God has changed Krispy's life

Amen, brother! That's a report of good news! Good news come home to roost. I can definitely relate and it makes sense because I had a similar experience.

"As you have received Christ Jesus the Lord, so walk in him." Brother, just continue on this great upward path just as you have started. It is truly the way, the truth, and the life.

Looking forward to more (and more). Blessings.

"I can not do this on my own! I need you to do it thru me! I'm so tired... I can't go on like this!"

Hey brother, God love you, I love you man. Your forthcoming, all the years here now shared, your tremendous personality and disposition - You have broken up many an item with some ... Krispy-like nugget - some bit of humor at just the right time, something that may break up the monotony of these often brainiac, overly taking ourselves far too seriously mentalities - (How's that for a redundant sentence!)

I don't know if you remember this but it certainly seems part and parcel;

[url=https://www.sermonindex.net/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?viewmode=flat&order=0&topic_id=8295&forum=35&post_id=&refresh=Go]Others May, You Cannot[/url]

From G.D Watson.

An excerpt;

[i]The Holy Spirit will put a strict watch on you, and with a jealous love rebuke you for careless words and feelings, or for wasting your time, which other Christians never seem distressed over.[/i]

I do not know how it is most days to come home from a long day at work and replay these things, even when they are still noticed at the time. Even here, in his forum ... the regret, hindsight, wishing I had ... refrained, kept my mouth shut -

Brother, it is tremendous this word and hard almost to use it considering it's new found popularity and who knows what is meant by some much vague definitions ... but, '[i]Change[/i]' is a wonderful thing for us as believers - Changing our minds, changing our hearts - Just to hear it, have it expressed ... why is this such a rarity when it ought to be the norm? What is the point or even the bother of examining ourselves if we end up just the same ... Oh, that could all be misconstrued I am sure.

I think it is also tremendous that someone like Paul Washer could have some effect on you (on us) just like so many others that are ... championed here. Dead or alive, they are our own brethren, our own kind - That it needs to be stated that we are not setting them up to be anything they are not ... No, it's incredible to me how all this shapes and changes us. Right now and for me personally for instance it is John Newton, his manner and spirit, his disposition and self-effacing honesty both that which finds my own heart in so much agreement but also so much that needs attention - And that is a grand thing! Not a deflating, even if convicting matter.

Paul Washer to me is if anything at all, [i]honest.[/i] Give me a honest man, best as he is yet able, any day - Everything else is ... workable.

And since this forum is mostly for debating and arguing, this new change in my heart is the reason I have not had much to say here lately.

Well ... it's not, it just unfortunately resembles that too often and there is no denying it. Most of us are guilty in some form or fashion, both the cause and the remedy, if we are willing. And for good measure not all debate needs to be ... sharp, barbed, personal ... hostile. It's supposed to be a [i]discussion forum[/i] and debate can be a very good thing if it would just hold to this ideal.

No brother it all makes perfect sense to me. Your out take above has been my prayer so often; [i]I'm so tired... I can't go on like this![/i] And right now things are so different, I could hardly articulate them - In a sense I am on the opposite end of the spectrum from where you are. The atmosphere is different, work is bearing down very hard, the mind reels from so much - difficult to get it off present circumstances and responsibilities ... even now some ... fears. Speculations, those very things I hate, those I do ...

Am rattling here brother, but you drew it out of me. I do know what you mean brother, it's wonderful.

Hi Krispy,

Thanks for sharing that. Sounds like God is doing a work in many of our lives! Praise God!

And since this forum is mostly for debating and arguing, this new change in my heart is the reason I have not had much to say here lately.

My prayer is that Sermonindex will be a source of encouragement and edification for believers both in the sermons and the forums. I think if we seek work towards a view of edifying one another in each persons unique way and contribution, God will be glorified. :-D

I mentioned something yesterday about forsaking the occasional cigar & beer, even tho I dont consider them necessarily sinful. I said if something doesnt enhance my walk with God, I'm cutting it out of my life. This morning I had two PM's from someone asking me if I was just as convicted about Doritos because these things also do not necessarily enhance your walk with God. What foolishness.

