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Knocking on Hell's door...

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I thought of some passages from Job. It seems to me that the way you feel is the same way he did. I am quoting from Job 7 and 8. So read this knowing God put it in his word for you. And consider reading that book for yourself. It is a long book, with some parts that are not the most exciting, but see where God takes Job, its awesome. Anyways, here are some random passages from those two chapters...


Like a slave longing for the evening shadows,
or a hired man waiting eagerly for his wages,
so I have been allotted months of futility,
and nights of misery have been assigned to me.
When I lie down I think, 'How long before I get up?'
The night drags on, and I toss till dawn.

"Therefore I will not keep silent;
I will speak out in the anguish of my spirit,
I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

so that I prefer strangling and death,
rather than this body of mine.
I despise my life; I would not live forever.
Let me alone; my days have no meaning.

"What is man that you make so much of him,
that you give him so much attention,
that you examine him every morning
and test him every moment?
Will you never look away from me,
or let me alone even for an instant?
If I have sinned, what have I done to you,
O watcher of men?
Why have you made me your target?
Have I become a burden to you?

Then Bildad the Shuhite replied:
"How long will you say such things?
Your words are a blustering wind.
Does God pervert justice?
Does the Almighty pervert what is right?
When your children sinned against him,
he gave them over to the penalty of their sin.
But if you will look to God
and plead with the Almighty,
if you are pure and upright,
even now he will rouse himself on your behalf
and restore you to your rightful place.
Your beginnings will seem humble,
so prosperous will your future be.
Ask the former generations
and find out what their fathers learned,
for we were born only yesterday and know nothing,
and our days on earth are but a shadow.
Will they not instruct you and tell you?
Will they not bring forth words from their understanding?
Can papyrus grow tall where there is no marsh?
Can reeds thrive without water?
While still growing and uncut,
they wither more quickly than grass.
Such is the destiny of all who forget God;

"Surely God does not reject a blameless man
or strengthen the hands of evildoers.
He will yet fill your mouth with laughter
and your lips with shouts of joy.



(consider these things bro, God knows, you are not some rare unheard of case. God loves you and he has a plan for you. If you need time to feel bad and mourn, then take it. But do not get drenched in it. There is a God who made you, he formed you even before time began. So if he wanted you here, then it would only make sense that you find out why. Surely your life is not meaningless, you just have yet to find meaning. Trust in the almighty God. His peace be with you.)
 
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cool stuff :):):

ZJAM Bible Study
Saturday, January 4, 2003

Psalm 56:8
You have seen me tossing and turning through the night. You have collected
all my tears and preserved them in your bottle! You have recorded every one
in your book.
(TLB)

No doubt today's Bible study will find some of you in deep pain. Some of
you can really relate to today's verse out of Psalms. In the Old Testament
they use to put a bottle next to their cheek to capture some of their tears
when crying for a loved one that had passed away. They would bury the
bottle that held their tears with the person that had passed on. God has
collected all of your tears and preserved them in His bottle. You may be
crying late at night when you are in bed so no one will see you. You might
be thinking that no one really cares about the pain you are currently going
through. I just wanted to encourage you that God loves you and cares. He
cares enough to capture every tear. Even though it might not look like it
right now, know that God cares and is at work in your life! God loves you
very much and you are very special to Him!

*hugs brokenmach1ne* :)
 
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just had God breaking thru some despair & stuff
keep knocking at God's door He'll open, He just got the power to break thru everything that might be bothering you.. nothing too big for Him :D
& He loves You !!!!!! :)
1John10 the unique thing about this Love is: We haven't loved God first, but He gave us His love ( as a present). He gave us His Son, who took all guilt (upon) Him, to absolve us from our guilt *translation*
*hugs*
 
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Originally posted by broken mach1ne
Rest assure that I won't commit suicide or homicide; I have enough sense not to. Suicide is repulsive in any form and deserves no respect or honor.

I may cross the barrier of suicide. It has been running through my head constantly since I find no pleasure in anything anymore. I don't know if I'm in love with this girl because of her body or her mind. I float further away from reality each day. I feel my days are coming to an end. What do I have to live for? This girl brings me more pain than joy in thinking of the future without her. I pray to God yet I don't believe He hears me. I don't want to exist anymore. Everyday is somber and gray. I am failing all of my classes.

Everything is falling apart. Death is so tempting...
 
