Pls help...

[jks]

As I sit here, dazed and confused of what has happened in my life the past week, I wonder why bad things are happening to me and my life right now... What is going on? Thursday, February 12th, 2004 has changed my life forever. That day, I came upon a big stumble in my religious walk through Christianity. I saw shadows twice last week, once in a dream and once when i woke up for no apparent reason with a shadow floating left to right in front of my eyes. My room now, strangely enough, has no heat due to a busted vent underneath the floor. Christian friends and loved ones said it's a distraction from satan. As I am a new believer, I was told he will disturb my new found religion. Now, I have to decide whether Go Ahead or Turn Back. I decided to Go Ahead...recover myself from the fall. I couldn't get up until after 2-3 days later... Just when I thought things are looking better, I fell again. This time, my girlfriend left me. Is this, again, the act of satan? I prayed to Lord and ask why he let these things happen to me... I read that He has a good plan for everybody...does me being fearful at first and now, heartbroken good for me? I fall over and over again...I'm starting to doubt things. Lord has conquered satan, but He still allows this to happen to me...i wonder why...

Please have mercy when replying...feeling very vulnerable

 

[fieldmouse3]

I wish I could answer your questions, but I can't. I've had lots of bad stuff happen to me, too, and I have no idea what I could have done to deserve any of it. You hit the nail on the head, though, when you said that God has a plan for all of us. It might not always make sense, and it might be pretty hard to deal with some of the obstacles He allows to be put in front of you, but He's there to help! Just don't give up, no matter what, and eventually everything will work out.

 

[BlackRose16]

I think that sometimes God wants to let you know you're straying from him, and when those things happen, you tend to get back under Gods wing *so to speak* and be close to him and want him. I think it's just going to happen in your walk with him, bad things happen, and thats just how things are sometimes.
I'm so sorry that some things have happend to you, and I hope things get better. And I know they will, it just takes some time.
I'll be praying for you!

 

[Lilly of the Valley]

I don't really know why, but remember, God loves you sooo much. I doesn't make Him happy when you are in pain and going through struggles. Continue to stay in the Bible and keep a strong prayer life. Always remember, God loves you!

 

[JesusInMyHeart]

Yes sometimes we do stray...but God will bring us back...

Also when we are a new Christian in Christ Jesus...the enemy will do all kinds of things to distract us from God...

Also sometimes God is trying to tell us that we have something to work on in our lives...pray and ask God if there is something that needs working on in your life...

Keep your faith in God...He loves you...

God Bless

 

[Aijin]

Well, one way to look at this is that maybe Satan realizes the kind of Christian you may become if you don't turn back.

Trials afflict us, but we are supposed to have joy for them. It is our trials that strengthen us and give us greater character. You can grow more faithful through this. Surrender to God and have faith, and that is all you need. Read the book of Job. God does things we usually don't understand, but you can believe that He does it out of love and wisdom. He will never put you through something you can't handle.

How much of the bible have you read? Do you realize how many of the 'great Christians' of the bible have gone through suffering? But they always get over it and praise God for it because they realize that God was/is with them, and they have come out the better for it.

I pray that you will see that God is right there with you.

 

[cyberwood]

jks, I feel your pain...this life is so hard. I keep losing loved ones, I keep hurting, and I keep becoming filled with disappointment at lost opportunities. I will never again be able to see my grandparents, my parents are coming closer to their end here, and I won't be able to talk with them, or receive support from them any longer. We are all marked with the pain you are now feeling, and it is really tough - really tough.

But do not lose hope - Jesus died on the cross for *you*, for *you*. When He was beaten, and nailed to that cross, he did it for *you*. When our Lord, the creator of all the Universe, the wielder of all power, was outright mocked, betrayed, denied, left to die, He did it for *you* - He took every bit of shame for *you*. What stronger message can there be for His love for you? But the promise doesn't even end there...this pain that you are feeling now, that all of us has felt and are guaranteed to feel, is given to *you* so that you will come rely on Him more, and be given all the joy and peace He has to offer you right now. The Lord who loves you more than any of us can know, and gave you Feb. 12, 2004 so that you will know the power of His love and be given more. It is so hard to see through this pain, I know, I've been there - we all have our stories of pain - but He is begging for you to give Him that sorrow, so that He can give you joy. It is all He wants for you - He already proclaimed it when He died on that cross for *you*.

Each of us here on this forum offers you support in Christ, each of us asks to take some of your burden, so you might be given the love of Christ - it is our hope and joy that you offer it so Christ might be proclaimed in all of us, especially you. Take your pain before Him, tonight, even now - tell Him it is too much for you to bear, that you are slipping and losing hope and can't hang onto it any longer, and dwell on the peace He offers you as a gift of His mercy and grace.

In Christ,
Chris

Lord Jesus, I pray that you would make this message Yours, that if I write without Your permission, you might purify it still. I pray that you would take this pain jks is feeling so sharply, and nail it to the cross, so that jks might find the peace You promise us all. In your name, amen.

 

[flyfishing]

As I sit here, dazed and confused of what has happened in my life the past week, I wonder why bad things are happening to me and my life right now... What is going on? Thursday, February 12th, 2004 has changed my life forever. That day, I came upon a big stumble in my religious walk through Christianity. I saw shadows twice last week, once in a dream and once when i woke up for no apparent reason with a shadow floating left to right in front of my eyes. My room now, strangely enough, has no heat due to a busted vent underneath the floor. Christian friends and loved ones said it's a distraction from satan. As I am a new believer, I was told he will disturb my new found religion. Now, I have to decide whether Go Ahead or Turn Back. I decided to Go Ahead...recover myself from the fall. I couldn't get up until after 2-3 days later... Just when I thought things are looking better, I fell again. This time, my girlfriend left me. Is this, again, the act of satan? I prayed to Lord and ask why he let these things happen to me... I read that He has a good plan for everybody...does me being fearful at first and now, heartbroken good for me? I fall over and over again...I'm starting to doubt things. Lord has conquered satan, but He still allows this to happen to me...i wonder why...

