12/18/10
3-1-04

Gods ways are not our ways,
nor His thoughts our thoughts.
It is easily understandable  that
Christian ways are not  compatible with
natural mans ways,nor our thoughts their
thoughts.

Two different realms,the spiritual and the natural.
This is the Christian dilemma,
to have to live in a world
in which we must,yet not be a part of it.

With this in mind,this is what God contends with
in bringing about life changing aspects of His creation.
Unfortunately,or fortunately however you wish to look at it,
it does the job,and has done so for thousands of years,and will
continue to do so.

In all His processes our God is weeding out the tares
from the wheat.
Perfection is a slow process within the Spiritual Realm,
thank God that it is; for we will need eternity to even scratch
the surface of Gods intent.
Only by His grace are we even able to grasp
that His love and desire for us His children,
will definitly bring His kingdom into being.

No matter what human failings,or amount of love we
garner in our hearts: length of spiritual walk we move through.
However large, our own minds think we have become in godlike manner;
Jesus within us will bring about Gods Sons of His Father: and
In this way we will glorify our God forever.

It is more the journey,in this phase of becoming spirit beings
that brings understanding of all God will offer us in  eternal life?
Again, we start those baby steps,small baby steps!

“And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life:
he that cometh to me shall never hunger;
and he that believeth on me
shall never thirst.
John 6:35

“Therefore if any man be in Christ,he
is a new creature: old things are passed
away;behold, all things are become new.”

11Corinthians5:17

“Blessed be the Lord, who daily loadeth
us with benefits,even the God of our salvation.
Selah.”

Psalm 68:19

In His love,

lampwickke   xxx

11/26/10
11/25/10

“Assuage my heart! my God;
for my pain is greatly upon me.It has consumed me these
last several years.It is a constant,ever laden burden;
we all  carry  for the love of your children: in these troubling days of  end times.”

Guide us, as we persevere this wait,your journey begins in quiet sweetness ;your desire to please our Father.
Even now the words are perceived ,”It is time,bring our Sons home”! So it is spoken,so it shall be done.

His arrival is anticipated by His Children,none can
dispute this as His Glory sparkles as His Heart is filled
with overwhelming Agape for us all.Home,Home, just think our home is in spiritual site; once again we will touch Divinity in finality forever.

This time shall partner with much darkness from the Worlds own,yet! Gods Shekinah, will  blot out the evil surrounding  mankinds sin,illuminating and destroying  its darkness in abundance!

“Moreover the law entered, that the offense might
abound.But where sin abounded, grace did much more abound: That as sin hath reigned unto death, even so
might grace reign through righteousness unto eternal
life by Jesus Christ our Lord.”

Romans 5:20-21

Filling this world,will be His Spirits  Grace,
ministering to His Elect  ,Burning Hearts for the Firstborn Son of All. We shall become True Sons of God.
“Now we rejoice in our wonderful new relationship with
God–all because of what our Lord Jesus Christ has done in dying for our sins–making us friends of God.”

Romans 5:11

“For this one man,Adam,brought death to many through his sin.But this one man,Jesus Christ,brought forgiveness to many through God’s mercy.Adam’s one sin brought the penalty of death this grace wherein we stand,and rejoice in hope of  the glory of God.”

Romans 5:16

In His love,
lampwickke
xxx

11/23/10
12/10/09

We see many believers who come here.
For whatever their reasons,
reality is; God led them to us.
They cry out to God seeking His help.
He loves to do it His way,not ours.

We see Him work right before our eyes,
but few see with spiritual eyes?
Most see the words,but gloss over
the double meaning of the spiritual,
within the natural meanings.

He reveals through His Holy Spirit,
those cries,that grieving heart.
All a part of His plan,much like the effort
of our original Salvation.
We had to reach the end of our rope,
get to the bottom of our barrel,
before we got His message?

Destroy the pride,which keeps us apart
from His loving forgiveness.
We watch as many who come here,speak of
reaching the end,being weary,in agony,and
hurting so much.
Being unable to find His love,their Jesus?

It has been a dance with their own selfishness
up till this point.
They forgot how far down their hearts breaking
took them to accept Him in the beginning?

It is like that in all the gifts of God,
we must pay a price to dump the selfishness
the world has taught us all our lives,for free?
It came natural, no price needed until
Jesus brought our spirit to life.

Then we knew we had been “had” all our lives,
our enemy teaches subtly; and deadly are his sins
composed of selfishness.
For now we begin to see that this price must
be exacted each time we grow in His grace.
Then again, nothing of value,comes easily,
anything which is priceless is hard fought for
in one of the big three; blood, sweat, and tears.

