• "The View From Where He Sits..."
• From The Pastor's Pen...
• Answering Pro-Gay Theology
• "The Healing Power of Jesus in Sexual Brokenness"
• A Friend and Partner in Ministry Writes...
• Just For Fun
• Prayer Concerns
• I Did Get To Go...His Way!
• "FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP"
• "TIME OUT"
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"The View From Where He Sits..." by Nancy Schultz

...is a lot different from what I see most of the time! How He sees me is very different from how I see me. In the last year, I have had many questions about what it appears He sees and His choice of my placement in His plans. It seems He see things in me I don't or didn't know existed.

He sees me complete, I see me in pieces. He sees me fully pleasing to Him, I see me as completely unsatisfactory. He looks at my heart, all I see is my actions. He sees me Holy and Righteous, I see me anything but... I look through a fog; He sees the whole picture. He sees the beginning and the end and everything in between. I have tunnel vision and can hardly see past today. He sees me as someone He can trust, I see me totally untrustworthy and inconsistent. He sees me as beautiful in His sight and all I can see are my imperfections. He sees the gifts, talents and abilities He has given, and I see me as totally inadequate and only in need. He says, "I can." I say, "I can't." He says, "I love you." I say, "How can You?"

Bob Benson in his story, I Likes To Be Chose, says, "Now I know that I am an improbable choice. You certainly cannot tell why I was chosen by observing me. And if you use me as an example, it will be clear that the process by which God chooses men cannot be understood by looking at the choosee."

I totally relate to Bob Benson, and am faced with the age-old question, Who am I going to believe, Him or me? He has given me the free will to CHOOSE what I am going to believe and He has also given me the power to make the right choice.

How we see all depends on where we are sitting. His word says we are seated in heavenly places and therefore our view should be the same as His. When He looks at us, He sees JESUS, and His view is different because of Jesus. Our view also has the potential to be different because of Jesus and what He did for us.

The last few paragraphs in Bob Benson's story reads, "He saw me, He called me, He selected me, He picked me, He singled me out, He decided on me, He opted for me, He fixed upon me, He determined in favor of me, He preferred me, He espoused me. He chose me.

He did not refuse me, He did not reject me, He did not repudiate me, He did not spurn me, He did not dismiss me, He did not exclude me. He did not ignore, disregard, cast away, throw aside, or leave me out. He chose me.

It was not obligatory, mandatory, required, called for, deserved, necessary, imperative, compulsory, or forced. He just chose me.

It was his open, voluntary, willful, selective, deliberate, intentional choice. He chose me.

Out of His devotion, fondness, adoration, tenderness, affection, attachment, emotion, sympathy, empathy, and love, He just chose me.

And it has made all the difference in my life."

Like Bob Benson, "I likes to be chose." I also get to be the chooser in the case of what I believe...

Do you, like me, need to ask the Father to help change the view from where you sit! I want to see myself as He sees me, so I can also see others as He does. I want to experience the truth and be set free from the lies that have kept me tied to my faulty perception. I choose today to begin to believe what He sees, a person of incredible worth and value, fully pleasing and totally acceptable to Him. I choose to believe He knows the plans He has for me to prosper me and not to harm me. I choose to believe He loves me and wants only good for me!

God is my loving concerned Father who is interested in the intimate details of my life and nothing about my life goes unnoticed by the Creator of the universe, Who is my Dad. He sees it all and there is nothing in my life that is not Father-filtered. I choose to believe Him and His Word and that He will help me adjust my focus and the view from where I sit will look just like His.

(Excerpts from the book See you at the house. Generoux Nelson)

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From The Pastor's Pen...

Answering Pro-Gay Theology

"The Healing Power of Jesus in Sexual Brokenness"

by R.G.

"The way of a fool is right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel is wise" (Proverbs 12:15).

God will not bless a prayerless recovery in the life of a Christian who is sexually broken. To recover, one must return to the basic disciplines of the Christian life: Bible study, prayer, fellowship, intimacy with Christ and accountability to others. Change will require both accountability and determination. Open transparency, honesty and a desire to change are necessary for healing and deliverance.

