RE: Potter to the clay
September 2, 2011 at 5:09 am
(This post was last modified: September 2, 2011 at 5:10 am by salty.)
(September 1, 2011 at 5:21 pm)frankiej Wrote: Why do you trust him? How has he earned your trust?
He seems hateful... I wouldn't trust him. I would trust the News of the World more than him. Oh wait, they don't exist... Oh shit, neither does he.
Why do you trust people you know? Don't they need to prove they are trustworthy? Even though many people would rather give coincidence of events to chance I give the credit straight to God. I've known him for 12 years now and he's never let me down, he's showed up in the oddest ways to confirm that he is responsible for providing for me. By the way, i don't credit every single thing to God unless something meaningful (a chance to learn or a chance to witness) occurs from it.
One experience.
When I was attending church in high school someone told me about a band called East West and I enjoyed their music for a few years. Upon arriving at college I felt the Lord pressing me to start a step team because I was becoming recluse and he wanted me to make friends. At that time it was hard for me to handle being around people who believed 24/7 all they wanted to talk about was God and I wanted to talk about other things sometimes. Whatever the situation I knew I couldn't do it alone and I didn't know anyone at my school and I wasn't really sure if God was talking to me. I gave him a test to see if it really was his will. "If this is what you want I need someone who already knows what I'm trying to do, they must have skill and they will come to me, I won't find them. Amen." A while after that prayer one of the few people I met in the dining commons asked me to go to a concert. "I don't go to concerts, I only like a few bands right now and they're hard to find." My friend said, "Oh, have you heard of East West, they're playing?" -- "yeah, I love their music, I'll go!" So we all hopped into a van and went to the concert. I forgot all about the prayer until right in front of me while I was watching the concert a girl started stepping. She told me that she wished someone would start a team and that she would love to learn more as she had only been taught a little. I took her outside to test her, she learned fast. I was in shock so I kept pausing for a break and she asked me what was wrong. I explained the situation and she just smiled. "Now you have to do it," she said. The Lord fulfilled my request effortlessly, using a method I would never suspect. I have literally been to about four concerts in my life, he knows that I don't like being crowded and I won't pay unless its someone I really enjoy. This is just one situation, think of what 12 years of situations where the Lord shows me he knows all about me and can provide for all my needs. Just think of how dedicated you would be under that kind of confirmation.
I trust him with my life and will lay it down for whatever purpose he has. I just want to see him and tell him "thank you" for the changes he has made in me.
(September 1, 2011 at 5:22 pm)Rhythm Wrote: Absolutely speechless Salty. I guess I'll just never be convinced of the basic goodness of something like xenocide. Agree to disagree.
Yes rhythm, let's agree to disagree.
"And without faith it is impossible to please God, because anyone who comes to him must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who earnestly seek him." Hebrews 11:6
