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RE: Rosie's Ramblings!! - 4/22/2005 1:32:11 PM
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RosieCotton
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I dont know why, but it is hard to get my thoughts in order, and post something here. My world is a mix of work, church, and family. Friends are coming, but it is slow, and i really enjoy the fellowship of my little sister to a lot of the people out there. I've been thinking lately that she will be moving away to college in about a year and a half......and am knowing that will be a huge change, esp. if it is out of state. And am just hoping that my life will revolve more around church....( my relationship w/God).....and work, then anything else.
This weekend, i'll be going on a retreat w/the singles in my church.....i almost didnt sign up, but one of the girls, was like, u need to do this, and after like an hour talk just about things on my heart and explanations, my thought process had kindof changed. I am so hung up on fear, it is amazing.......i hide it well from aquantainces, but.....those close to me, figure it out sooner or later........this week, i've been thinking of all of my faults, and why i should cancel.....and then Wednesday comes a long and a sermon on discipleship comes out, and mentoring, etc......and i am convicted.....my comfort zone is very comfortable.....  and i've stayed in it for a very long time.
I came to the conclusion, that i looooooooove listening to people.....i really do, but that doesnt do anything along the lines of discipling, which is an action, nothing passive in that......but, i find it really scarey......yet the last words of my Lord, were to do just that.
sooo, i dont know.......just different things i've been thinking about.
Rosie.
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RE: Rosie's Ramblings!! - 4/25/2005 9:11:57 PM
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well, just everything was awesome......i have one dear friend that we have so clicked, me and this other girl named H......and, so Friday at around 4 she calls me up and is like, so.....how are things going?? I tell her i'm a little nervous and she is like, so am i.......i'm like, ok....great.....lol Then i get a little lost making it to the dock, but the dock is like 5 blocks away from H.s' house, sooooo, i call her up and meet her at her house and we arrive together. Then all of the guys were like, asking to me, what can i do to help you?? (my friend told me later, she was like, ok guys......what about me?? ) But, i took it kindof like, they dont think i can handle my stuff......i was greatful for the help, but was kindof like, ok....whatever......then we get to the island, and like everything clicked......Heather and i were able to talk alot Friday night.....and also, talk w/some of the guys as we set up the camp, getting the tents up and things......the devotionals hit me head on, talking again about the grace of the Lord and his love for us......and then we went around the camp fire.....and the question was laid out for us asking us why we came to this camp.......and it turned out that even those older, and looking pretty relaxed had issues w/being w/people.......so, i was like, ok.....i'm not the only one......which was soo encouraging......actually after one of the guys talked, H. looked at me like, did u hear that?? And i just burst out laughing, mainly out of relief.......Sat. was a roller coaster day in that, we got into teams and played against each other. And.....that was terrible cuz if i think i'm going to fail at something i usually dont try it, has been my motto, i guess......Sooo, here i am on an island of like 19 guys and 4 girls, and i have no physical, or endurance abilities and here we are competing against each other. I felt soo low, even though the guys acted like they didnt care, i dont know...... After one event, in which we lost, i got all teary eyed and was like, i'm sorry i'm on your team, to which they all were like, we are just having fun..... Anywayz.....at the end of the games it started raining and some of the events were water stuff, so i was all wet and miserable, and some people were leaving to go home....and i was like, maybe i should just pack up and skiddaddle.....when the other girl, J....(the leaders fiance) was like, Rosie how ya doing?? I kindof shrugged my shoulders....to which she came over and just started talking to me.......we then spent quite a lot just getting things out to the open and she shared a lot about herself.....some things i'd never guess. And then finally the rain stopped so i was going to leave and get into dry clothes, and then she was like, how can i pray for u.....and, lets pray right now......i was like, wow......everything got better.....and i was like, thinking, soooooo many times before, i just threw in the bag, and said, i am done.......yet this time, through the Lord i was able to persevere, and experienced sooo much from the Lord and through the others that were there.......we connected in ways that just going to church, ministry and hanging out would never of allowed us to.......and the focus of this group appears to be on Faith, Hope and Love.....worked out in us......i was also, able to release some pain i've been holding onto from some guys of last year, that i had totally ruined the friendship.....and now we arent friends, but......i am more at a peace about the whole thing......soooo much healing has occured, i am finding it soo amazing!!!! I still see them as like the awesomest guys i have ever met, and am soo thankful that i did meet them, cuz they helped to break that huge whole, or wall around me, concerning different people. Just found the Lord sooo faithful!!!
