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God where are you?
Grace:
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--- Quote ---I feel cursed and forsaken.
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Hi Daddysgirl,
Hopefully, my previous post did not minimize what you are saying here. I hope I didn't do that because it's not my intent and I can also empathize with you. I have felt many times lately that the same thing was going on with my relationship with the Father. It seems as though nothing came in dribbles but in buckets of rain pouring on my head. I just want to encourage you not to give up. Let God do the work for you and just endure the work being done. I pray you will find peace in the midst of your trials.
--- Quote ---In the spiritual sense, we too can take comfort in knowing that when all is said and done, when we have overcome the trials and tribulations that we are being thrown into, and we look in the mirror and see the person we've become (in comparison with who we were) we will know that God loves us and all He does is for our best interests. We will know that He doesn't forsake us, and that He's with us always, even when we don't feel His Presence.
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This is truly something to hold on to. It's what happens when all is "said and done". Hopefully, you have found some encouragement along the way to help you endure whatever trials you are going through.
Grace
Kat:
Hi Mattie,
Yes life can throw some really hard knocks. I pray that God will strenghten you so you can be strong in your trials.
Grace I think you made a very good point about how a positive attitude can make a difference. Here is a section from the article "Praying By God's Rules' that may be what you were referring to.
http://bible-truths.com/praying.htm ----------
SO WHAT SHOULD WE PRAY FOR?
Anything you desire that accords with God’s will, and accords with "what must be." God had met my physical needs of food, clothing, shelter, and transportation. What I pray about are qualities godliness—love, faith, courage, knowledge & understanding, wisdom, patience, self-control, thankfulness. I am a firm believer that if we think about the right things; we will then pray about the right things. I pray all day about everything and anything that is strongly on my mind. Why shouldn’t we, seeing that God is our Father and Jesus is our Saviour and Elder Brother. God wants to hear from us. Talk to your God. Anything important enough for you to think about or be concerned about is worthy of talking with God about.
Periodically I thank God for everything I have—I mean everything. Including the many things that most people take for granted. You have heard of counting sheep to fall asleep? Well I fall asleep many nights thanking God for all of my blessings. I start where I am—on my comfortable mattress and pillow, next to my wife, in an air-conditioned room.
You heard me right, I start by tanking God for my pillow and my comfortable bed. How many people in the history of the world have ever had a bed as comfortable as mine? Not even one percent. I thank God for my wife lying next to me. I thank God for my children. I thank God for our great little feline companions. I thank God for air conditioning in the summer and central heating in the winter. I thank God for our home, my office, our large living room for Bible Studies, our television that enables me to see the major news events of the world instantly, and documentaries (I watch a fair amount of the Science Channel, National Geographic, the History Channel, etc.).
I thank God especially for our refrigerator. Do you have any idea how much kings and queens of the past would have given for a refrigerator? And add to that, a plethora of fresh fruits, vegetables, juices, and ice cold water. I never take my refrigerator or all that is in it, for granted. I thank God for indoor plumbing. Most of the world does not have indoor plumbing or even good drinking water. How many in the world drink warm, muddy water? How blessed we are.
I thank God for all of my friends, and all those coming to our Conferences, and for all who read bible-truths.com and participate in our Discussion Forum. I thank God for the Truths that He has given me to share with all these people. I thank God for the miracles of electronic email (which takes up a great deal of my life).
I thank God that I don’t need to live in a war zone, for the protection of our civil authorities, and for emergency services.
I thank God for being such a great and loving God and for giving us the secrets of His plan and purpose, His kingdom, and our eternal destiny with Him. I thank God for His Word. I even thank God for our tribulations and ask only that He gives us the strength to endure and the spiritual understanding to see the purpose and value in all God does. There is so much to be thankful for, and God wants us to be thankful. Notice how little it took for Paul to be content with God’s dealing with him: "And having food and raiment let us be therewith content" (I Tim. 6:08).
Anyway, I often pray myself to sleep just giving God thanks for my many blessings. Here is one of my favorite Scriptures, and it just happens to be on proper prayer and meditation:
"Be rejoicing in the Lord always! Again, I will declare, be rejoicing! Let your lenience be known to all men: The Lord is near. DO NOT WORRY ABOUT ANYTHING, but in everything, by prayer and petition, WITH THANKSGIVING, let your requests be made known to God, and the peace of God, that is superior to every frame of mind, shall be garrisoning your hearts and your apprehensions in Christ Jesus.
For the rest, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is grave, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is agreeable, whatever is renowned—if there be any virtue, and if any applause, be taking these into account. What you learned also, and accepted and hear and perceived in me, these be putting into practice, and the God of peace will be with you" (Phil. 4-9, Concordant Literal N.T.).
Ah, yes, "the God of peace will be with you." What more do we want? Really: what more do we want? I can swap war stories regarding my past life with the best of you, but to now know that "the God of peace will be with you" is the thing that makes it all worth it. Don’t hesitate to thank God for your trials and tribulations and persecutions—they are qualifying you for the incorruptible and immortal Kingdom of God. Answered prayer is a major proof that God exists and that God loves. Obey God’s rules governing prayer, and you too will begin to experience God’s intervention into your life. And finally, the second shortest verse in the Bible:
"Pray without ceasing" (I Thes. 5:17)!
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mercy, peace and love
Kat
Grace:
That's the one Kat! Thank you so much! I don't know how you do it but you do!
Grace
Joel:
Hi Matty :)
I'm not much of a talker either.
We as human beings are similar to a candle or a lamp, we all need trimming so we can burn brighter and produce more light. During the trimming process we aren't giving off any light. Hope and pray you can see the similarities.
Psalms 18:27-28
For thou wilt save the afflicted people; but wilt bring down high looks.
For thou wilt light my candle: the Lord my God will enligthen my darkness.
Rest assured, you can take that to the bank!
Joel
jingle52:
Matty, I hope and pray that you have found comfort in all the responses as I have had. I'm also going through a bad time and will trust in the Lord's Will.
Blessings.
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