Comments for Faith. Hope. Love. http://achristian.wordpress.com Living an intentional life of: Loving God. Loving Others. Loving Yourself. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:01:51 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Day 4: Sin’s desire is for you, but you must master it by Cee Cee http://achristian.wordpress.com/if-my-people-daily-devotional/day-4-sins-desire-is-for-you-but-you-must-master-it/#comment-11518 Cee Cee Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:01:51 +0000 http://achristian.wordpress.com/?page_id=2054#comment-11518 Thanks again, But to the lady named cindy If I could say this. I understand so many times in my life I've had to deal with storm, winds, and even dark clouds that I couldn't even see past that day , for tommorow, But I didn't give up the fight. Cause I know if I just keep the faith and allow God's hands to hold me I would make it. No it was not easy. But you just has to have that made up mind to stand and watch God change it or move it. WE most keep the hope for a better day and the faith that God will allow it to come to past Thanks again, But to the lady named cindy If I could say this. I understand so many times in my life I’ve had to deal with storm, winds, and even dark clouds that I couldn’t even see past that day , for tommorow, But I didn’t give up the fight. Cause I know if I just keep the faith and allow God’s hands to hold me I would make it. No it was not easy. But you just has to have that made up mind to stand and watch God change it or move it. WE most keep the hope for a better day and the faith that God will allow it to come to past

]]> Comment on God has a plan to prosper you… what to do while you wait by Cee Cee http://achristian.wordpress.com/2006/06/15/god-has-a-plan-to-prosper-you-but-read-the-details/#comment-11517 Cee Cee Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:53:02 +0000 https://achristian.wordpress.com/2006/06/15/god-has-a-plan-to-prosper-you-but-read-the-details/#comment-11517 I just want to say thanks for taking the time out and digging deep in the Bible and explaining things that i can understand and pass on to other's. Yes I get out my Bible and follow alone with you. Forgive me for my spelling I just want to say thanks for taking the time out and digging deep in the Bible and explaining things that i can understand and pass on to other’s. Yes I get out my Bible and follow alone with you. Forgive me for my spelling

]]> Comment on Sifting the wheat by Cee Cee http://achristian.wordpress.com/2008/06/02/sifting-the-wheat/#comment-11516 Cee Cee Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:32:52 +0000 http://achristian.wordpress.com/?p=1191#comment-11516 I just wants to say Thanks I needed to read this, It gave me a new and different way of seeing this question that has been going around and around in my spirit. So much of this was just what I needed. Thanks I just wants to say Thanks I needed to read this, It gave me a new and different way of seeing this question that has been going around and around in my spirit. So much of this was just what I needed. Thanks

]]> Comment on Prophecy by David Wilkerson – the need for grace amongst truth by Mark Wilson http://achristian.wordpress.com/2009/03/11/prophecy-by-david-wilkerson-the-need-for-grace-amongst-truth/#comment-11515 Mark Wilson Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:07:12 +0000 http://achristian.wordpress.com/?p=2013#comment-11515 I totally agree. I totally agree.

]]> Comment on About Mark by Mark Wilson http://achristian.wordpress.com/about-mark/#comment-11514 Mark Wilson Thu, 05 Nov 2009 12:06:50 +0000 http://achristian.wordpress.com/about-mark/#comment-11514 Thank you! Thank you!

]]> Comment on Freedom Writers movie by Mark Wilson http://achristian.wordpress.com/2007/03/26/freedom-writers-movie/#comment-11513 Mark Wilson Wed, 04 Nov 2009 13:18:22 +0000 http://achristian.wordpress.com/2007/03/26/freedom-writers-movie/#comment-11513 Yes it was! Yes it was!

]]> Comment on Freedom Writers movie by Anonymous http://achristian.wordpress.com/2007/03/26/freedom-writers-movie/#comment-11512 Anonymous Mon, 02 Nov 2009 23:48:58 +0000 http://achristian.wordpress.com/2007/03/26/freedom-writers-movie/#comment-11512 this movie was amazing this movie was amazing

]]> Comment on Why does the bible say to love yourself? by a little fairy http://achristian.wordpress.com/2006/12/11/why-does-the-bible-say-to-love-yourself/#comment-11505 a little fairy Tue, 27 Oct 2009 01:24:04 +0000 http://achristian.wordpress.com/2006/12/11/why-does-the-bible-say-to-love-yourself/#comment-11505 Your interpretation of the this verse is NOT how itis written in Greek. This popular rendition of the verse is mainly influenced by psychology and modern therapy. By contrast, if you consult the lexicon and read it as it says, is simply a way of saying: 'put yourself in the shoes of another". The word is Greek is ὡς "as" as in the use in similies; "he swims LIKE a fish" or "she is as bright AS a button, "love your neighbour LIKE/AS yourself" ... ie view that neighbour in the same way as you view yourself. It is another way of saying: "do unto others as you would have them do unto you". We do not need to "love ourselves" because God loves us. Your interpretation of the this verse is NOT how itis written in Greek. This popular rendition of the verse is mainly influenced by psychology and modern therapy. By contrast, if you consult the lexicon and read it as it says, is simply a way of saying: ‘put yourself in the shoes of another”. The word is Greek is ὡς “as” as in the use in similies; “he swims LIKE a fish” or “she is as bright AS a button, “love your neighbour LIKE/AS yourself” … ie view that neighbour in the same way as you view yourself. It is another way of saying: “do unto others as you would have them do unto you”. We do not need to “love ourselves” because God loves us.

]]> Comment on About Mark by Rev. Mel C. Montgomery http://achristian.wordpress.com/about-mark/#comment-11504 Rev. Mel C. Montgomery Mon, 26 Oct 2009 15:56:09 +0000 http://achristian.wordpress.com/about-mark/#comment-11504 Hi Mark, With your interest in Wigglesworth, and the Pentecostals of that early generation, you might find my website to be a blessing: www.brothermel.com. On my website, I feature recordings by F.F. Bosworth, Howard Carter, Stanley Frodsham, Kenneth Hagin, David Du Plessis, T.L. Osborn, and many others teaching and preaching on a variety of subjects. These can be listend to by download, for free. Just go to www.brothermel.com, and click on "Rare Recordings." I was prepared for prophetic ministry by the Rev. and Mrs. J.R. Goodwin, who taught Kenneth Hagin about spiritual gifts, and he patterned his prophetic ministry after the flow he saw in the Goodwins. Howard Carter said of the Goodwins' church that it was one of only two he had seen in his entire life that had all nine gifts of the Spirit in full manifestation. I teach on my website on spiritual gifts, and on what genuine prophetic ministry is, and is not. I also itinerate and teach in churches big and small about the flow of the Holy Spirit. Please visit the website some time. I believe the recordings will be a blessing to you. Kind Regards, Brother Mel Joplin, MO USA Hi Mark,
With your interest in Wigglesworth, and the Pentecostals of that early generation, you might find my website to be a blessing: http://www.brothermel.com. On my website, I feature recordings by F.F. Bosworth, Howard Carter, Stanley Frodsham, Kenneth Hagin, David Du Plessis, T.L. Osborn, and many others teaching and preaching on a variety of subjects. These can be listend to by download, for free. Just go to http://www.brothermel.com, and click on “Rare Recordings.” I was prepared for prophetic ministry by the Rev. and Mrs. J.R. Goodwin, who taught Kenneth Hagin about spiritual gifts, and he patterned his prophetic ministry after the flow he saw in the Goodwins. Howard Carter said of the Goodwins’ church that it was one of only two he had seen in his entire life that had all nine gifts of the Spirit in full manifestation. I teach on my website on spiritual gifts, and on what genuine prophetic ministry is, and is not. I also itinerate and teach in churches big and small about the flow of the Holy Spirit. Please visit the website some time. I believe the recordings will be a blessing to you.