Blessed be his glorious name!
I'll write more later......i still havent gotten enough sleep from this weekend......lol But, am getting there!
Talk to u all later.
Rosie.
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RE: Rosie's Ramblings!! - 4/26/2005 7:50:09 PM
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Ok.....here it is the end of Tuesday.......i feel like such a different person then i was last Friday......still trying to get a grasp on my weekend, and what happened!!!!
Well, then something happened today, it was verrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrry stressful.........let me just get that out!!!!!      Prob. had all of these faces on to my little ones......but, we spent some good time together!!!!!
Anywayz......i had an interview today, for a job w/Head Start....(where i am a preschool teacher, now).....as a Disability Specialist......and it went wonderfully well!!! We just chatted, which is soooooo pleasant!!!!!
I do have a double major in Elem. Ed. and Special Ed......in the field of the Mentally Handicapped! And have missed that field, but there is soo much politics in the public school arena, so when i graduated didnt really feel the Lord leading me there.......plus there was a hiring freeze in my county for all teachers......anywayz.......things looked really well, so that is exciting, and even if i dont get this, i do know the Lord has something out there for me, which is encouraging!!!
Anywayz.....that has been about it on my end!
Rosie.
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RE: Rosie's Ramblings!! - 4/28/2005 6:55:23 PM
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Had a trying day today, well, it started last night, when this girl thought something, well, atleast i think she thought something about me......and i was like, what?!?!?! Anywayz......that was in my head......and then this morning i walk into my classroom, and i get yelled at by my supervisor........pleasantness!!!!! Ughhh........the babies were good......how thankful that i get their love.......  one little girl, was like, I love you soo much!!! My heart melted!!!
Rosie.
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RE: Rosie's Ramblings!! - 4/30/2005 10:18:01 PM
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Well, just stopping in really quick.......i've had such an awesome weekend, so far......  still have tomorrow!!!
Anywayz......last night was singles at church........my friend H came over after she got off of work, to my apartment and we went out to dinner. Had a great time.....then went to church. We didnt really know alot of the singles, which is cool......and then comes one of our friends, from the retreat......and we are like, come sit by us.......we hear the message which was about Faith......soooo good to be reminded. and then this guy and my friend and i talked and shared. getting to know these people is such an awesome thing!!! And then we left, and then today my friend H and i went to the beach, and just hung out...went to Starbucks and then got a pizza and also, got some great talks in!!!!!
I looooove it!!! and then tomorrow is church which is a very cool thing!!!
i am just soo greatful for the people the Lord has placed in my life!!!!
I'll write more later.
Rosie.
