Anybody Ever Want To Give Up On Something

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Brainfreeze

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dcontroversal said:
While I appreciate the scriptures...how does that answer and apply to the OP and the question concerning if YOU HAVE EVER WANTED to give up on something........!
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Wanting to give up on current life as I knew it, " a strange thing took place " and I didn't know how to handle it, it was a fight for my soul going on, I was one foot out the door mentally to Mexico or maybe even death, He answered my prayer by letting that scripture speak to my soul,...

" THE EYES OF YAH/God are in all places watching the wicked and the good " ... All I needed to know, I confessed, repented, and gave up on the flesh, He is watching, and my rebirth started from that moment.. being filled with the Ra' Hokodesh/ Holy Spirit.. My life has never been the same HallaluYAH,
 
dcontroversal

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Brainfreeze said:
Wanting to give up on current life as I knew it, " a strange thing took place " and I didn't know how to handle it, it was a fight for my soul going on, I was one foot out the door mentally to Mexico or maybe even death, He answered my prayer by letting that scripture speak to my soul,...

" THE EYES OF YAH/God are in all places watching the wicked and the good " ... All I needed to know, I confessed, repented, and gave up on the flesh, He is watching, and my rebirth started from that moment.. being filled with the Ra' Hokodesh/ Holy Spirit.. My life has never been the same HallaluYAH,
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Amen and all praise to the Lord for sure.......!
 
Blain

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dcontroversal said:
Jesus when he was in the garden and was praying and under the stress of what was coming that night with his arrest, false conviction, beating, mocking, rejection, crucifixion and brutal death which would lead to his Eternal Heavenly Father forsaking Him upon the cross said...

If it be possible let this cup pass from me.....Obviously, he then said, not what I will, but your will be done.

The humanity of Christ to me is seen in this statement as well as the Spirit filled actions of the Son of God.

Sometimes we have circumstances in our lives that push us to the very edge of difficulty and in those moments we almost feel like giving up because of current circumstances, problems and or not being able to see the end of the current trouble.....

Have you ever had one of these experiences and what verse, verses or circumstance encouraged you and helped you to deal with your (moment)?
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I know of this all to well. for years I have been dealing with such a heavy burden that has more than once brought me to a breaking point and continues to be a thorn to my side and seems to have no end and I have no power over it even though the scriptures say we do I simply don't seem to. But this has taught me endurance, it has taught me to be strong in the face of doom and gloom and ironically it taught me to trust God. I have been in desperate need of healing for a long time, I have never seen or recieved healing I have never seen or truly known the power of prayer I have never been able to overcome and yet God taught me to believe without ever seeing. regardless of my constant prayers for healing never answered I believe full that he will and I believe fully in his power. regardless of my prayers mostly never answered and never knowing the power of prayer first hand I believe full that a single prayer like scripture has more power than a nuke. and even though I have lost over and over and over and over in this war against my thorn and it seems to have no end and it is a powerful force that I am unable to go against I say to God that this addiction even as strong as it is isn't strong enough because together there is literally nothing God and I are not capable of.

So from my experience with this I have to wonder if our troubles that seem to be overpowering that seem to have no end that make us want to give up and bring us to that breaking point are really a blessing in disguise? I mean because I have suffered so severely and was bearing such a heavy burden I grew a whole lot from it
 
damombomb

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Yes the past seven months have been my step brother has had cancer, my cousin died last week from cancer, we have to go to court( my Oldest son) for a jury trial to get my grandbabies , i care for my mother on top of this who complains all the time.
My nerves are shot. All i can do is trust the lord, but it is very overwhelming. I can't really answer for this one till it passes.
I now from previous trials to just stand, be still and know that he is God.
 
