Christian Difficulties
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Knowing/understanding God.
Before I was regenerated, I knew of God.
Since I've been regenerated, I know God.
Yet, as long as I remain in the flesh body, I'm still hindered by the flesh body in my pursuit of knowing God.
God is infinite. Omnipotent. Omnipresent. Omniscient.
I'm finite. Weak. Take up just a little space. Have lots to learn.
"The more I learn, the more I realize there is yet to be learned." -Test_f_i_2_Luv, 23 yrs after being regenerated.
chrism123.......the most difficult part of being a CHRISTIAN is seeing others who call themselves Christ followers, never grow, never experience God's supernatural marvelous gifts, never utilize the Holy Spirit within them, no signs, no wonders, and no joy! I expect this from unsaved secular, unchurched, and nonChristian folks, but to have the power, the will, the mission and the unstoppable strength of the Holy spirit, the kingdom of GOD within us, and never use it for HIS GLORY.....baffles me.
Just keep seeking Him, no matter what. Read the Bible, pray, worship Him. Ask Him to reveal Himself to you more. Ask Him to draw you closer to Him. He'll do so. It'll happen. This is His desire too. =)
This is when I pray, "Lord, I need You to love them through me, and help me to move past my understanding of love and operate in Your love". It is hard, trust me, I know. However, in Christ we are a new creation, we need to move past our understanding and lean on Him.
to me, situations like this are difficult: I was sitting in a restaurant one time, about this time of year, and a guy and girl in the booth behind me started mocking and laughing at the idea of Easter. I wanted to get up, tell them off. but, the Sprit reminded me that I should feel bad and pray for them, because of their ignorance. saying no to what I want, yes to what He wants, sometimes is hard.
The most difficult thing for me was when I wasn't healed of Rheumatoid Disease, having people who were dear friends, but Word Faith tell me I wasn't healed because I didn't have enough faith. I was in physical agony, and they just dumped a load of spiritual agony in me. God was good and led me out of that deep pit my friends help create, first through the Word, and then through my theological studies.
It is very sad that other Christians were the cause of the hardest difficulty I have had. I did totally forgive them, but when they start mouthing off about positive confession, they get an earful about how wrong their theology is. One man is going to be arriving here in the next week. I guess I need to brush off my Bible passages. He was supposed to come in Friday, but has an appointment with a specialist in Monday he has to go to, to review a problem that almost killed him a few years after he told me I didn't have enough faith! And the other friend died of cancer when she refused treatment because she confessed she was healed and wasn't!
It is very sad that other Christians were the cause of the hardest difficulty I have had. I did totally forgive them, but when they start mouthing off about positive confession, they get an earful about how wrong their theology is. One man is going to be arriving here in the next week. I guess I need to brush off my Bible passages. He was supposed to come in Friday, but has an appointment with a specialist in Monday he has to go to, to review a problem that almost killed him a few years after he told me I didn't have enough faith! And the other friend died of cancer when she refused treatment because she confessed she was healed and wasn't!
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My sin nature. This fleshly body that I must contend with until I receive my new body at my Saviors coming.
Wanting to do Gods bidding/being obedient because it shows Him how much I love him - but not doing so because I'm an idiot and sinful.
Seriously? If God healed everyone who has complete and genuine faith in him, why would we have doctors in this world? I get it that God can heal people directly. That's called a miracle. God also heals through other people (doctors, nurses, etc). And sometimes it's just Gods will. That's something I struggle with daily watching my own father waste away every time I go home.
But to have someone tell you about YOUR faith in YOUR heart... To me that just sounds absurd. God knows your faith. Nobody else needs to know it but Him. Although I don't consider myself a Christian, I still believe that my relationship and faith in God and Gods power is personal. People have no right to question or judge us.
That's a fantastic question. For me, seeing liberals breathe our air. It pains me.
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Ultimatum77
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You forgot to call the EPA for emission testing on their exhales
You're awesome, Bro!
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Tintin
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Tintin, if you weren't on the other side of the planet, I'd give you a big hug! Mate!
I always love what you bring to the Lord's Table!
for me it's pain and the sorrow. I find that deeper love that God and I have and the deeper love I have for all others the greater the pain and sorrow when I see them hurting struggling not knowing or understanding who and what it is God sees when he sees them what he thinks when he thinks of them what he says when he speaks of them. It's usually the exact opposite of what he sees thinks and feels about them than what they think.
I see so many struggle I see so many in pain in sadness so many struggling with their worth so many never knowing what real love is what it's like to be loved with agape love never knowing the joy of mattering of being worth anything. it seems that the deeper the love in ones heart the deeper the pain and the sadness seeing their pain their struggles. Jesus knew this pain very well more so than anyone, when I first read how wanted to wrap his arms around the people and cover them as a hen does with her chicks I didn't understand why or how he felt like this. But as I grew closer to him as a deeper love was infused into my heart as I began to see and care and love all others as he does even though I am far from fully seeing and caring and loving as he does I now understand why he felt like this and find myself desiring the very same thing.
It is a pain and a sorrow that cuts deep especially since most of the time I cannot be there for them physically but it is a pain that he and I both choose to bear. for me this is the hardest part of being a Christian and yet I would never have it any other way
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Ultimatum77
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This is true for me as well....sometimes we feel like getting back but forgiveness is so far a work in progress for me.....
Many times a person's greatest weakness becomes their greatest strength when god works in them
Brother, I know you already know this, but the person who forgives receives more blessings than the person who is forgiven. The person who forgives is set free from the bondage of inner strife and released into the realm of God's purity that can only be obtained by imitating the grace of Jesus Christ.
Thank you for that... that actually brought a tear to my eye. I hope to fully understand what this experience would be like.