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9:23 And Jesus said to him, If you are able! All things are possible to him who has faith.
10:27 Jesus, looking on them, said, With men it is impossible, but not with God: for all things are possible with God.
One of the benefits of being a parent and grandparent is when you tell a child something, they believe it. They don't take you through hoops with a barrel of questions, they just simply believe it, well that is except my son Christopher, I declare that boy was born with a why in his mouth. Everything and I mean everything I'd tell him, and it didn't matter what it was, from the time he was 2yrs old, had to be followed with a why? Christopher is my different child, I love him, but he's just different. Right now I'm holding him up in prayer because life is hard for him at this moment and he doesn't understand why. Which brings me to my point.
I can just imagine that God looks down on us and says, you see that woman over there, that's my child, she different, I love her, but she's different. Oh and look over there at my son, he's my child too, yep he's different and I love him, but he's different. The bible says, in Habbakkuk 2:4; Romans 1:17; Galatians 2:20; Galatians 3:11; and Hebrews 10:38 that the "just shall live by faith." I think the most challenging thing to do as a Christian is to live out our lives by faith. But when you are one of those different children, it might take longer to get it. I believe that many Christians fall short in the faith category because they are like Christopher, they gotta know why, or how or when? Each of us are given a measure of faith, and most of us use our faith accidentally, not on purpose. This blog is biting (which means inspired by or copied from ) off of Birdies' Bragging On Your Spouse Blog. Let's share our stories of faith and tell how the Lord moved on our behalf when we used our faith. I believe by doing so it will inspire others to develop their faith walk with the Lord. What is faith? This is my definition - Belief in God, Trust in God, Obedience to God = Faith. I'll get it started. I have a lot to share, so I'll start with this one, it's a biggie! Five years ago, Pastor Ken and I planned our wedding and with him having just purchased a new house, a big wedding was just out of the picture, so we thought we would just go to the Justice of the Peace and have it done, since I couldn't persuade him on us marrying ourselves (after all we are both Ministers). I said to him, "Honey, what if we could have a wedding and invite all the people we wanted and spent no more than a $100, would you agree to that?" "How we gonna do that, how are we gonna have a wedding for $100?" he asked. I simply said, I believe God. If you wanna know how it all turned out, make a contribution with your faith story (which is something that no man can take the credit for) I'll add in the details later, now it's your turn, we can brag on man, now I dare you to start Bragging on God!
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| October 06, 2007 |
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| Well, I have written a blog about miy faith story before, but I think it can be repeated. I kept getting one of those urgings, presumably by the Holy Spirit, to join the praise team and start singing up in front of the church with the group. I am terrified of being in front of people, so I ignored this urging for quite some time, a couple of years at least. But He was persistant, and I finally said, ok God, if you want me to do this, you are going to have to help me, because I can't get up in front of those people without shaking like a leaf and probably fainting. You are going to have to get me up there and calm my nerves. And you know how this is going to end I imagine. He got me up there, my nerves were fine after I got up there, I did not pass out, I wasn't shaking, and I still am doing it, and love it, and it has been one of the biggest blessings in my life. God is sooooo Good! IF He wants you to do something, He will provide the way! |
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Okay, a few months ago, my wife and I decided we needed a new and bigger car. The car that we were driving wasn't our own, and we had Katie, our miracle child, and my sixteen year old son, Kendall was living with us. We had no money, something any full-time pastor or preacher would understand; anyway my wife came home from work one day and said, " We have to go to the car dealer today!" Me, with my little faith (at that time) responded, "What are we going to go for? We don't have no money!" She then said, "Haven't we been praying all this time? And you don't believe God is going to give us what we've asked for?" Just then I was smacked by the Holy Spirit, and that "man pride" was crushed. I got up went with her to the dealer. To make a long story short, not even a few hours later we were driving away with a new Ford Freestyle Crossover 2005. No money down, bad credit, and me with my foot still in my mouth!
Bless God for His faithfulness. |
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| October 06, 2007 |
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See Deb, that's what faith will do to you everytime, take you out of your comfort zone. But you put the "faith formula" into action, belief, trust and obedience! Because you acted on faith, that's why it's "one of the biggest blessings in your life." I encourage you, don't stop there... keep using that faith!
Shannon! Girl - 11 acres of ....now that's a whole lotta land... a whole lotta land.... lotta land...once someone told me 1 acre equals ??? city blocks, I don't remember, but that's a whole lotta land from where I come from. I know you gotta still be Praising Him for that. As for you son's one-day-it-will-happen wedding.....
My Bragg - $100 Wedding
It started out as a dare, from the participants in my parent workshop on economic exploitation, I was teaching how we waste money and try to hard to play "keeping up with the Joneses." I gave examples such as spending 10K - 40k on a wedding and the marriage doesn't even last a year. Now mind you I'm talking to people in low economic areas. They knew I was engaged and asked me how much I planned on spending for my wedding. I told them we hadn't planned on having a wedding, and if I did I wouldn't spend more than $100, (I don't know where that came from, but that's what I said). They dared me to do it, "prove it" they said. That's how it all began.
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| October 06, 2007 |
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| I love stories of faith. I was just reading from the book of Acts today, and seeing all the miracles performed by the church at that time was truly inspiring. The problem I have with faith is that it requires me to let go of my normal way of thinking, which can be difficult to do. I realize I have to open my mind to the reality of limitless possibilites. There is nothing too hard for God, and He has proven it time and time again. I must remember that and apply it to my life. |
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13:12 For now we see in a mirror, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know fully even as also I was fully known.
