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May our Lord Jesus Christ himself and God our Father, who loved us and by his grace gave us eternal encouragement and good hope, encourage your hearts and strengthen you in every good deed and word. 2 Thessalonians 2:16?-?17 NIV May God encourage your heart And remind one of the good hope When all might seem hopeless In this world which loves darkness Christ has paid the price for you The living Will given to us from His death That we might receive His spirit The one inheritance available to all. Will you claim your gift from Jesus death The most beautiful treasures within That none can take away To be pulled out this darkness With a new vision of what's going on around us His word has been manipulated by many In their own lust for self praise to seek fame. Left, one to wonder ,why so many religions. God's word tells this all so plainly We are still fighting against this evil world That crucified Jesus but have a way to escape now That we might return to God through Christ Myself , had grown up hopeless in my surroundings Of thinking why is God allowing all these things. Listening to all around me in blindness. Not seeking Christ on my own being misguided It took me ,to have a job that keep me away From home everyday life for a month at a time. In order to finally seek His word for myself That's when His word came to life. His word is the Author of Life , the I Am Seek His spirit promised from God Which is available to create within a new life Guidance, understanding, knowledge ,hope, And new love for all in seeing all have this Available but have just been deceived from satan. God is the only hope, peace, and love to be found To be placed within removing the old self. Receiving new strength, spirit, joy, peace and love.

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Date: 2/27/2023 8:31:00 PM
God fills us with hope. He died for us and he is the only God capable of saving us and infusing in us living hope. When we travel away from Him, life becomes miserable. When we are with Him, life is bliss. Your testimony is powerful, dear Stephan
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Stephan McBride
Date: 2/28/2023 3:49:00 AM
All glory to God, my dear friend, God is hope, peace, truth, love and salvation: ). Love your comments so very true, May God bless, comfort, guide and fill you with His peace, love, spirit and joy in abundance
Date: 2/25/2023 5:34:00 AM
This is a really deep prayer of thanks for you and blessings on the job you've done, Stephan.
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Stephan McBride
Date: 2/25/2023 10:22:00 AM
All glory to God my friend, I just seek the day when I can walk outside and see people smile and have peace and joy within, just want others to experience what God can do within one, thanks my friend, May God bless, comfort, guide and fill you with His peace, love, spirit and joy in abundance
Date: 2/23/2023 9:43:00 AM
Stephan, your first life is exactly what I needed today! How beautiful - "may God encourage your heart." A beautiful prayer of compassionate mercy from a faithful pilgrim. A simple prayer of gratitude for you and blessings for the work of your hands!
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Stephan McBride
Date: 2/23/2023 10:22:00 AM
All glory to God, glad you found some encouragement, we are in this together my friend through one God ,one shepherd,one flock, one spirit flowing within us that we might receive His treasures within , May God bless, comfort, guide and fill you with His love, peace, spirit and joy in abundance
Date: 2/23/2023 5:11:00 AM
profound my poetic friend
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Stephan McBride
Date: 2/23/2023 10:24:00 AM
May God bless, comfort, guide and fill you with His peace, love, spirit and joy in abundance
Date: 2/20/2023 9:26:00 PM
It is difficult to feel zeal like this when it is not in one's nature. I spent half my life trying to fit this spiritual mold. I am not a bad person. I just don't get how to acquire a spiritual nature. But I am hoping my idea of the afterlife is a bit different from the one described by fundamentalists. Anyway, I like to think everyone is on their own path and I definitely believe in God.
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Stephan McBride
Date: 2/21/2023 6:13:00 AM
I would like to learn just one thing from you: Did you receive the Spirit by the works of the law, or by believing what you heard? Are you so foolish? After beginning by means of the Spirit, are you now trying to finish by means of the flesh? Galatians 3:2?-?3 NIV
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Stephan McBride
Date: 2/21/2023 6:05:00 AM
For what the law was powerless to do because it was weakened by the flesh, God did by sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh to be a sin offering. And so he condemned sin in the flesh, in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fully met in us, who do not live according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. Those who live according to the flesh have their minds set on what the flesh desires; but those who live in accordance with the Spirit have their minds set on what the Spirit desires. Romans 8:3?-?5 NIV
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Stephan McBride
Date: 2/21/2023 5:58:00 AM
Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God’s will is—his good, pleasing and perfect will. Romans 12:2 NIV
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Stephan McBride
Date: 2/21/2023 5:56:00 AM
It was definitely not in my nature, my will is not good but I can't resist what He placed within, has me going against all I have ever been taught, and what I see in world teachings. This world is almost exact opposite of what God desires .
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Date: 2/21/2023 5:48:00 AM
Blessings to you , I don't believe there are many bad people just misguided,it seems many get the spirit then fall back into the world from trying to learn from this world instead of the true source which placed the spirit within, I have fell victim of this,so much division in same Christ, seek Christ as Paul did he went away from mankind at first to receive His knowledge and wisdom not of humankind

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