Ignore Reality and Trust GOD

Honor you father and mother. Children, obey your parents. Give to any who asks of you. Lay down your life and follow me. If it causes you to sin, cut it off. Husbands, love your wife as Christ loves the Church. Serve God, not money. Do not commit adultery which includes willfully lusting. Keller and all the other Calvinists proclaim horrifically terrible news. You will find out they all claim we have no choice, God foreordained us to hell before the beginning of time, that Jesus only died for a limited number of humans, T. All Calvinists the mild as well as the hard believe God foreordained only some people to be saved.

I would never point anyone to Calvinism for doctrinal persuasion. I think the strength of his book is in the way he lays out his arguments. These have been difficult conversations. The subject is one Wesley dealt with convincingly in his sermon 58 on predestination. Wesley also supported the idea of In essentials, unity; in non-essentials, liberty; and in all things love. I grew up Wesleyan and my grandfather read Calvin.

If one is raised Calvin, they probably believe that Calvin it had right and Wesley had it wrong. Secondly, the problem with apologists is that even if another sees a flaw in the doctrine, the apologist tries many ways, often taught through a form of brainwashing, attempt to support and uphold the doctrine, even if their statements are not logical. They are highly intelligent and worked their way though the main questions of their lives and after wrestling with them, ended up as Christians. I know there are many people out there who give Christianity a black eye.

The clowns at the Westboro Baptist Church are just the most recent public example. Nothing in their actions or their twisted logic is remotely representative of what Jesus stood for. Great book by the way. Thanks for the response. Reason, compassion, kindness, love, and knowledge is how I strive to live my life. With all due respect, you seem to have completely ignored my point and what I said. Which, in turn, means they have no free will.

People cannot see their own future. The only way a person can have free will is if they had the ability to go back in time at will and change any choices they make. And god would already know which choice we would make, since he is all-knowing. Which makes our lives linear.

My point is that the idea of Hell existing is nonsensical. When god told Adam and Eve to not eat the fruit from the Tree of Knowledge, would he, in is omniscience, not have seen that coming? Stop making sense yet?? But when Adam and Eve ate the fruit, god decides to get all angry why if he would have already known it was going to happen in the first place? God acts with complete childish, immoral tantrums. Why would a god that already knows everything, sees everything, and can do anything…require worship?

Which is my point. The ideal of god is completely nonsensical. It is a poorly thought out idea at best. You bring up an interesting point about your view of God. I understand how you are viewing it. They had free choice to either do what God said or not. They made they choice do what they were told not to do. God had to create beings with the freedom to reject Him. He wanted beings that would freely choose to love him through obedience.

With out the freedom to choose to reject him, there is no freedom. If I was pursuing a woman that I desperately wanted to love me and respond to me, I would do everything I could to make her want to love me and be with me. God gave Adam the authority, or governorship of the planet. He turned it over to Satan. Satan is running the planet for now. Look at the mess the world is in now. Man is the one making the decisions that are destroying the planet and the people on the planet, not God. This goes back to ancient times, before Adam and Eve, in the Jobian days.

Concerning Hell, Jesus pointed out the only sin people will be judged for is rejecting the salvation offered through the sacrifice of Christ. That is the only sin people will be judged for. About sin, because they do not believe in Me [trust in, rely on, and adhere to Me]; About righteousness uprightness of heart and right standing with God , because I go to My Father, and you will see Me no longer; About judgment, because the ruler evil genius, prince of this world [Satan] is judged and condemned and sentence already is passed upon him.

Jesus is very pointed:. For everyone who keeps on asking receives; and he who keeps on seeking finds; and to him who keeps on knocking, [the door] will be opened. Jesus and the Apostle Paul are very clear on the fact of asking God and receiving answers. Now I would point out that an infinite God will not be known completely by a finite creature such as ourselves.

Having said that, God does reveal to us so many things about Himself that as Paul said in Romans, we will have no excuse when we stand before him! It plainly does so. If god can see my entire life, that means my life choices are already made to him. From my point of view, they are not. A being who is all-knowing would have no reason to ever do anything. A being of infinite knowledge would be devoid of feelings. Not to mention, being filled with atrocities such as murder, genocide, misogyny, slavery, adultery, incest…all condoned by god himself. All this torture just because they ate the fruit, of which god already knew they were going to eat.

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They give him the free-willed choice to drink whichever one they want. God is nothing but an atrocity, giving people free will to choose to believe or not believe, then throwing them in a lake of fire for eternity for simply applying that free will. You need to use logic and reasoning that would make sense. And that is impossible, because it does not. God is a narcissistic, megalomaniac. I appreciate your thoughts and time! God, being omniscient, supposedly knows every choice a person is going to make — even before creating that person.

So why bother creating that person if you already know his or her destiny is one of eternal punishment or the waste bin. Valerie I am praying for you at this moment it is so sad to see one being so blinded by the darkness of the devil. I think and hope I gave her plenty to think about concerning her words and how they sound to former Xians. If she truly follows her own book, that is, if she even reads it, and follows it as she believes she does, maybe she will see her words are not at all love. She is the one who is blind and walking in darkness. We did it too when we were Xians, but I must say, 1 Corinthians 13 was one picked and made every effort to follow, as well the verses that said to not judge, lest ye be judge.

