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  1. I'll say this kindly. It's not your business why someone is leaving a church. It's certainly not your business to tattle to the pastor and if he is worth his salt, he will not reveal their personal business to the membership. People don't always leave for bad reasons. A lot of people leave for good and valid reasons. If those people decide to share why they have left their church and do it in a non-gossipy way and explain that they are looking for truth, help, or a place to serve, that's fine. There is too much church hopping these days. Some for good reasons and some for poor reasons.
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  2. Do you like cats? I have one, came with my bride from Texas. I didn't want a cat. But it came with my bride from Texas. I said no I cannot live with a cat, my allergies you know But it came anyway, with my bride from Texas It's hard to love a cat, but if it comes with my bride- My bride from Texas, how could I refuse my bride? I couldn't, and now this cat, it loves me too. This cat from Texas sits on me and puts it's head under my hand And needs me to pet it for hours on end. But this morning this cat, it ralphed up yesterday's kibble. this cat who used to eat ranch field rats the size of Texas Poor little thing has become a city cat and my little pet from Texas. Came with a sweet Texas Peach from there. Had I only known they ralph ( The cat that is) I'd never have said, well okay bring the cat too, your cat from Texas. And actually I never did, it was just there with my bride in a little cat crate. All the way from Texas. And I do love her so, my sweet Texas Peach. but to tell ya the truth I'm going to wait and let her clean it up, when she awakes, after all it's her cat. [Please don't think ill of me, I'm just having some fun] But tell me, do you like cats? I have come to like this one, nearly as much as I love my bride from Texas. Thank you Lord for both!
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  3. What demons? Maybe they are looking for the right church for them. Its like finding a pair of shoes with the right fit. This is why there are a million denominations, and yours is just another one of them. Actually there is no right church. We are saved by personal faith in Chris. God has no pet denomination in His kingdom.
    2 points
  4. I have had cats all my life.. The only time i did not have a cat was when i was renting a place close to work for a few years and they did not allow pets.. I love cats. My current cat is now 17 years old and she is sweet little lady.. Bronny is her name and eating is her game.. And as long as she keeps eating all is well.. When they stop eating thats when their time is up.. Counting off the top of my head i think i have had 12 / 15 cats in my life..
    2 points
  5. I am surprised that you do not feel that you have any friends here. We love each other because we have a mutual love for Christ. I believe that makes us friends. We may not know each other intimately but that comes with time.
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  6. I just know that I am not going to be alone. Thanks to God! God bless you in Jesus' name!
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  7. If someone doesn't know about Christ, and has never heard of Christ, then where do they go when they die? I can provide an example if requested.
    1 point
  8. I was born with an Intellectual Learning Disability but I wasn't diagnosed straight away, I can't remember at what age I was diagnosed but I was still very little when my pediatrition diagnosed me with this disability. I am currently 27 years old and I feel like my disability has stopped me from doing many things and make a living for myself. I really struggled with the work and didn't really have any friends at school, I was basically the unpopular kid that all the other kids wanted to pick on and were very nasty to me for no reason. And all the people who claimed to be my friends just ditched me, i'm still living under my Mum's roof,I don't have very much work experience, I have no career, hardly any income, not even close to getting my drivers license, I havn't even gone for my learners yet. I feel like it has even prevented me from having a love life and my social life isn't so great either, in a recent previous post reguarding my Depression & Anxiety issues someone asked me where God comes into this? I may get the same or a similar question to this post, but the truth is I have no clue where or even how God comes into this situation or any situation I have been or going through. I didn't become a believer until around 2013 but I didn't start attending church until around December 2015, I have been to three different churches since then and as people say "third luck is a charm" I found a church where I feel welcome and accepted for who I am. I guess it's normal for Christians or someone of any religion to go to different churches etc until they feel they have found "the one" that they will stick with. I believe I have found that church and the people there are so lovely, welcoming & accepting. I hope that I will have the same experience as well on this forum with all of you. May God give you mercy & peace. ❤️2 minutes ago
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  9. You sound very selfish and nosey to me. I'd tell you to mind your own business.
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  10. So your the church police? Could be personal. I know I myself would be really put out if someone from a church called up my old pastor and ask him why I left. I am an adult after all and my reason for attended one church over another is really no one's business unless I wish to share that with them. You never know. Someone maybe leaving an abusive situation and not wanting to talk about it with anyone just yet. Are you really going to close your doors to people? As for not wanting people to bring their demons to your church? Is your church only for those who are spiritual healthy?
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  11. There may not be anything new under the sun, but even in sports there is a new way of looking at the old. So it may be with the word of God if studied enough with prayer. The game of baseball witnessed a new strategy last night. Start your relief pitcher, then bring in your starter so that the starter does not face the best hitters three times and gets to go deeper into the game. The Rays did it last night thanks to the thinking of their manager. A little lesson is to be found there. Don't just accept the obvious, dig in for something new and perhaps deeper in all that is done. For the saints, that which is done for the Glory of God.
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  12. Hi SisterActs2. Lol, How long have we got before the Lord comes. Oh and yes I thought that when I wrote Rev. 1 & Rev. 2, so you are right and I think I will go and make it clearer. thanks Marilyn.
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  13. Hi Sisteracts2, So glad you appreciate these great pictures. I just Google `Pictures of Revelation,` or something like that and low and behold up comes these wonderful pictures. Now I am not doing chapter by chapter, but section by section, which I think you meant. I have actually done a study of the Book of Revelation, verse by verse......but am just presenting a summary as it were. May do the `verse by verse` in the future if people want to do it. Also as we are nearing the end of this series in the blog, I am looking ahead to what the Lord would have me do in the future. I have thought of - - The Names and Titles of the Lord Jesus Christ. For us to learn more about our precious Lord. - The Body of Christ and the Rapture. - Armageddon. - The Tribulation - Growing in Christ. As you can see it is my great joy to put series together. Any suggestions? God bless you sis, Marilyn.
