This was my thought as I read the article in the "Reader's Digest" for the month of December 2009/January 2010. It wasn't an article as much as a blurb....On page 16, they had a short reference to Hanukkah. They give you the correct pronunciation, explain that it can be spelled with a Ch or an H; that it is not a major Jewish Holiday, which they are correct in this fact but - Maybe, it should be! Then they say - "What's the story? They tried to kill us; we beat them ; let's eat." I lost it. I mean I really lost it. Don't they know? Is this really all they think about Hanukkah? Haven't they heard? The miracle wasn't that they won the battle. They won many battles, hundreds of thousands died, not just thousands...one hundred eighty-three thousand in one day at one time, yet even that was not the focus of Hanukkah. That was merely a small point to the story. Hanukkah is totally about the fact that God provided once again for the Jews during a time of great affliction.
There is a lot MORE to this story. I am, by no means, an educated person. But, I do like Bible prophecy, hunting for truth, and being encouraged by stories of the underdog coming out on top. First, let's define a Jew. A Jew is a person from Judea. A Jew is an Israelite, but an Israelite may not necessarily be a Jew. We find the story of Hanukkah, yes, it really happened, in several books but I am going to limit myself to only a few references, a couple of which come from somebody elses' hard work off their web pages. All credit goes to them. This blog is simply my feelings about my reaction to someone elses' idea of Hanukkah. My sources are listed below if you want to search out more for yourself. Believe me, there are a lot more than these, I just found these to be rather concise. Also, for those who would immediately discount the story as myths and would say these are just stories consider the reference sources and the fact that you can find names and dates listed in other historical data. To the Christian who would immediately discount anything that mentions one of the lost books of the Bible as being unscriptural, consider the fact that the Bible mentions the book of Enoch which I mention because it gives witness to the fact that the books of Maccabees should be considered as historical books and not just discounted as being part of the lost books of the Bible. Sources are found below.
Hanukkah is known as the Festival of Lights. In the Holy Bible we find, starting in John, chapter 1, ...In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God...reading on down to verse 3 All things were made by him...verse 4, In him was life and the 'life was the light of men and the light shineth in darkness and the darkness comprehended it not. And if you read on you will find that a man John the Baptist, was sent to bear witness of that light. For me, Hanukkah is about remembering God sent His Son, Jesus Christ, who is the Light. But that is another story....
I knew this would not be easy to write. You can't just takes years of battle and shorten it or try to explain the law that God gave to the Israelites to follow, which is a part of this story of this war. Nor can you take a miracle of God and reduce it to 'they came, we fought and won the battle, we ate...this story involves having to study history, having to do a little more research outside of the King James Bible if you really want to understand it which means then you have to address the issue of the Lost Books of the Bible which some people just can't handle although Jesus Christ quoted from the book of Enoch and Jude, verse 14 states 'the book of Enoch'. After all, Jesus referred to their books when teaching. Ask yourself the question, "What books were around during the time of Jesus?" The reason I mention the lost books is that you will find the story of Judah, our hero of the battle referred to in the blurb, in the Apocrypha - the first book of Maccabees. During one of these ongoing battles, the Jews fled to the wilderness to survive. During this time was one of their feast observances, and they were not allowed by the law to go out and buy or sell, not that they could anyway because they were hiding out in the wilderness. So they only had enough oil for the lamps in the makeshift temple for three or four days but not for the full eight days of this sacred observance. They found, just like they did when wondering around in the wilderness that God provides for His people. The oil lasted, and lasted and lasted, kind of like the energizer bunny. You know, it keeps going and going and going....God supplied all their needs. None of the lamps died or ran out of oil, flickered or even hinted at going out. They all burned steadily and strong. Hence, Hanukkah is observed as the Festival of Lights in rememberance of the miracle that God did for them. It was so much more than they came, we fought and won, and we ate.
My apologies for any misspelled words, lack of references, offenses if you find particular terms and titles offensive, and remember, I prefaced all of this by saying I am not an 'educated' person.