That there verse came to mind when I read the part about askin "why". Some thangs happen that we won't never understand. But one day we will.
Now I'd like to brag on God for somethin He did fer me when I was a kid. I was about 10 i reckon, and I started losin my hearin. My parents could be just a few feet away and I could barely hear em. So, one night they took me to church and had folks lay hands on me and pray for healin. Sure enough by time I left that service I could hear better than ever, and I ain't had no problems since. Now that's a good God right there! Cain't no man take credit for that. |
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Now see that's what I'm talking about. Evangelist Keith, you didn't get a ticket driving home in your brand new car with your foot in your mouth? lol
Dennis - You don't know what you're missing until you allow yourself to experience the miraculous of the Lord... I so encourage you to give God a try.
MulletPreacher- now see, can't nobody take that away from you, it's your personal experience, who? Tell me who? can make you doubt Him? (that's for all those who don't believe in miracles!)
My Bragg - $100 Wedding continued....
So when Pastor Ken agreed, I then started praying, "Father, now I know this didn't come from me, Lord if it be your will please tell me how can I have a $100 wedding, I believe you Lord, nothing is too hard for you." The Holy Spirit didn't waste no time, and good thing, because Ken and I set a date for Sunday June 16, 2002, on Father's Day, that was only 30 days away.
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| October 06, 2007 |
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I may be afraid to step out of the boat or something. I've been pretty wrapped up in the word. I got baptized sept. 9th I think. Someone at church came up to me and said the Lord told her I needed to start over, or something like that. I just got around to putting some plans on paper. 1) to get debt free.
To get a place where Christians can get together and fellowship 24 / 7 which may start off being my living room. Which by the way I figure anywhere a bunch of believers get together and start prayin has got to end up being annointed.
I'm single with no kids so I'm pretty much free to open my house to anyone. I'm really only starting to dream. I think I just plain need to start thinking outside of the lines. |
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| October 06, 2007 |
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Oh, this is such an awesome idea! Way to Go, Pastor Aminata!
My 7 year old grand-daughter was born 3 months premature. She weighed in at a whopping 1 lb, 12 oz., 11 inches head to tippy toe. The Dr.'s told us she would not live, and even if she did--she would be blind and have severe cerebral palsy. The NICU nurses greeted me with a cataloge of preemie caskets and burial gowns, and told me it would be easier on my daughter if I would go ahead and make the arrangements. There were many miracles over three months. Her heart healed itself, her eyes were healed of R.O.P.-God brought her through it all.
The happiest day I can remember was recently when she got up in Church on a Wednesday night and gave her own testimony for the first time. She has no birth defects, and she's got an awesome testimony! Seven years later and I'm still bragging on the marvelous work of my God!
And then of course--this week my husband was healed!!! God is awesome! |
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| October 06, 2007 |
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| Hey Dave-when God gives you a dream, He also provides the plan and the provision--just step into it! |
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| October 06, 2007 |
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Wow! Don't know where to start... Winter before last I spun out on an icy patch of interstate highway on my way home from working out-of-town. I did two or three 360's on the road before spinning off the road and coming to a gentle stop, up against a mile marker post. (It made a slight dent on my car.) No injuries, to me or my dog, who was traveling with me. (The lady behind me rolled her car off the road when she hit the ice. She was uninjured, as well.) Praise God for His protection! At that time we were low on money, my husband having been without work for a few weeks (in the construction trade). We got estimates for getting the car repaired and received a healthy check from the insurance company for it. (Why is it a little dent can cost so much to fix?) We opted to leave the dent and use the insurance money to keep up on our bills. (The check was made out to us, not a repair shop. I had even called the insurance company to make sure we didn't have to use the $$ to get the car fixed, and they said it was ours to do with what we wanted.) Praise God for His provision! |
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| WARNING: You May Need A Box Of Kleenex While
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| October 06, 2007 |
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| Two weeks after my daughter was born, my husband lost his job. We were renting a house (split level, four bedrooms, lg. yard, etc.) that was already a deal at $550./month. But as time went on and my husband only got part-time work, even that much rent was too much, when you threw in utilities and everything else. (I was working part time as well, running my own bookkeeping service.) We eventually went to the landlords and told them we would have to leave and find a cheaper place to live. (We were looking at apartments; not a fun prospect with three little kids used to being able to make noise and run around the house and yard.) Anyway, the landlords asked if it would help if they lowered the rent to $400? That was as low as any of the apartments we had looked at. We said yes and they lowered it. "Just tell us when Tony is back at work full time," they said. When that happened we let them know, but they opted to keep the rent at $400. We lived in that house for seven years and the rent never went up. God is good! |
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| Shannon - the car thing actually happened another time, too. I was at a stoplight and there was a big truck stopped behind me. The driver's foot slipped off the clutch and the truck "hopped" forward and dented my trunk. The truck company didn't want to file a claim, so they just had us get an estimate and wrote us a check. We debated getting it fixed at all, then decided to have it done someplace cheaper. We took the remaining money and used it for bills. (This was at a time when my husband was recuperating from knee surgery and hadn't been able to work.) |
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| October 06, 2007 |
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Our God is Just Too Awesome!