Kind Regards,
Brother Mel
Joplin, MO USA

]]> Comment on Prophecy by David Wilkerson – the need for grace amongst truth by vince http://achristian.wordpress.com/2009/03/11/prophecy-by-david-wilkerson-the-need-for-grace-amongst-truth/#comment-11498 vince Fri, 23 Oct 2009 14:42:38 +0000 http://achristian.wordpress.com/?p=2013#comment-11498 These end times we will see more and more preacher preach on Grace and Jesus finished work. One of a man i respected is Pastor Joseph Prince from New Creation Church Singapore. He preach Grace so radicaly that he was percecuted by other pastors in Singapore. His church is abt 20,000 members now. The only way to be ready it to look at what Christ has done and His finished work. Thats required faith on your part. We overcome by the Blood and the testimony of Jesus. What testimony ?? Ours ? No. Its the testimony of Christ died on the Cross and his shead Blood. Thats what the devil is afraid of. These end times we will see more and more preacher preach on Grace and Jesus finished work. One of a man i respected is Pastor Joseph Prince from New Creation Church Singapore. He preach Grace so radicaly that he was percecuted by other pastors in Singapore. His church is abt 20,000 members now.

The only way to be ready it to look at what Christ has done and His finished work. Thats required faith on your part.

We overcome by the Blood and the testimony of Jesus. What testimony ?? Ours ? No.
Its the testimony of Christ died on the Cross and his shead Blood. Thats what the devil is afraid of.

]]> Comment on An end to conflicts and revival… by More good news… an end to conflicts too! « Faith. Hope. Love. http://achristian.wordpress.com/2009/09/17/an-end-to-conflicts-and-revival-2/#comment-11493 More good news… an end to conflicts too! « Faith. Hope. Love. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:10:14 +0000 http://achristian.wordpress.com/?p=2636#comment-11493 [...] An end to conflicts and revival… (2) [...] [...] An end to conflicts and revival… (2) [...]

]]> Comment on What to do when you’re feeling empty inside by Mark Wilson http://achristian.wordpress.com/2006/09/01/what-to-do-when-youre-feeling-empty-inside/#comment-11491 Mark Wilson Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:43:19 +0000 https://achristian.wordpress.com/2006/07/16/what-to-do-when-youre-feeling-empty-inside/#comment-11491 It's is my greatest pleasure to hear that what I went through is bringing joy and healing to you and others. Thank you for being generous with your time to tell me your feelings. God bless you! Mark. It’s is my greatest pleasure to hear that what I went through is bringing joy and healing to you and others. Thank you for being generous with your time to tell me your feelings.

God bless you!
Mark.

]]> Comment on What to do when you’re feeling empty inside by Omolade A. http://achristian.wordpress.com/2006/09/01/what-to-do-when-youre-feeling-empty-inside/#comment-11486 Omolade A. Sat, 17 Oct 2009 13:44:37 +0000 https://achristian.wordpress.com/2006/07/16/what-to-do-when-youre-feeling-empty-inside/#comment-11486 Hi mark, This is a beautiful write up, I googled what God says about feeling empty and i came across your site. Am going to apply what you have said to my presentg situation and I know I will get results. Infact an feeling better just by typing this post. I taught I knew it all and all I had to do to overcome my present feeling of emptiness was to pray to God, read my bible and go to church. But u made it clear that I have to love myself, give myself boundries and enjoy doing the things I love. I really appreciate you for sharing this with me and what is so beatiful about this post is that you wrote it in 2006 and it is still makes sense 3 years after. God bless you sir Hi mark,
This is a beautiful write up, I googled what God says about feeling empty and i came across your site. Am going to apply what you have said to my presentg situation and I know I will get results. Infact an feeling better just by typing this post.

I taught I knew it all and all I had to do to overcome my present feeling of emptiness was to pray to God, read my bible and go to church. But u made it clear that I have to love myself, give myself boundries and enjoy doing the things I love.

I really appreciate you for sharing this with me and what is so beatiful about this post is that you wrote it in 2006 and it is still makes sense 3 years after.

God bless you sir

]]> Comment on What to do when you’re feeling empty inside by Mark Wilson http://achristian.wordpress.com/2006/09/01/what-to-do-when-youre-feeling-empty-inside/#comment-11485 Mark Wilson Sat, 17 Oct 2009 08:03:08 +0000 https://achristian.wordpress.com/2006/07/16/what-to-do-when-youre-feeling-empty-inside/#comment-11485 Thanks! :) Thanks! :)

]]> Comment on What to do when you’re feeling empty inside by Mark Wilson http://achristian.wordpress.com/2006/09/01/what-to-do-when-youre-feeling-empty-inside/#comment-11484 Mark Wilson Sat, 17 Oct 2009 08:02:17 +0000 https://achristian.wordpress.com/2006/07/16/what-to-do-when-youre-feeling-empty-inside/#comment-11484 I am very very sorry that you feel this way. Do not give up. There is a happy life that you can lead. Please try reading and understanding this post that I wrote: http://achristian.wordpress.com/2009/10/17/breaking-out-of-empty-and-hollow-feelings-design-your-life/ If you can read that and see how you came to be unhappy, you might be able to see how to change and become happy... and remember that it is one step at a time. You are His child, I know He will help you. God bless you, Mark. I am very very sorry that you feel this way. Do not give up. There is a happy life that you can lead. Please try reading and understanding this post that I wrote: http://achristian.wordpress.com/2009/10/17/breaking-out-of-empty-and-hollow-feelings-design-your-life/

If you can read that and see how you came to be unhappy, you might be able to see how to change and become happy… and remember that it is one step at a time. You are His child, I know He will help you.

God bless you,
Mark.

]]> Comment on Your personal bill of rights by Breaking out of empty and hollow feelings – design your life! « Faith. Hope. Love. http://achristian.wordpress.com/2009/04/10/your-personal-bill-of-rights/#comment-11483 Breaking out of empty and hollow feelings – design your life! « Faith. Hope. Love. Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:07:32 +0000 http://achristian.wordpress.com/?p=2097#comment-11483 [...] Your personal bill of rights ** [...] [...] Your personal bill of rights ** [...]

]]> Comment on What to do when you’re feeling empty inside by jim http://achristian.wordpress.com/2006/09/01/what-to-do-when-youre-feeling-empty-inside/#comment-11482 jim Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:55:18 +0000 https://achristian.wordpress.com/2006/07/16/what-to-do-when-youre-feeling-empty-inside/#comment-11482 I feel so empty inside myself I feel as though I'm dead with no life.I have been baptised.and did give my heart to Jesus I pray and ask god for help and it like talking to a wall, I can get more out of my dog than God.Everything I try fails.I have no income..I have looked and looked for work.Now I do not know who I'am any more..I have tried to kill myself before because I did not want to live like this.I'm already dead inside.I do not even know what Loves is any more, and all the church and tv mistery think of is SOW seed and you life will change BULL CRAP.I'm to the point I just do not care any more..and when i ask for help i get aaaah we do not do that any more. I ask chruch I use to got to for some moey for gas to get home on some time ago.I payed tithes to that chruch for 4 yrs.they dam sure dont mind ask people for a DONATIONA.whebn i was 4 year old I was molisted by a man where was GOD.and hear i'am 46 yrs old and no better than i was at 15.where is this God that i put my trust in.DEAD INSIDE where God at now NO WHERE.. I feel so empty inside myself I feel as though I’m dead with no life.I have been baptised.and did give my heart to Jesus I pray and ask god for help and it like talking to a wall, I can get more out of my dog than God.Everything I try fails.I have no income..I have looked and looked for work.Now I do not know who I’am any more..I have tried to kill myself before because I did not want to live like this.I’m already dead inside.I do not even know what Loves is any more, and all the church and tv mistery think of is SOW seed and you life will change BULL CRAP.I’m to the point I just do not care any more..and when i ask for help i get aaaah we do not do that any more. I ask chruch I use to got to for some moey for gas to get home on some time ago.I payed tithes to that chruch for 4 yrs.they dam sure dont mind ask people for a DONATIONA.whebn i was 4 year old I was molisted by a man where was GOD.and hear i’am 46 yrs old and no better than i was at 15.where is this God that i put my trust in.DEAD INSIDE where God at now NO WHERE..

