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Paperflower, just being the mother of an Army man is hard for me. I pray you will receive the support you need, and that you will find ways to support other people in the same situation.

Had to happen sooner or later. Hope the little ones are doing well.

Pixy, dear, Followerof Jesus's posts do not apply to your situation. You are dealing with people who have a criminal mentality. You have to get yourself out from under your parents' influence. If that means moving to another state, move. Leave the car if you must. They are trying to enslave you to their wishes. As Christians we are not supposed to allow others to intimidate us. I Peter 3:6 (NKJV): "Sarah obeyed Abraham, calling him lord, whose daughters you are if you do good and are not afraid with any terror." Our obedience to earthly authority is not supposed to keep us a situation where we are scared! I Thess. 3:8b, "stand fast in the Lord." It's time for you to stop worrying about your parents. They brought you into the world. That's great, that's fine. Time to move on. Read psalm 1 and consider what they are really like and what kind of people God wants you to be with. Matt. 10:26 (NKJV): "Therefore do not fear them. For there is nothing covered that will not be revealed, and hidden that will not be known." You might want to study these verses: http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?searc...viticus%2018:3; Good luck. All of us here really care.

Yeah, you would have to work the kinks out.

I think Leonard's post, #58, is excellent. Pixy, you are a dear sweet young woman. It saddens me that your parents are breaking the law to control you (the key thing) and wanting you to break God's law in who you date. Lawlessness is sin, you know. It can be really hard to admit to ourselves that our Christian parents are ungodly in their attitudes and behavior (been there). On my 50th birthday I was washing the dishes, and I remembered something painful from my childhood. I shrugged it off and said to myself, "My parents did the best they could." Then the Lord actually spoke to me and said, "Your father did not love you, and your mother hated you, but I love you." So then I knew. It is possible for Christian parents to not love their children, and even to behave destructively towards them. Well, I pray for the best for you! I pray that you will stand fast in what you know is right, and that you will grow in wisdom and understanding. (We all need this!) hugs, Mary

I agree. Some of these are used to spread viruses. I have a friend who sends them around, and I never open her emails at all.

Pixy, I'm a well along in years Christian woman, and I think your dress sounds fabulous!!!!!! I hope you enjoy wearing it on other happier occasions. Your parents were rude. How unkind of them to expect you to come to their party, and then berate you like that. It's unfortunate that their ideas concerning you are so shallow. Do the best you can to love them while not buying into their games. hugs, Mary

Reconditioned, I had the same questions and issues. One thing is that we do not know what God asks of us. His way of thinking is different from ours. We think more in terms of outward behavior, but God thinks more about heart attitude. Zephaniah 1:4a, 6: " I will stretch out my hand against ... those who turn back from following the LORD and neither seek the LORD nor inquire of him." Can you or I say we have always sought the Lord, that we've always inquired of Him? No. So God is justified in saying we have a problem.

Well, we should never expect a biblical response from that organization.

The New York Post has a good article by Ralph Peters today. http://www.nypost.com/php/pfriendly/print....alph_peters.htm This was a victory for decency in the world.

My sister sent me a couple of books for Christmas that take the evolutionary view point, which surprised me because she knows I'm a creationist. We're both Christians. Love is more important than getting all our thinking right, but I know that when I became a creationist I found that my prayers were answered a lot more often. Can anyone explain that? The Institute for Creation Research has some excellent books and research articles. The more you know, the wiser you can be on the subject.

There are two different points here. Financial decisions made by a government are not the same as social decisions made by individuals. On the personal/societal level, to snub someone who is obese or a smoker is wrong. On the government level, to spend a great deal of money trying to get people healthy who really don't care to be healthy might not be wise.

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More good reasons: His servants shall serve Him. "And there shall be no more curse, but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it, and His servants shall serve Him." Rev. 22:3 NKJV Unity among believers. No more arguments and disagreements among us!

Wasn't it a holy thing when God sent Jesus into the world?

My sister in law adopted three children in a similar situation, but I would not be able to do it. So I think you're showing a lot of love and wisdom both. Best wishes, Mary

I'm sorry this happened. There are some people that I love, but it's impossible to have a healthy relationship with them. It's hard, but that's the way it is sometimes. hugs, Mary

If we remember the things that Jesus said are most important, that will help. He looks for belief, love, and honesty. God is so completely compassionate. Ps. 145:9 The LORD is good to all,And His tender mercies are over all His works. Ps. 103:13-14 As a father has compassion on his children, so the LORD has compassion on those who fear him; for he knows how we are formed, he remembers that we are dust.

What an awesome truth. Best post I've read in a long time.

It's good that some people still have sense.

Citizen, I think your posts here have been most helpful. Thanks! I haven't read all the posts (17 pages)... did anyone post "Saint Nicholas -- Saint Nick -- Santa Clause -- Santa -- Satan" Does make you think. I'm sad that almost every Holy Day gets turned into a holiday. (I haven't yet seen Good Friday reduced to a frivolous occasion.) Serious things can bring us deeper joy than shallow things. That is, if we are willing to delight ourselves in the Lord.

Part of loving ourselves is to take care of ourselves, that is, a reasonable amount of exercise, good eating, proper rest. It also means not being too easy on ourselves or too hard on ourselves. It helps if we have a sense of humor. It helps if we get in the habit of appreciating what God is doing in other people's lives and in our personal lives. It helps to remember that even when we blow it, God is faithful. (II Timothy 2:13) Read Ephesians 1, Philippians 2, and Romans 8 a lot. Read Hebrews 1 to remind yourself how wonderful Jesus is. Hope this helps, Mary

Thanks.

Hi, folks. I need to get back into memorization. Do you know anything online that could help, esp. for NKJV?

We have Matthew and Acts. They are very good.