~ THE INNER ROOM ~ A Place to Withdraw To - WELCOME! (please read the OP) (2)

[blankgirl]

i cant do this anymoree..... im tired of it and yet im stuck.. its my doing, all my doing, and yet im so afraid of change..im so afraid that the walls im hiding behind will collapse and i ll be exposed.. i hate this life sometimes.. yea yea i gotta toughen up and its all part of life isnt it, and i gotta try harder.. i mean, when i hear that its so hurting. i went for bible study session and this lady was trying to dig out stuff from me.. we were divided into groups and this lady was in my group, there were 3 of us..we were supposed to write a psalm for ourselves and discuss wha we were feeling a the moment..as usual im feeling glum and so i said im a melancholic person by nature, and its just really normal for me to feel sad, before i could finish she started cutting me off and said why, why do u think u feel this way... anyway i told her its complicated and she said no actually its all really simple.. u just need to give it all to the Lord.. and she tried to make me tell her my problems and i told her sorry its too personal and she started to say things like "oh u noe i went thru a down period myself and actually its really easy u noe, even though things around me were falling apart i was still happy. " i was like thinking, "thanks, yeah." sheesh.

i dont noe wat to say Father.. im so sorry for being such a sucker.. i really do suck. and i wish that i cud do better and not suck so much..

 

[Bondman]

is it wrong to cut off a friendship when the person professes to be a Christian but fights everything the Bible stands for and tries to bring down people that stand for the Lord?

Josh, I suspect different people would give you different answers to that question, cos I don't see it as something that is, or can be a black and white thing. I think that what you mean by friendship would also affect an answer. We are to love all people. This includes those who are in rebellion towards the Lord. But loving them and being a "friend" to them (depending on what you mean by 'friend') may not necessarily be the same thing.

Wouldn't it be rather difficult for a real Believer in Christ to be 'close' to someone in rebellion? There is Scripture to indicate we perhaps should not be 'close' to such a one. Furthermore, rebellion is often quite difficult to deal with, meaning you could spend a great pile of time and energy trying to help them, when maybe that's not what God wants you to be doing at all.

I think I'd be seriously praying for God's guidance in this, and I mean most specificially seeking HIS will as opposed to mine, i.e., we can have human feelings in, or about a friendship, which we must TOTALLY give up and relinquish to the Lord - cos until we do that we're not likely to be able to see, let alone find what God's will really is.

Others may have some further wisdom on this. May He meet with you and show you His way!

- Bondman and his Lady

 

[foreveramanda]

i cant do this anymoree..... im tired of it and yet im stuck.. its my doing, all my doing, and yet im so afraid of change..im so afraid that the walls im hiding behind will collapse and i ll be exposed.. i hate this life sometimes.. yea yea i gotta toughen up and its all part of life isnt it, and i gotta try harder.. i mean, when i hear that its so hurting. i went for bible study session and this lady was trying to dig out stuff from me.. we were divided into groups and this lady was in my group, there were 3 of us..we were supposed to write a psalm for ourselves and discuss wha we were feeling a the moment..as usual im feeling glum and so i said im a melancholic person by nature, and its just really normal for me to feel sad, before i could finish she started cutting me off and said why, why do u think u feel this way... anyway i told her its complicated and she said no actually its all really simple.. u just need to give it all to the Lord.. and she tried to make me tell her my problems and i told her sorry its too personal and she started to say things like "oh u noe i went thru a down period myself and actually its really easy u noe, even though things around me were falling apart i was still happy. " i was like thinking, "thanks, yeah." sheesh.

i dont noe wat to say Father.. im so sorry for being such a sucker.. i really do suck. and i wish that i cud do better and not suck so much..

BG you DO NOT SUCK! You need to get words like that out of your mind - I know it can be hard but you can't talk about yourself like that!

The lady was really probably trying to help you - but sometimes when people are trying to help us they go about it the wrong way - I had a period when I was so depressed, so sad, so lonely, and just in a terrible place - I missed Brett with every fiber of my being - he was deployed to Iraq at the time and I wanted someone to understand - my stepdad tried and what he said to me was he understood because he was away from my mom all week except for the weekends - he was trying to help he THOUGHT he understood but the situations were so different that he really didn't. This Lady THINKS she understands and you know she really might - she was trying to reach out to you because you were down. There are people out there that have to try and help. *love* BG *love* I really hope that you can find the help that you need - I just want you to remember that God loves you - you are His BEAUTIFUL, SPECIAL, MOST WONDERFUL daughter.