Reference Sources:
1. King James Bible
a. 1 Samuel 5: 1 through Chapter 6.
b. Matthew 23: 35
c. John, Chapter 1
d. Jude, verse 14
2. The New English Bible with the Apocrypha
a. First Book of the Maccabees
b. Second Book of the Maccabees
3. The book of Enoch (you can find this online)
4. http://www.answerbag.com/q_view/868262
5. http://reluctant-messenger.com/enoch.htm
6. http://www.jewfaq.org/holiday7.htm
7. http://divine.blogs.starnewsonline.com/11259/happy-festival-of-lights-yall/
8. http://www.kolel.org/pages/holidays/Chanukah_intro.html
Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Curiosity Killed The Cat!
Sometimes I am just amazed, flabbergasted, totally shocked at what you can find on the internet. Just when I thought the world was as evil and as wicked as it can become, somebody finds a new way to make it worse or to bring out the worse in mankind. I know we all have struggles because God's Word tells me that "all have sinned and come short of God." Not one, not just a few but all, Christians included. Apparently the net has reached the depth of Soddom and Gomorrah and that saddens me. It also makes me fearful. I have always used the net as a tool....sometimes for research, sometimes for fun, sometimes, well....sometimes life hands us things and we handle them in bad ways. But I was really shocked the day I heard percentages of net usage were 98% pornography, and the other 2% were for research, entertainment, and such. Now I have known this for quite some time, but today, the shock of all shocks, free sex website. Sign up to find whoever you want, whenever, whatever, and all for free. I feel stupid, dirty, and like I need to go get a shower now after checking it out to see....surely they wouldn't, couldn't.. THEY DID! This is going to make it so much harder for spouses who their husbands or wives weren't exactly faithful. It's going to tempt those who have these issues. It's NOT GOOD! God help us. More than ever we need you, Lord Jesus, to save us most especially from ourselves. I labeled this in the Bathroom topics because, well, I wish there was a big toilet to flush all these kinds of sites, news, info....down the big cesspool.
As they say, curiosity killed the cat. I am too curious for my own good. Kind of an 'Where Angels Fear to Tread' type of an attitude. Star Trek fans would put it, "keep your friends close, your enemies closer." Give you an inside edge so to speak...or maybe so the enemy would have you think....So not wanting to be totally negative, I want to leave you with this story which I have read before but most recently have read again. I can't remember names and places, but the gist of it goes....
A man was working in a bank. To teach them how to recognize counterfeit money, they did not give them counterfeit money to look at, touch, feel, handle. They gave them REAL money. They looked at it, studied it, touched it, felt it...They found most of the time they could recognize the fake money when it came through. The reason why was because they had handled the real thing so much of the time, they knew instinctly when the fake stuff was given to them. There was just something about it and they trusted that 'gut feeling' which most of the time led them to a right conclusion.
I am going to go read my Bible now for it is truth. It is real and it will give me that edge that when fake or counterfeit is being handed to me, I will recognize it.
As they say, curiosity killed the cat. I am too curious for my own good. Kind of an 'Where Angels Fear to Tread' type of an attitude. Star Trek fans would put it, "keep your friends close, your enemies closer." Give you an inside edge so to speak...or maybe so the enemy would have you think....So not wanting to be totally negative, I want to leave you with this story which I have read before but most recently have read again. I can't remember names and places, but the gist of it goes....
A man was working in a bank. To teach them how to recognize counterfeit money, they did not give them counterfeit money to look at, touch, feel, handle. They gave them REAL money. They looked at it, studied it, touched it, felt it...They found most of the time they could recognize the fake money when it came through. The reason why was because they had handled the real thing so much of the time, they knew instinctly when the fake stuff was given to them. There was just something about it and they trusted that 'gut feeling' which most of the time led them to a right conclusion.
I am going to go read my Bible now for it is truth. It is real and it will give me that edge that when fake or counterfeit is being handed to me, I will recognize it.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
A Supernatural God....
Without a doubt, I alway let my mouth get me into situations then I feel the need to come back and try to explain one more time....