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RE: Rosie's Ramblings!! - 5/1/2005 7:43:47 PM
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well, today was interesting........went to Sunday school, i guess is what it would be......and got to looking around the table, and just seeing all of the beautiful girls, and my mind started wandering........and i was like, why am i here......why would anyone like me, all of this crazy stuff.......well, i pulled my thoughts back to the topic at hand, and got through it, ok.......my great friend H, me and her talked afterwards....right before the main service, and had a really good time.....so, i was ready for the worship service. Well.....then the sermon is preached, and it is the lust of the flesh, lust of the eyes and the pride of life......taken from the second chapter of Hebrews. and i got to thinking how i fall in this trap all of the time......which got me all in tears again.......which is interesting in itself......i am a sensitive and emotional person, but rarely act sad in front of people. anywayz at the end of the service, we were asked to stand up and sing this verse, the Lord bless u and keep u....etc. but, i was like, Lord.....my mind goes up and down, etc.....and my heart was breaking, cuz i saw myself soo dispicable......totally not running to our great and merciful high priest.......anywayz.....H and i talked for a while after church, and our little group was arranging to go out to eat, when all of a sudden it was just going to be me and 2 other guys......H had to head home.....well, one of the guys was like, well, since there are only 3 people here maybe we should all go out another time.....when there is a bigger group.....well, i took it all the wrong way, and was like, see ya.......thinking, man, i bet if i was one of the pretty girls, he would have no problem going out to lunch.....anywayz.....H was leaving and called me and we talked more sooo, that was a blessing.......but, i was fuming......kindof, having all of these thoughts running around my head, what i wanted to say to these guys......when i was like, stop it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thinking this isnt going to help anyone, and it will just hurt you.......it sooo happened that one of those guys gave me his cell phone number on Friday.......so, i called him up and was like, I am sorry for how i reacted when your friend said such and such.......it turns out that this guy had talked to his friend and was like, u need to think about what u r saying before u say something.....etc. We had like, this awesome conversation, he said he was sorry.......and said, how thankful he was that i said something about it.......which i have like never said anything to anyone, cuz......the whole idea of bearing all things......i alwayz applied to the little things, that totally take me for a ride......
All that to say, today was a horrible day!!!! But......the Lord has soo blessed, if that makes any sense.
Soo, that is about it for now!
Rosie.
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RE: Rosie's Ramblings!! - 5/4/2005 2:03:54 PM
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i am reading this great boook, Captivation by John and Stasi Eldredge.....yes, John wrote Wild at Heart.......what a blessing this book has been, as it has set some thoughts free in my heart......
I copied out a piece and put it in my journal last night, plan on sharing it some time!! But.....not right now.
Anywayz.....it is comforting to know i'm not the only women who hides behind things.......i see soo many posed women, and i get all sad, cuz i dont see that in me at all. But, anywayz......this has been such a start of a journey......of being healed from childhood haunts is quite an awesome thing!
Have a splendid day!
Rosie.
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RE: Rosie's Ramblings!! - 5/5/2005 1:38:07 PM
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have a great 5/5/05......lol
I'll write more prob. over the weekend.
Rosie.
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RE: Rosie's Ramblings!! - 5/7/2005 12:40:31 PM
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I've debated whether to post this or not, cuz it is a huge look into my heart.....but, here goes..... I was reading this book, Captivating.....almost done it, and have been soo blessed.......
Here is a passage from it......
I was afraid because i was naked, so i hid. Genesis 3:10
"One of my college roomates was a very pretty young woman, but she didnt know it. She was kind, funny, intelligent and bright. She was also timid and afraid. She spent her evenings camped out in front of the television. Declining invitations to go out, she stayed in, night after night, the weeks turning into months. Wounded, heartbroken in ways I could only guess at, she found solace in sitcoms and snacks. Too insecure to enter into the world, she hid from it instead, venturing out only to attend classes and restock her food supply.
Hiding woman are those of us who never speak up at a Bible study, or PTA council, or any kind of meeting. We stay busy at family gatherings and parties we cant avoid. We dismiss every compliment. We relinquish major decisions to others.
Like Eve after she tasted of the forbidden fruit, we women hide. We hide behind our makeup, and our humor. We hide with angry silences, and punishing withdrawals. We hide our truest selves and offer only what we believe is wanted, what is safe. We act in self-protective ways and refuse to offer what we truly see. believe and know. We will not risk rejection, or looking like a fool. We have spoken in the past and been met w/blank stares and mocking guffaws. We will not do it again. We hide because we are afraid. We have been wounded and wounded deeply. People have sinned against us, and we have sinned as well. To hide means to remain safe, to hurt less. Atleast that is what we think, and so by hiding we take matters into our own hands. We dont return to our God with our broken and desparate hearts. And it has never occurred to us that in all of our hiding, something precious is also lost, -- something the world needs from us so very much!"
