Can you go too far?

Rudimental · Jul 30, 2015

Can you go too far for God to reach you?

Can you make sense from something when you are confused beyond being confused?

Do things really happen for a reason or is this just something people say to try and make you feel better?

Where do you find strength and inspiration from when you feel hopeless and want to give up?

Will God really bring me to the finish line?

Does God really want to bring me to the finish line?

What does it even mean?

Give me some inspiration my family.

I love you, I really do, but I'm not feeling my self so much atm.

I don't know, I keep pressing on, saying my prayers.

Giving thanks because I believe that He makes all things work together for those who are called according to His purpose. Right?

God is good. God is really good. May God be praised. May God be blessed.

It's not even about me. Its about Him.

God is good.

God bless.

jsr1221 · Jul 30, 2015

"I am convinced that neither death nor life, neither angels nor demons,neither the present nor the future, nor any powers, neither height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God that is in Christ Jesus our Lord." Romans 8: 38-39

tenderhearted · Jul 30, 2015

When I'm going through a rough time I spend a lot of time in prayer. It's the only way I can get through the day. I might feel down, but after I lay my burden down I'm encouraged.

I have faith that he hears my prayers and that he is working everything out for my good, even if things appear to be bad. I know that my sufferings are not in vain because God always uses what I've been through to help someone else. He puts all the right people in my path and I know it's not a coincidence, but divine appointments. I love that I'm a vessel for Christ! -- He turns my pain into a strength. He does this for anyone who will let him.

Remember that you can do all things through Christ who gives you strength. Phil. 4:13

Wornwarrior · Jul 30, 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BagH-zTfnsQ Seems like this has been my song of the day... been praying the words, singing the words and now sharing the words with you.
Praise Him brother, through your confusion, through your fears, through your pain...whatever you are going through... Trust Him, spend time with Him, and Praise Him. Praying for you! GBU

atwhatcost · Jul 30, 2015

Rudimental said:

Exactly where would you have to go in the entire universe that God can't reach you?

There's a cave kind of close to us called Crystal Cave. There's this crystal down in that cave, (no kidding, right? lol) that only forms under very limited conditions, including has to be a cave made with specific minerals, washed away in time, and yadda yadda yadda. Yet, yo! Crystal in it! Very pretty. At the time we went there, the guide said there were only two caves in the entire world with that kind of crystal in it and the other one is in Australia. So, God made that crystal, underground, in a cave, where it wasn't very likely any human would ever find it because he wanted to. I always take that as a sign on how much effort God put into this universe he created.

So how are you so far away from him that he can't get to you? I wouldn't be surprised to find out there's a cave on a completely different world, galaxies and galaxies away from the Milky Way simply because God likes that crystal. He likes people better than crystals. He is gaga in love with his people -- so much so that he has to be long-suffering, patient, and merciful in ways we cannot be apart from him.

So, yeah, if you're his peep, he isn't letting you go. He promised.

But, is that enough to do it for you? When life gets the best of us and everything falls apart, one person telling us it's okay never did it for me, until I found someone who bore more than I can bear and actually sought God to find the answer to her obvious question: "Why me, God?"

Her name is Joni Eareckson Tada. She was already a believer by the time she was 17. Good thing, because she dove into some water one day and popped back up quadriplegic. So she had some big power behind that three-word question. She and her friend Steve Estes spent the next six months searching scripture verse by verse to find her answer. Years later, she and he wrote a book. That book brought me back to God when I didn't really want to come back. (Well, God brought me back by getting me in the right place and the wrong frame of mind to read it, even when the opening words were "Don't read this is you're very angry with God." And angry doesn't cover half of what I was feeling then. I'd be banned if I told you the other half of what I was feeling. lol)

So, if you have that question, better idea. Read When God Weeps. Guaranteed to get you to know it's not just God ho-hum reaching for you. It's God pressing you into him because he loves you. And yes, purpose! Big, big purpose!!!

Rudimental · Jul 31, 2015

Thanks guys! God certainly works through His people!!

Feeling a bit better today (now). Very inspiring Lynn! And I've seen those underground cave crystals, they are mind blowing! Definitely makes you think!

Thankyou jsr1221, thankyou tenderhearted, thankyou Wornwarrior

I got so much love for you guys!

God bless you and yours!

And I mean, God bless you!

Rudi.

Hope you all have a great weekend!

atwhatcost · Jul 31, 2015

Rudimental said:

Wow! Our Crystal Cave doesn't have that size crystals in it. Looks more like tops for Christmas trees. So God really likes crystals, huh? Wow! Way cool. Thanks.

Angela53510 · Jul 31, 2015

Now is the best time to dig into the Bible. Read your favourite verses, and especially the Psalms. They have incredible comfort in them. When I was at my lowest, depressed and disabled and in terrible pain, God had me read five Psalms a day, which ministered to my soul. I did it for 2 solid years!

"5 Why am I so depressed?
Why this turmoil within me?
Put your hope in God, for I will still praise Him,
my Savior and my God." Psalm 42:5

And never doubt that God is there for you, in the midst of pain, emptiness, and struggles.

"More than that, we rejoice in our suffering, knowing that suffering produces endurance, endurance produces character and character produces hope. And hope does not disappoint, because God's love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us." Romans 5:3-5

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