I decided to post some of the 'experiences' I shared and some people, no matter what, will just not be able to accept that this is of Jesus Christ because it is not in their 'doctrine'. Yes, I am in a battle. A spiritual battle that says 'Wake Up! The things of God are not the things of men.' I started believing in man's word more than God's word. There is a real problem in that because the basic truth is that God's Word, The Holy Bible, is truth, not man's. I have repented and now, once again, find myself alone and forsaken or so that is what the enemy is trying to get me to believe....When the rubber meets the road, where do you go? Do you run to your friend's side or do you head out the door because the situation just doesn't equal up with your man-made doctrine? I am consciously choosing to believe the Bible over what man says.
If any were to be reading this and really knowing what is going in my life, they would know that I am in a battle for my healing. The Bible says that 'we were healed' by His stripes. Whose stripes? Jesus Christ's stripes. It is not in the future tense, it is not in the present tense, and it most certainly does not say 'Lord, IF it be thy will...'. Every single day since I decided to ditch the naturopathic doctor's advice for a diet for me to follow, I have been confronted with "Are you really going to believe God's Word today?" Sure you're healed, Mist. You're hobbling around here in soooo much pain, and the rashes, and the irritability and moodswings, and the dizziness, and the nausea, and the feelings of paranoia which are extremely hard to handle when you 'feel like' you are all alone; especially when I know, if I eat this way, all these symptoms would go away for the most part until other symptoms start showing up because now I am deficient in another area. And once again, I am in bondage. You can eat this, you can't eat that; do this, don't do that and the simple task of cooking dinner becomes a greater chore because my husband is not going to eat it, my daughter can't eat it as she has her restrictions (food intolerances), and basically here I am locked and tied up into bondage because of man's edict. So as Job would say, "Yet though he slay me..." If the Lord chooses to slay me then that is His right as Supreme Omnipotent, All Powerful and All Knowing God. But, I am choosing to believe His Word that says "His Word is truth. He desires us to prosper and be in good health, that by His stripes we WERE healed." Hear what I am saying... It does not give me the right to chunk out and eat whatever I want....I believe there is a sound nutritional plan, but I am having a really, really hard time with my doctor, of the race mankind, telling me I can't have this and this and this.....On the other hand, God's Word tells me you have liberty, do not call anything I have made unclean, do not forbid...
You see, in the past, I used to attend a very strong in Word of Faith Church. I have seen God do supernatural things. I did not always understand but without a doubt it was God and He got the glory, not man. Since that time, in various times of my life, God has done supernatural things for me and my husband. Like the time we were going down the road and there was a deer right in front of us. There was a very thick fog and my husband had seen the deer crossing in front of the vehicle we were meeting. I was concentrating on seeing the road. It was very foggy; the lights of the other car were blinding, and I was focusing on keeping our car in our lane and trying to see in the fog right in front of us that I did not see the deer until right when it cross from the other lane to right in front of us. I did not have any time to react other than take my foot off the accelerator. In my mind's eye, right at that very moment, I saw God's hand come down and scoop that deer's rear end right out the path of our car. My husband was saying, "There's got to be deer fur hanging from the front of the car! We didn't hit it! We didn't hit it!" I told him what I saw...it was like when we as parents are watching our little toddlers maneuver new situations with walking and they walk in front of something, a cart, wagon, swing and we race and scoop them up to get them out of harm's way...it was the same way with the deer. I saw God's hand come down and scoop the deer's rear end up and out of the way.....This happened just a few months ago. There have been many other instances where God supernaturally intervened and provided an answer. There also have been times when I did not pay attention to that little voice speaking and regretted it.
I don't want to be casting my pearls before swine. So initially I said experiences, but I am only sharing this one for now.... I am asking for anyone who might be reading this to join with me in asking for a healing. I need a healing in my physical body. Would you take a stand with me today by believing God's Word over man's word? Likening the story of Joshua and Caleb coming back to say "we can take the promise land" only to be outshouted by those that would say, "The inhabitants are too big, we can't do it." God help me to stand on Your Word, Your Principles, Your doctrine. Help me not to hear the voice of the enemy today.
