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My heart has completely melted Abby ? I am overwhelmed with thankfulness to God for what He has done in your life and the life of your dad...wow...I'm sure that was totally emotional for you to go over again and share with everyone here. You are an inspiration by the amazing grace of our wonderful merciful Father God! Only God could do something like this in a person's life...if it wasn't for God we would all be thinking like 'noblessed' but what a gracious merciful loving forgiving God we serve! From the bottom of my heart thank you Abby I can just imagine how many lives God will transform through what He has done in yours ??❤?

His everyone...just wanted to let you know I asked God to forgive me and I've turned back to Him...It's hard to believe that we can be forgiven every sin we commit! What a loving merciful gracious God we serve! Thank you ?

His marriage is over and has been for a long time...his wife never showed affection most of it and he found that difficult he wanted to leave years ago but didn't have the courage but he prayed and God gave him the strength to leave (but we believe now that it wasnt a long term break up)...he is a brilliant father and one of the nicest people I ever met...my own sons father couldnt care less about my kids but he is different...we both prayed and asked God to show him if he wants to restore their marriage and God told him that He does...so we have ended our relationship...he doesn't feel like he wants to go back to his wife but he knows that what God says is best in the long run...I will meet someone at the right time but for now I pray I can turn bk to God with all my heart cos that's the most important thing...once again thank you all for you words of wisdom, encouragment and support xxx

I am in love with someone who isnt a Christian and not only that but he's not divorced either ? I believe God can and will restore their marriage but leaving him seems impossible...Ive known him a very long time and I've never met anyone like him...I know I have to let him go and let God work in all our lives but it's so difficult...A Christian friend called to see me yesterday and gave me a word from God about the parting of the red sea. God can do a miracle I know He can but I still haven't let go ?

I don't know but probably because of pride...so many things have happened and sometimes it feels easier not to walk with God as terrible as that is and I know it is...my heart is broken and I know the only one who can fix it is God...Im the one who made myself end up here and I hope I will turn back to God again..

Wow! I thank God for all these words of wisdom and love! The truth is that at times we may disagree with our brothers and sisters but when it boils down to it we have all had hard times that helps us to understand eachother so much more! We may judge eachother at times but the truth is we love and care about eachothers walks with God and will be there in times of brokenness ready to encourage and lift up! I love you all in the Lord (I hope it's ok to say that even though I'm not so close to Him right now) Thank you ?

Thank you all so much for taking the time to reply with such openess, honesty, love and care...wow to your testimonies of what you been through and by the grace of God came through and for encouraging me. I do have great Christian friends, I also have great judgers lol but u understand everyone is walking their own walk and all that matters is God and what He says and anything good in my life is only because of Him. Part of me lings to turn back and part of me is afraid. I am so thankful to God that I found this chatsite because there are so many truly genuine Christians on here and you are making a difference by the grace of God. I didn't know what to expect when I posted the above post but I cried when I read what you all had to say. From the bottom of my heart thank you all so much and I pray God encourages and strengthens you all in Jesus name ?

I gave my life to God 11 years ago this August, praise God for His mercy! I have fallen away quite a few times but always came back stronger in the Lord and in the power of His might! Today I am not walking with the Lord as I should be and just wondered if anyone here ever fell away from God for a long time and then turned back? And did other believers judge you or did they love you? Did your brothers and sisters help draw you back or did they push you away further?

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Amen sis! Thank you so much! A few people have told me to say things to him to encourage him and let him know God is with Him and I do let him know but lately not sincerely because I've been struggling to believe it myself but I will definitely say the things you and others have said and I know it will touch his heart to know people care and are praying for him so thank you ? PS I would love to live in Australia lol

Thank you and Amen ? what a merciful God we serve! Praise God!

Amen Gayla! We say the truth hurts those who don't believe in Jesus but do you know it also hurts those who do, sometimes we like to wallow in our troubles and self pity lol but thank you for this! Praise God and Amen to Beau/Not Me/turtle also! ?

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I have used up all my reactions so I cant 'like' anymore posts today but thank you...Yes I believe I need to be obedient, take up my cross and follow Jesus and realise this is a war and not just a game...not so long ago I could see all this so clearly and with confidence in Christ my son and I battled against the enemy in the power of the Holy Spirit in Jesus name! And then I gave into temptation over and over until I nearly couldnt see what this was all about anymore....thank you and thanks to everyone who helped me see that it wasn't an accident my son went through this and God didn't abandon Him and I didn't put him through it but it is a war that we need to be prepared for because it is serious and is to be taken seriously ? one thing I am hearing so much lately is OBEDIENCE TO GOD IS KEY!

