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Post by Pragmatic on Jan 23, 2024 23:17:00 GMT -5
I am glad for you Maryhig, that you have found peace and satisfaction. I would hope that likewise you would be glad for me that I have arrived at the same situation in a different way. We have to accept each other the way we are, not what we believe. Everybody is entitled to their own beliefs and in the grand scheme of things not all that relevant. I never forget those words spoken to me by my dear Dad, on his deathbed. "Bobbie, the things we thought so important, don't seem so important now".It is just a matter of perspective. I always enjoy your posts, and they bring such a softness, when compared to the hardline dogma on other threads.
I trust you're keeping well.
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Post by maryhig on Jan 24, 2024 2:03:55 GMT -5
I doubt any of them thought it WAS NOT bad, what happened was people did not know what to do from a legal standpoint. I'm sure several checked too but decided to do actual evil and move the pedos around anyways. That would be NOT listening to the HS not the HS was missing/limited... Okay. They didn't listen to the HS. They weren't listening to the Holy Spirit if they hurt children in that way. They are listening to the devil and they are using God to hide behind. Those aren't men of God. They belong to their father the devil. |
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Post by maryhig on Jan 24, 2024 2:31:34 GMT -5
I am glad for you Maryhig, that you have found peace and satisfaction. I would hope that likewise you would be glad for me that I have arrived at the same situation in a different way. We have to accept each other the way we are, not what we believe. Everybody is entitled to their own beliefs and in the grand scheme of things not all that relevant. I never forget those words spoken to me by my dear Dad, on his deathbed. "Bobbie, the things we thought so important, don't seem so important now".It is just a matter of perspective. I care about everyone regardless of what they believe, it's just that I know God is there as I've had proof in my life. But even Jesus didn't force people to believe in him. I don't believe it's right to do that. I'm only speaking what I believe to be the truth and I have hope for everyone. I would love to be with you all after this lifetime, but I leave all that in the hands of God. I don't judge anyone because I don't know the depths of their hearts. Look at those wicked people committing CSA, people would have thought they were off to heaven because they are workers, but they are evil. Yet they could look down on someone else not in their fellowship who could have a good heart. So who am I to judge? I leave all that to God. By the way, I say what your father said too. The things I thought were so important to me, mean nothing to me now. I was this saying in our meeting too. I used to work in retail and in sales. I'd go to work every day sorting out orders for people, sorting stock and selling to customers. And a lot of my life besides my family life was work. Now that place has completely gone. It closed down and was sold off and everyone was made redundant, gone and it means nothing to me now, something that was so important gone. And I see that like this life, we think material things are so important but they are nothing. At the end of our lives we won't be worrying about how much money we've got or our material possessions. It will be about the people we love and those around us, that's what we will worry about, and maybe we will think about where we are going after death. But it won't be about the things of this world that's for sure, so it's better to let them go now and concentrate on those we love and those around us. And also for me it's to give my heart to God first and then as I do so, the love for others grows more and more in me. God has changed my heart for the good, he's taken my mind off wealth and material possessions and I now don't care about those things. My mum once told me, that you know something has a hold of you, when you can't let it go. She said, "never be like that Mary. Never let a possession have a hold of your heart. Be willing to let it go. If you see the need give it and don't take money for it. Share and God will bless you." And he has, I'm blessed with my family, a home, a roof over my head, food and water, and enough money to get by each month. And my biggest blessing is to know him, the living God and I thank him every day for all he has given me. I'm truly blessed. |
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Post by maryhig on Jan 24, 2024 2:40:18 GMT -5
These verses have just come to my mind
1 Timothy 6:6 But godliness with contentment is great gain. 6:7 For we brought nothing into this world, and it is certain we can carry nothing out. 6:8 And having food and raiment let us be therewith content. 6:9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition. 6:10 For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows. 6:11 But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness. 6:12 Fight the good fight of faith, lay hold on eternal life, whereunto thou art also called, and hast professed a good profession before many witnesses.
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