Flaming-point: 11-31-15th_Year!
335th_Day
09-03-2010
6th day of the week,
which is called Friday!
Thank You for the instructions and for the
examination of my work, O Lord! Thank You for more purifying and for giving me to
remember not to be so bland in giving of thanks! If I receive some money, how do I show my
appreciation? But if I speak to the
Lord, how do I say, “thank You”? I know
that I do not say “thank You,” in a very excited way! I know it is better than it used to be, but
it is nowhere where it is supposed to be!
I got a chance to visit with my mother and
father on yesterday, when they came from Arkansas to Houston. They came by to drop some things off to
us. It was good to visit them, and to
remember the Lord and know that He is always watching! It is good to be shown errors and also speak
to her about errors that I have made! I
confessed things to her, too, and I know that this is an example of how we are
supposed to be! I know God is
strict! I know that He does intend for
us to follow every letter of the Law that He has laid out! I cannot do
everything I want to do, and still think that God will hear my prayer, or help
me when I need help! I have heard many times
that God is not my Genie in a Bottle, to grant me my wishes!
Again, I look at how I would like to get
treated! I know that there are things I
have been guilty of doing, that I have done to others, that I would not
appreciate them doing to me! I have
ignored my children at times, when they come to talk to me, and this is not
right! I always say, “I want you all to
talk to me and be open with me!” but then when they do talk to me I ignore
them! How does that make them feel? It is as if what they are saying to me is not
important at all! As if they are
worthless! Then I looked at how do I
treat them when they make mistakes in the shop?
We all make mistakes! But how do
I handle these situations? I did not
handle things very well! I know how I
feel when I make a mistake! So why beat
them down into the dust, verbally, when they make mistakes! I feel real bad when I make a mistake and
mess something up! But to have someone
beat me down about it, while I am already down, makes it worse!
I have been a crab in a bucket, pulling
others down! I know that I have not
exhorted the way I should! I know that
these are things that You, O Lord have shown me to be true with myself!
But it is good to get the corrections! It is good to be able to see these things so
that I can be healed! I am in a sick
condition! It is soul sickness and it is
sickening to me to see that I am not the mother and wife I am supposed to
be!
People say, “Don’t be so hard on yourself!”
But I have to be! If I want to be saved!
Purge me, O God and renew a right spirit
within me, I pray Thee! Amen!
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Riech D. Cruz Children of Christ of America 1735 College Street Beaumont, TX 77701 409-839-8404 Mp3 Messages: www.flaming-point.com/mp3reports.html
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