Prayers Needed

[lionovjudah]

This is to all in this forum. I have been invloved in a situation that has resulted in my arrest. Without giving any details, I will say that hopefully everything will turn out to glorify God. This has topped off a year of dispair and devestation to my faith. I have made some terrible choices and now am paying the price. In the end everything should be fine, but as of right now I am confessing this openly to all of you as commanded by God. I have sinned against the Most High and my brothers and sisters in Christ. I have also proved God by being a perfect example of the impossibility of having 2 masters. It is impossible!!!!!!!!!!!! I feel like David, "a man after Gods heart" who also sineed grievously. And I also feel like Jeremiah when he cursed the day he was born and the man who handed out cigars announcing that a baby boy was born. The devestating effect is how can I , a child of God make some of the decisions I make. I am disgusted and ashamed of my life this past year and have deceived many into thinking I am a "good Christian". When all I have been is a whitewashed seplechure. As of now I can find very little if any comfort and grace and my prayer life is terrible. I cant even look up to God. Please pray for my family and myself if you can.


Joe

[Brandan Kraft]

Joe, oh how terrible. I hope you did not do anything very illegal. Are you going to go to jail for a long time?

Your testimony of being the worst of sinners is true for all Christians - but if you are laboring over your sins and don't know what to do - then look to Christ!

Christians can commit the worst of sins. They will feel terrible about them, and even agree with God that it is worthy of eternal damnation. I find myself in these shoes every day. There is not a true believer around who is satisfied with his prayer life, his faith, or any of the things he does for His Lord. All a believer can do is look to Christ and rest in His grace. Remember that even the littlest of faith is better than no faith. I will be in prayer for you.

In Hope,
Brandan

[lionovjudah]

Joe, oh how terrible. I hope you did not do anything very illegal. Are you going to go to jail for a long time?

Your testimony of being the worst of sinners is true for all Christians - but if you are laboring over your sins and don't know what to do - then look to Christ!

Christians can commit the worst of sins. They will feel terrible about them, and even agree with God that it is worthy of eternal damnation. I find myself in these shoes every day. There is not a true believer around who is satisfied with his prayer life, his faith, or any of the things he does for His Lord. All a believer can do is look to Christ and rest in His grace. Remember that even the littlest of faith is better than no faith. I will be in prayer for you.

In Hope,
Brandan

Illegal enough, and ignorance is obviously no excuse. Feeling terrible is an understatement.

I know what i shoudl do, but I just cant for some reason. I am too embarrassed and dismal to look to Him. My knees shake and I am just waiting for the lightning bolt.

I will be ok, no jail, but will have to go through a lengthly court process for months and disapir during this.

My wife is "pissed" off to say the least. Like I mentioned, this topped off a year of terrible decisions I have made, and constant lying to her and to God, and to everyone in fact. Even in this forum. How can I even speak about the Word of God. I deserve no grace or mercy. And I have the gall to read His word. Speak in Church, speak in here? There are areas in my life that Satan exploits. And I fail the "test" miserably.

I will also say one more thing. The Deceivers wine tastes good in the beginning, then it is the most rotten bitterest cup of sour grapes in the end.

Thank you for you prayers Brandan...

Joe

[ray kikkert]

This is to all in this forum. I have been invloved in a situation that has resulted in my arrest. Without giving any details, I will say that hopefully everything will turn out to glorify God. This has topped off a year of dispair and devestation to my faith. I have made some terrible choices and now am paying the price. In the end everything should be fine, but as of right now I am confessing this openly to all of you as commanded by God. I have sinned against the Most High and my brothers and sisters in Christ. I have also proved God by being a perfect example of the impossibility of having 2 masters. It is impossible!!!!!!!!!!!! I feel like David, "a man after Gods heart" who also sineed grievously. And I also feel like Jeremiah when he cursed the day he was born and the man who handed out cigars announcing that a baby boy was born. The devestating effect is how can I , a child of God make some of the decisions I make. I am disgusted and ashamed of my life this past year and have deceived many into thinking I am a "good Christian". When all I have been is a whitewashed seplechure. As of now I can find very little if any comfort and grace and my prayer life is terrible. I cant even look up to God. Please pray for my family and myself if you can.


Joe

Joe , I shall take it to the Lord in prayer.

Are we weak and heavy laden?
Cumbered with a load of care?
Precious Saviour, still our refuge!
Take it to the Lord in prayer!
Do thy friends despise, forsake thee?
Take it to the Lord in prayer!
In His arms He'll take and sheild thee
Thou wilt find a solace there.

[ashamoun]

Joe,

I will also keep you in prayer.

[Eileen]

Joe,

James 5:16 "Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much"

I too will lift you up in prayer to the Almighty.

All things do truly work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to His purpose. This includes our sin.

May God be glorified in all things.

Eileen~

[L-Today]

Joe,

That is what is meant by ''sinners'' whom our Lord Jesus came to save. We all fail miserably many times per day, when we feel utterly unworthy to look up to our Redeemer. The really Good News is that it He who is Righteousness, and it is to Him Alone we are to limp with our sores, for there is nothing in ourselves which is good. If not in Christ Alone the cure and the forgiveness, we are all undone this moment.

As everyone said before, do look upto Jesus, no matter how awful you feel, and ask Him for repentance and forgiveness, so may His Glory shine brightest when we repent and learn to love Him for He loved us first.

Will surely pray for you, Joe.

Luba.

[Ugly_Gaunt_Cow]

Joe, don't sweat it.

The guilt and shame you feel says MUCH about your spiritual condition, and it's a good indication that you are on the right track. The real concern for me would be if you were indifferent to your actions and had no remorse what-so-ever.

Ultimately, at the end of each day it boils down to who we are before the LORD. Are we the Pharisee or the Tax Collector? Do we hide behind pretense and ingore our filth - showing God how righteous we have behaved? Or do we fall to our knees, beat our chest and beg "Lord! Have mercy on me the sinner"? I think you know the answer to that.

It's time to pick yourself up, dust yoruself off and get back to the race.

Fight the good fight, finish the course and keep the faith.

In the meantime remember, "Where sin abounded, GRACE ABOUNDED ALL THE MORE"

Praying for you,

Scott.

[Tobias Crisp]

Joe,

Don't let the things of this world get you down and depressed. Keep your eye on Christ and His completed work. Look to His blood and righteousness, His merit alone. For this is a person's right standing with God and their assurance.

[GraceAmbassador]

Joe:

The Glory of the message of Grace, which many despise but love to enjoy, is that, in spite of what you did YOU ARE STILL THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD IN CHRIST! Chrsit died for the sin you committed, this one that now you confess.

El Rana posted a beautiful verse of What a Friend we have in Jesus (which is the hymn a church I pastored sang when I told them that Jesus told me to leave... - just a joke to dispell tension -), and I think that this hymn is very appropriate.

It is also appropriate to say that there is nothing that will separate you from the love of Christ! That's what He died for! For moment's like this!

Is it hard to believe that you are THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD IN CHRIST even in the midst of this situation? Yes it is. But that's when our belief, as fumbling and faultaring as it is MEANS NOTHING! The F A C T that you are the RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD IN CHRIST is immutable as GOD IS IMMUTABLE!

I will pray interceding for you!

Milt

[lionovjudah]

Thank You all

I will say that the Heavy hand of God is a terrible feeling. I would not wish it on anyone. The Word is becoming much more simpler to me in a situation like this. I no longer feel the need to approach it like I am learning calculous. Funny how God works in times like this. It is as if He is telling me to stop worrying about everything else except the blood of Christ.


Joe