Learning to trust... - Page 3

Barb · #21 04-12-2007, 05:06 PM

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Originally Posted by Subdued

Well, how would YOU answer this question, Barb?

Not sure at this juncture. I wrote this some time ago and only posted a small portion here...

Rhoni · #22 04-12-2007, 06:35 PM

Sis. Barb,

This question you have asked is very difficult to answer. About the time I think I have gotten over or have forgiven those who have hurt me...I open myself up...and am hurt again. What I have found though, is that now I trust God more.

I know human frailties and I know my failures and weaknesses. I do not expect friends, saints, or ministry ot be perfect any more. What I do expect has taken some time for me to learn...That it doesn't hurt me to love people, saints, ministry, or men any longer...because God made me a promise..Romans 8:28...He is working all these things for my good.

I have to start with myself. Be the friend, the saint, the ministry, the girlfriend that God expects of me. As I begin to change then a different sort of people are attracted to me...

Healthy boundaries, and trusting God more than people, and then being sensitive about chosing those you can or cannot trust, is being sensitive to the spirit.

These are some of my thoughts on this issue. When I spoke on the subject "The Wounded Rabbit"...there were so many others who were touched by it. God calls us all to:

"The Spirit of the Lord is on me,
because he has anointed me
to preach good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
and recovery of sight to the blind,
to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor." [NIV, Luke 4:18-19]

Maybe we, as saints, could be trusted more if we forgot about ourselves and did what God has called us to do.

There are two kinds of people in the world: those who hurt and those who heal...I want to be one who heals.

Blessings, Rhoni

rgcraig · #23 04-12-2007, 06:53 PM

I trust "until" and then you have to start from scratch all over again.

Barb · #24 04-12-2007, 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Rhoni

Sis. Barb,

This question you have asked is very difficult to answer. About the time I think I have gotten over or have forgiven those who have hurt me...I open myself up...and am hurt again. What I have found though, is that now I trust God more.

I know human frailties and I know my failures and weaknesses. I do not expect friends, saints, or ministry ot be perfect any more. What I do expect has taken some time for me to learn...That it doesn't hurt me to love people, saints, ministry, or men any longer...because God made me a promise..Romans 8:28...He is working all these things for my good.

I have to start with myself. Be the friend, the saint, the ministry, the girlfriend that God expects of me. As I begin to change then a different sort of people are attracted to me...

Healthy boundaries, and trusting God more than people, and then being sensitive about chosing those you can or cannot trust, is being sensitive to the spirit.

These are some of my thoughts on this issue. When I spoke on the subject "The Wounded Rabbit"...there were so many others who were touched by it. God calls us all to:

"The Spirit of the Lord is on me,
because he has anointed me
to preach good news to the poor.
He has sent me to proclaim freedom for the prisoners
and recovery of sight to the blind,
to release the oppressed, to proclaim the year of the Lord's favor." [NIV, Luke 4:18-19]

Maybe we, as saints, could be trusted more if we forgot about ourselves and did what God has called us to do.

There are two kinds of people in the world: those who hurt and those who heal...I want to be one who heals.

Blessings, Rhoni

Thank you, Rhoni...you and Subby, ILG and Felicity have all been most helpful...

Rhoni · #25 04-12-2007, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Barb

Thank you, Rhoni...you and Subby, ILG and Felicity have all been most helpful...

Thank-you for giving us things to contemplate, think, and pray about!
Love & Blessings, Rhoni

Sis Santos · #26 04-12-2007, 09:10 PM

I liked the Wounded Rabbit story. It is a good representation I believe of a lot of saints in the churches. I think one of the problems is too much gossip and that people want to feel they are better than others. Unfortunately, I see too much politics in church circles. In order to help someone heal, you have to be able to listen and the person has to believe that the other will not use what they hear to their advantage. Confidentiality is so important. Once trust in a person is broken, it is very difficult, if not impossible to gain that trust back.