Sunniesttime Posted February 9, 2008 Group: Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 16 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/08/2008 Status: Offline Author Share Posted February 9, 2008 Hi and welcome! My sister is in the UK too (and how come she's still awake, it's almost 2am local time?!!) Thanks for sharing your story with us, I believe this is a big and indeed very important step you're making. I'll be praying for you too. Hi thanks, was up because being poorly and not sleeping well. Thanks for your prayers..........it has been so long since I said that to anyone lol. It would be so lovely to be in that circle again where we pray for each other...x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunniesttime Posted February 9, 2008 Group: Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 16 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/08/2008 Status: Offline Author Share Posted February 9, 2008 "The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him" Psalms 28:7 Has anyone got any advice? Congratulations On Your Marriage - Love And Respect That Guy (I Too Have Received A Gift From God Through The Love Of My Darling Carol - Wife Of 38+ Years ) What To Do, What To Do Rejoice "Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you. Quench not the Spirit. Despise not prophesyings" 1 Thessalonians 5:16-20 Hide "Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might not sin against thee" Psalms 119:11 Abide "As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in his love. These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you" John 15:9-12 The LORD Will Move You Two As You Seek Him "Trust in him at all times; ye people, pour out your heart before him: God is a refuge for us. Selah" Psalms 62:8 And Be Blessed Beloved Daughter Of The KING The LORD bless thee, and keep thee: The LORD make his face shine upon thee, and be gracious unto thee: The LORD lift up his countenance upon thee, and give thee peace. And they shall put my name upon the children of Israel; and I will bless them. Numbers 6:24-27 Love, Your Brother Joe Joe left you a message but I think its posted later...still gettting used to using this board! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunniesttime Posted February 9, 2008 Group: Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 16 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/08/2008 Status: Offline Author Share Posted February 9, 2008 If you have repented of your sins, God does not remember them! Isn't that wonderful!!! It is just Satan trying to make you think that you aren't good enough. Well, none of us are good enough. There is a bumper sticker I used to see quite often "I'm not perfect, just forgiven", and that is the way it is with each of us....not perfect, just forgiven. Praise the Lord. I would encourage you not to go to a church you would feel uncomfortable attending. The main thing is that the one you choose upholds the authority of Scripture. If you were in America I would suggest you find a Calvary Chapel. There may be one in England, I'm not sure. Just remember that every person sitting in the pews are struggling with one sin or another. Some people just hide their sins better! You're going to be just fine. God loves you. God forgives you. Now forgive yourself. <>< ><> Nathele Hi Nathele, It is wonderful that God does not remember them, in a little while I am going to find my bible and do some studying. I like the 'not being perfect but forgiven' quotes, very good. I have never heard of the Calvery Chapel here, guess there could be some. For the first time in a long time I have began to think that maybe I can really move forward with this....and maybe just maybe my faith will be stronger than ever before. God bless you so very much xxxxxxxxxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunniesttime Posted February 9, 2008 Group: Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 16 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/08/2008 Status: Offline Author Share Posted February 9, 2008 Hi, I used to go to Church, pray take an active part in the life of the Church. I won't say that I blame the Church.. for my falling away, the Church is a group of people who love the Lord I know. Full of imperfections..just like the individual. Just like me. As a single parent it was a struggle. I longed for a husband yet became quite content in my single ness. I can't really recall how it began..slipping away. I began to feel that I did not fit in.. leading to the odd time missing church which developed into a regular occurance. No one called or bothered that I was not going so it was easy. Then I began to go out with friends, who did not love Jesus. I met a man, a wonderful man and eventually we got married. He was not a christian... well actually he has asked Jesus into his life but he nor I go to church. |He is amazing and i feel very blessed. Yet I know that people, probably like yourselves reading this, would tellme that I should have not yolked mysefl to an unbeliever and should have trusted in God and waited. Husband or not for God's plan for me to unfold. Please Please don't condemn me. I have been so afraid to go back to church for fear of that. I am backslidden in the churches eyes. Yet...through all this time I think and