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 margeaux Submitted 1 prayers Praying for 9 prayers |
can anyone relate to the proticle son? he thought he could do well on his own. he tried. he was foolish and his father welcomed him home, gave him a party and a job.
i'm here now. saw the error of my partying ways. thank god i wasn't hurt too badly, no deseases, no drug dependance. he's good, but i've come home with NOTHING. every day is a new opportunity, but i wonder if the lord has anything else for me, or have a used up all my mericles. squandered his blessings. how that i know enough to follow him, is he willing to lead me? how long will do i have to suffer, can we move on, now? (sigh) |
Posted on 20 Aug 2009 01:39 |
 Raminakai Submitted 37 prayers Praying for 2839 prayers |
Margeaux:
I am so sorry I have not been participating in this discussion page, and missed you... God works everything out in His time, so I hope this gets to you. I can relate greatly to your frustrations! That feeling of disappointment with God is very common. I have experienced that as well. A walk of faith is full of many trials, inside and outside of us. He will use it all to bring you wholeness. A friend of mine was sharing with me that it is like the Road to Emmaus experience. After Jesus was crucified, it was disappointing to the disciples, they had so many hopes and dreams, and felt and knew the power and presence of God right there in their midst, and then, the suffering and death of Christ. They felt deep confusion, and hurt. I have felt that way too. I have felt stuck, even after coming to God and surrendering my life, making changes that were hard, trusted Him to take me and make something out of me. Felt He gave me vision and promises for the future, and then , nothing, nothing, only years of loneliness, hard humbling lessons. He took many things away from me, except Him. They gave up hope. We can give up hope. When we do the right thing over and over, and see no results we wish to see. No glory, We feel like doing things that we know are wrong for relief. We pray, we know He is there, but we still feel ignored. We feel only the suffering that living in righteousness can be. Then, as they were walking away, He appeared in His resurrected form. Then, it says in scripture, that after his appearing, their hearts burned within them. This is the point, in our frustration, when we need to press in all the more. You can never , ever, ever, use up the mercies of God. How Great is our God that has laid up good things for you and me. We often do not recognize them as good, sometimes, they take the form of challenges, far too big for us to handle on our own. We can not without Him, and this too is a gift. We can not even overcome our own despair. We are powerless over these emotions. We can't , but He can. It may seem , at times, that we are being treated unfairly( I have felt that way) and that He has not come through with all the promises when we first came to Him, but that is a lie. This is the testing of your faith, that you may cling to and fight for your faith. You have the Word of God to burn inside You, and His Holy Spirit to keep you. This is the time to let God take away from your thinking all the lies that you have been believing. We all have voices inside that betray our love for Christ. He wishes to help you uncover them, and replace them with the Truth. The Word says He has a great plan for your life. The Word says He will never leave , or forsake You. The Word says He loves you so much He died for You. The Word says you are His beloved one, that in Christ, you are Holy, redeemed, and precious. The Word says He is faithful. The Word says His promises towards You are as good as done. The Word says that He will live inside you and that His Spirit indwells You. The Words says that all things that happen to you , He will use for your good. The Word says that you have been chosen by Him. The Word says that He hears your prayers, pays attention to your needs, and meets them. There are many sufferings that hurt so deeply and cause so much pain, we can not accept that He does care. I have felt that. Many times things we long for do not happen. Things go a different way than we wish, people hurt us, people disappoint us. Going to Him and keep going to Him is the only answer. God and tell Him exactly how you feel, and express your feelings. He knows anyway. Sometimes, we have anger we need to express, maybe, rage. I have. Going to a place where no one else can hear you and letting it all out has helped me. It helped me feel closer to Him, after the rage, there are tears, and He is so gracious to hold you. Maybe He doesn't answer the way you want. Maybe He will give you a sense of His presence that helps you go on a little more. He will give you something. There have been times I have felt I had no more faith, and could not go on. I knew I could not walk away from Him, but I felt so disappointed. That hurts so much , I know. After coming through it, I see that my faith is not my own , but His , and He can not forsake Himself. There are so many things about the way, His Way, I do not understand in my human way of thinking. I misunderstand His way often. I know you would not have written this unless, you do believe that He is real, loves you , and has a good plan for your life. I pray that God blesses you with that revelation of Himself in a way that you never have known. We never , on this planet earth, will stop being tempted to do things our way. I recall that making me very angry- that I still was tempted. I hated that. It made me angry that I still have a flesh that wants to sin, and betrays my love for Christ. Not only that , but we have reactions to hurts, bitterness, and many other human reactions that wound us. We also have many messages constantly bombarding us that stir up many emotions pulling us away from what we know to be the Truth. Keep on trusting. Challenge those thought that lie to you. Allow God to show you what is going on inside you, and allow Him to help you identify those thoughts, feelings, responses that undermine your trust in Him. Take the Word of God - ask the Holy Spirit to pick out one verse to write out and memorize , then ask God to help you resist any thoughts to the contrary of that Truth. Above all, enjoy Him- no matter what. I know God is working in you, and will touch you again with new hope, and new power to do His will, and to enjoy this life, and the one to come, living with Him for eternity. Love, Rami |
Posted on 20 Oct 2009 04:24 |