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damombomb said:
Yes the past seven months have been my step brother has had cancer, my cousin died last week from cancer, we have to go to court( my Oldest son) for a jury trial to get my grandbabies , i care for my mother on top of this who complains all the time.
My nerves are shot. All i can do is trust the lord, but it is very overwhelming. I can't really answer for this one till it passes.
I now from previous trials to just stand, be still and know that he is God.
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Amen! I'm praying that He give you the strength to handle it all damombomb.. I know as you do, He will make a way, and I'm sorry to hear about your loss
 
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Oh yeah...... a time long ago.....the beginning of my walk.......I just wanted to lay
down and let God take me......I begged for it.....I pleaded daily.....
I felt a suffering that was unimaginable......one I pray no one never knows....
a private hell...I didn't care what was to become of me.....I lost all feeling ....
That was when my six year old boy passed away.......and then one day....
my sweet little two year old baby.....who herself was a miracle....she was brought
to me...and when she jumped in my lap and wrapped those arms around my neck....
I knew at that moment I had to get up....to find a way to carry on......
To pick just one scripture that helped me is hard.....as the Word was all I could do....
to survive.....it brought me the only comfort I could find.....answers to the only question
I cared to know ........what now?....what am I suppose to do???
This verse was probably the first one that gave me peace.........
I couldn't just survive I had to thrive....for my baby...she deserved a happy childhood
not a grieving one....
Romans 5:5.....Such hope never disappoints or diludes or shames us...for Gods love
has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit. Who has been given to us.
 
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Ella85

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Is there a day that goes by that we do not face some sort of struggle? Where it be at work, family or friends we all face daily trials that we will either learn from or make us bitter. Some of us struggle more than others and can lead to very difficult moments that will test your spirit.
One thing I have always believed is - God gives His hardest battles to the strongest soldiers.
The stronger you are, the harder you fight, the more courage and faith you have the more you are able to pick yourself up and continue fighting.
We are His people and God has chosen us to fight for His will. This is not about what we want but what He wants.
In times where something has not gone my way I have learned over the years to not let anyone get in my way of what needs to be done. Sure there are going to be moments of weaknesses although that is when we are to pray harder and seek the Lord with all your heart.

The verses that help me get through any tough times are -

Proverbs 3:5 - Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Proverbs 3:6 - In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

Has there been moments where I gave up on God? Yes. And at these times I was not saved.
I got angry with God because nothing was going my way. How could God let such terrible things happen to ME.
God knew how much I had already been through, so why did He allow more wicked things into my life. What had I done to deserve this!?

After I stopped blaming God for all the things that had happened, and accepted the truth, that is when things started to get better in my life. That is when I found peace in my heart because I knew that was NOT what God truly wanted for me. That's the path that I had chosen for myself, not HIM!
I know just like any parent, God only wants what is best for us as His children. Learning to be obedient certainly does come with maturity. We can only grow stronger each day if we allow Him into our lives and learn that some things in life do not matter, to let it go and move forward. One day He will make all things new, this is only a moment in time before some thing bigger and better comes along. God knows what He is preparing for us and that one day when we are made new we will be able to understand fully why things had to be the way they were here on earth.
 
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Hizikyah

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Colossians 1:17-20, "And He is over all things, and all things have been placed together under Him. For He is the Head of the body, the called out ones, Who is the beginning of the firstborn from the dead, so that in all things He may have the pre-eminence.For it pleased the Father that in Him all fullness; fulfilling, completion, should dwell, And through Yahshua to reconcile all things to Yahweh, having made peace through the blood of His sacrifice, whether the things on the earth or the things in the heavens."

Colossians 3:14-16, "And above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection. And let the peace of Yahweh rule in your hearts, to which you also were called into one body, and be thankful. Let the word of the Messiah; His teachings richly dwell in you, in all wisdom: teaching and admonishing one another in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with love in your hearts to Yahweh."
 
dcontroversal

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Ella85 said:
Is there a day that goes by that we do not face some sort of struggle? Where it be at work, family or friends we all face daily trials that we will either learn from or make us bitter. Some of us struggle more than others and can lead to very difficult moments that will test your spirit.
One thing I have always believed is - God gives His hardest battles to the strongest soldiers.
The stronger you are, the harder you fight, the more courage and faith you have the more you are able to pick yourself up and continue fighting.
We are His people and God has chosen us to fight for His will. This is not about what we want but what He wants.
In times where something has not gone my way I have learned over the years to not let anyone get in my way of what needs to be done. Sure there are going to be moments of weaknesses although that is when we are to pray harder and seek the Lord with all your heart.

