Red Room

[~InHisHands~]

That's just it, I don't want anyone to go. But, I don't want any of us to feel as though we're being picked on. Including you or anyone else. Do you understand? You didn't like feeling picked at over your every post by someone else so please don't make another feel like that. We can surely learn together to be gentle and loving toward each other and get along. Don't you think?

 

[~InHisHands~]

Oh stop it. You're all grown ups and right now all 3 of you are acting like children. This isn't a school yard where you can all bully everyone to see who gets reign.

 

[~InHisHands~]

I'm going to take a break from this particular forum for a bit. Perhaps when I come back you can all behave like adults.

 

[ZiSunka]

That's just it, I don't want anyone to go. But, I don't want any of us to feel as though we're being picked on. Including you or anyone else. Do you understand? You didn't like feeling picked at over your every post by someone else so please don't make another feel like that. We can surely learn together to be gentle and loving toward each other and get along. Don't you think?

Getting someone to admit that someone they know needs their help is not picking on them. And it wasn't my posts that she was reacting badly to. She can dish it, but she doesn't want it served to her.

I only come here to twiddle away a little time once in a while, but she lives here pretty much fulltime and since she has expressed many times that she is unhappy that I post here, I'll just move out of the neighborhood so she can feel comfortable again. It's not worth fighting over, or PMing a third person to complain about. It does seem funny to me that she keeps PMing you to complain, but not once has she PMed me to discuss it like an adult.

But whatever. I don't feel like playing childish games.

 

[~InHisHands~]

"We who had sweet fellowship together walked in the house of God in the throng."
Psalm 55:14

"Now may the God who gives perseverance and encouragement grant you to be of the same mind with one another according to Christ Jesus, so that with one accord you may with one voice glorify the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, accept one another, just as Christ also accepted us to the glory of God."
Romans 15:5-7

 

[~InHisHands~]

"Bear one another's burdens, and thereby fulfill the law of Christ. So then, while we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, and especially to those who are of the household of the faith."
Galatians 6:2,10

"I thank my God in all my remembrance of you. Only conduct yourselves in a manner worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or remain absent, I will hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel."
Philippians 1:3,27

"Therefore if there is any encouragement in Christ, if there is any consolation of love, if there is any fellowship of the Spirit, if any affection and compassion, make my joy complete by being of the same mind, maintaining the same love, united in spirit, intent on one purpose."
Philippians 2:1,2

"Let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near."
Hebrews 10:24,25

 

[ZiSunka]

Wonderful scriptures!

I hope they aren't just targetted at me.

I hope the person who seems to follow me around the forums to make nasty comments on practically everything I post will read them, too.

And my previous comments about how we all could do something, even if it is just one hour a month were meant for all of us, even me, and were not "picking" on the person who thinks she was being picked on. They were not directed to just one person.

If anyone finds it offensive that someone might suggest turning off the computer for one hour a month and doing something godly, then I don't know what to say except, "I'm sorry I offended you."

"Let us consider how to stimulate one another to love and good deeds, not forsaking our own assembling together, as is the habit of some, but encouraging one another; and all the more as you see the day drawing near."
Hebrews 10:24,25

I guess this is what I thought I was doing.

I won't do that again!

 

[MrJim]

Wandered into something again I guess.....

 

[ZiSunka]

It's too sad and confusing. You are better off not understanding it.

 

[ZiSunka]

Red, I'm sorry, but this kind of stuff is what put me off this forum before. It was a mistake for me to come back. Now I'm going to have to feel like everything I say is "picking on" her, even stuff that isn't addressed to her or intended for her and stuff that is meant to encourage, not demoralize. It's better for me to go away again.

Thanks for inviting me back, but it just ain't gonna work.

 

[~InHisHands~]

It will if you 3 stop acting like children and try. This a Christ loving forum. Not a territory of alpha dogs. Nobody is here to be in control. The whole point is to be able to discuss and enjoy each other and learn. I understand what your posts say and what you're getting at. Some don't understand you and you don't understand others. What I want is for us to be free to talk and try to get to a place where we understand and can get along. Is that so much to ask? I enjoy each of you. But I think this indifference with the 3 of you is a bit foolish and I feel it's getting in the way of Jesus and love and learning. If we run everyone off with our childish disagreements...there will be no one here for us to fellowship with at all. I don't want that. I doubt Menno or anyone else wants that. I think as peace lovers there should be just a little more effort here. All I ask is that you 3 put down your battle weapons and relax and give it a try for crying out loud. I love all of you and I want you here and I want you to love one another. It's not impossible unless you make it so.

