Karen,
Are you saying your fruits are based on home ownership? I can't say I
wouldn't feel terrible if I lost my home, and yet our faith has to be worth
much more than that. I can't help but think of Job as he lost his
livestock, his kids, his everything in one afternoon. His wife even told
him to curse God and die. Yet he stood by God in faith, not knowing why he
had gone through what he had gone through. In the end he was blessed two
fold. We can't judge our "success" or what we deem it to be, in only one
slice of the pie of life. I have been blessed with things, and I have been
cursed with things taken away, if one wants to call it a curse. What is
most important in life anyway? Our peace and comfort in God, without that,
what good does a house, a car, a guitar, anything, what good is it only to
serve to try to substitute God's peace in life. Keep your faith, do not
judge your faith on what you have or don't have, on what God has blessed
you with or not blessed you with. Rather look to where he is leading you?
Either in spirit or in mind or in body. Perhaps he is trying to get your
attention?
Brad
At 10:04 PM 11/10/2005 +0000, you wrote:
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>Hi Rhonda, I fill the same way. At this moment I only believe God blesses
>others. With me losing everything in the last year. And I found out the
>other day the house is completely gone. I use to have the faith that with
>God he could get my house back for me. But what's the saying they shall
>know you by your fruits well. Now I know why my faith stinks nothing to
>base it on.
>
>--
>I would like to say God bless America but, they keep pushing him away.
>Lets bring him back spread the word reach others and lets put him back
>in our schools and country
>
>IN GOD WE TRUST
>Karen Carter '74
>Rugged Cross Ministries
>
>
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> > I had wondered why I was experiencing so much, well, let's see, dealing
> > with blindness, the loss of my husband's job, moving across the country,
> > the closing of the envelope plant in Pa, my Mother's and sister's drug
> > problems, marriage problems, dealing with diabetes, Ben loosing his vision,
> > being an older college student, financial difficulties due to Ben not
> > working, trying to find out about programs for help with prescription
> > drug costs!!
> > I'm probably forgetting something, but that should do for a lot of folks!
> > What's that verse about comforting others with the comfort you have
> > received!
> > *smile*
> > Rhonda
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>Hi Rhonda, I fill the same way. At this moment I only believe God blesses
>others. With me losing everything in the last year. And I found out the
>other day the house is completely gone. I use to have the faith that with
>God he could get my house back for me. But what's the saying they shall
>know you by your fruits well. Now I know why my faith stinks nothing to
>base it on.
>
>--
>I would like to say God bless America but, they keep pushing him away.
>Lets bring him back spread the word reach others and lets put him back
>in our schools and country
>
>IN GOD WE TRUST
>Karen Carter '74
>Rugged Cross Ministries
>
>-------------- Original message --------------
>
> > I had wondered why I was experiencing so much, well, let's see, dealing
> > with blindness, the loss of my husband's job, moving across the country,
> > the closing of the envelope plant in Pa, my Mother's and sister's drug
> > problems, marriage problems, dealing with diabetes, Ben loosing his
> vision,
> > being an older college student, financial difficulties due to Ben not
> > working, trying to find out about programs for help with prescription
> > drug costs!!
> > I'm probably forgetting something, but that should do for a lot of folks!
> > What's that verse about comforting others with the comfort you have
> > received!
> > *smile*
> > Rhonda
>
>
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Brad
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