Wisdom from above
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Father Jehovah, Please bless 'seeking' with wisdom and courage from above through the Holy Spirit. We know you watch over your Word so we're thanking you in advance for guiding him through this major decision tomorrow or Tuesday, IJNA🙏
Matthew 21:22
And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
Matthew 21:22
And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive.
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Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
—Ephesians 4:29
—Ephesians 4:29
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Just a quick update on my situation...
I spent the bulk of my day yesterday dealing with police officers, lawyers, and with different people at my local courthouse, and today has been, and will continue to be, more of the same. In fact, I am headed to the police station shortly, and then back to the courthouse.
For those of you have prayed for me already, I sincerely thank you.
My situation is not one that is going to be rectified quickly or easily, and I do have an additional prayer request if that is okay.
Just please pray that truth and justice prevail.
If they do, then I will be on the victorious end of any judge's/court's decision.
If not, then the results will prove to be devastating...and not just for me.
Thank you.
I spent the bulk of my day yesterday dealing with police officers, lawyers, and with different people at my local courthouse, and today has been, and will continue to be, more of the same. In fact, I am headed to the police station shortly, and then back to the courthouse.
For those of you have prayed for me already, I sincerely thank you.
My situation is not one that is going to be rectified quickly or easily, and I do have an additional prayer request if that is okay.
Just please pray that truth and justice prevail.
If they do, then I will be on the victorious end of any judge's/court's decision.
If not, then the results will prove to be devastating...and not just for me.
Thank you.
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I am seriously considering abandoning the course.
I mean, if I stay the course, then I might (a 50/50 chance at best, and probably lower than that, even though I am totally in the right) win a favorable court decision, but if that decision is against the wills of my adversaries, then what have I really gained?
I have never been so confused in all of my life.
My life is like a nightmare, but God, in his foreknowledge, knew that I was going to be at this place at this point in time.
I honestly do not know what to do, and the clock is winding down.
I mean, if I stay the course, then I might (a 50/50 chance at best, and probably lower than that, even though I am totally in the right) win a favorable court decision, but if that decision is against the wills of my adversaries, then what have I really gained?
I have never been so confused in all of my life.
My life is like a nightmare, but God, in his foreknowledge, knew that I was going to be at this place at this point in time.
I honestly do not know what to do, and the clock is winding down.
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Without knowing your circumstances more fully, I can't give you specific advice. But one way to take the decision off of your shoulders and leave it with God is just to practice Proverbs 3:5-6. Matthew 6:33 is a good practice as well.
Have been praying much for you. Don't be discouraged. Cast your cares on the Lord, delight yourself in Him, and watch to see what He does.
Have been praying much for you. Don't be discouraged. Cast your cares on the Lord, delight yourself in Him, and watch to see what He does.
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From God's vantage point, he probably sees my...I do not even know what to call it because it is so bad...whatever as being something good. I honestly feel like I am in my own Garden of Gethsemane as I prepare to drink a cup that I do not want to drink because it might kill me. Dying itself would not bother me because my concern in all of this is not my own life.
Words fail me.
My times are in his hands.
Thank you for your prayers.
Words fail me.
My times are in his hands.
Thank you for your prayers.
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Hi STMOC. Hmmm, that makes me think of St. Moc. Can I call you Moc?
You could be in real trouble. When I came to the end of my rope, I had no support. My Christian friends were there but they were too immature to help me at all. My family, although supposedly Christian, were all contributing to the problem very severely, and the Christian family of the Christian girl I had been in love with had been slandering me for no reason and convinced her to reject me, and when it got too tough I did one small thing wrong that caused me so much guilt I thought I had lost my salvation, and my Christian family put me into a psych institution, even though I had just graduated top of my class from engineering school four months beforehand, and when they gave me what they gave me, it permanently ruined my mind and led to a dependency that destroyed my body and has had me disabled ever since then, for the past 16 years. I was never able to keep a job, and never able to support a girlfriend. My life essentially ended 16 years ago, and now I am unsafe because I will soon have no one to take care of me. As of right now I am desperately seeking Jesus and looking for other mature Christians who are familiar with suffering. It seems to me that God does not deliver everyone who is in trouble. It seems that all the Christian encouragement you can find comes from survivors and not from those who didn't make it. Consequently, the encouraging and optimistic Bible verses only go so far, but all ultimately fall short. I personally pray until I hear Jesus or His angels speak to me, but even then this has not protected me in life, even when I have needed it most. Please get back to me because I am looking for someone to join me as I seek the Lord for supernatural miracles at this point, because that is the only way for my brain and body to get healed to the point where I can work again.
