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adekruif

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So, whenever the gf topic comes up in conversation, and someone asks me directly about why I don't have one I say "I don't feel ready for a serious relationship" (After I stare at them for a couple seconds). Sitting in church today I had an interesting thought. Obviously there are times when we truly aren't ready for the commitment, but when we use such phrases , are we "limiting" GOD's power?
 
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twill

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No, because feelings aren't fact. Gods power isn't restricted to what we are feeling (thank God!).
 
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twill

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Sometimes we will know when we're ready, or we will think we know, but sometimes God just surprises people with it. "Hey, guess what? Here's that perfect person for you. Now I know you weren't expecting it right now, but…"
 
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Shouryu

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Let me answer your question with another question:

If God wants something, if God has designed something, if God has ordained something...do you think you have the power to stop it? Do you believe that you, as a human, placed here by the Creator, have the power to do ANYTHING other than what He has purposed?

I believe we have free will, certainly. But God is God, and He doesn't exist in the same state we do. God IS and WILL BE. He's already seen from the beginning to the end, and your will cannot defy what He has already ordained. Does that mean that we don't have free will? No. It just means that you're either gonna do it God's way, or the hard way. In the end, He still gets His​ way.
 
maxwel

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Uhh... I think people worry about girlfriends too much.
 
Liamson

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I don't mean to say God is not powerful or less powerful but, if we look to the examples of the Bible, we see OVER and OVER again, that God gives us the freedom to do literally whatever we want. Stories like Moses and Jonah, where God MAKES people do what He wants with them, are not the rule, they are the exception.

God Chose King Saul.

God Chose Samson.

God Chose Gideon.

God Chose Aaron.

God Chose Adam and Eve.


How many "Good" Kings were there in Isreal? 4,5,2,6? Not many.


Does it ever mention in the Bible, new Testament specifically an instance of God divinely exacting His Will of choosing a mate for someone?


We use Big Concepts to describe God like, Omnipotent, Omniscient and Just but, what is the practical application of this in our lives? And are we really that ego-centric to think that the Will of God revolves around our love life.



I feel like if falling in love was as critically important to us as we make it out to be, we would do a much better job of being proactive about making ourselves someone that people can comfortably fall in love with.



I think when we bring God into the Equation we attempt to relieve ourselves of the personal responsibility of earnest pursuit. We need less attention to the peripherals and I think we need to get right with ourselves before God.
 
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Jullianna

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No, I don't think you are limiting God's power by saying that. I also think it's pretty rude for folks to ask you that question and your stare should be all the answer they are entitled to. :)
 
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Powemm

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adekruif said:
So, whenever the gf topic comes up in conversation, and someone asks me directly about why I don't have one I say "I don't feel ready for a serious relationship" (After I stare at them for a couple seconds). Sitting in church today I had an interesting thought. Obviously there are times when we truly aren't ready for the commitment, but when we use such phrases , are we "limiting" GOD's power?
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people love to ask questions , " why dont you? How come? why arent you?" we dont always have the answers, nor do we have too, the great news is , and our assurance is , God has the answers to all of them !" People will ask me such questions and i simply say "i dont know , but God does " such a little statement puts God in the spotlight and sometimes leads to further questions and conversation about Him taking the focus off me. That reaponse has rescued me more than once... we are always limited.. but God is limitless, with Him there are no boundaries ")
 
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xXErraticEmilyXx

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No. We weren't ready to walk when we were born either.
 
