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YellowStone:
Hi Arcturus :)
This is wonderful. You wrote: Obedience belongs to a broken heart that is healed by the Lord. Just like only a broken horse can win a race!
Your analogy is perfect. There can be only one horse that wins, but even the ones that do not, run in such "a way as to get the prize" for they do not run wild endangering themselves, their rider or others. This fits so well with the words of Paul.
1Cr 9:24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize.
Thanks for sharing :)
Love in Christ,
Darren
Deborah-Leigh:
Darren
....for they do not run wild endangering themselves, their rider or others. This is a subtle observation of yours indeed!
As it comes to mind, this is the definition of maturity as I recall reading what Ray said somewhere too!
Good one!
Peace be to you
Arc :)
lilitalienboi16:
--- Quote from: indianabob on June 30, 2007, 10:05:27 AM ---Hate, anger, murder.
Friend Alex,
Your situation is not that unusual. As you have read, most of us have lived through similar events.
If I may, with sincere regard for your feelings, let me explore this condition a little.
As children of God, we are to obey the law of love. The problem that comes from knowing that is that we often expect others, our friends, our family to see the need to obey God's law also. They won't. They can't! God is working with you and me and not with the world at this time.
If you think back, wasn't your anger a result of your own selfish desire? Didn't you want those around you to give up their own desires to please you? "But I love her and we had a good relationship two years ago and she was happy with me", or so it seemed.
We all have to realize that true love cannot be demanded. If it isn't a gift, it's not real. There is no fifty fifty relationship. In a marriage, each individual needs to give their best no matter what the other person gives. Each person gives 100%, NO MATTER what the other gives in return. Our task as friends of God and examples to the world is to ALWAYS give our best, expecting NOTHING in return. NOTHING!!!
Lots of married men give their wives all they have to offer and get nothing in return. (I'll let the women explain their side of it themselves.) When I say they get nothing in return I mean no love, no affection, no respect and so forth. Yes, the wife may give grudgingly what she believes is her obligation, but that kind of giving "is as filthy rags", because it is not from the heart and the man knows that it is grudging.
God gives us many examples of obligation in the Old Covenant, but today with God's spirit working in us our giving and our love needs to be genuine and free of obligation.
One of the things you and I can do to avoid anger and hate is to seek the cause for it. It is good to control our passion so that it doesn't bubble over when FEEL that we are slighted by others, but it is much better and more loving to give up having our own way in our relationships with others. The term used for this attitude in the Bible in many instances is MEEKNESS. Not weakness, but humility with the approach of seeing others, all others, as BETTER than ourselves.
There are many examples of strong men, great leaders in the Bible who were meek and teachable, not thinking too highly of themselves. These are examples we can follow as we grow in grace and knowledge and become Christlike in our dealings with all people.
Alex, if my remarks seem a little tough it is not intended to offend, but I noted that many others wrote words of tender concern and I was just adding a little from my own history of selfish anger.
With Christian love, Bob
--- End quote ---
Thank you bob, your wisdom was much appreciated. I do see the selfish beast within, but am unable to controle him =[
lilitalienboi16:
Well to update you on my condition;
I had a boxer'sfracture. Or whatever its called. The bone between the knuckly on my pinky and the wriste was broken. The doctor broke it back into place without any anestetics [sp?] and it hurt like 'hell!' lol I have to wear this brace around my hand for 1 month.
I apoligized to jacqueline finaly, and thats that. Lord willing i can learn from all this, i think i have. I hope i can learn to better controle my anger THROUGH CHRIST, whom is my strength i pray!
Thank you all for your wisdom and kind words of encouragement.
Love in Him,
Alex
gmik:
Alex, I am so sorry you had to go thru that!!!
Maybe better times are ahead! I pray so!!
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