Gabriel said:

Hi brothers and sisters,

i was praying last few days asking Jesus to come to me in a 'real tangible way i proposed to him the fact that he appeared to the 500 and to the 12 among many others and that to this day he appears to many people. I explained to him that it is the desire of my heart and that i fully believe he can and will if he chooses and if he feels it is necessary. i know faith is important and that i shouldn't need to ask such a thing but it has always been the desire of my heart! He gives us those desires, the ones from the heart right? Then I asked for a scripture from him and turned to the bible a random page and put my finger on a verse. Malachi ch 3 v 1. Amazing I thought! His meaning of answering my prayer to come to me?! What are your thoughts? I will watch and wait and update if he does and if he permits me to!

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1. thankyou but with all due respect, I disagree. There are ways to protect yourself from that. We test the spirit. God commands us to test the spirit and in doing so we determine that which is counterfeit. I know the enemy can decieve, i have experienced that and I know when it comes from God, he has demonstrated that to me many times and it has lead to wonderful Godly growth. God can and does do anything and as long as we are covered in the blood of Christ we will have discerning. When Thomas doubted, he said he couldn't believe unless he saw, Jesus came to him. I do not doubt but I am asking for the desires of my heart which rests in Jesus. He is God, He has my back.

Gabriel said:

1. thankyou but with all due respect, I disagree. There are ways to protect yourself from that. We test the spirit. God commands us to test the spirit and in doing so we determine that which is counterfeit. I know the enemy can decieve, i have experienced that and I know when it comes from God, he has demonstrated that to me many times and it has lead to wonderful Godly growth. God can and does do anything and as long as we are covered in the blood of Christ we will have discerning. When Thomas doubted, he said he couldn't believe unless he saw, Jesus came to him. I do not doubt but I am asking for the desires of my heart which rests in Jesus. He is God, He has my back.

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Gabriel said:

Often God speaks to us in many ways, 'signs'

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Wired 4 Fishen said:

Signs and Wonders are to follow the believer - believers are not to follow after signs.

We are to be Spirit Led and that's by the Holy Spirit and not seeking outwardly things.

Blessings

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Jellani said:

Greetings Gabriel,

How are you now?

With regards to your post, God knows the desires of your heart Gabriel, He surely does but God has a perfect time for everything. Remember what He says, He has made everything beautiful in His own time.

Our prayers might not be answered now in our own time, but surely He does in His own time.

With regards to the verse on Malachi 3:1, we need to asked for revelations what does it says, and also we need to consider the context of the verse.

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Gabriel said:

So I am being Spirit lead.

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Jellani said:

Hello Gabriel, sis how are you hope you are doing well. Regarding with your post, i do agree that God shows Himself to us in many ways. Just to share my experience on this on a dream, At that time i was really on my down moments, it was regarding the Bs group that we have, on that night i was crying to Him what must i do. And at that night i dream that i was flying on the sky, and there was man, in a white clothed, i didint saw His face, what I remember is He put His hand on my head. On that dream, i felt the comfort of a Father that i never felt before.

Keep having a pure heart Gabriel because that what matters to our Father.

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Wired 4 Fishen said:

You also said.
(Then I asked for a scripture from him and turned to the bible a random page and put my finger on a verse. Malachi ch 3 v 1. )

If indeed Sir you were being Spirit Lead of the Lord there would be No finger touching random verses nor the need to ask others what they thought.

See the Spirit of God Himself would have Explained to you what He Himself was saying.

Blessings

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Gabriel said:

Firstly, I am not a 'sir'. I am a mature woman who has had many encounters and my discerning has been well tested. I have seen things that would both scare you beyond belief as well as things that ONLY Jesus could do. Please don't put me in a category of ignorant God searching because that kind of attitude spurned Jesus himself. he was branded a sourcerer and a liar, he was rejected and misunderstood. Where is the basis for your opinion?

Secondly, i opened the bible at random and read where my finger touched the page. simple, no divination or pondering, .Something i have always done and further more, something that initially brought me to Salvation in Christ in the first place when a week later i was baptized..so, the enemy would want me to be baptized??, Or want me to experience God? My relationship with God is personal as is yours, again, i reiterate, this thread was addressing the verse itself.

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Gabriel said:

Hi brothers and sisters,

i was praying last few days asking Jesus to come to me in a 'real tangible way i proposed to him the fact that he appeared to the 500 and to the 12 among many others and that to this day he appears to many people. I explained to him that it is the desire of my heart and that i fully believe he can and will if he chooses and if he feels it is necessary. i know faith is important and that i shouldn't need to ask such a thing but it has always been the desire of my heart! He gives us those desires, the ones from the heart right? Then I asked for a scripture from him and turned to the bible a random page and put my finger on a verse. Malachi ch 3 v 1. Amazing I thought! His meaning of answering my prayer to come to me?! What are your thoughts? I will watch and wait and update if he does and if he permits me to!

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Brother-Paul said:

Dear Gabriel, what you are saying is silly and God does not work that way. I wouldn't go as far as witchcraft as that distorts the meaning behind it being wrong. What you are saying, in effect, is like opening g a page and sticking a pin in it to see what it comes up with. I appreciate you said, your finger, but it is a similar effect.

Beware, the deceiver is at work sister.

Peace be with you

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