Dave - Please receive my Holy Ghost Squeeze and a Hug. I feel you taking baby steps, and that's a real good thing. Trust God and allow him to direct your path. We here (forgive ya'll for taking liberties for speaking for you) at MyChurch will be here you if you need support. Can I get a Amen?
Birdie - I have one of the faith stories myself... after reading yours... the Holy Spirit came upon me and I couldn't do nothing but Praise Him for your blessing..
Jen- That's right He's a God of Provision! All it take is just a little faith! And He keeps Providing, Glory!
Shannon - and just when I thought I was finished... shouting... here come another praise (with tongues) Praise God!
This is just too much writing.... I hate to write! I can do this... I can do this.... in Jesus Name..I can do this..... ok so back to:
My Bragg - $100 Wedding continued....
The Holy Spirit showed me our wedding. I couldn't help but laugh. Now why didn't I think of that, I said to myself. Ken and I was going to have a Picnic Wedding. We were to invite people and tell them to bring a blanket and a dish. No need for a banquest hall, no need to worry about food, no need to provide chairs. Whoever heard of anyone going to a picnic without food! I could see that, I could see that, it made so much sense to me. The Lord even provided a beautiful park accessible to everyone for us to have it in. But there's more....much more.....
Pastor Aminata
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Another brag: my youngest son was hit by lightning and lived. (I've taken up enough space on this post already. For details of the lightning strike, see my blog Power.) Aminata - no writing complaints, girl! I love to write, but I don't like computers, don't like spending time in front of a monitor and don't like basements. So where does God have me right now? In front of a computer screen in my basement in the family room. On that note, I'm going outside for a walk in the sunshine. :-) |
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| October 06, 2007 |
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| OK I wasn't really saved at the time. Just walkin in the light I knew. But I had a massive stroke in 2003 (autumn) It took time and persistance that weren't my own but this days I get around just fine. first I walked out the front door and to my neighbor's house with a quad cane. One thing led to anouther and now I'm OK. They were making funeral arrangements there for a while when I was in ICU. |
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| October 06, 2007 |
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My daughter is now divorced with four kids. She lives in a house owned by me (still has a mortgage) with no child support whatsoever from her ex. The LORD has provided my husband and I with the ability to pay two mortgages, our bills and help her out from time to time with light, gas,food, etc.We are poor people with average jobs trying to see a way to retire and survive. There is no WAY we can do this alone. I KNOW MY FATHER HAS A HAND IN THIS SITUATION. She recently got a job with my sister that pays more than the job she had with the state and she had no transportation. The LORD made a way for us to purchase a car(cheap) so she could get back and forth. This past week someone HIT the car and totaled it(crying). We only had liability insurance on it so she now has no car. I am standing on my FATHER'S WORD that when he brings you to a place he will bring you through. HE CONTINUALLY PROVIDES FOR OUR NEEDS EVEN WHEN WE DO NOT SEE A WAY OUT OF CERTAIN SITUATIONS. If I did not love my father and trust him completely I have no idea how I would survive. GOD IS SOOOO GOOD. It has taken me most of my ADULT life to get to this point and I am so glad he never gave up.
PRAISE HIM FOR HIS GOODNESS AND MERCY..... |
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| October 06, 2007 |
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Pastor's Gill,
You know the Web is not big enough for me to Brag on My God! His awesomeness hits me square in the face on a regular basis. Pastor Aminata thank God you are a witness because there are times I wonder, is it a dream or reality. Last year August 2006, I hemoraged and had 13 blood transfusinons. As quick as the blood was going in it was coming out. The nurses were hanging 3 units at a time, I finally stablized. The next morning 5:am I went into Septic shock (all you medical saints) very few people survive septic shock and live to tell about it. I heard the nurses say, "Septic Shock" lets move it. They were running down the corridor to the elevators to the ICU, they had coded Blue on the way. Then I heard, "No Pluse, No blood pressure," "We are losing her". The room went dark, I could only hear muffled sounds. I began to yell, "I can't see, I'm blind". A nurse was at my head and she said, "honey your eyes are wide opened, you are not blind" I guess the Lord was setting the stage to show me and everyone else his presence. At that time I felt my whole body release all body fluids relased as well (maybe a little more info than you needed). I closed my eyes and said God when I see the light I'm coming to you. Well I closed my eyes and it was "Pitch black"...I said God you got jokes. At that point I heard a nurse say, "Igot a blood pressure 60 over 40, another nurse said, I got a pulse, another nurse, "body temp 82, lets get her into a "huggy bear" (a warming blanket) I began failling my arms an leggs to let them know I was not gone yet. I later learned from my assigned nurse I did not move a muscle, she was amazed that I could repeat with such acuracy what had occurred. Only God, No man, not even the ones who held the instruments to assist in sustaining life ONLY GOD! I awakened in the ICU with my youngest son at my bedside. I asked him what he was doing there so early in the morning (7:00am) he said he received a call that he need to get there as soon as possible and had been there for over 2 hours. I said as you can see I'm fine by the Grace of God. His response was "True Dat MoM, true Dat!
Saints if you ever want to see the GLORY of GOD just look in my face!!
I was at the $100 Miracle, uh Blessed wedding, I offered to purchase the flowers, but even that was taken care of. I have not seen a more beautiful wedding since, attended by over 200 people...You Go God!
Peace and Love,
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I learned a new word today Everybody and i'm going to use it NOW!
The word is ( Vociferate) To cry out with a loud voice,exclaim noisily; shout; bawl..............