CatHerder

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adekruif said:
So, whenever the gf topic comes up in conversation, and someone asks me directly about why I don't have one I say "I don't feel ready for a serious relationship" (After I stare at them for a couple seconds). Sitting in church today I had an interesting thought. Obviously there are times when we truly aren't ready for the commitment, but when we use such phrases , are we "limiting" GOD's power?
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Nope. You are just stating that you don't feel ready. Nothing in that statement implies that you don't think that God could make you ready.
 
homwardbound

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I found out that when I say I am not ready, God says okay, and does not push any issue.
But people do have this tendency, me I am learning not to have that flesh tendency anymore, and thanking God while I do learn error from truth, God has past tense forgiven me, and not to take this for granted at all as The Corinthians had done. And is why Paul wrote that first letter to them, to show them being forgiven 100% by God was not freedom to harm was freedom to love, without rules and regulations in the way that causes one to rebel.
When others push, at least for me, that is when I found out I rebelled and did wrong to others. So I had to learn to live above my circumstances, and trust God's finality of and at the cross.
So if you are not ready, you are not ready. and I respect that, and God I think appreciates ones honesty over dishonesty
 
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twill

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I just saw that profile picture. lawl.
 
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adekruif

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Shouryu said:
Let me answer your question with another question:

If God wants something, if God has designed something, if God has ordained something...do you think you have the power to stop it? Do you believe that you, as a human, placed here by the Creator, have the power to do ANYTHING other than what He has purposed?

I believe we have free will, certainly. But God is God, and He doesn't exist in the same state we do. God IS and WILL BE. He's already seen from the beginning to the end, and your will cannot defy what He has already ordained. Does that mean that we don't have free will? No. It just means that you're either gonna do it God's way, or the hard way. In the end, He still gets His​ way.
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The answer to the question is obviously no. But, that wasn't really my question. We know we can't "limit" God's power, but in our own minds aren't we underestimating what GOD can do when we say that we aren't ready for X?

maxwel said:
Uhh... I think people worry about girlfriends too much.
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Yeah I agree, keeping one girl happy is hard enough. I can't imagine having more than one. :p


Liamson said:
I don't mean to say God is not powerful or less powerful but, if we look to the examples of the Bible, we see OVER and OVER again, that God gives us the freedom to do literally whatever we want. Stories like Moses and Jonah, where God MAKES people do what He wants with them, are not the rule, they are the exception.

God Chose King Saul.

God Chose Samson.

God Chose Gideon.

God Chose Aaron.

God Chose Adam and Eve.


How many "Good" Kings were there in Isreal? 4,5,2,6? Not many.


Does it ever mention in the Bible, new Testament specifically an instance of God divinely exacting His Will of choosing a mate for someone?


We use Big Concepts to describe God like, Omnipotent, Omniscient and Just but, what is the practical application of this in our lives? And are we really that ego-centric to think that the Will of God revolves around our love life.



I feel like if falling in love was as critically important to us as we make it out to be, we would do a much better job of being proactive about making ourselves someone that people can comfortably fall in love with.



I think when we bring God into the Equation we attempt to relieve ourselves of the personal responsibility of earnest pursuit. We need less attention to the peripherals and I think we need to get right with ourselves before God.
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I don't think that the will of God revolves around our love lives, yet at the same time HE wants the best for us, so why shouldn't it revolve around it? Who you marry is the second biggest life decision that you can make, so then it should have great meaning and thought. Yes? Just thinking aloud here...


CatHerder said:
Nope. You are just stating that you don't feel ready. Nothing in that statement implies that you don't think that God could make you ready.
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That's partially what my mind keeps telling me, yet on the other hand there is what I mentioned above about limiting God's power in our own mind.



twill said:
I just saw that profile picture. lawl.
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Mine? :confused:
 
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Jullianna

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adekruif, just say you don't want to get married because you don't want to share your Froot Loops :)
 
PopClick

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I say I'm single because my last two husbands died in tragic poisoning accidents.
 
Fenner

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I would say you wear boy or girl repellent and that it works well.
 
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adekruif

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Jullianna said:
adekruif, just say you don't want to get married because you don't want to share your Froot Loops :)
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But, but that would make me seem immature right? And that isn't very....oh I get it. hehe

PopClick said:
I say I'm single because my last two husbands died in tragic poisoning accidents.
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What happened to the third? ;)
 
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