Ditto what they said!!
BLESSINGS!!!!
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by Pattie » Mon Oct 13, 2008 am31 6:45 am
Good mornin' Mandi!! Just thinking of you and sending up some prayers for you!! I hope you are feeling better..come and let us know how you are doing, ok??
- Pattie
by kimy » Mon Oct 13, 2008 am31 12:27 am
mandi........thinking about you.........hoping you are heeding some of the good advice given, and that you are starting to look upward instead of outward!!!!!!!.......hang in there friend.
kim
kim
- kimy
by JANICE » Sun Oct 12, 2008 pm31 11:43 pm
Mandi...I just want to tell you that I love you.
Janice
Janice
- JANICE
by Tessitura » Sat Oct 11, 2008 pm31 8:03 pm
Mandi.....I don't have much to add as everyone else has already said what I would have said. I just wanted to let you know that I was thinking and praying for you.
- Tessitura
by LightByGrace » Fri Oct 10, 2008 pm31 8:12 pm
Hey Mandi!
Here are some thoughts fer ya...
First of all....HUUUGGGSSS!
Second...I've been where you are...Bless you for being honest! It makes no sense to pretend that we don't have these times when it seems like our faith is slipping away. You did the best thing by reaching out to fellow believers. You can borrow our faith for a while.
Third...Somewhere along the way, you have been drained and you gotta fill back up with the Spirit...Or another way to say it is that something is blocking the Spirit already in you and you gotta go in and unclog the plumming so that the Spirit can once again flow! Try this:
Find a quiet place. Set aside all your worries, cares, concerns, etc (they will still be there when you get back!). Put on some soft instrumental music. Then close your eyes. And ask Jesus to show up. He will. When He does, just go with Him. Don't ask him to solve any problems just let him lead. He will give you just what you need. Don't worry about how long to stay there, but stay there until your mind quiets and you see Him. Then follow Him.
IF you cannot get your mind to quiet, stand in your authority against the enemy and command anything not of God to be silent in Jesus name. I've had to do this. It's amazing how quickly they shut up.
Fourth...If you aren't overwhelmed yet by resources, here are some great teachings by a crazy (in a good way) dude named Andrew Wommack.
http://www.awmi.net/extra/audio/1001
I have been greatly blessed by his messages. This is a link to a series called "Christian Survival Kit". Browse and see which one might meet your needs at this time. Or explore the other subjects that he teaches on (the left hand column lists them) and see if another one catches your interest. I have yet to find one that doesn't minister to me in some way.
Keep on keepin' on sister...And as my friend likes to say "FAITH, NOT FEELINGS" is what matters!
Here are some thoughts fer ya...
First of all....HUUUGGGSSS!
Second...I've been where you are...Bless you for being honest! It makes no sense to pretend that we don't have these times when it seems like our faith is slipping away. You did the best thing by reaching out to fellow believers. You can borrow our faith for a while.
Third...Somewhere along the way, you have been drained and you gotta fill back up with the Spirit...Or another way to say it is that something is blocking the Spirit already in you and you gotta go in and unclog the plumming so that the Spirit can once again flow! Try this:
Find a quiet place. Set aside all your worries, cares, concerns, etc (they will still be there when you get back!). Put on some soft instrumental music. Then close your eyes. And ask Jesus to show up. He will. When He does, just go with Him. Don't ask him to solve any problems just let him lead. He will give you just what you need. Don't worry about how long to stay there, but stay there until your mind quiets and you see Him. Then follow Him.
IF you cannot get your mind to quiet, stand in your authority against the enemy and command anything not of God to be silent in Jesus name. I've had to do this. It's amazing how quickly they shut up.
Fourth...If you aren't overwhelmed yet by resources, here are some great teachings by a crazy (in a good way) dude named Andrew Wommack.
http://www.awmi.net/extra/audio/1001
I have been greatly blessed by his messages. This is a link to a series called "Christian Survival Kit". Browse and see which one might meet your needs at this time. Or explore the other subjects that he teaches on (the left hand column lists them) and see if another one catches your interest. I have yet to find one that doesn't minister to me in some way.
Keep on keepin' on sister...And as my friend likes to say "FAITH, NOT FEELINGS" is what matters!
- LightByGrace
by rayne67501 » Fri Oct 10, 2008 pm31 7:39 pm
Mandi:
I really do know how you are feeling, I think everyone does. We all go thru a period of time that we think and sometimes believe that we question God; is there a god that really does exist or are we just beliving in something we just *think* is there. I know I did, but I just had to kick myself in the butt and tell myself to get a grip. If there was no God, then, when people prayed, they wouldnt get an answer. Just dont do anything crazy : )
I really do know how you are feeling, I think everyone does. We all go thru a period of time that we think and sometimes believe that we question God; is there a god that really does exist or are we just beliving in something we just *think* is there. I know I did, but I just had to kick myself in the butt and tell myself to get a grip. If there was no God, then, when people prayed, they wouldnt get an answer. Just dont do anything crazy : )
- rayne67501
by Linda B. » Fri Oct 10, 2008 pm31 7:11 pm
I don't have any other words of wisdom than have already been posted by different ones here. Just know that I hate to see you hurting this way. You can't give up, there's so much more to life that you have yet to experience. You are loved, Mandi, don't ever forget it.
- Linda B.
by NHDPFan » Fri Oct 10, 2008 pm31 3:49 pm
Listen to the pholks here, Mandi. Some of us have years on you and there is nothing you are experiencing that most of us hasn't been through.
Speaking from experience, in some of my darkest hours, only belief in Him and truly asking for His intervention got me through. And you know what? Living through the tough times makes the good times to come so much more special.
God is with you and He loves you. Let Him in.
Speaking from experience, in some of my darkest hours, only belief in Him and truly asking for His intervention got me through. And you know what? Living through the tough times makes the good times to come so much more special.
God is with you and He loves you. Let Him in.
- NHDPFan
by kimy » Fri Oct 10, 2008 pm31 3:05 pm
(Silver Hair Fans)
I don't think now is the time to spend any time at a "Haunted House" Stay close to the Lord....He will NEVER Fail you...!
think hard about this one Mandi.......it is good advice, and i was also worried that you were doing it anyway regardless of you feeling this way.........things like that are an open door to strong forces that are not of God.......we already know from scripture that ghosts are not people roaming, since we are either in heaven or hell at death, so any ghosts you may encounter, will be demonic in nature, and that is far worse.........you need positive truths and promises while you are going thru this time, focus on the good!..........you have a lot that is good about you!...........and like JoAnne said, it is just an opinion also..........love ya.
- kimy