Few questions to anyone who have time to share your experiences.

[Angel-A]

1. What are the most close to your heart part of the Bible (letter, psalm, or even few sentences of chosen part) and what the challenging?


2. Is anyone in your life who you find very challenging to be around or even worry that you may very much dislike him/her?


3. If someone did something very bad to you – how do you cope with forgiveness to that person?


4. How do you find yourself among disbelievers – when they start to talk about God in negative way or just behaviour in disrespect way to others?
5. Is your family supportive to your faith in Jesus or not?


6. Have you ever experience something very painful and difficult to understand – and you were drawn to doubt God’s love and existence?


7. If you could have one wish come true just for a day – what would you chose?

 

[Angel-A]

1. The Moses books are the most challenging. I don’t have the favourite part of Bible – I like different parts in different times on my live.
2. My sister – she was always difficult to be around – it takes so much to get close to her and so litter to move apart again.
3. That is something I find as a very difficult thing to do – I don’t want to choice the easy way out that is why I struggle to forgive and forget a lot. What I have noticed so far – that forgiveness is God’s given gift – it is not part of human nature – our nature rebels to it and that is why so many people find it difficult to do so. I try for months to forgive just one person – I dwell about it, wirte about it, explaine over and over to friends – just to discover one thing = that in the end I can proof any of that dwelling thoughts so why I’m wasting my time? Letting go without needs to understand and asking God for that gift = is the only way I find helpful in my case.
4. Before I was quiet and not respond to any of that and then I blame myself for being that way, then slowly I’m starting to speak up but I’m not any good with confrontation so there is still lost to learn.
5. Yes and no. yes – when I talk about something which doesn’t have anything to do with them, no – if is the other way round – and it can be difficult at times. For me finding the line where I should not cross always was the biggest problem – sometimes I don’t’ know where it is and the problem of talking too much or too litter often comes to life.
6. Yes – nothing had sense at a time, I was angry as I never been before - blaming myself, God for not telling me what to do, other people. The biggest anger come from not knowing why that was happening and what was the purpose of it – and where I should move from it. It took long time to even start to understand what happen and why. It felt at a time like someone put you in the middle of nowhere with lots of dangerous creatures and ask you to stay there until you either die or survive. I learn after the dreadful time lots about myself and still feel there is more to know but I know now that it is ok – not knowing everything. In a way that experience open my life more than anyone or any book ever did – I slowly change to someone less controlling and less attached to other human being. In the end God can used any experience in our life (bad and good) but the most dangerous once are the most likely to change us – so for that reason I’m very grateful to Him for all this time and I know I wouldn’t be the way I’m now without that hard time.
7. I would like to spend that day with someone close to my heart – who is died some time ago.

 

[shawntc]

1. What are the most close to your heart part of the Bible (letter, psalm, or even few sentences of chosen part) and what the challenging?

Closest to my heart? Ecclesiastes 1:2: "Meaningless! Meaningless!" says the Teacher. "Utterly meaningless! Everything is meaningless!" in conjunction with Ecc. 12:13-14: "Now all has been heard, here is the conclusion of the matter: fear God and keep his commandments, for that is the whole duty of man. For God will bring every deed into judgment, including every hidden thing, whether good or evil." These two verses show me that life is ultimately meaningless without God, and only by following him to I find any purpose in life.

Most challenging? Hebrews 10:26-27. I have knowingly sinned even after coming to God. Does this mean I have no chance of getting into Heaven? Or Romans 8:29-30, which screams of predestination, even though I myself do not believe in it.

2. Is anyone in your life who you find very challenging to be around or even worry that you may very much dislike him/her?

Yes, there are a few. Generally they are the immature, irreverent type.

3. If someone did something very bad to you – how do you cope with forgiveness to that person?

By trying to not hold their past actions against them, and giving them the respect they deserve. It doesn't mean I'm buddy-buddy with them, but I won't purposefully act rudely toward them.

4. How do you find yourself among disbelievers – when they start to talk about God in negative way or just behaviour in disrespect way to others?

Sometimes I will speak up. Often if unbelievers are talking about God, they don't want a reasonable discussion, they just want to blow smoke. If they are open to discussion, I'll talk about it. If their behavior is mean toward others, I usually don't intervene.

5. Is your family supportive to your faith in Jesus or not?

Neutral at best. One of my parents does seem to not like the fact I'm Christian.

6. Have you ever experience something very painful and difficult to understand – and you were drawn to doubt God’s love and existence?

Not very painful or difficult per se, but for a period of time I was skeptical of God's existence. I had seen how skeptics would be asking questions to believer, and the responses were either absent or weak at best. This made me question whether it was actually reasonable to believe in God, or whether he really was just something made up to help us feel good about ourselves. Fortunately, I did eventually find the answers to my questions.

7. If you could have one wish come true just for a day – what would you chose?

For everyone in the world to become born again. Even if some go back to their old ways after the day ends, at least all will have known what it's like to be in right standing with God.

 

[Tommy4Christ]

7. If you could have one wish come true just for a day – what would you chose?

That all would come to a saving faith in Jesus Christ, and know that he is waiting patiently for His creation to stop playing games and seek His great mercy in repentance, other than that I cannot answer your other questions, my heart if to see the lost church wake up, stop sinning, and seek the mercy of God!

Remember Is Not Too Late!


