prayer warriors (following Jesus Christ, everyone welcome)

[chickluvinfreak]

Welcome!
In this case, petition would be humble, heartfelt, earnest prayer. Tell Him EVERYTHING humbly and thankfully.

Oh ok, thanks

 

[shortgrass]

Oh ok, thanks

Sure thing


I suffer from some pretty heavy anxiety at times, too. It can have me locked in my house avoiding the beauty in the world. I still need to see the good or I'll become disillusioned and think that it's all 100% bad. Flowers, puppies, the sky, all this amazing creation, put here just for us.

But I do take precautions to avoid giving myself anxiety. I try to avoid the news, for one. We don't even have cable, just a movie collection. And if I do stumble onto some bad news that gets me all upset, I pray for the person. Even when I'm crying over a baby lost to its own parents or a madman driving a truck through a crowd. Pray about it, every which way you can.

And it's okay to be angry, just don't STAY angry. That's what prayer helps me with; it calms me.

 

[chickluvinfreak]

Sure thing


I suffer from some pretty heavy anxiety at times, too. It can have me locked in my house avoiding the beauty in the world. I still need to see the good or I'll become disillusioned and think that it's all 100% bad. Flowers, puppies, the sky, all this amazing creation, put here just for us.

But I do take precautions to avoid giving myself anxiety. I try to avoid the news, for one. We don't even have cable, just a movie collection. And if I do stumble onto some bad news that gets me all upset, I pray for the person. Even when I'm crying over a baby lost to its own parents or a madman driving a truck through a crowd. Pray about it, every which way you can.

And it's okay to be angry, just don't STAY angry. That's what prayer helps me with; it calms me.

Yeah, me too :/ I get what you mean.

 

[Hopefeathers]

Sure thing


I suffer from some pretty heavy anxiety at times, too. It can have me locked in my house avoiding the beauty in the world. I still need to see the good or I'll become disillusioned and think that it's all 100% bad. Flowers, puppies, the sky, all this amazing creation, put here just for us.

But I do take precautions to avoid giving myself anxiety. I try to avoid the news, for one. We don't even have cable, just a movie collection. And if I do stumble onto some bad news that gets me all upset, I pray for the person. Even when I'm crying over a baby lost to its own parents or a madman driving a truck through a crowd. Pray about it, every which way you can.

And it's okay to be angry, just don't STAY angry. That's what prayer helps me with; it calms me.

Yeah, me too :/ I get what you mean.

Me three

 

[lazy gardener]

I'm not sure if this is a question that can really be answered but I'll ask anyway. It kind of bothers me that so many verses in the Bible deal with having peace and not being afraid when life isn't peacefull. It's depressing and full of stress. Yet as Christians were expected to be full of joy and peace. Are you a "bad Christian" if you are unhappy or worried? Does having faith in God REALLY give you peace? Or just the hope of having peace at the end of your life?

I'll try to speak to that from my personal experience. We've all had situations in our lives where our whole world is being turned upside down, inside out, and we have no idea how the story will end. In my case, it involved family members. I'll not go into much for detail on a public forum, but will say that , I came very close to loosing my husband to sudden onset illness which left him pretty debilitated for a year. Shortly after that, I had a family member who went down a path of self destruction that tore our family apart, and it's taken close to 2 decades to begin to repair the destruction left in it's wake. While relationships can be restored with time, forgiveness, and the power of God, the natural consequences associated with such rebellion remain forever. During my husband's illness, I can say that I was not joyful. I was scared. But, I did have the assurance that MY GOD was in control. I knew that He would not give me more than I could take. I remember having conversations with Him, telling God, that I simply was not ready to be a widow! And he honored that. Could He have answered the other way? Of course. During that time, when people would offer their "support" in the hospital, I would often hear such plattitudes as "He's a good man. Why does this happen to good families?" My response: "The rain falls on the just and the unjust. My God is in control." When dealing with the other family issue, I was deeply saddened. Many times, over and over and over again, I had to keep turning the situation over to God and let go of it myself. In such circumstances, I believe that God does not expect us to waltz through it singing the "la-la" song. I believe He meets us in our pain and our grief. We can say, honestly to Him: "God, this hurts. This hurts more than I've ever hurt before. But, I know you are with me, and that Jesus has born all of this and more. So, with you carrying me, I can get through this." The joy and peace comes in knowing that God is with me in all circumstances. I don't have to do it alone.