]]> Comment on What to do when you’re feeling empty inside by jim http://achristian.wordpress.com/2006/09/01/what-to-do-when-youre-feeling-empty-inside/#comment-11481 jim Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:52:31 +0000 https://achristian.wordpress.com/2006/07/16/what-to-do-when-youre-feeling-empty-inside/#comment-11481 I feel so empty inside myself I feel as though I'm dead with no life.I have been baptised.and did give my heart to Jesus I pray and ask god for help and it like talking to a wall, I can get more out of my dog than God.Everything I try fails.I have no income..I have looked and looked for work.Now I do not know who I'am any more..I have tried to kill myself before because I did not want to live like this.I'm already dead inside.I do not even know what Loves is any more, and all the church and tv mistery think of is SOW seed and you life will change BULL CRAP.I'm to the point I just do not care any more..and when i ask for help i get aaaah we do not do that any more. I ask chruch I use to got to for some moey for gas to get home on some time ago.I payed tithes to that chruch for 4 yrs.they dam sure dont mind ask people for a DONATIONA.whebn i was 4 year old I was molisted by a man where was GOD.and hear i'am 46 yrs old and no better than i was at 15.where is this God that i put my trust in.DEAD INSIDE where God at now NO WHERE I feel so empty inside myself I feel as though I’m dead with no life.I have been baptised.and did give my heart to Jesus I pray and ask god for help and it like talking to a wall, I can get more out of my dog than God.Everything I try fails.I have no income..I have looked and looked for work.Now I do not know who I’am any more..I have tried to kill myself before because I did not want to live like this.I’m already dead inside.I do not even know what Loves is any more, and all the church and tv mistery think of is SOW seed and you life will change BULL CRAP.I’m to the point I just do not care any more..and when i ask for help i get aaaah we do not do that any more. I ask chruch I use to got to for some moey for gas to get home on some time ago.I payed tithes to that chruch for 4 yrs.they dam sure dont mind ask people for a DONATIONA.whebn i was 4 year old I was molisted by a man where was GOD.and hear i’am 46 yrs old and no better than i was at 15.where is this God that i put my trust in.DEAD INSIDE where God at now NO WHERE

]]> Comment on Mark’s faith by paul adoyi http://achristian.wordpress.com/about-2/#comment-11480 paul adoyi Thu, 15 Oct 2009 16:34:36 +0000 /about/#comment-11480 oh i must said i was blessed by this great message but there issues i need God to deal with it in my life,adultery pls prayer with me i had fast and for month iwill not and later i will go back again, though not yet married. i really want God to help me i need him oh i must said i was blessed by this great message but there issues i need God to deal with it in my life,adultery pls prayer with me i had fast and for month iwill not and later i will go back again, though not yet married. i really want God to help me i need him

]]> Comment on The Solution by 19james42 http://achristian.wordpress.com/the-solution/#comment-11478 19james42 Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:09:38 +0000 http://achristian.wordpress.com/path-to-healing/#comment-11478 I CAME TO KNOW THE LORD IN 1977 BY SAYING THE SINNERS PRAYER-JESUS I AM A SINNER AND ASK YOU TO FORGIVE ME FOR ALL THE SINS OF MY LIFE.THANK YOU FOR FORGIVING ME AND PLEASE COME INTO MY HEART AND BE LORD OF MY LIFE.THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS! I CAME TO KNOW THE LORD IN 1977 BY SAYING THE SINNERS PRAYER-JESUS I AM A SINNER AND ASK YOU TO FORGIVE ME FOR ALL THE SINS OF MY LIFE.THANK YOU FOR FORGIVING ME AND PLEASE COME INTO MY HEART AND BE LORD OF MY LIFE.THANK YOU FOR DOING THIS!

]]> Comment on How to fill up the lonely hurt inside by Linda http://achristian.wordpress.com/2008/04/28/how-to-fill-up-the-lonely-hurt-inside/#comment-11477 Linda Mon, 12 Oct 2009 19:12:05 +0000 http://achristian.wordpress.com/?p=1188#comment-11477 Thank you Mark for the courage to post yours and others lives. Like your fellow people, I too have felt totally empty inside. For the lsat 15 years I have felt like a shadow of m true self. I thought I was lost but in reading your wisdom I realize I have been in a prison with the door open and freedom on the other side yet afraid to walk out. I too am an Adult-Child of an Alcoholic childhood. I survived very well. In fact I became a pro at surviving! I accepted Christ at the age of 16. Through Christ I survived sexual,physical.emotional abuse. Without being aware, I continued to attract abusive people into my life. It all came to a head when 15 years ago, I became disabled for 7 years and everyone I knew either died or came to emotionally abuse me. No one (including family) would help. I had a 9 yr. old at home with me. My love of my life left and was mean and cruel, and my best friends came around to say mean and nasty things to me for example. "No I don't want to help you, I have better things to do then to help you". I have never been mean to anyone as long as I have lived! Jesus taught me to be loving and kind to all people. And so I was. I was not only hurt by the abuse thrown my way but I was SHOCKED that ppeople I loved for 30 years or longer really hated me and didn't want to hide it. I shared my spirituality with them. Any time they needed help I would pray and seek the word as to how to comfort them.This type of abuse was different then when I was growing up. This felt like spiritual abuse! They made fun of me and put me down in every possible way. Because I was physically disabled, I was already down and afraid. I had a broken leg that cancer was found in and I was told I would not survive. All of the people in my life were removed. I do understand now why they were removed. But I haven't been the same person ever since I went through that ordeal. I continue to feel so empty inside. I don't know how to feel alive again. I'm attending AlAnon meetings to help. If you can offer any wisdom on my situation please do! Thank you Mark for the courage to post yours and others lives. Like your fellow people, I too have felt totally empty inside. For the lsat 15 years I have felt like a shadow of m true self. I thought I was lost but in reading your wisdom I realize I have been in a prison with the door open and freedom on the other side yet afraid to walk out. I too am an Adult-Child of an Alcoholic childhood. I survived very well. In fact I became a pro at surviving! I accepted Christ at the age of 16. Through Christ I survived sexual,physical.emotional abuse. Without being aware, I continued to attract abusive people into my life. It all came to a head when 15 years ago, I became disabled for 7 years and everyone I knew either died or came to emotionally abuse me. No one (including family) would help. I had a 9 yr. old at home with me. My love of my life left and was mean and cruel, and my best friends came around to say mean and nasty things to me for example. “No I don’t want to help you, I have better things to do then to help you”. I have never been mean to anyone as long as I have lived! Jesus taught me to be loving and kind to all people. And so I was. I was not only hurt by the abuse thrown my way but I was SHOCKED that ppeople I loved for 30 years or longer really hated me and didn’t want to hide it. I shared my spirituality with them. Any time they needed help I would pray and seek the word as to how to comfort them.This type of abuse was different then when I was growing up. This felt like spiritual abuse! They made fun of me and put me down in every possible way. Because I was physically disabled, I was already down and afraid. I had a broken leg that cancer was found in and I was told I would not survive. All of the people in my life were removed. I do understand now why they were removed. But I haven’t been the same person ever since I went through that ordeal. I continue to feel so empty inside. I don’t know how to feel alive again. I’m attending AlAnon meetings to help. If you can offer any wisdom on my situation please do!