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*hugs* hey...keep it going...please it's so not worth it I've felt a lil lil bit like that sometimes but it's not true there's no hope & everything's just bad... :hug:
I've went thru times gettting such a weird pic of God & ya know the longer I waited for answers .. I dunno it was weird but He sooo answered....I got thru the times not having answers, ..whoa when i just think about how many times it just felt so bad but I still got answers, comfort, whatever right at time :)

wow.................listen God loves You & I do..... I've felt like such an 'idiot' whatever today cause of getting a bad grade in sports class.... uhhh running thru the cable of the video recorder we were watching a film with in teen group. it's so easy sometimes to just be like okay... I ****.
wow we were talking on aim a while ago I so came to remember what I said
I might totally s.... but God's strong & bigger than that & He'll always love me, that helped so much :)
 
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not everything's grey.... the sun shining actually so reminds me of God's love & all shining thru.... it's really cool when I look at the beautiful nature & know hey the same God who created all that is by my side & will not leave me alone....

please don't give up !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

there's a verse in the psalms saying God saves everyone who's lost all hope......
or like this one psalm 145/14...
the Lord holds who has no hold anymore, and lifts up who already lies on the ground.
..16 You open Your hand and 'feeds/satisfies' Your creatures;
You give everyone what they need
psalm 147/3 He heals the one who is broken inside, he uhh 'cares for' his wounds...........theres lots & lots of cool stuff in there :)

got God/love to live for :hug:
 
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Originally posted by broken mach1ne
I may cross the barrier of suicide. It has been running through my head constantly since I find no pleasure in anything anymore. I don't know if I'm in love with this girl because of her body or her mind. I float further away from reality each day. I feel my days are coming to an end. What do I have to live for? This girl brings me more pain than joy in thinking of the future without her. I pray to God yet I don't believe He hears me. I don't want to exist anymore. Everyday is somber and gray. I am failing all of my classes.

Everything is falling apart. Death is so tempting...

Please, please, get some help...fast.  It sounds like you are suffering from depression.  Don't entertain thoughts of suicide.  Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem. There are others who would be greatly affected if you were to do this thing.  Girls come and go but you only have one life, please don't throw it away. :hug:

I will keep you in prayer.  God bless you with His peace.
 
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wow I can only imagine...............mhhh don't let the negative thoughts overtake you, keep prayin' to God (thats great !!!!!!!!! :)) know he loves you no matter what you feel or think and hey :hug:
as long as God lets your heart beat there's hope, love, forgiveness, healing and God waiting with open arms on this earth............ Jesus is life and Jesus rocks *hugs* Love ya :)
 
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No matter how much anyone cares, suicide will always seem to be the answer to you my friend until you learn to love yourself. Love yourself as Jesus loves you and your friends here and IRL. Take small steps, and lvoe something about yourself everyday. Laugh, in spite of your shortcomings, and face life each day with a smile.. one day that smile will come naturally as walking.. but force it if you have to for now, and one day it will become a true reflection of how you feel. *hugs* People do care, but it is YOU that has to care sweetie.
 
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*BIG HUG* hey don't give up now, please don't!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
...... suicide isn't an answer.. I know it sometimes seems like the way out or whatever, but it's not, it's not at all !!!
I dunno really but for me it's sometimes just felt like an 'escape' to be like okay everythings bad, ya know what I mean..

DUDE I CARE I LOVE YOU AND GOD DOES :hug:
I am praying for you ...no matter how far you got, it's not too much.... try to care, ask for help.....you'll get :):) :hug:
 
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There's this song I used to listen to like 'all the time' that goes like
and when the world around You crumbles, He will be strong, He will be strong.
(I think I can't, I think I can't but I think You can, I think You can... gather my insufficiencies and place them in Your hands, place them in Your hands
..never underestimate my Jesus, you're telling me that there's no hope, I'm telling you you're wrong,
never understimate my Jesus, and when the world around you crumbles, He will be strong, He will be strong.)

Even when everything is falling apart & goes wrong, when everything looks just dark and no matter how bad it is,
theres hope cause of Jesus & with Him you can totally 'walk on the water' no matter how impossible it seems and how big the storm might look like, He can give you peace :) contact me anytime, contact God anytime & hey :hug:
Jesus loves you, You two will so make it :) you're totally precious & loved & you matter !!!!!!! you're totally precious and loved and you matter !!!!!
 
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Originally posted by GoDowNsMe
There's this song I used to listen to like 'all the time' that goes like
and when the world around You crumbles, He will be strong, He will be strong.
(I think I can't, I think I can't but I think You can, I think You can... gather my insufficiencies and place them in Your hands, place them in Your hands
..never underestimate my Jesus, you're telling me that there's no hope, I'm telling you you're wrong,
never understimate my Jesus, and when the world around you crumbles, He will be strong, He will be strong.)

Even when everything is falling apart & goes wrong, when everything looks just dark and no matter how bad it is,
theres hope cause of Jesus & with Him you can totally 'walk on the water' no matter how impossible it seems and how big the storm might look like, He can give you peace :) contact me anytime, contact God anytime & hey :hug:
Jesus loves you, You two will so make it :) you're totally precious & loved & you matter !!!!!!! you're totally precious and loved and you matter !!!!!

I really don't care. In fact, you've been on my ignore list because you pester with empty thoughts and feelings. I don't like you.
 
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Gerry, thanks for saying what I was thinking.

Broken machine, stare at the answer for as long as you need until you receive it.

Nobody wants you to kill yourself, because everyone but you seems to capture certain truths about this life. I am convinced that people can change how they act, AND how they think. If you want that change, you can have it. Do not fear happiness just because you like misery. I am still willing to talk with you one on one.
 
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