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A Thank You from Idaho
tamaralv:
Just thought I'd say "hi" and introduce myself. I'm fairly new to the forum, although I feel like I know some of you from reading your posts over the past 8+ months. I found BT.com about 4 yrs ago and I'm ashamed to say that the only thing I took away from here at that time was a new belief(and TONS of relief!) that I wasn't going to burn in hell. Because of the way my carnal mind works I assumed that the information gave me a "get out of jail free" card and I could stop feeling guilty about not being good enough. I then managed to mess up what was left of a pretty messed up part of my life. About 8+ months ago I was at the bottom.......I mean REALLY at the bottom! It's amazing to me how our Father works in our lives. I was driving (I don't know where I was going) one morning and thinking about how wrong my life was and crying because I was just so miserable. I kept thinking that if one more thing were to go wrong I was just going to end it....I couldn't take anything else. I began thinking that maybe if I came back to the site and read more I might find some answers. I thank our God every day that over the next 2 weeks that thought became relentless until I felt that if I didn't come back and at least try to find what I'd missed the first time I wasn't going to make it and I have a daughter to take care of so that couldn't be an option. To make a long story short I did come back and printed off some material. I realized just how wrong my attitude had been the first time I was led to the website so on Nov. 11, 2008 I sobbed and prayed like I'd never prayed before and I felt a rush of what I can only describe as complete and utter unconditional love from God. I knew at that instant that the reason I had been so miserable was that I HAD to be brought to my knees so that I would learn that He isn't just A WAY............He's the ONLY way! Now I can't stop praying and reading and learning and I have never been so happy! I still have many problems, like everyone else, but I know that I am not alone and I never was. I can see now that our Lord and Savior was always and is now with me through everything. I'm even learning to love people again! I want to thank all of you as well because of all that I've learned from reading your posts on the forum...you've all truly been a blessing. So now that that's out of the way, I'd like to ask if there is anyone in the Northwest that visits this site. Just curious because there aren't many that will even listen to what I've learned....not surprisingly I'm unable to find anyone besides my 16 yr old daughter that is even open to discussing the Greatness of our God. I'll not take up anymore space.
Peace and Love,
Tammy
Marky Mark:
--- Quote ---Because of the way my carnal mind works I assumed that the information gave me a "get out of jail free" card and I could stop feeling guilty about not being good enough.
--- End quote ---
Welcome,and welcome back Tammy :D.
Sure is nice to know that when we think ::) we got it all together, our loving Father makes certain that we don't know what we think we know and then D-R-A-G-S us back into His ways and not leaving us to our own ways, which of course, is, the O-N-L-Y WAY, Truth!
Peace...Mark
Ninny:
Tammy, I'm so glad you are here! You will find that we are all the same here. We are all human, no gods here! No perfection, just a bunch of rag-tag travelers going in the same direction from all different directions in life! We are all in the same boat, we're all in the boat together for better or worse! We love each other here, sometimes we don't agree, but we are of one heart and one mind..So welcome aboard and know that you will find love here and understanding. This is a place of safety for broken hearts and wounded spirits. :D
Kathy ;)
Marlene:
Welcome Tammy! So,glad to hear your story. I too had an instant relief there was no Hell. God had been dragging me before coming in here. I had just overcome a huge sin in my life. But, I could not believe he would forgive me. That, led me to thinking about all the diffrent teachings like Calvinist, Lutheran, Catholic , Fundamental Churches. He had me reading about all of those and others. I sat there that night and told God that this has me confused. Its kind of funny how the verse that God is not the author of confusion came to my mind.
Just, like the night he started to help me over come this sin. The verse that he provides a way out of temptation. Those were about the only Bible verses I could remember. But, he put those thoughts in my mind.
Little did I know, I was going to be showed the Greatest Love Story Ever Told. I had to confess that I never knew him. It still amazes me how he Loves. I really want to learn to Love like that . For sure, I do not have a love that pure. But, I want it.
I am so glad he brought you back and looking forward to getting to hear from you.
In His Love,
Marlene
lauriellen:
welcome tammy,
it is so great to read your story and know how God lead you here....or should i say DRUG you here! God has drug us all here, using similar or different circumstances, but the point is, WE ARE HERE! Sometimes He has to drag us BACK here, as we are only human.....like the hymn:
O to grace how great a debtor, daily i'm constrained to be
let they goodness like a feter bind my wandering heart to thee
prone to wander, Lord, I feel it. Prone to leave the God i love
here's my heart, o take and seal it, seal it for Thy courts above
peace and love,
lauriellen
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