True Dat! True dat! i'm going to be very ( Vociferous) with it Praise The Lord for his goodness and His Mercy, Thank you Jesus...........................Glo...............................ry.......................glo.............ry.............praise.......
Him.................thank you, thank you thank you Jesus.................................. |
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| October 07, 2007 |
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| So why brag on God? To Brag on God is to bring Him Glory. When we share our faith stories, we offer evidence of the awesomeness of God in our lives. Our faith stories provides evidence that God is a provider, healer, a way-maker, that he is merciful, kind, generous and the list goes on. When we use our faith, this pleases God, Hebrews 11:6; and demonstrates to others that God is Real! Active faith proves we are over-comers by the blood of the Lamb, and the word of our testimonies! Sharing our faith stories will help others to let go and let God, it says, "if God did it for me He will do it for you." This is the purpose of fellowship! I encourage you to keep sharing your faith stories, don't ever stop giving God His Glory, don't ever stop talking about the Goodness and Awesomeness of the Lord.
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| October 07, 2007 |
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| Jen another brag! Well go ahead and Praise Him! This is the whole point of this blog…. This is dedicated to the One we Love, God. As we live our lives by faith, our faith increases. Evidence of faith operating in our lives proves that we are pleasing God. God not only spared your son that day, he spared all who was with your son that day. Don't ever stop giving God Glory! You got more… bring it on! Dave - Massive stroke! Isn't it wonderful to have that personal experience with God - I'm sure many thought it was over for you - now you know that God is not through with you yet, He's just getting started! Mstovall- You said "GOD IS SOOOO GOOD" O yes, O yes, O yes He Is! Yaa- You know I know what the Lord has done….. I'm trying to hold my fingers and not tell your stories! I encourage you to keep sharing, God has done so much for you…. I'm waiting give God His Due! Evangelist - Brother, you can Vociferate all you want to up in here - Make a joyful noise unto the Lord! Honey - I'm encouraging you to do the opposite - don't sit down, please stand up and tell it! Talk about it! Can we brag on God? Dare we brag on God? My Bragg - $100 Wedding continued.... My wedding dress $40 for the material - designed by my girlfriend Kim Wedding Cake - The most beautiful carrot cake - a gift from Dionne, someone who I would see each morning going to work, and only said hello to. Shoes- $22, bridal bouquet - chosen by me, $19 Total = $81. Video - given by friends, wedding pictures - given by friends, food- everybody bought food! All this happened in one month. We didn't send out any wedding invitations, just word of mouth. People didn't think it could happen, many didn't believe yet - We had over 250 people attend our wedding that day. What's a wedding without drama? Everything was going smoothly without any problems, except….. This one thing… God was making sure that everybody knew this was His doing….. |
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| October 07, 2007 |
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Well, it looks like we will not get to hear the end of the story if we don't tell one of our own, so here it is:
We were brand new to town, having relocated to Clearwater, FL after our income took a knock-out blow in Ft. Lauderdale from hurricane Wilma..trees were down, water was off, electricity would be off for a month, gas couldn't be pumped, my husband's sales job was bringing in less and less money anyhow and it seemed like we should try elsewhere to make a fresh start...nearer to our daughter's only remaining grandparent.
My husband got a good job in Tampa and was able to sublet an affordable condo near my elderly father. We were rejoicing at how God supplied our needs when disaster struck again! Our car was repossessed because the title was never clearly in our possession. They had sold the car based on the credit of my husband and his mother...but she had since died! (This was a very bad year.) So evidently our credit was not sufficient. What were we going to do now? We loved our old church friends but they couldn't help any more, so when the ship sank, we started swimming.
Then next thing that happened tested our faith...a man at our new church was recommended by our Sunday School teacher as a good used car dealer. He gave my husband a loaner car with a verbal agreement only, no paperwork with the understanding that when we COULD buy it, we would, based on an income tax return we expected to get (but didn't get for a long time). Months later, he demanded an outrageously high back payment for what he would have gotten if we had leased the car, which we couldn't (nor had expected) to pay, thinking it was a loaner to help us get on our feet. (Otherwise we would have never taken the car at all.) I guess he forgot his verbal agreement, for he had the car repossessed on a Saturday night.
This was a disaster for us. If we didn't have a car, we'd lose the job that paid the rent. We'd have no food or way to go get any. We'd also have no way to get to our new church (one God directed us to personally, in an unusual way) where the choir was counting on me to play the violin. We asked for prayer by email that Saturday night, and by the time it was put up on the church Prayer Warrior Website, God had answered. He gave us a car for no money down (which tells you the level of our finances at the time) and all Gerry had to do was ride the bus to Atlanta, pick it up and drive it home. We did end up buying it later, whereupon it promptly started leaking so much oil that the condo refused to let us keep it. We tried getting it fixed about 4 times, to no avail. It was about to be towed! By that time I was riding the bus once a week to teach 10 students at the church and my credit was good, so we were able to buy a new-looking 2003 Rav Toyota van....which I promptly broke in hauling Gospel Mother Goose's stuff around to parks and piers. Now I really WAS bragging on God. He gave me my own Goose-mobile, and Gerry was able to get an older Toyota to replace the leaky one to get to work in Tampa.
