Hmmm, Wonder why he wanted you to use your iPhone.

Thanks much for your  support.


Sent from my iPhone

> On Aug 29, 2014, at 5:37 PM, Phil Scovell <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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> Sharon,
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> I was sitting in my recliner in my office holding my phone and that thought came to mind to post that question to the list.  I started to get up to walk into the next room to use my keyboard and I felt the Lord say, "You've got your iPhone; use it to post the question."  I just had a strong impression the Lord really wanted me to ask that question to the whole list.  Glad you posted, Sharon, and you will most certainly find the answers for which you seek in this life; you won't have to wait till Heaven for those answers either.
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> Phil.
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "sharon Hooley" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Friday, August 29, 2014 5:04 PM
> Subject: Re: What are you thinking about today?
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> 
>> as I have mentioned recently, I'm being pulled out of the slimy pit.  It seems that the struggle isn't quite over with yet, though. I know that some of you believe that once you have received Christ, you can never lose your salvation, or, if you turn away as far as to deny Him, you cannot come back because He will not die for us again.  But I don't really agree. However, I'm learning that, just maybe, the Lord has kept me all the time I thought I wanted nothing to do with Him anymore, that there is a difference between emotional "Kicking God Out," telling people, to "Get off my back!" and agreeing to have someone put me on a prayer chain, as I have done with my counselor, who is a Christian and whose mother was delivered from a "hopeless" addiction to Valium.  My counselor put her on a prayer chain, and maybe a few days later, not knowing what happened, her mother called to say, "You know, I just don't feel the need for it anymore."  Anyway, I'm still having a hard time just simply leaving things in god's hands and not worrying, despite the fact He gave me more than one scripture about that!  .  If it were a physical thing that needed fixing, I would have walked over to Him and put it in His arms long ago.  Now that I think of it, I might have worried that I would take it back under pressure, but I think a tangible thing would be easier to deal with.  So I would still appreciate your prayers.  Also, please pray that I will find a prayer partner in my area who understands how to talk with the Lord as The chief Counselor.  Though the one I have now is a licensed counselor who is more open to this, she is paid by Medicaid.  I would prefer to work with someone who has no restrictions of what we can or can't do.  It would be nice to have a woman so we could become friends and goof around too.  If I can get that, I might stop with this restrictive system.
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>> Another thing is that I haven't been going to church.  For most of my life, I've been at least somewhat uncomfortable with it.  Sure, sometimes I would hear an encouraging sermon, but because of what I've been through, I have this attitude that it reminds me that there is a Hell because they talk about the Lord.  I would very often give up the fight to sleep, and would be angry when my mom tried to make me wake up and listen.  Another attitude is, "If the people know what's inside of me, they might think I was in serious danger and might tell me that I would have to make a decision for Christ," as some have done."  I know that I need to remember that they are children, brothers and sisters like myself, and not the Father, who is the highest authority, but right now that's not so easy. However, I would sort of like to find and go to a small informal group where the Holy spirit is allowed to move without being interrupted by scheduled activity.  So please pray for that too.  I see a possibility, but I've put it off.  If I remember to look into this, I'll talk with my caregiver this evening and we might call the lady she talked with.  You can hold me accountable to that, if you want. :)
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>> I hope you all don't mind this long message, but thank you for asking this question, Phil.
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>> Your sister in Christ,
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>> Sharon