Please have mercy when replying...feeling very vulnerable

Hi i feel that you need to see that all that is happening has a purpose. 5 months ago i had a chance to move to a new place and I felt God wanted me there but i still clung to the old. Well in my old place the heater broke, the floor boards in the bedroom warped so staying in a hotel was not that fun.

I peter 4:12 think it not strange that the fiery trial is to try you. I peter 1;5-9..

Seeing Christ as designing your trials to lead you into a closer walk is what i guess i want to emphasize. Joseph said to his brothers "you meant it to me for evil but god for good". It was the Lords plan for joseph to suffer the way he did but in the end, joseph kept his family alive and was promoted to great weal;th. Keep your eyes on jesus, trust him fully that when things are subtracted from your life for a eason that his restoration is multiplication.

Psalms 4;1 says thou hast enlarged me when i was in distress. It is always Gods plan to use suffering to make us better and to bless us. Romans 8;18 says that the problems we face now are not worthy to be compared to the glory which shall be revealed in us.

Tell the local body your needs. Jesus please meet the need.

 

[Blessed-one]

going through hard time can mold one into a more mature and complete person, as seen in many lives and also in this verse in the book of James: "Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything." - 1:4

but where comes perseverance? through the strength from God.
It might sound all philosophical quoting the bible, but it is true that many have come out shining, letting God hold them as they sail in the storm.
Praying for you. better time is waiting around the corner...

 

[flyfishing]

going through hard time can mold one into a more mature and complete person, as seen in many lives and also in this verse in the book of James: "Perseverance must finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything." - 1:4

but where comes perseverance? through the strength from God.
It might sound all philosophical quoting the bible, but it is true that many have come out shining, letting God hold them as they sail in the storm.
Praying for you. better time is waiting around the corner...

That old chorus comes to mind.. He gives strength to me as i worship him..Jesus breaks the bands as i raise my hands..

It is a simple idea but thanking the LORD instead of cursing the devil is going to help more..

 

[Blessed-one]

That old chorus comes to mind.. He gives strength to me as i worship him..Jesus breaks the bands as i raise my hands..

It is a simple idea but thanking the LORD instead of cursing the devil is going to help more..

just have to say this in response.. "Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds," James 1:2

that's how Paul views it, not just a matter of thanksgiving, but a feeling of joy too; hard to do for many christians, but it is doable..

uplifting verse there by the way.

 

[Lost]

This helps me when things start to get to me:

I mentally picture Satan knocking at my door.

I pray, ask Jesus to answer the door.

I then mentally picture Jesus protecting and enfolding his loving arms around me.

Sounds silly, but it helps.

You are in my prayers.

 

[Im4HimiHs]

It is hard to feel joy, when we are in pain, we are told to give God 'sacrafice of praise'. (One of the hardest things for me.)

I have been through a tremendous amout of bad things throughout my life, and at the time, I couldn't understand why God would let such things happen to anyone. As I look back, the experiences were necessary, to teach me to look to God for strength, provision, mercy, grace, healing, and forgiveness. Without the 'lessons' He brings us through, how would we be able to understand what others are going through in order to help them?

He promises He will never leave us or forsake us, if we will have faith in Him. He knows the plans He has for you, to give you a future and a hope.

Meditate on His word, hide it in your heart, and remember God Loves You. He will never leave you nor forsake you.

May God bless and keep you.

 

[flyfishing]

It is hard to feel joy, when we are in pain, we are told to give God 'sacrafice of praise'. (One of the hardest things for me.)

I have been through a tremendous amout of bad things throughout my life, and at the time, I couldn't understand why God would let such things happen to anyone. As I look back, the experiences were necessary, to teach me to look to God for strength, provision, mercy, grace, healing, and forgiveness. Without the 'lessons' He brings us through, how would we be able to understand what others are going through in order to help them?

He promises He will never leave us or forsake us, if we will have faith in Him. He knows the plans He has for you, to give you a future and a hope.

Meditate on His word, hide it in your heart, and remember God Loves You. He will never leave you nor forsake you.

May God bless and keep you.

AMEN

 

[flyfishing]

just have to say this in response.. "Consider it pure joy, my brothers, whenever you face trials of many kinds," James 1:2

that's how Paul views it, not just a matter of thanksgiving, but a feeling of joy too; hard to do for many christians, but it is doable..

uplifting verse there by the way.

YES for me the joy sometimes motivates the thanksgiving,but when thanksgiving is preached joy always follows. The thanksgiving reminds me i have so much to be happy about..

 

[mle]

Dear jks
The Lord will never leave you. God will never forsake you. Though life is filled with countless trials and tribulations, Jesus will always be with you. I'm sure you are hurting right now but there is a plan for your life. God is your Father and wants to give you good things as any good Father wants to give His children. Hang on! Soon you will look back and see how the Lords plan has unfolded in your life and you will have a wonderful testimony to share with others!
Lord, I pray that jks would have the peace that passes all understanding. In the mighty name of Jesus, our Saviour. Amen