Keeping the Goose-mobile is a concern...but God is in control completely. He got me through a very lean summer. Now it is a surprisingly lean fall... and I am looking for a job or a miracle...or He may choose to allow the Goose-mobile to be taken away. If He doesn't think I need it, I'll curtail some of my activities for a while and concentrate on homeschooling my daughter and writing string ensemble arrangements. I am not in charge of the universe and I am not the Provider.... He is. I trust Him to do what's best...to supply more students or a part-time job and to open doors to various ministries that beckon.
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Connie - keep using your faith, and watch what the Lord will do on your behalf.
Shannon- 250 people with no formal invitation and in one month! But the best is still to come. The Lord showed up and He showed out.
Pastor Aminata |
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| October 08, 2007 |
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I am married, 3 girls (9, 6 & 3), and Youth Pastor at First Metropolitan Church, and God put it on my heart to start a business in 2006. God said that He was going to make our church theme come alive in my life, which was “From Dreams to Destiny”. Well, my wife and I started looking at franchises to get an idea of what we wanted to do and how they were structured. Long story short, we looked into a franchise, and they said, you don't make enough money to own a franchise. We looked into another, and they said I didn't meet all of their profile characteristics. Finally, after months, we found a franchise that said yes, but we had to get the money. We went from bank to bank, hearing everything from you need more liquid cash to most franchise owners are 45 and above. Hearing no after no, and feeling that all hope was lost, we got a phone call from a young lady trying to offer her services to our churches TV program (which I edit and produce). In dialogue, she told me about a non profit that helped her get her company started. 2 months later, we had a check, and purchased our franchise (Creative Tutors of Cy-Fair) and we are still watching God work it out!!! This year, our theme is “The Year of No Limits”, and I believe that He will move again, and bring to past this reality in my life. He is King, He is Lord!!! He is God!!! |
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| October 09, 2007 |
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Pastor Johnny - there is nothing more wonderful and pleasing to our Lord, than when we use our faith. It becomes our living testimony that God is real and that he is faithful.
My Bragg - $100 Wedding continued....
Everything was going along so smoothly. Everyone was excited because they had an opportunity to participate and make a contribution. I had one friend who called me crying, because, she wanted to know what could she do, but everything was taken care of. Only one more week to go and than it rained.
The rain started on Sunday a week before our wedding. I wasn't really worried, thinking great - rain now and get it out the way. It rained on Monday, on Tuesday, on Wednesday. Now I'm getting a little anixous, but still believing God. Now I need to say that the rain each day were like monsoons, it poured. But we still had a few more days left. Surely it was going to stop. But it didn't.
Pastor Aminata |
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| October 09, 2007 |
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I truly believe we need something more edifying and productive to do... so I will continue to brag on God!
My Bragg - $100 Wedding continued....
Yes, it rained and rained and it wasn't even trying to stop. It's now Saturday and it still was raining. My phone was ringing off the hook. People wanted to know what I was going to do. I kept telling them "I getting married tomorrow regardless of what's it's doing." Two people called me and offered to purchase a tent, just in case. Nope I said... that's not what the Lord instructed me to do, so I declined. You either have faith or you don't. But to be honest, I was wavering by the end of the day. I called Ken crying, the weight of all those phone calls started to take a toll on me. My baby, my man, my sweetie, my lover, my boo, my future husband and man-of-God said to me, "Well, I'll say to you what I just said to my Pastor when he asked me what was my plan B? I told him, faith don't need a plan B.
That did it for me! Dried those tears right up. I slept like a baby.... tomorrow I'm gonna be Mrs. Ken Gill.
Pastor Aminata |
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| October 09, 2007 |
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My Bragg - $100 Wedding continued.... When I awoke the next morning the sun was shinning in my eyes, but the news from the radio said, expect more rain, and thunderstorm today. I didn't care. I was getting married. Below is a clip of Tasea doing a praise dance actually dancing me to Ken who is standing under the tree. Please note overcast and the breeze blowing in the trees: http://www.podshow.com/video/?persona_id=63811&movie_id=da4a86b968903bbc2bc439bc4e5db431
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| October 09, 2007 |
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Pastor Aminata that was awesome
I was the middle child of three my sister one year younger my brother 16 years older, and, I use to wonder why I existed because I did not feel wanted, I felt I was adopted, but I wasn''t my parents just was strict, and victum of the enemy, I learned this later. As a liitle girl I ask God where do I belong to what purpose do I have in this world because I felt a lot of rejetion. As I was growing up I was told not to question God, but I did so after I goit saved, I asked the same questiions and he answer in love, I know because, now I'm going to brag on my God, He said I love you then in pulled me out of my mess I was in for 25 years, save my life after the doctors said I would be dead within six months to a years, brough me and my sister close together after our strange child hood of her being the favorite, He show me how to forgive and let go and let God because the battle is not mine. He save my marriage, He even showed me how to love the unlovley, He said love covers a multitude of sins. He show me a neway to live life, by not judging others, I had not live liike that ever so this was truly new to me I felt a new lease on life just come up out of me that's what my Daddy God has done for me He is my peace, my strenght, my everything I Have a forgive God Loving God a patient God, and I want to be just like him |
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| October 12, 2007 |
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Pastor Aminata
I want to brag on God some more
I aways wanted to move to Tampa, I first visited here about 20 years ago yes I was in my mess then, God clean that mess up and made a way out of know way.