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  15. I have a serious question I would like to ask; Why does God allow pain & suffering in the world? I'm not just talking about in general like war, terrorism, racism etc but in each of our lives as an individual. I was a victim of child molestation as a baby, I have suffered from neglect, childhood bullying, in fact I have been bullied all my life, both in real life & online. I am going through financial issues and currently putting up with verbal & emotional abuse from my Mum who is actually my Great Aunty which she got custody of me when I was 10 months old because of the neglect by my biological parents and was diagnosed by my pediatrition with an intellectual learning disability since being a child. I am on a disability support pension which is why I am struggling with financial problems and my Mum is on the Seniors pension. Because of the verbal & emotional abuse I am dealing with from my Mum, I feel I really need to move out and get my own place but because I am on a disability support pension I don't think I could even afford to pay rent. What I want to know is why did God allow all this to happen? Is he punishing me for something I did or maybe because of what my biological parents did? Is God trying to tell me something through my pain & suffering? Is their a purpose for my pain and suffering? If so then why?
    1 point
  16. We are to be doers of the word and not hearers only.....and if we are sincere in our faith we will have a desire to be pleasing to the Lord, and any area that He brings to light where we come to realize we are falling short, we will sincerely seek Him for His strength and Help to be able to do His will. But it's in how the word is brought that makes it either legalism or ministering life to a person (and sometimes the truth hurts, so we can't just go by our feelings alone on that). The fault is never in God's truth/word itself, but there can flaws in how we bring it.....because God's word comes through our human vessels and whatever is in our vessels that still needs to be overcome can interact with the word that we bring. What is amazing is that for all our human faults and weaknesses, the Lord has promised that the gates of hell will not prevail against His church, and He is able to still work all these things together for the good of those who love Him. And if we love Him we will be sincerely desiring and seeking to please Him.
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  17. And on whatever day this is since creation began. It was said , YOU LOVED ANGELS FOR YOU . Now praise the LORD .
    1 point
  18. I was about to send out a post saying has anyone seen Christine . I was worried sister . But praise the LORD here you are . YOU LOVED SISTER .
    1 point
  19. Hi and good morning Alison_P. Reading your testimony here, I was amazed that with your diagnosed disability you have a good command of writing skills. I hear of, and really have no idea what's available as online work, but you may want to look into it. Does your disability affect your physical functions as well? I.e., are you able to walk, ride a bike, and/or other considered normal things as washing dishes, etc? You mention obtaining a learner's permit to learn driving, and your mental appitude seems to far surpass the minimun to accomplish that; go for it. There may be some rote memory involved such as speed limits in school zones, neighborhoods, and even a small amount of math skills as figuring how far to follow other drivers at certain speeds. Where I live we are to maintain a distance between the car ahead by 3 seconds, and that is done by counting off 3 seconds from some point the car in front of you just passed until you pass it; if you're too close, just back off a bit more. Praying for you sister in Jesus' name.
    1 point
  20. One of the "Pro Life" clinics in our area recently used this technique. A pregnant woman was "coerced" by her boyfriend to start the mifepristone (RU486) treatment, generally, it's the first dose that kills the baby. In this case, she came to the Pro Life clinic, all to aware of what she started, and she did not want to follow through on killing their baby. She started the "Abortion Pill Reversal" treatment, and went on to have a beautiful baby girl! And what is “harmful or dangerous" about this Youtube??? Quite the opposite, some children are spared the murder that a parent started! Hope folks here will be in prayer for the nations Pro Life clinics across the land. We greatly appreciate what they do, and pray for them often.
    1 point
  21. There is no black mark upon you.. You have done all that was possible to reconsile with your wife.. She has failed you and God... And if any church members put their own black mark upon you then they are the ones who have the black mark upon them.. God is not a black mark giver to His adopted Children and is always forgiving.. But in this divorce case there is nothing for Him to forgive your for.. There is something for Him to forgive your wife and the others who played their part in helping lead your wife to divorce you.. But in regard to this divorce you have done no wrong.. Yep... God is the only One we can trust 100% without any doubts ... Been that way all our lives..
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  22. "I am the good shepherd; the good shepherd lays down His life for the sheep." - John 10:11 We are the hands and feet of Jesus, we are the "good shepherd." "Tell me, You whom my soul loves, where do You feed, where do You lie down at noon? For why should I be as one who is veiled beside the flocks of Your companions?" - Song of Solomon 1:7 Finally, we discover that we can no longer be satisfied to drink from the overflow of another's blessing, or to feed upon the testimony or experience of another, and we began to look for the Lord Himself. Immediately, the Lord responds: "If you know not, most beautiful among women, go in the footsteps of the flock, and feed your kids beside the shepherds' tents" (Song of Solomon 1:8). The Lord is telling us that we should feed the sheep he has put in our lives ("feed your kids"). Without the mentorship of someone who has an active, personal relationship with Him, the spiritual path can be obscure to "baby Christians". "He saith unto him, 'Feed my sheep.' He saith unto him the third time....'Feed my sheep.'" - John 21:16,17
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  23. I was, I am fine now, thanks to God. Those moments usually do not last long. I know, just abide in the Lord. "If you abide in Me, and My words abide in you, you will ask what you desire, and it shall be done for you." - John 15:7 God bless you!
    1 point
  24. I am so sorry you are hurting. I don't really know how to fix loneliness other than try to be kind here! You can direct message me whenever! I am here for you man. I don't know of much pain worse than loneliness. I am with you!
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