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It's not really Christian message, but it is inspirational, I guess, and it was here at Inspirational Scriptures: desimarie
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Im not sure what a vison borad is but, I journal and in the front
section of my journal each year I list my lifelong vision and then my
yearly goals that move me closer to the vision. Each quarter I list the
things I have accomplished that bring me closer to the vision. I know it
sounds tedious but it really helps me track progress and stay focused.
Hab 2:2-...... Write the vision, and make it plain upon tables, that he may run that readeth it.
| threadA vision board is simply a piece of cardboard where you write or glue pics of things you want and then by putting the vision board somewhere you can see every day, it reminds you of what you want. It works because it keeps your goals right in your face, so you won't forget them, and will remind you of what you want to achieve.
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Testimony... inspiring  (from My Experiencesteuila99
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Topic: My son's story Posted: 07 Aug 2007 at 11:40am |
I'm writing this because I promised I wouldn't forget and that I
would never let my son forget what the Lord has done for us....My son
Zenock Tuavale Siuaki Livai was born Dec 30th 2004 and right off i knew
something was wrong. The pediatricians immediately took him aside and
had to revive him. I knew something was wrong but i guess i was
blocking. I wanted to see my baby and gush over him like all new
mother's want to at that time, but I couldn't. I didn't even hear him
cry. when I asked if he was OK nobody answered me. a few minutes later I
heard...a little squeak.....then a weak little cry..it was
beautiful...immediately after, they took him to the nursery to be put on
the ventilator.."It's normal for an infant to be on one" they said..I
didn't know any better it was my first time...anyway throughout the day
and most of the night he was ok but closer to midnight he started going
downhill...the doctor's kept coming into my room telling me that he was
getting worse but that hopefully he would pull out of it...Now that i
look back i don't think they really believed that...anyway by the next
afternoon he was in the NICU at the Univ of Utah hopstial and his doctor
was talking about transferring him to Primary children's hospital next
door "just in case" he needed to be put on the ECMO machine...My poor
baby looked horrible...he had wires coming out of everywhere..at that
point I told my husband to call my uncle to come and assist him in
blessing my son...after a while we realized that he couldn't wait and
that he needed to be transferred now so my husband and two doctors
blessed my son...when they got him over to Primary's my husbands
companion(from his mission) and uncle arrived and helped to give him
another blessing....when i was able to go and see him an hour later the
doctor's sat us down and told us that his situation had gotten worse and
that he would need to be put on the ECMO machine...(my son had some
type of bacteria in his blood and it damaged his heart and lungs...ECMO
is a heart and lung bypass machine...it does all the work for the heart
and lungs so that they can rest and heal themselves....) by this time it
was about 10 o'clock at night on the 31st of december...There were
three doctors in the room with us to give us the news..the female doctor
told us straight up that he had less than a 5 percent chance of
living...she all but said my son was gonna die...I think she was immune
to human suffering...anyway they also told us that my son had a
hemorrage on his brain and that IF he lived he would not be able to eat
on his own or do anything that a normal child does...they said he would
be mentally handicapped and that we might want to think about not
putting him on the machine and letting him die since his quality of life
,if the surgery was successful, wasn't going to be good....at this
point I was emotionally spent...I had nothing left...I had just had my
first child and nothing was what i expected it to be...i was really
angry..angry at everybody and everything..i didn't understand why MY
baby had to be so sick...I remember praying and begging the Lord to put
me in my son's place..I also remember praying and begging the Lord to
give him the strength of the men he is named after...Zenock, is a
prophet in the book of Mormon...(alma 33:2-10)...Tuavale is my
grandfather..a man who lived the gospel to the fullest and never
wavered....Siuaki is his daddy's name...His faith can move
mountains....I never prayed so strongly for someone else in my entire
life...and now I'm praying that that someone else, my son, can
live...anyway by now my family (i love them so much) was there with us
and my cousin Ui told me to ask my uncle curry for a blessing..(her baby
died at only 4 days old so she knew how I was feeling) I didn't really
want one but I asked for one anyway...after the blessing I wasn't
feeling any different but i couldn't really dwell on it cause we needed
to hurry so my husband,uncle and cousin could bless my son before he
went into surgery...when we were leaving the room (they had given us a
room so that they could tell us the bad news in) I was the first one out
and my husband followed me...on the wall across from the room i had
just walked out of was a sketch someone had donated to the hospital/ It
was a picture of the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ holding a
newborn...and that is excatly what i needed to know. That my baby wasn't
alone. That no matter what happened He would be there with him...See I
was hurting mostly because I couldn't comfort my baby...I knew he was
hurting and I couldn't DO anything about it..A mother's first reaction
to hearing her child cry is to comfort him and I couldn't do that, as
much as i wanted to I couldn't, but seeing that picture brought me so
much comfort knowing that He was with him..the funny thing is I didn't
see that picture until I needed to see it..a short while after my
husband blessed him, while I stood by the door..there was alot of
commotion at that time because it was an emergency procedure so the
nurses were rushing around getting things prepared so I couldn't hear
what was said..afterwards my husband asked me if i heard the blessing
and i told him i hadn't. He seemed confused and said "Didn't they all
quiet down during the blessing?" and I told him no and he said that my
uncle and cousin also thought it was quiet during the blessing because
all they could hear was the words my husband was saying...anyway i was
pretty shaken up so my husband pulled me to the side grabbed me by the
shoulders and looked me in the eyes and said "He's gonna live..I don't
know how i know, i just do...he's gonna live..." It was hard to explain
what i felt at that moment but i too knew that he would make it..