I did my utmost best to adhere to those verses, not ones that spewed hate, judgement, or denied people of their humanity, esp after I left home and went from Church of God to the Episcopal Church. I despised the more vile verses and chapters. I probably still know the Bible, as well as other religious texts, far better than she knows the Bible. C, I would invite you to visit ExChristian. Wow, that is so funny, I got a really good chuckle out of that one. The old satan will get in the end trick.

Holy crap, I recall hearing such nonsense when I was 7 years old, now at 67 I hear still hear the same nonsense. People who cannot believe in themselves somehow feel obliged to believe in somethign else, in this cas ea god-myth. The reality of llife is that this is a school of learning, and a kindergarten school at that. We are here as a result of the creation of our beings by another being whom had dreams that he could not materialize and discovered one day that it could do that by creating other beings with creative powers just like the ones he has. Thus he materialzied his dreams into energy gestalts, beings of equal creative potential as himself.

Those beings then go on their way creating other beings and so on, it seems a never ending story with multidimensional potentials ever more. The beauty is that each being has the freedom of choice to do as they please In our particular physical universe freedom of choice means that when you arrive at the you can rob the store, leave the store, buy some stuff from the store, burn the stoer down, stop your friend from robbing the sotre, turn left at the last red light you arrived at and turn right instead thus going somewhere else, being stopped by a cop for speeding, etc. Looking at our earth is rather myopic and extremely limiting; one needs to expand your view of the creative potential of all beings.

To think otherwise is self-limiting and in my view a poor choice. How can you be a former Christian? Either you are one or are not…every part of the Word of God is to be read and read in its context and it my prayer is that someday you will see the real truth of the love of God in your life and not feel hatred or condemnation. It saddens my heart to see you only looking at the negative, God has said things in His Word so that we would change our lives to be more like Him. My desire is to walk with God faithfully and love Him with all my heart, all my soul, all my strength and all my mind and when do this we are all in.

It does not sound like you are all in. Do you have any idea how you are causing a stumbling block to those who might be seeking the truth and looking for the love of God. God has loved us so much that He gave His all for us at least we can do is live our lives for Him in obedience and have a passion to walk with Him and have an intimate relationship with Him. How sad that you name the Name of Christ but are so blinded from the truth of God. My prayer is that you will draw close to God and realize the love and compassion He has for you as His child. How do you know she was never a Xian?

Instead, why not practice 1 Corinthians 13 and pursue love, instead spewing hate and judgement. Why should anyone want to follow your deity when you showing nothing but judging and hate, instead of love and compassion? You are not showing love and compassion. I know Valerie was once a Xian, just as I know that I too am an apostate.

I suggest that you sit down and actually read the book you believe tells about your god- from the very beginning to the very end Genesis 1: You never know if the Gnostic view of Christ is correct we are all Christ crucified. You have blasphemed the name of Christ and I am praying for the salvation of your soul, it seems that you know the Bible but do not know who God is.

I did not come here to argue but to point others to the cross and it saddens me to see so many reject the real truth of God. Wow…I no longer am responding because you have been blinded and are judging me but there is nothing in the Bible that is offensive to those who walk with God and I know where my destiny is and I have done nothing wrong and I do not have a mote to get out of my eye because my heart is right before God. Here is a comment thread at ExChristian. I think if you read it, you would have a pretty honest sense of the sort of folks who see themselves as exChristians.

The article itself is written by a believer. Hi Cindi — There are several of us here on this comment thread who used to believe as you do. We now believe that there are natural, normal explanations for all of those experiences. You can find testimonies at ExChristian.

I believe you are causing a stumbling block to those who desire to honor God and His Word. This is what Ezekiel I believe that the biblical interpretation would tell us that the message of Ezekiel 23 is as a warning to the nations of Earth to not be godless in our actions toward other nations, or God will give permission for the other nations to kill the former. To just hear the Xian opinion and not the opinions of former Xians, as well as those who were never Xian, is not thinking for oneself. In fact, to insist only on the thoughts of Xians is imposing that view on others even your own children , instead of allowing them to make their own decisions.

I pray for the salvation of your soul to say there are many point of views shows others that you do not believe in the one way to God…I am praying for you and feel so bad for your blindness towards the real gospel. Yes, I did too, even on a couple of occasions, one Catholic, the other Protestant Evangelical. To the first, it was the secular stories about the BIG C that got me thinking and leaving. Do you truly believe in Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior? If you cannot do that, then I would suggest keeping very quiet about what you really believe.

If you want to prove your faith, go and DO works of faith. Remember the proof of discipleship: I suggest to all pompous Christ salvation pushers to put that and quite a few other choice passages on discipleship attributed to their Jesus into their pipe and take some serious puffs on it. I need some advice: Now she is forcing fundamentalist Christian beliefs upon my teenaged niece — who is a smart, well-read young adult who happens to like things like The Magic Eightball, etc. She threw our present in the trash and punished my niece for it. This newly found fanaticism is news to us, and we have not heard a peep out of my BIL.