Dear Heavenly Father,
Wrap BG in your arms. Give her a light that she can latch onto and follow - Father surround her with your warm, loving grace. Father lead her and help her see what you want to do. Father you know her pain and her struggles you see through to everything she tries to hide - Father ease her burden - Father you are the most amazing daddy anyone could ask for and we know that through you all things are possible - I know that through you BG will be able to find the help, grace, and love that she is so desperately seeking. I love you Lord - please Father give BG some peace in this crazy world. I pray this in your Holy Name.

~amen

 

[ThorninHiscrown]

Quote:
Originally Posted by JoshuaM
is it wrong to cut off a friendship when the person professes to be a Christian but fights everything the Bible stands for and tries to bring down people that stand for the Lord?

That person has no ground to stand on for being a Christian.
What does he base christianity on if not the bible? Anything else taken from or added to is saying God can't protect the one and only book it claims to be written by, so what else have you got to go on?
Dagon?

 

[ThorninHiscrown]

i cant do this anymoree..... im tired of it and yet im stuck.. its my doing, all my doing, and yet im so afraid of change..im so afraid that the walls im hiding behind will collapse and i ll be exposed.. i hate this life sometimes.. yea yea i gotta toughen up and its all part of life isnt it, and i gotta try harder.. i mean, when i hear that its so hurting. i went for bible study session and this lady was trying to dig out stuff from me.. we were divided into groups and this lady was in my group, there were 3 of us..we were supposed to write a psalm for ourselves and discuss wha we were feeling a the moment..as usual im feeling glum and so i said im a melancholic person by nature, and its just really normal for me to feel sad, before i could finish she started cutting me off and said why, why do u think u feel this way... anyway i told her its complicated and she said no actually its all really simple.. u just need to give it all to the Lord.. and she tried to make me tell her my problems and i told her sorry its too personal and she started to say things like "oh u noe i went thru a down period myself and actually its really easy u noe, even though things around me were falling apart i was still happy. " i was like thinking, "thanks, yeah." sheesh.

i dont noe wat to say Father.. im so sorry for being such a sucker.. i really do suck. and i wish that i cud do better and not suck so much..

Straw isn't good building material and neither is cardboard castles.
Let go and let God. Be nothing so He can make you everything.

 

[blankgirl]

Straw isn't good building material and neither is cardboard castles.
Let go and let God. Be nothing so He can make you everything

i knew i shouldnt have written any of what i wrote.

 

[foreveramanda]

i knew i shouldnt have written any of what i wrote.

BG *love* I pray we aren't making you feel bad! I want you to write and share what you are feeling! I truly support you and just want you to get better and have what is best for you happen.

 

[ThorninHiscrown]

i knew i shouldnt have written any of what i wrote.

It was meant as a real suggestion and it's all part of growing. We've all had to our have to do that to follow Jesus.

 

[ladyt28]

i cant do this anymoree..... im tired of it and yet im stuck.. its my doing, all my doing, and yet im so afraid of change..im so afraid that the walls im hiding behind will collapse and i ll be exposed.. i hate this life sometimes.. yea yea i gotta toughen up and its all part of life isnt it, and i gotta try harder.. i mean, when i hear that its so hurting. i went for bible study session and this lady was trying to dig out stuff from me.. we were divided into groups and this lady was in my group, there were 3 of us..we were supposed to write a psalm for ourselves and discuss wha we were feeling a the moment..as usual im feeling glum and so i said im a melancholic person by nature, and its just really normal for me to feel sad, before i could finish she started cutting me off and said why, why do u think u feel this way... anyway i told her its complicated and she said no actually its all really simple.. u just need to give it all to the Lord.. and she tried to make me tell her my problems and i told her sorry its too personal and she started to say things like "oh u noe i went thru a down period myself and actually its really easy u noe, even though things around me were falling apart i was still happy. " i was like thinking, "thanks, yeah." sheesh.

i dont noe wat to say Father.. im so sorry for being such a sucker.. i really do suck. and i wish that i cud do better and not suck so much..

I am so sorry that you had to go through that! A bible study should be a safe place to find guidance and comfort - not a place to be interrogated by the emotionally voyeristic! I know people like that insist that they have "good intentions" but I also remember the phrase "the road to hell is paved with good intentions." You should NEVER have to tolerate being used like that by those who feel they have all of the answers! The only thing you need is love, compassion and a willingness to listen to whatever you DO want to share and a willingness to help you with whatever YOU want help with!