Krispy,
Great to hear of the transformation in your heart a few weeks ago! I experienced a very similar move of God in my heart (even after years of ministry) this past summer. It was like seeing God for the first time...again.

In regard to your "doritos" statement: I just finished posting to the thread where you spoke of your desire to no longer have the occasional cigar and my statement had to do with the hypocrisy that can be associated with arguing that we shouldn't have an occasional cigar or beer because it destroys the body and yet we turn around and eat fast food and other junk that is destroying our bodies just as fast. After posting it I read this thread of yours and justed wanted to let you know that it was not my intent to push the "doritos" issue with you, I just believe we must understand the indirect consequences of some of our judgments against others.

I hope this makes sense to you...I just didn't want to leave any room for offense.

Thanks,
Buck

I whole heartedly agree Krispy and I pray that God will enable me also to be rid of so much earthlty non-sense that all too often entangles us, be it fleshly talk, possessions or otherwise.
I have recently been thinking of the vanity of life (or rather the earthly things that surround our lives), certainly I need to take more of attitude of dear Christian and Faithfull (Pilgrims Progres)....

Then I saw in my dream, that when they were got out of the wilderness, they presently saw a town before them, and the name of that town is Vanity; and at the town there is a fair kept, called Vanity Fair: it is kept all the year long. It beareth the name of Vanity Fair because the town where it is kept is lighter than vanity; and, also because all that is there sold, or that cometh thither, is vanity. As is the saying of the wise, "all that cometh is vanity."

But that which did not a little amuse the merchandisers was, that these pilgrims set very light by all their wares; they cared not so much as to look upon them; and if they called upon them to buy, they would put their fingers in their ears, and cry, Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity, and look upwards, signifying that their trade and traffic was in heaven.

May indeed God give all of us the strength and will to turn our faces from the vanities and that our gaze should be towards our redeemer and his celestial city!

Hi Krispy

I was very moved by what you shared here today. I know that God has been working in my own heart as well. That teaching by Paul Washer is a very good one. I am going to pull it out and listen to it again. Thank you for what you shared here today.

God Bless
MaryJane

Well yes heres my two cents, Krispy I may be stretching this a tad but maybe not, I feel you and I are basically or was and maybe still are, on the same page in life, I personally feel I can probably relate to you more than anyone here, why? because you remind me of me. Brother you and I have had our differences here, but always debated our differences by putting our Love for each other first before responding, and brother I want you to know I sincerely appreciate this mutual agreement we have always had here. I really feel this agreement was spiritual or through our spirits, it has been so wonderful to be able in my flesh to want to rip you here on some of your comments, but let my Love for my Brother do my typing, trust me this is hard to do here, but I think we have proven it can be done. I know you and I try to bring a lighter side to SI, actually I personally try and bring a lighter to everywhere I go in life, I can't help it, it's just the way God built me. Brother, I never have or never will, make any responses to anything you say here, regardless of it about cigars and beer or whatever, until I at least go look in the mirror before I respond. :-)
Love Ya!
Brother Bill

Hey Krispy...

That Keith Green biography ([i]No Compromise[/i]) is great! It has the profound effect of stirring something in my heart.

You're in my prayers, brother!

:-)

Wow! if God has changed Krispys life, I hope he took the day afterward off, he's got to be tired. :-P

Well... I dont know how to explain it, and I dont know the correct terminology or theological whatever... all I can say is: my heart has been changed.

It happened on Sunday, January 17 around 7:30am. 2 1/2 weeks ago. It wasnt associated with tingles or goosebumps. He simply changed my heart. Regenerated it... whatever. But I am not the same person.

