To be restored to God

[IKTCA]

Unhealthy thoughts and ungodly deeds take us away from God, slowly but surely. However far he went away from God, restoration to God's mercy is always quick.

I have read a testimony of a man who was a medium of evil spirits for about 10 years. He suffered much. His family suffered much. His started to regret. His sister persistently asked him to come to her church. Once or twice he followed her.

One day he decided to separate himself from evil spirits and serve God. He got up midnight and started to pray. Hours passed. Evil spirits started to leave him like a smoke. He was delivered from them in one night.

None of us are hosts of evil spirits. None of us went as far from God as he. If he was restored to God, certainly we can. If he was restored to God overnight, certainly our restoration will be speedy.

Rupert

 

[Mayflower1]

Unhealthy thoughts and ungodly deeds take us away from God, slowly but surely. However far he went away from God, restoration to God's mercy is always quick.

I have read a testimony of a man who was a medium of evil spirits for about 10 years. He suffered much. His family suffered much. His started to regret. His sister persistently asked him to come to her church. Once or twice he followed her.

One day he decided to separate himself from evil spirits and serve God. He got up midnight and started to pray. Hours passed. Evil spirits started to leave him like a smoke. He was delivered from them in one night.

None of us are hosts of evil spirits. None of us went as far from God as he. If he was restored to God, certainly we can. If he was restored to God overnight, certainly our restoration will be speedy.

Rupert

Dear Rupert,

I have started to just pray a prayer of thanks to God when I feel I am having a "evil spirit" burning in me and mocking me. No apologies or admissions... it takes a while not to feel guilty or unworthy but it has opened up some doors for me and has given me some joy and peace when I felt I didn't have any. I do pray forgiveness too, but I keep a prayer of thanks seperate, just thanking for anything that comes to mind. It helps so much, my friend's advice and the ones here... it just helps a lot. God bless you. Lily00

 

[IKTCA]

I am so joyful for you. Reading your reply was receiving an answer for prayer from God through you.

You not only have found the key but also experienced it, and are experiencing it. PRAISE and THANKSGIVING!!

Yes, we need to admit our sins sometimes. Yes, we need to weep at times when guilt overcomes us. But if we do not culminate our confession with PRAISE and THANKSGIVING, we walked only half the path.

Jesus is the curer of all human problems. He works through our sighs. But he works best in the midst of joyful thanksgiving. Let us surround him with thanksgiving.

Please allow me to give a piece of advice. At times you may have absolutely no strength to give thanks to Jesus. Read Psalms. They are eternally blessed words from God. When a person with a dry spirit reads the blessed words, slowly a spirit of joyful thanksgiving will clothe him.

I have already talked too much. I am going to give thanks to God for you.

Rupert

 

[Mayflower1]

I am so joyful for you. Reading your reply was receiving an answer for prayer from God through you.

You not only have found the key but also experienced it, and are experiencing it. PRAISE and THANKSGIVING!!

Yes, we need to admit our sins sometimes. Yes, we need to weep at times when guilt overcomes us. But if we do not culminate our confession with PRAISE and THANKSGIVING, we walked only half the path.

Jesus is the curer of all human problems. He works through our sighs. But he works best in the midst of joyful thanksgiving. Let us surround him with thanksgiving.

Please allow me to give a piece of advice. At times you may have absolutely no strength to give thanks to Jesus. Read Psalms. They are eternally blessed words from God. When a person with a dry spirit reads the blessed words, slowly a spirit of joyful thanksgiving will clothe him.

I have already talked too much. I am going to give thanks to God for you.

Rupert

Dear Rupert, thank you! I will continue to pray and find the direction in which God wants me to go. That is an excellent suggestion and I will try that next time. I had one of those attacks yesterday that nothing seems to help, my prayer of thanks came out in squeeks, but God heard it and I was up and ready again for my choir concert last night. Thanks so much. I am trying very hard... I yearn to have close fellowship with God again and forgiveness to my dad is the first step. Lily00

 

[IKTCA]

Lilly,

Can we talk about forgiving a person? Especially those who betrayed your trust (and the trust of God) and hurt you? Is it difficult to forgive him?

If you do not want to discuss openly, that's fine, too. I thought about sending you a PM but I didn't want to meddle in your personal feelings.

Rupert

 

[Mayflower1]

Lilly,

Can we talk about forgiving a person? Especially those who betrayed your trust (and the trust of God) and hurt you? Is it difficult to forgive him?