Thank you all so much, you have encouraged, comforted and helped me every one of you...I know that no matter what way my son gets treated he is not supposed to react in an angry manner, which he did at times, although it took quite a lot for him to have these outbursts that were few and far between...He knows that even if someone 'provoked' him to anger and he reacted then there was consequences for his sake and he knew that. Its not nice that the teachers could behave the way they did and never be held accountable because it's their words against his but God knows...I know that I am the only one who can truly help him now by the grace of God so it's my responsibility to make sure things go ok and when they don't we pray and trust God...the good thing is that whether He knows it or not God is with Him through it all and like someone said on here God will use it for his good for God's glory! Praise God ❤

It is a very long story and it doesn't matter who believes what I say anyway but God knows and that's all that matters...you can pray for him and for the teachers as you wish but all I'm saying is the way he was treated was wrong it should never have happened and they were caught out lying quite a few times, and rarely keeping their word. They promised a fresh start in September and it never happened...the system is messed up...I work in a school and I am a mum so I know how kids are supposed to be treated...I didn't ask you to believe anything I say but would appreciate prayers...sometimes it's ok not to know or understand everything and just pray BB

Someone said forgiveness is for you not the other person but I don't believe that a completely true because trulying forgiving someone can humble them too, it maybe depends on the situation. I forgave some one for something they did to my son and I hugged him and let it go and I know that had an impact on all of us, the sense of love joy and peace was amazing. Then there is some people in my family who lie about me and don't treat me well and for years I forgave and went back to being close to them until I realised they were continuosly bullying me in a way so I had to cut them out of my life for a time. I still don't speak to them and in my heart of hearts I know I forgive them but reconciliation takes 2 sides not just one (I am still a bit bitter towards them though in my thoughts ?). I know it's the enemy breaking down important relationships but we are all human and some more damaged than others and I believe God will help us change and forgive as we trust in Him...it's not our strength but His...I remember crying to God one day "God I hate the way they treat my son" and do you know what I heard back "I know and I hate the way they treated mine" I was stunned and overwhelmed because God knows exactly how we feel and He understands and He will surely help us if we turn to and trust Him alone. I just need to start believing this too..praying for you Rose ???

Thank you both. My son is actually one of the nicest kindest people you could ever meet. He used to react to bullies in extreme ways but I had to learn to discipline him for his reactions so he would stop reacting and they would leave him alone. He learned the right way to stand up to them was simply to let them know he wasn't afraid and that worked. That is only a small piece (although massive to us at the time) of what he endured. He is now in his room not eating much, quiet, extremely shy and very low mood and it is making me think how he ended up like this. The last school he was in the teachers put him in the basement for weeks from 9am to 3pm he never got out of there the whole day and he was mentally affected by this but I prayed and God kept telling me the story of Joseph through different people and he said it to me aswell so we prayed and I believed that maybe he was to endure this for a reason until one day I had to go the school and asked to see the room he was in...the secretary was upset and annoyed at the way my son was being treated and said he is a lovely kid I don't understand why he's being treated this way but I knew it was the enemy and we had to keep praying. I was nearly sick when I saw what they were keeping him in and now the room has been closed off cos it's not fit for humans basically...My son was very close to God but now he says he doesn't believe in Him, he thinks if God was so loving then why did He watch him go through this and not help him etc...I am now wondering was God with us in this or did I let my son go through torment at the hands of these teachers and I think that's why I'm struggling in my walk now too...and I really appreciate your prayers thank you ?

I have often wondered if my disobedience to God is the reason my youngest son has suffered so much throughout his life and im really starting to believe that in fact it is true...

Hi Not me I wanted to let you know that today I was listening to a guy on YouTube speaking about scripture and what it actually means to love Jesus and others and it was basically what you said here about being obedient to Him...God really spoke to me through what you said and today He said it again...He is too amazing for words! I know this is probably something that most people know but for some reason it just made so much sense to me yesterday! Thank you and glory to God! I just wanted to encourage you cos we all need encouraged from time to time ?

