Update from prayer request /Question about "seasons" and hearing from God...long
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klb120475
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Evagray.....it hurts my heart to know that you're feeling this way. I will address all of your issues, but I do need to know if you are harboring any unforgiveness? It's easy for us to say, we've forgiven a person....but in our heart of hearts, we know we haven't. Don't respond immediately....search yourself first...then respond. {HUGS}
side note: I know a lil something, something about unforgiveness...that's one topic...I can flow from, from experience.
side note: I know a lil something, something about unforgiveness...that's one topic...I can flow from, from experience.
Naijaqueen
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I praise God for you, as a med student I can say been there done that, and if I had the faith that I have 7+yrs ago, I would have known better. While I dont know what your verbal score was, I know what mine was, and statistically my overall score was lower than "accepted" students but my God is the God of all, who created the heavens and earth and all that is in it, He said He'll honor and exalt me, and realizing that I keep moving forward. Remember that!
Sasha Fierce
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Hi Eva,
I could have written every word that you typed myself (sans the MCAT experience which I am still contemplating whether or not I should go for). It's no fun experiencing isolation and I have felt very much that way recently and for quite a while as some not so great folks exited my life. Sure, I have issues with forgiveness too and need to work on it. But I dont believe that God has set up a block between you and himself because of it. He is loving and he knows our human weaknesses and will keep doing a good work in us until we become better. His mercies are renewed each day. A couple stories come to mind:
Paula White tells the story of a space shuttle going into orbit. At lift off it has two rocket boosters on each side. When it reaches the stratosphere those rockets fall off from each side while the space shuttle continues to soar. If those boosters stayed on, the space shuttle would be too weighed down and plummet back into the earth. Thus, people in our life are sometimes like that. They can only travel with us so far, but when it's time to soar they must be removed in order that we continue on to great heights and not fall back down.
This is also a good e-mail I got:
SCARS OF LIFE Some years ago, on a hot summer day in South Florida, a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming hole behind his house. In a hurry to dive into the cool water, he ran out the back door, leaving behind shoes, socks, and shirt as he went. He flew into the water, not realizing that as he swam toward the middle of the lake, an alligator was swimming toward the shore.
His father, working in the yard, saw the two as they got closer and closer together. In utter fear, he ran toward the water, yelling to his son as loudly as he could.
Hearing his voice, the little boy became alarmed and made a U-turn to swim to his father. It was too late. Just as he reached his father, the alligator reached him.
>From the dock, the father grabbed his little boy by the arms just as the alligator snatched his legs. That began an incredible tug-of-war between the two. The alligator was much stronger than the father, but the father was much too passionate to let go.
A farmer happened to drive by, heard his screams, raced from his truck, took aim and shot the alligator.
Remarkably, after weeks and weeks in the hospital, the little boy survived. His legs were extremely scarred by the vicious attack of the animal. And, on his arms, were deep scratches where his father's fingernails dug into his flesh in his effort to hang on to the son he loved.
The newspaper reporter who interviewed the boy after the trauma, asked if he would show him his scars. The boy lifted his pant legs. And then, with obvious pride, he said to the reporter, "But look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them because my Dad wouldn't let go."
You and I can identify with that little boy. We have scars, too. No, not from an alligator, but the scars of a painful past. Some of those scars are unsightly and have caused us deep regret. But, some wounds, my friend, are because God has refused to let go. In the midst of your struggle, He's been there holding on to you.
The Scripture teaches that God loves you. You are a child of God. He wants to protect you and provide for you in every wayBut sometimes we foolishly wade into dangerous situations, not knowing what lies ahead. The swimming hole of life is filled with peril - and we forget that the enemy is waiting to attack. That's when the tug-of-war begins - and if you have the scars of His love on your arms, be very, very grateful. He did not and will not ever let you go.
Please pass this on to those you love. God has blessed you, so that you can be a blessing to others. You just never know where a person is in his/her life and what they are going through. Never judge another person's scars, because you don't know how they got them. Also, it is so important that we are not selfish, to receive the blessings of these messages, without forwarding them to someone else.
Right now, someone needs to know that God loves them, and you love them, too- enough to not let them go.