The verses that help me get through any tough times are -

Proverbs 3:5 - Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Proverbs 3:6 - In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

Has there been moments where I gave up on God? Yes. And at these times I was not saved.
I got angry with God because nothing was going my way. How could God let such terrible things happen to ME.
God knew how much I had already been through, so why did He allow more wicked things into my life. What had I done to deserve this!?

After I stopped blaming God for all the things that had happened, and accepted the truth, that is when things started to get better in my life. That is when I found peace in my heart because I knew that was NOT what God truly wanted for me. That's the path that I had chosen for myself, not HIM!
I know just like any parent, God only wants what is best for us as His children. Learning to be obedient certainly does come with maturity. We can only grow stronger each day if we allow Him into our lives and learn that some things in life do not matter, to let it go and move forward. One day He will make all things new, this is only a moment in time before some thing bigger and better comes along. God knows what He is preparing for us and that one day when we are made new we will be able to understand fully why things had to be the way they were here on earth.
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Amen to this as well and like the old saying...It will all wash out in the end.....I have always liked the Proverbs chapter three for sure.....excellent verses and thoughts for sure... Amen Jo... :)
 
dcontroversal

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Hizikyah said:
Colossians 1:17-20, "And He is over all things, and all things have been placed together under Him. For He is the Head of the body, the called out ones, Who is the beginning of the firstborn from the dead, so that in all things He may have the pre-eminence.For it pleased the Father that in Him all fullness; fulfilling, completion, should dwell, And through Yahshua to reconcile all things to Yahweh, having made peace through the blood of His sacrifice, whether the things on the earth or the things in the heavens."

Colossians 3:14-16, "And above all these things put on love, which is the bond of perfection. And let the peace of Yahweh rule in your hearts, to which you also were called into one body, and be thankful. Let the word of the Messiah; His teachings richly dwell in you, in all wisdom: teaching and admonishing one another in psalms, and hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with love in your hearts to Yahweh."
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Amen...The book of Colossians contains many wonderful truths that encourage and instruct the children of God on how to live which will in the end bring blessings for sure........!
 
dcontroversal

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jogoldie said:
Oh yeah...... a time long ago.....the beginning of my walk.......I just wanted to lay
down and let God take me......I begged for it.....I pleaded daily.....
I felt a suffering that was unimaginable......one I pray no one never knows....
a private hell...I didn't care what was to become of me.....I lost all feeling ....
That was when my six year old boy passed away.......and then one day....
my sweet little two year old baby.....who herself was a miracle....she was brought
to me...and when she jumped in my lap and wrapped those arms around my neck....
I knew at that moment I had to get up....to find a way to carry on......
To pick just one scripture that helped me is hard.....as the Word was all I could do....
to survive.....it brought me the only comfort I could find.....answers to the only question
I cared to know ........what now?....what am I suppose to do???
This verse was probably the first one that gave me peace.........
I couldn't just survive I had to thrive....for my baby...she deserved a happy childhood
not a grieving one....
Romans 5:5.....Such hope never disappoints or diludes or shames us...for Gods love
has been poured out in our hearts through the Holy Spirit. Who has been given to us.
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Amen and Praise the Lord for you testimony.....The loss of a child is devastating and a very difficult thing to endure....Sometimes we have a hard time understanding how the Lord will not place upon us more than we can endure while we are in the midst of enduring the unendurable.....! Glory to the Lord for sure.....!
 
dcontroversal

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damombomb said:
Yes the past seven months have been my step brother has had cancer, my cousin died last week from cancer, we have to go to court( my Oldest son) for a jury trial to get my grandbabies , i care for my mother on top of this who complains all the time.
My nerves are shot. All i can do is trust the lord, but it is very overwhelming. I can't really answer for this one till it passes.
I now from previous trials to just stand, be still and know that he is God.
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Amen to your (stance) and it sure seems like a lot of people around us are fighting many battles with cancer as I lost my dear friend from it a few months back......May the Lord strengthen you and encourage you sister......