Hi again

I read this after I posted and had to come back.
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And even tho I said I forgave them in my heart... the fact is that for the last 3 years I have murdered that family in my heart over and over again by hating them. No matter how much I tried to convince myself that I forgave them and loved them... I didnt. Why? Because my flesh wouldnt let me. The only way I could forgive them was if God did it thru me. Does that make sense?
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Yes it does make since...I know exactly what you are speaking about. Nine years ago my husband and I went through some very difficult times. I was pregnant with our fifth child and very sick. During this time my husband left me and moved to his parents house. My mother and father in law convinced him to stay there with them and even tried to persuade him to divorce me. I had always known that they disliked me but this hurt me very deeply. The dislike I thought they felt for me was now clearly displayed as hate. My in laws were elders in the church and professing to be Christians so this also confused me a great deal that they would do these things and say these things. A lot of really ugly things were said in that time about me that were not true. Anyway there was a topic on divorce that was on SI not to long ago and I got caught up in it. I thought that I had forgiven my in laws along time ago for their trying to bring about the end of my marriage. Even though they never took any responsibility for there part in mine and my husband troubles I told myself that I had forgiven them. It was not long after reading the thread here in SI that I realized that I had not forgiven them at all. I have for the past nine years held bitterness in my heart for them. I see now that it does not matter what they do or don't do its my heart that I need to get right with God. I have since cried out to Father for help to die to this once and for all. I want to love them with a Christ like heart. I have repented asked Father to forgive me. Just wanted to say this was not my way of bringing back up the thread on divorce so please don't take it that way anyone. This was about my need to forgive others because Father in His loving mercy has forgiven a sinner such as me! And to say to Krispy I understand your heart in this.

God bless
Mary

That is wonderful brother!

"The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise." Psalms 51:17

Krispy, Im very glad to have read your post. Maybe you don't remember me, but I remember you quite well. I remember this post where we argued about somthing I had written, and how at the end you just decided to stop participating. Brother, you are right, "... this ought not to be."

It's wonderful when we reach that conclution, where God is all that really matters. It took me quite some time to finally undertand it.

Thank you brother.

Krispy, I did notice you were not in the forum as much. Praise God for the work he has done and continues to do in you! May he continue to bless you and your family.

Dear Brother,

I was at my son and his wife's this afternoon and telling them that something had changed in you by what I read on the "Smoking Sin?" thread. The Lord has done something in you Brother, because then I come home and here is this new thread! Praise God for His faithfulness.

This has been a blessing to read. May the Lord affect us all in this manner, as iron sharpens iron.

God Bless Krispy, KathleenP

God bless you, Krispy. It is so encouraging to read how people are being touched by the Holy Spirit and are being changed. Your testimony blesses me to no end.

I noticed you were not posting on SI much - sure thought you must have gone and kicked the bucket until you came back and assured us you were still among the living.

You mentioned 'debating'. I, too, loved to debate. Was pretty good at it, in fact. But the Holy Spirit also convicted me of it. In fact, it is listed among the sins in Romans 1: 29 along with envy, murder...OUCH! Is it not wonderful how God is changing us from glory to glory! ... haven't seen anyone yet that needed a veil to cover his/her face because it glowed so much... I suppose none of us has ever reached the limit of having so much glory that there is no room for more!

Blessings,
ginnyrose

KrispyKrittr wrote:
I said if something doesnt enhance my walk with God, I'm cutting it out of my life.

We share a similar experience as I mentioned in a little more detail to your post in the 'smoking' thread.

For years I have taught SS class trying to point people to the truth, now I feel as if I am trying to lure them to it. I often think of it as a line that was crossed. Where before, I knew about the abundant life we were supposed to have, but now I am experiencing it.

In light of it, the things I used to consider profitable and entertaining mean nothing any more. My entire nature has changed. You are in for some cool stuff. Enjoy!

Hey Krispy,

If all the people that are filled afresh with the Spirit of God in such a way that they are so deeply aware of his presence that their character is changed from envy and pride to grace and humilty end up departing from the forum...well then maybe you are right afterall...all that will be left is quarreling and strife. I mean if all the people who have no interest in squabbles dissapear, well then whose left?

The way I see it, (edit: saints who have grown weary of debate should visit all the more often. They might have fewer posts, but more encouragement.) We can see how this forum changes over the next year or so...to compare the tenor of the posts from 2005-7 to 2009-10. I can believe they will be more gracious and kinder, yet more pure and bravely devoted to Jesus then ever.

(Edit: We are putting on the new man together. Some of us may take a little longer to get dressed, but we do alot better when we see good examples.

