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[okiegirl]

Hi everyone.

Just saw this thread and thought I'd jump in. I'm a Christian but I think maybe something is wrong with me. Our Pastor is wonderful and I love our church. THe problem is we've been studing Exodus. It's all interesting, but not ...... oh... how do you say..... exciting? We're going to going over the Tabernacle and our Pastor is so excited about it. He talks about how it is a forshadowing of Jesus, but I jsut don't get it. I did a Beth Moore study over the Tabernacle and was bored to tears. I'm not looking forward to the next couple of weeks.

I just need God to turn that light on for me, 'cause it's ain't there.

 

[okiegirl]

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A little background. My daughter has been fighting terminal brain cancer since she was 7. She's now 15. The docs said she'd never live to 12. (WRONG!)
There was a point where I thought for sure we were going to lose her. I used to ask my Pastor all the time why was this happening? was I a bad person and God was punishing me? Did I not pray enough or say the right words?

He told me God sees our lives like a parade. We see a parade and see what is right in front of us and know what has already past. God sees the parade from the roof. He sees what is coming, along with what was and what is. We live in a fallen world and illness, pain, suffering and death happen to everyone. Because God sees what is coming, how did I not know that God was actually protecting her from something coming down the road. He loves her more than I do, so to protect her He'll bring her home to be with Him instead of staying her and having ot endure something worse.

When God created us HE put the expiration date on us. Not illness, not suffering and certainly not the evil one. He will bring us home when He chooses and not a moment before.

 

[ozark hen]

Okiegirl, that was very well said, God chose you to be this very special young girl's mother. My heart and prayers go out to you.

 

[Beekissed]

I finally got to attend a Bible study at a local church that is not my regular church. The preacher was a good teacher and a funny guy. I will definitely be going back to learn more from him and to fellowship with people.

Isn't it great to meet all our brothers and sisters on here that we have never met before? One day we can all sit down in Heaven and have a great conversation and fellowship together. So glad to see so many here on this forum!

 

[My Little Sister's Farm]

Born and raised! My hubby and I were marred in the same United Church of Christ church my hubby was baptized in AND his grandparents were married in. We want our grandkids to someday say the same thing

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[#1California Chick]

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Beautiful song and video!

 

[LALADY1101]

hope this works!!! check this out....it is awesome!!!

http://www.youtube.com/watch_popup?v=WUQYJ77qa50

 

[SmartyChick]

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A little background. My daughter has been fighting terminal brain cancer since she was 7. She's now 15. The docs said she'd never live to 12. (WRONG!)
There was a point where I thought for sure we were going to lose her. I used to ask my Pastor all the time why was this happening? was I a bad person and God was punishing me? Did I not pray enough or say the right words?

He told me God sees our lives like a parade. We see a parade and see what is right in front of us and know what has already past. God sees the parade from the roof. He sees what is coming, along with what was and what is. We live in a fallen world and illness, pain, suffering and death happen to everyone. Because God sees what iernity we willep into ets coming, how did I not know that God was actually protecting her from something coming down the road. He loves her more than I do, so to protect her He'll bring her home to be with Him instead of staying her and having ot endure something worse.

When God created us HE put the expiration date on us. Not illness, not suffering and certainly not the evil one. He will bring us home when He chooses and not a moment before.

Wow good analogy. I once heard someone say: In life we are nose to nose with a hugs painting, we know it the most beautiful painting ever, but we are so close to it we can only see blurred colors and pieces of images,, but when we step into eternity we will see the entire painting and see the entire picture. I like this one too, being an artist and all.

 

[Intheswamp]

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A little background. My daughter has been fighting terminal brain cancer since she was 7. She's now 15. The docs said she'd never live to 12. (WRONG!)
There was a point where I thought for sure we were going to lose her. I used to ask my Pastor all the time why was this happening? was I a bad person and God was punishing me? Did I not pray enough or say the right words?

He told me God sees our lives like a parade. We see a parade and see what is right in front of us and know what has already past. God sees the parade from the roof. He sees what is coming, along with what was and what is. We live in a fallen world and illness, pain, suffering and death happen to everyone. Because God sees what is coming, how did I not know that God was actually protecting her from something coming down the road. He loves her more than I do, so to protect her He'll bring her home to be with Him instead of staying her and having ot endure something worse.

When God created us HE put the expiration date on us. Not illness, not suffering and certainly not the evil one. He will bring us home when He chooses and not a moment before.

God bless you and yours, okiegirl. You and your daughter have some wonderful gifts...each other. You are absolutely correct about an expiration date. We recently had a young lady to die in our community. She had had problems since birth and was somewhat childlike in her being. The doctors said she wouldn't live into her teens....she was 89.

God calls us home when *He* calls us home, in His time and no one else's. He is sovereign over our pilgrimage just as He is over the rest of His creation. God's plans are more perfect than man can imagine and many times they are not comprehensible by us sinners....we live by faith.

Ed

 

[missionarywife]

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AMEN! My husband and I are missionaries. The Lord has been so good to us. We are here to tell people about the free gift of Salvation.

So, why do other people get into car accidents? I'm a Christian and I really don't understand. I am sincerely asking. Why do other people get hurt or killed in car accidents? Does God not care about them? Is it because they are not Christians? I don't know if I can reconcile that with my idea of an all-loving, compassionate God. If I allow myself to think that he cares whether or not I am in a car accident, I have to think that he doesn't care about all the children that die every day. If he prevents me from being injured, I have to believe that he sometimes does NOT prevent others from being injured. That just doesn't sound like something God would do.

God wants to get glory out of our lives. Who ever said we had it easy here on the mission field. Thru trials we come out as gold. My youngest son, should of died at birth but he didn't. Instead he has cerebral palsy. From Day 1 I have wanted the Lord to get the glory out of his infirmity. And the Lord has. We are not told in the Bible that our lives would be easy.