The doctor's originally gave my son 10 days to be on the ECMO
machine...He came off after only 4 days...They said he would be severly
mentally handicapped....Today he's as strong, if not stronger, than any
child his age ...throughout the 4 days my son was on ECMO my husbands
spirits were always positive...I remember another doctor had asked him
how he was doing that day and my husband said "GREAT! I'm great!" I
remember that doctor said "man you are truly amazing...to have a child
as sick as yours is and to have such a good attitude is rare"....my
husband knew...he knew he was coming home so why be sad...lol...whenever
my son had a setback, like when he wasn't urinating enough(he was being
given 12 different medications at one time and that caused him to swell
up to double his weight and the only way to get rid of that was for him
to urinate) My husband would tell him "Aye you need to pee more" and
sure enough the next day the problem would be solved...he even pulled
out his feeding tube four days before he was released...(they have to be
taught to breathe,suck and swallow again before they can be taken off
the feeding tube)he was telling them I don't need it anymore...
Originally the doctors said he would need 6 months in the hospital
to recover....four and a half weeks later he came home...(we brought him
home on his origianl due date..he was 5 weeks early)...My son is a
fighter. He fights for everything...We can't take him to the nursery at
church cause he beats up all the kids...lol...i love my baby and
everyday that he's here with us i treasure...yes even when he's
naughty!! lol...I know it can be hard but it's worth it...He's worth
it....I know that it is because of our faith that he is here today and I
also know that The lord giveth and the Lord taketh...I know and I
believe...families are forever
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Posted: 04 Jul 2007 at 7:03pm |
CV, I have been in a similar situation, and I'm going to tell you
what I learned (so, I'm preaching to myself, too). A lot of times, we
sit and wait for the Lord to to leave a big post-it note for us to tell
us what we should do in a given situation. I believe that God's way of
guiding us is by the opening and shutting of doors, the accepting and
rejection of others. If things don't work out with this man, consider
it a blessing, b/c God knows what is best for you- even if it hurts us.
You may just be curious about this guy, and that's why he "popped" on
your mind a year later. Maybe you haven't had much luck with men, and
you were just wondering "what if" or if he could have been the one
man who was ordained for you. When spontaneous things like that happen,
it is not always a message from God. You may just be wondering if he
was the "one" or what could have happened between you two. The devil
knows this, and he will use it to his advantage. He knows how to
package things nicely to deceive us into thinking it's a sign from God
(not saying that this is your case), but it is very possible. When I
get to feeling alone and "in want of a man", I start wondering about all
of my ex's and guy friends of the past and wonder if they could have
been the one, then I would go out my way to contact them. That right
there is wrong. The bible say's "When a man finds a wife...", there for
we shouldn't be the aggressors here if we didn't do anything wrong to
ruin the relationship in the first place. You need to give this
situation to God, and ask him to guide you, instead of asking for an
answer. When you ask and let Him guide you, everything falls into place
for you. When you ask for an answer, you risk misinterpreting it;
like I said before, you aren't going to get a post-it note. Right, now,
girl, the Word is you best friend. Get into it, deep, and pray for
guidance. I believe in signs and revelations from God, but somethings
could just be the effects of curiosity, impatience, or even
loneliness. I hope this helps. I was REALLY preaching to myself,
though  .
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Hmm, something randomly told me to log on today and go thru some of the forums. I'm glad I did. I needed this. Thank you! 
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Posted: 24 Feb 2008 at 8:37pm |
I asked this question only because I had to stop and ask myself the
same question. Usually when I would think of "doing" something for God,
it consisted of me living right, reflecting a proper image and doing
the commandments that are in the Bible. Those are all basically selfish
acts because they benefit me. But what about selfless acts. Things
that really make God smile because you are doing something
to benefit someone other than yourself
I am reading a book for my class that got me to thinking. The book
posed these two questions. First, if you could do anything at all for
God, without any limitations, what would it be? That thing is your
calling. Second, how has God gifted you to accomplish your calling?
