I am seeking some insights and christian advice. I have been divorced 15 years and raised 2 children as a single mother. Right after my children left home I had some surgery and other things that came up that put me in a financial crisis. I had to give up my apartment and move in with my mother. This was 2 years ago. I have been doing great as far as getting my debts paid off, I'm now going to college taking some classes to up my income, and I'm little by little getting there and turning my life around. The problem is this is starting to take a toll not only on me, but also on my mother, and my kids who are anxious for me to get a place again. Sometimes I feel God has forgotten me because it seems like things are going so slow and it makes me sad my loved ones are hurting because of this. At the present time I'm not even tithing because when I did for about a year it put me in debt, not buying extras, just buying needs. I have prayed for God to reveal areas that I need forgiveness or areas of disobedience. I just feel that he's forgotten me and maybe things slowly getting better might just be an illusion. I have diligently prayed for God's help for years.
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Alternate Carpark
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grace, God has not and never will forget you.
God works to His time schedule, not to ours.
It is us that needs to transform and adjust to match the will of the Father.
Did not Moses spend 40 years before being used by God.
Did not Jesus wait till He was 30 before His work began.
Time, as Albert Einstein said, is relative.
What seems like eternity to use is a moment for God.
It's not how long something takes that is the issue, but are we building a deeper relationship with the Father during this time.
Going through tough times always tests our faith and relationship with God.
I have been separated 11 years and divorced for 2-3, and have had my kids permanently for the last 3-4 years.
Single parenting and losing 'everything' is one of the tough things to endue.
It's definately not the worst, but it is still tough.
Romans 5:1-5 By entering through faith into what God has always wanted to do for usset us right with him, make us fit for himwe have it all together with God because of our Master Jesus.
2 And that's not all: We throw open our doors to God and discover at the same moment that he has already thrown open his door to us. We find ourselves standing where we always hoped we might standout in the wide open spaces of God's grace and glory, standing tall and shouting our praise.
3 There's more to come: We continue to shout our praise even when we're hemmed in with troubles, because we know how troubles can develop passionate patience in us,
4 and how that patience in turn forges the tempered steel of virtue, keeping us alert for whatever God will do next.
5 In alert expectancy such as this, we're never left feeling shortchanged. Quite the contrarywe can't round up enough containers to hold everything God generously pours into our lives through the Holy Spirit!
2 Thes. 1:5 All this trouble is a clear sign that God has decided to make you fit for the kingdom. You're suffering now,
1 Peter 1:7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
2 Cor. 8:2 Fierce troubles came down on the people of those churches, pushing them to the very limit. The trial exposed their true colors: They were incredibly happy, though desperately poor. The pressure triggered something totally unexpected: an outpouring of pure and generous gifts.
Suffering is a part of our walk with God. we would do well to seek God as to why He is allowing suffering that trying to get Him to remove it.
We go through suffering , not around it. It is there for our benefit.
Of course it doesn't seem like it when we are in the thick of it.
But the reality is, it is !
In Psalms it states- "Though I walk THROUGH the valley of the shadow of death, not around it or I am taken out of the valley.
God works to His time schedule, not to ours.
It is us that needs to transform and adjust to match the will of the Father.
Did not Moses spend 40 years before being used by God.
Did not Jesus wait till He was 30 before His work began.
Time, as Albert Einstein said, is relative.
What seems like eternity to use is a moment for God.
It's not how long something takes that is the issue, but are we building a deeper relationship with the Father during this time.
Going through tough times always tests our faith and relationship with God.
I have been separated 11 years and divorced for 2-3, and have had my kids permanently for the last 3-4 years.
Single parenting and losing 'everything' is one of the tough things to endue.
It's definately not the worst, but it is still tough.
Romans 5:1-5 By entering through faith into what God has always wanted to do for usset us right with him, make us fit for himwe have it all together with God because of our Master Jesus.
2 And that's not all: We throw open our doors to God and discover at the same moment that he has already thrown open his door to us. We find ourselves standing where we always hoped we might standout in the wide open spaces of God's grace and glory, standing tall and shouting our praise.
3 There's more to come: We continue to shout our praise even when we're hemmed in with troubles, because we know how troubles can develop passionate patience in us,
4 and how that patience in turn forges the tempered steel of virtue, keeping us alert for whatever God will do next.
5 In alert expectancy such as this, we're never left feeling shortchanged. Quite the contrarywe can't round up enough containers to hold everything God generously pours into our lives through the Holy Spirit!
2 Thes. 1:5 All this trouble is a clear sign that God has decided to make you fit for the kingdom. You're suffering now,
1 Peter 1:7 That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:
2 Cor. 8:2 Fierce troubles came down on the people of those churches, pushing them to the very limit. The trial exposed their true colors: They were incredibly happy, though desperately poor. The pressure triggered something totally unexpected: an outpouring of pure and generous gifts.
Suffering is a part of our walk with God. we would do well to seek God as to why He is allowing suffering that trying to get Him to remove it.
We go through suffering , not around it. It is there for our benefit.
Of course it doesn't seem like it when we are in the thick of it.
But the reality is, it is !
In Psalms it states- "Though I walk THROUGH the valley of the shadow of death, not around it or I am taken out of the valley.
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razzelflabben
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No advice, just a empathetic shoulder to cry on. We have been in poverty for so long I know the struggle of waiting so much better than I ever could have imagined. OUr situation is so hard on our family that the difference in our 5 children when we go for a trip and when we come home is like two completely different families. Our eldest "ran" away a couple of years ago, so that he could find a solution. At least he is home for now. So many times, it feels like God has forgotten that we are here, in the midst of all the people vying for His help, but then I remind myself that God is there, Loving us, that I need to trust Him with everything, even if it means that our son runs away again. And sometimes, I just need to know that someone else knows what I am feeling and cares enough to cry with me and pray for me while I wait for God's deliverance. This is what I can offer for you this day.grace4sds said:
May God grant you peace that He is still in control of your life and grace to endure to the day He has chosen to deliver you.
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Thank you so much for the advice alternate carpark, and the empathy razzelflabben. Sometimes you just have to ragain focus. I think I am learning to surrender all to God. Not just bits and pieces....but every area.
Razzelflabben I will say a prayer for you and your family. You are enduring alot. Someday God will bless you abundantly...and in His timing. It's sad when you have to see your kids suffering.
May God bless you both!
Razzelflabben I will say a prayer for you and your family. You are enduring alot. Someday God will bless you abundantly...and in His timing. It's sad when you have to see your kids suffering.
May God bless you both!
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