All the clues point to text-book mind control. The niece is developing a healthy anxiety disorder and begs her mom to not get involved — so she can keep the peace. We are taking note of that. The anxiety disorder might offer legal grounds for a new parenting agreement. The same would be true of emotional abuse, although it is difficult to prove, especially if a child is trying to keep the peace. Your options depend in part on whether your niece has also bought into this belief system.

Teenagers often have the legal authority to request changes in parenting plans, either formally or informally. In your situation, I might also explain that it is not unusual for people who get sucked into fundamentalist cults to behave like the girlfriend or her dad? If I were the mom, depending on the circumstances, I might decide to fight even if my daughter was asking me not to.

As many stories at exChristian. A well screened counselor for Mom might be a good idea. Alternately, a smart counselor who is hired to help with the anxiety symptoms might be able to address the underlying dynamics. No, she is not buying into any of it. Her entire existence with this woman is a complete charade. She has no privacy, and we are not even sure that the dad knows the extent of psychological manipulation is going on between the GF and daughter. Neice is counting the days till she turns eighteen less than a year so she can get out of there.

The mother has been keeping quiet because her daughter would be punished for anything that could leak out regarding these issues. There was a messy divorce a few years back, so anything she says is incendiary. This is why we think that my husband may be the only one to address the concern; to at least bring about the conversation.

That way, the niece is kept completely out of it to protect her. It takes more faith not to believe. Your defense of the Bible seems to be that the Bible is no worse than the context it was written in. The difference is that the Bible condones all this. God condones it, even demands it. God shows his true colors. God mimics the men of the time who were misogynistic and bigoted. God mimics these men because it was they who created God in their own image. It takes MORE faith to believe because it is but pure faith that is required to believe. There is not science, no common sense.

You can only believe in God via faith. I have spent the last hour reading these comments. I have been a believer for the last 15 yrs. I have tried so much to dismiss all the contradictions ive come across, but no matter what i cannot dismiss them. The thought of leaving it scares me and frees me all at the same time. How did you handle this?

Hi Alisha — You happened to catch me online. So many of us are on similar journeys, and yet each one is a little different. My Christian beliefs coupled with an eating disorder took me to the brink of suicide when I was a college student at Wheaton. But over time, as I struggled to hold together the moral and rational contradictions in my evangelical born-again type Christianity I evolved a more and more idiosyncratic form of faith.

Have you run across the website exChristian. Many people have shared their stories and struggles there, and some are very kind about offering ideas and support. Explain to me exactly what christianity is. No answer, no explanations, and that did it for me. God is a collective of powers. Religion is power-hungry men trying to use those powers to their advantage over the gullible.

That said, I find it sad that with all the attempts made on these pages and others to counsel people on how to deal with leaving religion, that nothing is ever mentioned about self-empowerment. Self empowerment answers your questions. Believe in nothing but yourself. One no longer looks for support groups, or gurus, or leaders: Understanding of the social condition can only come from self-empowerment. That is a given. Actually your being here alive at this point in time indicates He has done considerably more than you credit Him with. He took the time to create the entire universe and all that is in it, andddd He even wrote a book for everyone to understand Him in our current human capacity.

There are a number of statements made by god in the bible that demonstrate his abysmal ignorance of what constitutes life; what the universe looks like and even what shape the earth takes. These points have been mentioned here and are exposed all over the internet if anyone cares to look it up. That has to include all the evil ever thought up by man and whatever mythical demonic entities the biblical writers invented for their pages ; includes wars, epidemics, famines, droughts and floods. Speaking of floods, the bible makes it abundantly clear that god your god, YHWH was intent on committing total genocide in launching the great flood.

The evidence for god being an evil entity is overwhelming in the bible alone, never mind in logical observation. You say that me being alive indicates god has done more than I give him credit for. Well, first of all, was I consulted about this very personal happening? This is not a nice place you got here, Robert, and if your god is responsible for it all, then I was right to challenge him to his stony face. The real problem is that your god is a stone idol or plastic, or technological projection these days ; a man-made god that cannot do anything but whose followers credit with everything, or if they can get away with it, with doing all the good things and whitewashing him of responsibility for the bad things.

Since this entity is utterly powerless, it cannot stop the liars; the multi-millionaire evangelists and truck and trade of religion. People who insist that god is good and that the bible tells them so should remember this definition of insanity: Both thy bondmen, and thy bondmaids, which thou shalt have, shall be of the heathen that are round about you; of them shall ye buy bondmen and bondmaids. What is my religion? Joe the UU Guuy. This quote from Leviticus is one that the expansionist, genocidal Zionists are using today to justify decimating Palestinians in their own traditional lands.

It was also one of the lines used by Americans to decimate and devastate the millions who once peopled the entire surface of the USA. This always becomes the crux of the matter when Christians try to defend it. The teachings of peace, love and non violence come from many philosophers and for most are hard to discredit. Well, when you understand the Bible as an imperfect document written and assembled by imperfect humans, that is the only wise approach.

