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SerenSunflower

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  1. So my friend and I have been writing a Christian blog, and this post he wrote tonight, it is one of the most amazing grace filled things I have EVER read, please go read it!!!!!!! The Love of God by The Itinerant Preacher
  2. I am pretty sure Not Me is preaching Romans 8, please read it. Everything he/she is talking about is right there.
  3. The thing is, if she is brain dead and her body is being kept artificially alive, she is dead. I believe it is probably kinder to let her body go also. It's a gut wrenching decision. Prayers!
  4. Thank you so much, Shanee. <3 What a beautiful, thoughtful prayer. Very much appreciated. <3
  5. So I have been thinking a lot about death with all these health issues. Truth is it could be anytime or a long ways off. Yes I am pretty ill, but I also know a guy who is still stubbornly living 20 years after a congestive heart failure diagnosis. He just freaking refuses to die. A lot can be said for the power of the human spirit. My husband put it very well: you can't go before your time even if you want or try to. I met a guy in the hospital who had six attempts in six months and was alive, sitting at the table with us. I was impressed and told him flat out there was a reason he was alive and he had to find it. Later that hospitalization, he found out his GF was pregnant with his child. He was gonna be a daddy. I have never forgotten that. You also can't prevent death when your number is up. When it is time to go, you go. And with very few exceptions, nobody knows when that is. So what does this have to do with me? Between spiritual attacks from evil people, (no not even going to attempt to explain that)and serious health issues negatively impacted and perhaps even caused by the evil people, a whole bunch of forces are converging to end me. The Lord Jesus Christ conquers all, but I am uncertain what He will choose to do here. I do know I have a lot of work yet to do, and I am also certain He will leave me here until I have accomplished it. But how long that is, I don't know. I think I struggle with this because I am in constant emotional pain, and this is connected to physical issues in that this stress makes them worse. Also I still, even after surrendering it to Jesus, struggle with suicidal thoughts. When the pain is really bad, I just want to quit and go to Heaven. But truth be told, I am near or at the peak of my usefulness to Him, so I need to stay and fulfill my destiny. I guess life for anyone is a battle. If I don't win mine, many people will be harmed, directly or indirectly. So I have to stay as long as He needs me to. I choose to do this. I type this with tears in my eyes. I feel so inadequate for this. But the Lord says His power is made perfect in weakness. So here we go. And if you also are struggling with suicidal thoughts, don't do it. OK? ❤ Love, Seren
  6. Thank you for this great post. I loved the whole thing, but this the most.
  7. This was really helpful, and Job 38 in particular spoke to me. I am glad you are doing this.
  8. Hi Blue. You have gotten some great responses, but I am not sure they answered your question. You wanted to know what sacrificial love looks like, how to apply all these wonderful scriptures you are getting. Fortunately, the answer to that is also in the Bible. Jesus was very clear and practical about what He wants people to do to love Him. Matthew 24:35-40 says the following: 35 For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in,36 I needed clothes and you clothed me, I was sick and you looked after me, I was in prison and you came to visit me.’ 37 “Then the righteous will answer him, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you something to drink?38 When did we see you a stranger and invite you in, or needing clothes and clothe you? 39 When did we see you sick or in prison and go to visit you?’ 40 “The King will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers and sisters of mine, you did for me.’ The Bible also says there will be a penalty for those who do NOT do this. Matthew 25:41-46 says the following: 41 “Then he will say to those on his left, ‘Depart from me, you who are cursed, into the eternal fire prepared for the devil and his angels. 42 For I was hungry and you gave me nothing to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me nothing to drink, 43 I was a stranger and you did not invite me in, I needed clothes and you did not clothe me, I was sick and in prison and you did not look after me.’ 44 “They also will answer, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry or thirsty or a stranger or needing clothes or sick or in prison, and did not help you?’ 45 “He will reply, ‘Truly I tell you, whatever you did not do for one of the least of these, you did not do for me.’ 46 “Then they will go away to eternal punishment, but the righteous to eternal life.” The Bible is quoting Jesus here, so take these verses VERY seriously. Works cannot save you; only faith in Jesus can do that. But James says that faith which does not PRODUCE works is dead. Faith saves you; but if you don't live out the faith, that faith is dead. James 2:14-22 says: 14 What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if someone claims to have faith but has no deeds? Can such faith save them? 15 Suppose a brother or a sister is without clothes and daily food. 16 If one of you says to them, “Go in peace; keep warm and well fed,” but does nothing about their physical needs, what good is it? 17 In the same way, faith by itself, if it is not accompanied by action, is dead. 18 But someone will say, “You have faith; I have deeds.” Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by my deeds. 19 You believe that there is one God.Good! Even the demons believe that—and shudder. 20 You foolish person, do you want evidence that faith without deeds is useless[a]? 21 Was not our father Abraham considered righteous for what he did when he offered his son Isaac on the altar? 22 You see that his faith and his actions were working together, and his faith was made complete by what he did. So that is very practical advice and clear instruction from the Word. How everyone applies it depends on life situations. I don't have the ability to go out and do stuff, nor much money to give, so I pray. I also crochet blankets to keep people warm. Do what you can...but do it.
  9. Prayed. How are you doing? The Lord put you on my heart and I prayed a ton for you.
  10. I have been in the dark so many times; I know exactly what this feels like. I was just reading my diary and there is lots of this in there. So I will say what I said to someone else recently struggling with this same thing: demons are very involved when it comes to whether or not to end your life, and in the end this is a spiritual battle with the forces of darkness. We are here to stand with you and pray with you. I am going to do just that after I stop typing this. Hang in there!!
