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Name: Peter Bruce
Country: United States
State: Arkansas
Metro: Russellville
Birthday: 3/8/1984
Gender: Male
Interests: knowing and loving God more, my Family ( I have a great family!), people, playing piano and singing (I love music!), listening to music, being wild and crazy in a good sort of way, encouraging people and showing true love.
Expertise: I really enjoy music, and encouraging people...
Occupation: Student
Industry: Art
Message: message meEmail: email me
Website: visit my website
AIM:  atupianoman
MSN: musikrazed@hotmail.com
Yahoo:  musikrazed
Member Since:
4/25/2005
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| Not too long ago, I referenced my pastor saying, "Our greatest need-period-is more of God."
Just a few minutes ago, I was feeling a bit down and discouraged. My
life seems to be an endless cycle of work, wasted time, and feeling
hopeless because nothing seems to be changing? What exactly needs to
change? My view of God, and consequently, myself in relation to Him.
When my view of God is proper, then I can know and take my proper place
as his subject and servant. The frustration has been that it seems
that I can't break out of the habits that have been binding me away
from intimacy with God for so long. I need my spirit to be revived.
Just a few minutes ago, I was discouraged. I sat down at the piano, and turned in my hymnal to the hymn I Need Thee Every Hour. How true! Here are the words, so true, so rich. I've italicized the words that rang deepest in my heart.
"I need Thee every hour,
Most gracious Lord;
No tender voice like thine
Can peace afford.
I need Thee, Oh I need Thee;
Every hour I need Thee!
Oh bless me now, my Savior
I come to Thee!
I need thee every hour,
Stay Thou nearby;
Temptations lose their power
When though art nigh.
I need Thee, Oh I need Thee...
I need Thee every hour,
In joy or pain;
Come quickly and abide,
Or life is vain.
I need Thee, Oh I need Thee...
I need Thee every hour,
Most holy One;
O make me Thine indeed,
Thou blessed Son!
I need Thee, O I need Thee;
Every hour I need Thee!
Oh bless me now, my Savior,
I come to Thee!"
The Lord used this song to bring peace to my heart, and to help me remember Him: He is lovely, wholly desirable, and full of loving kindness towards his children.
I just wanted to testify to what the Holy Spirit did for me tonight. I'm thankful that he refreshed me. Surely His nearness is our good. (Psalms 73:28 NASB) "But as for me, the nearness of God is my good; I have made the Lord GOD my refuge, That I may tell of all Your works."
Praise the Lord, all his servants!
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| Today, may the Spirit help us walk with Him.
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| "But I say, walk by the Spirit, and
you will not carry out the desire of the flesh. For the flesh sets it
desire against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh; for these
are in opposition to one another, so that you may no do the things that
you please. But if you are led by the Spirit, you are not under the
Law. Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are: immorality,
impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmities, strife, jealousy,
outbursts of anger, disputes, dissension, factions, envying,
drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you,
just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will
not inherit the kingdom of God. But the fruit of the Spirit is love,
joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness,
self-control; against such things there is no law. Now those who
belong to Christ Jesus have crucified the flesh with its passions and
desires.
"If we live by the Spirit, let us also walk by the Spirit."
Galatians 5:16-25
Now go back and read it again.
How powerful! "Walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh".
Did you get that?
"Walk by the Spirit...
and
you
will
not
carry
out
the desire of the flesh."
Read it slowly, emphasizing each word. Is this not an amazing promise? Rejoice, oh Disciple of Christ!
Walk by the Spirit, and you will not carry out the desire of the flesh.
Praise the Lord!
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| So why was I posting yesterday and not teaching? Because I've been sick this
week. Hence, I took Monday off. Didn't take Tuesday off, but should
have (Never let guilt bludgeon you into working when you have the sick
days to use, and are sick...as I was). Consequently, took Wednesday
off, and with the doctor's agreement that it wouldn't be a bad idea to
take today off, I did. So for the whole year so far, I've only used 3
of my 10 available sick days. Not too bad. Rather, that's pretty
good, I think.
I am feeling pretty well, just a bit of a cough. I taught today-had some really good times!
Just after yesterday morning's post, I think I discovered a new
favorite breakfast. Fried eggs, a little runny (not too much),
homemade bread with butter and honey, and sliced apple with a little
honey. Now that, my friends, was a good breakfast! *Smack, smack*
Let me exhort you as well, that that, my friends, IS
a good breakfast, and you should try it. Come visit me, and if you
request it, I'll happily make it for you. It's good for you, too!
(And don't tell me that eggs are bad for you because they're high in
cholesterol: we've been eating eggs for thousands of years, and they're
just now discovering that they're bad for you? Something's fishy
here...maybe eggs in themselves aren't one of the biggest problems we
have, dietarily speaking, eh?)
Adios, Amigos.
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| I have terrible bed hair (combined with hair-get-wet-and-smashed-as-I-put-in-contacts hair). And I need to eat, because I'm beginning to taste one of the meds I took a bit ago. So bed/etc hair will wait until I cook some good breakfast.
Thought you'd enjoy that.
Bruchiko
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