But I do wish more people filtered for love and truth rather than simply reinforcing some of their our worst tendencies. We could spend a year on each line referenced! But let me attempt an overview: If we were honest we can see these very things still happening today in humanity. The Old Testament shows us humanity. The good the bad and the ugly of it. So what can man do to reach the hope that God has for him? He would have to be perfect… And the stories in the Old Testament reveal the crazy ugly imperfection of mankind!!

The answer is in the New Testament. As promised in the Old Testament God would send help. He sent help in and through Jesus God in person 3. Jesus actually equalized slaves and women and Jews and Gentiles by declaring there are no male or females or Jews or Gentiles or slaves or masters in the eyes of God. Practices of the generations past. Word meanings in various languages. Many things can change the meaning of what might appear pretty ugly on the surface. The Bible not only condones slavery and poor treatment of women, it commands both.

Also, if you read Bart Ehrman, for example, you might find an interesting window into who actually wrote the Bible, and why. I have read Ehrman and Bart is easily refuted.

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Consider that Bart is looking at the same evidence every other textual critic looks at. Yet, hardly anyone goes to the extreme Bart goes to in his conclusions. Metzger came to much more conservative conclusions than Ehrman — yet looked at the exact same evidence. The vast majority of textual critics are closer to Metzger than Ehrman. Christianity did more to abolish slavery and even the Jim Crow laws in the US than socialism ever did. In Georgia, primitive Methodists united with brethren elsewhere in condemning slavery. Finney preached that slavery was a moral sin, and so supported its elimination.

In my prayers and preaching, I so often alluded to slavery, and denounced it as sin. During the same year, William Wilberforce was persuaded to take up their cause; as an British MP, Wilberforce was able to introduce a bill to abolish the slave trade. Despite such determined opposition, many Methodist, Baptist, and Presbyterian members freed their slaves and sponsored black congregations, in which many black ministers encouraged slaves to believe that freedom could be gained during their lifetime.

After a great revival occurred in at Cane Ridge, Kentucky, American Methodists made anti-slavery sentiments a condition of church membership. Roman Catholic efforts extended to the Americas. With the black abolitionist Charles Lenox Remond, and the temperance priest Theobold Mathew, he organized a petition with 60, signatures urging the Irish of the United States to support abolition.

Wright sent bundles of tracts and newspapers over , to prominent clerical, legal, and political figures throughout the whole country, and culminated in massive demonstrations throughout the North and South. Although opportunists sometimes used scripture to justify owning slaves this is only the tip of the iceberg of a more accurate picture of how Christianity really has impacted slavery in history.

God never condoned any sin mankind does but since the fall of man from grace he works within the sphere we have created through sin. Slavery was not his plan but again mankind in his sinful nature has created a whole total package dealing with the evilness of the heart. To enslave other is a heartfelt sin. This commentary written by David Meager on Slavery in Bible times seems to hit the nail squarely on the head. Most slaves originated from the spoils of war, kidnap or voluntarily to pay for debts.

The treatment of slaves varied in the ancient world, but in most cases slaves were the property of the master, with little or no rights or status. This meant that many were treated harshly,although most ancient societies had some laws to regulate slavery, such as the Babylonian Code of Hammurabi BC. Slavery allowed in the Old Testament. Some people are shocked that slavery was an accepted practice in the Old Testament. However, it must be remembered that the slavery sanctioned in the bible is very different to the slavery that occurred in the Americas in the 17th and 18th Centuries which is perhaps the popular view of slavery.

Old Testament treatment of slaves was also generally more humane than the slavery practiced in other ancient civilizations. Both Abraham and Isaac kept servants, but the first clear example of slavery is in Exodus 1 v13 where the Israelites were made to work ruthlessly as slaves and their cry for rescue came up to God 2 v The kind of slavery the Israelites were subjected to in Egypt was clearly unacceptable to God, judging by their rescue and the regulations regarding slavery in the Mosaic Law.

Hebrew Slaves The Israelites were to treat their enslaved fellow Hebrews as if they were servants. They were also to give them the option of their freedom in the 7th year of their service Ex 21 v2 , and give them the means to make a new start Deut 15 v , although they could remain a slave if they chose.

Anyone who stole a man and put him to slavery Ex 21 v16 was to be put to death. Foreign Slaves The Israelites were allowed to buy slaves from the nations around them Lev. Reasons for slavery If an Israelite fell upon hard times they could offer to work for someone else who would in turn look after them Lev 25 v If a thief was caught and could not make restitution then they were to be sold for the theft Ex Debtors who went bankrupt could be forced to sell their children into slavery 2 Kings 4 v1. These reasons all apply to Hebrew slaves, however, it is difficult to say why the bible allowed them to take foreign slaves.

