That's really terrible that you say God wasn't there for you. You talk about starting early at 7. How about starting from the time of my birth. Just flip back to where I started posting here. I grew up a ward of the courts. I'll just say that the parents I should have had where meant to be with each other but were never meant to have children. To talk of early, from my earliest memories I've had The Father and Son, and Holy Spirit in me from the getgo. At 7, back in the early 50's I had already spent more time living on the streets, then in the many institutions they put me in. You say, "(I have also aligned with the precepts of Jesus teachings and caring for the downtrodden; the meek , weak and the sick)". You are referring to when Christ was here in the Flesh. He healed the sick, and raised the downtrodden up, He gave courage to the meek, He raised the dead, as in Lazarus. By no means take this as if I were condemning you, by no means do I ever do that, nor do I Judge. I am just relating from an earlier age also as you too have said. The times I was picked up by the police and dumped in another institution, you talk of a space. By 7, my space was an open cubby, no door and 2 bunks, almost side by side. There was barely room to put your feet on the floor to get dressed. But I became quite good at running. And I was lucky, if you read back enough, the Korean Street Vets of that time looked out for me. There was no such things as dumpsters back then, just garbage cans. I've written my whole past, so if you want to know more it's here. But I just wanted to make the point that to this day at 65 Christ is as strong in me now as he was then. I'm dieing from AOD, and never new I had it until I was 55. At 50 I had already had 2 heart surgery's 9 months apart. At 55, from my time in the Army in 1966 the diagnosis came in with multiple Physical Malady's in the beginning stages. My legs don't work any more, and example, 2 days ago the mail carrier, cuase I live in the Boonies left a note saying the angle was to steep for her truck, and I needed to Fix it. I called the P.O. and they said hire someone. Yea right, like my nearest neighbors are but 2 of them, and can't even tell you their names. So I get out to the garage in my Wheelchair. The V.A. put a ramp in for me, but I chose a manual chair because my arms still work, even though they are covered with Decubitus Ulcers, as my legs and back, some so deep you can set a quater in them and it will seat 1/2" down. I tell you this because, it is not from God or Christ. It is from man, and a company called Monsanto. So now the Dioxin eats it's way out of me from the inside. I mention this because there are many documented healing miracles, from our Lord, but his purpose is different for every one of us. Me, I have already seen 100's of fellow Vets that I sat next to over the past few years move on to a new spiritual body, as I will soon, and I'm tired of this broken down physical body. So where's my Miracle? Right here. I'm still going, and won't stop till he calls me. Just look at 2 Corinthians 10 when Paul wrote his 2nd Epistle to the Corinithians, and states in his letter,
"By the humility and gentleness of Christ, I appeal to youI, Paul, who am timid when face to face with you, but bold toward you when away! I beg you that when I come I may not have to be as bold as I expect to be toward some people who think that we live by the standards of this world. For though we live in the world, we do not wage war as the world does. The weapons we fight with are not the weapons of the world. On the contrary, they have divine power to demolish strongholds. We demolish arguments and every pretension that sets itself up against the knowledge of God, and we take captive every thought to make it obedient to Christ. And we will be ready to punish every act of disobedience, once your obedience is complete". I quote that because many don't realize how humble Paul was. Yet at the same time Spiritually, how great his strength was. But at the time Paul wrote this, everything was God Breathed by the Father. And everyone of the Apostles where Martyred except for Matthew. According to some of the oldest sources, he was not martyred. Other sources hold that Ethiopia was the place where he died; and that he was stabbed to death there.
The point being here, that everyone of us has a Soul, and it is freely your choice to believe as you wish, but I know how lonely, one is with no faith. Spiritual Faith has made my life full. And to know that when you go Before The Father , Through The Son, it is about the most wonderful experience you will ever have. Nothing in this world can compare to that moment. Our Father does move in mysterious ways, and it is not for us to question, but to accept that.
One Bible that helps me to bring everything in perspective, is a Chronological Bible, and the Strong's Concordance. So yes, in the past I Prayed for a Healing, but since my many physical malady's are all from man, I don't blame Our Father for it. So you talk about sharing a space. Since 1969, I've been well Blessed. Living as far away from man as possible, and with my wife of 33 years, and the pets we've had through them have all been precious. My sermons are to the wildlife, and yes have even had a coyote come back a 2nd time to hear me. So as a Christian Pastor I like to think of myself in a way as St Francis, who was the Patron Saint to Animals.
Where politics are concerned you cannot abide by either side of the aisle as it says in Romans 13 to abide by the Government. As a Pastor, I can discern, and even most other people can see that our present Government is ruled by a Monster, who when he migrated from Kenya, to India, constantly preached his h**e and contempt for America. And by the Devil himself, along with George Soros illegally became our President, built on a foundation of lies of T***sparency. His 2nd run was a sham, and so many millions of i******s he brought over here from Cuba, Mexico, and the 1000's upon 1000's of Hamas Terrorists, and Hezbollah, Al Quida, and Al Shababb, and the v**es from people that had passed away, all lies. Just as his Obama Care has destroyed the once greatest Hospitalization and Insurance plans that we had, to his lies of Obamacare, or the Unaffordable Care Act, is all from the beast, that now calls himself Dictator! 2 Timothy 3 sums up everything in Government today. It is as run by Dathan, when he led the people back to Idolatry and all sorts of Lascivious blasphemey's.
I've always considered myself humble, and have never tried to push religion or faith on anyone that doesn't believe if 2 or more are gathered in his name he is there. I no not what age your at today, but will say a prayer that wh**ever it is you prayed for at 7, and didn't play out as you prayed, that there was a reason for wh**ever you saw as negative, that no one would have comprehended other then Our Father to the outcome. So, each sunrise I am happy to spend another day with all my critters, and know I will be with all the ones I've lost over the decades to age, or sickness. So I Pray in the name of Christ, and our Father that your heart be touched, as he has mine, and carried me for 65 years now. N'Christ' Jesus, Amen Pastor Marc
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