believe i hear God's voice. Telling me he still loves me, I have wept because I long for that intimacy yet don't know my way back.. how to get back there. How will God see my marriage to this man? How do I get back on track if this was not his plan for my life? I have said 'sorry' for going the way that was not his plan...but what do I do now? But I am still here feeling no closer from God. I don't believe that he has cast me for ever from his side. Because God would not do that.. from what I know. Has anyone got any advice? Thank you, Sunniest time.... Once it starts, it just seems not to stop. How easy life may seem to be. No more effort to conform or meet standards. And yet something pricks away at you. It is your conscience. Do you remember the story of the prodigal son. He went his way, lived it up, but when things got tough and he was reduced to looking after pigs ( and if a Jew how low must he have got since pigs are unclean to Jews) he finally decided to return home and work as a hired man in his Father's fields. What was the reaction when he got home? Did his Father give him a hard time? You know what happened and the same could happen to you still. Your Heavenly Father loves you and knows what you need. Being a single parent is not easy. I'm just single, and there are times I wish that I could be not single. The support, comfort and hugs all help. All I have is a cat and he is not one for hugs. So what can you do? Someone, a spiritual man who visited my congregation, said to me, " we come to meetings and we do the things God wants because WE want too." How true that is. If it is our heart we will do all we can. Getting up, getting ready and going through that door will always be a difficult thing to do. But if your heart is full of appreciation for God's love to you nothing will hold you back from returning. No-one will judge you, in fact they may very well be so pleased to see you. It is worth the effort at least. Yes that is true, once it starts.....it is so so easy...... Thing is I listened to the story of the prodigal son......I have some sermons from my old church and you can down load them on the pc. I am like that in some ways....but things are not tough for me...financially or relationship wise things are just great...for me its the spiritual things.....not feeling the holy spirit feeling so far far away from God and wanting to have Him in my life again. You are right they may actually be pleased to see me and suprise me. It is probably more not them, but my shame........knowing I fell and the like. Sorry you can't hug your cat lol that made me laugh.... Love Sunniest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunniesttime Posted February 9, 2008 Group: Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 16 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/08/2008 Status: Offline Author Share Posted February 9, 2008 Hi, I used to go to Church, pray take an active part in the life of the Church. I won't say that I blame the Church.. for my falling away, the Church is a group of people who love the Lord I know. Full of imperfections..just like the individual. Just like me. As a single parent it was a struggle. I longed for a husband yet became quite content in my single ness. I can't really recall how it began..slipping away. I began to feel that I did not fit in.. leading to the odd time missing church which developed into a regular occurance. No one called or bothered that I was not going so it was easy. Then I began to go out with friends, who did not love Jesus. I met a man, a wonderful man and eventually we got married. He was not a christian... well actually he has asked Jesus into his life but he nor I go to church. |He is amazing and i feel very blessed. Yet I know that people, probably like yourselves reading this, would tellme that I should have not yolked mysefl to an unbeliever and should have trusted in God and waited. Husband or not for God's plan for me to unfold. Please Please don't condemn me. I have been so afraid to go back to church for fear of that. I am backslidden in the churches eyes. Yet...through all this time I think and believe i hear God's voice. Telling me he still loves me, I have wept because I long for that intimacy yet don't know my way back.. how to get back there. How will God see my marriage to this man? How do I get back on track if this was not his plan for my life? I have said 'sorry' for going the way that was not his plan...but what do I do now? But I am still here feeling no closer from God. I don't believe that he has cast me for ever from his side. Because God would not do that.. from what I know. Has anyone got any advice? Thank you, Sunniest time.... I wouldn't comdem you, when I first read your post I felt compassion for you because I often struggle with this too just like a lot of other belivers. I would say try to start reading the Bible regularly again and pray for God to give you the will and desire to come back to church every Sunday. But I think you also have to make a clear cut decision that this is what you want and your not going to turn back. God would never comdemn you for marrying someone who is a non-beliver, do you remember the verse that states a Believer who marries a non believer sanctifies them and their children? Just tTry you best and GOD BLESS