This is so true...you really made me think and that's dangerous lol but seriously that's so true our obedience to Christ is what others need to see because that is what will help them see how faithful and good God is...I am actually not living as I should at present ? but would really appreciate your prayers...thank you for this comment, it is an eye opener..."I hold as true; that making myself obedient to Christ in all things is the greatest gift of love I can give to anybody and everybody." Wow ??❤

Why gay people? Why not religious people or people living together who aren't married? These people get angry too...infact I believe we are all capable of being angry...do you know the truth...Christians put people off Jesus...do you know why? Because we are hypocrites...we say one thing and do another...we expect too much from people who aren't saved yet we think because we are saved we are safe and can judge how we like...I think a lot of Christians think they are loved more than gay people or religious people or whoever...we are no better than anyone else and we were once not saved ourselves...can I tell you one of the biggest things that drew me to Jesus? It was the love I received from other believers, they weren't like people in the world they didn't judge me they loved me, the spoke the truth to me bit they did it by the power of the Holy Spirit...That's the difference...

No not thinking that's what you do but just sharing the difference between telling the truth in love and not in love...I totally agree with you, so many don't want to hear the truth and it says in the Bible don't cast your pearls before swine...God leads us to the right pepole when we seek and trust Him and I believe He prepares their hearts...I told the people I spoke to at gay pride that it is not because they are gay that they go to hell but because they sin and reject Jesus...I am a simple person and I explain things the way I understand so I don't know nearly as much as a lot of Christians do but I know that Jesus died for every single person on this earth and I know we are here to tell them about the love of God...if people are offended that's ok but we are not to be offended...but the truth is we get offended too...

There is a difference between correction in love or rebuke in love than just condemning people as if we are perfect...I believe when we truly grasp what it means to be forgiven and set free love will come naturally...I have been rebuked in love a few times and it was hard to take but it was refreshing and helped me see how I needed to accept responsibility for myself...I have also been criticised and judged just because someone doesn't agree with how I said or did something...when we rebuke in love the person will know because God is working in that situation but when we take it into our own hands it just gets messy...I gave out tracts at a gay pride parade and told people my story on how I got saved...one girl asked me to pray for her cos she was suicidal and another was angry at first and hugged me at the end...God worked in my heart and theirs..I saw them as someone blind to son and in need of Jesus just like I was...there were other Christians there that day shouting through speakers and condemnin the gay people to hell, it broke my heart to see such hatred from people who say they are followers of Christ...and it stirred up anger and retaliation among the gay people...it's easy to get angry and judge and condemn but it's not easy to love like Jesus

Hi Un Nessuno I am so sorry you are having all this confusion running around your head and like Sonshine said God is not the author of confusion but the devil is...the devil knows the impact you can have on the people around you if you were to live fully and free in Jesus. The devil wants to keep you confused and dwelling on anything except the truth so he can keep you from telling the world the truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ. In Ephasians we are told to put on the armour of God and do you know why? Because there is a spiritual battle going on and it's real...Eph 6:10-12 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. 11 Put on the full armor of God,so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms I cried when I read your post because a lot of what you said is what I have been struggling with lately. The difference is I do want to go to heaven but because of my willfull sinning I'm struggling to believe that I will get there...it's funny how when I read your post I was able to think of ways to encourage and tell you the truth yet in my own life I'm struggling to accept God's forgiveness and grace...can I tell you why I believe we are struggling like this ? because we are not putting on the armour of God and standing firm against the attacks of the enemy, we are letting the enemy confuse us and lie to us and deceive us instead of filling our minds with the word of God! When we do that, then God changes us and our thinking to align with scripture...at the minute the bible seems cantradictory to me too but thats because I'm not understanding it from the power of the Holy Spirit but instead I'm trying to understand it in my own mind and heart and without the Holy Spirit we will not grasp the truth of the bible! I've been a bit annoyed that God created me and created hell etc but the thing is we will never while here on earth fully understand what it's all about and why it had to be like this but the truth is whether we like it or not we were created and hell is real and so is heaven...but if we can pour our hearts out to God and tell Him all that is going on in our minds and hearts and seek Him in His word like searching for something so valuable to us that we lost that we need to find, then God will open our spiritual understandin again I believe so we can see from the Spirit and not from the flesh...I pray that you hear something from God today that you really need to hear...and also God isn't angry at you for thinking this way, He loves you so much and He understands our human minds get confused and the enemy is very real but God is greater and He will help you and love you through this I believe...Thank you for feeling you can share this here because you have helped me this morning.. Jesus died to save us that is a massive sacrifice...God Himself came to the earth and walked a walk that we couldn't walk so that we could spend eternity with Him...one day you will be so thankful and I pray that day is sooner than you think...God bless you ?