A person struggling with sexual brokenness cannot cure himself or herself with a do-it-yourself recovery program. A crucial element in recovery is being accountable to other people. Any person who refuses to be accountable to others will most surely head down the wrong path - a path that always lead to one's downfall and shame.

When a person is struggling with sexual brokenness, they must establish one to three supportive relationships for the purpose of accountability. Many times people feel terrified about exposing their brokenness to an accountability partner, however, the only other alternative is to keep your problems a secret and let them explode on you someday. Keeping secrets always keeps you in bondage.

A person caught up in pornography will not change unless he or she tells an accountability partner. A spouse who has engaged in affairs will not change until he or she becomes accountable to both spouse and a pastor or another spiritually developed person.

When a person who wants change in their life submits to an accountability partner - THEY WILL NEED TO BE WILLING TO HAVE THEIR ACCOUNTABILITY PARTNER CONFRONT THEM AT ANY GIVEN TIME TO FIND OUT HOW THEY ARE DOING.

Accountability is not only about reporting failures but learning to reach out before you fail. It includes sharing positive progress and successes. One man who had past problems of adultery in his life found freedom in prayer and accountability. When he started to feel attracted to someone at his job, he began to earnestly pray for their salvation.

TRUE ACCOUNTABILITY REQUIRES THAT SOMEONE HAS THE GRIT TO MAKE YOU UNCOMFORTABLE IF THAT IS NEEDED. "Let the righteous smite me; it shall be a kindness: and let him reprove me; it shall be an excellent oil..." (Psalms 141:5).

Obviously, we don't share the intimate details of our lives with everyone, but we must do so with a few. There are many who can't keep a confidence. Two scriptures to keep in mind when choosing an accountability partner are: "A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy man keeps a secret" (Proverbs 11:13 NIV). "A gossip betrays a confidence; so avoid a man who talks too much" (Proverbs 20:19).

A good candidate for an accountability partner will possess the following qualities:

1. He or she must be able to hear the details of your story without backing away in disgust or fear.
2. He or she must have a grasp of truth and not be afraid to confront.
3. He or she must not repeat what you share without your permission.
4. He or she must be regular and specific in the questions they ask you.
5. They must genuinely care about you and not view you as a project.

A Friend and Partner in Ministry Writes...

HIS WAY OUT

He grew up in a little town where they all knew his name and even as a boy he felt he wasn't quite the same.
He struggled with the feelings that he somehow knew weren't right and at an age still tender - he ran into the night.

The city with its lights and sounds hid what was really there and his need to be accepted took him places that he feared.
He struggled with emotions against what he'd been taught and the more he tried to fit in, the more that he felt lost.

He had the ending all planned out on that his final night, but as he neared the river bridge he saw a golden light.
He'd never seen the little church that now stood in his way, and as he opened the wooden door, his plan began to fade.

Memories of his childhood and the lessons he'd been taught flooded to his mind and settled in his heart.
The pastor sat beside him and they talked until the dawn. He promised there was help, but the journey would be long.

His way out was Jesus and as he opened up his heart, the weight of hell was lifted and he made a brand new start.
He still has daily battles but with Jesus by his side, He knows he'll have the victory and he's found new joy in life.

Just For Fun

• It took five minutes for the TV to warm up.
  
  
• Nobody owned a purebred dog.
  
  
• A quarter was a decent allowance, and another quarter a huge bonus.
  
  
• Your Mom wore nylons that came in two pieces.
  
  
• You got your windshield cleaned, oil checked, and gas pumped, without asking, for free, every time. You didn't pay for air, and you got trading stamps to boot!
  
  
• Laundry detergent had free glasses, dishes or towels hidden inside the box.
  

Prayer Concerns

• The completion of Guenter Bloempott's visa, which enables him to intern with HWOM for three years.
• His presence at the Living Stones Conference in Long Beach.

• His anointing and guidance for the "Time Out" Discipleship Teaching Series beginning May 21, 2001.
• His provision and guidance for the Leadership Retreat at Lake Arrowhead this June.

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"FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP"

• Understand and face the complexity of emotions, actions and questions that all parents have upon learning of a child's homosexuality.
  
  
• Challenge parents to make godly choices for spiritual growth in their own lives in response to the issues facing the family.
  
  
• Encourage parents to allow God to use them in the lives of their children as well as their children's friends.
  

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