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CEF

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I am feeling very uncertain about a lot of things right now. I need a true friend to talk to. I feel like their is no hope once I start to think everything is okay something else happens. I will be up for quit a while if not all night message me somebody.
 
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Sirk

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Hi. I know how you feel. There are times when I feel defeated. Today I was asking God to help me hate the world without hating some of those in it.
 
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Karraster

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It's not fun going through difficult times, and it does seem like when it rains it pours. But we just have to always remember no matter how low we are feeling, that is temporary. Life is lived in cycles, we don't remain in the same emotion forever. try and think positive thoughts, pleasant things in your life, and praise almighty for the life He has given you, He understands. write what's bothering you down on paper, or post it. sometimes that helps you collect your thoughts and see the solutions.:)
 
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Spokenpassage

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"Do not fear, for I am with you;
Do not anxiously look about you, for I am your God.
I will strengthen you, surely I will help you,
Surely I will uphold you with My righteous right hand."

- Isaiah 41:10 NAS
 
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one step forward, two steps back. This use to look to me like i was defeated. Now i see it as their was something missed along the way, that i must have tried to step out in front of my guide (Jesus), and needed to not get hasty. All things happen in His perfect timing.
 
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I am feeling very uncertain about a lot of things right now. I need a true friend to talk to. I feel like their is no hope once I start to think everything is okay something else happens. I will be up for quit a while if not all night message me somebody.
It's funny but every time when things seem uncertain those are the times when I think I am looking at life honestly. There really are no guarantees. That's why we need to put our faith in God. When we become His children He takes the wheel and we are just along for the ride. There is no point worrying about anything. All things here and now are temporal. We really have no control over our destiny. All we can do is pray and hope. Read James 1. The only thing we have control over is how we respond to our circumstances. Understand that we serve an Almighty Father who has a plan even if we don't see it.
 

jogoldie

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1 Corinthians 10:13.....For no temptation has overtaken you and laid hold on you that is not common to man
But God is faithful , and He not to let you be tempted and tried and assayed beyond your
ability and strength of resistance and power to endure, but with temptation He will
Also provide a way out, that you may be capable and strong and powerful to bear up
under it patiently.....

Feeling defeated is just what the devil wants....we will be tested as was Jesus....but have you ever thought that
These trials and hardships are good for us.....am I crazy ...maybe ....but it gives us the opportunity to prove to
God that we trust and believe in Him.. these times are a building opportunity for our faith..... with each trial we
grow.... we have won the war....but we have these little battles with the devil because he is a sore loser...
And the closer we get to God the harder he fights.....so you should celebrate ....because you are making the
devil sweat......reach out when you feel this way...there are alot of Gods people here for you in these times...
Keep the peace and know you arent alone in this....
 
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oldthennew

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CEF,

we are sorry that you are feeling so uncertain about things right now,


you are being refined.
you are being educated
in the ways of God
that you may deal and cope
with the ways of the world.
learning this we know can be
very frustrating, even so, we
must learn, even in the frustration
of any situation as our first
priority is 'above all things'
to get better for God.
we have found the hardest of times
to do this is when we are tired,
hungry, lacking sleep, emotionally
frazzled or physically hurting, or when
one thing after the other seems to go wrong,
yet we have learned not to ask God,
"Lord, let me do this or let me do that
when my life is going better."

take heart and know your feelings have
purpose in the Will of God, if you use
them for your spiritual growth.
analyze/discern, see how you can get
better control of yourself.
if we do this, we can often temper
the mood of the overall circumstance
of many situations.

we send you certainty that God loves and cares
for all those that turn to Him in sincerity
and beseech for His will to be done.
pour your heart out to God and ask Him
to answer one question,
'What is the first step for me to take
to get my life together in your Will?'
no matter how small that step is,
if you walk it in Faith, God will certainly
show you step number (2).......

love,
oldthennew
 
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How strange it is on this morning when we see the love of God, we know how God wants only the best for us the people don't reflect that. God has created a world that contains all those things, and all the ways we could have it for ourselves, yet so many of the humans in it only give out what hurts to each other in so many cases.

It seems it would be so much easier to choose purity, love, family, health, enjoyment in God's creation, and all God has shown us to have. Why the people around us choose other things, so if we manage them for ourselves we must have them alone is beyond me.

Anyone out there want to come celebrate life with the Lord with me? We could build each other up and praise the Lord together.
 
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We are more than conquerors through Jesus Christ our Lord...Let the strength of Christ dwell in you and become complete in your moments of weakness!