I definitely don't believe what I say I believe in. The fruits of my labor show that very clearly. Working on it daily but wow - it's way more challenging than one thinks. For me anyway.
Donny, boy, this prayer walk has hit home. I've watched it twice once before I took a walk and now. To be honest, this has been a challenging week and especially today for whatever reason, I feel like I have hit rock bottom. I wasn't sure if I would sink or swim. Right now, I'm barely swimming. I know this attack is the devil and my own doing PRIDE. Even though I'm going through this trial, I'm standing firm in my faith, and I've noticed that a lot of times God uses that pain and suffering I'm feeling to write as I did at 3:00 this morning and later published. You mentioned the light and the lampstand; the devil loves the darkness, but Jesus is the light. If you think about it, if you ever placed darkness next to light, you will always see the light. If anyone knows me, my faith has and always be in Jesus Christ. No matter the trial I'm going through I know that Jesus loves me and all of us. Right now, I'm hanging on to that. If you would, please pray that I can get to to the root of why these thoughts keep popping up so I can let it go once and for all, forgive if I need to forgive someone, etc. Pray these demons are cast out for good. I'm just being honest & transparent here and real as you say Donny. My hope this will not last long because I do NOT want to resort to old habits. I'm going to leave it here. Donny, stay passionate in your faith because that's who you are and it challenges each of us to stay true to own journeys in faith with Jesus Christ. Never apologize as we shouldn't either. Maybe I ought to take some of the words I just wrote to heart. I will pray about it that myself. God bless you all!
I believe I am a work in progress. I am focusing only on positive, clean content when I watch or read anything. I put forth positive affirmations almost every day. I am struggling with my health right now and my s.o. Is screaming out that he wants to end his life and can’t take it anymore. I am just in tears and I needed you to help me focus on something positive so I calm myself to sleep. Thank you for being here for me. Much love to you all. ❤️🙏
What I believe is I have an undying love for my Jesus. I believe Him to be my best friend and when I have a friend I give them my all, I hold no boundaries with Jesus and above all others choose Him. I want to choose wholesome things to fill my heart and mind because those things baffle others and it opens discussions about your topic here. I find arguing about my belief cause people to be defensive and discussion can’t happen. I believe God helps us in situations where we can stand strong in our convictions. I was able to watch you do just that. When it would have seen justified to be angry you stood fast and laughed at the devil. You walked away in the peace of God. What a beautiful witness.
Good timing - just came in from my morning walk and quiet time which focused on the love of God for ALL. This verse stuck out to me: "God is love. Whoever abides in love abides in God and God abides in Him." (I Jn. 4:16) I love the word "abide" which means to dwell in, stay in, persist in, remain in. I'm solid in what I believe about my relationship with God and that my ability to abide in God and Him abiding in me comes through my surrender to the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on my behalf. What more secure feeling is there than that? I want nothing more than for my faith to be evident to others and yet sometimes I judge, sometimes I fail to be kind, sometimes I'm a selfish jerk. The idea that my behavior could turn someone from God's love breaks my heart. I love your passion, Donny, and your heart for others. You always inspire me to examine the way that I live out my faith. I'm praying for you, for me, and all in this community that we are secure in where we abide and that's reflected in our love for who God loves, which is everyone. No one is outside of His love, so they should not be outside of ours. More than anything, I want to love people like God loves them. Blessings! Thanks for another inspired walk.
Love this community! I have so many thoughts swirling around. From one end of the spectrum to the other. I want to believe that I am showing and living out my faith but then I begin to question and realize that pride gets in and I am not living out my faith as strongly as I believe. The study that I’m doing call Don’t Let the Enemy Have a Seat at Your Table is a lot about what you talked about and not letting the devil have a foothold in your life. It has been definitely convicting. I think to be honest I believe because I have changed so much since before I was a believer that I’m doing pretty well. But right there that’s pride. Clearly I have more to process and to think about and to pray about. Thanks for starting this train of thoughts. Prayers to all of you!
