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Jeff:
Thank you Renee, Dave, Neo, Extol, Kat, Arion, Walt123, and Dennis.

I appreciate all that you wrote and will take it to heart.

repottinger:
Dear Jeff,
Welcome back to the forum. I’m very sorry about all of these terrible trials that you’re having to endure, and will be sure to keep you in my prayers as you search for God’s will in your life.
The only thing that I can add to all of the wonderful, helpful, and inspiring comments and verses that you’ve already received is a few verses, the first group of which show (as Ray pointed out so many times) that ALL (including evil and difficult experiences such as those you’re going through) is of God, and the second of which show that EVERYTHING (including Christ’s sacrifice for all of us) was planned by God “before the foundation of the world.” I realize that, as Dennis and others on the forum (I’m sure) have pointed out, when we’re having these experiences, it’s so difficult to really internalize these verses into our hearts and minds, but hopefully reading them might help you to realize to some extent the grandeur of God’s plan for all of us and how insignificant the “sufferings of this present time” are by comparison.
Your brother in Christ,
Randy   

First set of verses:
Romans 11:36, AKJV
36 For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.
I Corinthians 8:6, AKJV
6 but to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.
I Corinthians 11:12, AKJV
12 For as the woman is of the man, even so is the man also by the woman; but all things of God.
II Corinthians 5:18, AKJV
18 And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation;
Ephesians 1:11, AKJV
11 in whom also we have obtained an inheritance, being predestinated according to the purpose of him who worketh all things after the counsel of his own will:
Hebrews 2:10-11, AKJV
10 For it became him, for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings. 11 For both he that sanctifieth and they who are sanctified are all of one: for which cause he is not ashamed to call them brethren,

Second set of verses: 
Ephesians 1:3-4, AKJV 
3 Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who hath blessed us with all spiritual blessings in heavenly places in Christ: 4 according as he hath chosen us in him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and without blame before him in love:
I Peter 1:18-20, AKJV
18 forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold, from your vain conversation received by tradition from your fathers; 19 but with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot: 20 who verily was foreordained before the foundation of the world, but was manifest in these last times for you,
Revelation 13:8, AKJV
8 And all that dwell upon the earth shall worship him, whose names are not written in the book of life of the Lamb slain from the foundation of the world.

Kat:

--- Quote from: Jeff on August 25, 2015, 07:27:56 PM ---John,

Maybe I'm confused and you can set me straight.  This is the "Prayer Requests" part of the forum?

Your link to Ray's paper on "Praying" is something I read for the 4th or 5th time, most recently, 2 days before I posted my request for "prayer" in the "Prayer Requests" section of the forum. In fact, that paper is what prompted me to come here.

If you aren't engaged enough to actually write something relevant, why bother?  I'm sure you have better things to do.

Wow.
--- End quote ---

You're exactly right Jeff, this is what this board is for. We need the interaction with other believers, and certainly as brothers and sisters we can pray for one another, even Paul asked for prayers from other believers.

Heb 13:18  Pray for us; for we are confident that we have a good conscience, in all things desiring to live honorably.

1Th 5:25  Brethren, pray for us.

You should come to the forum and join in the discussions as much as you can, it's another way to keep tuned into the spirit and away from worldly matters. I think it can become a good habit to focus your thinking on spiritual things and just don't let, or quickly remove other things that interrupt and try to drag our thoughts back into the world.

Php 4:6  Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;
v. 7  and the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.
v. 8  Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy—meditate on these things.

mercy, peace and love
Kat

Jeff:
Thanks Kat and repottinger,

I find so much encouragement in the verses you've shared.  I think that maybe (as Dave pointed out) in some sense, out of desperation, I'm trying to control what God may want to give to me (good luck with that, right?)  It wasn't my intent, but every day, I find that the more I understand, the more I realize how little I really do understand.

It's true, as John pointed out, that in asking for restoration of a relationship with someone whom I dearly loved, I'm probably being self-absorbed.  It limits the possibilities and that's just foolish.

God, through Ray's work, catapulted me into a place I could never have imagined (I miss him so much).  The time he spent praying for understanding, benefits everyone of us, in a way that only God is able to accomplish.

I appreciate the compassion from you, I know that my life is a vapor, and God loves that person that I'll someday become, through, and out of Him. 

I only want God's will and will focus on that.  I do mean that.

Your brother in Christ,
Jeff

Joel:
I do understand where you are coming from Jeff.
I pray God will restore, and strengthen you during this trial.

Joel

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