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Help with 1Cor.7:13
hammerandnails:
Thanks, Walt for your kind words.
I know that yesterday I was winning, and had some anger too. :-[
But I learned that all the dirt has to come out somehow.
Walt, I wish that I had the luxury of having loving people around me.
When you stand for Christ you stand ALONE!!!
That is my heaviest burden. He alone had eliminated everybody out of my life.
One by one they left. There in not ONE who understands.
I am NOT sorry for what I had to endure.
I made a statement a while ago, that if all this suffering was necessary for me to
be touched by God, so be it!!!!!!! If I have to go through it again just to know Him, I'LL DO IT!!! I still stand by that statement!!!! ;D
He is worth it!!!
It is required of me that I must pay a price for worshiping the King.
In 1Chr.21:22-25:
" Then David said to Or'nan, Grant me the place of this THRESHINGFLOOR,
that I may build an ALTAR therein to the Lord: YOU SHALL GRANT IT ME FOR THE
FULL PRICE: that the plague may be stayed from the people.
"And Or'nan said to David, Take it to you, and let my lord the king do that which is good
IN HIS EYES: lo, I give you the oxen also for the BURNED OFFERINGS, and the
THRESHING INSTRUMENTS for wood, and the wheat for the meat offerings:
I GIVE IT ALL."
" And king David said to Or'nan, Nay; BUT I WILL VERILY BUY IT FOR THE FULL PRICE:
FOR I WILL NOT TAKE THAT WHICH IS YOURS FOR THE LORD, nor offer burned offerings
without a COST."
"And David gave to Or'nan for the place SIX HUNDRED shekels of GOLD by weight"
What you see in the very next verse that David built an altar and THE FIRE OF THE LORD FELL ON THE OFFERING!!!! ;D ;D ;D
That's how I know that He accepted my sacrifice because the fire fell!!
I shared my story in part for the edification and comfort of those that are in need of it.
And probably in the process, I made a fool out of myself.
But if we are truly brothers, we will bear eachother folly, for the sake of Christ.
I am grateful to you all
Grace and peace
Ariel
Marlene:
Ariel, My heart goes out to you. I am fairly new here, but I believe what Ray teaches and feel I was let out of prison.
You have been through so much. Now, I am sure he only gives us what we can handle. I have been through much, but nothing like you have. I have many health problems, but with the grace of God I endure. Dear, you humble me. You have not made a fool of yourself. I dated a young man when I was young who was addicted to drugs. I could not stay with him. I did not know how to deal with that. Besides, he basically took my love and jumped all over it. I have been blessed with a husband of 29 years who has helped me to heal.
I found out two years ago that , the Lord turned the man I dated years ago life around. He came from a good family. He was never abused. But, I know he started to travel all over USA to help people who fall into drug addiction and tell them about the Lord. He was in Babylons teachings then, but right before he died he had changed his believes, but not about God. I have no way of knowing if he found the truth, but God gives me a feeling he did. For all the pain he gave me I am glad God had us meet. The last time we spoke which had been around 31 years He did say he was sorry and he hoped to someday love like me. I knew then He did not know how to love. I know now he found someone who loved him unconditionally.
I wish I could give you advice about your husband. All, I can say keep him in prayer. You are very humble and dont want to be a hypocrite now and that is where I am at. We are no better then anyone. God knows and chooses our paths and what it takes to bring us to him. Praise His Holy Name I will keep you in my prayers.
In His Love,
Marlene
hammerandnails:
Marlene,
you are such a beautiful person!!
Thank you for your kindness and understanding!
Is so comforting to know that you have someone to share your troubles
with, and relates with what you are going through.
Thank you again to you and to everyone.
Remember, we don't become overcomers by overcoming a flat tire.
We are more than conquerors in Christ Jesus!!!!
Grace and peace,
Ariel
daywalker:
--- Quote from: hammerandnails on November 05, 2008, 02:12:02 PM ---Dear Christopher,
Yes, it helped.
I am trying very hard to be a humble wife.
Since I don't have a job, I keep my house tidy, always food on the table when he comes
from work.
Whatever he ask of me I do to the best of my ability.
I used to be a control freak, but no longer.
I put my head down and agree with whatever he says, even if I know is wrong.
He likes to contradict a lot, and he will bring home pages of printed "bible contradictions"
for me to explain.
He labors to make me miserable.
Don't get me wrong, I respect my husband, he is a honest man.
He never cheated on me, he works hard at home and at work,
he is an outstanding member of society.
By all human standards, he is great!!
I appreciate him, and I try hard to honor him.
But is very hard when he thinks that everybody is stupid, including myself,
and laughs at everybody's problems.
One night, our neighbor came to our door to begged us to call 911 because someone had tried
to break into her house, and her phone was dead.
He slammed the door on her face because how dare her to wake him up.
I pray for him every day!!
But how long Lord? How long??
Love you all
Ariel
--- End quote ---
Hello again, Ariel
I'm sorry to hear about your struggles, and you are in my prayers.
Though I can't say I understand everything you're going through, I can relate to how you're feeling.
I know, for myself, over the past several months since I first discovered Ray's teachings, I have gone through a ton of changes in my personality, character, and many other aspects of my being. I am seeing things very differently. Like when someone does or says something wrong to another person, I can feel it, and it hurts me. When I do or say wrong things, it eats me up inside.
I believe that GOD is slowly showing us how to see that world through His eyes, and it can be extremely painful, even confusing. I find myself asking GOD all the time, when? When will it all end? When will He end the pain and suffering? Is it really all necessary? Seeing the world through GOD'S eyes is beyond human understanding and comprehension, and I believe that's why we react the way we do.
I have shared quite a bit of what I've been learning with my wife, and although she basically agrees, I can tell that she doesn't yet "get it". She likes to say things like "well that wasn't very Christian", or "Would Ray approve of that?" As if I put myself on a pedestal .. She gets the "no free will" thing logically, but she doesn't fully comprehend.
I am far from perfect, I'll be the first to admit that. But the one thing that feel that I've always been good at is not treating others like they are inferior, and not judging people for the way they act. I've always tried to live by Jesus' words "why do you look at the speck in your brother's eye, when you have a log in your own eye..." and my friends & family appreciate that. They know they can tell me anything, without the fear of me tearing them down, or condemning them in any way, or looking at them like they're evil or something. So when my wife says things like "Well that wasn't very Christian", it hurts because she knows I don't even pretend to be better than anyone else.
GOD uses other people in our lives to mold us into the person He wants us to be. Likewise, He uses us in other people's lives. The hardest thing to do, is to just trust in what He is doing. But this is what we must do ... as Paul said "Don't worry about anything".
I pray that GOD will comfort you, and grant you more wisdom to understand what He is doing in your life.
Your friend and brother,
Christopher.
hammerandnails:
Dear Christopher,
Thank you so much for sharing.
That's exactly how I feel when he makes the " that's not christian" remarks.
I too am faaaaaar from perfect. I have moments when God showed me that he is actually better than me!!
You know what helped me the most from your posts?
The scripture that you gave me "...how He is so are we in this world."
That spoke directly to my spirit.
I think that that was exactly what I was looking for!!
Thank you again for taking the time to post.
Thank you for praying for me.
I will do the same.
Boy, I got to find a note book to write down all the names of people that I got to pray for!!
I hate to say that I will pray for you and I wont, like I used to do in Babylon.
Trust me brother, I've changed.
When I say I pray, I'll pray!! I FEAR HIM AS MUCH AS I LOVE HIM!!!
Many blessings to you and your wife.
Thanks to everybody who posted, and thank you for edification.
May the LORD bless you richly,
Ariel
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