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Spiritual Intimacy
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How
do you know if you're going to heaven?
Health
"Toxic Overload"
Psyllium
Husk Intestinal Cleanse
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For
the Kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking, but
of righteousness, peace and joy in the Holy Spirit.
Romans:14:7
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Cultivating
Spiritual Intimacy
by Omaudi Reid
When two people - destined
for each other, come together, there is often an incredible amount of
combustibility. Combustion occurs when two or more substances react
chemically together, resulting in the giving off of heat and light;
often called burning. In the same manner, two people joined together
by God can spiritually set each other on fire.
However, after being married a while that sense of combustibility can
easily be lost if the spiritual life of the marriage is not
cultivated. But, a couple that intentionally, and actively engages in
maintaining the spiritual life of the marriage continues to be a
strength one to another, and ignites new sparks that blazes through
every area of marriage and family. I believe that through personal
devotion, mutual support, joint devotions, spiritual dialogue, and
spiritual activities, a Christian couple can maintain spiritual
intimacy in their marriage.
First, each spouse must keep their fire burning. Each partner keeps
their fire burning by maintaining a growing and intimate relationship
with the Lord Jesus, through personal prayer and Bible study. When we
first got married, my wife and I mistakenly thought we could depend on
each other’s spiritual life for our personal growth. I thought to
myself “my wife is such a great Christian, she will be able to help
me solve my spiritual struggles”. The mistake we made was instead of
pursuing the Lord for our personal growth, we began to depend on each
other. Eventually instead of helping, we began to drain each other.
What we learned is that we must maintain intimacy with the Lord in
order to have true spiritual intimacy with each other.
Once our personal lives are burning with spiritual fire, then we can
conduct that heat to our partners. If you have ever touched a hot pot,
then you understand what a conductor is. Metal pots are good
conductors because they transmit the heat coming from the stove. The
person whose spiritual life is hot and on fire can conduct that
spiritual strength to their partner.
To be spiritual heat conductors we must intercede for our mates in
prayer, and support them with our encouragement. An effective
intercessor believes God for the success of their partner. Exercising
faith in prayer for your partner is crucial. Why? Well, we know more
than anyone else the strengths and weaknesses of our partners. We see
their faults, joys, and sadness. Thus, not only do we have the
opportunity to intimately intercede in faith for them, but also our
encouragement means a lot to them. Essentially, we must be our
partner’s own spiritual cheerleader – fanning the flames.
In addition to the above, a Christian couple spreads the spiritual
flames through joint spiritual habits. The most obvious of these is
having scheduled devotions. In devotions couples pray and share
biblical truths with each other in an open and transparent way. I
recommend not only having a scheduled time of devotion, but also
allowing that time to develop into a natural habit. In our experience,
my wife and I, have found it best not to allow our scheduled time to
become a rigid formality; instead, it serves as a training time for
the natural flow of our spiritual connection. So that in times of
difficulty praying and sharing together will be as simple as
breathing.
A natural outflow of a joint spiritual life is spiritual dialogue.
Although often neglected, spiritual dialogue is an important part of
spreading the flames of spiritual intimacy. I define spiritual
dialogue as qualitative and interactive conversation concerning our
application, thoughts, feelings, and conclusions on spiritual matters
as it relates to our life and society. Put simply, it is enjoyably
talking about how spiritual things affect our life and the world
around us.
Spiritual dialogue is qualitative and interactive. It is more than
surface talk, such as “Pastor preached a good sermon today”. It
involves sharing our deep spiritual thoughts to each other, such as
“this is how I’m going to apply the sermon to my daily life..”,
or “the Lord showed me weakness in that area”. Remember to
interact, and allow each other ample time to share insights and
thoughts.
Going to spiritual events together provides opportunities for
spiritual dialogue. Sometimes we can make religious activities such a
duty that we drain all the joy out of it. Couples, however, can enjoy
spiritual activities together. The spiritual activities couples can
share together goes beyond the regular Sunday services, and weekly
conferences. Volunteering to work side by side in a Christian
ministry, and working together on Christian projects are good
activities to share together.
Along with that, today there are Christian movies and television
programs that you can watch. Many Christian organizations today are
making Christian videos more than ever. Perhaps you and your mate can
buy a video, and watch it together, then discuss it afterwards. Simply
enjoy your joint spiritual life; you are heirs together of God’s
promise.
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Are You going To
Heaven?
How do you know
if you're going to heaven?
