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Please go ahead. I don't mind at all.

reedrick01:
Nice post.. Have some questions if you dont mind?

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folak48:
I on the other hand feels God has abandoned me.
I have prayed , fasted consulted men of God yet no turnaround in my situation arrghhh!
The thought of almost 40 with nothing drives me nuts.
I am getting Fed up

Please hang in there. Sometimes, help is closer than you think.

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Lol I actually realized that after I was done typing. Yo, couldn’t let it go to waste.

Fortissimo502:
Derajoyce, I agree with pretty much everything you said. I think you may have misread my post. I was replying to LilMissFavvy.

Hey there,
I’d love to have a discussion with you. I believe we could learn from each other.
I personally don’t have all the answers and I mentioned, some of what I say would be taken out of context and that’s totally fine. However, I’d like to address the following for better clarity:
Boldness: we are the children of God and as his children, we ought to know our place in his eyes. There should never be reason for us to feel undeserving or of God’s love and forgiveness; or ashamed to come before him because of something we did wrong or didn’t do. Once you receive understanding of who you are and whose you are, fear, self pity, shame and all the other vices that seek to make us timid before God loses power over us. Not to say we won’t feel these emotions sometimes but the key here is in KNOWING.
Works: it’s important to know the difference between purpose and works of the flesh. We all have different purposes and gifts to serve our purpose. Once you’re inline with God, He’ll give you the strength, courage, wisdom and whatever you need to fulfill that purpose. However, He might not reveal it all at once because more than anything, He wants a relationship with you; constant communication, trust and faith in him.
Works of the flesh is believing we ought to do something to earn God’s love, forgiveness or favor. First of all, none of us can earn anything from God. All we have are free gifts from God. You do acts of service from a place of gratitude and a desire to serve and not to prove a point or earn goodies.
You’re right, TRUTH is TRUTH. However, God reveals himself to us differently, in the way we would understand. I’d encourage you to ask the Holy Spirit for guidance over all matters including this long epistle I just wrote.

Fortissimo502:


There are so many questions I'd like to ask you to probe and really understand what you mean by the parts in bold, but it's probably going to be long drawn out. Regardless I'm glad your relationship with God is number 1. That's the most important thing so long the relationship is understood properly.

Honestly I don't believe "these things work differently for us all". Truth is truth and we should never ever try to tailor it to what suits us or what works for us. What I do know is that we are all in different stages of growth which is why it might appear that "these things work differently for us all".

That's why I said that the koko is accepting Jesus and keep seeking His kingdom. Everything else will fall into place eventually.

Absolutely!
You hit the nail on the head.

Fortissimo502:


I believe what she means is that God doesn't respond to you or love you based on your works. God responds primarily based on our faith in Him (He loves us regardless though). Naturally, someone who has faith in God, will do works. But it should be clear that you aren't working to earn favors from God but because you have faith in Him. That is, you aren't working from the "flesh".

Derajoyce let me know if I misunderstood you.

Thanks for your comment. I realize most of things I said can and will be taken out of context. I’ll simply reiterate that these are bits of my observations thus far. I strongly believe that my relationship with God might not be exact relationship with someone else and that’s normal. He reveals himself to us based on our capacity to understand and receive.

Eviana:
First, I respect your right to your opinion.
You've said some very interesting and true things about the Lord.
That's awesome that you are getting to truly know Him for yourself...aside from just tradition.
Just hoping that in your "knowing", you aren't removing yourself from the body of Christ.
I wonder though, if by saying the following: "He despises small prayers and people with trust issues", you meant people with small dreams, small faith?
Because folks could misinterpet that statement if you meant differently than what I wrote.
Just wondering why you used the word "mishap" of being born into a Christian home?
If you had been born into another religion, would that have been a mishap also?
Are you referring to "religion" as a whole as a mishap?
However, in light of getting to truly know Him personally, through relationship, and gaining peace from your Heavenly Father, wouldn't it be more appropriate to change "worst" to "best"?

John 10:10 (KJV)
10 The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy: I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly.

Trust me, when you have had enough experiences in life, there will be a lot of "worst" things to come which will require that faith in your newfound relationship with the Lord.

Yes, I was. Although the early exposure to Christianity came through my family, my perceived representation about God from the church we attended spurred cynicism rather than intimacy.

Blabbermouth:

Were you born a Christian?

Heyy, I stopped blogging a while ago. I’m not sure how the pm works here. I’ll definitely check my email.

Fortissimo502:
Well said, Derajoyce. Well said. Sent you a pm. Also noticed your blog isn't up anymore. Wanted to check your other posts.

nlPoster:
What do you know about God as opposed to what you learnt about him?

The views I shared are part of the things I know about God.

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