]]> Comment on Stronger, newer. Bolder. by Mark Wilson http://achristian.wordpress.com/2009/10/06/stronger-newer-bolder/#comment-11473 Mark Wilson Fri, 09 Oct 2009 13:26:52 +0000 http://achristian.wordpress.com/?p=2734#comment-11473 G'day Aussie person! Yes it was a time of testing - you have good insight. And my faith stood on the Rock... and came through. In times of testing everything that isn't on (or from) that Rock just gets washed away. Testing is a harsh, but a good thing, because what remains is strong and you can trust it in order to go forward. G’day Aussie person!

Yes it was a time of testing – you have good insight. And my faith stood on the Rock… and came through. In times of testing everything that isn’t on (or from) that Rock just gets washed away.

Testing is a harsh, but a good thing, because what remains is strong and you can trust it in order to go forward.

]]> Comment on Stronger, newer. Bolder. by Faith of Christ http://achristian.wordpress.com/2009/10/06/stronger-newer-bolder/#comment-11472 Faith of Christ Fri, 09 Oct 2009 09:51:15 +0000 http://achristian.wordpress.com/?p=2734#comment-11472 Well done! Good to see you got through the testing and dark times. Look forward to reading more posts with your even clearer crisper sense of Faith along with the guidance of the Holy Spirit in you. God be with you always Well done! Good to see you got through the testing and dark times. Look forward to reading more posts with your even clearer crisper sense of Faith along with the guidance of the Holy Spirit in you.
God be with you always

]]> Comment on Marriage Pt 2 – safe with each other by Anonymous http://achristian.wordpress.com/2007/10/16/marriage-pt-2-no-longer-safe-with-each-other/#comment-11469 Anonymous Thu, 08 Oct 2009 13:01:44 +0000 http://achristian.wordpress.com/2007/10/16/marriage-pt-2-naked-acceptance/#comment-11469 hg hg

]]> Comment on An end to conflicts and revival by More good news… an end to conflicts too! « Faith. Hope. Love. http://achristian.wordpress.com/2009/05/19/an-end-to-conflicts-and-revival/#comment-11468 More good news… an end to conflicts too! « Faith. Hope. Love. Thu, 08 Oct 2009 00:02:43 +0000 http://achristian.wordpress.com/?p=2281#comment-11468 [...] An end to conflicts and revival (1) [...] [...] An end to conflicts and revival (1) [...]

]]> Comment on The grace of God reigns through Jesus Christ by Seek first the righteousness that Jesus Christ HAS provided « Faith. Hope. Love. http://achristian.wordpress.com/2009/09/17/the-grace-of-god-reigns-through-jesus-christ/#comment-11465 Seek first the righteousness that Jesus Christ HAS provided « Faith. Hope. Love. Tue, 06 Oct 2009 16:58:40 +0000 http://achristian.wordpress.com/?p=2622#comment-11465 [...] Gulp. I thought I understood that before. I even wrote about it. But now, with God having pressed some kind of rest button in my brain, I really get it. Rom 5:21 [...] [...] Gulp. I thought I understood that before. I even wrote about it. But now, with God having pressed some kind of rest button in my brain, I really get it. Rom 5:21 [...]

]]> Comment on What happened to… Moses? by Miyesha Jackson http://achristian.wordpress.com/2006/10/26/what-happened-to-moses/#comment-11464 Miyesha Jackson Sat, 03 Oct 2009 09:58:42 +0000 http://achristian.wordpress.com/2006/10/26/what-happened-to-moses/#comment-11464 Thank you for clarifying that. I was trying to figure out why God was mad at Moses and I could not figure it out. It's the little things that matter to God. It may not seem like a big deal to us what Moses did, but it did to God. Thank you. Thank you for clarifying that. I was trying to figure out why God was mad at Moses and I could not figure it out. It’s the little things that matter to God. It may not seem like a big deal to us what Moses did, but it did to God. Thank you.

]]> Comment on The purpose of times of trial by carolyn http://achristian.wordpress.com/2007/09/25/the-purpose-of-times-of-trial/#comment-11463 carolyn Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:12:46 +0000 http://achristian.wordpress.com/2007/09/25/the-purpose-of-times-of-trial/#comment-11463 It is hard to be made like Jesus but that is what is happening during our trials. He is burning away the bad parts that his radiance will shine through and then we can help others going through trials too. Psalm:#0:5 Weeping may last for the night, But a shout of joy comes in the morning! Thanks for the encouragement. It is hard to be made like Jesus but that is what is happening during our trials. He is burning away the bad parts that his radiance will shine through and then we can help others going through trials too.
Psalm:#0:5 Weeping may last for the night, But a shout of joy comes in the morning!
Thanks for the encouragement.

]]> Comment on God has a plan to prosper you… what to do while you wait by James http://achristian.wordpress.com/2006/06/15/god-has-a-plan-to-prosper-you-but-read-the-details/#comment-11462 James Thu, 01 Oct 2009 19:02:13 +0000 https://achristian.wordpress.com/2006/06/15/god-has-a-plan-to-prosper-you-but-read-the-details/#comment-11462 You CANNOT open the Bible to a random page, read a promise and assume that it APPLIES TO YOU. Jeremiah 29 is OBVIOUSLY intended for a SPECIFIC group of people at a SPECIFIC time. So are almost all of the promises of prosperity, almost all of them in the OLD TESTAMENT under the OLD COVENANT WHICH HAS BEEN REPLACED. A Christian's life SHOULD NOT BE COMFORTABLE AND PROSPEROUS. There is no Biblical basis for this absolutely repulsive, disgusting heresy. I pray that you "Christians" will read what Jesus and Paul and Peter plainly taught to Christians and start to live it out - if you do, you will find JOY greater than what you've ever experienced in your delusion that God wants you to be prosperous on Earth. JUST READ WHAT JESUS SAID ABOUT RICH PEOPLE! God bless you. =D You CANNOT open the Bible to a random page, read a promise and assume that it APPLIES TO YOU. Jeremiah 29 is OBVIOUSLY intended for a SPECIFIC group of people at a SPECIFIC time. So are almost all of the promises of prosperity, almost all of them in the OLD TESTAMENT under the OLD COVENANT WHICH HAS BEEN REPLACED. A Christian’s life SHOULD NOT BE COMFORTABLE AND PROSPEROUS. There is no Biblical basis for this absolutely repulsive, disgusting heresy. I pray that you “Christians” will read what Jesus and Paul and Peter plainly taught to Christians and start to live it out – if you do, you will find JOY greater than what you’ve ever experienced in your delusion that God wants you to be prosperous on Earth. JUST READ WHAT JESUS SAID ABOUT RICH PEOPLE! God bless you. =D