Here is a great example of understanding
how all this heaven stuff works:
Suppose you had murdered
someone and were standing before the judge being tried for your crime.
The judge must be fair and obey the law so he pronounces you guilty
and sentences you to death for your crime. Then, the judge takes off
his robe, steps down to where you are and says, " I love you. I
don’t want you to die. I will take your punishment for you. I will
die in your place. This is the only way the law can be satisfied and
you get set free at the same time. This is what God did. We were
guilty of sin and deserving of death but He took our place." Now,
His blood can pay for our sin if we ask Him to save us. All we need to
do is believe that He died for us (and rose from the dead) and receive
His free gift of eternal life.
What
is Eternal life? Jesus Christ clearly tells us in John
17:3 "Now this is eternal life: that they may know you, the only
true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent.
Eternal life or heaven requires that we have a personal relationship
with Jesus Christ. How can we go to heaven if we don't know Jesus?
Jesus Christ is the only way to heaven and when we admit our sin(s)
and turn away from them, Jesus will begin living in us by the Holy
Spirit. That means Jesus will show Himself to us through our very own
bond that we have with Him.
How
is eternal life different from life now? Jesus says in John
3:16-17 "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only
Son, that whoever believes in Him shall not parish but have eternal
life. For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the
world, but to save the world through him."
In heaven there will be no
crying, suffering, or death. That is why it is called eternal life
because it is forever.
God has set the foundation of true love. God paid for our sins
with the life of his Son, which is the highest price he could pay.
Jesus accepted our punishment, paid the price for our sins, and then
offered us the new life that he had bought for us. Are you taking
up your cross and following Jesus?
Why
is the gate to heaven narrow? Because we are sinners and most
people just do not want to turn away from their sin and live for Jesus
Christ. Unfortunately, most people like living in the way they
want, carousing around and carrying on like there is no consequences.
But there is consequences because of our actions. If we act as if we
don't know or believe in Jesus Christ, the consequences will be no
heaven and no eternal life. All Christians are accountable to God and
His son, Jesus Christ. John
12:25 He that loveth his life shall lose
it; and he that hateth his life in this world shall keep it unto life
eternal. 26 If
any man serve me, let him follow me; and where I am, there shall also
my servant be: if any man serve me, him will my Father honour.
What
do I need to do to become saved?
Many people try to do the things that make Christians grow when they
have never been born into God’s family first. Some churches even
teach that our works somehow make us acceptable to God. Nothing could
be further from the truth. Isaiah 64:6;
"But we are all as an unclean thing, and all our righteousness
are as filthy rags;" Eph. 2:8-9; "For by grace are ye saved
through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not
of works, lest any man should boast." Titus 3:5; "Not by
works of righteousness which we have done, but according to his mercy
he saved us," The Bible is clear that nothing we can do
can save us, help save us or keep us saved.
A simple illustration below may help
explain what receiving Christ means:
"The seed
and the dirt.":
When you put a seed
in the dirt it will grow a tree (or plant). Dirt is 100%
stupid. It does not know how to grow a tree, the seed knows
how to grow a tree. If the seed is left on the kitchen counter
it will not grow. A seed left on top of the ground will not
grow. The dirt must receive the seed. The two work together in
a marvelous way. The seed grows and the dirt simply provides a
place for it to grow.
Jesus is like the seed. He knows how to make a new person in
us, we do not. We are like the dirt, all we need to do is
receive the seed and let Him grow in us. It is amazing to
watch the changes that happen to a person who receives Christ.
Ask God to guide you. I would be glad to answer any questions
you may have as you grow in God’s family. |
Toxic
Overload
By
A. J Lewis-- Heaven Ministries Press
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thirty-six-year-old construction worker withered in pain as
the ambulance rushed him to the hospital. Andy’s cramps
were excruciating and he thought he was going to die. The
doctor told him that his gall bladder would need to be
surgically removed and there was no time to waste. Three
hours later, this otherwise apparently healthy young man lay
recuperating in his hospital bed minus a vital organ needed
to help the body system run properly, similar to a car with
a leaky gas valve. And where do the gallstones go now since
Andy had his gallbladder removed?
A fifty-six-year-old
widowed secretary and grandmother of six began experiencing
severe abdominal pains, throbbing back pain, nausea and
vomiting. Abigail was told about a simple intestinal cleanse
that might alleviate her condition, and maybe even eradicate
her symptoms, but she was skeptical and didn’t believe a
cleanse would really work. She continued with her way of
eating and hectic lifestyle. Six months later, this
wonderful woman had her colon removed, she now expels bodily
wastes into a bag attached from her waist that she hides
under her smock.