Maybe it was a way of dealing with prisoners of war rather than killing them? Perhaps they needed slaves to prosper as a nation? Both these reasons could apply to David putting the conquered Ammonites to forced labour 2 Sam. Slavery in the New Testament. Throughout classical history slavery was taken for granted and the experience of slaves in the Roman and Greek cultures was mixed. The majority of slaves were employed in domestic service in households and could expect an easier life than those slaves working on the land, in mines or on ships.

Greek slaves had some opportunities for emancipation. In Roman society the experience of slaves varied depending on their master and the work assigned to them. Some slaves were made to work hard and could be disciplined ruthlessly for minor mistakes, whilst others placed in large villas could have little work to do and were well looked after. Sometimes rich masters kept more slaves than necessary to display their wealth. It is estimated that at the time of Augustus, the richest 5 per cent of Roman citizens owned 1 million slaves, another 2 million slaves were employed elsewhere out of a total population of 7.

He got my attention alright. Being a spiritual being in Christ, He repaid me with the two affirmations I always tell people. Those two things I always tell people are, 1 God cares so much about you and us, so much so, that he knows the exact number of hairs we have on your heads. Every single time a single hair is lost, He makes it a point to keep track of that constant ever-changing number of hairs He has specifically placed on our heads.

He keeps track because He cares. And He loves us. Because He is love. The second thing I always tell those people is: And He remembers them. And He remembers every single reason behind every tear we have ever — and will ever shed. Not one person has ever told me these things in return.

It was the ultimate attention grabber for me, and so I listened intently, trough His use of you and your writing. And I struggle daily with physical and mental health issues. As I am in this storm, He has now reminded me two times, that He is with me still. I am going through a financial storm. However I have realized that I have come closer to God reading scriptures singing him hyms. Ron you mentioned Jeremiah I read it yesterday and today you make reference to it Praise God.

I am a Christian I believe Jesus Christ died on that cross for me and you. I beg, scream, plead with God and all I get is more disappointment, suffering, frustration and anger. I feel your love God… So when you truly love someone, you should turn your back on them, allow them to suffer no matter how much they beg you for love. You should not show them any love but tell them to have faith and trust in me… Is it me or does that just sound absolutely ludicrous? Great Sermon for me. This is exactly what I needed. Am in the midst of spiritual dryness and God seems silent.

But your message has encouraged me. Our Lord Jesus he is never in a hurry. Trust in His perfect timing. Early mornings are the time to find the Lord. Read daily scripture,like Our Daily Bread….. We have two mothers,one on earth and one in heaven. May your prayers get answered,in Jesus and Mary. He has never left you nor forsaken you. He tells you to cast your worries onto Him for reasons you may not fully understand nor appreciate.

These are not our battles but His. For one to burden themselves with anger, shame, feelings of wrongdoing brought about by those who may deceive or trespass against us is to unnecessarily carry the battles that are to be fought by God, not us. Those are sins against God and brought forth by the wrongdoer and it so shall remain their battle, not ours.

All to often people are hurting themselves by holding onto something that is not ours to own or keep.

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If you find yourself begging the Lord our God for help and you find yourself still fighting these battles one must step back and look at the situation honestly and ask, was this brought on by my will or His? Understand you may feel alone, but I promise you are not. Peace be unto you all the days of your life and may you learn to feel the Love of our God that He give so freely. That is very imformative article. I believe it is time to be vigilant. Satan is a liar and always whisper lies into our ears.

Knowing the difference in these voices will also help us to listen to God. I get so tired of the satan excuses. Where is God when we are raped, beaten, abused? Why would God continue to let that happen to us? Why do we pray, beg, plead and God does nothing? God does absolutely care about us. When there is so much good to behold in our lives; perhaps you are looking in the wrong place. I, personally, have lost dear loved ones; my loving daughter, my Mom, my Sister, and my Brother.

I hold dearly the Family I have, and hope, pray, that when the day comes for me, my Faith will not be lost. I came in contact with your message today. And I longed to hear more so that I can find the will of God for me in all areas of life. Your teaching gives me inspirations and more insight about God. My name is Tonya Boyd… I am so confused about this dream I had regarding something I have been praying for; for nine years. I had a dream and in the dream a voice stated several statements.

Ironically the events that occurred in my dream actually are currently happening. I am so confused… please help me…. This is hopefull article BUT the problem still remains — even if there still are some people who actually seek God the lack of direct communication that can not be misuderstood and faked still exist. There has to be contact. Just like when 2 people meet they need to be able to understand each other to get valid communication. You also forget something.

This is why there has to be irrefutable undebunkable direct connection communication otherwise it can go BOTH ways and humans being limited can be easily tricked, manipulated, deceived. Especially now in Hollywood era. I have wanted to be a nurse since I was the whole age of 6 years old, the thought of helping save someones life has always been my dream!

The next semester came around an I was back ready to make my an finish nursing school an start for forever journey when I was again unsuccessful on the 3rd test so I was made to drop the program completely without another chance at that college. I am in a season of needing to hear from God. I have never had God go silent on me before until now, I dont know what this means. I am lonely without my relationship with him , I am trying so very hard to stay in my faith but at times its very hard. I truly with all my heart just want to do Gods will in my life so if being a nurse isnt it I need clarification from him as to what is it I am supposed to be doing?

