first off...i acknowledge that i had a divided heart. Matthew 12:25 -- Jesus said, "Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and every city or house divided against itself will not stand" "The most potent means of destroying any organization, institution, or entity is internal strife or internal conflict. An undivided, unified family, church, or other institution of society can withstand virtually any external onslaught. But an internal conflict brings about distrust, division, and disintegration." - internal conflict is so DEADLY... oh yeah... let's see if this applies: distrust yes. division yes. disintegration maybe - God i'm sorry for having this divided heart. forgive me.
"It is out of genuine love for our families that we each are called to come to the position of saying: "I choose to love my family, and I will not allow us to be divided. We will come to know God and to base our lives upon His Word. We will become one in the Spirit." " - Father, i want this so much -- being one in the Spirit.
It is out of love that we are to combat the forces of evil that come our way, in effect declaring to the spirit realm, "I love my family to the point that I will lay down my very life if necessary to see Satan defeated in their lives." - oh dear... every time i read this sentence over again, the tears fall. but u know what? i'm willing to do it... i absolutely REFUSE to sit on my ass and complain. may God stir up a unquelching fire in me to pray unceasingly and IN FAITH that God is going to do some AWESOME stuff. Pray that I may be sensitive to His Spririt so i know what God wants me to do these next couple of months...
Any time we are confronted with a situation that seems to have the potential to "tear us apart," we must turn to God and say, "Let me experience more of Your love." It is love that ultimately heals division and brings about harmony in Christ.
hehe... now give me some of that God-love :P --> 1 Corinthians 13.
there will be no more tearing apart of Vanessa Li anymore.
^_^ as i remember my last post... i am smiling =P there is love.... and there's gonna be a whole lot more to come.