Wow, I am sad tonight, what a roller coaster of emotions recently!
May I ask for everyone's prayers, as starting tomorrow night I have five days of work straight, then a long trip out of town for both an exam and a funeral. Then another six out of eight days at work a few days after that. It will be exhausting, to be sure.
Especially if I suffer another dream any one of those nights after work like the one I did early this morning. It was disheartening and felt as real as any night terror, in which I awoke in a dark place where I could not seem to fully open my eyes, and was fearful that I was abandoned and alone in a terrible place of bad memory from my IRL pre-teen childhood. I worried about the abandonment because just before that in the dream I was with my IRL sister, trying to fall asleep as we shared and fondly spoke of better memories of our long-deceased grandmother who we were both close to as kids, so I suppose it was disorienting when I awoke again to find myself in what I could feel was a completely different but familiar (and not at all in a good way) location, to find her and everyone else gone, and no one responded to my calls for help from where I lay paralyzed and unable to see more than a narrow blur in front of me. So perhaps I feared my sister was dead and gone, too...... Definitely not a pleasant slumber. Please pray with me that I dream no more of the place that I was in, or suspected I was in despite not being able to fully open my eyes as though I were a newborn struggling to see, as i honestly despise that place, having been a source of few god memories but all too many bad ones. And that i also never again dream of such a situation of fearful abandonment.
The Lord had given me reassurance that He is here despite such a bad night, however.
Frozen like an Iceland.
Inside the waters are volcanos and atolls.
Thanks for the encouragement, Sampa. I've had a few conversations with him about matters of faith, over the years. And faith is really what it comes down to. Lately, he has taken to describing himself as more agnostic than atheistic. He's essentially an agnostic atheist, whereas I'm more of an agnostic theist. The topic comes up from time to time. I think most Christians are the latter, in that we have faith where we don't necessarily know the details in an empirical sense.ohh noPraying that it may be an opportunity of witness.
Very insightful! It's good that you at least have that kind of information. I was going to ask what you meant by agnostic thes but I see the answer below.Lately, he has taken to describing himself as more agnostic than atheistic. He's essentially an agnostic atheist, whereas I'm more of an agnostic theist.
That's an interesting concept. I've never heard it detailed in such a way.think most Christians are the latter, in that we have faith where we don't necessarily know the details in an empirical sense.
Usually there is somebody close to them when they have an ax to grind with other Christians. So this is insightful. Recovering Catholic most likely means was hurt by the church.Apparently, his wife is also a believer, although he dismissively refers to her as a "recovering" Catholic. Her faith may be getting through to
This is common and it reminds me of the movie Jesus is not Dead. It's when they are apathetic that there are not many doors for witness open.seems to enjoy poking holes in the logic of people who claim that God doesn't exist.
That's good and insightful for you and an opportunity of how to pray.He's an extrovert and tends to think out loud. It can be good to wrestle with these things. T
Believe It or not silence speaks louder many times then words. Of course you've heard the saying actions speak louder than words. I have a friend that is a manager at Walmart for many years and he is quiet. Yet one time he said there was a tract that was left in someone's cash register door and the young woman gave it to him and said I think you would appreciate this more. There were also other opportunities that opened up. Because people are watching him and notice the decisions that he makes.There are times when I wish my witness was stronger. I try to clear up
That's good! Those are good opportunities. It's probably the same for me is that when the door opens then I can walk through.try to clear up misconceptions when they arise,
I took Him up the Mountain. He asked, "Father, where is the Lamb?"
I said, "God will provide." Then I bound My Son and laid Him on the Altar.
That painful moment when I reached out my hand and took the knife to slay My Only Son...
Yeah. But don't worry. I and My Son are good. Elohim did provide.
Amen. God bless Abraham.
That painful moment when I reached out my hand and took the knife to slay My Only Son...
You have a crush on Abraham. Everyone knows it.
Every time, Every day, I Do, I Do.
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