YOU! Yes you are right about making a decision it does no good to be blowing in the wind does it? I need a bit of courage to make the decision. I think I have been waiting for God to really clearly talk to me which maybe sill and perhaps the very fact that I am writing this means obviuosly God is talking to me....Sunniest xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_yaash Posted February 9, 2008 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 4 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 940 Content Per Day: 0.16 Reputation: 1 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/10/2008 Status: Offline Share Posted February 9, 2008 Hi... Hi Sunniesttime, As it looks like you have received more than enough good advice: Welcome to Worthy! If I may: Just in coming here, you have made a good step toward getting back on track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard_yaash Posted February 9, 2008 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 4 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 940 Content Per Day: 0.16 Reputation: 1 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/10/2008 Status: Offline Share Posted February 9, 2008 Oh Yeah Huh! Welcome Hi FresnoJoe, You shall always hold a special place in my heart, thank you... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sunniesttime Posted February 9, 2008 Group: Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 16 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 0 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/08/2008 Status: Offline Author Share Posted February 9, 2008 I am not very good at posting messages on here lol. I want to tell all the lovely people who have answered my posts a story. My dearest husband and I got married in August 2006. We went to Mauritius for our honey moon (hope I got the spelling right lol). On approximately the second day we were snorkling, it was a fabulous place to snorkel with the Indian Ocean's clear waters. We came back to our villa which overlooked the sea, it was just tranquil and beautiful. We were getting ready for dinner when my hubby walked in to the room his face void of colour and he looked in shock. He went on to tell me that he had lost his wedding ring in the sea. He was emotional and I tried to play it down saying that it was just a ring and could be replaced. I was actually gutted and very upset that we had lost the ring. We went out for dinner and hubby was unconsolable. The next morning we went to the beach (ya like we are going to find the ring lol) and we met a guy we called 't shirt man'. We did know his name but he used to sell the t-shirts on the beach so hence his nick name. T shirt man told us that many rings and jewellery was lost in the Indian ocean. He doubted that we would find the ring and soundly told us to get on with our honey moon and think nothing more of it. This we did and slowly the trauma of losing the ring faded and we resolved ourselves to the fact that it was lost...but not without... praying first. We sat on our balcony the day after losing the ring and we prayed and I prayed to the Holy Spirit that the ring would be found. A week passed and one day T-shirt man came bounding excitedly across the beach shouting 'come here! come here!'. We looked at each other andn approached T-shirt man. He hurridley told us that a man had found a ring. He led us to the man who was on the beach, he unfolded his hand and there it was....the wedding ring. I cried and hugged him. Hubby was just standing there in shock lol The story unfolded that he had been snorkling way way out, wehre you are advised NOT to go. The sun hit the sea and there it was, the ring, sticking up out of the sand, near some rocks, sparkling. Also the man was due to go back home to Germany the next day and we may have never seen him, by chance he had told T-shirt man. T shirt man was so happy for us. Now we believe that this was divine intervention, I mean what were the chances of finding a tiny ring in the expanse of the Indian Ocean???? We felt blessed and that our marriage was blessed and that the ring situation was a sign that God loved us so, Thought you would enjoy that Sunniest xxx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladypeartree Posted February 9, 2008 Group: Royal Member Followers: 37 Topic Count: 545 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 33,372 Content Per Day: 5.09 Reputation: 24,295 Days Won: 248 Joined: 06/21/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 02/23/1953 Share Posted February 9, 2008 Joe ....Worthy's own floor cleaning man ...he spends so much time rolling around on it with laughter that it has to be the cleanest floor in the world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ladypeartree Posted February 9, 2008 Group: Royal Member Followers: 37 Topic Count: 545 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 33,372 Content Per Day: 5.09 Reputation: 24,295 Days Won: 248 Joined: 06/21/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 02/23/1953 Share Posted February 9, 2008 wonderful story Sunny ...and if you were both praying right from the start of your marriage then that is also a good sign for the two of you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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