We had to move the rent was getting to high my husband and I was renting the first floor of a high rach home in Freeport NY, I could have stay, but our income said we could not. there I knew I had to take this to God in prayer and I did for a few months then he said to me Faith Without work is dead, that meant to get to work on it. After that I ask my husband what do he think about us moving to Tampa Fl he did not like that idea because he does not like the heat, so you know I had to go back into my closet and consult with God, Then I started searching online for places to live in Florida when I found something I liked & thought he would like I showed him, when he saw what the rent was there he agrreed. Now mind you we did not have no big gaint bank account for this move but I started packing, I said Lord how, now what then it came to me I sold everything I had because we knew it would cost much to ship, then I started looking for a truck everybody want from 2000 & up, well you know I had to go back in my closet to pray, then after a few days I found a moving company for 1200 was I thanking God and jumping up and down. Now to make a long Story short you remember I told you I sold everthing well we had no bed no living room furniture no Dinning rooom set only our colthing pots pans Silver ware microwave some folding chairs my computer stero
3 small TV DVD Player & VHS Player that's about it. My God blessed us with $ 2000 slay bed, a
Living room set kitchen set 35in sony TV and we never ask anyone for nothing, it was family & friends God used to bless us, NOTHING IS IMPOSSIBLE WITH GOD |
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| October 15, 2007 |
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Yesterday, a child in my Sunday school class (10 years old) said 'when we walk in the perfect will of God, we can create miracles with our words, because our words have God's power in them.' I was so excited to hear this come from a child!
I give thanks to God for the work he is doing in the lives of these little but powerful believers who worship Him! |
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| October 15, 2007 |
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Oftentimes the things of this world will let you down. I've had preachers let me down, deodorant has let me down, family has let me down, mousetraps have let me down, and my own wife has let me down. BUT GOD, God has NEVER let me down. In my times of need, I’ve looked around only to find that friends are nowhere to be found, even family members can desert you. The wife can leave you and the dog don’t want nothing to do with ya; BUT GOD, God will be with us ALWAYS! The only TRUE Friend, that’ll stick with ya. I’ve been beat down, busted up, banged, bruised, and seemingly broken; BUT GOD, God has been there to pick me up, dust me off, heal my wounds and mend my broken heart. HE is ALWAYS faithful! |
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| October 15, 2007 |
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When we brag on God, it says this is how much we love Him. Sure I love it when I get a comment on the telecast or a written blog... but it means nothing to me.... unless God can get all the glory! I don't EVER want to find myself "robbing God of His due Praise."
This is tears typing... I'm crying... tears of joy.... bless ya'll for doing this.. it shows that God is real in your lives...
MaKelly - I hope you contine to brag on God as often as you are led to... don't ever stop.
Birdie - Just sharing the child's comment was truly a blessing alone... all Praises to God..for being in his young life.... "from the mouth of babes.."
MH- That's right just because He's God!
Rich - O Lord, I've so fallen in love with a Redneck. And I know my husband wouldn't mind. What you have shared is good ole testifying to the Goodness of the Lord. This is what we are supposed to do.... never be ashamed of talking about Him! Never be ashamed of giving Him Praise.... Never be ashamed.... this is how you know who's who!
Pastor Aminata |
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| October 15, 2007 |
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My Bragg - $100 Wedding concluded
As you can see, it turned out to be a beautiful day. And yes, all done for less than $100 to God's Glory. He even held back the rain in the park... because it poured every place else. But there is still one more part to tell... and it didn't happen until a week later.
I got a call from my friend Christiana, she was at the celebration, but missed the ceremony. That's because she was traveling from upstate. She told me how she almost didn't come because it was raining so hard. "I thought when I got there I would at least see a tent or something, but when I stepped into the park and saw everyone and no rain, I was floored!"
She went on to say that she had never met anyone who had a relationship with God that He would hold back rain for them..... She said, "I want This God in My Life!" You see for many, many, years I had been sharing Jesus with Chris. Telling her about how good he is, and how he was willing to forgive her for all her sin. She would listen, but say, yeah, but that's for you, it's not it's not for me.
"I want This God in My Life!" I heard her say. I lead her to Christ on the phone. She went and found herself a church and as been living for the Lord ever since.
This is my Great Brag on God - Our $100 Wedding lead a soul to the Kingdom!
All Praises and Glory to The Most High God!
Pastor Aminata |
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| October 16, 2007 |
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I'm on a mission! The goal to to get everyone here on MyChurch to "Brag on God" at least once. What a testimony that would make! I think we could blow up Google! Maybe even go down in the Google Book of Records.... if the don't have one, they will make one. Maybe even bring in a few souls along the way.
So how about it. Let's evangelize the internet by "Bragging on God" it don't have to something big.... how about...
My bragg: God woke me up this morning!
Pastor Aminata |
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| October 16, 2007 |
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| I am a child of a King. My Father owns the cattle on a thousand hills. My Father is Creator of everything, He owns it all, and as busy as He is He still has time to love.........ME!!!!!!! HIS CHILD !!!!!!!! |
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| October 16, 2007 |
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Denise - Yes this is what I'm talking about.... shame on us that we won't take a minute to say something about the goodness of the Lord. So you just keep right on Bragging.
Shannon- Girl, see and you was worrying about your son. As you have experienced and as you have witnessed.... God can do anything! So I'm saying go on and brag on your wedding.... The Lord sent a messenger (could of been an angel) to bless your marriage and ministry! Look Out google we're bragging on God!
