We have a tremendous amount of stress right now in our lives - a few very close relatives with many serious health problems, my husband's job is being eliminated soon... I am trying so hard to give these burdens to God but it is so hard to not be attached to the outcome - I want my husband to find a job that's as good as the one he has and I want him to be happy with it, I want my relatives not to suffer from their health problems...
I'm getting quite discouraged - trying so hard to remain focused on God but I am really starting to feel it's more of a struggle than I can manage to continue believeing that that He has a plan that is for our good...
What if our prayers are not answered and our relatives continue to suffer, what if my husband cannot find a job and we are forced to sell our house, move away, or some other equally undesirable fate? How then do I continue to keep my eyes focused upward? My prayer these days is simply that God will prepare my heart for whatever is coming - but it feels like a sort of doomsday prayer.
Can you offer me some advice on how to deal with these things in a godly way? I would appreciate your prayers.
Abstinence
The following comment was received reguarding Drewe Llyn's response to the Abstinence Help prayer request. Because this comment was a question in nature, we thought it would be best to post it on our General Board. Please click the comments button below to read Drewe Llyn's reply.
Why do you think that being pure is important for God to love you, or to be a good Christian? Being a good Christian has nothing to do with purity, it comes from the heart and involves helping people, caring for people, being kind and living a good life. Those sorts of thoughts and urges are natural as is sharing them with someone you love and who loves you back, there is nothing wrong, bad, sinful or shamful about being with someone you love, in fact, it's perfectly normal. Surpressing those urges, thoughts and feelings is abnormal as is remaining pure past puberity when hormones kick in, God gave us those feelings and hormones for a reason, and he says nothing about abstaining from sex, it's the orgainsed religions that want their memebers to remain pure, they put a guilt trip on you so you remain true to their cause, they hang damnation over your head if you're "weak" and give in to sin. That's how they keep their numbers in the church.I truly believe God is happy if we are happy and living a life true to his commandments. No where in the commandments does it say "be pure". It's orthadox rubbish. Follow the commandments and forget the rest, if you wanna love your man, then love him and leave your guilt at the door, purity or lack of has nothing to do with God, his love or getting into heaven.
Why do you think that being pure is important for God to love you, or to be a good Christian? Being a good Christian has nothing to do with purity, it comes from the heart and involves helping people, caring for people, being kind and living a good life. Those sorts of thoughts and urges are natural as is sharing them with someone you love and who loves you back, there is nothing wrong, bad, sinful or shamful about being with someone you love, in fact, it's perfectly normal. Surpressing those urges, thoughts and feelings is abnormal as is remaining pure past puberity when hormones kick in, God gave us those feelings and hormones for a reason, and he says nothing about abstaining from sex, it's the orgainsed religions that want their memebers to remain pure, they put a guilt trip on you so you remain true to their cause, they hang damnation over your head if you're "weak" and give in to sin. That's how they keep their numbers in the church.I truly believe God is happy if we are happy and living a life true to his commandments. No where in the commandments does it say "be pure". It's orthadox rubbish. Follow the commandments and forget the rest, if you wanna love your man, then love him and leave your guilt at the door, purity or lack of has nothing to do with God, his love or getting into heaven.
Prayer Needed
Sister, Pray for me. My heart is soo burdened I cannot even explain so PLEASE just pray.
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