To be sure, there are some scrappers here. As one brother recently reminded me, there are always a thousand instructors, but praise God there have been some true fathers in the gospel in my life as well. And to them, every small step forward that even the most immature and rambunctous of us makes towards the image of Christ is another glory...

"For if the ministration of condemnation be glory, much more doth the ministration of righteousness exceed in glory...

....But we all, with open face beholding as in a glass the glory of the Lord, are changed into the same image from glory to glory, even as by the Spirit of the Lord."

2 Corinthians 3

Amen to changing from glory to glory in our life brother,

MC

Mr. Bill;

I personally try and bring a lighter to everywhere I go in life, I can't help it, it's just the way God built me.

I think they have laws against this ... :-P

I personally try and bring a lighter to everywhere I go in life, I can't help it, it's just the way God built me.

That's perfect because I usually bring the can of gasoline. :-)

Compton wrote:

I personally try and bring a lighter to everywhere I go in life, I can't help it, it's just the way God built me.

That's perfect because I usually bring the can of gasoline. :-)

Ok now, are yaw roasting Mr. Bill? that was supposed to say "lighter side" hey I liked the old pad and pencil, I am still getting used to this thing on my desk that talks for me, sometimes it don't say exactly what I tell it. :-o

I personally try and bring a lighter to everywhere I go in life, I can't help it, it's just the way God built me.

That's perfect because I usually bring the can of gasoline

Yaw go ahead Mr. Bill can take it trust me, matter fact I love these kind of threads. :-P

Well... I dont know how to explain it, and I dont know the correct terminology or theological whatever... all I can say is: my heart has been changed.

It happened on Sunday, January 17 around 7:30am. 2 1/2 weeks ago. It wasnt associated with tingles or goosebumps. He simply changed my heart. Regenerated it... whatever. But I am not the same person.

Hi Krispy
I'm late to the party but I just wanted to say I am rejoicing with you. It's a great thing when our hearts catch up with our heads! :-D

PS Billy Powell, the piano player for Skynyrd, passed away over the weekend. He claimed to be saved... I hope he truly was. What a gift of talent the Lord gave him.

Hey Krispy, I did not even hear about this until now. Truly a great talent ... Like yourself was brought up on these guys, my first two albums were "[i]Pronounced[/i]" and "24 Carat Purple" (Deep Purple). Was really into Johnny Van Zant with his own band before he took over, we used to play a couple of his songs.

Dug up a piece with an excerpt from Dale;

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Rossington's wife, Dale, reached by telephone this afternoon, said her husband was too distraught to come to the phone. "We're just lost," she said, fighting back tears.

She said band members had long been worried about Powell's health. "But he had such a big huge heart of gold, such a huge abiding faith in God and his savior Jesus," she said.

Powell was married to Ellen Vera Powell and had four children.

"For me," said Van Zant, "if anybody reading your article wants to do something, say a prayer for Billy and his family. That would be greatly appreciated."

[url=http://www.jacksonville.com/news/metro/2009-01-28/story/lynyrd_skynyrd_keyboard_player_bill_powell_dead_at_56]Lynyrd Skynyrd keyboard player Billy Powell dead at 56[/url]

Krispy: I think several on SI are in a similar process. God's heart for us? Answers to the prayer of many for the site/Brothers and Sisters?

You wrote: [i]It's not that I had some great sin in my life, or anything like that. I just fell to my knees and cried out to God "I can not do this on my own! I need you to do it thru me! I'm so tired... I can't go on like this!"[/i]

There is a lot I would like to say. You might enjoy a report by Hudson Taylor from Wikipedia.

[u]In summary[/u]:
Hudson Taylor labored many years (16) in China before he discovered a "secret" in 1869.

In 1869 Hudson was influenced by a book called "Christ Is All" by Stephen H. Tyng given to him by a fellow missionary. He referred to his new understanding of abiding in Christ for the rest of his life. He was quoted by fellow missionary Charles Henry Judd as saying: ”Oh, Mr. Judd, God has made me a new man!”

