The most needy of His flock

We should never neglect the most needy of His flock- 'the ragamuffins- bedraggled, beaten up, and burnt out, the homeless bums'. That's why I talk to Jesus about the needy lambs like I was after I suffered from abuse. 'The Father God beckons us needy lambs of His flock with ' a furious love' The needy people need lots of love and compassion, not negative criticism. I'm reading ' The Ragamuffin Gospel', by Brennan Manning.

books that help build self-esteem

Yes, the lovely little story about 'Pollyanna', by Eleanor H. Porter really resonates with me and Jesus encourages me to read books like this to help me learn how to cope after a trial or a difficult season, as I was mentally and emotionally abused for years and it helps build a healthy self-esteem in me.  In the story as you may know, Pollyanna's father is a Pastor and he teaches her to play the ' glad game'.  'The game was to just find something about everything to be glad about.' pg 36.

Furthermore, I am reading a book by Christian Author Philip Keller" Lessons From a Sheep Dog. It is another book that helps teach me and build my self-esteem.  'Woven through this simple parable is the profound spiritual truth that, just like Lass, we can be transformed into the magnificent beings we were created to be, if we will simply listen and obey the Master's voice.' The true story of transforming love.

''When Lass the sheep doggy came to live on the sheep ranch at Fairwinds, she was anything but. She was gaunt, angry and seemingly untrainable- a product of years in the hands of an unloving master. " "Phillip Keller tells of those first tense weeks with Lass and allows us to see Lass's dramatic transformation from a scrawny, enraged animal into the strong, vibrant worker she was bred to be.  Through Keller's unwavering patience and love, Lass learned the lessons of trust, obedience, faithfulness and discipline. "  

I always tried not to hurt people with words, and follow Jesus example and say only loving words to others, that encourage and edify and build others up. As I was hurt by words from a relative that sadly cruelly and mentally and verbally abused me with words for years.  We should always say only loving words to others like Jesus and speak well of others and praise them much.  As it says in scripture, there is life and death in the tongue an in the words we speak to each other.

 

Jesus speaks only what He hears His Father say, He says.  He speaks only loving words, that encourage, edify and build others up. In scripture it tells us in 1 Thessalonians 5:11 " Therefore encourage one another.  Build up one another.  Always say loving and edifying words like Jesus and never hurt others with words By Julie Ralphs

on schizophrenia and hearing from Jesus and the spiritual realm

I'm not sure why people who suffer from schizophrenia are often demonised and parodied. It is an illness with a spiritual side, and can be a spiritual illness. They often thought people who heard voices were demon possessed and they demonised anyone suffering from the illness. My cherished Christian friend who suffered from chronic schizophrenia, told me he heard legions of voices. My father tried to say that i suffered from a delusion of being ' an institutor of spiritual things' or ' an arbitrator of spiritual things', but no the truth was I could really hear things from the spiritual realm and also hear the good LORD Jesus too. I thought at one stage during the height of my illness, that there was some familiar spirits around me from a relatives sin of regularly consulting clairvoyents. I thought this was causing premonitions, spiritual dreams and psychic attack and claireaudience in me, I went to the Christian Healing Rooms in Brisbane and I asked them to pray for my beloved teacher from my convent college, who was my friend after college as she was dying of breast cancer, and I discussed that there could be some channeling in my dreams and it sempt like spirit- to spirit communication. So the church elders prayed for my Teacher and friend and me. I had prayed a week before going about my sick womb, but did not mention it as it had healed. The church elders prayed and cut soul ties in all my relationships and low and behold, the church elder said Jesus is speaking to her and He told her to tell me ' Tell her, (Julie Ralphs)-" your womb and all its tendrils are healed". So awesome to hear from God. Dear LORD, help me spread your fragrance, wherever, I may go!