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What is my purpose?
OBrenda:
Hi Jakfr0s,
Your profound question is what we are all here asking.
Why are we all here, in this forum asking...What is my purpose?
I can answer only for myself; I am here to unlearn the lies.
I still don't know,...what I don't know!
Your Comment: I don't know if I can even trust any of you to help me considering the way you all treat each other sometimes.
Yeah I know be with like minded people, but what else? I assure you I dont feel like minded with you. Im so lost.
That is so stunningly honest a comment, I hope it gives all some self reflection. I also have had a raised eyebrow, with some of the strife here only having posted here for a few months. There are certainly many different personalities and styles expressed here. Some have left their fishing nets on the shore, Others still carry their six shooter every where they go.
Having said that,...All are precious to God, all will some days suffer humility & chastisement, and on another day will be great comfort and encouragement. Only in God do we find nothing lacking. I think it reveals more about the character of a person to handle differences directly with grace, than to avoid the issue.
We are like minded only in that we have heard God call Us and our spirit witnesses to Us the Truth taught here (at BT). I certainly hope to learn from you, all that God wants to teach me through your fellowship here. I'm already impressed by your honesty!
To answer your question, I think our ultimate purpose is to Learn to Love one Another!
Your Sister in Christ,
Brenda
EKnight:
To answer your question, I think our ultimate purpose is to learn to Love one Another,
I think what Brenda said (above) is right on. On the subject of fellowship, I too have noticed a lack of tolerance on the forum at times. But like Krista said, we are all just in different places on the journey to the same place.
Back to loving one another--I've heard it said before and I have come to believe that, to Love thy neighbor (that is everyone, friend and foe), is the final achievement. "And the greatest of these is Love". To be able to love thy neighbor pretty much covers all the commandments.
43 "You have heard that it was said, 'You shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.'
44 But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you,
45 so that you may be sons of your Father who is in heaven. For he makes his sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust.
46 For if you love those who love you, what reward do you have? Do not even the tax collectors do the same?
47 And if you greet only your brothers, what more are you doing than others? Do not even the Gentiles do the same?
48 You therefore must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
In other words, it's easy to love the people you get along with (or like-minded) so where is the righteousness in that? No one here has the right to condemn, we've all been there and to some extent, still are coming into the truth. That's everyone here. And we all know and should bear that fact in mind every time we post.
As for your purpose? I have not a clue but it has been rewarding enough for me just knowing that God put me here as a part of his plan. I don't really need to know what my purpose is, it's enough for me to know that I have a purpose.
So jak, I hope you give BT a chance. I know I have found so many truly caring people here and that far outweighs the occasional derogatory posts.
Eileen
Samarnon:
What is my purpose?
All I can say is that my purpose why God has created me is to live my life as it is, being He who led our every step. Whatever things we've said, done and thought of all throughout our lives, is what God has purposed us to be. Nothing more and nothing less. That's how I understand this thing called God-given "life".
Jeremiah 10:23 O LORD, I know that the way of man is not in himself: it is not in man that walketh to direct his steps.
Proverbs 16:9 A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.
I'm sorry for my grammar. English language is not my first language so please bear with me.
jakfr0s:
Thank you all for your responses, it warmed my heart. I was afraid I might have said the wrong things after posting and I was actually afraid of coming back to read the responses. But you all made my day with your understanding and I truly appreciate it. Please pray for God's will to be done in my life. I will continue praying for the same for you all. Thank you for your time.
George D.
Roy Monis:
--- Quote from: jakfr0s on July 18, 2008, 04:51:26 PM --- Thank you all for your responses, it warmed my heart. I was afraid I might have said the wrong things after posting and I was actually afraid of coming back to read the responses. But you all made my day with your understanding and I truly appreciate it. Please pray for God's will to be done in my life. I will continue praying for the same for you all. Thank you for your time.
George D.
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Hi! Jak
Brother take it from me you have said nothing that you should be ashamed of or that was wrong, on the contrary you should hold your head high because you have spoken the truth and the truth hurts and I am fully aware of that because I am hurting under it, my head hangs low being one of the guilty ones who was lured into an unseemly confrontation. I sincerely apologize to you for my inexcusable behaviour which no doubt added to rather than alleviated your present dilemma. And on the basis of this revelation I am sure it has caused concern for many more on this forum.
You are truly blessed brother as are many more on this forum to be in such a favourable position as to be able to keep the beast within under strict control. In the light of this ignorance on my part I offer my apologies to all whom I may have offended and seek their prayers for God to make me a better person.
I thank you brother for bringing this flaw in my character to my notice and I will be correcting it so as not to offend anymore.
You can now see working proof of what God is silently doing in you and quite unknown to you. Despite all that you have said I am witness to the work He is working in you. You are blessed so take heart and remember the story of Joseph: "And we know that God causes all things to work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose. For those whom He foreknew, He also predestined to become conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brethren; and these whom He predestined, He also called; and these whom He called, He also justified; and these whom He justified, He also glorified. What then shall we say to these things? If God is for us, who is against us?" (Rom. 8:28-31).
Your humbled brother in our joint walk in Christ.
Love in Christ Jesus.
Roy UK
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