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Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord? or who shall stand in his holy place?
He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart; who hath not lifted up his soul unto
vanity, nor sworn deceitfully. He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and
righteousness from the God of his salvation

Psalms 24: 3-5

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I Can Still Bring You Out

            Submitted by
    John Robinson and Lawrence Foster
              Author Unknown

Many times in life we struggle with our past and
fail to walk in our potential future. Let me make a
profound statement...

Your past has nothing to do with what God can
do for your future!

God says "In spite of what you used to be or
have experienced, I can still bring you out!

I know that you used to be a dog, but I can still
bring you out! I know you slept with half the football
team, but I can still bring you out!

I know that you have bad credit and now you
want a house, but I can still bring you out!
I know that they call you by your problem and
not your name---
I can still bring you out!"

There is no past too troubled and no person
that God can't redeem.

He took a murderer name Moses and made him a
prophet.
He took a pimp named Abram (if you wonder
why I called him that, go back to Genesis and see
how many times he sold his wife off for possession
because he was afraid of being killed) and made him
the father of many nations.

He took a liar and cheat named Jacob and made
him a prince named Israel and blessed his seed...

He took a prostitute named Rahab, called her
blessed and changed her profession! He took a
Christian hater name Saul and made him a great
apostle Paul.

I could go on and on. If God used those people,
he can use you. So what you've had a bad past?
That is the problem --- you keep living in the past.

God wants to bring you into the present and
develop you a great future! He says it best in 2Cor.5:17
"Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new
creation, the old has gone, the new has come!"

Hold on my brothers and sisters your change is coming.

No more low self esteem!
No more worries about your credit history!
No more worries about whether he is going to
pay child support or not!
He is going to pay support and back pay.

Hallelujah! Glory to God!

Do you realize that most people have lost
their mind over what we survived?
We made it through! Sometimes we need to just
thank God for survival.

Oh, you don't hear me!

We are Looking for the big testimony, but the
true testimony is my spouse cheated on and left
me but I survived it.

You thought you would be on > Prozac the rest
of your life but God healed your wounds.

We are a Survivors.

Stop right where you are, stand up and give
yourself a high five because you made it.

Now look at your co-workerand say > "I made it!"
They may not understand but you know what time it is!

Stop trying to make people understand you and
praise God anyhow!

Baby, after all you went through and you're
still serving the Lord...

You are a survivor.

I thank God for being a survivor. God brought you out.
The truth be told you had suicidal thoughts about the problem
but God brought you out. I believe I got a few witnesses.

Most people could not go through what you
have been through and make it.

Others have given up on life and are homeless
but God brought you out so that he can bring you into the
joy of life!

In the Graveyard are Dreams Deffered, There are painting
not painted, songs not sung, buliding not built, goals not
reached, callings not answered.

Will you go through this life and never answer your calling?

Oh I feel like preaching but I better not.

Oh forget it I am going to preach it. Repeat after me...

"GOD HAS BROUGHT ME OUT FOR A REASON.
I SURVIVED BECAUSE HE HAS A PLAN FOR ME.
ALL THE BAD RELATIONSHIPS,
ALL THE SUICIDAL THOUGHTS, THE BAD CREDIT,
THE REPOSSESSIONS, THE DEATH OF MY LOVED ONES,
THE BACK STABBINGS FROM MY FRIENDS.
THE NEGATIVE THOUGHTS, THE LACK OF SUPPORT.
I MADE IT BECAUSE I AM BLESSED IN THE CITY,
BLESSED IN THE FIELDS.
BLESSED WHEN I COME AND WHEN I GO.
I RELEASE AND I LET GO OF ALL PAST HURTS,
MISUNDERSTANDINGS AND GRUDGES BECAUSE I AM BLESSED!
I RECOGNIZE THEM AS THE ILLUSIONS THAT THEY
ARE FOR GOD IS ALL THERE IS ALL ELSE IS A LIE."

NOW GIVE YOURSELF A HUG, WIPE YOUR TEARS AND
WALK IN THE VICTORY!
I LOVE YOU BUT GOD DOES EVEN MORE.
BE BLESSED AND KNOW THAT YOU ARE AT ONE
WITH THE SPIRIT OF THE LIVING GOD!

MAY THE LORD keep watch between you and me
when we are away from each other.
Genesis 31:49
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The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children
of God:
And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so
be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.

For we are saved by hope: but hope that is seen is not hope: for what a man
seeth, why doth he yet hope for?
But if we hope for that we see not, then do we with patience wait for it.

Romans 8: 16-17, 24-25

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Christ gave you a special gift that is still in you, so you do not need any
other teacher. His gift teaches you about everything, and it is true, not
false. So continue to live in Christ, as his gift taught you. (NCV)

1 John 2:27