Thank you sooo much for all the support guys, : ) It is really really appriciated. Thanks for the psalms. : )
But last night I did somethign that I had needed to do for a long time, for the first time in i don't know how long, I turned to God, I prayed to him, for what seemed like about 2 mintues but was actually about 20, and He helped me, He filled me with His glory and eased my pain. He is looking after me now, I spent a lot of time all throughout last night praying, and now i feel so much better, everytime I'm uinsure of anything I just turn to Him and He tells me what to do, I have never ever felt so close to God. All you pople you feel far from God, I encourage you just to pray and give your life back to Him, I was so scared about doing it but now i feel so strong because I have him. I also statyed up reading the Bible for ages, I could not fill myself up with enough of his words.
& I don't know if anyone can remember when this happened to me.
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Originally Posted by Absi
hey guys,
The most amazing think happened to me last night.
My friends have a Christian Rock Band and every month they lead an evening service, which basically consists of them, a speaker and prayer. I look forward to it. It is sooo inspirational.
And well it was on last night, and the speak Alrick, (my friend Dave's Dad), he had never met me before, And he has prophesyings and well, he started talking to me and Everything he said was correct. He said that he felt that i felt alone in the world even though i had friends and that what i wanted was love, this is true. He said that right now i was in the desert but that desert would open up into a doorway to happiness and I would be twice as happy as i was before. HE also said that i would help people in the future (I want to be a nurse) and that i would do great work for God. I was crying because what he was saying was true and how could he know, he had never spoken to me or met me before, it was the words of God. God had decided to talk to me through him. And well when we were praying for this guy I saw it, i saw the desert.
And honestly, he spoke to my friend Claire too, also someone he has never met and she was crying too.
I now know that i can beat my ED and SH'ing. That God is there for me. He is there for all of us. We can all do this. : )
And his words will stay with me forever, i haven't stopped replaying them over and over in my head, it was in a room of people but it felt like it was only him and me. He was talking for God.
God Bless you all. God is there for everyone of you.
x x x
Well last night it happened, God took me in his arms, I could feel him holding me, and lead me through the doorway. It was pitch black, apart from a red light, it was the out line of someone and then it just grew and grew until the red light was so strong and it was no longer someones outline but was everyone and filling the room, it was hurting my eyes, but I could open them or turn away from it it had me mesmerised. God was with me the whole time, and he is with me now. Helping me to write this and find the right words.
Thank you soo much guys for your support. *hugs*
God Bless.
"A woman is like a teabag. You never know how strong she is until she gets into hot water."
Thank you sooo much for all the support guys, : ) It is really really appriciated. Thanks for the psalms. : )
But last night I did somethign that I had needed to do for a long time, for the first time in i don't know how long, I turned to God, I prayed to him, for what seemed like about 2 mintues but was actually about 20, and He helped me, He filled me with His glory and eased my pain. He is looking after me now, I spent a lot of time all throughout last night praying, and now i feel so much better, everytime I'm uinsure of anything I just turn to Him and He tells me what to do, I have never ever felt so close to God. All you pople you feel far from God, I encourage you just to pray and give your life back to Him, I was so scared about doing it but now i feel so strong because I have him. I also statyed up reading the Bible for ages, I could not fill myself up with enough of his words.
& I don't know if anyone can remember when this happened to me.
Well last night it happened, God took me in his arms, I could feel him holding me, and lead me through the doorway. It was pitch black, apart from a red light, it was the out line of someone and then it just grew and grew until the red light was so strong and it was no longer someones outline but was everyone and filling the room, it was hurting my eyes, but I could open them or turn away from it it had me mesmerised. God was with me the whole time, and he is with me now. Helping me to write this and find the right words.
I'm most definitely guilty of not having read the vast majority of this thread... but I still wanted to make sure to post.
this thread's invaluability lies in the fact that it lets people know that they're not God's only imperfect child.... that even those who know Him well are fully capable of living hurt-filled lives... in fact, it's almost a guarantee. yes, "life is pain", but there's only one way of facing it... and it's most certainly not ALONE. It's good to know the One who created all of this has got my back... even when I disgrace His creation.
hye, i am sorry i haven't read all of this thread (its so long). i am a christian but have kinda lost a lot of my faith recently. i struggle with giving my life to God for so many reasons and so i feel i am goin to hell anyway. i dont know. i am not in the most stable mind set as to consider religion. i do miss the comfort i recieved from the Lord and i miss my erlationship with him
Until yesterday I was in your possition, as are many people here and all around the world, your not at all alone, God is still with you and still cares a great deal about you. He is also there waiting for you, whenever your ready to fully return, He will welcome you back with open arms.
"A woman is like a teabag. You never know how strong she is until she gets into hot water."
none of us deserved Christ to have died for us... that was the point!
You cannot earn it, it's the gift of god!
