Thanks for the warm welcome!!!!!  Been a while since I was able to come in for a visit...  eh, sometimes  life just gets  REAL busy!!!!!


Thanks again!!!!

in His Love
Acorn

Personally, (and I share all of this with nothing but love, and want to strongly interject that  this is ONLY  my own humble opinion stemming from personal experience), I could not listen to music that contained profainity or even remotely gives anykind of time or mention of satan.  Music is a tool, no matter who uses it, for whatever purpose, it is a tool.

Music evokes emotion in us,  it can be stimulating, make you cry, it can MOVE you in all kinds of directions.  Regardless if you understand the words or not,  YOU KNOW  what this music contains.

 Now,  does  that make it okay to listen to?
Hummm,  It is my feeling that we are responsible for what we listen to, and what we participate in...  I feel this way because  I have been involved with music all my life, made my living playing and singing all kinds  of music.... but when I invited Christ to live in and through me, WOW,  things  changed.  It  was NOT  a immediate change...  Just something that I noticed over time, like  I could not enjoy the same music  I once  enjoyed,  or  certain programs  on the telly  that used  to be my favorites, became something I avoided like it was a BUG  scooting  across the carpet.  Christ  was changing ME  as I read the bible  and absorbed the Word, I remember marveling at how I was changing...  and I remember some verses  that made me go  "hummmm".

Mt 13:43
Then the righteous will shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. He who has ears to hear, let him hear!

Lu 8:8
But others fell on good ground, sprang up, and yielded a crop a hundredfold." When He had said these things He cried, "He who has ears to hear, let him hear!"

Ro 11:8 -
Just as it is written: "God has given them a spirit of stupor, Eyes that they should not see And ears that they should not hear, To this very day."

Ac 28:27
For the hearts of this people have grown dull. Their ears are hard of hearing, And their eyes they have closed, Lest they should see with their eyes and hear with their ears, Lest they should understand with their hearts and turn, So that I should heal them."


There is lots of study in these verses, and so many more to share, but I strongly believe that what we listen to, what we "hear" can influence us, even unawares.  SO, for me, no more "bad" music,  no more "bad tv"...  and like I said, this is just me, and only my opinion.

In HIs Love
Acorn

Yep, life is hard when you walk with Christ.  Let's remember that everytime Paul was beaten, everytime  he was thrashed, everytime the world tried to whoop the Holy Spirit out of him, he was able to stand back up and JOYFULLY claim the power and presence of almighty God, and praise the glory of salvation through Jesus Christ.

When life stomps the snot outta me, I read the book of James.  It is empowering to me, a reminder NOT to complain, but to be thankful and full of joy, REGARDLESS of what happens here in this world.  hehehe  I gotta  admit, sometimes  when I feel especally  tramped on, after reading the book of James, (especially the first chapter)  I stand up, brush myself off, and say  full of joy....  

"heheheh  YOU (meaing the world's attempts to weaken my faith and rob my joy)   can't steal this!!!!"

and yes, some people I know think  I am  a little "crazy".

GLORY!!!!!!


in His Love
Acorn

Hello tqpix,

     You will find this reference to the rich and the poor in Revelation:

13:16
He causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads,

That is the only verse that comes to my mind, just off the cuff,  but anyway,  I hopes it helps.

in His Love
Acorn

Thank you for the welcome!!!  I look forward to posting and sharing with y'all!!!!

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lol,  just thought  I would give ya some more exclamation points!!!!!!!

In His Love
Acorn

Very well written!!!!  Wow, I felt  it as I read it!!!  I feel blessed for having read it!!!  


in His Love
Acorn

 ;DGlad to meet y'all!!! !!
       This place looks  great!!!!  Sure do hope to jump in and meet some really cool christians!!!!
        I'm an almost 50-ish, married to a wonderful guy, prayer and praising kind of people.  LOL,  (hum, think that sums me up a little).
        I'm a christian songwriter/singer and love love LOVE to share the word of God and the Love of Christ!!!!!  
         I work part-time out of the house, and the rest, I work as minister of music for my church...I LOVe working  with the youth....  
        Okay, that's  enoght about me....  Sure am glad I found this place!!!!!

Blessings,
Acorn

Hello Edward!!!  I just found this site today too!!!  Good to meet ya!!!!!!     Blessings!!!!


in His Love
Acorn