Walking on water Ministries

Well, the title speaks for itself really. Cant remember the last time was on here but it must be going for 2 years easily. Not something i have had a lot of time to write on if im honest but at the same time in all honesty id forgotten all about the place!. Some things never change, some do, & sadly most change for the worst.

So how re things going?, difficult one to answer that. from a materialistic viewpoint i guess to the outside world everything looks great, good job, girlfriend, part of an active church, & with what looks like a big circle of friends around me. All well & good, but do all of these things contributre to an inner happiness that cant be erased?. I dont think that they can.

Inner peace is something that seems to be as unachievable as ever. Sure things might look great to the outer eye but what goes on internally is quite often the opposite of what other people see. The amount of people i know who are struggling with different issues is unbelievable & it does make one look at ones own life. There is no denying that our internal struggles are quite often a result of our own mistakes but it also goes hand in hand with the truth that sometimes the actions of others can bring us to the point we are at in our lives at the minute.

I am more than happy to take responsibility for my own mess ups but i find it difficult to handle why things dont look like they are going to improve.  Why is it that having been given a vision by God of what he wants me to do for him im still not seeing that coming to fruition nearly 20 years into being saved?. Am i even saved or am i just living the life of a fraud as that what it feels like most of the time?. I have never claimed to be perfect so why is it that i feel perfection is something that people expect from me?. I can not & never will be perfect. With that in mind why is it that things have gone so badly wrong as they have done?. Why is it that 20 years after being saved i feel further away from God now than i ever did?. The days of spending hours reading the Bible & other Theological books seem to be long gone & this leaves a void that just cannot be filled. The church seems to have changed now too to the point where Jesus isnt the focus anymore but speaking in tongues & being filled with the Holy Spirit are the be all & end all of everything!. That is NOT the Gospel i was brought up with. ' I am the way the truth & the life' is what Jesus said & so why has the focus shifted?. maybe its just me being cynical in my middle age.

Anyway my rant has gone on long enough so i will bid all a good night.

 

Nigel

KIDS IN CHURCH KIDS IN CHURCH 3-year-old Reese : 'Our Father, Who does art in heaven, Harold is His name. Amen.' ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A little boy was overheard praying: 'Lord, if you can't make me a better boy, don't worry about it. I'm having a real good time like I am.' ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ After the christening of his baby brother in church, Jason sobbed all the way home in the back seat of the car. His father asked him three times what was wrong. Finally, the boy replied, 'That preacher said he wanted us brought up in a Christian home, and I wanted to stay with you guys.' ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ One particular four-year-old prayed, 'And forgive us our trash baskets as we forgive those who put trash in our baskets.' ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A Sunday school teacher asked her children as they were on the way to church service, 'And why is it necessary to be quiet in church?' One bright little girl replied, 'Because people are sleeping.' ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A mother was preparing pancakes for her sons, Kevin 5, and Ryan 3. The boys began to argue over who would get the first pancake. Their mother saw the opportunity for a moral lesson. 'If Jesus were sitting here, He would say, 'Let my brother have the first pancake, I can wait.' Kevin turned to his younger brother and said, 'Ryan, you be Jesus!' ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ A father was at the beach with his children when the four-year-old son ran up to him, grabbed his hand, and led him to the shore where a seagull lay dead in the sand. 'Daddy, what happened to him?' the son asked. 'He died and went to Heaven,' the Dad replied. The boy thought a moment and then said, 'Did God throw him back down?'

I LOVE YOU!!
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> > YOU HAVE 20 MINUTES TO TELL
> > 10 FRIENDS THAT YOU LOVE THEM
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> > TOMORROW'S NOT PROMISED.
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> > SO I LOVE YOU! GO!
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> > I believe in prayer. It's the best way to draw
> > strength from heaven.
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> > CIRCLE OF FRIENDS
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> > I thank you for being you!
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> > HANDY LITTLE CHART - GOD HAS A POSITIVE ANSWER:  
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> > YOU SAY  
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> > GOD SAYS  
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> > BIBLE VERSES  
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> > You say:  'It's impossible'  
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> > God says:   All things are possible  
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> > (Luke 18:27)  
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> > You say:  'I'm too tired'  
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> > God says:  I will give you rest  
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> > (Matthew 11:28-30)  
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> > You say:  'Nobody really loves me'  
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> > God says:  I love you  
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> > (John 3:1   6 & John 3:34 )  
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> > You say:  'I can't go on'  
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> > God says:  My grace is sufficient
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> > (II Corinthians 12:9 & Psalm 91:15)  
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> > You say:  'I can't figure things out'  
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> > God says:  I will direct your steps  
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> > (Proverbs 3:5-   6)  
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> > You say:  'I can't do it'  
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> > God says:  You can do all things  
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> > (Philippians 4:13)  
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> > You say:  'I'm not able'  
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> > God says:  I am able  
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> > (II Corinthians 9:8)  
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> > You say: 'It's not worth it'
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> > God says:  It will be worth it  
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> > (Roman 8:28 )  
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> > You say:  'I can't forgive myself'  
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> > God says:  I Forgive you  
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> > (I John 1:9 & Romans 8:1)  
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> > You say:  'I can't manage'  
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> > God says:  I will supply all your needs  
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> > You say:  'I'm afraid'  
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> > God says:  I have not given you a spirit of fear
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> > You say:  'I'm always worried and frustrated'  
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> > God says:  Cast all your cares on ME  
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> > (I Peter 5:7)  
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> > You say:  'I'm not smart enough'  
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> > God says:  I give you wisdom  
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> > You say:  'I feel all alone'  
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> > God says:  I will never leave you or forsake you
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> > PASS THIS ON.   YOU NEVER KNOW WHO MAY BE IN NEED
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> > God determines who walks into your life....it's up
> > to you to decide who you let walk away, who you
> > let stay, and who you refuse to let go.'
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> > Father, God, bless all my friends in whatever it
> > is that you know they may need this day! And may
> > their lives be full of your peace, prosperity and
> > power as they seek to have a closer relationship
> > with you. Amen.
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> > Now send it on to other people. Within hours you
> > caused a multitude of people to pray for other
> > people. Then sit back and watch the power of God
> > in your life.
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> > P.S. More is better; who else do you know that
> > needs prayer?
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> > Make it a wonderful day!!!