I dunno how to suggest dealing with it, I can imagine it does sting. If it's something you can deal with, improve with, then do what you can.
Just remember we are *ALL* flawed, even those folk that look like they have it all sorted. We will not be perfect in this lifetime, but that said we should always be aiming high and God will give us the strength to learn and grow... but it's a journey, you don't get there immediately. Sometimes it feels like you're going backwards but you have to persevere (hmmm I should listen to my own advice here)
Hmmm I guess I should back myself up with some bible verses... off the top of my head Ephesians 2v8, (for it is by grace you have been saved, through faith, and this is not from yourselves it is the gift of God) Romans 3v23 (all have sinned and fall short of the glory of god).... there's also a verse somewhere, I can't remember where exactly - while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
I hope that all makes sense, it's late and I should really go to bed
Just don't beat yourself up over this :)
take care
Sarah
Last edited by Artychik : 03-01-2008 at 04:21 AM.
Reason: I made a wee mistake
Ok kids listen up, if someone tells you that you are a bad Christian, even in a joking manner exactly how do you take it?? A non-Christian that is.
See my religion freaks me, because I know I am not good enough for it. And I know I am not good enough for Jesus to have given up his life for me. So to be told that, straight out, even if it was a joke (we all know it's true to the person on the inside, otherwise they wouldn't even think it) what do you do? Step back and look at yourself? Punish yourself?
See I know we are all human, we can't be perfect. But it stings doesn't it?
Religion makes me a little uneasy, as well... but my relationship with my Creator? Not a thing could ever mean more.
To answer your question... I despise the term "bad Christian", as if being a Christian was a job position... something that you could do "well" or "not well". Truth is, it isn't! Being a Christian isn't like playing baseball or baking cookies. It isn't about who can hit the most homeruns or who burns the toast. Being a Christian isn't about abilities and stats. Being a Christian is about a relationship, which is certainly not for ANYone to judge but those IN the relationship -- in this case, YOU and GOD.
to sum up: there's simply no such thing as a 'good' Christian, or a 'bad' Christian. Christianity is a BELIEF, not a BEHAVIOR... it's simply not something you can do either well or poorly at. Either you are a christian or you're not, that is all.
even Christ, himself, questioned such titles: "Why do you call me good?" Jesus answered. "No one is good—except God alone."
Ok kids listen up, if someone tells you that you are a bad Christian, even in a joking manner exactly how do you take it?? A non-Christian that is.
See my religion freaks me, because I know I am not good enough for it. And I know I am not good enough for Jesus to have given up his life for me. So to be told that, straight out, even if it was a joke (we all know it's true to the person on the inside, otherwise they wouldn't even think it) what do you do? Step back and look at yourself? Punish yourself?
See I know we are all human, we can't be perfect. But it stings doesn't it?
Firstly, no one can judge the status of your relationship with Christ except for Him.
& Why does your non-Christian friend seem to consider {him/her}self to be such an expert on what makes a "good" christian?
We are born sinful, and undeserving of Jesus' sacrifice, but He doesn't care. He knew about every sin any of us will ever commit before he made the decision to come to earth, but He came in spite of all of our evil deeds and thoughts.
& there's nothing you could ever do to deserve your salvation or to make Him take it back. You are a precious child of God, no matter what you do or don't do.
Personally, realizing how much I screw up daily makes me appreciate Jesus even more, because He lived 33 years as one of us, facing the same temptations, but never sinned.
Don't punish yourself, you won't accomplish anything but making yourself feel worse. If you're feeling guilty, pray about it, ask for forgiveness, repent. No sin is to big for God, he's already taken care of all of them.
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Originally Posted by Artychik
none of us deserved Christ to have died for us... that was the point!
You cannot earn it, it's the gift of god!
I dunno how to suggest dealing with it, I can imagine it does sting. If it's something you can deal with, improve with, then do what you can.
Just remember we are *ALL* flawed, even those folk that look like they have it all sorted. We will not be perfect in this lifetime, but that said we should always be aiming high and God will give us the strength to learn and grow... but it's a journey, you don't get there immediately. Sometimes it feels like you're going backwards but you have to persevere (hmmm I should listen to my own advice here)
Hmmm I guess I should back myself up with some bible verses... off the top of my head Ephesians 2v8, (for it is by grace you have been saved, through faith, and this is not from yourselves it is the gift of God) Romans 3v23 (all have sinned and fall short of the glory of god).... there's also a verse somewhere, I can't remember where exactly - while we were still sinners, Christ died for us.
I hope that all makes sense, it's late and I should really go to bed
Just don't beat yourself up over this :)
take care
Sarah
^^ strongly agree
I think you're talking about Romans 5:8
"But God demonstrates His own love toward us, in that while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us."
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Originally Posted by only2fail
Religion makes me a little uneasy, as well... but my relationship with my Creator? Not a thing could ever mean more.
