I completely overlooked the fact that I forgot to post something about The Gathering with Element in The Loft. (its like I'm speaking another language!)aka.....the college group every Thurs night at church.......... 2 vital keys to help us understand the opposite sex. Something I'd never really thought about before. He said that the primary (just primary, not "only") need of guys is to be respected, while for ladies it is to be loved. Now, both need both, but we already knew that. He took that out of the teaching in Ephesians. "reverence your husband....love your wives..."
1. Guys are like waffles. They usually compartmentalize everything they do or think about. Only one subject at a time. (This is very true.)
2. Girls are like spaghetti. Everything is connected in some (sometimes hard to read) way. One line of thought can be seamlessly connected to another- sometimes completely unrelated.
Being a guy myself, I felt what he said was true, but please keep in mind...these are only generalities....not necessarily across the board.
With all that being out in the open, now I can continue with a report on "Love--Your Number One Priority!" by Kenneth Copeland. Just finished listening this afternoon. Love is the most important thing.....to preach on, think on, and build faith on. Faith will not work without it! Its too bad that there has been sooo much preaching on a whole bunch of other stuff (which political party to vote for, skirt lengths, etc)...because people don't preach from uncontaminated love, which is fear in love. But perfect love casts out fear. And what I've been realizing is that if the Word says "Be ye holy, as I am holy" then that's what I'm called to do. And if I'm called to do it, then I must be able to. But for a long time I thought it was always impossible and very difficult to stay sin-free...well that was a lie meant to deceive me. Of course, nobody stays perfect, but most people dwell on the thought that they can't. We need to be dwelling on the fact that Satan has already been defeated, and that he does not ever want us to know what has happened to our spirits after the new birth. When we sin, we shouldn't be taking 2 weeks to feel sorry and guilty enough before we stop and repent! Repent in 2 seconds. We are more than conquerors,...already! (Usually everything does go back to our authority in Christ) But if love isn't operating, all that's not going to work. Its hard to not love (ie....forgive, let go of bitterness) and then expect to have your faith to work at the time! Don't try raising somebody from the dead when you're not walking in love...bad results. These are just some things I gleaned tonight. And in closing....I will address this issue of casting our care on God. We must do just that. Care goes out by 'casting'. Not worrying. Or even praying....but casting it over onto Him. That is how it leaves us. We must speak to it, just like we must speak to fear and worry (which is only a form of fear). They do understand human commands. They will leave. Watch your confession!