A New year is fast approaching. 2021 will be remembered for a long time. A lot of big events, a lot of test of patients, a lot of evils being thrown our way daily. Yet here we are stronger than ever. The first quarter of the year was very tough. A lot of people gave up. Yet here we are. The world is full of darkness YET HERE WE ARE standing in the light of Truth, love and most importantly God. I know i speak for many when i say i am in this till the end. I will never give in, i will put God first, i will hold the line with every last breath in my body. I will pray pray pray and give God all the glory. As the new year comes we have a choice. To make 2022 another year of let downs, darkness, loneliness, and feeling helpless against the powers we face. OR we right here right now decide THIS IS OUR YEAR. We help lift each other up and keep eachother true to our resolution. We start to come together thru this Darkness and build up something special. It all starts with each individual. U cant help the team if ur not willing to always learn and grow and be humble. So who will step up with me and say i will do my part. I can always improve me and start to build bonds with each other and a habit God smiles down on.
1)Pray first thing when u wake up, Pray daily for 1 min at 8pm eastern
2)read 10 min of bible each day
3)find at least 1 person daily across .win that seems down or lost or sad and offer prayer and a friendly ear
We can always do more this is just a baseline we can all do together and over time God will grow us as individuals and as a group.
** This thread is a work in progress. I feel the idea is not 100% complete. If u have any thoughts or ideas to improve or tweak it a little, please let me know 🙏**
🐸 🎖️ of the day. Thank you for the uplifting poast, fren
Excellent post!
Here's a possible suggestion to add to the list: Have compassion, even for those who have not yet awakened.
This is an ongoing personal struggle for me and, I suspect, for others here as well. It's quite easy to dismiss those we disagree with. Or to blame those who took the jab for all the suffering they have coming.
We are in the midst of war. Information is used as a weapon. Conditioning and psychological manipulation are wielded with expert precision to herd the sheep. Why do some see while others do not? I cannot say.
Yes, there are purely evil beings actively looking to do us harm. But there are also those who are redeemable, who have goodness in their hearts, who have fallen victim to the lies, who genuinely believe they are doing the right thing.
I hope and pray they can find their path back to light and redemption. And that I - we - will find the compassion to help them do so.
Well said. Showing hostility to the unawakened is never going to show them the light. 10 years ago I was unawakened to the darkness that surrounds us and I for sure wouldn’t have listened to people who angrily told me I was wrong. We must not tell, but show them.
Very true. I suspect there are many who are going to be horrified at the consequences of their choices, even if they made them with good intentions. And I was once unawakened. I'm sure there are many things I still need to open my eyes and my heart to, so this might be a plea for myself as much as it is a statement of how I could do better.
Your post made me think of this song, "Let your kindness be the light" .
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=kpLkNHlC6_I
Thanks for that - brightened up a dull, overcast day :)
That. Was. Awesome! Thank you for sharing it. <3
I agree! This should definitely be added!
Thank you. I know I'm struggling with the compassion part of this battle. Some days I do better. Some days, not so much.
"(Something Inside) So Strong" by Labi Siffre:
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The higher you build your barriers
The taller I become
The farther you take my rights away
The faster I will run
You can deny me
You can decide to turn your face away
No matter, cos there's....
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Something inside so strong
I know that I can make it
Tho' you're doing me wrong, so wrong
You thought that my pride was gone
Oh no, something inside so strong
Oh oh oh oh oh something inside so strong
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The more you refuse to hear my voice
The louder I will sing
You hide behind walls of Jericho
Your lies will come tumbling
Deny my place in time
You squander wealth that's mine
My light will shine so brightly
It will blind you
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Brothers and sisters
When they insist we're just not good enough
When we know better
Just look 'em in the eyes and say
I'm gonna do it anyway
That's great - thanks for posting!
You’re most welcome fren
Amen!
And send up some gratitude & prayers of thanks during your day
Count your blessing everyday, get into the habit of receiving these blessings... they're harder to see when times are tough... get into the habit 🙏
Where ever I am, I'll Praise you
Wehere ever I can, I'll bless you
For your love surrounds me like the sea.
I'll praise the name of Jesus, lift up the name of Jesus
For the name of Jesus lifted me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hsJBVvwHoBE
This brought tears to my eyes just now ❤️
This exactly amen, God bless.
2021 ends with a bang, stay tuned.
Please don't go do something crazy.
Never miss my morning Bible reading and prayer time - sets me up for the day. Never cease to be amazed at the blessings that follow. Sometimes its stuff I need that's on offer / reduced which makes me laugh, I always tell the checkout people "It pays to say your prayers in the morning!".
I also pray for people who seem in need of divine help; mums with screaming kids or people who are upset, stressed or angry. Have followed a few and prayed until I got the green light. Once I was stuck in a place (my dog went into a pond and refused to come out). Realised someone was in need so prayed. When I finished, muttley was sitting at the edge, exhausted and needing to be hauled out.
Wonderful to be in God's service and help to share his love. I always see my car as a gift to be used for that purpose, did some of my best witnessing to hitch hikers. Once I picked up a young man who was stranded: he'd been sent out to evangelise by the cult he was in (Jesus Army). He wanted to get home, had no money and was cold and hungry. It was good to help in such a real way. God is good!
The best is yet to come.
The most insane and mindblowing year for me personally its basically the endpoint after a long journey since 2014 where i finally begun to figure out something was wrong with this world. I thought i was fully awake in 2016 but the more you dig the deeper the rabbit hole go.
There is properly even more levels to the great awakening but I personally feel now I found the most important aspect of this journey.
