Growing Beyond Apostasy & Other Meditations
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What has happened to me due to my ignorance in spiritual matters has cost me a great deal, but I have gained alot of understanding in sorting out where the roots in which I was drawing were from. When we go to the bible to get a need met and are unfamiliar with where to look, we might find it reader unfriendly and put it away on a shelf, with no redeeming value. However; by having a desire to meet God, the person of this book, you will meet him a little at a time and discover that His word’s speak for you to learn of whom you are following.
“If you search for me with all your heart you will find me.” I’ve found God to be patient, kind, gentle and just within His love; I’ve learned to relate to Him within His pattern to where He has made me glad. Christ, who now permiates my mind in this matter is my portion to you. I’ve learned that the majorities rule, which can seem to be so right, does not overrule the Spirit of Jesus Christ; we can always be wrong when we’ve not been trained to know how to recognize the true voice of Christ which alone is right. Now, “Study to show thyself approved.”
This book is a series of select meditations, shared for you to examine and reflect apon. You will find substance here; the kind which will help you by strengthening through encouragement and establish further your ongoing relationship with Jesus Christ.
Apostasy
After an exhilerating praise and worship service and progress report of
misionary work, came a short sermon on the goodness and blessing of the Lord. Sin was mentioned, being seperated from God was mentioned, getting right with God was mentioned and then an alter call was given. I watched as five people, three of them crying with a genuine touch of God apon them, were led in prayer into an apostate religeon. Jesus said, ‘Let no one mislead you, for many will come in my name saying I am He.” “Satan comes as an angel of darkness disguised as an angel of light and would deceive, if possible, even the very elect.” In sharing through insight and my own experiences; I intend, with God’s guidence, to expose this dark false apostate light.
Let me explain: Christ is the reason for our rejoicing, He’s the one who takes us from where we’ve been to where we can trust Him to take us to
next. A ceature cannot refashion it’s own body, only the Creator can do this; the creature must rely on God, know that He is and is able to bring about change to that which He created. When someone introduces to you a
now allowed to make choices for the best in life.
God will always show you the solution of a mystery by revealing Himself to meet a need as a way out of a problem. Be sensitive to the Holy Spirit by praying and waiting on His timing. Meditate, if God is going to break us out of an old pattern to draw us towards further growth with Himself we have to recognize the pattern of who He is. It is here we will be able to walk in the freshness of a respect which keeps us in an anticipation for His new life. First we need to see what God is revealing to us, understand it, then walk in knowing what CHRIST has built into us.
We cannot build Christ upon our own founation and claim to be building on His. When our growth is styfled it is an indication that we are not building on the truth. I used to think it was easier to let life happen because it seemed to take less energy. However; in actuality it kept me from the truth of living it. Being led to believe that I was a channel, without an identity of my own it was not possible to live in complete honesty about my relationship with Christ, it was a secret love affair where God could not flow completely through me. I entered into falsehood as I denied the reality of a full relationship with God. When we do not exist separate from God, we cannot function as a cell within His body. It makes it hard to draw boundries when we have no rights. When Jesus suffered He had rights, and He knew His boundries were being violated. I have the right to be a whole person that Jesus can relate to me in a whole way; that I may know how to relate with other people better. With Christ as our head who holds the highest example as our standard to follow, we’ll always have the fullest measure of life when we honor His word as what takes precedence over all else in our lives.
The wind of love has dropped away from my sail.
all remained stagnant as I continued to pray.
Unmovable on a vast dried up sea
which is only moistened by my tears,
to run dry upon my cheeks as well.
Yet, it was by my own choice
that I entered into this stagnant sea
at the promise of a genuine love
towards a completions end.
Send forth Your rain Lord that I may live again,
to satisfy the dryness of my parched heartland.
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About the Book
Not Knowing scriptures in a way that they establish a complete picture for a balanced relationshp with Jesus Christ, I feel is the main cause of apostasy.
Apostasy cost me my marriage, my sanity, and almost having a true relationship with God, who fills my heart with the joy of His love.
I cried out to God in my despair and He answered me, now I pass this baton to spare one of hardship by equiping the saints, as we are living at time where there are many falsehoods; we need a sure footing.
In the sea of information it is possible to lose our way. Change is not scary when your in a love with balance that holds a pace which will keep you accountable to Thee place of safety.
This book will help you discern the differences in the variables of love and truth as they are brought together to disclose a very real Jesus Christ.
About the Author
After completing a first book about reality, a second book about relationships and a third about their practacle application in everyday life. R. A. Feller has written a forth one, to make room for healthy growth in our lives.
Born in the bronx I learned many hard lessons, being street smart set me up for a pattern that punished me. I learned to trust there had to be something better. I experienced many different church and nonchurch systems, but without having a real relationship with the Living God.
Searching Him out one on one is the way I’m coming to know Christ can Change us in the midst of our struggles. I have come to understand that His truth speaks to many, but there are few who are able to comprehend His origin.
When I was bound in falsehood I was your enemy till the serpent was brought into the light. Now I am free within the atmosphere of these pages to be your friend.