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lovepeace:
today i was having a fantastic day with my boyfriend  ;D
we left to go out to lunch and then came back to his house
we ate are lunch's laughed and had conversations...when his mother's homeless friend came by

now, im not one to get upset this much when i see an older man or woman looking for cans, but it was a different story this time.

this man had his daughter with him...she couldn't be more then 12 years old!!
she barely had any teeth left
it broke my heart  :-[
i immediately started to cry  :'(
i fell into my boyfriends arms so fast and i couldn't hold it in

i'm not asking anyone why God lets this happen
i just want the pain to go away
i sometimes wish i did not care so much
i feel so selfish when i see these people

earlier today i was so mad because my laptop could not hook to the internet
and this girl barely has anything to eat

i just wanted to vent and tell people how i feel
and i thought saying it here would be the best place

thank you for taking the time to listen
i know i have posted things similar to this topic, but in this case
i am not asking any questions...because i have a feeling i know why God lets this happen
i just wish He didn't let it happen.

thank you again for listening
God bless

-Chanelle

EKnight:
Hi Chanelle,

When I first started at BT I talked out loud about the things I had learned particularly about God being in control of everything.  My daughter (18) came to me with a picture of a disfigured girl.  She had a giant tumor which took up her whole face.  My daughter asked what kind of God would do this???  How do you feel about God now mom?  I said here is how this picture makes me feel.  I am so thankful and grateful to God at this very moment because this girls plight was not what God has chosen for me.  I am humbled by it and it helps me to realize just how blessed we are.  It was at the same time heartbreaking to look at and I told my daughter we need to pray that doctors will use their God-given talents to give this girl a better life.

I think this sounds similar to your experience today.  Remember it and allow it to humble you from this day forward.  Justify this child's suffering by using it to better yourself and others.

Eileen

lovepeace:
i know exactly what picture your daughter is talking about!
i followed that story thoroughly...
it was horrible what they girl went through
i know she had a surgery and she is looking SO much better
which brightens my spirits...to see that God saved her from her pain and misery

my boyfriend told me a verse from the bible...i am not sure where exactly it is
but it says something like this

God Himself says he is working in strange ways

it helps a little to know even God knows He is working in a strange way
but it does not seem specifically strange 2 me,
it seems more cruel and mean, but I know God is NOT a cruel and mean being
but i guess sometimes we have to see what others go through
to see how lucky we are...

thank you for responding to my post
and telling me about what your daughter told you about
it was nice having that back in my mind  :)

-Chanelle

deftarchangel:
"And passing by, he saw a man blind from birth,

and his disciples asked him, saying, `Rabbi, who did sin, this one or his parents, that he should be born blind?'

Jesus answered, `Neither did this one sin nor his parents, but that the works of God may be manifested in him'" - John 9:1-3

For me, the hardest part is waiting for that manifestation to occur in the lives of those that suffer, like that little girl and her father whom you encountered today.  I know it will, either in this age, or the ages to come.  But patience, faith and trust definitely are tested as you wait for that manifestation to occur.  And it's not an easy wait.  But I find encouragement in the above Scripture, as well as believing that we all feel pain at the suffering of another for a reason:

"But God has combined the members of the body and has given greater honor to the parts that lacked it, so that there should be no division in the body, but that its parts should have equal concern for each other.  If one part suffers, every part suffers with it; if one part is honored, every part rejoices with it.

Now you are the body of Christ, and each one of you is a part of it." - 1 Cor. 12:24-27

That you were so moved from seeing that man and his daughter is a good thing, and may be used by the Lord for some purpose so that the works of God may be manifested in them.  Who knows....except for Him of course!  ;)

Anyways, for whatever it was worth.

Kind regards,

Rob

 

lovepeace:
thank you for taking the time to respond to my post  :)

i absolutely love the first scripture you shared with me.
it made me smile.  :)
i have to be honest, i have never read the bible fully
so there are probably a lot of scriptures that explain the horrible things that occur in this world
i wish it was easier to understand, but i do not think it ever will be
and that is okay as long as i have people there for me to help me understand
why God lets these things happen

thank you so much for your words, they really helped me

-Chanelle

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