I was like, wow........hit the nail on the head for me!!!!
But, it is in knowing this that changes can be made.......thanking Him for his mercy and grace!
Rosie.
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RE: Rosie's Ramblings!! - 5/13/2005 1:21:03 PM
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I've neglected writing here.......i've started a journal at home, which is keeping more of my thoughts, etc. in it......i do like it......someplace i can just get everything out in.......which is nice.
Things here are going well.....i'm just amazed at how the Lord is working right now, in the emotional part of my life. Last night, i went to a Bible study w/some friends, had an awesome time......got home, and my heart was really aching for some lost friends. Some of the guys last night, reminded me of 2 friends i've lost recently, and it hurt a lot......i feel at peace about the whole situation, but the pain is still there. not as bad as it used to be.......but, just every now and again.
It is refreshing to know it is the Lord who puts me in the circumstances, and who leads me out of them. Tonight we all go to help serve dinner to the homeless in our area. Makes me soo thankful!!!!!
Remembering His great and precious promises!
Rosie.
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RE: Rosie's Ramblings!! - 5/16/2005 1:30:48 PM
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Hey you all........
Had an awesome weekend.......went to work on Friday, and then helped serve dinner at the homeless shelter, Friday night......w/some people at my church.......then my little sister was like, what r u doing tomorrow, i was like, nothing......lol she was like, u want to go over to Cocoa Beach??? After some arguments, talking, etcv......i was like, ok......lol We ended up having a blast.......left around 7:00.....and got back home around 10:00 at night.....=) Then had church on Sunday, and then hung out w/my sister on Sunday.......and then went through my phone book to see about connecting w/some old friends.......i did!!! Hurray!!! We had some awesome conversations........it was pretty sweet.......
And now am here at work.
Rosie.
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RE: Rosie's Ramblings!! - 5/17/2005 10:37:20 PM
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hey you all.....just posting quickly.....lol I wont be here for a while, i guess......my job w/the kiddies is over, (long story) and i'm looking to see where the Lord will lead me now! Possibly another preschool job, or something related to Disabilities as that is my major......or, checking out working w/migrant workers and their children.......checking something out on Tuesday, so that is pretty exciting......if anything to know that that is something out there! Sooo, i'll be running around for the next little bit.....lol Soooo good to know the Lord is in control, how comforting!!!!
Sooo, just wanted to say this to u all.......if u have something to shoot my way, go ahead an IM me, or whatever that is called.....lol
Talk to u later.
I'll explain what is going on, when i know more of what is going on.....
Rosie!
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RE: Rosie's Ramblings!! - 5/19/2005 12:03:36 PM
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I'll start this post like i started a conversation w/a friend last night....... Ok.....guess who i saw at church last night?!?!?! IT soooo happened to be one of my LOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOONG lost friends, one of those guys who just up and left and then i didnt hear anything from.......the one who becuz i was hurt, hurt him terribly, and then regretted the whole thing for like the rest of my life. Anywayz.....i was walking out of the service, going to find some friends to talk to, when u turned the corner and there he was, looking at some missions stuff!!!!! Anywayz......i was like, hey.....and he was like hey.......and then it was like, sooo, how ya been, and he was like, do u go to the singles bible study Sunday Mornings.......how is it.....and he's like, i've been thinking about going....etc.....we talked a little bit more, and then i was like, it was great seeing u.......and he was like, yeah....it was.......we ended up going to a group of mutual friends......and talking.......but, it was like sooooo awesome to see the hand of the Lord in all of this!!!!!
I'd basically given the whole thing over to the Lord, had peace in my apology, etc.....but, was just sooo sorry w/the regret and memories......and now he is back!