If you do not want to discuss openly, that's fine, too. I thought about sending you a PM but I didn't want to meddle in your personal feelings.

Rupert

Dear Rupert, It was really hard to forgive him but yesterday something touched me and I did... It feels as if a giant weight has been lifted off my shoulders and I am just so grateful... It was hard because I didn't understand why he did that... but now I know I don't need to know. As a christian and child of God, I had to be the bigger one and forgive him whether he denied it, remembered it, or what... I wrote a letter to him and threw it away... I prayed to God that I forgave him and asked him to forgive him... It was difficult... I am still hurt I think but I don't hold anything against him anymore. All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God, so what right have I to judge him. Cutting is just as bad in the eyes of God as sexual molestation. I thank you for your concern and any advice would be nice because I am still trying to heal and in a way comprehend what is going on. Not only in getting rid of these stupid anxiety attacks, but learning to live again, I think. Stop cutting and coping with my Mom's cancer... it is all so very hard but I know God is there. I have grown so close to God from all of this. Thanks. Lily00 p.s. What is a PM and what is the difference between "quote" and "reply?" I don't really get that yet!

 

[Deamiter]

Praise God! There is no harder road than following Christ, but none will fill you with joy like the road to heaven! Thank you SO much for sharing -- you've made me smile seeing Christ in your life too!

That's always what ultimately has pulled me from depression and SI. Life is so wonderful without it! Sometimes life is more difficult, and it's really painful sometimes, but never so wonderful as after I found Christ.

 

[IKTCA]

I am repeatedly amazed by your replies. The first one was praise and thanksgiving. Now forgiveness. I see the big hand of God holding you firmly. All my prayers have been already answered in a record time. I am not saying it all happened because of my prayers. Rather, God had everything prepared in full measure, and that's when I started praying.

The Bible says about this: some harvest on the seeds that others have planted. I joined the harvest at the last minute. I didn't do a thing for harvest, but I join the joyfulness of harvest.

"Forgive," is the command of our Lord Jesus, and that command is our power to forgive, for Jesus fulfills his own words for those who yearn to obey them. He has fulfilled the command in you. Be blessed my friend.

Rupert

PS: We believers do not look back, and ask why's. All past hardships are used up for salvation and joyful obedience. No one regrets the past.

Every once in a while, your heart may hurt. But sooner or later, the Lord will remove the hurt from your memory.

 

[Mayflower1]

I am repeatedly amazed by your replies. The first one was praise and thanksgiving. Now forgiveness. I see the big hand of God holding you firmly. All my prayers have been already answered in a record time. I am not saying it all happened because of my prayers. Rather, God had everything prepared in full measure, and that's when I started praying.

The Bible says about this: some harvest on the seeds that others have planted. I joined the harvest at the last minute. I didn't do a thing for harvest, but I join the joyfulness of harvest.

"Forgive," is the command of our Lord Jesus, and that command is our power to forgive, for Jesus fulfills his own words for those who yearn to obey them. He has fulfilled the command in you. Be blessed my friend.

Rupert

PS: We believers do not look back, and ask why's. All past hardships are used up for salvation and joyful obedience. No one regrets the past.

Every once in a while, your heart may hurt. But sooner or later, the Lord will remove the hurt from your memory.

Dear Rupert, Yesterday, I had more memories come back that my dad did. I feel like I had to forgive him all over again. It is like God was speaking to me though, because the sermon on church was on forgiveness... how Jonah kept anger in his heart until the very end... even angry about the cities repentance... I don't want to be that way. I think I am still holding a little anger... when I remembered he touched me innappropriately yesterday... my heart was just so broken and hurt. I cry to God... I also thank Him more now... I just feel so dirty sometimes... I know that looking back and asking why does hold me back... that is why I cut myself yesterday... I am trying to hang on... It is so hard when I have so many feelings I have numbed out for so long... I now remember the joy I felt from my salvation... I also remember so much hurt though... I have to find a new counselor because my therapist graduated after three sessions. I can't get one until school starts back January 17th though, so to deal with these feelings... I might have to see someone outside the school... I pray and everything but I guess... I just don't know how I feel about all of this. Thanks for caring anyway. It really helps. I have finals today and sing for the "jury" today (50% of my grade, and schol. det.) so I just wantto suppress this one more day. God... His judgement amazes me, but His grace stuns me so much... Lily00