The Old Paths, Issue 17, July 2007, page 16-17, describes some of this in the article “J. Hudson Taylor’s Spiritual Secret.” [url=https://www.sermonindex.net/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?topic_id=15601&forum=16]Link here.[/url] Its the 4th artical listed from the bottom.

There is even an SI thread on this: [url=https://www.sermonindex.net/modules/newbb/viewtopic.php?viewmode=flat&order=0&topic_id=404&forum=35&post_id=&refresh=Go]Link here.[/url]

Among many other things, I would not be surprised if your prayer-life grows. Hudson Taylor found that to be the case. It IS the Spirit of God that works.

To God be the Glory
Joan

Brother Krispy wrote:

Well, anyway... this is fragmented and probably doesnt make any sense to most of you, I'm sure. But suffice it to say that God has wrought a miracle in my life, a regenerated heart... something. Not sure what it is, but it is.

And since this forum is mostly for debating and arguing, this new change in my heart is the reason I have not had much to say here lately.

This reminds me of this Scripture...

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Job 33:
25 \tHis flesh shall be young like a child’s,
\tHe shall return to the days of his youth.
26 \tHe shall pray to God, and He will delight in him,
\tHe shall see His face with joy,
\tFor He restores to man His righteousness.
27 \tThen he looks at men and says,
\t“I have sinned, and perverted what was right,
\tAnd it did not profit me.’
28 \tHe will redeem his soul from going down to the Pit,
\tAnd his life shall see the light.
29 \t“Behold, God works all these things,
\tTwice, in fact, three times with a man,
30 \tTo bring back his soul from the Pit,
\tThat he may be enlightened with the light of life.

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Paul prays....

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Eph 1:

17 that the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give to you the spirit of wisdom and revelation in the knowledge of Him, 18 the eyes of your understanding being enlightened; that you may know what is the hope of His calling,...

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You are the testimony of our Lord Jesus...

God Bless

Mike... I hope Billy's salvation was real

Ya know brother, I have a hard time with these things, but in a different sense ... If we cannot know with any real certainty and we want or start to speculate ... maybe it's just my preference to leave it alone, take it ... take their word for it? So many intangibles, so much info we are not privy to.

Tooling around found a mention of the church he attended out in Jacksonville, looked to be pretty solid ...

Recognizing all these things you mentioned, about Johnny and that mindset .... I can only add that [i]such were some of you[/i] footnote. I had a great deal of those notions in what turned out to be a very long, arduous process, maybe the longest conversion on record depending on where you want to put a peg down - somewhere in the realm of what, 35 years? People change, grow up - are influenced in so many ways - It may be that Billy had or has had more of an effect on the rest than we may ever know. Maybe even right now when the sobriety of it all is so pressing and deep.

All interesting to me the timing - Last week a friends father died, yesterday the anniversary of my beloved Ma's death and myself being in this odd season of circumstances, my ... devotions have gone cold, the brain is maxed out with too many cares, responsibilities, work primarily ... fears, rumors - finances -

We need to hold these guys up in prayer... for salvation for those not saved, and a deeper walk for those that are.

Amen to that. Not even contending here brother, just some random sound bites.

Rebbecca, if I may say this ... respectfully, just what is your problem here?

Last week a friends father died, yesterday the anniversary of my beloved Ma's death and myself being in this odd season of circumstances, my ... devotions have gone cold, the brain is maxed out with too many cares, responsibilities, work primarily ... fears, rumors - finances -

Mike, you are not alone...and one may wonder where is God in all this mix? Included in this is family relationships gone sour, loved ones walking away from God...grievous times.

Now, I will back off - just wanted you to know others are in a similar quandary..

Blessings,
ginnyrose

:-(

The frowns?

Ok ... My apologies. Some text along with these things can be helpful though

Isn't there something that you would like to say about a buddy old pal's behavior on this forum???

Did we not just got through this recently? Some vague insinuation that you expect me to read your mind about?

The answer is no.

Your options again are:

1} Spit it out
2) Send a PM or email to the moderators if you have an issue or concern.

Considering that you have again chosen this avenue and couched it as you have, you might try one of the others. I have no interest whatsoever in playing these games with you.