Please join me for praying for me! I pray God has since revealed Himself to you. Not sure how long ago you posted this, but I am a nurse and would be happy to help you with the nursing math. Our worship pastors recently announced they are moving to a different state to start a church, they extended an invitation to all church members that felt God was calling them to go start a church with them. My husband and I felt we needed to pray about this and we have for the past month. I keep thinking about what Isaiah 6: Reading this has helped me tremendously and I thank you for sharing it with us and for allowing God to work in your life and give wisdom to others.

God gave me a vision — lying me down onto a pillow when I had just sat up from my nights sleep. Something I was told in college 30 yrs ago. I just want to stay in constant communication with God…. I agree that God can use others to provide confirmation from Him. Sometimes we just need to ask for wise Godly counsel so that what we believe we are hearing from God IS Him really speaking to us.

I thank God for your words of encouragement, I ve really been through period of silence where every think seems against me, its such an unbearable period. Thanks a lot please do pray for us too. God always answers me,right from childhood. I left 2 drips untouched,plus the one I was receiving, half. I was shattered,I cried,but the next day,something gave me courage,I started praying. Hello…my name is watson from kenya. God bless you all. I don't know if God is talking to me… I think He is but maybe it's just my own thoughts popping up in my head telling me what I want to hear.

Thanks for the sensible critique. We got a grab a book from our area library but I think I learned more clear from this post. I am very glad to see such wonderful info being shared freely out there. What about, deaf person, i have heard his voice once, but as i know, ine inward person in us is important to. The Holy spirit is here in you, don't silent or quench the holy spirit!! U miss that ,part! The Lord expects husbands and wives to be mutually loved, honored and respected. Love God, yourself and fellow man my friend. When at a crossroad in life how do you decide which is the path God wants you to take?

Especially when situations are not a clear textbook case where you can simply refer to the Bible and know for yourself that this is or is not from God. This has been very helpful to me. God bless this Ministry! My older son has turned away from God. I continue to prayer for his return. But I still go through some times when I want to know if God is hearing me.

I had suffered abuse in my childhood as well as early adulthood. But I always believe that the hand of God has kept me from destruction. But now for my children to go through hardships? Hello, I have been seeking Godly wisdom for sometime and have gathered a lot of insight from reading posts and responses here. My relationship with God with strengthened after my Father passed away in , I was drawn into a deeper faith and understanding of God as our heavenly Father and my life began to change. I prayed and trusted God with everything, From the closing of a business to ending an abusive controlling relationship I believe I heard God say if you leave I will take care of you and he did.

I encountered may challenges however I still trusted. Going back to my business.. I had a very close and loving relationship with all of my clients and I shared my faith with them all.. Moving to my current situation, after moving out of state to take time to heal I began praying and earnestly seeking God's guidance for a Christian husband, someone from my past entered my life again I'd had feelings for him in the past and those feelings quickly resurfaced and I thought this was God answering my prayers.

He is also a Christian and seems to be a caring man. I continued to pray about things however I know that I'd already made up in my mind and heart that he was the man God had sent me. We live in different cities and after sometime of communicating with him I began to put my feelings for him before my love for God..

Moving forward things didn't work out for us he wanted intimacy too soon I felt and things took a wrong turn and I wasn't able to save the relationship and I tried…even relocating because I was so sure he was my husband. Through all of this I believe God gave me a message to Surrender… I honestly didn't know what that meant and I started researching what it means to Surrender to God.

I am so accustom to controlling my life…in surrendering now I am just confused some days on what God's plan is for my life verses my dreams. I continue to pray daily however some days I am sad and feel lost…the close relationship I once had with God feels distant. He did show me why I'd never fully surrendered my life to him, he showed me my past and my childhood and how I'd pretty much raised myself and that's why I trusted myself over him.

I am working on surrendering while still trying to believe God is a God of the impossible. Working to strengthen my faith again… Thanks for taking time to read. Touching story, much appreciated and congrats and thanks on the honesty! God is working in your life- think about and be thankful for that and how amazing that is- I know how easy it is to get distracted by things — but how great is it when we remember and enjoy the fact that we have everything we need-Christ! I have learned so much this morning. This was sent to my email and I am so grateful that I took the time to read it in its entirety.

What a blessing I received. Than you for sharing this was has truly been inspirational. To God be the Glory!!!! Hi, I wanted to reply to you and tell you, that I went through a bad child hood, with abuse, that lead me to make a lot of bad choices, and kept me feeling angry, bitter, and mad. But God showed me, after several years, that he was there with me during all those bad times as a kid, that he cried with me, that he hurt when I was hurt.

And I know it sounds unbelievable, but his love healed me, and when I really listen to him, and follow what he says, I am calm, filled with peace and happy. He loves you with a love that you can never fathom. Stay strong and God bless. I was made a complete fool and embarrassed another. At the time I rejoiced because it was confirmation to both me and my wife of what God had already showed us in visions. Well over a year later past their given deadline, nothing has changed. Matter fact our situation has even gotten worse, direly worse. God knows my heart and how much I desire to do true kingdom work, but yet I keep falling like this and it not only cost me but my wife, and my children who are totally innocent in this and totally dependent on me.

