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Old 11-16-2011, 06:19 PM
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First of all, thank you for your thoughtful response. The last 14 months have been the hardest of my life, no doubt. Which also seems, realistically, like the worst and best time to find God. At 39 years it's better late than never, but it is also very confusing at the worst possible time. Add to that being drawn to an apostolic church and it just becomes terrifying. Now I feel like a failure at EVERYTHING. personally and spiritually. I'm so tired of trying. Im not getting it right- never have I guess. I wish I could put it into words... It's wanting to run, but scared to take a step. It's wanting to run away from home, but never walk outside again.....
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Old 11-16-2011, 06:23 PM
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I went through a solid year in ministry where I experienced abuse as a pastor from a congregation. My hurt was completely dealt with by going to God, since I had no one else in the world to go to. Wow. Did God ever move. People talk about pastors abusing saints, but never stop to think sometimes pastors are abused by saints, too. I prayed about situations and saw prayers answered the VERY NEXT DAY, over and over again! People would come and make it right. What a time we had that year. I hope I never go through that kind of ordeal again.
Unfortunately God doesn't always "move." Either that, or He moves and the abusers refuse to yield to His will. Over the past few years I've watched several pastors go through abuses that were completely unnecessary and demoralizing. There is something fundamentally wrong with the way we do church.
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Old 11-16-2011, 06:30 PM
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My greatest hurt was when I lost my son, my only child in a motorcycle accident.

The way I got thru it was by resolutely committing myself to being disciplined in bible reading, prayer, and going to church even though I felt that God had abandoned me.

I told God that even though I did not feel close to him, and I blamed him for allowing this in my life, I also knew that he was God, and there was no one else I could turn to.

I told him that I would walk by faith putting one foot in front of the other day by day until I could find my way back to a close relationship with him again.

This November 15th will be the 3rd anniversary of Jason’s death.

I am irreparably damaged, but my relationship with God is steady and sure and at times a great comfort to me.

For you see, this is the common condition of humanity, pain, suffering, and eventually the loss of all we hold dear in this world.

In the end it all comes down to you and God and there is nothing else.
Amanah, I have endured a lot of pain over the last few years at the hands of people I trusted and believed in. It got so bad that I physically separated myself from long time friends, and many family members. There were days when I wondered if I would ever come through it all and if I would survive. I truly believed my dreams were crushed and my life was over.

However, nothing I have experienced compares to your pain. I am actually ashamed of myself after reading your post.

I readily confess that I am not through this trial just yet, but I am better, and I will be better.

The last two lines of your post are so very true. There is no denying that we truly own nothing in this world.
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Old 11-16-2011, 08:42 PM
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First of all, thank you for your thoughtful response. The last 14 months have been the hardest of my life, no doubt. Which also seems, realistically, like the worst and best time to find God. At 39 years it's better late than never, but it is also very confusing at the worst possible time. Add to that being drawn to an apostolic church and it just becomes terrifying. Now I feel like a failure at EVERYTHING. personally and spiritually. I'm so tired of trying. Im not getting it right- never have I guess. I wish I could put it into words... It's wanting to run, but scared to take a step. It's wanting to run away from home, but never walk outside again.....
I found God when I was going through trials. Sometimes the trials are the times when God can show us that he is real and is a ready help in times of trouble.

Angel, none of us get everything *right* all the time. We fail because we are human. I still sometimes feel like a failure. I bet anybody on this forum will tell you that they feel like a failure at times too. This is exactly why Christ came to us and died for us. Jesus said that we can rest in Him.

Consider this scripture: Matthew 11:28-30 King James Version
28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.

Jesus said that His burden is light. We are to rest in Him.

Do you know what a yoke is? This website basically tells what a yoke is and how it works and how it relates to Jesus and humanity. The scriptures are from a different Bible translation, but conveys the same thought.

http://bibleseo.com/christian-life/y...on-word-study/

We have to come to Christ just like we are, sin, troubles, cares of this life, failures and let Him "fix" us.

He's still working on me 30 years later.
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I do not talk about pain or suffering, especially any of my own. I have had it, it was rough, but I do not allow myself to think or consider it, and speaking of it would have be do both.
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Old 11-17-2011, 12:54 AM
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Lost my youngest son 15 years ago.Would go to northern calif. with my wife to get out of town for a while to try to find relief from the pain.Oh what pain like as I never felt in in my whole life.I didn"t want to hear people telling me how sorry they were any more .You just can't imagine the pain.Well on the trip I visited with one of my cousins.She ask me what I thought about God now?I burst out angrily without thinking which I do alot,I"m still going to serve Him.Some how that helped me in the healing process to come.
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Lost my youngest son 15 years ago.Would go to northern calif. with my wife to get out of town for a while to try to find relief from the pain.Oh what pain like as I never felt in in my whole life.I didn"t want to hear people telling me how sorry they were any more .You just can't imagine the pain.Well on the trip I visited with one of my cousins.She ask me what I thought about God now?I burst out angrily without thinking which I do alot,I"m still going to serve Him.Some how that helped me in the healing process to come.
right, our hope is still in Him.
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Old 11-17-2011, 09:06 AM
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Lost my youngest son 15 years ago.Would go to northern calif. with my wife to get out of town for a while to try to find relief from the pain.Oh what pain like as I never felt in in my whole life.I didn"t want to hear people telling me how sorry they were any more .You just can't imagine the pain.Well on the trip I visited with one of my cousins.She ask me what I thought about God now?I burst out angrily without thinking which I do alot,I"m still going to serve Him.Some how that helped me in the healing process to come.
And the sad thing is is that there are some who think all you needed to do was to pray through because God can heal instantly! Those are usually the ones who leave God when they stub a toe.
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My question would be...What out there is worth leaving God to go to?
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Old 11-17-2011, 01:06 PM
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My question would be...What out there is worth leaving God to go to?
Absolutely nothing. But there are plenty claiming to represent God and His church who I won't waist another breath on.
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