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Coronavirus – A Call For Repentance

12 Sunday Apr 2020

Posted by Susanne Schuberth (Germany) in Building up the Body of Christ, coronavirus, Discerning the Spirits, Exhortation, God's Love, God's Voice, God's wrath, Life and Death, Repentance, Submission to God, wilderness, Wisdom

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This won’t be a long article as I just wanted to offer you a longer part from Scripture in which we see that God, though He is loving, never ignores ongoing sin in our lives. Whether we call it discipline or chastening, at times God’s hand might feel like punishing us. In such a case it is good to surrender all our negative feelings, our anger, our fears and our doubts to Him. There is no need to try to hide anything before God since He who knows everything knows our hearts also. Below you can read God’s call for repentance.

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How God Opens Man’s Ears to Hear HIS Voice

04 Thursday Apr 2019

Posted by Susanne Schuberth (Germany) in Building up the Body of Christ, Death, Discerning the Spirits, Endurance, Exhortation, Fellowship of His Sufferings, Following Jesus, God's Voice, God's wrath, pain, peace, Prayer, Salvation, suffering, Wisdom

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Instead of writing a long blog post of my own, I offer you two biblical excerpts from Elihu’s speeches to Job after Job’s ignorant friends had tried to share their human wisdom with him who would suffer a lot. Sometimes we cannot understand why God lets us suffer without telling us WHY and HOW LONG it might take. But there must be a reason why suffering is necessary in our lives, even if we cannot see the reason right now. Here is wisdom that Elihu, inspired by the Holy Spirit, suggested to Job on (1) ‘How does God make us hear Him?’ and on (2) ‘Why does He not answer us as we expect Him to do?’

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What Really Counts in Life

20 Tuesday Mar 2018

Posted by Susanne Schuberth (Germany) in Christian Living, Death, Discerning the Spirits, Dying to Self, God's Grace, God's guidance, God's Love, God's Voice, Obedience, Ordinary Life, Reading and Writing, rest, Seeking God, Seeking the Truth, Spirit vs. Flesh, The Holy Spirit, The Kingdom of God, The World, Vanity, Waiting on God, Wisdom

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If someone nurtures soaring hopes and plans, we might tell them to stay more grounded or earthed instead. But have you ever heard someone suggest to you to get more ‘heavened’? 🙄 If you, like me, often times wonder about the seeming hopelessness of our existence as we cannot sense the presence of God while (sometimes ridiculous) everyday troubles keep preying on our minds, you might have also observed non-Christians who can seemingly live their lives confronted with less problems and difficulties than we can. Yet, in the long run, that is not the truth. The Book of Ecclesiastes tells us some sobering facts.

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Stern or silky… how should a Christian be?

02 Monday Jan 2017

Posted by Susanne Schuberth (Germany) in Building up the Body of Christ, Discerning the Spirits, Encouragement, evangelism, God's guidance, God's Love, grace, Growing in Christ, Speaking the Truth in Love, Spirit vs. Flesh, Wisdom

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His brightness was like the light; rays flashed from his hand; and there he veiled his power. (Hab 3:4 ESV) Photo by Susanne Schuberth

His brightness was like the light; rays flashed from his hand; and there he veiled his power. (Hab 3:4 ESV)
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Lately as I read Oswald Chambers’ daily devotional, I was a bit bewildered at first. I read through it, wondering, still, and thought, “Okay, he seems to be right. But maybe, something is missing here…” Before telling you more, I want to show you the text I have been referring to.

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Under the shadow of His wings

13 Wednesday Jan 2016

Posted by Susanne Schuberth (Germany) in Dying to Self, Exhortation, My Spiritual Diary, New Self, Old Self, Submission to God, suffering, The Dark Night of the Soul, The Dark Night of the Spirit, The Valley of the Shadow of Death, Wisdom

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Our God is a consuming FIRE... (Photo credits http://eskipaper.com/awesome-volcano-wallpaper.html#gal_post_29139_awesome-volcano-wallpaper-1.jpg)

Our God is a consuming FIRE
(Photo credits http://eskipaper.com/awesome-volcano-wallpaper.html#gal_post_29139_awesome-volcano-wallpaper-1.jpg)