I could have written every word that you typed myself (sans the MCAT experience which I am still contemplating whether or not I should go for). It's no fun experiencing isolation and I have felt very much that way recently and for quite a while as some not so great folks exited my life. Sure, I have issues with forgiveness too and need to work on it. But I dont believe that God has set up a block between you and himself because of it. He is loving and he knows our human weaknesses and will keep doing a good work in us until we become better. His mercies are renewed each day. A couple stories come to mind:
Paula White tells the story of a space shuttle going into orbit. At lift off it has two rocket boosters on each side. When it reaches the stratosphere those rockets fall off from each side while the space shuttle continues to soar. If those boosters stayed on, the space shuttle would be too weighed down and plummet back into the earth. Thus, people in our life are sometimes like that. They can only travel with us so far, but when it's time to soar they must be removed in order that we continue on to great heights and not fall back down.
This is also a good e-mail I got:
SCARS OF LIFE Some years ago, on a hot summer day in South Florida, a little boy decided to go for a swim in the old swimming hole behind his house. In a hurry to dive into the cool water, he ran out the back door, leaving behind shoes, socks, and shirt as he went. He flew into the water, not realizing that as he swam toward the middle of the lake, an alligator was swimming toward the shore.
His father, working in the yard, saw the two as they got closer and closer together. In utter fear, he ran toward the water, yelling to his son as loudly as he could.
Hearing his voice, the little boy became alarmed and made a U-turn to swim to his father. It was too late. Just as he reached his father, the alligator reached him.
>From the dock, the father grabbed his little boy by the arms just as the alligator snatched his legs. That began an incredible tug-of-war between the two. The alligator was much stronger than the father, but the father was much too passionate to let go.
A farmer happened to drive by, heard his screams, raced from his truck, took aim and shot the alligator.
Remarkably, after weeks and weeks in the hospital, the little boy survived. His legs were extremely scarred by the vicious attack of the animal. And, on his arms, were deep scratches where his father's fingernails dug into his flesh in his effort to hang on to the son he loved.
The newspaper reporter who interviewed the boy after the trauma, asked if he would show him his scars. The boy lifted his pant legs. And then, with obvious pride, he said to the reporter, "But look at my arms. I have great scars on my arms, too. I have them because my Dad wouldn't let go."
You and I can identify with that little boy. We have scars, too. No, not from an alligator, but the scars of a painful past. Some of those scars are unsightly and have caused us deep regret. But, some wounds, my friend, are because God has refused to let go. In the midst of your struggle, He's been there holding on to you.
The Scripture teaches that God loves you. You are a child of God. He wants to protect you and provide for you in every wayBut sometimes we foolishly wade into dangerous situations, not knowing what lies ahead. The swimming hole of life is filled with peril - and we forget that the enemy is waiting to attack. That's when the tug-of-war begins - and if you have the scars of His love on your arms, be very, very grateful. He did not and will not ever let you go.
Please pass this on to those you love. God has blessed you, so that you can be a blessing to others. You just never know where a person is in his/her life and what they are going through. Never judge another person's scars, because you don't know how they got them. Also, it is so important that we are not selfish, to receive the blessings of these messages, without forwarding them to someone else.
Right now, someone needs to know that God loves them, and you love them, too- enough to not let them go.
Sasha Fierce
Active Member
evagray said:
Ecclesiastes is a great place to begin. Remarks on seasons may be more subtle. This past Sunday the sermon was entitled "This is your season--walk in it". The text was Luke chapter 1 where Zacharias (an old man) and Mary (a young virgin) were brought proclamations from God. Zacharias was told that he and his wife would have a baby. Zach didnt believe because he and his wife were past childbearing age. Likewise Mary was told she would have a baby although she had never been intimate with a man. The point of the lecture was that you pick up and enter into your season despite what your circumstances are around you.
Recently, my poster spoke on this. He suggested that when we are babes in Christ, God gives us all sorts of comforts and ackknowledgements of his presence. As we grow older we are expected to walk boldly in faith. I think that from time to time we will all still experience that ever comforting closeness but ultimately trust and believe God is with you always. The preacher also suggested that when you feel God the least, that is when He is closest to you...hovering over you with a shield of protection.