So I read this to find help. Find what am I doing wrong. But yet and still, the same results. It has me questioning God. Please, someone out there just sincerely pray for me and my family. Surely I will pray for you brother. Be encouraged my brother. Things come about to test our faith. God is not a man that He should lie or His word return void. God knows and loves you. Often times the enemy will have us feel as if we are the only ones who are facing hard tests and trials.

I know Oh too well how you must feel.

Just last night I had to say Lord why am I going through so much when I try so hard to live right. Nonetheless, in 1 Peter 5: After I read this scripture and dissected and studied each word this really helped me quite a bit. Tho he slay me, yet will I trust in him. May the Lord keep you in perfect peace as your mind is stayed on him. I grew up in a violent home. My mother loved me but was an alcoholic and my father stepfather hated me. I spent so much time in fear and solitude.

To have a nice home my home is barely livable right now , and to follow my dreams, travel, explore. And then I have this really wild side.. Like I want to do crazy things, like party and model and drink or just be crazy. I hide in my home. When I have turned to God I feel isolated and lonely. I know this is a little or a lot off topic I just am stuck. No joy, no improvement, no goals, no motivation,no hope! Im a pretty crappie mom.

I lack discipline, organization and any form of authority and structure.

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All that I lack also makes me s pretty bad wife also. People say like they feel different when they come to know God. Peace and Hope and Joy. All I ever feel is shame and fear. Is it me, am I that unloveable? Our stories are extraordinarily similar. Ive gotten over it to a point where I can function with a career but emotionally feel Could it be God speaking or just random horrible, entropic chaotic acts without focus or purpose.

Email me if you want to talk. Hi, I read your comment, and wanted to say, I to came from a bad background, and abusive child hood. He showed me that he cried with me, he was there, and hurt that I was hurt. I hope and pray God shows you, and others like us, that he was there with you during the bad times, and loves you with a love that you can not even fathom. Stay strong, and God bless.

Well I do believe that u are a man of God and what ur experienced is a time out from God he does this to us to test our maturity to stand on ur own two feet and so far u have done exceptionally well , you need to focus on how u can bring people into gods light ur wife loves u. But u are not god she needs to put more trust in god and not u , since our love ones look to us for inspiration and guidance we need to look to god for that same comfort but not always will he be the life jacket we so desire we need to learn how to swim on our own.

God is saying to u that he loves you enough to make wise decisions with out him showing u a sign u are no longer a baby eagle u can now fly on our own and keep shining the past failures are just stepping stones to ur success do not give up but press on ur miracle is moments away one love my brother. I saw your post. I too suffered with depression. I have been healed of it but it took 3 years. Depression makes everything you do harder and worse. Try to remember that is the depression and not you. Focus on God no matter how much it hurts. Keep your focus on him and think positive.

Those things helped me. Hello me says, I was touch by your realness and complete honesty to were you are in life and how you are feeling. The Bible tells us in Matthew 6: Keep a notebook write down questions you may have. With technology being the way it is you can get answers to any questions and scripture to back it up. Write the answer and scripture in your notebook.

You can even write out your prayer to God this will help you to commune with Him daily. God knows what you are going through but Hd wants us to talk to Him. Let God know you are lacking understand of Him, wisdom, joy, love, and peace. Pray that God will send true believing Christians to come into your life to help you. When we are seeking God He will honor our request. You seem to have the heart to really want to serve God.

I will keep you lifted up in my prayers that God will show you the plans He has for your life which will give you all you are seeking. Stay focus on God. I have a dilemma. I have been helping a friend with her son. My friend is mentally ill and doesn't speak English well. Her son has failed 7 terms in high school with no one doing anything about it. When her son told me he was failing I stepped in and started to help him. I did this as a gift. In the meantime I've been my friends caregiver due to her mental illness. I have been spending more and more time helping her son without getting paid.

She told me to put down her hours when helping him so I can get paid. I called her case worker and she said that I can only get paid for helipng my friend and not her son for payment. I feel like God is telling me not to put down her hours for helping her son. I know God says to follow and obey our government. I know I already know the answer to this.

What do you think? It seems as though you know the answer. I hope you are helping him still. Be glad God is using you. You are not only helping this boy but perhaps others will see how your doing it out of kindness and love.. And that light your shining might be the spark to someone you might not even meet to turn to God. Helping her son is ministry. God will reward you for having the heart to want to help. Stay in prayer about what plans God have for you helping out this family. I will be praying for you. Telling you where to go. I also understand there is a waiting time AND sometimes God is waiting on us too.

I know read believe and speak the word understanding that adverse circumstances do not necessarily mean God is not answering. He needs time to change my heart, circumstsnces and others hearts I just dont want to be in presumption all these years. God is everything to me, Savior, Lord, my healer, all sufficient one etc. Scriptures given to me in my journey is jer I am born again since I have repented years ago for divorcing my christian husband. He lives in a different state now for over 25 yrs, remarried an unsaved woman and now separated for 3 yrs from her may be divorced by now idk.