And just to let you know, today I especially share your feeling of "being such a sucker". I wrote in my blog that i don't feel like much of a Christian despite my ongoing love for our Lord and what He has done for us. If I understand your sentiment correctly, I'm right there with you on that one and you're right, it sucks!

Thank you for being here. Thank you for trusting us enough to share how you feel. For what it is worth, you will find love and acceptance here.
Theresa

 

[ThorninHiscrown]

I am so sorry that you had to go through that! A bible study should be a safe place to find guidance and comfort - not a place to be interrogated by the emotionally voyeristic! I know people like that insist that they have "good intentions" but I also remember the phrase "the road to hell is paved with good intentions." You should NEVER have to tolerate being used like that by those who feel they have all of the answers! The only thing you need is love, compassion and a willingness to listen to whatever you DO want to share and a willingness to help you with whatever YOU want help with!

And just to let you know, today I especially share your feeling of "being such a sucker". I wrote in my blog that i don't feel like much of a Christian despite my ongoing love for our Lord and what He has done for us. If I understand your sentiment correctly, I'm right there with you on that one and you're right, it sucks!

Thank you for being here. Thank you for trusting us enough to share how you feel. For what it is worth, you will find love and acceptance here.
Theresa

More like the road to hell is paved with sloth. People shouldn't ask advise if they don't want it.

 

[ladyt28]

More like the road to hell is paved with sloth. People shouldn't ask advise if they don't want it.

She didn't ask for advise and she didn't ask to be treated like she was.

 

[foreveramanda]

Dear Heavenly Father,

I pray for peace, love, and acceptance to overflow in the Inner Room. It seems lately Father that tension has been running high and people have been reading words that aren't there. Father give us patience to deal with one another. Peace instead of conflict. Love instead of anger and hate. And acceptance instead of judging. Father it is through you that this circle of friends can fellowship, grow, love, and thrive together. When we are at odds, snapping, turning away from each other, and withering we are not filled with you and your love. Remind us Father to be true, real Christians to each other - give us the strength to be gentle of word and of heart. We love you Father and it is through you and because of you that we gather in this place!

I love you Father.

Love
Your Daughter

 

[ladyt28]

Dear Heavenly Father,

I pray for peace, love, and acceptance to overflow in the Inner Room. It seems lately Father that tension has been running high and people have been reading words that aren't there. Father give us patience to deal with one another. Peace instead of conflict. Love instead of anger and hate. And acceptance instead of judging. Father it is through you that this circle of friends can fellowship, grow, love, and thrive together. When we are at odds, snapping, turning away from each other, and withering we are not filled with you and your love. Remind us Father to be true, real Christians to each other - give us the strength to be gentle of word and of heart. We love you Father and it is through you and because of you that we gather in this place!

I love you Father.

Love
Your Daughter

We ask this in Jesus name - AMEN!

 

[Moriah_Conquering_Wind]

I pray for peace, love, and acceptance to overflow in the Inner Room. It seems lately Father that tension has been running high and people have been reading words that aren't there.

this is demonic in origin
trust me i know
They use this where my words are concerned to alienate and isolate me from humans
but that is not Their only use of this technique ... it is used for many things (whether I'm involved or not) on many ppl.

 

[blankgirl]

Ouch...

yes we ask all this in Jesus name AMEN!

 

[Moriah_Conquering_Wind]

Josh, I suspect different people would give you different answers to that question, cos I don't see it as something that is, or can be a black and white thing.

be sure it IS rebellion and not something else that has only the outward appearance/trappings thereof.

 

[Moriah_Conquering_Wind]

PLease remember HadessaRose is prayer. She is sinking deeper into despair.

I pray God will reveal to her what no other person can tell her, for it will be the key to great liberty for her ... IF she can stomach it.

 

[blankgirl]

u know, i come here because i know i will be safe here.. i know that there ARE people who truly care.. i know that sisters in Christ here DO love each other...

and im thankful for that.. i thank all u ladies out here.. i love u all...u all make me proud u know? sniff sniff.. hee.. muahz.

 

[foreveramanda]

u know, i come here because i know i will be safe here.. i know that there ARE people who truly care.. i know that sisters in Christ here DO love each other...

and im thankful for that.. i thank all u ladies out here.. i love u all...u all make me proud u know? sniff sniff.. hee.. muahz.

Thats the BG we all know and love :hugs:

 

[ladyt28]

u know, i come here because i know i will be safe here.. i know that there ARE people who truly care.. i know that sisters in Christ here DO love each other...

and im thankful for that.. i thank all u ladies out here.. i love u all...u all make me proud u know? sniff sniff.. hee.. muahz.

Right back at'cha hon!