WHEN GROUPS DIVIDE - Comments on Bitterness and Anger

Whatever has been said, we need to let the bitterness and anger go, and start anew. Father knows even our thoughts and is able to forgive us when we ask, so do you think it would be okay if we let His Will become our will, and His Way become our way? Can we forgive and forget the past, and in the spirit of love shown us, also do the same. This is a new day, so let us try to live and think in a better way.
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We must not ask Father for revenge because of a breakup in a group. If you let bitterness in your heart, you will gradually move God out.
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If bitterness is on your mind,
Then love and truth, you will not find."
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This is part of one of the poems He gave me, when I was holding bitterness in my heart against some of my family. It was a seperation between the Father and me, and it wasn't untill I let it go, and let His will become mine, that He was able to work through me again. That was a time of bitterness and tears that stretched out into some very long years. I now do all I can do to keep others from having to go through this experience. We bring troulbles on ourselves if we wish troubles on others
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You can live for yourself, you can share with another,
But if you live for the Lord, than each man is your brother."
( Yes I know, a lot of us are women, but that is just in this age, if you get my drift.)
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Forgiveness and sharing, go hand in hand;
We are all part of the Father's plan.
Some may think we should all one group be,
But each group reaches out to others, differently.
Groups are seperate, and teach in different ways,
But we are still all of the same body; His Will, His Way.
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Just like the leg does not do what the arm does, the body is out of balance if one limb is cast off. Jesus gave us an example through His disciples, for when they went off to teach, they went one or two, but never three, and went off in different directions, reaching out, differently. But they were still one body, although far away, for they belonged to Jesus, and so do we, today.
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Sometimes we have too many leaders and not enough members. Good leaders are also strong leaders, and even though you think everone is getting along, all have different ways of leading. Toes are going to be stepped on in these circumstances. You can be partners with one you truly trust, and you can have others who will be more than williing to volunteer and share, but too many leaders, if they are nautural leaders, can use the group as a stepping stone, for their leadership ablilities will always want to "change and improve" things, as they also want to reach out and help in our Father's work. This is why it is good for some groups to seperate and spread out; the reachout will be so much greater. It is a compliment when good leaders come from a group, and this will really work out for good.
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As you set up the library and replace documents, you are actually going through and sharing a review of all that has been stored away. This gives new members a chance to see the documents, read, and review, as you "renew" the library.
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Put your trust in God, not in fellow man,
Then when they say or you think you can't,
You'll find through God, you can.