Becky21888 Posted December 10, 2017 Group: Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 5 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 18 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 20 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/08/2017 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/19/1977 Share Posted December 10, 2017 But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavoured the more abundantly to see your face with great desire. Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us. (1 Thessalonians 2:17-18/KJV) Paul wanted to come back to minister to them and to visit with them. It would have been like going home, because they had so eagerly accepted Paul and his teachings there. Satan is the author of all lies and the source of all hindrance to the gospel. Paul's own personal desire was to go to see them, but sometimes our desire is not the desire of the Lord. Satan could not have prevented Paul from going back there any time he wanted to unless God gave Satan permission to do this. Unknowing to Satan, he sometimes plays right into the hands of God. God uses for good what Satan intended for evil. If you are a Christian, Satan has to get God's permission to attack you. Our problems come to make us strong and to show us how badly we need God. Share your testimony on a time you wanted to do something, and God stop it from happening because He had other plans for you... 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Marilyn C Posted December 12, 2017 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 30 Topic Count: 265 Topics Per Day: 0.07 Content Count: 13,128 Content Per Day: 3.50 Reputation: 8,461 Days Won: 12 Joined: 12/21/2013 Status: Offline Birthday: 10/06/1947 Popular Post Share Posted December 12, 2017 Hi Becky, Thank you for starting this very interesting thread. Now this is very dear to my heart for it has caused a major shift in my life. So....back in the `80`s I was younger, teaching school children, playing sport on weekends and even flying planes. I taught Sunday school, played in the Church band and even lead the team for a while. Life was good, and I also enjoyed swimming in the Murray river, riding my bike with my friends for exercise as well. Skiing of the river and camping was also part of the scene. Boyfriends, as friends and lots of church activities. Life was easy and good. Then I was struck down with Ross River Virus, (by a mosquito) which developed into Chronic Fatigue and the Drs didn`t know how to treat it. I was just plain tired and achie all the time. Thus I couldn`t teach, play sport, fly, go places I was grounded in a big way. Over the next few years I just slept and slept and slept. Gradually I started to be able to have a few hours of `normality` but would then crash again. Overtime I have learned to monitor my time, and with natural products I have gained quite a bit of strength back. I married and now have a wonderful hubby who has only known me like this, and he does some jobs for me if I`m not up to it. So....would I wish that this did not happen? Strangely no. For I have learnt so much from the Lord as He patiently taught me and brought me closer to Him. I now mentor & teach people God`s word and they are teaching others now too. This is far more rewarding for me and as you probably know I do love to come on the forum and listen, share, and learn. A life change. What the enemy meant for evil the Lord turned around for His purposes. Marilyn. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post SisterActs2 Posted December 12, 2017 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 23 Topic Count: 7 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 1,000 Content Per Day: 0.37 Reputation: 1,655 Days Won: 1 Joined: 11/27/2016 Status: Offline Birthday: 12/08/1950 Popular Post Share Posted December 12, 2017 Hi Becky I will just share my experience too. In 2010 my husband and I shifted to a town two hours away from the city where we were living. It was a whole new thing to us; we "escaped to the country". God began speaking to me about mentoring younger women and children. In 2013 I gained the certificate I needed to become a school chaplain - the area I felt that God was leading me into. However, this did not work out well as I had a lot of difficulty in the role. I couldn't seem to make it work properly - one of the reasons was that, as a school chaplain in this State, I was practically 'gagged', could not comfort children by putting an arm around them and certainly was not free to pray for them. I asked myself: "what is the point?" when all they really wanted was a secular counsellor; but be paid as a chaplain. There are laws here and political correctness is huge. I decided to leave approximately 18 months after I started, frustrated...... as I really wanted to preach Jesus and tell the children about Him, and pray for them etc. However I had learned a lot; by taking the course and doing the job ........ as ........ God found people in the community to help for free! Oh, how much happier I am as I see women who really need help - and the flow on effect to their children! I can talk to them about the Lord! I can help them understand how to pray, be healed, love their husbands, bring up their children. Oh, what joy! I am useful; as a retiree I can be of practical help in their homes as well. Like Marilyn, I can see these people go on to talk to others as well. It is so much more rewarding. I go home with wonderful joy in my heart - what a privilege it is to serve our Master by serving others. Praise the Lord. 2 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john1 Posted December 17, 2017 Group: Senior Member Followers: 4 Topic Count: 41 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 686 Content Per Day: 0.30 Reputation: 221 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/16/2017 Status: Offline Share Posted December 17, 2017 On 12/10/2017 at 1:48 PM, Becky21888 said: Share your testimony on a time you wanted to do something, and God stop it from happening because He had other plans for you... My experience was my father taught me to love money as a kid, I did up until I was 35 about, when I gave just about everything away, I was going to invest in real estate, but after studying the bible for 14 years it just seemed to be the thing to do, Jesus said you'd either love God or love money, and you could only have one master. Now I'm happy I found God, and even if I became the richest man in the world, it wouldn't be as good as what I have now. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Becky21888 Posted December 17, 2017 Group: Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 5 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 18 Content Per Day: 0.01 Reputation: 20 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/08/2017 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/19/1977 Author Share Posted December 17, 2017 1 hour ago, john1 said: My experience was my father taught me to love money as a kid, I did up until I was 35 about, when I gave just about everything away, I was going to invest in real estate, but after studying the bible for 14 years it just seemed to be the thing to do, Jesus said you'd either love God or love money, and you could only have one master. Now I'm happy I found God, and even if I became the richest man in the world, it wouldn't be as good as what I have now. Thank you for sharing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missmuffet Posted December 17, 2017 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,989 Topics Per Day: 0.49 Content Count: 48,687 Content Per Day: 11.89 Reputation: 30,342 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted December 17, 2017 I realized that God is in control I am not. I gave up all control I wanted to have in my life and put God in the drivers seat. His will be done. 1 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prycejosh1987 Posted July 15, 2020 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 1,176 Content Per Day: 0.87 Reputation: 126 Days Won: 0 Joined: 07/07/2020 Status: Offline Birthday: 04/29/1987 Share Posted July 15, 2020 On 12/10/2017 at 6:48 PM, Becky21888 said: But we, brethren, being taken from you for a short time in presence, not in heart, endeavoured the more abundantly to see your face with great desire. Wherefore we would have come unto you, even I Paul, once and again; but Satan hindered us. (1 Thessalonians 2:17-18/KJV) Paul wanted to come back to minister to them and to visit with them. It would have been like going home, because they had so eagerly accepted Paul and his teachings there. Satan is the author of all lies and the source of all hindrance to the gospel. Paul's own personal desire was to go to see them, but sometimes our desire is not the desire of the Lord. Satan could not have prevented Paul from going back there any time he wanted to unless God gave Satan permission to do this. Unknowing to Satan, he sometimes plays right into the hands of God. God uses for good what Satan intended for evil. If you are a Christian, Satan has to get God's permission to attack you. Our problems come to make us strong and to show us how badly we need God. Share your testimony on a time you wanted to do something, and God stop it from happening because He had other plans for you... Amen brother, powerful preaching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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