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Sue Creamer:
Sorin,
You are called of God, you are worthy in God's eyes, you are not your own but belong to God. We humans don't have a choice in anything about ourselves!!! God has called and preordained YOU to be who you are whether to honor or not to honor, and to experience the things in this life you have, because of his plan for you and all of humanity.
I am sure that all of us here in this forum at one time or other have felt the same feelings you are now..after all, we all have murdered, stole, lied, lusted and hated God...!!! NONE of us have escaped. Be encouraged that YOU are unique, there is only one Sorin, and no matter what manner of human you are, or have been, God has planned a wonderful ending to YOUR physical life. How awesome is our God to create us human carnal flesh, then he creates perfection in us through his spirit and eventually GIVES us ETERNAL life with him....!!!
God takes responsibility for what he made you in the flesh, don't worry about the physical, it passes...it is your spirit he will perfect...one way or another. This wretched person you think you are now is the way he will do that... !! God is worthy of praise!!!! By the way, all of us here are in the same boat with you...!!!! Be encouraged.
Ward:
Sorin:
Hello from a fellow 'Vessel Of Dishonour.' I feel exactly the same way as you expressed. I'm not sure about being, 'kind of difficult to "Praise God' though. Mainly, I feel frustrated... I do believe that it will be worth it. My existence, I mean. But, I've prayed many times these words in prayer. 'Father, would you please just allow me not to exist anymore? In this age and the next?' I know that many people may feel that I should not pray such a prayer. Or at least not actually pray it when I feel it. To them I respond with this... I will not lie to God about this. He knows exactly what I am feeling whether I pray it or not.
So Sorin... I have no words of encouragement for you. I'm sorry... But you are not alone. If you do come to some knowledge on this, please share it... I need it too.
\/\/ard
okjohnson:
Hebrews 12:8 But if ye be without chastisement, whereof all are partakers, then are ye ********, and not sons.
Leviticus 26:28 Then I will walk contrary unto you also in fury; and I, even I, will chastise you seven times for your sins.
Revelation 3:19 As many as I love, I rebuke and chasten: be zealous therefore, and repent.
Kat:
These are some pretty hard words from Paul, but they do explain what is happening if you are trying to be apart of the world and love God at the same time. It doesn't work like that, because; "No one can serve two masters; for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You cannot serve God and wealth. (Mat 6:24)
Jam 4:1 What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don't they come from your desires that battle within you?
v. 2 You want something but don't get it. You kill and covet, but you cannot have what you want. You quarrel and fight. You do not have, because you do not ask God.
v. 3 When you ask, you do not receive, because you ask with wrong motives, that you may spend what you get on your pleasures.
v. 4 You adulterous people, don't you know that friendship with the world is hatred toward God? Anyone who chooses to be a friend of the world becomes an enemy of God.
v. 5 Or do you think Scripture says without reason that the spirit he caused to live in us envies intensely?
v. 6 But he gives us more grace. That is why Scripture says: "God opposes the proud but gives grace to the humble."
v. 7 Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you.
v. 8 Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
What to Do?
Mat 6:33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness; and all these things shall be added to you.
mercy, peace, and love
Kat
jackson:
Sorin, thank you so much for this post. I've been swimming in a pool of self obsorbtion myself the past couple of days. Ya know fealing sorry for myself and the circumstances I'm finding myself in. IT'S JUST NOT FAIR!!!
Well thanks to you and all the post here I've come to realize that this little pity party I'm throwing needs to come to an end. In the long run it's really nothing to consume myself with; this situation still hurts and I'm really not liking it; and I've told God as much. But my suffering is but a pin prick in comparison to my Saviors. How juvenile of me to even for a second think I deserve anything more than what I've already been so graciously given
Jackson
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