The Holy Spirit,then opens our eyes,
where we came in pride;and pain: wanting help,
as the Spirit reveals need for change.
We take our flesh off of ourselves,stop the pity party,
place our thoughts on our Personal God, and know that He
has been there all along,waiting for us to get beyond
the problems , which really weren’t that huge in the first place.
Our eyes open, and we see his love,and we can touch it,
feel it,know it?

Clear,becomes the spiritual; for the flesh dims:
all we think we see?
We begin to know God,
but; we must always remember:
that spiritual growth is being aware
of the effort it takes, to always seek the replenishing of
more of His love and Grace,
never ceasing the good fight.

Becoming free,comes with a price we must pay,
like our Jesus, payed His price for us?

“For all things are for your sakes, that
the abundant grace might through the
thanksgiving of many redound to the glory of God.”
11 Corinthians 4:15

“For the Lord God is a sun and shield:
the Lord will give grace and glory: no good
thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly.”
Psalm 84:11

“So shalt thou find favour and good
understanding in the sight of God and man.”
Proverbs  3:4

In His love,

lampwickke         xxx

11/18/10
11/8/10

Many of us have experienced those hurtful areas of
going through a divorce.However we may have felt,or whatever pain & sorrow we may have undergone at that time;
we will without  a doubt  come through  this personal trial.
Did you ever take the time with your God, to reason it all out with Him? Did you only see the personal hurts to yourselves,or did you later begin to understand that your suffering and pain; reach out and touch others whom you love also?

Some of us will go through many years of  trying to answer those many questions. Either in the processes of personal spiritual growth,to know or at least to investigate the kind of relationships we don’t ever want to experience again,or to not make the same mistakes made once before.At the least, we will hope to understand the mistakes we made (on our part) in bringing down what we then thought was a good thing.
For we all  know instinctively that one stumble in seeking a good relationship,does not keep us from hoping to find that one person to love and  cherish forever.All our lives we search
for that one person to love,who will not judge us for who we are,not for who we cannot be to them. So many of us have sought to be loved ,and to love another with this kind of love all our lives,few have actually found it.

Many times a mate will endeavor to change us ,mold us to what they expect us to be,(this we fight at times) which may be against our nature.Few, accept us for who we are,and can love us as such.  If  for no other reason, we may need to clarify for ourselves what depth; our new relationships we choose to enter into. If only in wanting to know  what we” don’t” want, in any new relationships we build  between others!

Our needs to not experience another catastrophic relationship  can be of the highest order in our lives,should we
decide to enter in again to that madness called love.
When it comes to His Creation,God is specific in giving instructions on the path to relationships of a holy nature.
In any relationship,even spiritual ones,God is teaching us
how they work ,to enable us to have His  kind of loving relationship. He is there during the first desires of our heart,
throughout the depths we wish to go during its duration ; to comfort us should it fall to pieces and guide us through to its perfection.

His biggest job through His Holy Spirit, is to allow us to see our own selfishness as we twist and turn through this maze of pleasing each other in a loving manner. His Spirit guides us
if we choose to ask Him to do so throughout our lifetimes.It would be a wise thing , to enlist the Holy Spirit in His help in showing us just how it is done correctly; before entering into any relationship: rather than after it is in its death throes.

No one can claim to be an expert in areas of  relationships.
But if we follow a creed of loving others, we will find ourselves
well prepared in stepping out on the waters; well-equipped to build  many good ones. Gods Spirit Heals even today,though many of us have not been privy to many physical healings  of  Our God,but with God all things are possible.

It is in the Spiritual Woundings today that we find His Spirit moving in force and perfection to bring Gods wellness into play for His Children .The needs are great in these times,for so many woundings are being revealed ,seeing emotional sufferings and sorrows are common-place today among Gods Elect. Our enemy & and to some degree our own selves continue to wage spiritual warfare within us all during this time,times;and one-half.

Many of Gods Elect are prophesied to leave His church,(this last place mans flesh) holds many avenues of discouragement; and eventually where the enemy will create discontent spiritually: to put into action  this  great falling-away. Our Faith,Obedience;&Agape love: will be our last bastion, against the evil of these days; now upon us.

In His love,
lampwickke
xxx

11/6/10
6/5/10

Focusing upon ones God is quite easy when we
prioritize His very being above all else. Now ,many of us don’t do
this,we ignore the simple loving relationship we may move within
our Christianity most of the time.We state time and again to others,
to our spouses; of how much His Love means to us: yet we act  the
opposite  when it comes to drawing closer to Him? What we say is
not what we do!

