I am leaving the forums....

[Rising_Suns]

hey brothers and sisters,
At the advice of my older and wiser elders and upon much prayer, I have decided to leave the forums. The fellowship I have found here is wonderfull and the knowledge I have gained here is imeasurable, but now I must leave and begin to really focus on putting my faith into action. God made it clear to me that putting in the time I was on the boards--though it is a good cause--was distracting me from actually walking the path I need to walk. He made clear that my focus needs to be on prayer and following through on tasks to the perfection and glory of God. As such, I will be taking a leave from my online activities and seeking to center my life around prayer and school. I plan on saying the rosary upon waking each morning and I have already just begun a life of interior prayer. I have been saying the Jesus prayer a few hundred times a day now and I have already increased my time in prayer drastically, but I have much further to go. This upcoming semester is going to be extremely time consuming (as I will be graduating in summer), and when I am not studying I will either be praying or reading from my various spiritual books on interior prayer and sainthood (Imitation of Christ, Bible, Philokalia, etc).

Please pray for me if you have a chance, as God's grace is what will be carrying me through the end of my academic career. I thank the Lord very much for helping me to see what I need to do now, instead of being distracted by my future plans. As some of you know, I will be leaving society and living in a monestary so I can totally and completely dedicate my life to God. But recently, I was letting this vision consume me and distract me from what I need to do today; which is complete school and get a job for a few years to help my family out. I have realized, that what may be a noble cause, can actually be used against us to take us away from what we really should be doing. It's the timing in our lives that is so critical, and discerning when things are to happen. I am just so thankfull that God is taking an unworthy man like me, and leading me to a life of dedicated devotion in the love and suffering of Christ.

Anyway, I just wanted to share this with you and thank you all for your wonderfull friendship and support. I have gained so much knowledge here, which is both a great blessing and a heavey burden, as I am even more accountable now and will face a harsher judgement. Anyway, thank you all and may the peace of our Lord Jesus Christ be with you always.

 

[Aaron-Aggie]

may the lord be with you on your journey

 

[Photini]

You are in my poor prayers constantly Dave.
I'll miss seeing your name on the board.

 

[KennySe]

Peace be with you, RS.

 

[en|gma]

Awww....another leaving note

 

[Carrye]

Much peace and affection in the Lord, my brother. I will be praying for you. Until Heaven...

 

[Michelina]

You will be in my prayers, Dave. You have been a witness and a Blessing to me.

Pax Domini semper tecum.

 

[boughtwithaprice]

Peace be with you, Dave.

You were and are an inspiration to us

 

[thereselittleflower]

God bless you .. I understand and my prayers are with you that as you walk in obedience to our Lord that your life becomes a deep clear mirror in which Our Lord can see His face shining back at Him . .

Peace be with you!

 

[MariaRegina]

Dear Davide:

Thanks for all your kind words, your calm manner, and good example. You will be sorely missed. Pray for us to God that we may be saved.

Lovingly in Christ our God,
Elizabeth

 

[JeffreyLloyd]

Dave,

I have learned a lot from you, you will be missed. And I hope you know we will always have a place here for you in OBOB

God Bless buddy!
Jeff

 

[Filia Mariae]

 

[Maximus]

May God bless and guide you, RS.

I certainly understand the need to get off the Net.

 

[kimber1]

God bless RS

 

[Suzannah]

Dear Dave,
Thank you so much for bringing me to CF and for your fellowship, wisdom and kindness. I will be praying for you and every time I log on here, I will remember you. Go with God, and may your feet trail a blessing wherever you go.
Love,
In Christ,
Suzannah

 

[Cat59]

Thanks for all of your thoughtful posts
Praying for you as you continue your journey
Cat

 

[ukok]

I was convicted as i read your post. I feel that the God has been calling me to spend more time in devotion and education of Catholicism and prayer. I have substantially rediuced the times that i spend here, but feel that I have to minimise my time here, further.

I do sincerely understand what you feel that you are being guided/called to do, and i pray that God's blessing follows you wherever your journey takes you. Your posts have often been insightful and educatory and i have found them enlightening and beneficial...you will, however, be a sad loss to OBOB. God Bless and keep you always.

 

[BAChristian]

Well... ...

I hate to see ya go bro...seriously.

But as I've always said, I encourage everyone to listen to God's calling. Listen to what He's saying in your heart. Listen how His Spirit tugs at your inner being.

And then watch yourself grow in His love...

It's hard to see a person, who, such as in my case, has witnessed and contributed to my salvation decide to leave a medium that he's contributed to and that has made such an impact in my life.

Yet while I hate to see you go, I have to, as a Christian brother, fully support you. Because if you know God is calling you to do something, and you don't do it based on others, you will be sinning for not listening to Him.

Sometimes we get so wrapped up in our own perceptions -- we worry about ourselves too much. "Look what He did for me!", is what we often say to ourselves.

We should always say, "What can I do for you, God?" I think, in your walk with Him, you've grown and after listening to his calling, you're more and more asking Him, "What can I do for you?"

By the time you get to the monastery, I will be in study towards becoming a Deacon. Please pray for me that this is the specific ministry vocation that he wants me to follow. I am still testing the Spirits in my life...

Peace be with you brother. You can always find me at the email address in my profile.

 

[Acceptance]

Your wisdom will be missed, but it is important for you to follow your calling from Christ. Good luck with everything, and may God bless you.

 

[MorphRC]

Gonna Miss-ya Bro. Thx for ur help. With the banning and all..LOL. GB