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Interesting that this thread talks about following your head or heart when what I really want is God to make the decision clear.
So let's say you pray that the Lord guides you in the way He would have you go in matters of the heart...but He remains silent after He blesses you with two of His best...ultimately leaving you to make this very hard decision...do you
1) go with love, deep devotion, and an unquestionable stability? Something you feel in your heart and your head.
2) go with love, crazy laughter, and the unknown possibilities that keep you on your toes ? Something you certainly feel in your heart but your head says is risky...
3) or you just keep waiting on the Lord to make the choice for you even though He may not?
So let's say you pray that the Lord guides you in the way He would have you go in matters of the heart...but He remains silent after He blesses you with two of His best...ultimately leaving you to make this very hard decision...do you
1) go with love, deep devotion, and an unquestionable stability? Something you feel in your heart and your head.
2) go with love, crazy laughter, and the unknown possibilities that keep you on your toes ? Something you certainly feel in your heart but your head says is risky...
3) or you just keep waiting on the Lord to make the choice for you even though He may not?
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Sometimes for God to make a decision clear is to clear your mind and allow Him to speak.
However He always says one of three answers: Yes, No, and Wait.
If you do not get an answer right away we are to wait on The Lord for His direction.
We are to never rush Him, but come to Him humbly and wait for His guidence.
However He always says one of three answers: Yes, No, and Wait.
If you do not get an answer right away we are to wait on The Lord for His direction.
We are to never rush Him, but come to Him humbly and wait for His guidence.
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To fully, trully love someone we are to accept them just the way they are. WHo cares about the kind of money they have or what car they drive.
That is idolatry. Why should we even focus of the materialistics of life when what matters is how that person makes you feel?
Yes we should all examine ourselves, i say we all that includeds myself as well.
I guess this is my point all along since rhe begining of my registration here im CC it just took a little time to see it.
To love someone is to love them for who and what they are in Christ, it is never that high expectation that can never be filled.
That is idolatry. Why should we even focus of the materialistics of life when what matters is how that person makes you feel?
Yes we should all examine ourselves, i say we all that includeds myself as well.
I guess this is my point all along since rhe begining of my registration here im CC it just took a little time to see it.
To love someone is to love them for who and what they are in Christ, it is never that high expectation that can never be filled.
Encouraging thought 1: God can bless you and make something good out of it no matter which choice you make.
Practical thought (totally stolen from another): Make the choice that is least likely to make the you 10 or 15 years from now least angry with you now. ( ie the choice that you imagine you'll have the fewest regrets about when you think about how you'll feel long term) Probably don't need to say that for me that's almost always going to give precedence to my head not my emotions.
Practical thought (totally stolen from another): Make the choice that is least likely to make the you 10 or 15 years from now least angry with you now. ( ie the choice that you imagine you'll have the fewest regrets about when you think about how you'll feel long term) Probably don't need to say that for me that's almost always going to give precedence to my head not my emotions.
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I agree...and the stability I speak of isn't monetary or earthly possessions. I am a very simple person and my riches are far more than what can be found in this life. What I am referring to are other types of stability in daily life, ie. routines, commitment to family, those kinds of constants. I appreciate routine but I also appreciate the unknown that causes me to renew my trust and faith on a daily basis. Although it is often a hard road to ride the hills and valleys mentally each and every day, spiritually it is a breathtaking reminder and you don't ever find your light in Him ever being diminished because everything is constantly different.
No finding complacency in ones walk...so to say.
No finding complacency in ones walk...so to say.
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Who ever said that all that matters in relationships is how another person makes you feel? That's certainly not the Biblical standard and not the counsel of God. More than romance or feelings based decisions the Bible talks about asking for wisdom and makes it sound in places ( like James 1) that God is always willing to grant it. And when considering trying to blend two backgrounds, lives, sets of habits and goals, and value systems together, you're going to need a whole lot more than just a warm fuzzy feeling to navigate all that and keep liking the other person long term. And godly love (not just in romance but in all relational areas) says " I love and accept you where you're at, but I love you too much to be ok with leaving you there" It's just not loving to accept the oppression of sin on someone's life as the way they are and always will be; the gospel teaches just the opposite, it teaches the Christ makes us new creations ( 2 Cor 5:17).
But you may yet inspire me to write a thread of my own about have we become a culture (or maybe church) that worships our feelings and what are the implications of that. I just have to find time to think through it coherently and get it down on paper.
But you may yet inspire me to write a thread of my own about have we become a culture (or maybe church) that worships our feelings and what are the implications of that. I just have to find time to think through it coherently and get it down on paper.
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And godly love (not just in romance but in all relational areas) says " I love and accept you where you're at, but I love you too much to be ok with leaving you there"
Sister Cinder,
I believe this is a small part of an even bigger purpose He has for me concerning an individual I feel this way about. He has shown me the big picture. I have felt this so strongly from the Holy Spirit. I have asked if this is that test of my ability to trust in Him to direct my path. I have stepped out of His will many times and He has used the consequences to teach me to listen more intently.
I'm listening very carefully right now.
Sister Cinder,
I believe this is a small part of an even bigger purpose He has for me concerning an individual I feel this way about. He has shown me the big picture. I have felt this so strongly from the Holy Spirit. I have asked if this is that test of my ability to trust in Him to direct my path. I have stepped out of His will many times and He has used the consequences to teach me to listen more intently.
I'm listening very carefully right now.
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To be man we are the head of the household. Man answers to God as the wife and kids answer to the Lord abd husband and dad.
https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Bible-Verses-About-The-Man-Being-The-Head-Of-The-House/
https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/Bible-Verses-About-The-Man-Being-The-Head-Of-The-House/
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My scripture references are based on fact.
Men have a lot to focus on to ensure that his house is a house for God.
And a woman and child are to follow suit by the Godly principles the man sets forth.
If a man does not input Godly morols in his own home, how can that very house serve the Lord?
Everyone sees a man for who he is in the Lord if he leads a disgunctional life style his house will crumble.
So as men we are to set morols and be that image of God that everyone is to see.
Loving compassionate and never ever cruel
Men have a lot to focus on to ensure that his house is a house for God.
And a woman and child are to follow suit by the Godly principles the man sets forth.
If a man does not input Godly morols in his own home, how can that very house serve the Lord?
Everyone sees a man for who he is in the Lord if he leads a disgunctional life style his house will crumble.
So as men we are to set morols and be that image of God that everyone is to see.
Loving compassionate and never ever cruel