I have been struggling a lot with dying-to-self pains lately. For those who wonder how that might feel, it is as if your inmost being (mainly heart and belly region) is getting burned after one or more flashes of lightning had struck you. Whenever God fills me surprisingly with His light, it often occurs as flashes of bright light I can see moving very swiftly from head to toe through my whole body. And a few hours later, the pain begins. Just lately I have begun to sense an increasing fire in my bones that causes both intense pains for the old self, just as the new self is irresistibly drawn toward the Eternal God, away from all that is created. Although it is extremely painful to lose all those natural attachments to which we might have been used for decades, there is an invisible power and an indescribable love that surpasses all understanding. However, it cannot be felt with our natural senses at all and before we get there, we must die to everything which once caused those fears that were related to our loved ones who we naturally love with a love that is common to all human beings. Also, nostalgic feelings regarding past events die away gradually. In fact, everything that had a deep connection to our old Adam nature and his heart is being stripped off. That hurts as if countless sharp knives were enucleating the heart until nothing is left of the old self. But instead of continuing to complain or lament on here, I copy and paste a quote which Becky Johnson recently made me aware of.

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Beware of the Snare in the Air

22 Tuesday Dec 2015

Posted by Susanne Schuberth (Germany) in Building up the Body of Christ, Church, Deception, Delusion, Demons, Discerning the Spirits, Exhortation, Fellowship, God's Voice, Gospels, Resisting the Devil, Spirit vs. Flesh, Spiritual Sight, Submission to God, Wisdom

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Marienkirche Hof/Bavaria (Photo by Susanne Schuberth)

Marienkirche Hof/Bavaria (St. Mary’s Church)
Photo by Susanne Schuberth

“What a strange headline,” one might say here. Leaving aside the fact that I love rhymes, I put the heading that way in order to hint to the possibility that not all snares by the devil can be recognized immediately. The Prince of the Air works in an unseen realm and he is very crafty in manipulating our thought life, which cannot be seen, either. Just recently I read an interesting quote from a man who was finally freed from the bondage of a destructive Christian cult. I took that quote out of a longer testimony which Michael Clark had shared with me. After having left the cult, Tom Murray realized,

No one can consider themselves above the possibility  of deception.

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Let’s choose the easy yoke of obeying Christ instead of submitting to men

16 Wednesday Dec 2015

Posted by Susanne Schuberth (Germany) in Authority, Building up the Body of Christ, Christian Living, Discerning the Spirits, Encouragement, Entering His Rest, Exhortation, False Spirits, Following Jesus, God's Voice, Maturity, My Spiritual Diary, Prophecy, Relax and Chill Out, Resisting the Devil, Spiritual Guidance, Submission to God, Wisdom

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Well, God’s leading is never predictable…
Yesterday I had begun to write a longer blog article in which I described one of three dreams I had two days ago, as I felt this morning that God did not want me to publish these things. Maybe later? Only He knows. 🙄 Instead, He began to explain them to me on a deeper level than before, however, since God’s Spirit always shows us the things to come (cf. Jn 16:13), I cannot say when and how these events will finally happen. But lately God often told me one thing in a dream and the very next day, or only two days later, it really happened. Not that He ever shows me literally about whom or about what He is talking to me in pictures. No, without interpretation no dream ever makes sense. The worst thing we can do is trying to interpret dreams from our own (carnal) understanding and reason since God alone knows what He wants to reveal to us. The apostle Paul told us a lot about the difference between the spiritual and the carnal mind, for example here.

