Hi Deborah,
Galatians. 5:22,23 " But the fruit of the spirit is love, joy, peace, LONGSUFFERING, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, SELF CONTROL, against such things there is no law." (Highlighted traits relate especially to Samson's training). By the way, where do you want me to begin, God's got plenty of Work to perform in Samson's spiritual character,
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Romans. 12:(17-21) indeed, not necessarily returning "Evil for Evil," in action or words, but certainly in thoughts, the desire to take avenge, a struggle in ones thoughts, not having the patience to wait on God to right the wrong received is presently before me. Now, a current Life's example written in the next Paragraph.
Last July 2010, My Ex-Wife called to inform me that My oldest Daughter, She's almost twenty, will no longer be attending College and I should proceed to take steps to terminate the Child Support Order and have Her emancipated. I called the Family Division in order inquire about the necessary steps to be taken in order to proceed. I was told to either prepare a Consent Letter, to be signed by both parties, witnessed, sealed and signed by a Notary or File a Motion with the Court for Termination of said Order. I elected to present a consent Form, proceeded to do so and received a response that it was prepared wrong, etc. Each signature had to be notarized individually and separately. I explained that I wasn't told that and that I'm getting conflicting explanations on how to proceed. Eventually, I even took my Daughter down there with thorough identification, including Her Birth Certificate to have Her emancipate Herself, remember She's almost twenty, at eighteen a person is considered an Adult. They told me, it can't be done this way. So, they gave me a File a Motion Packet for me to fill out, etc, etc, etc. Finally, after figuring who gets copies of What, Who gets Copies Certified, the time frame, I finally filed this Motion this past Monday. Keep in mind, this Motion packet contains 12 pages, costs $30.00 to process, plus the cost of certified copies. Since July, I've actually had to take a break from this endeavor, due to the stress involved. Read, the bottom line in all of this below.
In the U.S. there's an epidemic of Men who don't pay their Child Support. They either end up in Jail, move away to States that are very lenient or move away, so as not to be found. I know of a Relative that owed over $100,000.00 in Child Support Arrears and a local jurisdiction told Him, He didn't have to pay anymore, because all the Children were over 30 years old. They told His Ex-Wife, to just get over it. Boy, do I despise Double Standards. Here I am, paying like I'm supposed all these years for Two Daughters(the others Sixteen) and I'm getting these games and all this grief from the Warren County Family Division. That's where Romans. 12:(17-21) enters the equation. To be honest, I ain't too thrilled with the instructions at Romans. 13:(1-5) either.
Now, I know that some of might respond with this: James. 1:2-4 " Consider it all joy, my brothers, when you meet with various trials, knowing as you do that this tested faith works out endurance, But let your endurance have it's work complete, that you may be complete and sound in all respects, not lacking in anything." Comment: Ain't no Joy when going through it, but only after the fact. None of us enjoy these trials while going through them, only after the fact. I guess that " A World dominated by Double Standards" is a World of learning Contrasts, the Good and the Evil. I'm a learning, but it ain't pleasant.
Great Thread Deb, Samson.