2Pe 3:9 The Lord is not slow concerning His promise, as some count slowness, but is long-suffering toward us, not purposing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
As long as mankind has breath repentance can be found, yes I mean found, it usually doesn’t come until the sinning soul breaks down, yielding to the holy word of God, through the conviction of the Holy Spirit, who is convicting the world of sin, righteousness, and judgment!
Joh 16:8 And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:
Joh 16:9 Of sin, because they believe not on me;
Joh 16:10 Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and ye see me no more;
Joh 16:11 Of judgment, because the prince of this world is judged.
Now many will say repentance comes after the conversion, or somewhere down the road since stopping any sin is impossible, since mankind is depraved and unable.
But God is not mocked, God is still waiting patiently for His wayward creation to repent, forsake their sins, which mean they stop first, and then seek His mercy, broken as a wild horse, now useful to His master. He gave them free will and ability to choose to repent or not.
Rom 2:4 Or do you despise the riches of His kindness, and the forbearance and long-suffering, not knowing that the kindness of God leads you to repentance?
If your life is a mess, and you are living the lie, that tells your conscience you can sin and live of the world and still be saved, and in bondage to your flesh, giving into temptation whenever it comes knocking at your door, just remember it’s not God condoning your bad conduct, but your conscience becoming seared to the point that real repentance and faith will not be found, it will be too late, His great mercy and kindness will not last for long!
So it’s not too late for those who still have breath, and are ready to stop playing Russian roulette with the patients and mercy of God, this is not a game, this is life or death, for all eternity, repent before it’s too late and God says time is up.
Tommy
The Biblical Characteristics of True Repentance: (as taught by early church and Apostles) 2Cor7:10-11 “For godly sorrow produces repentance leading to salvation, not to be regretted; but the sorrow of the world produces death. For observe this very thing that you sorrowed in a godly manner: What diligence it produced in you, what clearing of yourselves, what indignation, what fear, what vehement desire, what zeal, what vindication! In all things you proved yourselves to be clear in this matter.”
For True Repentance to have Taken Place the following MUST have Occurred:
1) Season of Deep felt Godly Sorrow for sin. (Invoked by Spirit of Truth working, Jh16:8)
2) A Crisis of Conviction that Cuts to the heart! (Sin already being forsaken!)
3) A Zeal to CLEAR oneself of all Wrong Doing against God. (make restitution if necessary)
4) Indignation and Fear that leads to Vehement Desire to STOP Sinning!
5) Vindication and Finally PURITY of heart!
Every incident of Repentance in Scripture Follows this PROCESS. (DON’T Let anyone tell you it Doesn’t, and they will MOST certainly Try!) The Sin STOPS HERE, The Old Man DIES here, The Flesh is Crucified HERE! NOT Afterwards. The Desires and Conduct are CHANGED here. (Or never will be!)
OBEDIENCE to God follows in NEWNESS of Life and All things New! (Rom6:4-6, 2Cor5:17) If you have NOT Experienced this and have NO IDEA what it means, you are NOT BORN of the SPIRIT!!!
You may indeed have ‘RECEIVED’ Christ, and ‘Believed’ on His Name (repeated some words) BUT the Devils ALSO Believe! (James2:19) If a Person is SAVED by What he DOES and NOT by Faith Alone! (as James affirms, JS 2:24) The What he DOES PART, STARTS with This REPENTANCE!
I preached that they should repent and turn to God and prove their repentance by their deeds! Acts26:20
! Courtesy standingthegap.org

 

[JoshJoseph2]

I'm not saying any of these answers are the right behaviors and actions to have, but I am going to try to answer as honest as I can.

1. What are the most close to your heart part of the Bible (letter, psalm, or even few sentences of chosen part) and what the challenging? I'm not sure there's any one verse or sentence that is close to my heart more then any other, I really enjoy a lot of the gospels, to see what Jesus teaches and how Jesus acts is very interesting to me. I think a lot of the OT is challenging, A lot of the times I find my self asking Why is God doing this, etc Which can be challenging at times. A lot of what Jesus says can be challenging for me to apply to my own life.


2. Is anyone in your life who you find very challenging to be around or even worry that you may very much dislike him/her?
I'm not sure there's any certain person I dislike. At times it can be challenging for me to like someone who treats me in a way I wouldn't want to be treated.


3. If someone did something very bad to you – how do you cope with forgiveness to that person? I think it would be tough, I have been fortunate to have had a life where not many bad things have been done to me by people, in times when I think I may have trouble with forgiving someone, I pray and ask God to help me out.


4. How do you find yourself among disbelievers – when they start to talk about God in negative way or just behaviour in disrespect way to others?
Its tough for me to talk about God in general, its something I want to improve on, I don't have many examples of me being around people who talk about God in a negative way, but I assume I would just sit quiet and not say anything about the topic.


5. Is your family supportive to your faith in Jesus or not?
I would say they are supportive. I'm not sure where my family is at in there spiritual journey, but my mom comes to church with me sometimes and my dad is willing to drive me and pick me up from youth group / church, so I would say they are pretty supportive all around.

6. Have you ever experience something very painful and difficult to understand – and you were drawn to doubt God’s love and existence? When my cat died a few weeks ago, it was very tough to handle and a bit of me asked if/why God allowed this to happen.


7. If you could have one wish come true just for a day – what would you chose? I'm sure of this one, haha.