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For years and years i have believed and had scriptures regarding restoration of my marriage. Like a gold chord connecting and running from god heaven thru me, thru my husband, thru my children. Is that God or just presumption, vain imagination or wishful thinking? Pls respond Its been 27 yrs.

Looking forward for more. I can't answer while all this has happened to you but I can promise you God has not abandoned you. I certainly understand how you could feel that way but emotions are not necessarily reality. I suggest you read Psalm 22 which is also a foreshadowing of Christ on the cross. Jesus was abandoned on the cross so we would never be abandoned.

We live in a very messed up fallen world.

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We cry out to God knowing this world is not our home. Someday God will right every wrong. Hi everyone who reads this. By reading all the comments here, I think God has sopoken. I see many exposing their problems -even I though I could finally get an answer. But now I think I have to tell you this: And there is the responsability that every each have on make the right decisions, remembering our body is the temple of the Holy Spirit and we must take care of it.

Those pills can not be taken for so long withuot damage in your body. That could make your issue even worst. May be you should see another doctor. We must give steps forward, one at a time, wisely according yo the word of God. He will keep speaking to us as we obey. The lord of ununderstandable peace is with all my brothers and sisters in Jesuschrist over all the world. God has not abandoned you. Sometimes we go through circumstances to see how strong we are and if we will continue to lean and depend on God.

Continue to reach out to Him. God is still with you. I will keep you lifted up in prayer. So I was watching it until this morning, when I finally could not stay awake any longer. But then when I went to bed, I could not sleep. I kept waking up. I looked it up, and the meaning is The name Mordecai is a Hebrew baby name.

In Hebrew the meaning of the name Mordecai is: But i still do not understand what this has to do with me. Are there any other meanings of the name? Is Mordecai mentioned anywhere else in the bible other than the book of Esther?? God will meet you where you are at. God gives many puzzle pieces and just at the perfect time He, all of a sudden, puts all the pieces together to make a beautiful picture.

It will amaze you, you wait and see! Am in a so difficult situation and i try to here the voice of God, and my challenges become strong day to day n am so confused ' cuz am a son God n Abra mic seed so n i always ask my self is there any thing i missed? Jousha, unfortunately challenges are apart of life and if we face them with a clear mind we will learn from them.

You may not hear from God during these hard times Jousha but he is with you and sees your struggles. God allows us to learn lessons the hard way because he loves us and knows that this is the only way we really learn. It took55 years, many of them filled with tremendous suffering, admitting that my way was not always the best way before God literally spoke to me. When God spoke to me it was undeniable. God speaks to people differently, some feel him in their heart, some hear his voice while most people realize that God speaks to them through circumstances and through people in there lives.

Sometimes God even uses strangers to relay his message: God loves you Jousha so stay strong …. I pray and fast often BT nothing is happening. Hearing from God is part of a relationship. Keep talking to God and listening. He will speak when He's ready. But, He is speaking daily in His written word. Read it and listen. Also, try this post http: My name is Joseph. Within the last few months of my life things have drastically changed. For the last 20 or so years I had lived a very selfish, drug fueled existence.

In the last 5 years I met a woman and had a baby boy. In a deep depression from a drug comedown , I slammed my head into the wall a few times because I wanted to hurt myself. I truly, in my heart, believe this was my cry out for help. I also switched jobs, which inadvertently put a pastor and a few other church goers in my company every weekday. I talk to them regularly about God. I also believe God has sent me several subtle signs that he is there. I now have no doubt that he hears our prayers and answers them.

He proved this to me when one of our cars died a week ago. My family counts on 2 cars and we had no idea what we were going to do. I started praying for help finding a car that was good for us and that we could afford. And that it happen soon. We had only been looking for 3 days total before we had a new car. Insurance is cheaper on the new car. And the car payment is under what we set as a cap for our finances. The day after we got our car something crazy happened. A tow truck was turning a corner in front of our house and the car that was on it rolled off.

The really crazy part, it missed my car that was parked out front by about 15 feet. Not our new car, but my older one. These 2 things showed me all I need to know. They were the most significant though. I am becoming convinced that God got me to change my ways now. That was really long, lol. Have been jobless for awhile and have been deeply discouraged and so so sad.

I fell into the trap of worldly desires and last alcohol and drugs. God bless the world. Through these difficulties you have grown closer to Him. Nothing is beyond the capabilities of the All-powerful Father who created and maintains the Universe in motion and every heartbeat of mankind — power beyond what even the best of our human intelligence can imagine! Life has peaks and troughs. You will be happy again and you will appreciate it all the more because you have experienced the opposite.

I am offered early childhood education course but I'm still not quite sure if I should accept it or apply for other courses. I have prayed about it and is waiting to hear God's voice but I can't really hear so I dont know how I will know if its the course he wants me to take. Please pray for me thanks: Hello My Name is Tracy…..