How we will grieve the Holy Spirit in our actions

[me2lord]

Ephesians 4:30  Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.  31.)  Get rid of every form of  bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every kind of malice.  Be kind and compassionate.


I read this tonight and realized just how much I personally was grieving the holy spirit given to me.   The trial with the professing Christian lady on the other forum was bringing  me to anger,  invoking  me to sin. 

 We are in times where we have to guard our precious spirit of God by not grieving the spirit through these attitudes that come so easily on us...me particularly.   

Again I want to thank all of you involved for opening this site up, a true safe haven,  that we can fellowship and  be in a safe environment discussing God.   

In Christ's love

[peacemaker]

I like that, used it, or should I say used on me... when i have let my flashy side run wild!

My hubby last night seen a post off of face book that our nease left all the family.  Giving the what toes and where fors to the family for the gossiping...it was pretty said, because her parents devorced this year, and movied on with their lives, but our family has seemed to think that is ok to then trash her mother freely and openly on the forum.  I will not even jusify the nastiness that others got from her that seemed to let them feel it was ok.  But there was no cover to spar the kids from hearing the trash that was coming out of the adults mouths.  she names only 3, my hubby, I and out kid for being a true christian in her eyes.  Even though it might be a pride point in others eyes to be named so, it wasnt for us.. Just so overwellingly sad.  One bad behavor leading to others bad behavors, the flash leads to justifying our longing for revange.

My hubby wrote her back, that all are humand, and that we all should speek so, even her! 

It is exstra harder to keep ourselves from going down that rout, and not own what has been done against us as if we need to take those steps to protect what ourselves from words that others state.  Yet, to get read of all those things listed in Ephesians 4:30.  We need to take a step within ourselves and see just what the root of those feelings are coming from, deal with it, and move on. 


Bitterness....The noun has 4 meanings:

Meaning #1: a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
  Synonyms: resentment, gall, rancor, rancour


Meaning #2: a sharp and bitter manner
  Synonyms: acrimony, acerbity, jaundice


Meaning #3: the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
  Synonym: bitter


Meaning #4: the property of having a harsh unpleasant taste
  Synonym: bitter



rage-
1.
a.Violent, explosive anger. See synonyms at anger.
b.A fit of anger.
2.Furious intensity, as of a storm or disease.


anger-A strong feeling of displeasure or hostility.


v., -gered, -ger·ing, -gers.

v.tr.
To make angry; enrage or provoke.

v.intr.
To become angry: She angers too quickly.

Now with this one"anger" The word state to be angry and not sin, so we might need some time to cover over that, so we all get a great ballance of what that is all about in the word!


Brawling-
1.A noisy quarrel or fight.

Slander-
1.Law. Oral communication of false statements injurious to a person's reputation.
2.A false and malicious statement or report about someone.

Every kind of malice-
1.A desire to harm others or to see others suffer; extreme ill will or spite.
2.Law. The intent, without just cause or reason, to commit a wrongful act that will result in harm to another.

this saying that there is many ways in acting this one our .


I say the weight of the word falls on the last part of this order...BE KIND AND COMPASSIONATE.


if WE FOCES ON BEING KIND OAND COMPASSIONATE, WE WILL NOT HAVE TIME TO DO THE OTHER THINGS...i WOULD THINK!


I am going to be thinkiing of a way to show love to my neace tomarrow.  Maybe by sending her a card, or a call, or both!


 

[dgbygrace]

Ephesians 4:30  Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.  31.)  Get rid of every form of  bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every kind of malice.  Be kind and compassionate.


I read this tonight and realized just how much I personally was grieving the holy spirit given to me.   The trial with the professing Christian lady on the other forum was bringing  me to anger,  invoking  me to sin. 

 We are in times where we have to guard our precious spirit of God by not grieving the spirit through these attitudes that come so easily on us...me particularly.   

Again I want to thank all of you involved for opening this site up, a true safe haven,  that we can fellowship and  be in a safe environment discussing God.   

In Christ's love

I am struggling with this myself at the moment!!  Thank you Sister for the perfect timing!  We have been trying to help a homeless family this last week and it turns out that they are not in truth without help at all and they lie about many many things!!  I know the Lord wants me to forgive and not judge...He is in control and working on teaching them...but I must admit my flesh side is trying really hard to be "righteously indignent"  But allowing bitterness to get a foothold is dangerous, and it takes up room in our soul that God longs to fill with goodness an love.  And I don't want to grieve the Holy Spirit ever!!

[dgbygrace]

Bitterness....The noun has 4 meanings:

Meaning #1: a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
  Synonyms: resentment, gall, rancor, rancour






Every kind of malice-
1.A desire to harm others or to see others suffer; extreme ill will or spite.
2.Law. The intent, without just cause or reason, to commit a wrongful act that will result in harm to another.

I say the weight of the word falls on the last part of this order...BE KIND AND COMPASSIONATE.

Wise words Lauren!  Thank you.  The malice part really hit me...these people are moving into a great new place more expensive and nicer than where we are, and they cheated so many here!  My family and I have to move now because of helping them!  Part of me really doesn't want to see them get this great new place because it isn't fair     But that is the Lord's business not mine!

