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Rhys 🕊:
--- Quote from: " Shorty " on February 21, 2013, 09:12:13 PM --- I just feel that God has blessed me so abundantly over my life, even with all the hardships -- but I can say that only having come through them.
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Good points there shorty. We often just don't see what God is doing when we go through the hard times and I would pray Lord get me out of this and He does in His time. Got me thinking about this passage.
Rom 5:3 Not only that, but we rejoice in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance,
Rom 5:4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope,
Rom 5:5 and hope does not put us to shame, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who has been given to us.
I find it hard to rejoice at the time as I'm sure most of us do but it's like I get there slowly.
Praise God that our hope we now have in Him will not put us to shame.
God grows us in His way and in His time.
Rhys
Gina:
Indeed. Every man in his own order. God is not the author of confusion. . .
gregorydc:
Dearest brothers and sisters,
With much love and prayers for you all, for your encouragement from God almighty to me, I ask God to bless you all for these many great things. And I ask for many more uplifting comments. I have been inspired greatly, but I have had a looming question on my mind that goes with all of this. (1 Tim 1:20) of whom is Hymenaeus and Alexander; whom I have delivered unto satan that they may learn not to blasphemeI remembered this scripture part way through this thread and wondered if this was concerning me,(not the blasphemy part) have I been given back over to satan to learn something else? Not only that did these two ever learn their lesson and were they allowed to be brought back into the flock? I don't want to be given back to satan, but sometimes this falling away episode seems to me that that is what's happening. That frightens the jeepers out of me. I know I am not to let my heart be troubled, and all is of God, but how is a person to ever not be fearful of falling away and not being excepted by God into His kingdom. My looming marriage (divorce) difficulties, being lonely, l recently seem to have an eye for women, my hip/back going out on me, the usual financial difficulties(mostly annoying, rarely detrimental God always supplies) , I am sure I am not the only one with these type of problems, but it sure does feel like I am alone in my self pity, maybe that is all this is self pity. Could it just be that satan is causing all these feelings to fall on me at the same time? I apologize to everyone for this mess of mass confusion. I have a lot of questions here and if there is someone to unravel this mess and help me out again it would be greatly appreciated.
Rhys 🕊:
Excellent stuff there John. It's an encouragement to me too.
Greg I get days when I feel terrible and the other days when I feel good. It's a necessary thing to go through the experience of evil. Talk about being handed over to Satan feels like my 15 years of demonic attacks. It was like Satan could of his way with me anytime and whatever way he wanted, seriously I would scream at times and I don't know where God was in those times. I don't think anyone gets how bad that was for me except me and the Lord and I still feel rather alone because of it. You mentioned some words there of a verse I have been thinking a lot about lately:
John 14:27 Peace I leave with you; my peace I give to you. Not as the world gives do I give to you. Let not your hearts be troubled, neither let them be afraid.
Boy do I need this like a man dieing of thirst in a desert needs a drink of water. Some days I seem to be there, other days not. I don't have all the answers, just have to take each day as it comes.
Don't apologize for the mess. I think it's good when we share our mess. I do. We need to be there for each other in whatever we can.
Bless you my friend and keep looking to Him the author and perfecter of our faith.
Rhys
dean kevin heyes:
Hi Greg try this:{FAITH IS HOPE OF KNOWING WHAT WILL GIVE YOU FAITH IN WHAT YOU KNOW AND THEREFOR HOPE} understand you allready believe, and believing is what we think it is all that we need, but its not , and neither is it Biblical, GOD in HIS wisdom has allways provided us with irrefutable proof, and those who say they do not need it, are fooling themselfs. You say you love your bretheren, is trust not an act of love ? I asked GOD for proof as I wished to know, as belief was not enough for me ! GOD gave me that proof and more, much more than I could ever have dreamed of ! I am going to share this in my testimony and all it will require is a little faith a little trust and a little digging. and the reward of which is a knowledge that will not allow you to loose faith, the very thought, will not even enter your mind, GOD willing
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