Thinking of the unthinkable...

[Figure of eighty]

2 hours ago, kwikphilly said:

A long long time ago I think I sounded like you- God Was Drawing me unto Himself yet I was just doing my own thing,zig zagging along in my own sweet time

On 3 separate occasions,3 different strangers stopped me in my tracks to say" Run to Lord,don't walk- RUN,while He May Still Be Found"

The first and 2nd time seemed odd but the 3rd was just outrageous- still,though I thought about it often I did my own thing- I probably could have been spared some of the hardships I was to face ,not wanting to surrender and fall to my knees so I was brought to my knees eventually ,in a very terrifying way ..... boy I'm glad,so glad,death was chasing me and I didn't even know until thst terrifying day that turned into a the best day of my LIFE

So now twice I said to you---' Run,run to the Lord while He may be Found.....I do Hope you have a 3rd call and get there in time❤️

 

 

 

Death was chasing you? What do you mean?

[farouk]

3 hours ago, Figure of eighty said:

You are right I am in the same place I was when I got here. I see no spiritual growth for myself. I want to give up with this Christian bs. I think once I'm on the otherside done with nursing and my life calms down maybe I'll try again with God.

Peter says:

"But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen." (2 Peter 3.18)

For this to happen, there does need to be the new birth (John chapter 3) in the first place.

[Figure of eighty]

1 hour ago, farouk said:

Peter says:

"But grow in grace, and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To him be glory both now and for ever. Amen." (2 Peter 3.18)

For this to happen, there does need to be the new birth (John chapter 3) in the first place.

Well I got baptized my water and spirit. I served in church earlier.. don't know what else to do 🤷‍♀️

[farouk]

4 minutes ago, Figure of eighty said:

Well I got baptized my water and spirit. I served in church earlier.. don't know what else to do 🤷‍♀️

Well, remember it's the inward that counts:

"For which cause we faint not; but though our outward man perish, yet the inward man is renewed day by day.

¹⁷ For our light affliction, which is but for a moment, worketh for us a far more exceeding and eternal weight of glory;

¹⁸ While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen are temporal; but the things which are not seen are eternal." (2 Corinthians 4.16-18)

"And a certain woman named Lydia, a seller of purple, of the city of Thyatira, which worshipped God, heard us: whose heart the Lord opened, that she attended unto the things which were spoken of Paul." (Acts 16.14)

The Lord Jesus said: "Marvel not that I said unto thee, Ye must be born again." (John 3.7)

[kwikphilly]

4 hours ago, Figure of eighty said:

Death was chasing you? What do you mean?

It's a really long story and would go way off Topic but I'll just put it this way :

The devil comes to steal,KILL & destroy- if you are not serving the Lord God Most High then ( even unaware) you are serving the devil......

Oh but GOD,many brushes with death yet the Lord is LongSuffering,Patient, Merciful,Loving and Gracious--- my own choices nearly killed me yet I was Forgiven as I cried out "JESUS'' when the scales were lifted from my eyes - with Eyes of my Heart I saw ' the Way,the Truth and the Life"

I saw the enemy for what he is- a liar

 

[enoob57]

10 hours ago, farouk said:

I want to give up with this Christian bs.

It is possible you are trying to make s/Spiritual things flesh and the vice versa ... 
Romans 8:11-16 (KJV)

[11] But if the Spirit of him that raised up Jesus from the dead dwell in you, he that raised up Christ from the dead shall also quicken your mortal bodies by his Spirit that dwelleth in you.

[12] Therefore, brethren, we are debtors, not to the flesh, to live after the flesh.

[13] For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.

[14] For as many as are led by the Spirit of God, they are the sons of God.

[15] For ye have not received the spirit of bondage again to fear; but ye have received the Spirit of adoption, whereby we cry, Abba, Father.

[16] The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:

[AnOrangeCat]

On 7/8/2024 at 1:31 PM, Figure of eighty said:

I wasnt going to do what I thought. I'm just frustrated is all. I feel stuff working against me. It's hard for me to trust God. Idk how to make myself do that. 

I get it. You spoke out of the heat of the moment. I've done it. I've seen people on this forum do it. Just have to move on and hopefully manage to resolve the underlying circumstances. As for trusting God I believe we can do that through our actions. Our circumstances and moods may say one thing, but we know that God would have us act a certain way. If we defy our circumstances we can show faith by choosing what God would have us to do, though I realize that path isn't always clear. It ties in to what's said in the book of James about faith and works.

Speaking of which, James also gave an example of seeing a brother or sister in a state of destitution and just saying "be warm and filled" without doing anything to help them. I think we can often essentially do that by sharing platitudes and not at least offering to help. I realize it's difficult to help from a distance and could be difficult and awkward, especially knowing your mental health issues, but if you're comfortable with asking and accepting help from strangers maybe there's someone on the forum who might be in your area and able to help somehow?