Amen! It's hard to remember sometimes that we don't get punished although
sometimes we do receive discipline at the loving hands of our Lord.
Vicki
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ariel" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 7:35 AM
Subject: Re: God fixes even things with prayer
> That's something I had to relearn with my recent money situation, Lelia.
It
> was just a clerical error where deductions that were supposed to be taken
> out weren't. So now that I'm paying it I felt as if I was being punished
> for not catching the error other people had made. But it isn't really
> punishment, it's just money I would have paid if I had known about it only
> now I'm paying later rather than at the time. I think it's a tool of the
> enemy to make us think GOD punishes us and is unjust in situations that
have
> nothing to do with issues of right or wrong, but stuff happens. Smile.
>
> Paul
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "lelia" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 9:23 AM
> Subject: Re: God fixes even things with prayer
>
>
> > Speaking of punishment, I don't know about you but lots of times when
> things
> > happen to me I always say ok what did I do wrong? I know that isn't
right
> > but I still do that as if God is punishing me.
> >
> > Lelia
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "BD" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Wednesday, December 10, 2003 4:46 AM
> > Subject: Re: God fixes even things with prayer
> >
> >
> > > Good one Lelia. As a message I was listening to the other day
> encouraged,
> > > what we are going through is not punishment for what we've done, but
> > > perhaps positioning for our future. Could be the needle on the record
> was
> > > stuck and he bumped the turntable a bit eh to get your attention.
> > >
> > > Brad
> > >
> > >
> > > At 12/09/2003 on Tuesday, you wrote:
> > > >Amen lelia, amen! Kerri.
> > > >----- Original Message -----
> > > >From: "lelia" <[log in to unmask]>
> > > >To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > > >Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 8:29 PM
> > > >Subject: God fixes even things with prayer
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > Hi all, I hope you all don't think I'm nuts but if you do oh well,
I
> > have
> > > >to
> > > > > share this with you all.
> > > > >
> > > > > About four days ago Todd was typing an email to his friend and all
> of
> > > >suden
> > > > > his computer just completely stopped working. We thought he had
got
> a
> > > >virus
> > > > > oh yay!!! Well, we tried everything bu8t what we couldn't afford
> which
> > was
> > > > > to take it and get it fuxed. Well, today we had lots of snow and
so
> > Todd
> > > > > couldn't get out of our driveway to go to work, he couldn't feel
the
> > > > > sidewalk and almost ended up in 92nd street which is a busy
street.
> > > > >
> > > > > Well, he started feeling guilty about missing work. Then he got
on
> > the
> > > > > treadmill and started having some time with God, and he said that
30
> > > >minutes
> > > > > later which was five minutes before his time was up he fled from
the
> > > > > treadmill and told me Lelia God has told me that I need to pray
and
> > spend
> > > > > time in His word today and to fast and God said that he would
bless
> > Todd.
> > > > > You all I promise you this truly happened. We did just that I
> joined
> > him
> > > >in
> > > > > his fast and we prayed and worshipped God and got into his word
and
> we
> > > > > didn't just do it for five minutes we did it for a while then
rested
> > and
> > > > > meditated on what we'd read and then came back for more, we also
> > listened
> > > >to
> > > > > some worship music along with that. Well, we finally broke our
fast
> > and
> > > >we
> > > > > came back into the computer room and Todd sat at my computer as he
> was
> > > >used
> > > > > to doing and I felt the Spirit telling me to turn on the computer
> > Todd's
> > > > > that is, well, I wasn't sure it was the Spirit and I almost didn't
> pay
> > > > > attention, but I reached over and turned it on and Praise God his
> > computer
> > > > > is working now. God is a technician he is everything.
> > > > >
> > > > > Honest all of this is true.
> > > > >
> > > > > Lelia
> > >
>
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