sheepinarowboat

I'm a believer in eternal security.  My belief in that didn't come "from the devil".  Mean spirited phrase.  Never thought it fruitful or in the spirit of being salt and light.  In any regards.  I look forward to reading through this whole thread and contributing. 

The Holy Spirit is God so when you worship God, you are worshipping Him.  He's part of the Holy Trinity.

How can you avoid spending time with them?  The world is filled with them.  I happen to love a whole lot of them.  I don't take my cues from them for my lifes choices but I will try and love up on them like Christ loved me...even before I knew Him.

We have been estranged from our entire extended family because of divorce, dysfunction and a very controlling matriarch of the family.  We are a Navy family and my folks broke some big promises with my kids 3 times in a row about visiting them after not seeing them in over a year.  I got tired of my kids getting hurt so after many years of an on again off again relationship and many previous estrangements and reconcilliations my Husband and I decided to end the totally painful relationship.  All the siblings were drawn in or jumped on board and were attacking us and being hurtful so we had to remove ourselves from that whole group.  One of the hardest things I've ever done but no harder than having to live in constant pain from apathy and rejection of my and my family on a daily basis.  I have found a certain degree of peace.  Reconcilliation is probably impossible at this point.  I don't desire it.  I just desire to no longer be in pain about it.