]]> Comment on How to forgive someone by Anonymous http://achristian.wordpress.com/2007/04/04/how-to-forgive-someone/#comment-11452 Anonymous Tue, 29 Sep 2009 16:43:15 +0000 http://achristian.wordpress.com/2007/04/04/how-to-forgive-someone/#comment-11452 <blockquote cite="#commentbody-11234"> <strong><a href="#comment-11234" rel="nofollow">Joyce</a> :</strong> 0 0 Rate This PDRTJS_settings_199388_comm_11234 = { "id" : "199388", "unique_id" : "wp-comment-11234", "title" : "My+tendency+is+when+someone+hurts+me%2C+or+offends+me+is+to+shut+off+my+heart+to+them.++I+simply+close+the+door+and+move+on.++Unfortunately%2C+this+leaves+me+without+friendships+and+relationships.++I...", "item_id" : "_comm_11234", "permalink" : "http%3A%2F%2Fachristian.wordpress.com%2F2007%2F04%2F04%2Fhow-to-forgive-someone%2F%23comment-11234" } My tendency is when someone hurts me, or offends me is to shut off my heart to them. I simply close the door and move on. Unfortunately, this leaves me without friendships and relationships. I want to forgive them but every time I think about them my “coping” shut off skills kick in. I thank you for sharing steps that I can take to learn God’s way instead of my way.</blockquote>

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My tendency is when someone hurts me, or offends me is to shut off my heart to them. I simply close the door and move on. Unfortunately, this leaves me without friendships and relationships. I want to forgive them but every time I think about them my “coping” shut off skills kick in. I thank you for sharing steps that I can take to learn God’s way instead of my way.

]]> Comment on What to do when you’re feeling empty inside by Brandy Ricks http://achristian.wordpress.com/2006/09/01/what-to-do-when-youre-feeling-empty-inside/#comment-11451 Brandy Ricks Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:50:33 +0000 https://achristian.wordpress.com/2006/07/16/what-to-do-when-youre-feeling-empty-inside/#comment-11451 Your story absolutly touched my heart and I am so sorry. Its so hard to be the one that is rejected, just be glad that it did not happen in marriage with kids and a lot of other things to show for itself and haunt you at the same time. God is good and everything has a purpose. People do care about you. People you dont even know will read this and you will help them not feel alone. I was one of them. My husband and I are on the verge of a divorce because he wants to live the single life and to be able to go and do as he pleases! I am always at home with two kids and never get that same oppertunity. It hurts me deeply. I am so sorry. Things will get better. Just be faithful through the storm and you will see the raimbow at the other side in time! Your story absolutly touched my heart and I am so sorry. Its so hard to be the one that is rejected, just be glad that it did not happen in marriage with kids and a lot of other things to show for itself and haunt you at the same time. God is good and everything has a purpose. People do care about you. People you dont even know will read this and you will help them not feel alone. I was one of them. My husband and I are on the verge of a divorce because he wants to live the single life and to be able to go and do as he pleases! I am always at home with two kids and never get that same oppertunity. It hurts me deeply. I am so sorry. Things will get better. Just be faithful through the storm and you will see the raimbow at the other side in time!

]]> Comment on What to do when you’re feeling empty inside by Brandy Ricks http://achristian.wordpress.com/2006/09/01/what-to-do-when-youre-feeling-empty-inside/#comment-11450 Brandy Ricks Tue, 29 Sep 2009 08:41:22 +0000 https://achristian.wordpress.com/2006/07/16/what-to-do-when-youre-feeling-empty-inside/#comment-11450 I want you to know that I am going throught some bad things and that Satan is distroying my marriage. I am selfish, lonley, angry, hurt, and so many other things. My husband has cheated 7 times that I know of and he has been talking to another girl again and trying to hang out with her and drinking again. We have two kids and I dont want to lose my family, but he keeps flipping out and doing bad things and I had to put him in the psyc ward again to get him help for some violent acts. I do love this man. I want him to find God and to get help and I know that I ahve not shown him love, I know that I am not the only one to blame, but I have been so hurt that I have not loved him and he in turn has not loved me. I want him to be better and I have to learn to forgive and forget things, I keep just bringing it up and I cannot get over it and I do not want this to completely distroy my husband, my kids, or myself. I love them all. I am just having such a really hard time and I really need prayer. I think that this was really helpful. I do have to learn to love myself, my childhood was horrible and I cannot have my kids lives being like mine is now. Please please pray for me and send any insite if you can so that i can have more GODLY insite. I love my husband but I am beginning to believe that letting him go is the only way becasue he tears me down all of the time and is distroying me. I cannot handle it anymore! I miss him, but I want him to be a good man and he is not! Please if you have it inyour heart to please pray, my heart is hurting so much and i know his is, he has to miss his kids and has to miss his home. we both need help and i need help knowing what to do and how to move past this and he needs help making it stop! please please help my family, we have little girls that i want to make a better life for and i need you to know that i am willing to do anything to keep my family together and happy! I want you to know that I am going throught some bad things and that Satan is distroying my marriage. I am selfish, lonley, angry, hurt, and so many other things. My husband has cheated 7 times that I know of and he has been talking to another girl again and trying to hang out with her and drinking again. We have two kids and I dont want to lose my family, but he keeps flipping out and doing bad things and I had to put him in the psyc ward again to get him help for some violent acts. I do love this man. I want him to find God and to get help and I know that I ahve not shown him love, I know that I am not the only one to blame, but I have been so hurt that I have not loved him and he in turn has not loved me. I want him to be better and I have to learn to forgive and forget things, I keep just bringing it up and I cannot get over it and I do not want this to completely distroy my husband, my kids, or myself. I love them all. I am just having such a really hard time and I really need prayer. I think that this was really helpful. I do have to learn to love myself, my childhood was horrible and I cannot have my kids lives being like mine is now. Please please pray for me and send any insite if you can so that i can have more GODLY insite. I love my husband but I am beginning to believe that letting him go is the only way becasue he tears me down all of the time and is distroying me. I cannot handle it anymore! I miss him, but I want him to be a good man and he is not! Please if you have it inyour heart to please pray, my heart is hurting so much and i know his is, he has to miss his kids and has to miss his home. we both need help and i need help knowing what to do and how to move past this and he needs help making it stop! please please help my family, we have little girls that i want to make a better life for and i need you to know that i am willing to do anything to keep my family together and happy!

]]> Comment on The exact imprint of the Father, I AM, El, Ab, Counsellor by fireball3316 http://achristian.wordpress.com/2009/09/27/the-exact-imprint-of-the-eternal-father-i-am-el-ab-and-wonderful-counsellor/#comment-11439 fireball3316 Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:27:43 +0000 http://achristian.wordpress.com/?p=2660#comment-11439 awesome post! well done at explaining it! blessings, claire awesome post! well done at explaining it! blessings, claire

]]> Comment on Prophecy – Catastrophe ahead (Ike and financial storms) by How long is “a little more than a year” because THAT is when His Spirit will be poured out « Faith. Hope. Love. http://achristian.wordpress.com/2008/09/23/prophecy-catastrophe-ahead-ike-and-financial-storms/#comment-11433 How long is “a little more than a year” because THAT is when His Spirit will be poured out « Faith. Hope. Love. Sat, 26 Sep 2009 01:02:59 +0000 http://achristian.wordpress.com/?p=994#comment-11433 [...] 23 September 2008 – I blogged that word: Prophecy – Catastrophe ahead (Ike and financial storms) [...] [...] 23 September 2008 – I blogged that word: Prophecy – Catastrophe ahead (Ike and financial storms) [...]

