You all have blessed me so much with your care and concern! Thank you!
Now that I have shared my burden with you all it seems so trivial as though I am whining and complaining. Isn’t that strange! I have had this burden for a long time and now that I share it with you all I no longer feel it. The answer seems so simple as though I can answer my own question as an observer. I am overjoyed that you all have helped me carry my burden for I’m no longer carrying it alone, therefore I no longer feel as I felt. Does that make sense? Who knew the answer would come from sharing my pain?
I would like to give response to you all.
Jackie Lee I love your suggestion! Let them go to church so I can have some quite time. Yeah! But my husband doesn't like to go to church without me. It is very difficult for him to handle all the children himself. I don't think he would even go by himself without the kids- but that is his choice.
Dwight I am very comforted by your brotherly love and fellowship. Thank you for being real and sharing your trials with us as well. You and your family are in my prayers. I too am very blessed by this fellowship and consider it my family.
Lisa, thank you for thinking of me as a happy person. I am happy. I just know that I've lost something in my relationship with the Lord and want it back and I believe He is going to restore it.
Susan it was nice talking to you last night. Maybe one day we can meet. (In this life!
) I thought I should clarify that! Ha ha
Anne, I tried to call you yesterday but you gave me the wrong number. Susan gave me the right number. I will give you both a call sometime. Thanks! I hope you get to feeling better. Susan said you had bronchitis. You are in my prayers!
Arcturus, thank you for reminding me that he will not leave us or forsake us. I’m not sure what you meant by
“It must be really rough on you to know you are not fed by Mystery Babylon.” Was that a sarcastic statement?
“….and to think that the sheep are still fellowshipping there and they haven't a clue that they are in the wolves den.” God has not given me a burden for the sheep in Babylon. Does that sound selfish? I know that I can’t change anyone’s mind about what they believe. I would be happy to share with someone who was searching or open to hear spiritual truths though.
Hey Sandie, you wrote:
(1Co 15:19) If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable. I felt this meant we are miserable (in the carnal), because we only want things of Him. Yes, we long for him and die to ourselves in this life with the blessed hope of eternity with Christ and if we only have hope is in this life we would be most miserable. Thanks for sharing!
Craig, I appreciate your suggestion:
One thing that perhaps we could be doing is going out into the world and trying new things. Volunteering, with our families at hospitals, seniors centers, food pantry's, schools, etc. We are now the salt of the earth and by going out into the world we can show something different in us. I would like to do that someday but I have little children now and my responsibility is to them first. I don’t know perhaps God will show me something I can do now to be a service to others. I am open to His leading. I do think that helping others is not only God’s plan for His people but it takes us out of our self-centeredness. Great Suggestion!
Joe, I appreciate the scriptures you shared. Thank you! May God show me how I can help those that are in need around me, those that are hungry, thirsty, homeless, naked, and sick or in prison. I don’t know if anyone has seen the movie “The Pursuit of Happiness” but I highly recommend it! It gave me compassion and desire to help those in need and homeless. Not all of them are there because they are alcoholics and drug users.
Joe, that was a very interesting scripture in Hebrews 13. I see this scripture is a nugget loaded with spiritual meaning. I looked it up in e-sword parallel to see it in different versions. Jesus suffered “outside the gate” and we are to go to Him “outside the camp”.
14 For here we have no fixed resting-place, but our search is for the one which is to come. I see Babylon, as a resting place and this is another admonition to come out. Thanks for sharing this Joe!
Hey Rene, thanks for sharing the chapter of scripture from Deuteronomy 8 about wandering in the wilderness.
3 So He humbled you, allowed you to hunger, and fed you with manna which you did not know nor did your fathers know, that He might make you know that man shall not live by bread alone; but man lives by every word that proceeds from the mouth of the LORD. What a wonderful scripture! There is a purpose to our hunger!
16 who fed you in the wilderness with manna, which your fathers did not know, that He might humble you and that He might test you, to do you good in the end— Praise God!