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BT is causing a wedge
cjwood:
eileen,
i too have a husband who is not at all open to hearing any of what God is teaching me through the BT website, with ray as the vessel to portray the Truths in a way that is so easy for us to understand, but is often times impossible for our most dear loved ones to see. but we know that is of God. we can only continue to read and study from this website and from the scriptures, knowing that God has given us an awesome privilege to see with our spiritual eyes things that even the old time prophets never saw. but that too is of God. i can relate however to the frustration in wanting to have my husband be like minded with me on these life changing truths. but, he just isn't. i used to cry out to God that i needed my husband to pray with me, knowing the power involved when praying according to God's will. but instead, God told me through His comforting spirit within me that i am to keep my eyes on Christ, and to respect and honor my husband as the head of my household (even if he is an unbeliever). it is truly a very hard thing to do and is many, many times a lonely path to walk. but i do NOT walk it alone. God and Christ walk with me. my husband never says anything about the time i spend reading and studying on BT. the only thing i ever mention to him is about the diverse group of friends i have made on the forum. he would never understand if i called all of you my brothers and sisters in Christ, as he doesn't even believe in Christ Jesus. but God's plan for me (and you) included our marriages to our unsupportive, unbelieving spouses. many times in the past i too thought of this unequally yoking together of me and my husband as a thorn in our marriage, but, i now know that it is only a thorn if i see it as such. in truth, it is where God has placed us. i can't ever blame my husband for my not continuing in the scriptures or not continuing to study what ray has written. that is my responsibility, to continue to study to show myself approved unto God. no one else in my family is interested in learning to Absolute Truths of the scriptures, except my daughter. she is the only one i can talk to about what God is teaching me, and the only one that has read anything on BT. so for that small glimmer of her interest, i am thankful. but i believe that God has brought all of us to this website and to this forum because He knew and knows in His infinite Wisdom that we would be outcasts in our earthly families, and He is teaching us that our truest family is those who believe the evangel of Jesus Christ. please take heart in knowing that many of us on this forum walk the same path as you eileen, that too is of God.
claudia
Ninny:
Eileen, please keep your eyes and mind fixed on the Lord. That's all I can add. Just be yourself and don't push anyone! Keep all these things in your heart and know that God is in control. I know what it's like to be a loner in your own family! Lots of us know what it's like. That's why we are important to each other. I'll be praying for your strength!
Kathy :-*
aqrinc:
Amen Claudia, what a lonely walk it feels like sometimes.
Eileen,
It appears brutal to us now, but it is necessary for us now; otherwise GOD Would have us do something Else.
Think on this though, how much more Horrible it would be if we still feared (Hell and eternal torture for them).
Joh 6:57-71(CEV)
57 The living Father sent me, and I have life because of him. Now everyone who eats my flesh will live because of me.
58 The bread that comes down from heaven isn't like what your ancestors ate. They died, but whoever eats this bread will live forever.
59 Jesus was teaching in a Jewish place of worship in Capernaum when he said these things.
60 Many of Jesus' disciples heard him and said, "This is too hard for anyone to understand."
61 Jesus knew that his disciples were grumbling. So he asked, "Does this bother you?
62 What if you should see the Son of Man go up to heaven where he came from?
63 The Spirit is the one who gives life! Human strength can do nothing. The words that I have spoken to you are from that life-giving Spirit.
64 But some of you refuse to have faith in me." Jesus said this, because from the beginning he knew who would have faith in him. He also knew which one would betray him.
65 Then Jesus said, "You cannot come to me, unless the Father makes you want to come. That is why I have told these things to all of you."
66 Because of what Jesus said, many of his disciples turned their backs on him and stopped following him.
67 Jesus then asked his twelve disciples if they were going to leave him.
68 Simon Peter answered, "Lord, there is no one else that we can go to! Your words give eternal life.
69 We have faith in you, and we are sure that you are God's Holy One."
70 Jesus told his disciples, "I chose all twelve of you, but one of you is a demon!"
71 Jesus was talking about Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. He would later betray Jesus, even though he was one of the twelve disciples.
george :).
EKnight:
Thanks Kathy, Claudia, Steve, Marlene Beloved.
This has been a most encouraging thread and although I hesitated posting, I am glad that I did. :)
Eileen
smeacham:
Eileen,
My wife has come right along with me as God takes me down this road of learning and understanding. However, like your husband, she isn't to fond of Ray. I think it's his voice, or the way he speaks. I've learned to not share directly from Ray's teachings. I simply incorporate these truths in my conversations and in our family Bible Studies. It's worked great, and it demonstrates that these are deeply and confidently held beliefs, rather than from "some guy on the Internet."
Actually, this is how I deal with everybody regarding this, from friends and family to coworkers and religious fools. Talking about these things is as natural as breathing these days, and I do it in a non-teaching, non-preaching way (usually). People simply know that that's "who I am." Except for the "religious fools," people take it in stride.
Steve
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