]]> Comment on What happened to… Moses? by Sorrow http://achristian.wordpress.com/2006/10/26/what-happened-to-moses/#comment-11432 Sorrow Fri, 25 Sep 2009 22:32:25 +0000 http://achristian.wordpress.com/2006/10/26/what-happened-to-moses/#comment-11432 And there is the thing of unbelief. Tom does not want to, can not accept the possibility of Mark's interpretation. He is alltogether willfully blind to anything but his own interpretation of cruelty he ascribes to The Lord that he might seek to hold up some case against The Lord. Tom magnifies the deeds of a man in busting "his tail for God and 'his people'", and heaps scorn upon The Lord who it was that delivered them in the first place. What can we say to him? How can seed grow upon a heart of stone? Hearing such persons whose eyes are held shut, whose ears are folded closed, whose hearts are stone is a thing of great sorrow. In that they refuse to see, or refuse to hear, what can one do but pray that the spirit give them a new heart? Please pray for Tom. And there is the thing of unbelief. Tom does not want to, can not accept the possibility of Mark’s interpretation. He is alltogether willfully blind to anything but his own interpretation of cruelty he ascribes to The Lord that he might seek to hold up some case against The Lord. Tom magnifies the deeds of a man in busting “his tail for God and ‘his people’”, and heaps scorn upon The Lord who it was that delivered them in the first place.

What can we say to him? How can seed grow upon a heart of stone? Hearing such persons whose eyes are held shut, whose ears are folded closed, whose hearts are stone is a thing of great sorrow. In that they refuse to see, or refuse to hear, what can one do but pray that the spirit give them a new heart?

Please pray for Tom.

]]> Comment on How to forgive someone by M http://achristian.wordpress.com/2007/04/04/how-to-forgive-someone/#comment-11430 M Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:43:03 +0000 http://achristian.wordpress.com/2007/04/04/how-to-forgive-someone/#comment-11430 Hi – First, I’m sorry that you’ve felt so much pain and hurt. It’s a terrible feeling to feel hemmed in by our anger. I, too am working through the same thing, but with a variety in people in my life. I picked up a book from the library called “After the Affair” by Janis Abrahms Spring. She has another one called “How Can I Forgive You?” My situation isn't about an affair, but the first book has a very helpful chapter on forgiveness. It basically states what you were just saying. It’s saying, that a person needs to earn our forgiveness, that it’s not just enough to simply say I forgive you, because that doesn’t truly release our hurt and pain. The book also warns against simply washing over someone’s wrong doing toward us because we want to be nice, we want to let it go. I liked the fact that the author said that this was not healthy and that we would still find ourselves obessessing over the incidents that hurt us. I for one, am carrying around too much pain from the hurt of others, others who did nothing to earn my foregiveness. Just saying “I forgive them”, hasn’t freed me at all because I want them to be sorry, but they are not. One is a boss that unjustly lied about me then fired me, another is my father, who is now dead. I will never see either of them again so I can’t see if they’re sorry. So that has kept me stuck in not being able to truly forgive them. I don’t know if you feel the same with your husband, but at least you have him in your life, where you can sit down together, where you can tell him how hurt you are, and that he needs to earn your forgiveness and aid your healing. I hope either of these books will give you both some skills and tools to achieve that. I for one, know that it takes work to achieve this. Words alone aren’t enough. I hope this helps. Hi – First, I’m sorry that you’ve felt so much pain and hurt. It’s a terrible feeling to feel hemmed in by our anger. I, too am working through the same thing, but with a variety in people in my life. I picked up a book from the library called “After the Affair” by Janis Abrahms Spring. She has another one called “How Can I Forgive You?”

My situation isn’t about an affair, but the first book has a very helpful chapter on forgiveness. It basically states what you were just saying. It’s saying, that a person needs to earn our forgiveness, that it’s not just enough to simply say I forgive you, because that doesn’t truly release our hurt and pain. The book also warns against simply washing over someone’s wrong doing toward us because we want to be nice, we want to let it go. I liked the fact that the author said that this was not healthy and that we would still find ourselves obessessing over the incidents that hurt us. I for one, am carrying around too much pain from the hurt of others, others who did nothing to earn my foregiveness. Just saying “I forgive them”, hasn’t freed me at all because I want them to be sorry, but they are not. One is a boss that unjustly lied about me then fired me, another is my father, who is now dead. I will never see either of them again so I can’t see if they’re sorry. So that has kept me stuck in not being able to truly forgive them. I don’t know if you feel the same with your husband, but at least you have him in your life, where you can sit down together, where you can tell him how hurt you are, and that he needs to earn your forgiveness and aid your healing. I hope either of these books will give you both some skills and tools to achieve that. I for one, know that it takes work to achieve this. Words alone aren’t enough. I hope this helps.

]]> Comment on How to forgive someone by M http://achristian.wordpress.com/2007/04/04/how-to-forgive-someone/#comment-11429 M Fri, 25 Sep 2009 20:39:17 +0000 http://achristian.wordpress.com/2007/04/04/how-to-forgive-someone/#comment-11429 Hi - First, I'm sorry that you've felt so much pain and hurt. It's a terrible feeling to feel hemmed in by our anger. I, too am working through the same thing, but with a variety in people in my life. I picked up a book from the library called "After the Affair" by Janis Abrahms Spring. She has another one called "How Can I Forgive You?" My situation is about an affair, but the first book has a very helpful chapter on forgiveness. It basically says what you were just saying. Basically it's saying, that a person needs to earn our forgiveness, that it's not just enough to simply say I forgive you, because that doesn't truly release our hurt and pain. The book also warns against simply washing over someone's wrong doing toward us because we want to be nice, we want to let it go. I liked the fact that the author said that this was not healthy and that we would still find ourselves obessessing over the incidents that hurt us. I for one, am carrying around too much pain from the hurt of others, others who did nothing to earn my foregiveness. Just saying "I forgive them", hasn't freed me at all because I want them to be sorry, but they are not. One is a boss that unjustly lied about me then fired me, another is my father, who is now dead. I will never see either of them again so I can't see if they're sorry. So that has kept me stuck in not being able to truly forgive them. I don't know if you feel the same with your husband, but at least you have him in your life, where you can sit down together, where you can tell him how hurt you are, and that he needs to earn your forgiveness and aid your healing. I hope either of these books will give you both some skills and tools to achieve that. I for one, know that it takes work to achieve this. Words alone aren't enough. I hope this helps. Hi – First, I’m sorry that you’ve felt so much pain and hurt. It’s a terrible feeling to feel hemmed in by our anger. I, too am working through the same thing, but with a variety in people in my life. I picked up a book from the library called “After the Affair” by Janis Abrahms Spring. She has another one called “How Can I Forgive You?” My situation is about an affair, but the first book has a very helpful chapter on forgiveness. It basically says what you were just saying. Basically it’s saying, that a person needs to earn our forgiveness, that it’s not just enough to simply say I forgive you, because that doesn’t truly release our hurt and pain. The book also warns against simply washing over someone’s wrong doing toward us because we want to be nice, we want to let it go. I liked the fact that the author said that this was not healthy and that we would still find ourselves obessessing over the incidents that hurt us. I for one, am carrying around too much pain from the hurt of others, others who did nothing to earn my foregiveness. Just saying “I forgive them”, hasn’t freed me at all because I want them to be sorry, but they are not. One is a boss that unjustly lied about me then fired me, another is my father, who is now dead. I will never see either of them again so I can’t see if they’re sorry. So that has kept me stuck in not being able to truly forgive them. I don’t know if you feel the same with your husband, but at least you have him in your life, where you can sit down together, where you can tell him how hurt you are, and that he needs to earn your forgiveness and aid your healing. I hope either of these books will give you both some skills and tools to achieve that. I for one, know that it takes work to achieve this. Words alone aren’t enough. I hope this helps.

