Ciao...

[Guest Gladiator4God]

Stay Tess dont let a few discourage you, all are welcome here at worthy and i am sure you have much to offer

[IslandRose]

Tess,

I told you already you are a blessing to this board. Please stay and grow with us. We all have our growing pains, and meet up with people who we shoot sparks off of, but part of the growing up is learning to deal with those people gracefully. I have had some "hammer and chisel" experiences since I have been on this board, but I believe that the Lord has used them to build my character and to help "conform me" to the image of His Son.

If you do decide to go, I will miss you, and it will be our loss. You are a wonderful young lady, and I know the Lord has big things in store for you.

Your Big Sister in Christ!

IR :il:

[nebula]

Tess -

If you come back to read this, please understand . . . whenever groups of people come together, differences and difficulties are bound to happen. It's getting through them that enable us to grow.

Please reconsider!

:hug:

[Guest shadow2b]

-It appears my presence here has really irritated some people. I'd rather leave than continue to get my feelings hurt over things...I doubt that's the intention of this board or what it's creators had in mind.

-heyyyyyyy--TESS----YURE ONLY 15-years olde??WOWWWWWWW---NOW-- Don't GO RUNNIN OFF jes cause a few of us olde-duffers--get kinda can-tank-er-uss--it's only cuzz some no-good-no-count-lowe-down-durty-rottin-stinkin-SKONK---dunn weynt & nailed our chairs ta the flooors--& weuns caint get outta of-em----- -wyyyyy-WEins gets kinda lonesome hyaRr at tha home--yas know-They did let summ younuns from the school come in & sing fer usses awile back--I thank it were in 1899-yupp-yupp I members thet like it twere onnly yesttiday--weins gits soooo-lonely--yupp-yupp-twere on a cloudy-rainy-cold wednesday--october-19th.1898---I Reckon--yupp that twere tha Last time grany-eudorry ever smiled ner--dancyed- --Yupp-sho-were a sad-sad daye-fer usses--purty-lill-ole grany-eudorry-jes leff ussess in mid daynce- -one hi-kikk-too menny---I--Reckon----tsk.tsk.tsk. ---weins gits-sooo-lone-erly

[FaithfulFollower]

Tess,

Hope you reconsider your decision for as many above have said. I feel you have a purpose here as well and am deeply sorry that you had to endure some bad things here during your stay. It is most unfortunate that others would treat you so unkindly. You have truly been a blessing to me in your time here for you truly do stand up for what you believe in no matter what others seem to think and I admire that.

Once again I am sorry to hear that you feel you must go, truly do hope you change your mind.

With Love In Christ,

Danielle

[Guest zionprophet]

It's sad to see someone feeling this way.

Boards such as this are a place for people to express their opinions.

And this is also the internet, a worldwide forum with so many different people's and cultures.

I guarantee the people you feel you have offended will not be seeing matters the same way as yourself, indeed they may also be wondering why you are arriving at such a conclusion !

These type of forums are not always for the fainthearted.

It is here that people express opinions on matters which they hold very dear.

Passions always run high.

What you see in posts which sometimes might sound like offence, are just a display of someone else's extreme passion concerning their beliefs.

We have displays of passionate beliefs from many different viewpoints. It shows the depths of people's love and concern for their beliefs, not necessarily their disapproval of you.

I have no doubt that YOU are very passionate about your beliefs.

If you feel that someone has taken offence at anything you might have said, it is merely their emtional display concerning their passionate beliefs.

You will show similar emotions in your posts as well I have no doubt.

Often times when we put up a post, we read some replies in we instantly think there and then 'WHY HOW DARE THEY SAY THAT' !

It's our typical kneejerk response, and it applies to each and everyone of us.

We INSTANTLY feel wounded at heart if someone doesn't agree with out portrayal.

we could ALL get easily offended, but most people who use forums such as this recognise that other people's response's are just their defense of their heart felt passionately embraced beliefs.

That shows that they have love in them somewhere. And if they have that in their somewhere, I'm sure they don;t feel about you the way you might think.

When the heat of the moment has died down we can all sit back and see that people really love their Lord, and their varying perceptions of him.

Just as you do also.

You're knew to this board Tess. I'm EVEN KNEWER !!

But I KNOW EXACTLY what you mean. I have become mebroiled in some 'debates' on the board as well, but I recognise that it's just people expressing the same passion about their beliefs, that I am expressing about mine. I'm not meaning to offend them any more than I'm sure they are not meaning to offend me.

This is after all religion we are talking about here! Men have been fighting and dying over it since time im-memorial. You;re surely not niaeve to think that it would be any different now, or even on the internet.

C'mon, you're bigger than that surely. Pick yourself up, dust yourself down, and get back into the battle !

May the Lord grant you strength, and wrap His everlasting arms of love around you.

Shalom

Edited August 16, 2004 by zionprophet

[Willow]

Tess,

You remind me so much of a girl I went to school with. She was your age when I knew her. Tess - short for Tessa. Wonderful person to know. And I have yet to really get to know you, but you are a good at challenging me even in the way I view things!! (the tithing thread!) I am glad to know another 'Tess'

Trust me when I say that even Senior members have doubts many a time as to why they are here, if they are welcome, and maybe they should be moving on. Sometimes, things that happen here are just a small patch of unpaved road on a freeway. They are being worked on.

Please stay - even if you just want to observe for a bit. Some of the best fellowship in the world (literally, people here from all over) is found right here on these boards.

(((((((((((((((((((((((((TESS)))))))))))))))))))))))))))) that is a Worthy hug :hug:

I hope you stay!

Willow

[dwinkjr]

Tess,

I have always found your posts to be thought inspiring and usually made with modesty and Love. Please reconsider and stick around.

God Bless,

Dave

[Guest sinner2saint]

((((((((((((((((Tess)))))))))))))))))

Hate to see you go. You are a very bright young lady and I know you would be missed dearly by everyone here. Hope you'll reconsider and stick around.

:hug: (sniff, sniff)

[Kabowd]

I've been praying about it, and I think it might be God's will that I try to stick it out. It's very hard...I don't want to be hurt again, but I also know that's part of the risk of relationships. I've been shown and amazing amount of love, grace and support over the last few days here..and it really does mean so much to me. Thank you all so much, I just struggle sometimes with accepting it.

I explain it more in depth here....

Thank you all so much.