[RoseofSharon]

  The Lord has his ways of teaching us a lesson, and one of the lessons I have to learn today is that I shouldn't leave reading posts when I think they look interesting - for I must confess I did just that only just reading this now. I wish I'd read it earlier, for I confess when I did today's bible study I struggled, and this thread would have helped alot! Oh well......

Yes I too struggle with this, especially in one particular part of my life......

Thank you for teaching me a very necessary lesson today 

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[me2lord]

I like that, used it, or should I say used on me... when i have let my flashy side run wild!
if WE FOCES ON BEING KIND OAND COMPASSIONATE, WE WILL NOT HAVE TIME TO DO THE OTHER THINGS...i WOULD THINK!
I am going to be thinkiing of a way to show love to my neace tomarrow.  Maybe by sending her a card, or a call, or both!
 

thank you peacemaker...spoken from the heart and the truth of the word of God  shows itself in your writings. lol

I thought on these acts of  bitterness and anger and rage and brawlings that hinder the spirit of God, and how dangerous it is to us
who love God.   Paul warned those saints to get rid of it..don't indulge in these sinful acts with other believers because it
quenches the holy Spirit.   

I was outside last night and the wind blew against my face and I didn't get excited about God  like I usually do when the wind blows on my face.  I looked up and told the Lord these days of the End where overwhelming me...and then I went in and this in Ephesians was shown to me, that it is the fighting between brethren in doctrines and quarrels and anger that was taking place on the other forum that was doing this to me..

Praise be to the Lord for showing me what was taking place with me.   I want to renew my spirit in him and prepare a day of fasting that I rejuvenate the spirit of God and protect this gift given to me.   How precious it is and I was being sucked into strife and dissensions, all the things that take quench the spirit's fire....what an eye opener for me...from our Lord.

I hope this will encourage all of you  as it has me   to be careful protect the gift that leads us and helps guide us and our actions will either hinder it or bring growth  to us in Christ.

In Christ's love
Vickie

[peacemaker]

I have times in my life where I struggle with seeing those that are evil get good things, as we struggle through each day.

I will share some of it, know though that I see things diffrently now.

I watched as a sister inlaw, having her 3rd marriage, and all the rice things she could ever wants, but would abuse others with her tonge, like her own husband, over and over again.  She would let into me over and over again to try and get me to feel back for being a stay at home mother, homeschooling, and not having my own car, or even driving.  AS well that in her eyes I wouldnt stand up to my hubby and what she judged was wrong in my life infront of others.  I really sent my pretty green at times over how "emprassive" her life was, the dream! 

I has as well a pretty good friend at the time, having pretty much the same thing going on, just not to the total nasty ness.  She would focus on who many flaws my hubby had and let me and some others know about it.  She had lots of houses, and I didnt have one, didnt drive, and was a wife and mother...like I was less for that!  I was always put to the wall for when am I going to do this or that, and tell my hubby what I think, you know....take more control over everything...as if I not being like her was making me less.  AS well, It got to the point where I was shameful to be seen with them after a time.

I had struggles with relastionships in the family, when favoritiems seemed to be the rain much of the time...and I was made to look bad at every possible moment for not giving in, caving, or acting as all others wanted me to.  Theres are the ares I was mad eot feel bad about. 


Over time G-d helped me work on this area of my life.  I was showen that all those very things they had G-d was fullly able  to give me over time, just as they did them.  After all he is the same G-d right?!  As well I was somwen over time that they had all these proublems with me because I showwed just how much of a mass htey where so the mad it their goals to make me feel and look less they what I really was. 

It is sti

Soooo!  After some time I look back, the friend, well, she doenst talk to me any more, and she has none of her houses.  I am left feeling said about all of this for her life being buiolt up like that only to see all go fast in a pretty bad storm.

My sister inlaw is losin everything  as well as her husband, it is a pretty bad mass as well there....(pray for them) they fight ove rthe kids all the time, and do lots of head games.  They hav eno peace at all!

And as for the abusive behavor of theres I speek of, well I have peace now from this...as well as all know the truth and leave me alone.  That is really like, and came with lots and lots of time!


Moving where we are right now, G-d has sohwen me not to set my eyes on mans ways of doing things, for it leads away from G-d.  And that G-d does and will take care of his own. 





OH yea, I just found out that the hosuethat was forclosed acrossed the street from me just closed for 40,000 dollers.  WE might be albe to get the house we are in if they come down on the price like that!   


I just have to make a point not to let my eyes and mind go theour over what others have that might not deserve it at all.  For what we are doing by that is stating that G-d doenst know what he really is doing, and that we can do better for him.  I dont like this house, but if G-d found it right to help us get it, I would be would set my mind against the flash and know my Faher knows what is best for me, and by the time we both get done with this house, it will rock!


It is pretty hard to master this area, but I know it is beter for me to tryh,then to let it master me!


 

[dgbygrace]

Lauren, THIS is beautiful!!!  Thank you for sharing that all so openly!

And the peace you have I know is worth more than all of that!  Thank you for reminding me of that!

PRAISE THE LORD!!

[me2lord]

Thanks Lauren,  I gleamed a lot from your testimony....lol

It is good to be trusting in the Lord to provide what blessing we need instead of trying to make blessing for ourselves to the point that we are living  our life daily in actions and thoughts concerning the Lord's ways...lol