To answer your question... I despise the term "bad Christian", as if being a Christian was a job position... something that you could do "well" or "not well". Truth is, it isn't! Being a Christian isn't like playing baseball or baking cookies. It isn't about who can hit the most homeruns or who burns the toast. Being a Christian isn't about abilities and stats. Being a Christian is about a relationship, which is certainly not for ANYone to judge but those IN the relationship -- in this case, YOU and GOD.
to sum up: there's simply no such thing as a 'good' Christian, or a 'bad' Christian. Christianity is a BELIEF, not a BEHAVIOR... it's simply not something you can do either well or poorly at. Either you are a christian or you're not, that is all.
even Christ, himself, questioned such titles: "Why do you call me good?" Jesus answered. "No one is good—except God alone."
I agree strongly with the first parts of your reply.
I agree that Christianity is a belief, not a behavior, but I would like to add that it is a belief that should greatly affect your behavior... After all, we are to be lights for the world, showing people who Jesus is. Of course, we can never be perfect, but we strive to be as Christ-like as possible.
Here are some scriptures that my tutor gave me to give me hope or something.
psalm 95
phillipians 4:13
Jeremiah 29:11
enjoy em.
I got counselling this arvo and i am so scared. I am writing my counsellor a typed up letter now. Only have an hour session today cause i got in at the last minute cause my counsellor only came back to work yesterday. My tutor wants to know how it went; he will contact me afterwards.
I got a phone message from my tutor last night. I had asked him why does he care about me im just curious and he replied "i care about all of my students but you are special" I asked him why, he replied "because you have so much ability. Why would i travel an hr and a half to help you if you werent ".
i didnt know what to say to that.
My tutor also told me to continouly pray about my self harm and problems to god every night. he said eventually that will make a difference.
eeeeeeeeep. I wrote such a good reply and then my PC went a lost it, *growls at PC* So i'm going to try and re-create it.
Hun you are soooo lucky to have someone that is soo supportive of you and helping you through your SH. Don't let him go.
And he is right about the praying.
*true story*
My friends dad works in prisons with sex offenders. Well one day he was talking to the one man who told him how he used to be in a wheel chair but we went to a church where they prayed for him to be able to walk and eventually god spoke to him and told hi that if he admitted to his crime he would be able to walk again. So the man went to the police station and told them what he had done and sure enough he became able to walk again.
This is proof to me that if you pray hard enough, and long enough and truely believe and want to happen what you are praying for then it will.
good luck with your councillor hun, I'm sure it will be fine.
remember GOD LOVES YOU.
Keep us updated, I'm only a pm away if you need anything.
Take care. x
"A woman is like a teabag. You never know how strong she is until she gets into hot water."
I heard this song --Natalie Grant's "In Better Hands"-- on the radio (on a Christian station) in the car tonight. I almost never listen to the radio, so it was a complete God-thing that I happen to hear it. I thought it may touch someone else, like it did me...
It’s hard to stand
On shifting sand
It’s hard to shine
In the shadows of the night
You can’t be free
If you don’t reach for help
And you can’t love
If you don’t love yourself
But there is hope when my faith runs out…
Cause I’m in better hands now
It’s like the sun is shining
When the rain is pouring down
It’s like my soul is flying
Though my feet are on the ground
So take this heart of mine
There’s no doubt
I’m in better hands now
I am strong
All because of you
I stand in awe of
Every mountain that you move
I am changed Yesterday is gone
I am safe
From this moment on…
And there’s no fear when the night comes around
I’m in better hands now
It’s like the sun is shining
When the rain is pouring down
It’s like my soul is flying
Though my feet are on the ground
It’s like the world is silent
Though I know it isn’t true It’s like the breath of Jesus
Is right here in this room
So take this heart of mine
There’s no doubt
You can’t be saved
If you’re not reaching out for help
I woke up late... guess I'm never really early. I hesitate, ONLY TO FAIL. I get so tired of procrastinating. I need a change.
Here are some scriptures that my tutor gave me to give me hope or something.
psalm 95
phillipians 4:13
Jeremiah 29:11
enjoy em.
I got counselling this arvo and i am so scared. I am writing my counsellor a typed up letter now. Only have an hour session today cause i got in at the last minute cause my counsellor only came back to work yesterday. My tutor wants to know how it went; he will contact me afterwards.
I got a phone message from my tutor last night. I had asked him why does he care about me im just curious and he replied "i care about all of my students but you are special" I asked him why, he replied "because you have so much ability. Why would i travel an hr and a half to help you if you werent ".
i didnt know what to say to that.
My tutor also told me to continouly pray about my self harm and problems to god every night. he said eventually that will make a difference.
I found what i was looking for yesterday.
Matthew 21:22
If you believe, you will recieve whatever you ask for in prayer.
"A woman is like a teabag. You never know how strong she is until she gets into hot water."
And!!!!!!! Today I am officially 5 months free!!!!!!!!!! 