It just came to that my son would see something in the skya sunset or whatever and would always say to me mom how can people not believe in God and things like this
Well again you hit home with this prayer walk 🙏🙏 I pray that God helps me to closer to him and to have the kinda love that he does even when people do me wrong I really love your prayer walks they help me and mean so much to me 🙏🙏
For years I lived in guilt because I thought I never did enough, I was a bad Christian, I sinned often, it bothered my faith a little until I took it away. After years of reflection, of research, I am convinced that what I want now is to trust because there is only one sin: not to welcome God, his grace, his love and his mercy. I believe and I am sure of my faith, could I have overcome my health and emotional problems if I did not feel accompanied? I do not know. But I recognize that I am perhaps not the best placed to talk about it, for the moment the only way I have found to testify is my commitment. I try to have a positive and confident attitude even if it is not always easy when you see what is happening in the world; but sometimes our own behavior can cause the people we meet to ask questions; some were surprised when I told them that I was not afraid, so it's easier to tell them that I am accompanied, that God is guiding me and that I trust him. "Believing is a gift, a faculty that allows us to have faith in God, it is also an act of trust, it is not knowing". I don't know if my remarks fall well within the theme of this march because, as I have already said, the translations are not always faithful. All the testimonies that I have just read are magnificent, Thank you Dan for allowing this community to exist to testify and express our different journeys. Have a nice weekend everyone and may God guide and bless you, and welcome to David 🙏
Oh my word I just read through all the comments! You all are amazing! How dear all the prayers & loving encouraging words to Anne & others! I just learned so much from you all! What a blessing this community is!
Amen! Wow Donny! Thank you for speaking the truth in love! You are absolutely right that we should be living out what we say we believe! Not tomorrow but now! We need to take seriously when the Holy Spirit speaks to us before it’s a whisper or scarily can’t hear Him at all! Or worse we don’t want to hear God say those frightful words “I didn’t know you!” Thank you for your passion for the truth your unashamed bold faith & your love for others! I believe you will hear the priced phrase “Well done my good & faithful servant!” Keep speaking the truth & you are obviously wise to learn how to speak it in Love!
Great walk at a beautiful farm! It reminds me so much of southern Ohio. I can only imagine having a nice long weekend retreat at a place like this. (Donny have you considered sponsoring faith retreats at locations like this?) Anyway, I will have to replay this walk again! You have brought up so many important topics – almost overwhelming and that's OK. The one that impacts me right now is a recurring theme throughout my life. It brings to mind one of my favorite “go to” Bible verses – Mark 9:24. “LORD, I BELIEVE. HELP THOUGH MINE UNBELIEF.” Lately I have prayed this verse so many times I have lost count! It sounds like a paradox that we can at once believe and not believe, but to me it brings light to how imperfect my faith is. Yes, we believe, but we need to constantly turn to God to reassure us and restore our faith. I suspect that if we didn’t feel this way, something would be wrong. I believe that as long as we are in this earthly plane, our faith will be imperfect and we need to have the humility to recognize this and turn to Jesus. Thank you. God bless, and many blessings ahead!
Good morning Donny it’s Saturday ,it’s been hectic week after my surgery and God is good after this coming Monday I might be able to come home. I love this week prayer walk took me a few days to response as mentioned above I am at the clinic pretty much all day long. I know I have my faith and sometimes the devil wins. You inspire me every week ,you always makes me a better person to love God more and others. James 4:11 Don’t speak evil against each other , dear brothers and sisters. If you criticize and judge each other , then you are criticizing and judging God’s law. But your job is to obey the law, not to judge whether it applies to you. My worry ,anxiety and fear have power in many of our lives, mine included. It can feel like paralyzing attack oneself when we allow it to imprison us rather then let God’s word free us. Today I am thankful for all things- Today I find hidden energy to push through when my mind wants to quit. God I am thankful for this community May the favor of the Heavens pour upon you as you push up gratitude to the Lord , our creator.