I was like on cloud nine last night......
i'll write more later.
Rosie.
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RE: Rosie's Ramblings!! - 5/23/2005 9:52:49 PM
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Well, here i am again......been looking at some jobs......found some neat ones in the classifieds. Praying that the Lord will guide my steps.....and bring me to the place where he wants me to be.
I've started going to an apologetics class at church....and am really liking that!
The Lord has been drawing me closer to Him. It is nice having this little bit of time, just to veg, and get closer to Him. I am praying that i will be able to utilize my time, and not waste it.
There have also been some things going on my life.....that i need to think through.....so, that will be good to just be able to spend some time doing that.
Rosie.
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RE: Rosie's Ramblings!! - 5/25/2005 5:54:39 PM
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hey you all......just came back from like the most awesomest place i have seen in a while......in the middle of our state is a lot of farms/planting, etc.....and w/that comes the migrant workers. And then w/that come families, and then esp. the little ones.......wellllllllllllllllllllllllllll, today, i went to a Head Start preschool esp. set up for migrant workers and their children!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I have some things to ponder/pray about, and some things to just see what is up w/this program, but i came back sooooooooooooooooooooo psyched up. As everyone knows, my heart beats fast for children, but esp. for those underprivileged children, and since working at my headstart, esp. for those underprivileged mexican/hispanic babies.......sooooooo, to put it midly, i was given a tour of the school, and the babies were all down for a nap, and i was like, look at their little feet!!!!! tears actually came to my eyes, when i saw them!!! And, they had a whole classroom full of babies.......can i say i was melting but more then just from the 90 degree heat and humidity.......
Ok.....enough of a gush......lol
Rosie.
the web page to this organization is.....
www.rcma.org
Just click around and see a true Mercy ministry meeting the needs of the poorest of the poor right here in the US of A.
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RE: Rosie's Ramblings!! - 5/30/2005 8:06:28 PM
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Hey you all.....
A quick update on my job search.........well, I got the classifieds out and saw this job, that was working w/pregnant teens, and adults who didnt have any other place to go......working the 4-midnight shift in this residential place. I knew the hours stunk, but it got really into my head that maybe this is the place for me......sooooo, i was really praying about it......my friends were like, noooo.....your social life, but.....i really thought, if this is where the Lord wants me to be......then, i would be more at peace here, then w/a social life. Sooooo, i got a peace about it.......but, also saw some other jobs that looked kindof interesting. Well, then Thursday, i was like, today i need to send out my resume.......one last look in the classifieds, and i saw a job opening for a day shift supervisor........i was like wowowowowowowowow.......sooo, i send it out thursday around 3 o'clock........well, at 5:30, i recieved a message on my machine w/the director calling about my resume!!!!!!!!!
i get excited at the thought of spending my days being w/newborns!!!!!!! Sooo, am waiting for tomorrow to hear from her about this job. That would be soo cool!!!!!!!
Seeing the Lord work has been a most amazing thing!!!!
Talk to u all later.
Rosie.
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RE: Rosie's Ramblings!! - 6/3/2005 9:16:06 PM
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Well, a week later.......no one has called......and the unemployment might be called up on an appeal, and my landlord is selling the duplex that i live in.......soooooooooooooooo, that equals a lot of uncertainties, and changes!!!!!
The idea in my head is rely on Me......for i own the cattle on a thousand hills.......but, its like, what is going on?!?!?!?!??!?!
Erased my thoughts........anywayz....i was basically saying that Wedsnesday was all about presenting our bodies as living sacrifices......and that has been my prayer.......for the Lord to form me into the woman that will run and follow after Him.
need to talk to my sister.......i'll write more later.
Rosie.
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RE: Rosie's Ramblings!! - 6/5/2005 9:53:47 PM
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Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh...............just lost my whole posting......which is well, i guess as it was mostly for my thougths anywayz.......
Ok.....here goes.......
