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Psalm 118:6 New American Standard Bible (NASB)\r
The Lord is for me; I will not fear; What can man do to me?\r
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Take courage those of you who read these reviews and feel trapped at LCLC; trust in God and BE in the place that He has for you. Do not waste your life from a ""fear of man""; if God has called you elsewhere, go in the strength of the Holy Spirit. But listen carefully for His direction - wait on His timing, and who knows, maybe God will be gracious and rescue not only you when He gives you the ""GO NOW""... Ironically, you can take strength from words of Scripture that you have heard many times, ""Greater is He, who is in you, than he who is in the world."" Yes, be courageous! God is able to set you free INDEED! \r
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And to Noonecares, please know so many are praying for you and many others as we long for our loved ones to be set free by The Truth that indeed does set free. While I was there, I was in prayer daily for the church and for the leadership to lead with truth rather than through fear. Although it took me many years to actually leave. Yes, I too was afraid of the estrangement that would surely follow (and did) -- but could it be a new day is coming? Please know that my life became so much better after I left as I began following the Holy Spirit directly rather than wasting so much emotion and anxiety trying to reconcile the ""words of man"" (the ""apostolic"" edicts etc) with what it actually said in the Bible. The Grace of God is saving me each day from ""the world"" in which I live, not my own efforts, or 'The Law""/i.e. the LCLC house publication on how to live. Now I do not have to sort through what is put forth as ""a new revelation of the word of God"" with the constant agida in my spirit over of these ""prophecies or teachings"" bearing such inconsistencies with Scripture. (i.e., ""Call me Dad"" - Bible says, ""Call no man Father."") What a healing breath of fresh air to read the Word of God allowing the Holy Spirit to directly lead me! & Guess what! I have found MANY wonderful churches -- true churches where people loved me -- as a unique being -- and allowed me to pursue God's specific calling AND stay in fellowship with them even though from time to time I have relocated to fulfill such.I hope it is a new day for you very soon. Maybe it is as covert practices are seeing the light of day, and what God sees is being unveiled for all. \r
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More for courage:\r
Psalm 27:11-14 (NASB)\r
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Teach me Your way, O Lord, and lead me in a level path because of my foes. Do not deliver me over to the desire of my adversaries, for false witnesses have risen against me, and such as breathe out violence. I would have despaired unless I had believed that I would see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living. Wait for the Lord; Be strong and let your heart take courage; Yes, wait for the Lord.\r
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1 John 4:7-21 - excerpt - (NASB)\r
God Is Love\r
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Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God. The one who does not love does not know God, for God is love. By this the love of God was manifested in us, that God has sent His only begotten Son into the world so that we might live through Him. In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation for our sins. Beloved, if God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has seen God at any time; if we love one another, God abides in us, and His love is perfected in us... There is no fear in love; but perfect love casts out fear ...
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