Our concept of faith and a personal loving relationship
is written more in our minds, than in our spirits. Few Christians
know or understand, just what  becoming a spirit entails.
Salvation sets our stage to find out though,this gift from our God
allows us to begin our “Walking in the Spirit”. Whereas in the past,
we   moved within the selfishness of this world ,for we were ignorant
of any other options available to us! With Christianity comes
guidance ,direction ;order;and Gods Love through His Word, the Bible.

The relationship we share with our God is the deepest ,most satisfying  encounter we shall ever experience in this spirit realm.
Let us cultivate our relationship with Deity, like no other . Base it on
the most important ingredients contained within it! If our heart has
been spiritually growing in our hunger,love; & Grace for our God,
we will have  clear confirmation from the Holy Spirit;  that we
are living in the Righteousness which our Lord expects from us.

God has given His children many gifts which lay dormant within us
during and after Salvation.He may choose to activate any or all gifts,
for any duration you may require; for you to understand Obedience to His Love for you.Our God is many things to us,each of
us who follow His Spirit understands that we operate in His Grace .
As we mature as spiritual beings, we also begin to understand that we
then provide His Grace to others;  who are unable to  mature spiritually  for the lacking of? In essence, we are the
picture of Christ in us,sharing our hearts and actions with less fortunate others.

So many Christians today,can feel entitled in order to deal with life’s
stresses as they live them.This is nothing new,but can be detrimental
to ones Walk in the Spirit in time. Since we deal with the constraints of the medium of time,we cannot afford to dilly-dally with what our
God has ordained us to become for Him? It must be difficult for many Christians today to relate to the importance of a real personal loving
relationship with their God? I say this ,for I learned long ago that
relationships require servicing 24/7; then some.

It would be ideal , if  a healthy loving relationship could be maintained  with little effort,but that is not the case and will fail
easily if neglected in any way. If we don’t put forth the effort to keep
life within our love relationships is it any wonder that it may end?
It is in the maintenance of any relationship which sustains it daily.
I liken my relationship with my God as the highest priority in my
life,and if another doesn’t  ; then that is their loss and my gain.
Asked many times on the “how” of  spiritually growing for oneself, it has been always difficult for  many; and impossible for some. Yet! doable, to those who strive in love for their God.

Little areas which can, and do create walls within us; we voluntarily  succumb to quite easily in our daily regimen of life. Take one example ,are we as frugal with our time with our God; as we are ourselves? Time with God is one of the best cost-effective measures we can provide for our spiritual well-being!  Many of us find that in order to deal with everyday living, we must participate in extra-activities of a selfish nature.

If anything, we enter into  what we call rest & relaxation for ourselves,( to an extreme perhaps!) can easily take away from our
loving relationship with our God and His love.He is aware of this,and
far be it ; that our God would deny some R&R time when we become so stressed with living life!  Yet! again I look at the modern day addictions which plague our nations  everywhere, and see the Bible in action; teaching me? “Everything in moderation,nothing in excess”!
To do so,only creates more problems for us to deal with somewhere down the line? Let me share one more thing with you before I finish these words. We know when we backpedal with our loving nature  in maintaining  our relationship with our God, we direct our beings into frivolous efforts of self-gratification.No one has to tell us,
we will get the message from His Holy Spirit?

Maturing in ones spirit,creates an understanding  of a great need  of individual love bringing upon us a heart-filled conviction  & drawing closer to our God. Always the abundance of sharing togetherness with Him, or the more you get; the more you need. I  can say , that becoming spirit;,far outweighs all the efforts I put forth  in  striving to be loved by anyone in this world ever was. That is the future reward of being loved by ones God  and the relationship invested in His “Agape”.

In His Love,
lampwickke
xxx

10/30/10

7/19/10

It was something which I can only comment about due to personal experience. I call it “The Spirit of Dumb”.
My son had a most recent episode in his life which triggered  one bodacious Trial & Tribulation .It will be deeply imprinted in his mind for a long time.
I cannot call it stupidity,for he was in the midst of emotional heartache at the time he had this experience;therefore I understand his suffering and pain.