Spent a good day in worship today........had a great singles study, and about 20 people showed up, whish is awesome.....about 5 were new people, and it was good to see there faces.......it is encouraging seeing the men show up, as it is awesome hearing their perspective on things.......and just becoming a friend w/a guy......getting over fears, insecuritues......as well, w/the women......relating to them and hearing from them.......it is pretty sweet.
Went to worship after the singles and my sister arrived late, and w/no seats available so she and i sat in the back, where we saw a good older friend from my old church......what a blessing it was seeing her......and chatting w/her. Would never of seen her if we hadnt of moved......
Then after the service, we were all sitting there chatting when who should show up but my "friend".....lol and his friend and my friends mom......called him over and we chatted for a couple of minutes......i feel at peace that we are talking, and encouraged..........the Lord has also been teaching me some things......i havent seen him since the Wednesday, and i was like, alwayz looking for him, seeing if i was going to bump into him.....or something......and just recently, the Lord was like, u need to go to church to worship me........and lovingly was getting that into my head......and my heart has been, Lord i want to die daily for you......my lifes work, is to plant seeds in unbelievers, encourage believers, and prepare myself for eternity. My heart still yearns for the family and the children......that i've dreamed about ever since i was old enough to dream........but, that is not what life is all about, and if i make it into an idol......the Lord will just cut it down, for He is a jealous God......my heart and eyes need to be fixed on Him, not on a pleasant guy, not on a job, and not on a family.
As i yet again, am going through some refining fire.......my thought is like, Lord.....if these lessons are so i can better serve you......like that one song, bring it on!!!!!!! I've lived soooo much of life, drifting between pleasing people and hating people.......that i am tired of it!!!!!
My day ended at a park, celebrating a birthday of one of my friends......and fully living in the moment that the Lord knew this day before i was born!!!! Quite a mindboggling thought!!!!!!
Need to skiddaddle, and i'll write more later.
Rosie.
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RE: Rosie's Ramblings!! - 6/5/2005 10:00:43 PM
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I forgot to add this, as i wrote this in my last one that got forever sent away.....lol
But.....that i feel the Lord saying to me, be still......wait and rest in Me......and i told this to my mom.......explaining to her why i wasnt trying to hustle and get a job........and the she answered me with kindof like a blessing, like, i do understand......and will appreciate what u r saying......which really settled me even more, into this being for now where the Lord would have me!
R.
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RE: Rosie's Ramblings!! - 6/12/2005 3:49:34 PM
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well, here i am again......
Got quite convicted from the sermon today......we talked about the Lords intercessory prayer......John 17.....well, in one of the verses, it says paraphrased, i pray that they are one like we are one. I must confess that i am holding a certain amount of bitterness towards a sister......i left a church about a year ago, cuz of certain issues......one of them being gossip, and backstabbing.......i moved on.......saw these people rarely, but now the church i left had a split......and where did the group of people i hung out w/go to??? The church i went to.......so, now i see her on a regular basis......and my heart is pained every time i see her. I dont want her to get involved w/the singles......nor become my new friends friends.......and all of this is eating me up.
I am praying for a change of heart.......but, right now, this is the biggest thing!
Rosie.
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RE: Rosie's Ramblings!! - 6/13/2005 10:18:10 PM
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Well, just thought i'd jot something quick........
i recieved a package today, and in it was a workout video i had ordered a couple of weeks ago.......so, did the first one today.......am aching, but feel soooo good......lol i had it mailed to my parents home, and was here when it arrived.......and my little sis and i went through it, but we were soo backwords......that for part of it, we were on our backs just laugning......lol it was just really nice!
i'll write more later.
Rosie.
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RE: Rosie's Ramblings!! - 6/15/2005 3:04:11 PM
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i've come to reallllllly enjoy this song, when i hear it on the radio........just wanted to get the words out!
What a prayer......
Rosie.