Modern-day diets are
clogging our pipes and suffocating vital organs that are
needed to run our bodies mechanisms efficiently. But there
is something we can do. Cleanse the body of these toxic
overloads. “Every tissue is fed by the blood, which is
supplied by the bowel. When the bowel is dirty, the blood is
dirty, and so on to the organs and tissues.” Dr. Benard
Jensen
Our intestines are
like a sewage system, because they too need periodic
maintenance to keep running properly and effectively. When
the toilet becomes clogged and you flush it, what happens?
It overflows all over the floor. Either the toilet itself is
clogged, or maybe it is the sewer line a thousand feet from
your toilet. You try fixing the problem by using a plunger,
but the toilet still overflows, because you are not
attacking the source of the problem. Now you have to call
rotor rooter to unplug the sewage line where it is clogged.
In the same way with our intestinal tract, if it is clogged
we need to unplug the intestinal pipes, so that the toxins
can escape. Rotor rooter can’t do this for us, we need to
cleanse our bodies by flushing out the old waste and deposit
buildup. By fine tuning the entire intestinal tract by
cleansing, we are attacking the source of numerous health
problems, and eventually many disease systems that cause
numerous health problems.
How will you know if
you have clogged intestines? Do you have, aching joints,
high mucus levels, nagging backaches, allergies, obesity,
boils on the face and back, persistent headaches, irritable
bowl syndrome, pains in the gut, pot belly, sluggishness? Do
you catch the common cold or flu easily, and do you feel
weak and rundown? All of these are symptoms of toxic
overload. The funny thing is, these symptoms don’t show up
at the place it is overloaded, but at the weakest part of
the body.
When I was a teen,
every morning before school, I would eat sugary boxed
cereals for breakfast and wait at the bus stop with a coke.
When I came home from school, I ate toasted pop-tarts. My
taste buds liked the sweet sugary sensation, and I was
addicted to sugar and caffeine. Candies, cakes and cookies
lined our cupboards and kitchen counters, we even had a
drawer called the junk drawer that was always filled with
processed snacks for the taking. Sound familiar? When I was
young, eating this way did not phase me, I was a top runner
in track, arm wrestling champion for the girls middle
weight, and won several school presidential awards for my
athletic ability.
But soon this all
changed. I got married and had three children, and started
eating a little bit better, only because my husband was more
health conscience than I. About eight years later, my
athletic and muscle toned body began taking on a new shape
and feel. I didn’t like the way I felt. At thirty years
old, I had persistent nagging lower back pain, I could
barely sit down or get up without looking like the hunchback
of Notre Dame. For two years, I carried around a consistent
throbbing in my lower back, not knowing what the problem
was. Also, I had huge pimples on my shoulders even though I
scrubbed them vigorously with a loufa pad every day. I
wasn’t fat, but I began exhibiting a pot belly, and days
would go by without a bowl movement.
My back, obviously being the weakest part of my body was
severely getting worse. I went to the doctor, and was told,
I was healthy as an ox and nothing was wrong. He told me to
do several exercises that would help lessen the pain in my
back. He also informed me that lower back pain runs in 70%
percent of the population at sometime in their lives, and is
something most people just learn to live with.
I tried the exercises, and it helped for a little while, but
soon the throbbing came back. With two babies and a toddler,
I certainly couldn’t lay on the floor all day doing
exercises. At this point, besides always being tired, I
became frustrated, edgy and nervous, but I was still
determined to find the cause. I eliminated all processed
foods from my diet, and bought a juicer and drank fresh
juiced vegetables and fruits daily, my three boys, and
husband were enjoying the variety of fresh fruit juices and
they were healthy.
I bought diet and herb books, and I even grew my own herbs
and greens. Sprout sandwiches became the normal lunch in my
home. My diet consisted of half raw foods and half cooked
foods. Still, I had the lower back pains, not as bad, but I
still couldn’t sit down like a refined lady supposed to
sit down, I had to crouch my whole body into a semi- roll
before sitting and I needed pillows under me for the
persistent and aggravating hemorrhoids I got from always
being constipated, and another pillow behind me for back
support. This went on for over two years, yet the doctor
told me I was healthy.