Pastor Aminata |
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| October 16, 2007 |
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Pastor Aminat Here I go again Glory be to God
I love it here in Tampa, do I miss New York not really even though my children are there I talk to them everyday some times 3 four times a day and they all have computers. What I really miss is ministry My God had me doing I had a lot of hats, like I said before I had a Blble Study class in my home, I was a usher I work at the outreach everyday giving out food clothing and we even set aside time before we gave out anything to minister the word and to lead anyone to Jesus Plus I had a full time job, I really miss that, Here in Flordia it's different since I don't really know that many people, I do have a very large family here, and one of my cousin husband is a pastor I do go to there church every onec in a while it's very hard to get around here in Florida without a car & a job. My cchurch is WWWalls and I was going all the time but I was got over heat wait on the bus so now I only go if some take me or I go with my cousin or to my aunts church. God is so awesome He knew I needed something else so guess what He lead me to mychurch so I can do whaat I love most spreading & teaching, learning His word and assisting anyone on my church with any project that will give the Glory to God. So I'm so thankful to being apart of MyChurch, iit's a gift to me from God. He said in His word that He would supply all of my needs and this is one to be able to fellow ship, in unconditional love, I know this is long but please bare with me because I very grateful to be apart of this church community. It does not replace church but it a satifying to my spirit to be a member. |
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| October 16, 2007 |
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Pastor Aminata,
What a beautiful blog, braggin on God! I may have to come back and visit to brag some because God has done so many wonderful things for me.
This year He healed me of a condition very similar to rumatory arthritis. After I had relapsed last year with seven years of sobriety, my hep C coagilated into my joints and the doctors said it was a condition much like rumatory arthritis. My only hope was a cure, or some minor relief from celebrax. I suffered for almost 9 months everytime it would rain or even cloud up it would completely put me in pain to the point where I would keep up my husband all night moaning in pain.
This spring when I was baptized full submersion for the first time, the pastor and I prayed for a few things before the baptism. We had prayed for a healing and a baptism of the holy spirit. I received the healing of the pain almost two weeks after I was baptized. It was spring, and I guarantee it rained almost every other day I was completely amazed one day when it rained and I hadn't felt it the night before.
I now have NO pain when it rains, and I am able to enjoy beautiful NC rains again. Praise the Lord! |
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| October 17, 2007 |
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Ok so I thought of another one to brag on God about. How I met my husband was a TOTALLY GOD THING. He is so awesome, and He so hooked me up with the best man.
I had been a single mom for almost 12 years of my daughter’s life and during that time God had got me through so many things, divorce, addictions, yada, yada, yada. I am sure you are tired of hearing of all that junk, but please forgive me, not all readers on Pastor Aminata’s website may know me. But anyway after I had gotten sober in '99 I accepted Christ as my savior, and worked quite hard at AA. So I listened to AA and didn’t date for two years Well after two years I joined a dating service in KC that was to last me for four years. It was quite expensive. I was ready to date, I was sober and I was searching for a church, just needed a man…. or so I thought.
Well I started to date one man in particular, later I found out we just weren’t quite equally yoked. It lasted for about 2 ½ years then he dumped me for a lame reason that he could be a stepdad or something. It crushed me, it was the longest relationship I had ever had and I knew we were getting married. Later I look at that as him listening to God saying “NO”. Praise the Lord because we weren’t equally yoked, both Christians but oh so different in legalism values. Never the less, it still crushed me and after he said that to me all I could do was lie in bed and beg Jesus to take the pain away. Mind you Jesus and I still weren’t walking together yet, my relationship with him was very….very… slow. Still that night I begged Him to take the pain away of that break up.
Amazingly, the next morning the pain I felt the night before was completely gone. Jesus took my pain away. I didn’t grieve losing that relationship at all the next day, and so I decided to fall in Love with Jesus. I put my membership to the dating service on hold, which means I didn’t want to meet people. And so I did fall crazy in Love with Jesus, for the next year. Course it helped that that was the year that the movies, “the book of John”, and the “Passion of the Christ” came out. Also my new church did the study of Purpose Driven Life. Now can anyone tell me who can’t be on fire for Christ after those two movies and that study. Please….
Anyway so like I said I had fallen in love with Jesus for a year. Even though I also told God that my plan was that I was going to live my life as if I was always going to be single, God was going to have to show me if I was to be a married woman or not, I thought I was ready to date again. So I made my list of 50 must haves and 50 can’t stands and I was ready to speed date to find that man. Remember I paid a lot for that dating service and I now I only have a couple of weeks left, so I had better turn myself back off of hold.
So I started to talk to men on the phone, and I instantly questioned them, probably a little more aggressively than I should have, but I did. Do you believe in God? Do you go to church? Do you read the bible? DO you have a personal relationship with Jesus? If they could handle the first for questions then, I would talk to them a little more, otherwise it would be good luck to ya, God bless and Goodbye.
Well this one guy asked if he could meet me or talk to me, and his profile said he was a single dad of FOUR kids, in the military, and oh his picture was oh so cute! I didn’t really care about the military or the kids, I love kids BUT he was a day younger than my younger brother (2 ½ years younger)…..EEWWW. I almost said no, but a little voice said what the heck, go ahead you can always say no to him later.
Little did I know that Louis my future husband had only moved there a month prior, being in the military for 18 years and having 32 addresses before moving to KC. Then he joined the dating service a week prior to my subscription running out. Now if that isn’t God handy work I don’t know what is.
