I think it would be cool to have a thread to post praises to God.


I praise God because through Christ Jesus who strengthens me I have not cut myself in 22 days.


I know it is the Holy Spirit working in me both to will and to do for His good pleasure, but my therapist says I need to acknowledge my accomplishments and be proud of myself when I succeed at something. This way, my self-esteem will begin to rise. So here goes:

I agree Larry we can praise God for what he has done and what he is going to do. We can be thankful.
Thanks Admin

Larry,
How is all the church stuff going. I have been thinking about you this week and hope that things are going ok.
Admin

I have not been here for a few days, and although that does not engender feeling , I do not feel very about that.

How is all the church stuff going? Fantasticalist. I was thinking about an hour ago about what has happened and what God has done for me in the past two months, and it blows me away.

My wife and I of 30 years filed for divorce.
We put our house on the market.
God gave me six verses in the Bible that have helped me get through these past few months.
I got baptised with the Holy Spirit.
I received the gift of speaking in tongues and will explain why in a moment.
I joined a weekly prayer group that prays over the prayer requests submitted every Sunday in service.
God cast out the demon that was making me cut.
I stopped cutting after 2 years of torment with it, and now have gone 25 days without cutting.
I joined a weekly men's Bible Study group.
I started weekly therapy with a new Christian therapist.
I had two Panic Attacks on two consecutive Sundays while in the lobby of before service church that made me want to stop going to church alltogether.
I joined a weekly education group that studies the basics of Christianity.
I joined a Saturday evening prayer group that is Charismatic in nature.
Last Saturday at that prayer group, they cast another deamon out of me, the one, I believe, was making me want to stop going to church and having fellowship.

WOW! This is the most exciting time in my life. I never dreamed this would happen to me.

So about the speaking in tongues... I believe God gave me this gift because I find it almost impossible to pray even when alone. Just today, I was driving home and tried to pray. As usual, I froze. I could not even begin even thought I had the words in my mind. Nothing would come out of my mouth.

I heard a voice inside say, "See how powerful I am. I can prevent you from praying." I started to panic and cry. I felt completely taken over, and I wanted to rebuke that voice in the name of Jesus, but I couldn't. Nothing would come out of my mouth. I started crying in fear and the voice kept telling me that it would not let me pray.

My tears turned into moans and the moans turned into sounds. I made sounds for about 30 seconds. A peace came over me. I felt a strength inside. I then said out loud, "I rebuke you Satan in the name of Jesus Christ. Jesus binds you and commands you to leave." As my breathing slowed and I stopped crying, I actually smiled and felt happy.

I think that God gave me the gift of tongues because I can't pray well or at all sometimes. Perhaps the tongues will lessen if I learn to pray better, maybe not. All I know is that God is doing everything for me just as one of the verses He gave me says, "It is God who works in me both to will and to do for His good pleasure."

I am so excited, I want to share this with someone. I love God so much.

Larry

Thanks for sharing

I would like to praise God for seeing me through everything. From the biggest to the smallest, He's always there and I would be nothing without Him in my life. I thank Him for giving me two wonderful Christian parents who have raised me and taught me about God since I was 22 months old.