Sharon, your experience is a good one and I for one appreciated hearing 
about it!  I am so thankful that it is God who does the work and not we 
ourselves. We only need to keep our focus and on what we have in our 
position and possessions in Christ and totally rest in Him. He saves! He 
keeps! He satisfies! He is also the One who sanctifies, sets us apart to 
Himself! What a wonderful God we have!


-----Original Message----- 
From: Phil Scovell
Sharon,

You missed the point.  I am trying to explain the reasons why  it seems
though the Bible isn't working for us.  I am working up to an explanation of
how it does work and why.

--From: "Sharon Hooley" <[log in to unmask]>

> Well, I have a story to tell you myself.  Some months ago, one of this 
> group's members sent out a message, seemingly out of the blue.  The 
> subject was "Remember This."  Then she quoted Phillipiams 4, starting with 
> verse 6, I believe, that says: "Be careful for nothing, but in everything 
> by prayer and suplication with thanksgiving, let your request be made 
> known unto God.  And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding 
> shall guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."
>
> Now, let me explain that I had, at some point, been diagnosed as having 
> obsessive compulssive disorder, o c d for short.  My symptoms include 
> constant fear that I would go to Hell by some means.
>
> Not too long after I got this message, I began to practice handing what 
> I've thought has been my responsibility of keeping myself alive over to 
> The Lord.  Without being able to do this, I've had a negative mental way 
> of responding to this anxiety that would sort of give me a quick fix that 
> seemed better than nothing but not secure coping skill.  Yes, I might slip 
> a little back, but I can tell you that God is at work here, helping me to 
> let go and trust Him in His word!  Yes, it's possible that I might have 
> some anomaly in my brain that seems genetically inherited, and yes, I 
> might need to take medications, but this letting go thing is taking a 
> heavy, unnecessary burden off my shoulders, so don't tell me the Bible 
> doesn't work!
>
> Sharon
>
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>