I try to live up to my belief, this is a constant challenge in my life!
Good thing I believe in sanctification as a process that has begun and will be completed only in the resurrection. I believe that on this journey with Jesus we are still learning to submit to God in all areas of our lives.
On other walks I said that my personality is emotional, I react to emotions, I treat people differently and I judge...
OMG this is horrible!
But, our mental disposition is evil, vile, we are born according to corruptible, fallen seed, this confirmation is not only from the moral perspective or character, but what we are.
The apostle Peter is proof of this, it is certain that he was born again and was saved, according to faith in Christ. However, there was no change of personality in him, which demonstrates that we need to believe in the hope described in the scriptures and this belief COMES FROM FAITH as a promise, for it is through it that we are regenerated, justified and saved.
I pray that God will help me to put into practice everything I know intellectually, that it will increase my faith and that the Holy Spirit will continue to show my mistakes and sins so that I confess and ask for forgiveness.
You reminded me of my adolescence, I always loved rock n roll and at this stage I had several conflicts if as a believer I could listen to this style of music and the Pastor of my Church said: whoever has Jesus doesn't need rules defining what he can or not listen, you have the Holy Spirit and he will guide your conscience. And guided me to read the book of Colossians in particular chapter 2:20-23.
He also said: be careful, there are many songs that are good to listen to, but with lyrics that are not in accordance with the principles of the Word of God (this applies to movies, books, etc.)
Thank you for the walk, for the message and for the "ear pull", keep "raising your voice" when you feel that this is what the Holy Spirit is leading you to do, it will certainly reverberate in our hearts.
I definitely don't believe what I say I believe in. The fruits of my labor show that very clearly. Working on it daily but wow - it's way more challenging than one thinks. For me anyway.
Donny, boy, this prayer walk has hit home. I've watched it twice once before I took a walk and now. To be honest, this has been a challenging week and especially today for whatever reason, I feel like I have hit rock bottom. I wasn't sure if I would sink or swim. Right now, I'm barely swimming. I know this attack is the devil and my own doing PRIDE. Even though I'm going through this trial, I'm standing firm in my faith, and I've noticed that a lot of times God uses that pain and suffering I'm feeling to write as I did at 3:00 this morning and later published. You mentioned the light and the lampstand; the devil loves the darkness, but Jesus is the light. If you think about it, if you ever placed darkness next to light, you will always see the light. If anyone knows me, my faith has and always be in Jesus Christ. No matter the trial I'm going through I know that Jesus loves me and all of us. Right now, I'm hanging on to that. If you would, please pray that I can get to to the root of why these thoughts keep popping up so I can let it go once and for all, forgive if I need to forgive someone, etc. Pray these demons are cast out for good. I'm just being honest & transparent here and real as you say Donny. My hope this will not last long because I do NOT want to resort to old habits. I'm going to leave it here. Donny, stay passionate in your faith because that's who you are and it challenges each of us to stay true to own journeys in faith with Jesus Christ. Never apologize as we shouldn't either. Maybe I ought to take some of the words I just wrote to heart. I will pray about it that myself. God bless you all!
Thank you, Donny, for this exercise in self-honesty. I hope all is well with you.
Simply:
1. I believe God created a perfect world and gave us a second chance when we screwed it up. I don't know if that's going to happen again.
2. I think God gave us each different talents so we can Praise Him. We are called to service, to try to make the world a better place.
3. I believe in The Trinity -- that God comes in different forms & that He exists everywhere & in everything.
I am reminded with this Prayer Walk that I have to do better -- that I fall short of living my beliefs.
