Healing Love Outreach Ministries Community Board

All Members Open Chat

Carban — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 17:51:46 GMT

You are invited to join our All Members Open Chat session on Saturday, May 3rd at:

5pm -PST

7pm -CST

8pm -EST

Come check out the new chat room and get aquainted with one another. You do have permission to bring your coffee mugs, tea cups and those soft warm chocolate chip cookies...mmmm

Looking forward to chatting with you!!

Forum: ANNOUNCEMENTS!

Poem: His Love in Spite of Me

Learning2Love — Thur, 24 Apr 2008 16:06:57 GMT

I know You love me

More than words can say.

You loved me enough to

Let Your Son die for me.

I struggle so often

Not knowing how you can love me,

Not understanding why

I'm so important to You.

So many times in life

I don't do things right.

What I do, how I do

Is never good enough.

If someone I see

Isn't pleased with me,

How can You love me

Knowing everything about me?

I know you have a purpose

For each trial and each struggle

For each tear I may shed.

Your love will never change.

Now at this moment

I feel as if I'm falling.

No matter what I do now

One day, I will hit bottom.

Without You at my side

I'd have never made it

Taking each struggle

One day at a time.

I guess I'm just saying

The darkness seems to never end.

I honestly don't know how

Much more I can take.

You promise to always be there.

I need to know its true.

I'm feeling so helpless

And don't know where to turn.

Please let me know somehow

You do care for me.

I want to know that

Your love is even for me.

Forum: Inspirational

Poem: If

Learning2Love — Thur, 24 Apr 2008 16:04:07 GMT

If you were to learn about
My deep, hidden secrets:
Things I've never told you,
Would you still love me?

If you knew of my past,
Of my pain and regret,
Of my failures and sin,
Would you still want me?

If you knew all my heartache,
My thoughts both good and bad,
If you knew all my sorrow,
Would you turn away from me?

If you could see my scars,
Some that are healed,
Some are still open sores,
Would you be afraid of me?

Or would you look beyond
What you see as first impression
And love me in spite of it all
Just like my Father above?

Forum: Inspirational

My Heart Depends on You

NeedingLove — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 08:20:48 GMT

My Heart Depends on You

Oh Lord, My Heart Depends on You,

Knowing You Will See Me Through

The Pain and to New Life,

New Joy, New Hope, New Peace.

These Days of Suffering Wont Last;

Youll Help Me Live Beyond the Past

Into Today, Tomorrow, Now.

Even Though I Dont Know How,

Your Love and Care Are More Than Enough,

And in Your Arms I Dont Need to be Tough.

I Can Be Who I Am, So True,

Just Tender, Fragile, Needing You.

You Come to Me and Take Me in.

You Breathe in Me to Make Life Begin.

You Sing and Soothe and Stroke and Caress;

You Bring My Aching Soul to Rest.

I Sleep in You in Heavenly Peace;

My Striving Self Finds Sweet Release.

By Your Gentle Touch My Heart Will Live

Thriving, Delighting in the Life That You Give!

Forum: Inspirational

"I Am There"

Kristi — Sat, 05 Jan 2008 13:37:52 GMT

By James Dillet Freeman:

Do you need Me? I am there.

You cannot see Me, yet I am the

light you see by.

You cannot hear Me, yet I speak

through your voice.

I am the love that you can cling to.

I am your assurance.

I am your peace.

I am one with you.

Forum: Inspirational

Thankful

Kristi — Thur, 22 Nov 2007 14:35:04 GMT

This is a poem I wrote a few years ago for Thanksgiving Day and sent to all the dear persons in my life who reminded me of God's love - all who I felt shone the light and truth of His love into my life.

If tomorrow my eyes were to no more see

And if I held of you but one sweet memory

Still, brightness would spread all across my lands

Still, warmth would fill all the reaches of my being

Still, beauty would be evident everywhere inside of me

So very thankful for you, I am.

There are many in our lives, who in His name, touch us profoundly on our journey to truth and healing and wholeness - and I wanted to reach back in some way to let them know how much they mattered to me. I wanted for them to know that God used them to touch my life in such a beautiful way - through His love, through the love of Christ which connects us all heart to heart.

May today we think of all the persons in our life who God used to bring us closer to Him - and give thanks for them. May we give thanks for God's blessing flowing to us through them. May we return that blessing to them, through our "thanks-giving" for them - for we truly are One Body.

Forum: Inspirational

Happiness

Carban — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 00:34:11 GMT

"Happiness is a state of mind, and depends very little on outward circumstances. Cultivate happiness in yourself and in others, and you will wonder at the beauty, the richness, the power that come from you through your bright spirit."

Helen Keller

Forum: Inspirational

Bountiful Harvest

HiddenHeart — Mon, 11 Jun 2007 16:32:04 GMT

Prayer for this site to have many, many members and for those members to find the help and encouragement they need. Fill this place to the 'rafters'.

In Jesus' Name,

Amen

Forum: Prayer Request

Isaiah 12;1-6 (New Living Translation)

shorty532007 — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 23:25:40 GMT

      (1) In that day you will sing:
              "Praise the Lord!
            He was angry with me,
            but now He comforts me.

      (2) See, God has come to save me.
             I will trust Him and not be afraid.
            The Lord God is my strength and my song:
              He has become my salvation."