He had just split with his wife,and found his love shattered within this broken relationship;  his personal trial.He has always been a stay at home father,for the love he has for his son is beyond words.
Hurt is putting it mildly,but again we see that it is all to often the result of marrying a non-believer who refuses to know God. So although I keep my opinions to myself,when he hurts ;( so do I). I can only stay within the parameters of advising him spiritually.To a great degree,I have had similar experiences of being unequally yoked,but what kid of ours listens to dad when all that sex and lust entices?
The fall was coming ,but a father has to button his lip and swallow , for God will have His way in teaching us what He will at times. He last weekend jumped off my patio ,down to the under-ground parking garage in my apartment and landed on both his heels.What took place has required surgery on both heels with screws implanted to restructure them so that he will again walk in about three months. I figure it will be much longer, but at present; doctors have his attention :which overrides dads opinions.

One of Gods best methods of teaching us those “unteachable” things when we choose  not to listen, is to place us physically in a hospital bed ; flat on our backs as helpless as we can be, “to just think” a bit. It is amazing that I have been able to see first hand ,all the various ranges that emotion ,thought; and spirit creates within an individual in such a state of inner wounding.I’ve watched,and now am writing about this phenomenon .
I can honestly say,that my son is totally in a listening mode; and will be: while he convalesces in hospital for the coming months. He needs this time as we all do, to examine ourselves;our relationship with our God: and living the Christian life daily.

The hardest fact about all this ,is that his love for his son is at present being evaluated ;this is beyond the deceit of the heart and loss of ones love trust in his marriage.
The largest turmoil within him is now working on his future involvement with his son, (my only grandson) and searching his heart as to his new relationship with each other now that mom is not in his life any longer.

It will take some understanding and much love for his God ,but he is strong enough spiritually to be able to pull it all together for them both.In the meantime:he has the time to work it  out for all parties involved.

In His love,
lampwickke
xxx

10/27/10
1/22/10

It acts like love—- music,
it reaches toward the face; touches it:and tries
to let you know His promise,that all will be okey.
It acts like love—-music,and tells the feet;
“You do not have to be so burdened”.

My body is covered with wounds this world made, but I still longed to kiss Him,even when
God said,”could you also kiss the hand that
caused each scar,for you will not find me until
you do”.It does that—–music—helps us to
forgive.
Comfortable with the flow of ancient words,
Just juggling some; for the enjoyment of blending thoughts together in our sharing  .  When the settling is finished,how sweet this  is to see order in chaos!
Rabia of Basra     (717-801)

Bye Way of love,

lampwickke;
xxx

10/23/10
9/10/10
I read a post most recently on the internet, a
writer presented His outlook on the need for support
of new members entering in? An individual in this
world has to seek for what they hope is available
on the internet in many areas of Spiritual Growth.

It is not unlike our God to use this experience,
(Expressing oneself in Print) in our lifetimes!
As descriptive as this blog post was,some things were
missing. Taking all into account, when I first read
this piece, I read carefully and pictured  a church
today,with all its foibles,problems,and human interactions possible. In other words, both you and I
have seen this scenario before.It is a sign of the times,my friends.

Writing is a ministry for me,and
it is not in what we can do to make something more appealing to onlookers and possible new individuals
who might wish to join in,it is primarily the simple fact of allowing Gods Spirit to lead.Whether here on site, or in our individual worlds? In the many years as a Christian believer,I have yet to find  a body of believers all in Accord .

This is the humaness which pervades us all.Until we enter into the Spirit Realm.
I do not ,have not; seen a body of Christ anywhere
which has been in full Unity at any one given time.The closest I have seen this spiritual state, has been in praising and worshiping our God.

This is sad of course, but; there are many things which strike our hearts which may never come to pass.All due to the influence of a Carnal world upon our Christian faith and love.
I don’t know about your God, but mine takes into account “sad” and still He is teaching us His love.

Certainly, much of our plight as Christians who Walk in our Faith today has to involve the unfairness of this life.For why else would God be
preparing us for His eternal kingdom? It is Gods way
to always teach His principles, no matter how badly the world heaves and sighs;& teaches otherwise.

God doesn’t change,and we should be grateful that He doesn’t.Understanding His ways in much of what He does in our lives and this is a spiritual revelation to yielded hearts today,and a
given if one pursues the spiritual path and all its
bounty. I appreciate the blog post written on the
state of affairs at any site,yet I cannot be excited about  a like condition I have seen many times before in many Churches.

Being one of Gods Elect, I would choose to allow the Holy Spirit to cleanse and purify my heart as He always does;not in seeing the injustices of this world,but in seeing the spiritually bigger picture in which God has His hands in,and that I can provide support in my spirit for others  who see their God working;  even in His Words of the Spirit.Annointed Christian Writing,is a ministry for me;and spiritually I cannot waste time and efforts with that which is not in His priorities of my Walk with Him!

