thanks for your initial post....loved it!....i, too, am a very strong christian, exercise quiet devotion (but that doesn't mean i don't talk to people about Jesus at times either!), and believe that He is our Lord and Savior....
prayer is THE most important thing any of us on here can do for the other....there is nothing more important....how else can all of us on here, miles and miles and miles apart, help each other? words on the forum are nice (and very much needed, not to put down the forum one bit), but prayer.....well, nothing on this earth beats prayer....
knock, and he will answer....
He's WAITING for us to knock....that's all he wants us to do! why is there so much pain and suffering on this earth? he's only waiting for us to come to him....due to our free will, yes, we often do get ourselves into HUGE messes and cause much pain and suffering for ourselves and others....but if we go to him....wow....what amazing grace he has in store for us.....
if he brings you to it, he will bring you through it.....
i'm a christian and i'm not afraid to talk about it on the forum....glad to see you weren't either :-)
may god bless each and every one of you on here.....love you all!!!
kim
I just took a look at your pic.
Damn you are hot!!!
Sorry... Out of line...
ff
No bomb...but I can't agree as I don't agree with pre-destination.
I believe that God allows us to make choices. He puts a fork in the road an we decide which one to take. However, he does know the ultimate result of either (both) choices and shapes our lives accordingly depending on our decision.
Stay strong. As compared to the length of our lives and or eternal life in heaven, what we are going through or have gone through are only a small fraction of that. With that said, we can all say that are trials and tribulations with our problems are "almost over" no matter which way you look at it.
"That which does not destroy me only serves to make me stronger".
"This two shall pass"
Two really nice quotes, I must say.
Here's a ff'ism
"Pull your head out of your *** and clean yourself up...I ain't about you, its about your family... Quit being a baby...Suck it up and get better..."
My motivational for the day...
Woo Hoo!
I am a believer, but I am not sure I agree with Free Will. According to many theologists, God can see the past, present and future of all he created, thus, in simple terms, we are like a Movie he made and has seen before. It this is true and our destiny is laid out for us, in essence we Don't have "Free Will" and will come to an end-read that he intended for us.
Ok lower the bombs!! LOL
I completely agree and that is what I am trying to do right this moment. Turn to Christ and know that I can do all things through Him who gives me strength. Thanks for the post! May The Lord bless you!
I agree. I would not have gotten this far without alot of prayer. Prayer from me and prayers from family and friends. I have posted it before, but the Rick Warren book, "God's Answers to Life's Difficult Questions" helped me so much. This little book can be read in a few hours, but the message lasts a lifetime. After reading I didn't feel so bad about myself and I realized that God does forgive us if we ask Him to.
Thanks for the post it was great, FlyFisher
excellent post! when i was going thru wds i asked God for help. it was the first time i had prayed in years. He was listening too.