Bebo Norman - Nothing Without You
From the album Try
Take these hands and lift them up
For I have not the strength to praise You near enough
For I have nothing, I have nothing without You
Take my voice and pour it out
Let it sing the songs of mercy I have found
For I have nothing, I have nothing without You
Chorus:
All my soul needs
Is all Your love to cover me
So all the world will see
That I have nothing without You
Take my body and build it up
May it be broken as an offering of love
For I have nothing, I have nothing without You
All my soul needs
Is all Your love to cover me
So all the world will see
But I love You
With all my heart
With all my soul
With all my mind
And all the strength I can find
All my soul needs
Is all Your love to cover me
So all the world will see
I have nothing
Take my time here on earth
And let it glorify all that You are worth
For I am nothing, I am nothing, I am nothing without You
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RE: Rosie's Ramblings!! - 6/20/2005 3:14:51 PM
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something happened yesterday, that i dont think has ever happened to me before, or atleast in a loooooooooooooooooooooong time......lol
my family and i went out to eat, and ofcourse i found myself looking at the different people in the restaurant......well, at the table in front of us, and the one i was facing there was a family and a young man......who i say, was pretty handsome. stuff happened and the mom at that table ended up saying some funny stuff to us......soo, they ate and then left to go outside, cuz this restaurant was on the water, and the family came back in the restaurant, and i was walking by to go to the ladies room....and when i came by, the guy from the table looked at me and was like, hey.....i was pretty shocked cuz guys dont normally say hey.....and it made me feel pretty special!
i've been working out reguarly for a little bit, and just am beginning to feel alot different about myself......good stuff.....lol
Rosie.
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RE: Rosie's Ramblings!! - 6/20/2005 8:32:01 PM
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I am in this other thread, and am talking about the poor, illegal imigrants and our thoughts......well, after debating.....i was like thinking to myself, what heart am i to have for people??? I mean, my heart is there......i love working w/people. but, what should the attitude of my heart be??? And it was like wow.......just listen to the Lords heart!
Rosie.
Lev 19:10 And you shall not glean your vineyard bare, neither shall you gather its fallen grapes; you shall leave them for the poor and the stranger. I am the Lord your God.
Lev 23:22 And when you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not wholly reap the corners of your field, neither shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest; you shall leave them for the poor and the stranger. I am the Lord your God.
Deut 15:11 For the poor will never cease out of the land; therefore I command you, You shall open wide your hands to your brother, to your needy, and to your poor in your land.
Deut 24:14 You shall not oppress or extort from a hired servant who is poor and needy, whether he is of your brethren or of your strangers and sojourners who are in your land inside your towns.
Ps 41:1 BLESSED (HAPPY, fortunate, to be envied) is he who considers the weak and the poor; the Lord will deliver him in the time of evil and trouble.
Prov 14:21 He who despises his neighbor sins [against God, his fellowman, and himself], but happy (blessed and fortunate) is he who is kind and merciful to the poor. [Verse Info.] [Notes] [Context] 94 Prov 14:31 He who oppresses the poor reproaches, mocks, and insults his Maker, but he who is kind and merciful to the needy honors Him. [Prov. 17:5; Matt. 25:40, 45.]
Prov 19:17 He who has pity on the poor lends to the Lord, and that which he has given He will repay to him. [Prov. 28:27; Eccl. 11:1; Matt. 10:42; 25:40; II Cor. 9:6-8; Heb. 6:10.]
Ezek 16:49 Behold, this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: pride, overabundance of food, prosperous ease, and idleness were hers and her daughters'; neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.
1 Cor 11:22 What! Do you have no houses in which to eat and drink? Or do you despise the church of God and mean to show contempt for it, while you humiliate those who are poor (have no homes and have brought no food)? What shall I say to you? Shall I commend you in this? No, [most certainly] I will not!
James 2:6 But you [in contrast] have insulted (humiliated, dishonored, and shown your contempt for) the poor. Is it not the rich who domineer over you? Is it not they who drag you into the law courts?
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