LINES RELATED : Continuation
I’m currently reading Purpose Driven Life Book and I’m on my 14th day. This is merely the continuation of my last post (yesterday) because somehow, the things I have read today are much related from what I felt yesterday.
"GOD is REAL, no matter how I feel."
"Friendships are often tested by separation and silence; you are divided by physical distance or you are unable to talk. "
"But God has not promised 'you will always feel my presence'."
"You wake up one morning and all your spiritual feelings are gone. You pray, but nothing happens. You rebuke the devil, but it doesn't change anything. You go through spiritual exercises.. you have your friends pray for you ... you confess every sin you can imagine, then go around asking forgiveness of everyone you know. You fast.. still nothing. You begin to wonder how long this spiritual gloom might last. Days? Weeks? Months? Will it ever end?.. it feels as if your prayers simply bounce off the ceiling. In utter desperation, you cry out, 'What's the matter with me?'. The truth is, there's nothing wrong with you! This is a normal part of the testing and maturing of your friendship with God."
"Pour out your heart to God. Unload every emotion that you're feeling."
"Remind yourself what you know to be eternally true about God: He is good, he loves me, he is with me, he knows what I'm going through, he cares, and he has a good plan for my life."
"A friendship based on emotion is shallow indeed."
"God's grace is still in full force; he is still for you, even when you don't feel it."
Those were the things that made me realize that I’m not alone. Anyway, I ‘m done with it. I have recovered already. I’ll post again. :)
I confessed:
Friday, September 23, 200510:30 PM
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