prayer warriors (following Jesus Christ, everyone welcome)

[BoundlessLove]

@tripletfeb
Please accept my apology.
It is a fine line nowadays between a discussion and an argument.
Truly, I did not mean to offend anyone or argue.

 

[Jenbirdee]

Oh no. Yes, will add him to prayer list. Do you know his name?

Al (AL not ai)

 

[ShrekDawg]

I need prayers from please. It’s kind of minor in the grand scheme of things but important enough that I was crying over it earlier thanks.

 

[BoundlessLove]

I need prayers from please. It’s kind of minor in the grand scheme of things but important enough that I was crying over it earlier thanks.

Praying for you

 

[ShrekDawg]

Praying for you

Thanks

 

[Justagalwithchicks]

I need prayers from please. It’s kind of minor in the grand scheme of things but important enough that I was crying over it earlier thanks.

I just prayed for you- hope your situation or worry improves!

 

[ShrekDawg]

I just prayed for you- hope your situation or worry improves!

Thank you! It did.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Update on Rhett:

Today is 2 months on the transplant list He seems like he’s a little better with the pneumonia, but we aren’t even close to being over it yet. Hopefully he gets over it soon. They can’t accept an offer for a heart for him until he gets better. Hopefully he won’t have to wait much longer

Praying, absolutely.

you didn't understand what I meant. some verses in bible are metaphoric. you don't take the words literally but the meaning. that's why some people read the bible but don't understand. I have a cousin who tried to read the bible many times but didn't understand a thing.

Maybe a different version could be helpful to your friend. The King James is written in language from about 16th Century England and we don't talk like that any more! A more modern translation might be easier for her to understand like ESV (English Standard Version?) or NASB, New American Standard Bible.

I agree with what you said, that discussion is helpful, not argument. I apologize if I came on strong earlier. It's always good to listen to each other respectfully, that's how we learn. I have my way of looking at things but nobody has to agree with me.

“A farmer went out to sow his seed. 4 As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path, and the birds came and ate it up. 5 Some fell on rocky places, where it did not have much soil. It sprang up quickly, because the soil was shallow. 6 But when the sun came up, the plants were scorched, and they withered because they had no root. 7 Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up and choked the plants. 8 Still other seed fell on good soil, where it produced a crop—a hundred, sixty or thirty times what was sown. 9 Whoever has ears, let them hear.”
is this about grain or about people? (people without faith - they get lost, people with little faith - they don't last and people with faith - they earn eternal life.)
17 For truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.
as Jesus said not all people can understand.
https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Matthew 13&version=NIV


I think we shouldn't discuss it any more as it became confusing. we come from different parts of the world and speak different languages so it is very easy for us to misunderstand.

Thank you, cgr, you make a good point here. Jesus spoke in parables like what you quoted above. These were stories He told to illustrate a point. Sometimes He could not come right out and speak plainly because to do so could have cost Him His life due to the animosity of the church leaders, like the priests and Pharisees. But most of the Bible is not like that. It's usually pretty obvious when something is a parable and when it is not.

Wow, so much is happening and so many things to pray for I am praying for you all and ask to you add Miss Lydia and her husband to this prayer list right now they are at the emergency room because he fell off a ladder in his workshop and hit his head pretty hard there’s a big gash

Oh, poor guy! Sounds like it could have been far more serious though, so thank God it was not! Another need to add to my Prayer 911 List. It's what I focus on every night until I fall asleep, and every morning first thing.

 

[ShrekDawg]

There was a stabbing at Walmart like an hour before I got there tonight… dang. I’m glad I’m safe and obviously I hope the victim is okay too but yeah. Pray for them?

 

[BigBlueHen53]

There was a stabbing at Walmart like an hour before I got there tonight… dang. I’m glad I’m safe and obviously I hope the victim is okay too but yeah. Pray for them?

Yes of course, and prayers of gratitude that you're okay and that others weren't involved. Any idea the status of the victim? Was the perpetrator arrested?