The strength of Christ is made complete in our weaknesses for sure.....!
 
dcontroversal

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Blain said:
I know of this all to well. for years I have been dealing with such a heavy burden that has more than once brought me to a breaking point and continues to be a thorn to my side and seems to have no end and I have no power over it even though the scriptures say we do I simply don't seem to. But this has taught me endurance, it has taught me to be strong in the face of doom and gloom and ironically it taught me to trust God. I have been in desperate need of healing for a long time, I have never seen or recieved healing I have never seen or truly known the power of prayer I have never been able to overcome and yet God taught me to believe without ever seeing. regardless of my constant prayers for healing never answered I believe full that he will and I believe fully in his power. regardless of my prayers mostly never answered and never knowing the power of prayer first hand I believe full that a single prayer like scripture has more power than a nuke. and even though I have lost over and over and over and over in this war against my thorn and it seems to have no end and it is a powerful force that I am unable to go against I say to God that this addiction even as strong as it is isn't strong enough because together there is literally nothing God and I are not capable of.

So from my experience with this I have to wonder if our troubles that seem to be overpowering that seem to have no end that make us want to give up and bring us to that breaking point are really a blessing in disguise? I mean because I have suffered so severely and was bearing such a heavy burden I grew a whole lot from it
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Amen to your stance and remember Paul......Three times he besought the Lord to remove the thorn in his flesh that hindered him or held him back or down and all three times the Lord said no....He goes on to testify that that thorn had kept him humbled so as to not be lifted up beyond measure.......Sometimes the difficulties we deal with are allowed so as to keep us humble and or given so as to cause us to keep our eyes upon God........The Lord has a unique ability to give peace that passes all understanding, even in moments when we (cannot see the forest because of the trees) per se!
 
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dcontroversal said:
Jesus when he was in the garden and was praying and under the stress of what was coming that night with his arrest, false conviction, beating, mocking, rejection, crucifixion and brutal death which would lead to his Eternal Heavenly Father forsaking Him upon the cross said...

If it be possible let this cup pass from me.....Obviously, he then said, not what I will, but your will be done.

The humanity of Christ to me is seen in this statement as well as the Spirit filled actions of the Son of God.

Sometimes we have circumstances in our lives that push us to the very edge of difficulty and in those moments we almost feel like giving up because of current circumstances, problems and or not being able to see the end of the current trouble.....

Have you ever had one of these experiences and what verse, verses or circumstance encouraged you and helped you to deal with your (moment)?
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I was just thinking about it recently, because of some circunstance in my mother's house, Thanks God it has been changing...
No pain we suffer, spiritually or not, can be compared to what Jesus passed through to pay for our sins. So much Mercy can be calculate... only our Almighty Lord can know in all details the greatness of this act. How greatful I am. Pains, or disapointments get softer when I think about Jesus...
 
dcontroversal

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Marian29 said:
I was just thinking about it recently, because of some circunstance in my mother's house, Thanks God it has been changing...
No pain we suffer, spiritually or not, can be compared to what Jesus passed through to pay for our sins. So much Mercy can be calculate... only our Almighty Lord can know in all details the greatness of this act. How greatful I am. Pains, or disapointments get softer when I think about Jesus...
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Amen and so true......Our suffering is but for a moment the bible states and when compared to what Jesus went through for us does not even compare......If we suffer with Him we shall also reign with him......!
 
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