Once one understands the purpose of God, one understands that
salvation can never be lost.
earlier, Sandra Scovell, wrote:
>Sharon,
>
>you will get answers to these issues or questions that you are
>having. Also, you do not need to feel guilty about any of these
>thoughts or feelings. They are not abnormal feelings at all.
>
>SandyOn Aug 29, 2014, at 5:37 PM, Phil Scovell
><[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>
> > Sharon,
> >
> > 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.
> >
> > Phil.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ----- 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?
> >
> >
> >> 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.
> >>
> >> 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. :)
> >>
> >> I hope you all don't mind this long message, but thank you for
> asking this question, Phil.
> >>
> >> Your sister in Christ,
> >>
> >> Sharon
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