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Marlene:
Martinez, I will keep you in my prayers. I have had horrible days. Sometimes, you wonder why you get up. But, God will help things to work out. He could give you something you really like to do.

Have you ever thought of trying to get something that is not so hard on your body. I have lots of hip problems and spinal problems and had to apply for my disability. I don't know what kind of things you are trained to do, but I am sure there is something you are good at.

I don't know a whole lot about your life where you live and it makes me sad you are away from your family.

In His Love,
Marlene

Martinez:

--- Quote from: musicman on November 11, 2008, 07:54:48 AM ---I truly sympathise with your situation.  Life can be so unfair.  And you're right.  It really stinks that you have gone through this your entire life.  But be glad that you know truths of God that very few people know.  Personally, I don't know how I got through my earlier years not knowing what I know now.  I too, have felt that I was dealt the short stick in life.  I seem to learn everything the hard way.  It takes me more time to catch on to things than those around me.  And now I keep forgetting where I put things.  This isn't about me so I'll cut this part short.  But because you know these truths of the Creator, just ask God to lead the way.  Make life simple and keep running the race.  Find a suitable job, and if it is difficult, just ask God to walk you (or run you) through it.

--- End quote ---

Thanks musicman, you're experience sounds pretty similar to my own.
You're right about being glad about being greatfull for knowing these truths of God.
It really does help to remember that most of the world is completely oblivious to that which is actually occurring in the spirit world, whilst you are one of a very few who is being given the truth and being prepared to rule with Christ.

I do not have any skills such as trades etc. I have nothing that would be considered of any use, but I like you have spent hundreds, probably thousands of hours practicing my instrument since my early teens determined that I was going to make music my career, but no matter what I did God seemed to be right there to sabotage it!

I now understand why, because it was and is all vanity.
I was not doing it for any Godly purpose, but to make a name for myself in the world!
If I had been allowed to make a name for myself, I almost certainly wouldn't be in the race which is an infinitely more worthy calling.

Music stars are a dime a dozen but the elect of God a very very few and far between.

While this all very well and good, it does leave Me between a rock and a very hard place.

to everyone else who responded to my cry of distress, a very big and sincere thankyou!
Last night I was so very very low and you don't know how much it really helps and means to have people say that they care and that they are praying for you.

Once again a very big thankyou!

P.S.

musicman, I also have a very bad time with putting stuff down and forgetting where I put it.
Maybe it's a musician thing!

Craig:

--- Quote ---I would rather drop dead than work for any employer, they are nothing but greedy human beings who rob their workers of decent wages
--- End quote ---

That is a pretty harsh thing to say, I wonder how many employers are members of this forum?  If I'm not mistaken Ray was a roofer that employed people at one time

Craig

Linny:
Martinez,
Let me just say that coming to BT has completely changed how we see the trials we have been through.

I'll try to make this short. But we came out of the prosperity church and after 5 years of waiting for our promised breakthrough, not only did we feel unworthy and like we must be doing something very wrong, but we knew that we were viewed this way by the other church members.

The past 2 years have been especially rough. This is a small sample (no kidding). My husband is home on disability pay (which is less than 1/2 what he was making), my father became more and more ill and more and more mean to us (while we took care of him and my mom as best we could) and slandered us with EVERYONE who would bend an ear, then died in April and now my mother is living with us blind and very ill, my mother-in-law is estranged from us and our children and also slanders us to the other side of the family, we were attacked by the IRS saying we owed $38,000 (which was impossible) & when they took 80% of a month of pay it threw us into foreclosure! By the way, the foreclosure and IRS all happened in the Spring while my father was nearing his death and at his worse.

Now let me say this. God is faithful. We have wonderful friends, we have the best little girls, a great marriage, we have all our needs met, we got out of foreclosure AND out of the IRS problem (well we are still paying them but it is now down to $1700).
So throughout all of these things, we praise Him and expect Him to take care of us and He always does.

We wouldn't trade the depths of despair and wondering at times where our next meal is coming from for anything. We see now that we needed to learn the hardest way (via family) how to take the knowledge that people thought poorly of us when we were innocent because of what we know now. It probably means that He will make us open our mouths and lose close relationships. He used all of it to build our faith in ways we would never have attained without these trials. BT changed everything for us. Now I know that my Father chastises those He loves. I know that these trials aren't because we were doing anything worse than anyone else, but because He has plans to grow us and mold us and change us to serve His purposes.

I hope I don't sound like I am making light of your trials. I definitely am not! Everything is relative and whatever God uses to grow us hurts in ways that only the person going through it can truly understand. I say all of this to you because I hope you will be encouraged. When a new trial hits us, we smile and have been known to laugh out loud!  :D

Be blessed through this time. Know that God has a reason for allowing you to go through this. You will come through this victorious in ways you may have never imagined. ;D ;D ;D

Many blessings,
Lin

youthfortruth:
Mertinez,

I’m really sorry to hear about the bind you’ve been stuck in lately.  Throughout life, were reminded time and time again that, for many, life is sometimes a painful and unfair journey.

Despite this, though, your trying. From reading the thread, I think your putting fourth commendable effort in a time when things seem as bleak as ever, you still press on.

That’s pretty admirable. To me personally, living a perfect life isn’t about having it all, it’s about giving it all. How one handles the challenges and roadblocks presented in his/her life is most essential and I feel your reacting in a perfect way. Life is throwing curveballs at you, yet your still stepping up to the plate without a bat.

Your may be making mistakes, you may be learning things the hard way, but sometimes that’s the one and only way to learn lessons right.

Stay strong and positive Maritez, were all on your side!

“Don’t tell God how big the storm is. Tell the storm how big your God is”

-Andrew

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