1. I do not always see the goodness in others.
2. I do not always use my talents to serve others when I easily could.
3. And sometimes I question God & my beliefs.
I believe I am a work in progress. I am focusing only on positive, clean content when I watch or read anything. I put forth positive affirmations almost every day. I am struggling with my health right now and my s.o. Is screaming out that he wants to end his life and can’t take it anymore. I am just in tears and I needed you to help me focus on something positive so I calm myself to sleep. Thank you for being here for me. Much love to you all. ❤️🙏
What I believe is I have an undying love for my Jesus. I believe Him to be my best friend and when I have a friend I give them my all, I hold no boundaries with Jesus and above all others choose Him. I want to choose wholesome things to fill my heart and mind because those things baffle others and it opens discussions about your topic here. I find arguing about my belief cause people to be defensive and discussion can’t happen. I believe God helps us in situations where we can stand strong in our convictions. I was able to watch you do just that. When it would have seen justified to be angry you stood fast and laughed at the devil. You walked away in the peace of God. What a beautiful witness.
Good timing - just came in from my morning walk and quiet time which focused on the love of God for ALL. This verse stuck out to me: "God is love. Whoever abides in love abides in God and God abides in Him." (I Jn. 4:16) I love the word "abide" which means to dwell in, stay in, persist in, remain in. I'm solid in what I believe about my relationship with God and that my ability to abide in God and Him abiding in me comes through my surrender to the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on my behalf. What more secure feeling is there than that? I want nothing more than for my faith to be evident to others and yet sometimes I judge, sometimes I fail to be kind, sometimes I'm a selfish jerk. The idea that my behavior could turn someone from God's love breaks my heart. I love your passion, Donny, and your heart for others. You always inspire me to examine the way that I live out my faith. I'm praying for you, for me, and all in this community that we are secure in where we abide and that's reflected in our love for who God loves, which is everyone. No one is outside of His love, so they should not be outside of ours. More than anything, I want to love people like God loves them. Blessings! Thanks for another inspired walk.
Love this community! I have so many thoughts swirling around. From one end of the spectrum to the other. I want to believe that I am showing and living out my faith but then I begin to question and realize that pride gets in and I am not living out my faith as strongly as I believe. The study that I’m doing call Don’t Let the Enemy Have a Seat at Your Table is a lot about what you talked about and not letting the devil have a foothold in your life. It has been definitely convicting. I think to be honest I believe because I have changed so much since before I was a believer that I’m doing pretty well. But right there that’s pride. Clearly I have more to process and to think about and to pray about. Thanks for starting this train of thoughts. Prayers to all of you!
It just came to that my son would see something in the skya sunset or whatever and would always say to me mom how can people not believe in God and things like this
Well again you hit home with this prayer walk 🙏🙏 I pray that God helps me to closer to him and to have the kinda love that he does even when people do me wrong I really love your prayer walks they help me and mean so much to me 🙏🙏
For years I lived in guilt because I thought I never did enough, I was a bad Christian, I sinned often, it bothered my faith a little until I took it away. After years of reflection, of research, I am convinced that what I want now is to trust because there is only one sin: not to welcome God, his grace, his love and his mercy. I believe and I am sure of my faith, could I have overcome my health and emotional problems if I did not feel accompanied? I do not know. But I recognize that I am perhaps not the best placed to talk about it, for the moment the only way I have found to testify is my commitment. I try to have a positive and confident attitude even if it is not always easy when you see what is happening in the world; but sometimes our own behavior can cause the people we meet to ask questions; some were surprised when I told them that I was not afraid, so it's easier to tell them that I am accompanied, that God is guiding me and that I trust him. "Believing is a gift, a faculty that allows us to have faith in God, it is also an act of trust, it is not knowing". I don't know if my remarks fall well within the theme of this march because, as I have already said, the translations are not always faithful. All the testimonies that I have just read are magnificent, Thank you Dan for allowing this community to exist to testify and express our different journeys. Have a nice weekend everyone and may God guide and bless you, and welcome to David 🙏
Oh my word I just read through all the comments! You all are amazing! How dear all the prayers & loving encouraging words to Anne & others! I just learned so much from you all! What a blessing this community is!