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Another Fake Revival or… how Christianity is being deceived

17 Tuesday Nov 2015

Posted by Susanne Schuberth (Germany) in Building up the Body of Christ, Deception, Delusion, Demons, Discerning the Spirits, Exhortation, Holy Spirit, Holy Spirit Baptism, Miracles, Old Self, Revival, The Fear of God, Wisdom

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For nothing is hidden that will not be made manifest, nor is anything secret that will not be known and come to light. Take care then how you hear, for to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he thinks that he has will be taken away.” (Lk 8:17-18 ESV) Picture from http://hosts.blogtalkradio.com/talkteachtestify/2015/04/29/the-counterfeit-christianity-unfolded-the-great-deception-of-satan

For nothing is hidden that will not be made manifest, nor is anything secret that will not be known and come to light. Take care then how you hear, for to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he thinks that he has will be taken away.” (Lk 8:17-18 ESV)
Picture from http://hosts.blogtalkradio.com/talkteachtestify/2015/04/29/the-counterfeit-christianity-unfolded-the-great-deception-of-satan

A dear brother shared a link with me today which led to an article that describes the latest alleged “outpouring” of a spirit – I do not dare to call this spirit the Holy Spirit of God since I really cringe in my heart and soul about this blend of truth and lies we are offered there. Alas, I found a very uncritical entry by a Christian magazine as I followed the link.  😦 If you want to read the whole thing, below is the link. It could serve as a training to sharpen the ability of discerning the spirits in us.

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There is confusion ahead or… Some other strange spirits you might know

14 Saturday Nov 2015

Posted by Susanne Schuberth (Germany) in Abiding IN Christ, Authority, Building up the Body of Christ, Deception, Demons, Discerning the Spirits, Exhortation, False Spirits, God's Voice, Living in the Presence of God, Resisting the Devil, Submission to God, The Gospel, Walking in the Light, Walking in the Spirit, Wisdom

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And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left. (Is 30:21 ESV) Picture taken from https://confessionsslp.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/shutterstock_106645070.jpg

And your ears shall hear a word behind you, saying, “This is the way, walk in it,” when you turn to the right or when you turn to the left. (Is 30:21 ESV)
Picture taken from https://confessionsslp.files.wordpress.com/2014/02/shutterstock_106645070.jpg

Do we know how easy it is to confuse Satan’s lies with what God has been telling us? I do know how often that happened to me in the past and I am glad to have received continued access to the heart of God so that I immediately sense another spirit in whatever someone tells me. Without even thinking about it, I immediately feel a sort of uneasiness, even a strong feeling of disgust at times, depending on how evil the spirit was who talked to me through others.

Jesus said to them, “If God were your Father, you would love me, for I came from God and I am here. I came not of my own accord, but he sent me. Why do you not understand what I say? It is because you cannot bear to hear my word. You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies. But because I tell the truth, you do not believe me. Which one of you convicts me of sin? If I tell the truth, why do you not believe me? Whoever is of God hears the words of God. The reason why you do not hear them is that you are not of God.” (Jn 8:42-47 ESV)

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Discerning the Spirits

21 Wednesday Oct 2015

Posted by Susanne Schuberth (Germany) in Building up the Body of Christ, Christ in us, Discerning the Spirits, Encouragement, Exhortation, False Spirits, False Teachers, God's Voice, Prayer, Self-Forgetfulness, Spiritual Guidance, Wisdom

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Listening to God's Voice Ensures 100% Quality ;-) (Photo by Susanne Schuberth)

Listening to God’s Voice Ensures 100% Quality.  😉
(Photo by Susanne Schuberth)

Let’s say someone invited you to join a gathering of people who call themselves Christians. That does not necessarily mean that you attend a church, a home church, a conference or a similar thing. Just imagine that you are going to meet people you have never met before and you want to find out whether they are honest and upright Christians – or not. The most common mistake we tend to make in such cases is the conviction that everyone who is friendly must be indwelt by God’s Spirit. Dear brothers and sisters, nothing could be further from the truth, since Satan usually “disguises himself as an angel of light” (2 Cor 11:14 ESV). Satan tends to be the nice guy who feeds the bunny a carrot first, but later he whips the stick out of his pocket. As wonderful as it is to meet friendly Christians who really radiate the light and love of God, as painful were my own experiences in the past when I had to deal with those other, in the long run, harmful encounters. Today I rather ask God for His wisdom to show me the truth so that I can more easily perceive who is ‘the real thing’ and who is not (cf. Js 1:5). Love bombing to win me does not work anymore as long as I sense the Lord’s gentle voice inside me saying, “Take care, Susanne!” and I simultaneously feel repelled by the presence of false spirits in those persons I am confronted with.

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