Well I met Louis and fell head over heals for him because not only did he love Jesus like I did and we were equally yoked, but he wanted to build a marriage around Christ first, then he had all but two of my 100 questions correct. I mean you can’t beat 98% of my demands in a husband. He couldn’t help that he was allergic to cats, and I mean everyone can have a temper if provocked, but that can be overcome with a little help from God.
So we met and married within three months. Then we married again a month and a half later, but that is a whole another story for another time, this is just another brag on God I have to share with you.
Anyway God is so awesome! He is even a great matchmaker when you listen for His will. |
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| October 17, 2007 |
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| I want to brag on God!!! It's too much to write again. I can't type very well. Go to my profile and read my blog "Gods timing is perfect". |
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| October 18, 2007 |
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Becky - That's one awesome brag right there. Don't worry, as often as you feel.... continue to Brag on God, this gives him praise.
Percussion- all you have to do is copy and paste- if you want to, or do a link. It's all about giving God all the Praise, all the Glory.
Pastor Aminata |
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| October 18, 2007 |
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To brag on God...hmmm...where should I start? Well, I must say that I have known no one who has been so constant in my life. God never changes. Even when I change He stays the same. Sometimes I feel guilt for wrongs that I have committed, and I feel like God is done with me. But He is showing me that it is not about what I've done, but what He's done for me. He wants me to focus on Him instead of my fears, failures and cares. He is so patient with me. Where others would have given up He stays there and teaches me the ways of righteousness instead of simply condemning me. He is truly a Wonderful Counselor. Hallelujah and Amen. |
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| October 18, 2007 |
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Dennis - God bless you. Thank you for taking the time to brag on God. Yes He is a Wonderful Counselor.
Pastor Aminata |
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| October 18, 2007 |
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| Oh you can bet your sweet hair braids I will be back my GOD'S sooooo BIG I can't help but brag.....ALOT |
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| October 19, 2007 |
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I could brag an entire book! Because the Lord has changed just about everything in my life. He is soooooooooooo good!
Among many thing, the Lord delivered me from racism 16 years ago along with my salvation. It was an overnight change. All praise be to Him! |
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| December 07, 2007 |
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Wow, this was such a beautiful idea, I just don't know where to start. :) Well, for the past few months I have been having a hard time financially, having been out of work for sometime. Although i was paying my tithes it just seemed like I could not get ahead. God was meeting my needs and my teenage daughter and I were not exactly going without (I'm a single parent), but everyday was a stretch of the old faith muscles. I started praying and asking God what was I doing or not doing that would cause me to be in such a desperate situation. As soon as I asked him, he immediatly showed me Malachi chapter 3. He told me I was giving my tithes, but I was robbing him in offerings. Many time some of us pay our tithes with no problems, but we forget that we are suppossed to give offerings as well according to Malchi 3:8. As soon as I saw this, I knew what I had to do. I had to give my offerins to the Lord in order to press in and be eligable for the promises he gives in Malachi 3:10-12. I had been cursing myself according to Malachi chapter 9. A lot of times we want to blame the devil for our troubles and downfalls, and while it is true that he is the author of all things contrary to God, but sometimes it is us who stand in the place of blame. In this case it was me. So, to make a long story short, I gave my tithes AND my offerings and trusted God to perform his word, and guess what? HE CAME THROUGH! I began getting money from people who just wanted to bless me for no particular reason. I also recieved a large sum of money from a back payment that I didn't even know about. GOD IS GOOD! Have faith, and take God at his word! |
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| December 07, 2007 |
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| I love becky's wedding story! |
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| December 08, 2007 |
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Becky - I pray that you continue to brag on God as often as you need too.
Sue- What a wonderful testimony! Oh how wonderful our Lord is, to be delivered from such a horrible disease such as racism! All Glory To God.
Kimmy- Tell it girl. Let the world know that God is a God of His Word! Praise Him!
Pastor Aminata |
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| December 09, 2007 |
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On my 18th birthday I was in a mental institution.
On my 21st birthday I was in jail.
I have woke-up in the morning surprised to still be alive and start getting high again.
I have been in an accident I should have died in. Lucky the car stopped on the bank of the river.
I should have drowned once. Lucky GOD sent angels to drag me out of the water.
I have been in a fight (with a group of people) I should not have walked away from. Lucky the police happened along.
I have gotten high and not came down.
I have had horrible things happen to me.
I have done horrible things to others.
Yet GOD loved me.
And forgave me.
And restored the years the locusts ate.
A little over ten years ago a strange affliction came upon me. I thought I would die.
I couldn't think. I literally could not think. My mind was empty.
Turned out that I was suffering from overexposure to workplace chemicals.
I have 70 percent lung function, now.
My lifestyle changed.
No longer in the gym or on the road jogging.
Free time is now often spent sitting at a computer.
GOD restored my thinking and "gifted" me.
In my weakness others are strengthened.
Mine is a testimony of a GOD who can take the most messed up life imagineable and make it into a beacon reaching out to a lost, struggling world.
.....peace..... |
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| December 09, 2007 |
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Pure - The song that I hear when reading your brag is "Amazing Grace." I look forward to our fellowship on this Christian journey... it is true, God is using you in a awesome and mighty way.
Pastor Aminata |
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| December 09, 2007 |
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PURE AWESOME TESTIMONY
GOD CAN HE IS ABLE |
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