      (3) With joy you (I) will drink deeply from the
             the fountain of salvation!

       (4) In that wonderful day you (I) will sing:

             "Thank the Lord!
             Praise His name!
           Tell the world what He has done.
             Oh, how mighty He is!

      (5) Sing to the Lord, for He has done
                   wonderful things
            Make known His praise around the world.

      (6) Let all the people of Jerusalem shout
                  His praise with joy!
             For great is the Holy One of Isreal
                  who lives among you (us)."

Forum: Inspirational

Son Light Son Bright

shorty532007 — Sun, 11 Mar 2007 20:15:07 GMT

Son Light Son Bright

Hold me in Your arms tonight;

Son Light Son Bright

Help me to do what is right;

Son Light Son Bright

Hold me in Your arms tonight;

Son Light Son Bright

May Your grace and mercy

carry me through;

Son Light Son Bright

Hold me in Your arms tonight.

Betty Wheeler--11/22/05

Forum: Inspirational

I Thought I Knew

Carban — Mon, 26 Feb 2007 16:34:06 GMT

I THOUGHT I KNEW

I did not know His Love before, the way I know it now.

I could not see my need for Him, my pride would not allow.

I had it all, without a care, the "Self-sufficient" lie.

My path was smooth, my sea was still, not a cloud was in my sky.

I thought I knew His Love for me, I thought I'd seen His Grace,

I thought I did not need to grow, I thought I'd found my place.

But then the way grew rough and dark, the storm clouds quickly rolled;

The waves began to rock my ship, my anchor would not hold.

The ship that I had built myself was made of foolish pride.

It fell apart and left me bare, with nowhere else to hide.

I had no strength or faith to face the trials that lay ahead,

And so I simply prayed to Him and bowed my weary head.

His Loving Arms enveloped me, and then He Helped me stand.

He Said, "You still must face this storm, but I Will Hold your hand."

So through the dark and lonely night He Guided me through pain.

I could not see the light of day or when the storm might wane.

Yet through the aches and endless tears, my faith began to grow.

I could not see it at the time, but my light began to glow.

I saw God's Love in brand new light, His Grace and Mercy, too.

For only when all self was gone could Jesus' Love Shine through.

It was not easy in the storm, I sometimes wondered, "Why?"

At times I thought, "I can't go on." I'd hurt, and doubt, and cry.

But Jesus Never left my side; He guided me each day.

Through pain and strife, through fire and flood, He helped me all the way.

And now I see as never before how great His Love can be.

How in my weakness He is Strong, how Jesus cares for me!

He worked it all out for my good, although the way was rough.

He only sent what I could bear, and then He cried, "Enough!"

He raised His hand and Said, "Be still!" He made the storm clouds cease.

He Opened up the gates of joy and flooded me with peace.

I saw His Face now clearer still, I felt His Presence strong,

I found anew His Faithfulness, He never did me wrong.

Now I know more storms will come, but only for my good,

For pain and tears have helped me grow as naught else ever could.

I still have so much more to learn as Jesus Works in me;

If in the storm I'll love Him more, that's where I want to be!

~Author Unknown~

Forum: Inspirational

addiction to drugs

shorty532007 — Wed, 14 Feb 2007 01:04:15 GMT

I have someone who is close to me, who is in trouble with the law because of drug addiction. My prayer is that God meets them in the lowest part of their life and does a Mighty Work. Please stand in agreement with me.

Thank you.

Forum: Prayer Request

What Your Worth!?!

Carban — Fri, 02 Feb 2007 01:21:54 GMT

A well known speaker started off his seminar by holding up a $20 bill. In the room of 200, he asked. "Who would like this $20 bill?"

Hands started going up. He said, "I am going to give this $20 to one of you but first, let me do this."

He proceeded to crumple the 20 dollar note up. He then asked. "Who still wants it?" Still the hands were up in the air.

"Well," he replied, "what if I do this?" He dropped it on the ground and started to grind it into the floor with his shoe. He picked it up, now crumpled and dirty. "Now, who still wants it?"

Still the hands went into the air.

"My friends, you have all learned a very valuable lesson. No matter what I did to the money, you still wanted it because it did not decrease in value. It was still worth $20. Many times in our lives, we are dropped, crumpled, and ground into the dirt by the decisions we make and the circumstances that come our way. We feel as though we are worthless; but no matter what happened or what will happen, you will never lose your value.

Dirty or clean, crumpled or finely creased, you are still priceless to those who love you. The worth of our lives comes, not in what we do or who we know, but by ...WHO WE ARE.

You are special - don't ever forget it."

Forum: Inspirational

How God works

vocal — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 15:15:17 GMT

(Dedicated to all who need a healing God and wish He'd move faster.)

Real Slow by V.Rogers

Real slow,

He works on me real slow...

that's all I need to know.

He takes the utmost care,

there's no hurried work there.

He even counts my hair!

Real slow,

He works on you real slow,

some day the end you'll know.

So let Him do His Best;

and I know He'll pass the test,

'cause He works on you real slow.

Forum: Inspirational

Employment

vocal — Mon, 29 Jan 2007 15:09:16 GMT

Employment by month end

Forum: Prayer Request