Amen! Wow Donny! Thank you for speaking the truth in love! You are absolutely right that we should be living out what we say we believe! Not tomorrow but now! We need to take seriously when the Holy Spirit speaks to us before it’s a whisper or scarily can’t hear Him at all! Or worse we don’t want to hear God say those frightful words “I didn’t know you!” Thank you for your passion for the truth your unashamed bold faith & your love for others! I believe you will hear the priced phrase “Well done my good & faithful servant!” Keep speaking the truth & you are obviously wise to learn how to speak it in Love!
Great walk at a beautiful farm! It reminds me so much of southern Ohio. I can only imagine having a nice long weekend retreat at a place like this. (Donny have you considered sponsoring faith retreats at locations like this?) Anyway, I will have to replay this walk again! You have brought up so many important topics – almost overwhelming and that's OK. The one that impacts me right now is a recurring theme throughout my life. It brings to mind one of my favorite “go to” Bible verses – Mark 9:24. “LORD, I BELIEVE. HELP THOUGH MINE UNBELIEF.” Lately I have prayed this verse so many times I have lost count! It sounds like a paradox that we can at once believe and not believe, but to me it brings light to how imperfect my faith is. Yes, we believe, but we need to constantly turn to God to reassure us and restore our faith. I suspect that if we didn’t feel this way, something would be wrong. I believe that as long as we are in this earthly plane, our faith will be imperfect and we need to have the humility to recognize this and turn to Jesus. Thank you. God bless, and many blessings ahead!
Good morning Donny it’s Saturday ,it’s been hectic week after my surgery and God is good after this coming Monday I might be able to come home. I love this week prayer walk took me a few days to response as mentioned above I am at the clinic pretty much all day long. I know I have my faith and sometimes the devil wins. You inspire me every week ,you always makes me a better person to love God more and others. James 4:11 Don’t speak evil against each other , dear brothers and sisters. If you criticize and judge each other , then you are criticizing and judging God’s law. But your job is to obey the law, not to judge whether it applies to you. My worry ,anxiety and fear have power in many of our lives, mine included. It can feel like paralyzing attack oneself when we allow it to imprison us rather then let God’s word free us. Today I am thankful for all things- Today I find hidden energy to push through when my mind wants to quit. God I am thankful for this community May the favor of the Heavens pour upon you as you push up gratitude to the Lord , our creator.
Donny, this has been the most wonderful prayer walk. I look forward to listening to you every week. I continue to pray for you.
I try to live up to my belief, this is a constant challenge in my life!
Good thing I believe in sanctification as a process that has begun and will be completed only in the resurrection. I believe that on this journey with Jesus we are still learning to submit to God in all areas of our lives.
On other walks I said that my personality is emotional, I react to emotions, I treat people differently and I judge...
OMG this is horrible!
But, our mental disposition is evil, vile, we are born according to corruptible, fallen seed, this confirmation is not only from the moral perspective or character, but what we are.
The apostle Peter is proof of this, it is certain that he was born again and was saved, according to faith in Christ. However, there was no change of personality in him, which demonstrates that we need to believe in the hope described in the scriptures and this belief COMES FROM FAITH as a promise, for it is through it that we are regenerated, justified and saved.
I pray that God will help me to put into practice everything I know intellectually, that it will increase my faith and that the Holy Spirit will continue to show my mistakes and sins so that I confess and ask for forgiveness.
You reminded me of my adolescence, I always loved rock n roll and at this stage I had several conflicts if as a believer I could listen to this style of music and the Pastor of my Church said: whoever has Jesus doesn't need rules defining what he can or not listen, you have the Holy Spirit and he will guide your conscience. And guided me to read the book of Colossians in particular chapter 2:20-23.
He also said: be careful, there are many songs that are good to listen to, but with lyrics that are not in accordance with the principles of the Word of God (this applies to movies, books, etc.)
Thank you for the walk, for the message and for the "ear pull", keep "raising your voice" when you feel that this is what the Holy Spirit is leading you to do, it will certainly reverberate in our hearts.