Quote: Petition is simply asking.

Quote: Welcome to the most exciting thread on BYC, chicken4prez. Is your on line name a political statement? cause it's certainly appropriate as such!!!

 

[TheKindaFarmGal]

Welcome to the thread!

 

[chicken4prez]

Welcome to the thread!

Thanks!

 

[Cluckcluck1215]

Hello.

 

[ocap]

yesterday I started asking questions about preparation day

several years ago a Christian was ask a question about Friday crucifixion, Sunday resurrection and this Bible verse:

Matthew 12:40 NASB
for just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the sea monster, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

The explanation was so weak I went on a quest to find answers.

Questions similar to what I have posted on this thread kept popping into my head.

The answer (conclusion) I personally came to was that the lunar calendar and the solar calendar are not compatible, so........... the Christians that use the solar calendar celebrate Good Friday as the day Jesus was crucified and Palm Sunday as the day Jesus entered Jerusalem for His "Last Week". The lunar calendar is near to what God has the Hebrews use and Exodus 12 has lambs selected on the 10th day of the first month (this would have been when Jesus entered Jerusalem for his last week) and the 14th day of the first month (preparation day) was the day lambs and Jesus are slain. This is also why we Christians are always moving Easter Sunday to the Sunday after Passover. The 14th day of the month using the lunar calendar is always the full moon.

Preparation Day 2017 = April 10
full moon April 2017 = very early April 11 about 2:00 am
Easter Sunday 2017 = April 16

http://www.almanac.com/content/full-moon-april

http://www.bing.com/search?q=passover+2017&src=IE-SearchBox&FORM=IENTTR&conversationid=&pc=EUPP_

http://www.bing.com/search?q=easter+sunday+2017&src=IE-SearchBox&FORM=IENTTR&conversationid=&pc=EUPP_

Again ........ my conclusion: the lambs that were slain for the Passover in Egypt when the first born children were protected with the lambs blood on the door post and the crucifixion of Jesus are on the same lunar anniversary day, the day that the New Testament gospel writers refer to as preparation day. This fits perfectly with Matthew 12:40 because the resurrection does not need to happen on a Sunday, it happened on the 17th day of the first month of the lunar calendar. We as Christians find out again that God is in control of when Jesus was slain, not the Jewish leadership or the Romans.

 

[chickluvinfreak]

I'll try to speak to that from my personal experience.  We've all had situations in our lives where our whole world is being turned upside down, inside out, and we have no idea how the story will end.  In my case, it involved family members.  I'll not go into much for detail on a public forum, but will say that , I came very close to loosing my husband to sudden onset illness which left him pretty debilitated for a year.  Shortly after that, I had a family member who went down a path of self destruction that tore our family apart, and it's taken close to 2 decades to begin to repair the destruction left in it's wake.  While relationships can be restored with time, forgiveness, and the power of God, the natural consequences associated with such rebellion remain forever.  During my husband's illness, I can say that I was not joyful.  I was scared.  But, I did have the assurance that MY GOD was in control.  I knew that He would not give me more than I could take.  I remember having conversations with Him, telling God, that I simply was not ready to be a widow!  And he honored that.  Could He have answered the other way?  Of course.  During that time, when people would offer their "support" in the hospital, I would often hear such plattitudes as "He's a good man.  Why does this happen to good families?"  My response:  "The rain falls on the just and the unjust.  My God is in control."  When dealing with the other family issue, I was deeply saddened.  Many times, over and over and over again, I had to keep turning the situation over to God and let go of it myself.  In such circumstances, I believe that God does not expect us to waltz through it singing the "la-la" song.  I believe He meets us in our pain and our grief.  We can say, honestly to Him:  "God, this hurts.  This hurts more than I've ever hurt before.  But, I know you are with me, and that Jesus has born all of this and more.  So, with you carrying me, I can get through this."  The joy and peace comes in knowing that God is with me in all circumstances.  I don't have to do it alone.

I'm sorry you had to go through that with your family
Everything you said makes sense, it can just be difficult to find that trust in God at times. But in the end trusting God really is the only way to find true peace. Thanks for your help