<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?><?xml-stylesheet href="http://www.blogger.com/styles/atom.css" type="text/css"?><feed xmlns='http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom' xmlns:openSearch='http://a9.com/-/spec/opensearchrss/1.0/' xmlns:georss='http://www.georss.org/georss' xmlns:gd='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005' xmlns:thr='http://purl.org/syndication/thread/1.0'><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099974168833261715</id><updated>2012-02-16T00:14:31.074-08:00</updated><title type='text'>The Rope</title><subtitle type='html'>Bell Rock Sedona,Az.</subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://therope.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6099974168833261715/posts/default?max-results=100'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://therope.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><author><name>messenger</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11512268353844361201</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>1</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>100</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6099974168833261715.post-7543234125158545712</id><published>2010-12-28T13:14:00.000-08:00</published><updated>2011-10-22T18:18:57.327-07:00</updated><title type='text'>The Rope</title><content type='html'>Revelation I received from God about my life after returning from Sedona,Az.&lt;br /&gt;-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------&lt;br /&gt;"The Rope"&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; I found myself on a mountain at the end of my rope. Before me appeared a much &lt;br /&gt;larger rope that led as far as the eye could see. I had been climbing the rope &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;that I was on for so long and it seemed to lead no where. Sometimes the climb was&lt;br /&gt;easy,sometimes it was hard,but it never seemed to get me anywhere. After much&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;struggle with the rope I was on,one day I took a leap of "Faith" and grabbed &lt;br /&gt;onto the much larger rope. I started climbing and a change came over me. The &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;higher I got, the stronger I got.At the same time,I became more frightened for &lt;br /&gt;fear of falling. I stopped a few times to catch my breath but felt compelled to &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;keep climbing. Then I noticed the more I climbed,the less afraid I became. When I&lt;br /&gt;looked up, I could see the top of the mountain,I was in the clouds. I had almost&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;reached the top. My heart was pounding my energy was high and I notice there had &lt;br /&gt;been a change in me that had taken place. I reach the top and stood up. What I &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;saw, was the most incredible view I had ever seen. My mind was clear and taking &lt;br /&gt;in all the beauty around me. My heart was so soft,I wanted to cry. My soul had &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;been changed and I felt like a new person. I would never look at my life the &lt;br /&gt;same. I reflected on the rope that I had spent my whole life on and wondered why &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;I thought that the rope I was on would lead me to happiness. After trying to &lt;br /&gt;absorb this overwhelming quest, I all the sudden felt a great desire to climb &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;back down the rope and tell others what I had experienced. As I climbed down,I &lt;br /&gt;saw other people on the rope. Some were up high and some had just started the &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;climb. But many people were right in the middle not moving. Not going up nor &lt;br /&gt;going back down. When I got to the beginning of the rope, I started telling &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;everyone that would listen to me about the rope that led to the top. Most people &lt;br /&gt;wouldn't listen to what I had to say. They were so content with climbing their &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;own rope, which I knew would lead them no where for I had been climbing the same&lt;br /&gt;type of rope for so many years. Some people saw the rope I was on but were to &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;afraid to make the leap of "Faith". They were afraid of falling. I noticed that &lt;br /&gt;while telling people about the rope,the place seemed dark and cold. It was'nt&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;until I saw the light on the mountain top that I could distinguish the&lt;br /&gt;difference. The individual ropes that we climb represents us living our own life&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;trying to achieve fame,fortune and success on our own. Living life to satisfy&lt;br /&gt;ourselves. The leap to the other rope is the leap of "Faith" when we surrender&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;our lives to Jesus. Give your life and Receive eternal life. The rope of life &lt;br /&gt;represents the hand of God.Climb it diligently and always know....God will never &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;let you fall. He will never leave you nor forsake you. Jesus has his hand out.&lt;br /&gt;Grab hold of him! The climb represents the struggles that we endure. God will &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;give you the Holy Spirit to comfort you and encourage you on your climb+++ When&lt;br /&gt;you reach the top of the mountain,the scales fall off your eyes. You have&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;achieved eternal life You acknowledge that you have been Born Again and you got&lt;br /&gt;to go tell someone!!! The people that stop on the rope and become comfortable,&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;represent the Luke warm Christian that God will spew out of his mouth. One is &lt;br /&gt;either in the dark or in the light. There is nothing in between. If you are by&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;the door in the dark....your still in the dark. The Lord wants us to have a &lt;br /&gt;great passion for him and be on fire for him. When you are in the dark,your eyes&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;adjust. When most everyone around you is in darkness,you don't know your in the &lt;br /&gt;dark. It is only when you step into the light that you realize what a dark place &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;you were in. I pray that this will encourage you and others to seek the lord. Allow&lt;br /&gt;me to show you HOW, to Love thy Lord God with all your Heart,Soul,Mind and Strength and what it means to love our neighbor as we would ourselves.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;~messenger&lt;br /&gt;†he Ga†hering S†orm&lt;br /&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp; Minis†ries&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:tgsministries@live.com"&gt;tgsministries@live.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;div class="blogger-post-footer"&gt;&lt;img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6099974168833261715-7543234125158545712?l=therope.blogspot.com' alt='' /&gt;&lt;/div&gt;</content><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://therope.blogspot.com/feeds/7543234125158545712/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://therope.blogspot.com/2010/12/rope.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6099974168833261715/posts/default/7543234125158545712'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/6099974168833261715/posts/default/7543234125158545712'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://therope.blogspot.com/2010/12/rope.html' title='The Rope'/><author><name>messenger</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/11512268353844361201</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='16' height='16' src='http://img2.blogblog.com/img/b16-rounded.gif'/></author><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry></feed>
