Dear Rhoni

[LaVonne]

Originally Posted by rrford

Leave my internet alone.

Spoken like a true UPC preacher!!!

[Rhoni]

And there was a war in heaven: Michael, and his angels fought against the dragon: and the dragon fought and his angels.
And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.
And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the devil, and satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ:for the accuser of our brethern is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony:and they loved not their lives unto death. [Revelation 12:7-11, KJV]

In the last days we have brother turned against brother...let it not be said of us that we war against each other. We are armour-bearers of one another, to protect, lift up, encourage, and pray for...not to drag forgiven sins out from under the blood, not to tear down each other's ministries, or to make each other look or feel bad. The devil is the accuser of the brethern..and he and his angels have a destiny that is different from the destiny of the overcomers.

Let's not fight against flesh and blood...but against principalities and powers...the strongholds of satan.

Just a word as it was given to me tonight.

Blessings, Rhoni

[Neck]

Originally Posted by Rhoni

Dear Bro. Neckstadt,

The forum adds to and takes away from. It is a place of uplifting and a place of deflating. It is a place of ministry and a place of abuse. It is a place for humans to explore the human condition, and it is a place where God can minister to that human condition.

Be thou encouraged in the Lord and know thyself...when you need uplifting...go to places on the forum where no controversy exists...just rest. may I suggest Sis. Barb's thread...for peace and rest. My thread is conflictual and also effectual. There are many things happening behind the scenes to make the trouble I deal with publically worth it all.

Be Blessed, Rhoni

Rhoni,
Just what I wanted to hear. You remind me very much of my own sister... God Bless!

Nathan Eckstadt

[Rhoni]

Originally Posted by Neckstadt

Rhoni,
Just what I wanted to hear. You remind me very much of my own sister... God Bless!

Nathan Eckstadt

I am honored.

Blessings, Rhoni

[Tina]

Originally Posted by CareyM

RRFord has TV???!!!!

This calls for a **Newsflash**

Now where's THAD??

[Rhoni]

Character and Nature of God

Malachi 3:3 says: "He will sit as a refiner and purifier of silver."

This verse puzzled some women in a Bible study and they wondered what this
statement meant about the Character and Nature of God.

One of the women offered to find out the process of refining silver and get back to the group at their next Bible Study.

That week, the woman called a silversmith and made an appointment to watch him at work. She didn't mention anything about the reason for her interest
beyond her curiosity about the process of refining silver.

As she watched the silversmith, he held a piece of silver over the fire and let it heat up. He explained that in refining silver, one needed to hold the silver in the middle of the fire where the flames were hottest as to burn away all the impurities.

The woman thought about God holding us in such a hot spot; then she thought again about the verse that says:

"He sits as a refiner and purifier of silver."

She asked the silversmith if it was true that he had to sit there in front of the fire the whole time the silver was being refined. The man answered that yes, he not only had to sit there holding the silver, but he had to keep his eyes on the silver the entire time it was in the fire. If the silver was left a moment too long in the flames, it would be destroyed.

The woman was silent for a moment. Then she asked the silversmith, "How do
you know when the silver is fully refined?"

He smiled at her and answered, "Oh, that's easy -- when I see my image in it"
If today you are feeling the heat of the fire, remember that God has his
eye on you and will keep watching you until He sees His image in you.

Life is a coin. You can spend it anyway you wish, but you can only spend
it once.

This is awesome and bears repeating!

Blessings, Rhoni

[chosenbyone]

I thank the Lord for giving me hope and the courage to live in this present world. He has always been there for me, guiding me and keeping sheltered in His loving arms. 'Tis so sweet to trust in Jesus.

The Lord's love never ends;
his mercies never stop.
They are new every morning;
Lord, your loyalty is great.
I say to myself, "The Lord is mine,
so I hope in him."
The Lord is good to those who hope in him,
to those who seek him.

Lamentations 3:22-25

Originally Posted by Malvaro

Chance, I'm glad that you have been willing to talk about what you are feeling.... they say that the acknowledgement of a problem is the the first step to recovery.... I'm proud of you for making that first step....

i know this may be difficult for you, but try to think back to the earliest recollection of someone saying that you didn't have a sense of humor.... what thoughts went through your mind? what feelings did you have? were you happy/sad/embarressed/etc....

I know that lacking a sense of humor would trouble alot of people but we, here at Dear Rhoni's Thread, are here to help you past that to a point of victory....

if you'd like, we could even offer you some recommended reading material....

Admitting your sin (foolish jesting) is the first step leading toward repentance.

Originally Posted by Rhoni

And there was a war in heaven: Michael, and his angels fought against the dragon: and the dragon fought and his angels.
And prevailed not; neither was their place found any more in heaven.
And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the devil, and satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.
And I heard a loud voice saying in heaven, Now is come salvation, and strength, and the kingdom of our God, and the power of his Christ:for the accuser of our brethern is cast down, which accused them before our God day and night.
And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of their testimony:and they loved not their lives unto death. [Revelation 12:7-11, KJV]

In the last days we have brother turned against brother...let it not be said of us that we war against each other. We are armour-bearers of one another, to protect, lift up, encourage, and pray for...not to drag forgiven sins out from under the blood, not to tear down each other's ministries, or to make each other look or feel bad. The devil is the accuser of the brethern..and he and his angels have a destiny that is different from the destiny of the overcomers.

Let's not fight against flesh and blood...but against principalities and powers...the strongholds of satan.

Just a word as it was given to me tonight.

Blessings, Rhoni

Worldly philosophies fall under the category of "strongholds of Satan."

[Malvaro]

Originally Posted by Chan

Admitting your sin (foolish jesting) is the first step leading toward repentance.

you're absolutely right....

Lord, please forgive me for exposing Chance's complete lack of humor; only you, oh Lord, can search a person's heart and intent.... perhaps he intends to be funnier than he actually is and feels in his heart that he is actually funny.... help me in the future, oh Lord, to be a comfort to a weaker humored brother and sincerely laugh with him and not at him.... please help me to become the "good" poster that you've always intended me to be....

you're right Chance.... I feel better already; I feel forgiven....