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See how easy it is to take out the larger part of what was said to make it into something different? Yes, I can play your game too.
I checked who she was before speaking to her. This screen name is her fear. It's not true, but it is her fear, so I spoke to that fear.
So, feel free to keep playing your game.
I checked who she was before speaking to her. This screen name is her fear. It's not true, but it is her fear, so I spoke to that fear.
So, feel free to keep playing your game.
Yes, it is. A christian loves, forgives and prays for his/her enemies or people that hurt him/her. Wishing death to someone is sin, no doubt about that. Even if someone did the most hideous thing to you, you should no have wishes like those.
Pray to God and ask for peace and to help you with those sinful thoughts and wishes.
Pray to God and ask for peace and to help you with those sinful thoughts and wishes.
Hi NoRedemption,
I read your post several days ago and have been thinking about it a lot, including when I went to church on Sunday.
I am sorry that someone is making life so miserable for you that you feel this may be the only way out, but I certainly understand. I had someone in my life who made me feel that way too at on time. I have thought about your post all this time, and prayed that I might have something meaningful to say... so here goes an earnest try!
I used to talk to prison inmates because a part of me could understand why they went as far as they did. The anger, bitterness and hatred finally overcame them in some cases. One person I talked to had grown up in two different households. During the week he lived with one family and was regularly beaten; one the weekends he was sexually assaulted on the weekends. This began when he was a young child and so he often felt that the only way out was either that he would die (he had repeated suicide attempts), or they would (at 19 he shot and killed one of his abusers.)
I know that having God tell us to bless and pray for the person who hurts us so badly seems like the most outrageous, ridiculous thing to do. But God also understands and works through us in our anger.
Many people don't realize this but many of the most respected people in the Bible talked honestly to God about wishing harm on their enemies.
In Psalm 109:9, King David, the man whom God Himself was a man "after God's own heart" told God of an enemy: "May his days be few. Let another take his place. Let his children be fatherless and his wife a widow. May his children wander about and beg... seeking sustenance from their ruined home."
David wasn't exactly praying a blessing on his enemy here. As my pastor once said, David was telling God, "Kill him, God, Kill HIM!!!!"
The thing to note here is that while this isn't what God wants us to do, He does UNDERSTAND what we're going through and He encourages to tell Him all about it. Some of the best advice I was ever given when going through hard times is to tell God everything... and ask Him for help. Curl up in a ball if you have to and tell God everything that's going on--tell Him how you feel and why. Ask Him what to do next and how to deal with what you're going through.
And, a few other passages to take comfort in, dear one:
1 Peter 5:7--Cast ALL your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.
Psalm 50:15--Call upon Me in the day of trouble, I will deliver you, and you will honor me.
I don't know what situation you are in, but please seek help if you can. Talk to someone--a counselor, someone in the ministry, someone you trust. Call a hotline or seek out shelters or organizations that can help you and if necessary, lead you on a path of getting away from your abuser and starting a new life.
I will be thinking of and praying for you, and please, feel free to drop me a message if you would like.
I read your post several days ago and have been thinking about it a lot, including when I went to church on Sunday.
I am sorry that someone is making life so miserable for you that you feel this may be the only way out, but I certainly understand. I had someone in my life who made me feel that way too at on time. I have thought about your post all this time, and prayed that I might have something meaningful to say... so here goes an earnest try!
I used to talk to prison inmates because a part of me could understand why they went as far as they did. The anger, bitterness and hatred finally overcame them in some cases. One person I talked to had grown up in two different households. During the week he lived with one family and was regularly beaten; one the weekends he was sexually assaulted on the weekends. This began when he was a young child and so he often felt that the only way out was either that he would die (he had repeated suicide attempts), or they would (at 19 he shot and killed one of his abusers.)
I know that having God tell us to bless and pray for the person who hurts us so badly seems like the most outrageous, ridiculous thing to do. But God also understands and works through us in our anger.
Many people don't realize this but many of the most respected people in the Bible talked honestly to God about wishing harm on their enemies.
In Psalm 109:9, King David, the man whom God Himself was a man "after God's own heart" told God of an enemy: "May his days be few. Let another take his place. Let his children be fatherless and his wife a widow. May his children wander about and beg... seeking sustenance from their ruined home."
David wasn't exactly praying a blessing on his enemy here. As my pastor once said, David was telling God, "Kill him, God, Kill HIM!!!!"
The thing to note here is that while this isn't what God wants us to do, He does UNDERSTAND what we're going through and He encourages to tell Him all about it. Some of the best advice I was ever given when going through hard times is to tell God everything... and ask Him for help. Curl up in a ball if you have to and tell God everything that's going on--tell Him how you feel and why. Ask Him what to do next and how to deal with what you're going through.
And, a few other passages to take comfort in, dear one:
1 Peter 5:7--Cast ALL your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.
Psalm 50:15--Call upon Me in the day of trouble, I will deliver you, and you will honor me.
I don't know what situation you are in, but please seek help if you can. Talk to someone--a counselor, someone in the ministry, someone you trust. Call a hotline or seek out shelters or organizations that can help you and if necessary, lead you on a path of getting away from your abuser and starting a new life.
I will be thinking of and praying for you, and please, feel free to drop me a message if you would like.