Pegita, I will need help here. This is spiritual warfare over Terri. God has called us in one heart to repentance to save Terri. I know in my mind the following, and I know it is necessary for God to hear it from me and a lot of others. I CHOKE on it, yet, as Paul said he was the greatest of sinners; if that is true, then I am in heap big trouble. I know I have to take the beam out of my own eye, and I know I have to forgive to be forgiven, but you are much better at putting things into words than I am. Here is God's word:
Luk 6:20 And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed [be ye] poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
Luk 6:21 Blessed [are ye] that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed [are ye] that weep now: for ye shall laugh.
Luk 6:22 Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you [from their company], and shall reproach [you], and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.
Luk 6:23 Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your reward [is] great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets.
Luk 6:24 But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation.
Luk 6:25 Woe unto you that are full! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.
Luk 6:26 Woe unto you, when all men shall speak well of you! for so did their fathers to the false prophets.
Luk 6:27 But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,
Luk 6:28 Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you.
Luk 6:29 And unto him that smiteth thee on the [one] cheek offer also the other; and him that taketh away thy cloke forbid not [to take thy] coat also.
Luk 6:30 Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask [them] not again.
Luk 6:31 And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.
Luk 6:32 For if ye love them which love you, what thank have ye? for sinners also love those that love them.
Luk 6:33 And if ye do good to them which do good to you, what thank have ye? for sinners also do even the same.
Luk 6:34 And if ye lend [to them] of whom ye hope to receive, what thank have ye? for sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.
Luk 6:35 But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be the children of the Highest: for he is kind unto the unthankful and [to] the evil.
Luk 6:36 Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.
Luk 6:37 Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:
Luk 6:38 Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to you again.
Luk 6:39 And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? shall they not both fall into the ditch?
Luk 6:40 The disciple is not above his master: but every one that is perfect shall be as his master.
Luk 6:41 And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam that is in thine own eye?
Luk 6:42 Either how canst thou say to thy brother, Brother, let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam that is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote that is in thy brother's eye.
Luk 6:43 For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
Luk 6:44 For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.
Luk 6:45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
Luk 6:46 And why call ye me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
Luk 6:47 Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings, and doeth them, I will shew you to whom he is like:
Luk 6:48 He is like a man which built an house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock: and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it: for it was founded upon a rock.
Luk 6:49 But he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.
http://www.blueletterbible.org/kjv/Luk/Luk006.html Help me with a word of prayer. I forgive these people, for I know God wants all to come to repentance and to be saved. I forgive them, and pray they would find it in their hearts to let Terri go. I will pray and then make more calls for Terri:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1004471/postsHeavenly Father, thank You that You remember our frame, that You remember that we are dust, and that You are a forgiving and loving God. Lord, we come to You in repentance, for we have not loved as You would love, and we have not forgiven as You have forgiven. Father, though not yet a wellspring of love springs forth, yet in obedience to Your word, we echo Your words ~ Father, forgive them, for they know now what they do.
We pray that those who inflict this horrible pain upon Terri will come face to face with Your saving grace ~ Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you WILL be saved, you and your household (Acts 16:30). You are not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance (2 Peter 3:9). Him that believeth in me, I will in no wise cast out (John 6:37). Except a man be born again, he cannot see the Kingdom of God (John 3:3). If our lips have not said the sinner's prayer ~ Lord have mercy on me, a sinner, and save me, for Jesus sake ~ may they be said now, for the gift of God is eternal life.
Take this tiny seed of faith, Father, and multiply it over and over again, that frail as we are, You will use us in ministry, that Your name would be honored and glorified throughout all eternity ... Amen
Heavenly Father, thank You that You remember our frame, that You remember that we are dust, and that You are a forgiving and loving God. Lord, we come to You in repentance, for we have not loved as You would love, and we have not forgiven as You have forgiven. Father, though not yet a wellspring of love springs forth, yet in obedience to Your word, we echo Your words ~ Father, forgive them, for they know now what they do.
We pray that those who inflict this horrible pain upon Terri will come face to face with Your saving grace ~ Believe in the Lord Jesus Christ and you WILL be saved, you and your household (Acts 16:30). You are not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance (2 Peter 3:9). Him that believeth in me, I will in no wise cast out (John 6:37). Except a man be born again, he cannot see the Kingdom of God (John 3:3). If our lips have not said the sinner's prayer ~ Lord have mercy on me, a sinner, and save me, for Jesus sake ~ may they be said now, for the gift of God is eternal life.
Take this tiny seed of faith, Father, and multiply it over and over again, that frail as we are, You will use us in ministry, that Your name would be honored and glorified throughout all eternity ... Amen