How Did Your Spiritual Journey Begin?

[jacko]

when I was about young i had this feeling come upon me that my mom was going to have a car accident and die. I got hysterical started crying and prayed for hours asking the lord not to take her. when she came home she asked me what was wrong? she confirmed that she had almost had a car accident but she swerved just in time. I believed the lord was real after that.

wow, what a powerful testimony! thank you for sharing.

 

[Adstar]

Unsure if this is the right forum to discuss this, seems the best choice to me currently.

Think it was late March of this year my journey began, i was a chain smoker and a binge drinker, which is far more immediately dangerous than alcoholism. Binge drinkers very rarely are addicted to alcohol but any time they drink it could cause their death, as at some point they can lose control and keep drinking. Many times i've woken up with a hangover from hell, absolutely appalled at how much i drank the night before and with no memory of doing so.

Anyway, late March i reached for my tobacco and found i just didn't want to and haven't wanted to touch alcohol since then either. I thought it was odd but am the very laidback type so just went with the flow, then felt the urge to know more about Jesus.....

Anybody else interested in telling their story?

My Journey began when a friend at work gifted me a Bible and i started to read it.. I read it all.. And by the time i was reading Romans 7 it clicked in my head.. I understood the Gospel and embraced it with great joy..

Simple story? Yeah but the Word has it's own Power.. Especially when the Holy Spirit is working on your conscience..

 

[LifelongLearner]

Beautiful simple story Adstar, some in common with my own. Different triggers but it was something of a bolt from the blue for us both, sounds like you weren't knowingly seeking the beautiful truth/knowledge at the time either.

Before this i was terrified about the future for my adult sons and daughter, I no longer have those fears and hope they will turn to the LORD while there's time. Blessings and all that's good to you and your family.

 

[LifelongLearner]

I do hope you are feeling better, now, as I was aware you were a little under the weather and in need of more rest than usual, which is part of the reason I did that panel for you with that verse, which is a variation from the norm, which sounded a tad morbid under the circumstances LOL... heh, some nights nights nine o'clock comes and I may be really tired but think it's too early for bed and other times I just cannot put it off any longer. Some days especially after work I may nap at five for two hours and am still in bed again by ten. That is such a big change for me, but even so there is really hardly anything resembling sleeping through the night any more.

One post with too many links and issues may be a bit much. What about just doing one issue at a time, per thread? It may be easier for you to follow/keep track of who is saying what, when it is only one basic issue at a time, because other issues always come up related to whatever the main topic is... You could even ask a basic question here and use responses to it as a jumping off point for your first thread, although it sounds like you already have some solid ideas on what you'd like to talk about...

So glad i asked you Magenta, you know this forum well and that's great advice. After reading your comment i took a look at my opening comment to see if it could be edited, sadly it can't. Wondering if i replied to it with a new comment/outline, might it sort of sticky to my opening comment? Really doubt it but hope you might know for certain.

Your panels are so creative and lovely, the one you did for me is gorgeous. Ditto me about the sleep issues at our sort of age, wasn't much of a sleeper when young but definitely much better than now. Feel really thankful now if i can sleep 3 hours in a row, i go for the catnaps when sleepy too.

Real cheers for the excellent advice, thought you'd come up with some good ideas. God's blessings and big hugs from me, hope we can chat in a thread soon

 

[LifelongLearner]

Testimony
I posted this as an attachment, but then posted it in the thread starting on comment #9.

Taken a look at your testimony Jimbone, you've been a member of CChat for a decade at least, which is wonderful.

Have downloaded your testimony and will read it soon, real cheers for inspiring some ideas for future stuff i post here, God's blessings to you and your lovely family

 

[Magenta]

So glad i asked you Magenta, you know this forum well and that's great advice. After reading your comment i took a look at my opening comment to see if it could be edited, sadly it can't. Wondering if i replied to it with a new comment/outline, might it sort of sticky to my opening comment? Really doubt it but hope you might know for certain.

Your panels are so creative and lovely, the one you did for me is gorgeous. Ditto me about the sleep issues at our sort of age, wasn't much of a sleeper when young but definitely much better than now. Feel really thankful now if i can sleep 3 hours in a row, i go for the catnaps when sleepy too.

Real cheers for the excellent advice, thought you'd come up with some good ideas. God's blessings and big hugs from me, hope we can chat in a thread soon

You can always change direction in a thread and as people respond the thread may go that direction but it is so unpredictable LOL plus new people to the thread may just keep responding to your opening post which would detract from the new direction, so perhaps starting a new thread would be advisable, though that might depend on how patient you are with trying to correct to the new direction. Creating threads is really not my thing though I have seen many derailments LOL.