One day im gonna write a book about my life and most of you will not believe it. And ill end with a bible quote describing the times we are living in..
Romans 13:11 And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. 12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand. Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and let us put on the armor of light.
SauceFag here.
When you do write your book, we will need a link here in GAW to it.
P.S. That goes for all y'all...
WWG1WGA!
I think we all have stories to tell. Mine is so full of stuff God has brought me through it would seem like fiction.
That's so true. It would be cool to have a type of "chicken soup for the soul" book that tells the stories of various awakenings and coming to Christ during this time.
It would, if there was total anonymity. I have wanted to share the wonderful miracles in my life, not sure I can do it without outing myself and other people. Guess I'd just have to be very circumspect.
I totally get that. I have gone through things myself that would be deemed crazy by the unbeliever. Friends and family have voiced negative opinions and I knew I had to back off in ways. But, I just had to alter my approach and I'm finally breaking through to my parents. It's piece by piece, they need to put the puzzle together themself to fully understand. But I pray for the day that we can openly tell these stories without consequence. But sometimes we do need to sacrifice our comfort. A circumspect approach keeps them listening while keeping us humble.
Well first we got to wake up an entire world this seems to be a rather large task,
I could use some prayers please. Struggling right now missing my son who was murdered over 5 years ago. I just want to see him again. I'd give my life for one more day with him. Just one more day..😥
I am so sorry to hear that, my heart hurts for you. His spirit remains and you will see him again in the Kingdom. I pray for God to give you peace and for you to feel his presence until that day comes.
Revelation 21:4; He will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death’ or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away.”
How awful, I am so sorry. Maternal ties are so strong. I've not seen my family for nearly two years now, its been a struggle. Cannot imagine how difficult it is to lose a child. May God's love surround you; may you be comforted and released from the spirit of grief and all emotional pain. May your heart be healed and grief replaced with the peace that passes understanding. {{{BIG HUG}}}
I'm so sorry for your loss. You will be in my prayers.
I'm so sorry, AngelCole. May God wrap you in his comforting arms. And may you know that we send you our prayers of healing and comfort as well.
Thank you and God bless you and your family too.
There are these three things: faith, hope, and charity. And the greatest of these is charity. Not the handout, but the spirit of forgiveness and love that motivates tolerance and help. More charity please.
Amen!
"A test of patients"... probably an unintended pun, but thanks for the laugh!
Haha no problem. I will be the first the admit my grammar is not my strong suit. God bless u
2021 was deliberate tough to make us have balls. We're going to hit rock bottom in 2022, but what goes down must go up.
Interesting to read that. I was just thinking how different my life would have been if, instead of going for a drink with friends, I had gone into the small chapel which was ringing with the most wonderful gospel singing. But then I would not have gone through the dark valleys that made me what I am today. God trains us for a reason: when you've been through hard things yourself you can reach others.
I do believe your right.
Amen.
Meeting with a divorce lawyer myself today.
This won’t be fun.
I'm sorry to hear that is never fun. I just went thru a divorce at the start of this year. Luckily mine was somewhat peaceful and no lawyers. Keep turning to God. Keep praying. I am here if u ever need a friend to talk to or need more prayer
I appreciate that.
Coming out of a hole of CPTSD and addiction with a special needs child and a miserable wife is pretty rough. I tried to make it and pills were the only way I didn’t walk into oncoming traffic.
I need to be far more diligent about praying. Lord knows salvation beyond this life means more than what I’ve been seeing. Next up is adding never seeing my kids to the list of motivators
I will keep you in my prayers. Trust in God, He is with you and can move mountains.
I trust:
I am walking off a very high cliff.
This is in his hands.
Best of luck.
I have a family member going through that, hoping and praying for a reconciliation. Though for me, it was a blessed release. Stay strong, pray and believe that all things turn to the good. God can make a way, where there seems to be no way; He can turn things round. Have faith.
I have tried to do 1-2-3 for over one year and have many times asked God why is he allowing these horrible things to happen? I do come back to realize this maybe why! Then I read about the many who have come back or for the first time reaching out to Jesus and reading the bible! Going to Church, turning off the TV, repenting, loving their families more. Realizing for the first time many things that are out of our control and praying for God for help. Thank you for the growing and the progress of so many.This is what we are all searching:
God to show us the way, the truth, and the light! I will do my part!
beautifully said!
Love it! Thank you for the reminder, as always.
Be resilient brothers and sisters. Our refusal to give in makes the enemy seethe. We are on God’s side and ultimately God wins.
I love it, I am in
I pray you don't beat yourselves up for never praying. You light God with the happiness you carry just as warmly.
Amen. Cozy AF.
I love this. Thank you for laying out a plan for this. I like the idea of synchronized prayer. I commit to praying at 8pm Eastern.
One suggestion that has helped me immensely. Read the book of James. It is very short, but has been very powerful for me in dealing with my anger towards people in the world. It has made me realize that I run my tongue unbridled, and how damaging that is.
Great recommendation!
Amen!
Yes and yet HERE WE ARE..Still standing tall, battle tested, United force for good. It's now our time to rise up together and be the postive change we want. Dont give up the best is yet to come
Amen and awomen! 🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🤍🤍🤍
Enya's singing- How Can I Keep From Singing Comes to mind: Full lyrics , and shortened version below: (full lyrics from wikipedia)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MM8mOKfxmWw (Enya's shortened version)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eU5A_thLMP0 (Acapeldridge's shortened version)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/How_Can_I_Keep_from_Singing%3F