]]> Comment on The prophesied changes were long lasting! by The good news keeps on coming in SA « Faith. Hope. Love. http://achristian.wordpress.com/2009/07/16/the-prophesied-changes-were-long-lasting/#comment-11428 The good news keeps on coming in SA « Faith. Hope. Love. Fri, 25 Sep 2009 13:14:51 +0000 http://achristian.wordpress.com/?p=2327#comment-11428 [...] The good news keeps on coming in SA 25 September 2009 Mark Wilson Leave a comment Go to comments Check out the previous post containing previous improvements: The prophesied changes were long lasting! [...] [...] The good news keeps on coming in SA 25 September 2009 Mark Wilson Leave a comment Go to comments Check out the previous post containing previous improvements: The prophesied changes were long lasting! [...]

]]> Comment on Let the fire of God come down on all nations – God’s words by Mark Wilson http://achristian.wordpress.com/2009/09/21/let-the-fire-of-god-come-down-on-all-nations-gods-words/#comment-11406 Mark Wilson Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:39:42 +0000 http://achristian.wordpress.com/?p=2700#comment-11406 Hiya Your words are so meaningful to me in so many ways. You wrote this as a gift from Heaven to me. Thank you. I have updated the post several times, adding significant new content and context. Writing these types of posts require lots of tying-together of previous content, with bible verses and new content being revealed. It takes a while to get it all right, lots of verses. But to see it all happen and come to pass, makes up for everything else I miss out on. :) God bless! Mark. Hiya

Your words are so meaningful to me in so many ways. You wrote this as a gift from Heaven to me. Thank you.

I have updated the post several times, adding significant new content and context. Writing these types of posts require lots of tying-together of previous content, with bible verses and new content being revealed. It takes a while to get it all right, lots of verses. But to see it all happen and come to pass, makes up for everything else I miss out on. :)

God bless!
Mark.

]]> Comment on Let the fire of God come down on all nations – God’s words by Abiding in Christ, Amen! http://achristian.wordpress.com/2009/09/21/let-the-fire-of-god-come-down-on-all-nations-gods-words/#comment-11405 Abiding in Christ, Amen! Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:30:25 +0000 http://achristian.wordpress.com/?p=2700#comment-11405 This post reminded me alot of your Aus. drought stories -- before the rains, and then during the times when the rains began to replenish the lands. This is exciting times! This isnt the first time you've mentioned the link between the land and the finances and heaven. Watching you hope and pray and believe for the Aus drought situation was tough to watch you do, but in his mercy, the LORD did it as he's promised. This time, it seems (to me at least) that he's done it/doing it again, only at a quicker pace. [And its much easier to believe this time]. Kudos, and YEA! God! This post reminded me alot of your Aus. drought stories — before the rains, and then during the times when the rains began to replenish the lands.

This is exciting times!

This isnt the first time you’ve mentioned the link between the land and the finances and heaven. Watching you hope and pray and believe for the Aus drought situation was tough to watch you do, but in his mercy, the LORD did it as he’s promised. This time, it seems (to me at least) that he’s done it/doing it again, only at a quicker pace. [And its much easier to believe this time].

Kudos, and YEA! God!

]]> Comment on An end to conflicts and revival by Let the fire of God come down on all nations – God’s words « Faith. Hope. Love. http://achristian.wordpress.com/2009/05/19/an-end-to-conflicts-and-revival/#comment-11404 Let the fire of God come down on all nations – God’s words « Faith. Hope. Love. Mon, 21 Sep 2009 13:00:51 +0000 http://achristian.wordpress.com/?p=2281#comment-11404 [...] the 13th of May He said to me (I blogged it on 19th May 2009) that there would [...] [...] the 13th of May He said to me (I blogged it on 19th May 2009) that there would [...]

]]> Comment on Lakes and rivers to run again in Australia by Let the fire of God come down on all nations – God’s words « Faith. Hope. Love. http://achristian.wordpress.com/2008/10/31/lakes-and-rivers-to-run-again-in-australia/#comment-11403 Let the fire of God come down on all nations – God’s words « Faith. Hope. Love. Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:54:01 +0000 http://achristian.wordpress.com/?p=1418#comment-11403 [...] pouring out was first shown to me in 2008 and I wrote it on 31st Oct 2008. So what about the financial storm? Why isn’t it stopping? Well… I haven’t heard any [...] [...] pouring out was first shown to me in 2008 and I wrote it on 31st Oct 2008. So what about the financial storm? Why isn’t it stopping? Well… I haven’t heard any [...]

]]> Comment on Fantasy stops us growing into adults by Renato McCray http://achristian.wordpress.com/2007/04/22/fantasy-stops-us-growing-into-adults/#comment-11396 Renato McCray Sun, 20 Sep 2009 15:17:19 +0000 http://achristian.wordpress.com/2007/04/22/fantasy-stops-us-growing-into-adults/#comment-11396 This morning i woke up feeling as if life had no meaning for me, feeling nothing , iam glad i read this page, i dont how iam going to start to heal but, iam going to try, please pray for me and with me This morning i woke up feeling as if life had no meaning for me, feeling nothing , iam glad i read this page, i dont how iam going to start to heal but, iam going to try, please pray for me and with me