When I saw that image I thought of you right away as you had mentioned not feeling well and needing extra rest... the image was so lovely I did very little to it, though I did completely swap out the face. The original face had eyes closed and I like that one with the direction of the gaze suggesting, to me anyways, looking up to the Lord as one prays... I have a tendency to tell myself little stories about the ephemera I am using in my collages LOL

 

[LifelongLearner]

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"I have shared links on several Christian sites as well as on several Fox News social media comments,
anyplace I feel perhaps God's Spirit and presence are sorely needed. Troubling lives are many and the prayer
links gain the most attention. Sad and disturbing the lives that are searching for 'something', and often
a heartfelt prayer helps bring some hope and support. This media link I have shared far and near...
https://www.facebook.com/hashtag/icametoshare? ❤

Grrr! If that's your hashtag friend, you wanted to share but Facebook won't let me access it without creating an account. Know i'd have loved it too but don't want to join sites like Facebook, Twitter etc.

Anyway, hope all's good with with you friend, God's Blessings to you too

 

[LifelongLearner]

You can always change direction in a thread and as people respond the thread may go that direction but it is so unpredictable LOL plus new people to the thread may just keep responding to your opening post which would detract from the new direction, so perhaps starting a new thread would be advisable, though that might depend on how patient you are with trying to correct to the new direction. Creating threads is really not my thing though I have seen many derailments LOL.

When I saw that image I thought of you right away as you had mentioned not feeling well and needing extra rest... the image was so lovely I did very little to it, though I did completely swap out the face. The original face had eyes closed and I like that one with the direction of the gaze suggesting, to me anyways, looking up to the Lord as one prays... I have a tendency to tell myself little stories about the ephemera I am using in my collages LOL

"I have a tendency to tell myself little stories about the ephemera I am using in my collages LOL"

They are gorgeous sweet friend, creative, artistic and pretty techy too by the sound of it. Definitely can see what you're saying about looking up at the Lord, makes me love it even more.

Your advice is excellent again about future threads, maybe specify two or three related topics in my opening posts in future. Well, I'll test it in one first and see how it works out, like you, i like to have some idea how things might work out before getting really ambitious.

God's blessings and a big hug friend, all that's good for now, my little cat wants her tea

 

[Bingo]

Grrr! If that's your hashtag friend, you wanted to share but Facebook won't let me access it without creating an account. Know i'd have loved it too but don't want to join sites like Facebook, Twitter etc.

Anyway, hope all's good with with you friend, God's Blessings to you too

"Thanks for the response. I was and am unaware of how Facebook or other sites handle
this issue as you are the first to comment, and have been sharing like this for quite some time."????
God Bless.

 

[LifelongLearner]

"Thanks for the response. I was and am unaware of how Facebook or other sites handle
this issue as you are the first to comment, and have been sharing like this for quite some time."????
God Bless.

Greetings friend, it bugs me when sites try forcing you to become a member, especially those who don't need to as they're already huge.
Just seems greedy and spiteful to me, i am not a number, i'm a woman!

Yep, i did just misuse/abuse that iconic line from The Prisoner. Maybe copy and paste a saved text explaining the possible issue when posting an important comment? However, that could be tricky, think you probably post a lot of serious stuff.

 

[LifelongLearner]

You can always change direction in a thread and as people respond the thread may go that direction but it is so unpredictable LOL plus new people to the thread may just keep responding to your opening post which would detract from the new direction, so perhaps starting a new thread would be advisable, though that might depend on how patient you are with trying to correct to the new direction. Creating threads is really not my thing though I have seen many derailments LOL.

When I saw that image I thought of you right away as you had mentioned not feeling well and needing extra rest... the image was so lovely I did very little to it, though I did completely swap out the face. The original face had eyes closed and I like that one with the direction of the gaze suggesting, to me anyways, looking up to the Lord as one prays... I have a tendency to tell myself little stories about the ephemera I am using in my collages LOL

Stellar advice again sweet friend, don't think i'll create loads of threads but the ones i do, think i'd prefer they largely stay with the original theme. Maybe only introduce another theme if it's closely related to the original.

You are thoughtful and smart, think we'd be great friends in real life. God's blessings, massive hugs and love for now

 

[Bingo]

Greetings friend, it bugs me when sites try forcing you to become a member, especially those who don't need to as they're already huge.
Just seems greedy and spiteful to me, i am not a number, i'm a woman!

Yep, i did just misuse/abuse that iconic line from The Prisoner. Maybe copy and paste a saved text explaining the possible issue when posting an important comment? However, that could be tricky, think you probably post a lot of serious stuff.

"Got a grip on your words. Very competitive and high-tech world we live in. A lot of good,
and a lot of not-so-good. I try to post interesting things as there is a great diversity among readers.
Finding some harmony shall always be a challenge."
God Bless.