  11. I am sorry you have been through so many terrible things, dear sister. Thank you for helping me when I needed help. The Lord bless you. <3
  12. OK, that is great news! You are the main focus of my prayer right now, so you are not alone!
  13. I went through that site and lots of good stuff there. I have a lot of experience in this area, and what he says confirms what I know is correct.
  14. Zorg, I think you are undergoing a LOT of temptations. The Enemy doesn't let go easily, and once you have a paranormal involvement, it's a pretty much constant fight. But you HAVE to fight. Your title is, I give up. If you actually do that, the Enemy wins and that is very, very bad. I have been praying hard for you; you are on my heart!!
  15. I completely agree. Many abusers fall in the category of narcissists, which is a mental illness beyond the scope of a church to handle. Here is how to recognize it. Psychologists don't believe in evil either, but I absolutely do. Some people just have to be removed from a church.
  16. She is sharing that because this could happen to YOU. My suggestion is, call this number: (888) 425-2666, the Al-Anon help line. It will help you not only to know how to handle your wife's behavior, but how to deal with your issues also. Addictions are an insidious form of illness, and they can and do end in death. Please read about the roles family plays in addiction. Since your wife is in legal trouble now, there is no time to lose. Praying!
  17. This is what I know about addictions. I was raised in a family of alcoholics. Seriously: mother, father, brother (after he was a teenager and from then on out), drinking every day. My favorite alcoholic beverage AT AGE FOUR was creme de menthe. Yeah. I suggest you educate yourself about them before you make any decisions. Your wife doesn't JUST need prayer (although she and you need that desperately). She is gonna need rehab if she is willing to give up her addiction, and you and your sons need support. Resources: Alcoholics Anonymous, Al Anon (for you), Christian rehab centers. That should give you a good start. YOU need help too, and Al Anon will help you see what your side of the problem is, and help you get what YOU need. This will help your wife also. Please PM me if you have further questions. Praying!
  18. Topless dancing in a drum circle is DEFINITELY Pagan, so we know for sure the Enemy inspired this one.
  19. Why is no one asking why this child had E. coli in the first place? It's very preventable and usually caused by ingesting food that has somehow been contaminated with feces. Most common way for that to happen is people not washing their hands after using the toilet, and then cooking. That alone is grounds for the authorities to potentially look into this. I hope they do.
  20. This is my response: if she hasn't married another man, it is still possible for the marriage to be saved. And it is God's will in general that a marriage should continue to exist. He looks at them as indissoluble unions. Which is probably why He is telling you that there is hope for you and her to get back together. I could give you verses, but my advice to you is go buy this book and then follow it: Love Life For Every Married Couple . You can buy it at almost any bookstore. I built my marriage on that book, and not too long ago it restored our marriage. 20 years of marriage later, I can testify that God's plan for marriage works. And I say "I" because my husband has never read this book. I let it dictate how *I* was going to behave, and everything flowed from there. Don't give up hope! I believe you are hearing from God.
  21. That is so sad. For all the victims, and for the 3 year old who didn't know better and has to live with this the rest of his life.
  22. Praise God! You are like Jesus! 32 When Mary reached the place where Jesus was and saw him, she fell at his feet and said, “Lord, if you had been here, my brother would not have died.” 33 When Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who had come along with her also weeping, he was deeply moved in spirit and troubled. 34 “Where have you laid him?” he asked. “Come and see, Lord,” they replied. 35 Jesus wept. 36 Then the Jews said, “See how he loved him!” ~ John 11:32-36
  23. OK, I came across this late and just giving you my observations: 1. If you are living and working on your own, and paying your own bills, and going on 27 by now, your family has zero rights to tell you who you can and can't date, and how to live your life. Next decade will be 30. You need to be on your own mentally and emotionally as well as physically, and this needs to happen sooner rather than later. 2. OK, so you got your act together, but no word about your guy. Who, last we heard, didn't have a job, was struggling with his education, living at home, AND dating other women! And the last update is he reiterated the same things he said all along: HE JUST WANTS TO BE FRIENDS. This is not a guy you want to marry, and it being online really has nothing to do with that. The fact there's all this secrecy and hiding things STILL 3-4 years later, very big red flag. This is not a healthy situation. We can get spiritual leadings from sources other than God. This is what it objectively looks like to me. He is never going to be anything except a friend. You do not have a romantic future with this man. He is not someone you want to marry. I know I didn't sugarcoat this, and if I were you and read this, heartbreak. I really really feel for you, because I actually have been a similar situation. But it sounds to me that your position has become more entrenched over time, to the point when he tells you he will never have romantic feelings for you (and hasn't all these years also), you didn't believe him. He is telling the truth; his actions of dating other women during all this time back that up. At some point you will have to break off. And that will be very very hard. Again, I really really feel for you; this is a very difficult situation. You will be in my thoughts and prayers.
  24. I think the early church set a great precedent on what to do with occult things. They burned them. It's in the Bible. So yes, I think burning them is good, except like Davida said, don't ACTUALLY BBQ them; burn them somewhere else!
  25. Thank you, and that's good advice! I wouldn't have thought of don't burn them in the BBQ, but you're right. I was thinking fire was a good way to dispose of them, though.
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