you have wronged. It's a cute story, but we'd do well to abide by it.
The Cure for the Insecure
http://www.christianpost.com/news/the-cure-for-the-insecure-105507/
BY JOYCE MEYER, CHRISTIAN POST GUEST COLUMNIST
September 28, 2013|9:25 am
I once heard a story about a little boy named Johnny who was visiting his grandparents. Johnny had just received his first slingshot and practiced in the woods nearby, but just couldn't hit a target. When he came back to his grandma's backyard, he noticed her pet duck. On an impulse he took aim and shot a rock. The stone hit – and killed – the duck. Of course, he panicked. His sister saw the whole thing, but said nothing.
After lunch that day, Grandma said, "Sally, let's wash dishes." But Sally said, "Johnny told me he wanted to help in the kitchen…didn't you Johnny!" She leaned over to him and whispered, "Remember the duck." So, Johnny did dishes with Grandma.
Later that day, Grandpa offered to take the children fishing. But Grandma said, "I'm sorry, but I need Sally to help make supper." Sally smiled and said, "Johnny wants to do it." Again, she whispered, "Remember the duck." And Johnny helped Grandma prepare dinner while Sally went fishing with Grandpa.
After several days of doing both his and Sally's chores, finally he couldn't stand it anymore and confessed to Grandma that he had killed her duck. "I know," said Grandma, giving Johnny a big hug. "I was standing in the window and saw the whole thing. But I love you, so I forgave you. I wondered how long you would let Sally make a slave out of you."
You're Not a Slave!
Now that may be a cute, funny little story, but it conveys a very serious truth: God's love for us is about so much more than the things we do. He loves us…period. Nothing we do will ever change that. Nothing.
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Too many Christians live their lives like slaves – to the devil – because they believe his lies more than they trust God. His tactic is to deceive God's people into believing that we must do everything right in order to be accepted and have favor with God. He lures them into a legalistic view of life, making them "slaves" to their good works, because they believe this is what makes them righteous, or pleasing to God.
So, when they're doing "good" things, they feel like they're alright with God. And when they feel like they're not doing so well, they believe God is angry with them. This is where the enemy becomes like Sally, Johnny's sister. The devil knows that some people are unable to separate their "who" from their "do" or simply accept that they have been made righteous because of what Christ did – not what they do.
So he likes to constantly remind us of all our weaknesses, mistakes and sins, setting us up to live an endless cycle of comparison and competition with others, shame, judgment and a constant, nagging feeling of not being good enough.
On the contrary, God is not like that at all! Ephesians 1:4-5 tells us that he chose us in him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. In love he predestined us for adoption to sonship through Jesus Christ, in accordance with his pleasure and will (NIV). Verse 7 says, In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace.
You're God's Beloved!
God loves you! You were chosen, a unique, wonderfully made creation, for relationship with Him. He wants each and every one of us to understand that He sent His Son to die for our sins, to bring us into fellowship with Him – not because of anything we do, have done, or ever will do…it is simply because He loves us.
I really want you to get this: Nothing we do will ever make Him stop loving us! He sees the things we do. And when we make mistakes, all He wants is for us to realize that there is no reason to hide. Our righteousness is based on what Jesus did, nothing more or less. We do not have to live under guilt and condemnation when God is ready and willing to forgive us when we repent of our sins. God is gracious and His mercies are new every day…we can count on that!
So, no matter where you are on this journey of faith, you can say, "I'm okay and I'm on my way," because you are secure in the knowledge of who you are in Christ! Don't worry about your "arrival," or how far you have to go. Just keep living by faith, knowing that God is in control and He will lead you by His Holy Spirit, according to His purpose and plan for your life.
Learn what God's Word says about you…and believe it! Learn to live more and more in your new nature of righteousness. When you know who you are in Christ, the result is you will not live a mediocre, compromising life, but you will live without guilt and condemnation. You won't live to try to impress anyone, to prove you're good enough. You will no longer be tormented by the lies of the enemy but you will be free to be who God created you to be…righteous by faith in Christ.
Learn to agree with God! Your past – whether it's your childhood, yesterday or just five minutes ago – is over. You don't have to live with guilt or regret. Give your failures to God and He will be able to use everything for your good and for His glory! After awhile, the devil will no longer be able to torment you because you will be able to counter each one of his lies with the truth: I am the righteousness of God in Christ!
Joyce Meyer is a New York Times bestselling author and founder of Joyce Meyer Ministries, Inc. She has authored more than 90 books, including Battlefield of the Mind and Do Yourself a Favor…Forgive (Hachette). She hosts the Enjoying Everyday Life radio and TV programs, which air on hundreds of stations worldwide. For more information, visit www.joycemeyer.org.
© 2013 Printed with permission of Joyce Meyer Ministries
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Thanks Carmen,
You're good for my soul. I love what you bring to Camelot. We need to be reminded daily about God's love and His principles.
I check your thread daily so that I don't miss anything.
I watched Getting to Know Him and am letting it marinate. Now, I will watch it again and record the messages that I feel are speaking to me. Then, I will move on to the next video.
Your contribution to Camelot is priceless.
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Lady TT that was beautifully said. You're amazing too. You and Clay always seem to humble me with your kindness.
This video touched me too and brought tears to me.
I want to share the following scripture with . After I read your gift to me, this verse came to me. What a blessing to know "My God".
"So now, since we have been made right in God’s sight by faith in his promises, we can have real peace with him because of what Jesus Christ our Lord has done for us. For because of our faith, he has brought us into this place of highest privilege where we now stand, and we confidently and joyfully look forward to actually becoming all that God has had in mind for us to be.
We can rejoice, too, when we run into problems and trials, for we know that they are good for us—they help us learn to be patient. And patience develops strength of character in us and helps us trust God more each time we use it until finally our hope and faith are strong and steady. Then, when that happens, we are able to hold our heads high no matter what happens and know that all is well, for we know how dearly God loves us, and we feel this warm love everywhere within us because God has given us the Holy Spirit to fill our hearts with his love," Romans 5:1-5.
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Getting to Know Him
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10203312151783299 (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10203312151783299)
Carmen,
This video is powerful. I'm going to share it with my friends.
The principles are on point. It isn't enough to simply know about God or that He exists, it's about getting to know Him on a personal level and trusting that he cares about the minutiae of our lives. I have learned how to really trust Him and not question the trials that I go through.
Those trials are to refine me, but in the refining I must apply biblical principles in my daily life.
A great point he made was about being self-centered and thinking that God is our errand boy, existing only to fulfill our needs. But, when it comes to what God expects of us, most are reluctant to follow the will of God.
When I am faced with such difficulties I remind myself that where much is given, much is required, then my little problems pale in comparison to Job, Moses, Abraham, and Noah. This rationalization keeps me humble regarding following the will of God.
These videos and the other information that we come across go a long way in reminding what it means to follow Christ.
Thank you for keeping what's really important in front of us.
It is much appreciated.
(I have to watch this video again before I move on to the next one, because I want to get it in my spirit.
You're amazing.
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10 Things That Forgiveness Is Not
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QB0OhnhJe-M
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The Voice of the Blood
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6xuM2rvkBQ (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O6xuM2rvkBQ)
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I can see that I'm going to need some time to go through these posts. I don't want to rush it, so, I'll read it after I pick my son up from school.
You're going to make me start a new journaling book. I am so excited.
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awesome thread lady Carmen.
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Jesus is Loving Barabbas
One of my favorites and one that made me realize that I am Barabbas. Enjoy and blessings to all.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwX_EpNR4CA (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RwX_EpNR4CA)
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Getting to Know Him
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10203312151783299 (https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10203312151783299)