Then it went on to discuss taking the necessary steps to "do" that
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Topic: I've Realized JESUS! Posted: 09 Feb 2008 at 9:15am |
For those that have trouble feeling or being with Jesus:
Please listen to me. You must let Jesus guide you. Please. With
Jesus's help, he will literally help make the perfect decision for you,
always. You just have to relax, loosen up, and always keep an open mind
for Jesus. When you do the opposite, tense up, allow stress, and think
your always right, you will only lose sight of him.
You hear the word, by asking him to show you the correct scripture in the Bible to help your specific problem. Always.
To feel the word within you, you must always ask Jesus to take your
wheel, loosen up any stress within yourself, and always keep an open
mind for Jesus to answer. You will feel him nodding your head as "Yes"
and shaking your head as "No". The harder or more dramatic the Word you
feel into yourself, the more dramatic the YES! or NO! or whatever
movement it will be.
And to ask Jesus to guide your every move, again you loosen up and
let him move you. Your move will always be perfect with Jesus's
guidance.
Why? Because if you let yourself hear the devil. Follow the devil
through meta-physical, paranormal, supernatural, and believe all those
things are real. You will, as I have, will literally end up seeing the
devil itself. You literally see the devil, face to face, as close as you
can look at yourself in the mirror. When you see him, the devil will be
invisible in the dark. You will be asked if you really want the devil
to be revealed. If you say yes, he will literally reveal himself to you.
Only to scare to be-Jesus within in you to save your soul and
instill your REAL love for yourself. Not what the paranormal says
about reality.
Listen to Jesus, he will guide you. To the real you, your real purpose in life, and ultimately, your true happiness. | thread
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Topic: God sees my heart.... Posted: 13 Mar 2008 at 9:37pm |
I would like to share the lesson I learned today.
I was having a rough morning....I was a little jealous
of a girlfriend and it got the best of me. You see in my eyes she has
the perfect life: a beautiful home, a wonderful husband, lovely Twin
girls, fulfilling career. but what sent me over the top was our friends
are throwing her a surprise birthday party to celebrate a milestone in
her life .. now when it was my birthday all I got was a email with
ducks on it. so I felt hurt. Now don't get me wrong I love my friend.....I was just having a moment.
I felt that I got cheated some how in
life I began to complain. She and I are the same age and somehow I
imagined she had one up on me.
I Know, I know The green eyed monster is an ugly beast, but hey; I'm being honest here.
In my despair I cried out to the
lord: "Jesus!", I said " when is it going to be my turn? When am I going
to be happy and blessed?"
I was mad yawl but you know what he told me in the most loving voice "My daughter it has ALWAYS been you turn..I have NEVER stopped blessing you. YOU have taken your eyes off ME. Your season was here and You have delayed your blessing". Well you know after I heard that a sista got real humble and cried. 
You see I learned that when you take
you eyes off the prize (JESUS) you get caught up in jealousy and envy
which is not of God. He loves us though all our Pain and sorrow, Joys
and laughter. I'm so glad that he died so I can live; truly live! We delay our blessing by making bad decisions and becoming disobedient (come on somebody!) 
Let's keep it real, we're all human
and we're going to have our days, but if we wallow in bitterness for too
long it's bound to make our days shorter. However a blessing delayed is
never a blessing denied..let the church say Amen. Praise God in all
his glory....
Chronicles 7:14: 14and if my
people, who are called by my name, will humble themselves, and pray, and
seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from
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Posted: 27 Mar 2008 at 12:31pm |
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I dont understand what Im doing wrong.
I need God to answer one simple question: What do I need to be doing right now so I can get to where I need to be? |
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find when I'm at a place where I begin to question and doubt God, I
remember that my sistas blessing is not going to be MY
BLESSING......YOUR season is YOUR season so rejoice! Now
I know what you're thinking, "Well Satin I don't feel like rejoicing, I
can't find a job....I can't feed my kids....I'm mad! I hear you, Just rejoice anyway and he will see you to the other side of your season.
A
trial or struggle is looked at as the most important spiritual time in
our lives. This is why James urges us to "consider it pure joy" (James
1:2) when we encounter various trials, because they are extremely
valuable to our spiritual walk.
How
can we better recognize the hand of God moving in our lives? First, we
must familiarize ourselves with God's Word (2 Timothy 3:16-17) which
tells us about who God is and what He does. We must communicate with God through prayer. Last we can ask God for wisdom (James 1:5). We can ask God to help us recognize, and submit to, His hand. 
We
can thank Him for how His hand has guided us. We can ask Him to help us
learn His lesson, in HIS time, for whatever time His hand is bringing
us through. We must trust God. By not trusting his judgment or not accepting his discipline so do we fight against the hand of God, which is sinful. Let's pray for our Sistas and brothers in Christ to stay Encouraged. Luv Ya!
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