With the Translation of His Church coming soon,expectations;  will increase:
and fear and anxiety will increase as our
going home draws nearer and nearer.It will become,
a matter of fulfilling all that our God has intended
for us as human individuals;in becoming the newbies
in our new spiritual home.

In His love,
lampwickke
xxx

10/20/10
9/6/10
Familiarity does not always breed contempt.
I thought on this when waking up this morning.Focused
upon a topic I love dearly.There is a close tie to my memories of nostalgia in these waning years of mine.
My son spoke to me this morning while he made his coffee,and we touched upon the whys of the past some.

Of course, the more I mused on this topic; the more I was drawn into its web of intrigue.The word itself seems to conjure up mysteries unknown.Anyways,
I was hooked once again with the simplicity of a word.
This is the way with words that  I trigger within my mind,which spurs me to help clarify the magnetism they may create within.

Delving into one of the reasons for this phenomenon,I came to a conclusion. It seemed that the aspect of the attraction for this process touches the interest in Romance.I do hold romance to be one main ingredient in the love of  words associated with nostalgia.I hold the interaction to many words I am bound to investigate,with the romance of the times I have
lived in.My son also has this process that he focuses upon, in his attraction for words he uses.Perhaps this is a habit of the mind processes in understanding words we may use at times.

There have been many times I have spoken of my past experiences  to my children. Without a doubt, this has possibly set the stage for their love of words I have used; in any event: their attraction for His love of words is similar to my thought processes.Having the ability to clearly express oneself, is something I hold of great importance in communicating with others;with God.
Perhaps this is associated with an authors comfor-
-ability for writing the words that are of importance to his/herself?
I have also felt since the Word is important with the Holy Spirit,and I; that there may be a spiritual attraction also in the use of words.The Spirit is himself an author in His own way,having written the bible under Gods direction.

Having the ability to be understood is of great importance to many authors,particularly in the expertise with their words.God also, I perceive in the intensity of His love of words;  is passionate with their use also.It is understandable,that His creation would have that “Agape” of many things which He Himself  finds  important.

Mankind would mimic the aspects of  a loving God ,in
most of their actions.For strong is this desire for emulation of ones God,out of their love for Him.
For who better to express His love for one another, than
to each other of His creations?  Do we not all wish to love unconditionally as our God does? Truly,we all who are Christian focus upon our God; and His great love: we all have come to know intimately.

Deity,will always have this attraction from its creation; in modeling its qualities.This is the fascination of Gods Ways,in which we hold dear in our spiritual relationship with Him.

In His love,
lampwickke
xxx

10/15/10
9/24/10
In the deep recesses of an authors mind come the inkling
of that which God wishes you to understand.A writer of spiritual thoughts( a scribe if you will),has always known their purpose in glorifying their God.It is no small matter listening to ones God and then placing visually before you what God wants heard in heart and mind.”for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.”

Sometimes spiritual topics seem to drop into my lap,others have to be thought upon, savored ;tasted:and enjoyed, to know the depth of which His Holy Spirit will begin to spark His anointing .
When the anointing comes forth, then the anointing begins its flow; and words gain momentum from the heart.This is the love Agape which can fill a scribes heart for his God,for you.

This is the basic scenario that the Holy Spirit strives to create within a writer for Gods Words  in the Spirit.Of course,it is much more complicated than this simple format .I would be foolish to believe otherwise, but it is as simply put in order for you to understand what & how I reach out to your heart for my God.

God’ s Spirit endows a writers heart with all he requires to be equip him to function in this type of ministry.”Whom God calls ,He equips.” we personally must provide a vessel for Him to place His anointed words for the many hearts of His Children. Then it is your heart which must respond in the love He has given you. On a scale of   one to  ten, I am at a six or so. I write in pain most of the time now.Only my love for my God pushes me on with each word I  write for you to understand your Him better.

Understand that simply in my calling , I cannot allow my flesh to keep me from expressing my spirit for Him in what is given me.
Sometimes  with difficulty,other times in  Grace ;doing for my God is always primary in a scribes life.Only He knows the effort, we as His children must endure; in order to love Him back  in action at all given moments .

Agape love, in many forms is deeper in Spirit than what  we have ever experienced in this human life. Certainly more a joy than we can muster within us each day: as we lay down our lives for a brother/sister. For no greater a love.

In His love,
lampwickke
xxx