]]> Comment on About Mark by TK http://achristian.wordpress.com/about-mark/#comment-11377 TK Thu, 17 Sep 2009 19:06:33 +0000 http://achristian.wordpress.com/about-mark/#comment-11377 Hi Mark, I stumbled upon your blog through a google search. I was searching to find out if the bible says anything about taking care of yourself. I know it sounds so stupid, but I feel guilty if I do things for myself. I don't eat right or take time to do the things that are just second nature to most people. If I have time to do something for myself I feel that I have time to do something to benefit someone other than me or please God. I have three kids, a wonderful husband, and an awesome relationship with my Lord Jesus, but I am in a healing phase of my life. I completely relate to your blog. I was also sexually abused and have had many bad things happen to me over the course of my life thus far. I was abused by my step father from the time I was 8 until I was 13 and I was sexually abused by my real father once (I didnt even know it until I was 17!!) and I was emotionally and physically abused by my ex-step mother for 8 years. My husband is in the military and has been deployed three times and in those times I have had to be alone raising our kids. All three of my kids were born early and two of them were hospitalized for a period of time and I was hospitalized for a month with my youngest. After finally trying to confront my father about beating my mom, sexually abusing my cousins and myself, he disowned me for almost 2 weeks and then he finally called me to work things out, but basically only wanted to keep me from telling my grandmother of his dirty secrets. I forgave him and tried to start over with him and then he died of an unexpected heart attack this past January (4 months after our confrontation.) I have three younger siblings and I told my step mom about what my dad did to me but she believed whatever story my dad told her. After my dad's death I opened up to my aunt and she basically called me a liar and yelled at me for telling her this after my dad is dead and gone and can't defend himself. This brought back memories of how I told my mom about my step dad abusing me and she also refused to believe me and so now I am treated as the bad one from the family I was born into (my dad's side.) My mom is still married to my step father (after going to two different pastors and them telling her to stay with him) and I have forgiven him and we have somewhat of a good relationship, but I will never trust him alone with my kids. I almost lost my mom a couple months ago due to her health issues. My father was 51 and my mom is 50 and I am 27. I got pregnant and married young, but thankfully I am happilly married! I believe God is preparing me for something, but I have so many questions that I feel no one understands. So needless to say I have had many personality flaws to overcome but I still have so much further to go. I felt comfort in knowing that I'm not the only one who has read the bible and seen God's anger and how we must do everything for everyone else and put ourselves very last. I have a hard time feeling loved and lovable. I don't take time out to do anything that I enjoy because I don't feel I deserve it. I was angry at God for a long time but thankfully I am not anymore. I wanted to know why for so long and God just showed me that if I know "Who" (Him) the why doesn't matter. I know He has a bigger plan and that is why He did not rescue me from my abuse when I called out to Him. Just as Jesus cried out "Father Father, why have you forsaken me." He had a bigger plan then and I have to trust there is a reason why He allowed me to endure so much pain and suffering in my life. I am just confused about prayer now. Does it make a difference? I ask Him for things but I don't know if I am doubting and not going boldly to the thrown just because I know He is soverign. I just don't think He answers my prayers and I am asking Him to help me know what I am doing to hinder them from being answered so I can change that. I'm more confused now than anything else. I am seeking, studying, praying, and now I am just waiting. I have hope that someday I will be able to enjoy my life and not feel I am doomed until I get to heaven. Anyways I just wanted to thank you for sharing because it helps me to know I'm not the only one who struggles with these sorts of things. God Bless you! Hi Mark,
I stumbled upon your blog through a google search. I was searching to find out if the bible says anything about taking care of yourself. I know it sounds so stupid, but I feel guilty if I do things for myself. I don’t eat right or take time to do the things that are just second nature to most people. If I have time to do something for myself I feel that I have time to do something to benefit someone other than me or please God. I have three kids, a wonderful husband, and an awesome relationship with my Lord Jesus, but I am in a healing phase of my life. I completely relate to your blog. I was also sexually abused and have had many bad things happen to me over the course of my life thus far. I was abused by my step father from the time I was 8 until I was 13 and I was sexually abused by my real father once (I didnt even know it until I was 17!!) and I was emotionally and physically abused by my ex-step mother for 8 years. My husband is in the military and has been deployed three times and in those times I have had to be alone raising our kids. All three of my kids were born early and two of them were hospitalized for a period of time and I was hospitalized for a month with my youngest. After finally trying to confront my father about beating my mom, sexually abusing my cousins and myself, he disowned me for almost 2 weeks and then he finally called me to work things out, but basically only wanted to keep me from telling my grandmother of his dirty secrets. I forgave him and tried to start over with him and then he died of an unexpected heart attack this past January (4 months after our confrontation.) I have three younger siblings and I told my step mom about what my dad did to me but she believed whatever story my dad told her. After my dad’s death I opened up to my aunt and she basically called me a liar and yelled at me for telling her this after my dad is dead and gone and can’t defend himself. This brought back memories of how I told my mom about my step dad abusing me and she also refused to believe me and so now I am treated as the bad one from the family I was born into (my dad’s side.) My mom is still married to my step father (after going to two different pastors and them telling her to stay with him) and I have forgiven him and we have somewhat of a good relationship, but I will never trust him alone with my kids. I almost lost my mom a couple months ago due to her health issues. My father was 51 and my mom is 50 and I am 27. I got pregnant and married young, but thankfully I am happilly married! I believe God is preparing me for something, but I have so many questions that I feel no one understands. So needless to say I have had many personality flaws to overcome but I still have so much further to go. I felt comfort in knowing that I’m not the only one who has read the bible and seen God’s anger and how we must do everything for everyone else and put ourselves very last. I have a hard time feeling loved and lovable. I don’t take time out to do anything that I enjoy because I don’t feel I deserve it. I was angry at God for a long time but thankfully I am not anymore. I wanted to know why for so long and God just showed me that if I know “Who” (Him) the why doesn’t matter. I know He has a bigger plan and that is why He did not rescue me from my abuse when I called out to Him. Just as Jesus cried out “Father Father, why have you forsaken me.” He had a bigger plan then and I have to trust there is a reason why He allowed me to endure so much pain and suffering in my life. I am just confused about prayer now. Does it make a difference? I ask Him for things but I don’t know if I am doubting and not going boldly to the thrown just because I know He is soverign. I just don’t think He answers my prayers and I am asking Him to help me know what I am doing to hinder them from being answered so I can change that. I’m more confused now than anything else. I am seeking, studying, praying, and now I am just waiting. I have hope that someday I will be able to enjoy my life and not feel I am doomed until I get to heaven. Anyways I just wanted to thank you for sharing because it helps me to know I’m not the only one who struggles with these sorts of things. God Bless you!

]]> Comment on An end to conflicts and revival by An end to conflicts and revival… « Faith. Hope. Love. http://achristian.wordpress.com/2009/05/19/an-end-to-conflicts-and-revival/#comment-11376 An end to conflicts and revival… « Faith. Hope. Love. Thu, 17 Sep 2009 18:57:56 +0000 http://achristian.wordpress.com/?p=2281#comment-11376 [...] 17 September 2009 Mark Wilson Leave a comment Go to comments On 19 May 2009 I wrote An end to conflicts and revival and it’s 17 Sept 2009 now, 4 months later. So how are things [...] [...] 17 September 2009 Mark Wilson Leave a comment Go to comments On 19 May 2009 I wrote An end to conflicts and revival and it’s 17 Sept 2009 now, 4 months later. So how are things [...]

]]> Comment on Christ’s authority by Mark Wilson http://achristian.wordpress.com/2009/09/13/christs-authority/#comment-11370 Mark Wilson Mon, 14 Sep 2009 11:26:12 +0000 http://achristian.wordpress.com/?p=2612#comment-11370 Thanks Diana! Thanks Diana!

]]> Comment on Christ’s authority by journeywriter http://achristian.wordpress.com/2009/09/13/christs-authority/#comment-11369 journeywriter Mon, 14 Sep 2009 04:22:10 +0000 http://achristian.wordpress.com/?p=2612#comment-11369 Very interesting brother. I believe that if the church would really understand this principle there wouldn't be as many divisions or such disunity for that matter as it is all over the world. Very interesting brother. I believe that if the church would really understand this principle there wouldn’t be as many divisions or such disunity for that matter as it is all over the world.

]]> Comment on Entrusting to us the message of reconciliation by Bill http://achristian.wordpress.com/2009/09/14/entrusting-to-us-the-message-of-reconciliation/#comment-11368 Bill Mon, 14 Sep 2009 04:15:42 +0000 http://achristian.wordpress.com/?p=2614#comment-11368 Excellent post, Mark. I especially like the parable! May we all be faithful to God's call on our lives. Excellent post, Mark. I especially like the parable! May we all be faithful to God’s call on our lives.

]]> Comment on What to do when you’re feeling empty inside by I FEEL EMPTY http://achristian.wordpress.com/2006/09/01/what-to-do-when-youre-feeling-empty-inside/#comment-11367 I FEEL EMPTY Sun, 13 Sep 2009 23:29:35 +0000 https://achristian.wordpress.com/2006/07/16/what-to-do-when-youre-feeling-empty-inside/#comment-11367 Thank for the hugs and kisses when l need them most. Thank for the hugs and kisses when l need them most.

]]> Comment on What to do when you’re feeling empty inside by I FEEL EMPTY http://achristian.wordpress.com/2006/09/01/what-to-do-when-youre-feeling-empty-inside/#comment-11366 I FEEL EMPTY Sun, 13 Sep 2009 23:22:07 +0000 https://achristian.wordpress.com/2006/07/16/what-to-do-when-youre-feeling-empty-inside/#comment-11366 Felt empty, lost and confused, just typed the above name 'i feel empty' got this website. Inspiring, comforting and consoling. Just what l needed. 'Ubuntu' Felt empty, lost and confused, just typed the above name ‘i feel empty’ got this website. Inspiring, comforting and consoling. Just what l needed. ‘Ubuntu’

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