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Hello Richard. Welcome.

It's nice to meet you, Richard.

Thank you Wendy , Rene ,Rhys,and Porter for the warm welcome . Much appreciated!

Hi Richard


Welcome to the forum.  😇




God bless
Wendy

Hi Richard,

Welcome to the forum and thank you for taking the time to introduce yourself.   

Hi Richard. I live in New Zealand so not too far away, just a short swim 

Rhys

Hi Richard. Welcome to the forum!

My name is Richard Whittemore . I'm sixty six and live in Tweed Heads, NSW , Australia. Retired Qantas LAME ( aircraft engineer) . Married with three children . I was given faith around fourty five years ago. After about twenty years in Christianity , I started questioning topics like death . Finding no answers that sat right , started searching . Found answers that did make sense from A.E. Knoch . Next big question was "free will" . L Ray Smith provided what I needed and also made sense . Anyhow ,thanks for accepting me to this forum . I'm still searching

After I wrote the (post rejoice in the firey trials cause this is good stuff,)
the next morning, I got the gout,  , it’s so painful 😖 I can’t touch it.
Now I have to put my money where my mouth is and rejoice cause,
it’s good stuff. It doesn’t feel good  but it’s good for its purpose for it.)

Phil.2:13…. For it is God which works in you, both to will and to do of His good pleasure. ( even if it hurts)

We are sleepyhead worms in warriors garments . Put on the full armour
of God…. Jesus Christ.
Christ is EVERYTHING, and really HIGH TECH.

Nett thank you for your blessing, I pray the same for you and your family.💕
Porter, if God has already predetermined your way of life which is in Him, then
He won’t let you give up. Hang in there my friend. God didn’t raise no pansies.
Ok, now back to rejoicing over my big red fat swollen painful foot. 


God Bless you all in the Love of Our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.💕

There are still days when I tell God I give up, I'm done, I can't do this. Then again, I know it's not for me to decide whether I give up or not. God gives hope that just won't die, no matter the circumstances. This hope causes me to want to learn more about Him. I got it in me that if I could just touch the hem of His robe, I'd have it made.

Chris is the resurrection, and it occurred to me today that to be made alive in Him takes time and circumstances, neither of which are in my control. Not that I didn't know salvation is a process, but that I didn't know resurrection is also a process. I'm awake, but I'm still a bit sleepy. I have observed that I'm at my weakest when I'm sleepy. Thank God He showed me that because I know when I'm weak, then I'm strong because His power is perfected in weakness.

Thanks, Pamela and Nett, we all need encouragement.