“Every tissue is
fed by the blood, which is supplied by the bowel. When the
bowel is dirty, the blood is dirty, and so on to the organs
and tissues.” Dr. Benard Jensen
When I was almost
thirty-four-years old, a miracle cure was brought to the
attention of our Pastor, Paul Revere who now writes,
publishes, and distributes the book, “Cleansing or
Surgery” The naturopathic doctor said my symptoms were so
closely related to the effects of toxic overload that he was
sure the cleanse would indeed work. Promise and hope came
back into my spirits. My husband even decided to take the
intestinal tract cleanse with me. The great part about the
intestinal cleanse, we could still eat the same foods we had
been eating before!
We took the three
month intestinal cleanse, and my backache, constipation,
potbelly, pimples, hemorrhoids, and my groggy and tired
feeling is completely gone. And since then, I have done my
own extensive research into why, when I changed my eating
habits, by eliminating processed foods, and eating half of
my food intake raw, I was still showing and feeling the
toxic overload symptoms. Simply because I wasn’t going to
the source of the problem, but rather covering up the root
of the source and health problems, which was a cloggy, caked
up intestinal tract.
“When the
intestines are caked with hardened fecal matter, nutrients
and wastes cannot be transferred efficiently.” Said Pastor
Paul to me one day. The Pastor explained it to me. The
available nutrients in the foods I was eating were not
absorbing into my blood stream properly because of my
clogged up intestinal tract. Now, after six years, and doing
much research, I find how all of this makes so much sense.
The intestinal
cleanse is effective at relieving these afflictions:
Constipation, chronic fatigue, asthma, flues and colds,
allergies, backache, respiratory disorders, digestive
problems, such as gas, indigestion, and abdominal pain;
prostrate troubles, headaches, and skin disruptions,
colitis, and much more.
“Every system in
the body will function better once the intestines are
cleaned” Pastor Paul
Intestinal
Cleanse Ingredients:
You may contact
Angie if you have any questions about doing the cleanse.
1) Premium quality
whole psyllium husks- These husks provide fiber and
lubrication for the bowels. When taken with liquid, they
expand into a gelatinous mass, scrubbing the intestinal
wall, by gathering up old fecal matter and caked on waste
deposits. You can buy this at your local health food store.
Do not by the tablet form or powdered form, they do not
work. Get only the whole psyllium husks that you mix with
water. The tablets and powder are already broke down and
processed, therefore will not scrub the walls of the
intestines like the whole husks do.
2) Blackstrap
molasses- Blackstrap molasses is a rich source of
minerals and vitamins. It is a bowel regulator and helps
prevent constipation and colitis. Blackstrap molasses
doesn’t digest entirely in the stomach like most other
sugars. It only partially digests in the stomach, than goes
into the intestinal tract and is consumed in the intestines.
Because of this, nutrients are available in the intestinal
tract where they are needed to help assist in the cleansing
process. Molasses helps to regulate the bowls while on the
cleanse, and is an essential part of the intestinal program.
Whole Psyllium Husks
and Blackstrap molasses are the only two ingredients needed
for the intestinal cleanse. You may need to call your health
food store ahead of time to make sure they have the whole
husked form in supply.
Doing the Cleanse:
First week, take four
times per day before meals.
1 level tsp. whole
psyllium husks
1 tsp. blackstrap
molasses
Dissolve in 8 to 10
ounces warm water
Drink immediately
Drink another 8 to 10
ounces water
Advance to full
dosage, four times per day before meals.
1 level tbs. whole
psyllium husks
1 tsp. blackstrap
molasses
Dissolve in 8 to 10
ounces warm water
Drink immediately
Drink another 8 to 10
ounces water
Do this cleanse for a
full three months for complete digestive tract
cleansing. After the three month period is over, you
may discontinue taking the psyllium husks.
Happy Cleansing!!
The most
important thing we can do for ourselves is to keep an open
mind to the cleansing possibilities regarding our health.
After all, If I had not had the knowledge of this cleanse,
or even worse, was skeptical of its properties, I could have
very well ended up in my later years with a bag attached to
my waist. Yet, here I am enjoying life to its fullest,
completely healthy and grateful to the talented and open
minded people who have discovered ways to clean up our
bodies without the use of conventional medicines, drugs and
surgery. “It is the bowel that invariably has to be cared
for first before any effective healing can take place, “
Dr. Benard Jensen.
Try the
intestinal cleanse and see the results for yourself, it is
unbelievable the end results. Best wishes to you and your
health, as you experience the natural properties of
cleansing without surgery.
Angie Lewis
Order
the Cleansing or Surgery Book Today!
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