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kweli:
Thank you all for your responses. As you can imagine, letting go of our addictions and afflictions (thanks for that phazel) isnt any easy. That old "what you perceive you can achieve" sermon had been stamped into my brain so deeply that sometimes oen becomes presumptuous (very maturely put Bradigans).


--- Quote from: Kat on January 09, 2008, 08:59:29 AM ---Hi kweli,
It sounds like you are saying, if you have enough faith you should be able to direct God's will  ???

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Now that I look at it like that, I feel ashamed.  :'( I hope God has forgiven me for that as I shall repent of it.


--- Quote from: M.G. on January 09, 2008, 12:07:37 PM ---I've learned through much suffering that my faith is in Christ regardless of outward circumstances. I've learned that God is just, faithful, merciful, loving, forgiving, kind, and sovereign. I've learned that he will drag me away from anything that stands between us, which has included home, money, relationships, children, parents, family, friends, false teachings, self sufficiency, self reliance, etc..

My son now has 10 months clean and sober.  I do not know what will happen. I do not know if it's in God's plan for my son to live or die, but I do know that God is just, faithful, merciful, loving, forgiving, kind, and sovereign. I also know that there is still much I need to learn and I  still have little faith when faced with an unknown future and life and death situations with my son. I have little faith when it comes to watching my grandchildren suffer with daily chronic migraine headaches. I find comfort knowing that God is in charge of all of it.

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I'm sorry to learn of this M.G. It is a great comfort though to know that the One in charge will work this out for the good. Takes a lot to get to that level of acknowledgement and submission.

Now it is clearer why man is the beast and why so many ('christians' actually) attack Ray & BT. It's not necessarily that they are against God/Truth. They are against losing themselves, losing authority. You definitely wont learn this in Sunday school. Thank God for this haven.


--- Quote from: Little Joe on January 09, 2008, 12:00:19 PM ---It truly is all about Him, and not about us.  Once we realize this, it will remove a great burden.

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What more can I say? I'm probably not going to ask questions from now on because most, if not all of them could be answered by what Little Joe pointed out. Thank you all. Thank God for you. Thank God for God.

Seeking His Glory,
Kweli

Craig:

--- Quote ---Now it is clearer why man is the beast and why so many ('christians' actually) attack Ray & BT. It's not necessarily that they are against God/Truth. They are against losing themselves, losing authority. You definitely wont learn this in Sunday school. Thank God for this haven.
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WOW Kweli, I have been struggling lately, with why we have such a hard time moderating this forum and why in the past and I'm sure, present and future we have members working to undermine the authority and rules of membership here.  I think your observation is spot on.  Non of us want to cede authority to our own carnal desires/self.  It is a daily struggle.

Blessings
Craig

hillsbororiver:
Hi kweli,

I am in agreement with Craig, yours was a very insightful post.

His Peace and Wisdom to you Brother,

Joe

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