Once upon a time, in a nice little forest, there lived an orphaned bunny
and an orphaned snake.
By coincidence both were blind from birth.
One day, the bunny was hopping through the forest and tripped over the
snake and fell down.

“Oh, my,” said the bunny, “I'm terribly sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you.
I've been blind since birth and can't see where I'm going. In fact, since
I'm also an orphan, I don't even know what I am.”

“That's ok,” replied the snake. “Actually, I too, have been blind since
birth, and also never knew my mother. Tell you what, maybe I could slither
all over you, and figure out what you are so you'll know.”

“That would be wonderful” replied the bunny.

So the snake slithered all over the bunny, and said, “Well, you're covered
with soft fur, you have really long ears, your nose twitches, and you have
a soft cottony tail. I'd say that you must be a bunny rabbit.”

''Oh, thank you, thank you,” cried the bunny, in obvious excitement.
The bunny suggested to the snake, “Maybe I could feel you all over with my
paw, and help you the same way that you've helped me”

So the bunny felt the snake all over, and remarked, “Well, you're smooth
and slippery, and you have a forked tongue, no backbone and no balls. I'd
say you must be a team leader, a supervisor or possibly someone in senior
management!”

A married couple were on holiday in Jamaica.
They were touring around the market-place looking at the goods and such, when they passed a small sandal shop.
>From inside they heard the shopkeeper with a Jamaican accent say, 'You foreigners! Come in. Come into my humble shop.' So the married couple walked in. The Jamaican said to them, 'I ave some special sandals I tink you would be interested in. Dey makes you wild at sex.'
Well, the wife was really interested in buying the sandals after what the man claimed, but her husband felt he really didn't need them, being the Sex God that he was. The husband asked the man, 'How could sandals make you a sex freak?'
The Jamaican replied, 'Just try dem on, Mon.'
Well, the husband, after some badgering from his wife, finally gave in and tried them on.
As soon as he slipped them onto his feet, he got this wild look in his eyes, something his wife hadn't seen before!!
In the blink of an eye, the husband grabbed the Jamaican, bent him over the table, yanked down his pants, ripped down his own pants, and grabbed a firm hold of the Jamaican's thighs.
 
The Jamaican began screaming:
'You got dem on de wrong feet'!

'WE ARE PRESSED...BUT NOT...BROKEN.' 2 CORINTHIANS 4:8

Do you feel like you're in a tunnel with no way out? Rejoice; you're positioned for a miracle! Paul said, 'We are pressed on every side by troubles, but not crushed and broken. We are perplexed...but we don't give up and quit. We are hunted down, but God never abandons us. We get knocked down, but we get up again and keep going.' A certain amount of pressure is necessary to release our faith and God knows exactly how much to apply. He allows us to get to where: (a) wWe've exhausted our own resources. (b) Wwe're tired of satan stealing what God says is ours. (c) tThe opinions of others no longer control us. It's the place Hannah found herself in when she prayed in the temple, 'In distress of soul...and weeping bitterly' (1 Samuel 1:10 AMP). She was under such pressure because of her childless state that when she began to unburden herself before God, the church hierarchy thought she was drunk. But when you're desperate, you're not overly concerned about blowing the minds of religious onlookers; your only concern is touching the heart of God. With God there are no hopeless situations, just people who've grown hopeless about them. Real faith comes into its own when push collides with shove. After all, you don't need God to part the Red Sea when there are bridges all around, right? It's when there's nothing you can do to avoid the inevitable, that you start trusting God to do the impossible! So the crisis you're experiencing today could be a blessing in disguise; an opportunity to experience a greater degree of His power at work in your life.