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Beloved:
Great thread, it is so important that we see as we really are...thank God that Jesus has opened our eys. Those who read the next scripture do not see it or believe it...except in the physical.
Exo 4:11 Yahweh said to him: Who make the mouth for a human or Who is making one mute or deaf or with eye unclosed or blind? Is it not I, Yahweh?
Yes Joe God certainly has terrible things in store for some
Zep 1:17 And I cause distress for humanity, and they go as the blind, for against Yahweh they sin. And their blood shall be poured out as soil, and their intestines as ordure."
We cannot take any of what we have been blessed with for granted less we too stumble
(Joh 9:39 WNT) "I came into this world," said Jesus, "to judge men, that those who do not see may see, and that those who do see may become blind."
(Joh 9:40 WNT) These words were heard by those of the Pharisees who were present, and they asked Him, "Are *we* also blind?"
(Joh 9:41 WNT) "If you were blind," answered Jesus, "you would have no sin; but as a matter of fact you boast that you see. So your sin remains!"
I agree MG with your prayer to be kept until the end. Oh it has been a long hard journey, but oh the peace and joy even now.
Beloved.
chav:
Hi
This is a very interesting thread , but isn't there a danger that we can become overly passive,by just accepting the fact that everything that happens in our life is from God (which it is of course) and being unable to change anything.
I have a number of issues in my life that perturb and worry me and I would like to see them changed , but perhaps I shouldn't bother to try to do anything about them because God is probably using them to shape and correct me, and any attempt on my part to change them would perhaps be relying on my own abilities or resisting the will of God.
Taking it to the extreme (I'm being very stupid here) if God allows sickness into our lives , should we go to the doctor ? No sensible person apart from some christians maybe would consider that as a reasonable position to adopt.
So how do we balance being accepting of what God allows in our life, without becoming overly passive and inactive.
Dave
Kat:
Hi Dave,
--- Quote ---So how do we balance being accepting of what God allows in our life, without becoming overly passive and inactive.
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I can see the point you are making.
We should always strive to do the best we can do in every situation, but if good things are accomplished, it is only by the grace of God.
Each and every one of us are doing and carrying out our own lives, of which we are accountable. But it is all according to His will, some vessels of honor, some vessels of dishonor. We should always be striving to be the vessels of honor. Praying is a key element for sure.
Paul speaks of how we should be living as believers.
Phi 2:12 Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling;
Phi 2:13 for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure.
Phi 2:14 Do all things without complaining and disputing,
Phi 2:15 that you may become blameless and harmless, children of God without fault in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, among whom you shine as lights in the world,
Col 1:10 that you may walk worthy of the Lord, fully pleasing Him, being fruitful in every good work and increasing in the knowledge of God;
Col 1:11 strengthened with all might, according to His glorious power, for all patience and longsuffering with joy;
Col 1:12 giving thanks to the Father who has qualified us to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in the light.
mercy, peace and love
Kat
chav:
Thanks Kat
That has made things a bit clearer now
Dave UK
dessa:
This thought occurred to me: Our will is not free but we do have choices. God permits us to choose and when my choice is not a spiritual choice God uses it His way. And God's ways are not our ways. I need to believe that we can thwart God's plan temporally. That I am not a robot. dessa
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