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  1. Christsfreeservant

    All Suffering Serves a Purpose

    God is Good Psalms 119:65-66 ESV “You have dealt well with your servant, O Lord, according to your word. Teach me good judgment and knowledge, for I believe in your commandments.” God is good all the time, even in times of trials and tribulations which he allows in our lives to...
  2. G

    There is 'Great Suffering', and 'Nominal Suffering' - God won't deal with all suffering at once

    Hi there! So I hit upon a truth, that might shed some light on what we mean, by "suffering": The point is that Great Suffering is intense and primary, you can't necessarily do something about it - but when you do, it is a great relief. This is like the quandary of the soul - what to do with it...
  3. Christsfreeservant

    Setting our Minds on God

    Matthew 16:21-23 ESV “From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, ‘Far be it from you...
  4. Christsfreeservant

    Dealing with Depression

    Psalms 119:25-28 ESV “My soul clings to the dust; give me life according to your word! When I told of my ways, you answered me; teach me your statutes! Make me understand the way of your precepts, and I will meditate on your wondrous works. My soul melts away for sorrow...
  5. Christsfreeservant

    Steadfast under Trial

    James 1:2-4 ESV “Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.” Hated and Persecuted Jesus Christ...
  6. G

    You say "Why does God allow suffering?" I say "Why does God allow Himself to suffer?"

    Hi there, So I realised there is a really easy way to bring the discussion on suffering into focus: bring God into the picture! The question is typically "why does God allow suffering?", but the reality is that "why does God allow Himself to suffer?" is a deeper question. If you can't ask the...
  7. Christsfreeservant

    Abound in Love for One Another

    We are Destined for This 1 Thessalonians 3:1-4 ESV “Therefore when we could bear it no longer, we were willing to be left behind at Athens alone, and we sent Timothy, our brother and God's coworker in the gospel of Christ, to establish and exhort you in your faith, that no one be moved by these...
  8. W

    Jesus really suffered.

    Jesus really suffered during his time on earth. His suffering was never to be in vain as we can all share in his triumph. The last days that Jesus spent on this earth were to be his greatest time of pain as he was tortured and belittled by many his very last cry to his father was why have you...
  9. SalemOrthodox

    Why are you hurting, dear man? Elder Symeon Kragiopoulos (2015) on pain and spiritual progress

    I recently found a number of article snippets from Elder Symeon Kragiopoulos, Abbot of Holy Trinity Monastery in Panorama. He is very straight forward, and I found them simple and practical, so I've pasted a great many in my delight. This one was an "oof", as someone who...
  10. Mark Quayle

    Concerning Pain, Evil and Suffering

    These thoughts are offered in the hope that they may begin what logical defense of Christianity does not always do: To those who don't know HIM, you have maybe some vague concept of the agony of separation from God, and the joy of closeness to Christ. Maybe you have some experience with guilt...
  11. Christsfreeservant

    Always of Good Courage?

    2 Corinthians 5:1-5 ESV “For we know that if the tent that is our earthly home is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. For in this tent we groan, longing to put on our heavenly dwelling, if indeed by putting it on we may not be found...
  12. Christsfreeservant

    For Your Comfort and Salvation

    2 Corinthians 1:3-5 ESV “Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God...
  13. Christsfreeservant

    The Glory that is to Be Revealed

    Our Present Sufferings Romans 8:18 ESV “For I consider that the sufferings of this present time are not worth comparing with the glory that is to be revealed to us.” While we still live on this earth in flesh bodies we will have sickness, sadness, and suffering of all kinds. Some of it will be...
  14. Christsfreeservant

    Full Assurance of Hope

    Hebrews 5:7-9 ESV “In the days of his flesh, Jesus offered up prayers and supplications, with loud cries and tears, to him who was able to save him from death, and he was heard because of his reverence. Although he was a son, he learned obedience through what he suffered. And being made...
  15. Christsfreeservant

    Thankful for My Church Family

    2 Thessalonians 1:3-4 NASB “We ought always to give thanks to God for you, brothers and sisters, as is only fitting, because your faith is increasing abundantly, and the love of each and every one of you toward one another grows ever greater. As a result, we ourselves speak proudly of you among...
  16. Emily7584

    Scared and struggling

    Hi I’ve been a Christian for about 7 months Most of the time I spent worrying weither I had committed the unpardonable sin after I read about the unpardonable sin verse. Because of my ocd I had blasphemous thoughts for months. I still get triggered when I read about the Holy Spirit... I...
  17. S

    Best Friend Struggling with Self-Harm, Hatred, Depression

    Hello everyone, if you could please pray for a best friend of mine who is struggling very much. She believes in God but doesn't truly know Him yet. I know that nothing I say or do can fix or take away her pain, only Jesus can, so I really appreciate everyone's prayers! She is open and seeking...
    • savedshortie
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    • cutting depression prayer request prayer requests self affliction self harm self hatred self loathing spiritual warfare suffering
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  18. Christsfreeservant

    Our Sufficiency is From God

    Paul and Timothy were suffering affliction for their faith and for their testimonies for Jesus Christ and for his gospel of salvation. They were sharing abundantly in Christ’s sufferings. Their affliction was great, and at one point they were so severely burdened beyond their own strength that...
  19. Elfkind

    Please pray for the children and babies and women starving to death in Yemen.

    I can't forget the horrible images from the news I saw on YouTube and warn everyone that are sensitive against very strong images It make my heart twist inside of me, as if I get all air punched out of me, the cruelty and indifference of human is too much, it's something that make me feel...
    • Elfkind
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    • hunger prayer starvation suffering war
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    • Forum: Prayer Wall
  20. Christsfreeservant

    By Faith, Not by Feelings

    Panting for The Lord Psalm 42:1-4 ESV “As a deer pants for flowing streams, so pants my soul for you, O God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When shall I come and appear before God? My tears have been my food day and night, while they say to me all the day long...
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