 

[~InHisHands~]

I have a birthday party to attend. I don't know about you all but I'm going to go have fun.

 

[MrJim]

I have a birthday party to attend. I don't know about you all but I'm going to go have fun.

Have a piece of cake for me too

 

[~InHisHands~]

Wonderful scriptures!

I hope they aren't just targetted at me.

I hope the person who seems to follow me around the forums to make nasty comments on practically everything I post will read them, too.

And my previous comments about how we all could do something, even if it is just one hour a month were meant for all of us, even me, and were not "picking" on the person who thinks she was being picked on. They were not directed to just one person.

If anyone finds it offensive that someone might suggest turning off the computer for one hour a month and doing something godly, then I don't know what to say except, "I'm sorry I offended you."



I guess this is what I thought I was doing.

I won't do that again!

Hon those scriptures are targeted at all of us.
I'm off to eat virtual birthday cake. Love you all!

 

[ZiSunka]

3 who? I only know about the one.

And I don't have any battle weapons.

If a person can't spur people on to do good deeds without one person thinking it's an attack on them personally, I guess the only think left to discuss is...well, I don't know what there is left to discuss.

I assure you, I have no agenda and I'm not making any attacks. This is sickening to me. It's sickening.

It's also sickening that people are all, "ooo this is secret so I've got to PM my gossipy complaints to someone sympathetic instead of PMing the person I have a problem with directly. That IS childish.

And if that person is revealing the contents of PMs that I have made to them to someone without my permission, that is a serious infraction of the rules.

But that's all beside the point that this forum has very quickly degenerated into a very childish place to be. If I am the cause of that, I apologize and bow myself out.

 

[~InHisHands~]

That's just it WalkIn. I'm not saying it's all one persons fault or even anyone's fault. What I'm saying is there seems to be too much misunderstanding. I think it needs to be worked out. Instead of leaving the place with just one more empty forum. The blame has to stop. I personally don't care who has done what. I don't know if there is some way we can help each other to understand one another and get along or what. Pointing fingers isn't going to get anyone anywhere. Any ideas on how we can make this work or would you rather I just give up and walk away too so there's like what 4 of you left here?

 

[ZiSunka]

The only way I know to keep the peace with some people is to maintain silence, since that seems to be the only way to keep from disagreeing with them.

If I go away, those other people come back, right?

If the goal is to keep the forum populated, and the only way to keep it populated is that I remain silent, then I think the only rational answer is that I go away, don't you?

I'm not wanting to make you go away. You seem to be the person everyone goes to with complaints against me, so it would be appropriate for you to contact those people and tell them I am gone and they are safe from anything I have to say.

 

[~InHisHands~]

Instead of worrying about who's doing what or pointing fingers or leaving or shying away, as adults, why can't you guys try to talk things out or maybe take a little bit more care in how things are worded? None of us are perfect. I'm not an anabaptist. I probably don't even belong here. The point is this is where I want to fellowship because I like it here but, now that everyone is running everyone off I'm left with Menno and P_G. I guess I can choose to stay and just fellowship with those two and forget about the rest of you? Or I can pick up my toys and storm off in a huff, too?
I wouldn't normally be so bold but, I like it here and this is irritating to me. I simply can't understand why 3 adults can't get along and talk.

 

[~InHisHands~]

Actually no they don't. Dan hasn't been back. He posts meagerly as not to offend. Jehane doesn't want to post at all now. And now you want to leave.

When you guys get this worked out I'll be back. If not then I guess I will have to just settle for nothing at all. *Shrug*

 

[~InHisHands~]

"A wise son accepts his father's discipline, but a scoffer does not listen to rebuke."
Proverbs 13:1
"All discipline for the moment seems not to be joyful, but sorrowful; yet to those who have been trained by it, afterwards it yields the peaceful fruit of righteousness."
Hebrews 12:11
"Foolishness is bound up in the heart of a child; the rod of discipline will remove it far from him."
Proverbs 22:15
"Apply your heart to discipline and your ears to words of knowledge."
Proverbs 23:12