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Thanks for letting us know where you are this time, so we won't collectively go into withdrawal, like last time you weren't online.
Yep this is true. Everyone missed you last time - especially @SarahsKnight haha That was fun and cute.
Feeling sick of being stuck in the same sin over and over and over again. I hope I'm not disappointing God.
Beloved, is it not for this that our Lord died? He is not far off and knows very well our human frailty and weakness. Consider this passage from Jeremiah's Lamentations in light of your present afflictions and suffering under the weight of sin. Rejoice in the Lord and await the vindication of His holy one, the one in whom He delights!Too ashamed to pray right now or show my face to God.
lust/sexual sins. I repented and know I am forgiven. I won't go into much detail because that would violate TOS. (i think)I'd be curious to know what that sin would be.
Thanks for the scripture verses and response. God bless youBeloved, is it not for this that our Lord died? He is not far off and knows very well our human frailty and weakness. Consider this passage from Jeremiah's Lamentations in light of your present afflictions and suffering under the weight of sin. Rejoice in the Lord and await the vindication of His holy one, the one in whom He delights!
I am the man who has seen affliction
under the rod of his wrath;
he has driven and brought me
into darkness without any light;
surely against me he turns his hand
again and again the whole day long.
He has made my flesh and my skin waste away,
and broken my bones;
he has besieged and enveloped me
with bitterness and tribulation;
he has made me dwell in darkness
like the dead of long ago.
He has walled me about so that I cannot escape;
he has put heavy chains on me;
though I call and cry for help,
he shuts out my prayer;
he has blocked my ways with hewn stones,
he has made my paths crooked.
He is to me like a bear lying in wait,
like a lion in hiding;
he led me off my way and tore me to pieces;
he has made me desolate;
he bent his bow and set me
as a mark for his arrow.
He drove into my heart
the arrows of his quiver;
I have become the laughingstock of all peoples,
the burden of their songs all day long.
He has filled me with bitterness,
he has sated me with wormwood.
He has made my teeth grind on gravel,
and made me cower in ashes;
my soul is bereft of peace,
I have forgotten what happiness is;
so I say, “Gone is my glory,
and my expectation from the Lord.”
Remember my affliction and my bitterness,
the wormwood and the gall!
My soul continually thinks of it
and is bowed down within me.
But this I call to mind,
and therefore I have hope:
The steadfast love of the Lord never ceases,
his mercies never come to an end;
they are new every morning;
great is thy faithfulness.
“The Lord is my portion,” says my soul,
“therefore I will hope in him.”
The Lord is good to those who wait for him,
to the soul that seeks him.
It is good that one should wait quietly
for the salvation of the Lord.
It is good for a man that he bear
the yoke in his youth.
lust/sexual sins. I repented and know I am forgiven. I won't go into much detail because that would violate TOS. (i think)
Prayers are appreciated
Thank you! I will PM you when I have the chance! I appreciate you reaching out. That means a lot.It would be to do in this forum, but you're free to vent to me in PM if you need to do so.
I agree to a certain extent. I think when someone is very serious (considering engagement), it can be considered cheating. Other than that, I think you are spot on.Here's a controversial opinion I have:
If you're not married, it's not cheating.
If you're not married, there's no commitment. The relationship is sacred only in marriage. If you're not married, it's no different then being promiscuous. The person doing the cheating is no different then any prior partner outside of marriage.
Should you do it? No, & that's the point.
I hope whoever reads this understands what I'm trying to say.
@bèllaNo one knows what tomorrow holds. It's prudent to think ahead. I still have some buying to do.
Everything they can track and spy is something they like. Control is a big part of it all too.
They talk about it once in while but, people are still against complete discardment. Wich is a good thing.
I have FOMO when it comes to my comics though. They have been such a big part of my life and there are comics I have not read yet, that I want to read. Even though reading comics is a worldy thing and deep down meaningless. They still have sentimental value and a grip on me because of it
I am going to find fellowship. I will limit my hobbies. I have dresser with 5 small drawers. I will limit my BDs to those 5 drawers for starters. Comics take up more space so that will bea bit harder.
I have actually begun on that already. I prayed to God I fear if mystery woman will come back, I will cave and go back to being weak and pine.Phillipans 4:6 came to mind.
About not being anxious about anything and pray about everything. I would love to come to the point where I won't be swayed or deceived by pretenders.
When it comes to mystery woman, He never responded, not in the ways I would have liked. You would think I would taken that as a big fat no at some point.
Before I joined this forum I was so secular it would not have mattered if she was an atheist. Now I know I would never be able to live with someone who isn't a Christian.
I know my prayers and talks with God are very one sided. I can go on and on about my own qualms, needs and wants. I will do that.
I think it sounds very exciting. I will try it your way.
Well, if you finally end up dating a girl, and you find that she starts porking someone else when you're seeing her, that will be the test of how tenable this is.Here's a controversial opinion I have:
If you're not married, it's not cheating.
If you're not married, there's no commitment. The relationship is sacred only in marriage. If you're not married, it's no different then being promiscuous. The person doing the cheating is no different then any prior partner outside of marriage.
Should you do it? No, & that's the point.
I hope whoever reads this understands what I'm trying to say.
I'd just be who she is.Well, if you finally end up dating a girl, and you find that she starts porking someone else when you're seeing her, that will be the test of how tenable this is.
I repented and know I am forgiven. I won't go into much detail because that would violate TOS. (i think)
Amen!Of course you are forgiven, Riley. You are not alone in sins that one might naturally find embarrassing, like sexual sins.
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