You could be in real trouble. When I came to the end of my rope, I had no support. My Christian friends were there but they were too immature to help me at all. My family, although supposedly Christian, were all contributing to the problem very severely, and the Christian family of the Christian girl I had been in love with had been slandering me for no reason and convinced her to reject me, and when it got too tough I did one small thing wrong that caused me so much guilt I thought I had lost my salvation, and my Christian family put me into a psych institution, even though I had just graduated top of my class from engineering school four months beforehand, and when they gave me what they gave me, it permanently ruined my mind and led to a dependency that destroyed my body and has had me disabled ever since then, for the past 16 years. I was never able to keep a job, and never able to support a girlfriend. My life essentially ended 16 years ago, and now I am unsafe because I will soon have no one to take care of me. As of right now I am desperately seeking Jesus and looking for other mature Christians who are familiar with suffering. It seems to me that God does not deliver everyone who is in trouble. It seems that all the Christian encouragement you can find comes from survivors and not from those who didn't make it. Consequently, the encouraging and optimistic Bible verses only go so far, but all ultimately fall short. I personally pray until I hear Jesus or His angels speak to me, but even then this has not protected me in life, even when I have needed it most. Please get back to me because I am looking for someone to join me as I seek the Lord for supernatural miracles at this point, because that is the only way for my brain and body to get healed to the point where I can work again.
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You can call me whatever you want to call me.
Personally, I believe that God has a plan for each and every one of our lives, and that nobody can abort or stop that plan but us.
I truly do not fear that I will not survive what I am going through. Quite frankly, I am more fearful, in a very real sense, that I will survive it, but suffer the loss of that which is the most dear to me in the process. Perhaps not forever, but certainly for a season.
Anyhow, if you want to chat more, then I could always send you a private message, and we could talk there. I do just need to inform you that I do not always have free time immediately. In other words, I do have regular Bible studies with another member here, and I also talk to several other people here privately for an assortment of reasons. I also work, and I am also going through the trial of my life right now. Having said all of that, I can fit you in somewhere. I don't want to make you seem unimportant. Every life matters to me, but I only have so much time every day.
Btw, I definitely believe in supernatural miracles.
Personally, I believe that God has a plan for each and every one of our lives, and that nobody can abort or stop that plan but us.
I truly do not fear that I will not survive what I am going through. Quite frankly, I am more fearful, in a very real sense, that I will survive it, but suffer the loss of that which is the most dear to me in the process. Perhaps not forever, but certainly for a season.
Anyhow, if you want to chat more, then I could always send you a private message, and we could talk there. I do just need to inform you that I do not always have free time immediately. In other words, I do have regular Bible studies with another member here, and I also talk to several other people here privately for an assortment of reasons. I also work, and I am also going through the trial of my life right now. Having said all of that, I can fit you in somewhere. I don't want to make you seem unimportant. Every life matters to me, but I only have so much time every day.
Btw, I definitely believe in supernatural miracles.
This will probably be my final update...until a miracle hopefully occurs.
Without going into detail, it has become beyond apparent to me that there is nothing that I can do in the natural to rectify my situation.
My only hope is literal Divine intervention, and that is what I am praying for. Seeing how my dilemma involves other people as well, it might be quite some time before my situation improves, if it ever improves at all.
Whatever the case, I pretty much only have two options:
1. Wallow in self-pity.
2. Press forward somehow by the grace of God.
I am going with the second option.
Thank you again to all those who prayed for me.
I genuinely appreciate it.
Without going into detail, it has become beyond apparent to me that there is nothing that I can do in the natural to rectify my situation.
My only hope is literal Divine intervention, and that is what I am praying for. Seeing how my dilemma involves other people as well, it might be quite some time before my situation improves, if it ever improves at all.
Whatever the case, I pretty much only have two options:
1. Wallow in self-pity.
2. Press forward somehow by the grace of God.
I am going with the second option.
Thank you again to all those who prayed for me.
I genuinely appreciate it.
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God has you right where He wants you. The realization that you can do nothing offers hope. 2 Corinthians 4:7 we are reminded that we have this treasure in earthen vessels so the power may be seen to be of God and not of us.
This is how God works. We are more than conquerors, not merely conquerors. God delivers us through our hardships, not out of them. And He uses what the enemy employs to destroy us to give us victory.
Embrace your circumstances and surrender. You are yoked to your solution...Matthew 11:28.
Be still, and know that He is God.
This is how God works. We are more than conquerors, not merely conquerors. God delivers us through our hardships, not out of them. And He uses what the enemy employs to destroy us to give us victory.
Embrace your circumstances and surrender. You are yoked to your solution...Matthew 11:28.
Be still, and know that He is God.
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