(August 10, 2015 at 12:12 pm)Drich Wrote:(August 10, 2015 at 11:03 am)Catholic_Lady Wrote: Wait, now I'm confused.
Drich, did you even actually say you would explicitly say the prayer, "Please God give so and so cancer if that would mean they would find you?"
Or do you just simply pray more along the lines of "Please God help so and so find you in whatever way would reach them?"
Because there is a big difference between the 2 I think, and if it's merely the second one then you have been wildly misrepresented here.
I am not so foolish as to think or presume to ask God for specifics. When I do Ask God for specifics I usally get what I want which I then find out I hate, or did not see a hidden cost. I ask God to do whatever it took to make himself known to me even if it meant taking my health, wealth, and everything else I held dear. I was prepared to live the rest of my life as Job did when He was being tested. We started down that road, and I found contentment. I did not seek the easy way out, even though that is the path I was put on.
So like wise I offered to do the same for anyone here, but told them they like me would have to also ask. I think Stimbo was the only one who took me up on that offer. Shortly there after I found out my white cell count was high and I had cancer markers/porteins in the blood.
Ugh.
I'm sorry guys, but this^ is a far cry from "praying for AF members to get cancer", as y'all accused Drich of doing.
My suggestions is to not let your strong dislike of what someone stands for twist their words in your mind.
"Of course, everyone will claim they respect someone who tries to speak the truth, but in reality, this is a rare quality. Most respect those who speak truths they agree with, and their respect for the speaking only extends as far as their realm of personal agreement. It is less common, almost to the point of becoming a saintly virtue, that someone truly respects and loves the truth seeker, even when their conclusions differ wildly."
-walsh
-walsh