I decided to post some of the 'experiences' I shared and some people, no matter what, will just not be able to accept that this is of Jesus Christ because it is not in their 'doctrine'. Yes, I am in a battle. A spiritual battle that says 'Wake Up! The things of God are not the things of men.' I started believing in man's word more than God's word. There is a real problem in that because the basic truth is that God's Word, The Holy Bible, is truth, not man's. I have repented and now, once again, find myself alone and forsaken or so that is what the enemy is trying to get me to believe....When the rubber meets the road, where do you go? Do you run to your friend's side or do you head out the door because the situation just doesn't equal up with your man-made doctrine? I am consciously choosing to believe the Bible over what man says.
If any were to be reading this and really knowing what is going in my life, they would know that I am in a battle for my healing. The Bible says that 'we were healed' by His stripes. Whose stripes? Jesus Christ's stripes. It is not in the future tense, it is not in the present tense, and it most certainly does not say 'Lord, IF it be thy will...'. Every single day since I decided to ditch the naturopathic doctor's advice for a diet for me to follow, I have been confronted with "Are you really going to believe God's Word today?" Sure you're healed, Mist. You're hobbling around here in soooo much pain, and the rashes, and the irritability and moodswings, and the dizziness, and the nausea, and the feelings of paranoia which are extremely hard to handle when you 'feel like' you are all alone; especially when I know, if I eat this way, all these symptoms would go away for the most part until other symptoms start showing up because now I am deficient in another area. And once again, I am in bondage. You can eat this, you can't eat that; do this, don't do that and the simple task of cooking dinner becomes a greater chore because my husband is not going to eat it, my daughter can't eat it as she has her restrictions (food intolerances), and basically here I am locked and tied up into bondage because of man's edict. So as Job would say, "Yet though he slay me..." If the Lord chooses to slay me then that is His right as Supreme Omnipotent, All Powerful and All Knowing God. But, I am choosing to believe His Word that says "His Word is truth. He desires us to prosper and be in good health, that by His stripes we WERE healed." Hear what I am saying... It does not give me the right to chunk out and eat whatever I want....I believe there is a sound nutritional plan, but I am having a really, really hard time with my doctor, of the race mankind, telling me I can't have this and this and this.....On the other hand, God's Word tells me you have liberty, do not call anything I have made unclean, do not forbid...
You see, in the past, I used to attend a very strong in Word of Faith Church. I have seen God do supernatural things. I did not always understand but without a doubt it was God and He got the glory, not man. Since that time, in various times of my life, God has done supernatural things for me and my husband. Like the time we were going down the road and there was a deer right in front of us. There was a very thick fog and my husband had seen the deer crossing in front of the vehicle we were meeting. I was concentrating on seeing the road. It was very foggy; the lights of the other car were blinding, and I was focusing on keeping our car in our lane and trying to see in the fog right in front of us that I did not see the deer until right when it cross from the other lane to right in front of us. I did not have any time to react other than take my foot off the accelerator. In my mind's eye, right at that very moment, I saw God's hand come down and scoop that deer's rear end right out the path of our car. My husband was saying, "There's got to be deer fur hanging from the front of the car! We didn't hit it! We didn't hit it!" I told him what I saw...it was like when we as parents are watching our little toddlers maneuver new situations with walking and they walk in front of something, a cart, wagon, swing and we race and scoop them up to get them out of harm's way...it was the same way with the deer. I saw God's hand come down and scoop the deer's rear end up and out of the way.....This happened just a few months ago. There have been many other instances where God supernaturally intervened and provided an answer. There also have been times when I did not pay attention to that little voice speaking and regretted it.
I don't want to be casting my pearls before swine. So initially I said experiences, but I am only sharing this one for now.... I am asking for anyone who might be reading this to join with me in asking for a healing. I need a healing in my physical body. Would you take a stand with me today by believing God's Word over man's word? Likening the story of Joshua and Caleb coming back to say "we can take the promise land" only to be outshouted by those that would say, "The inhabitants are too big, we can't do it." God help me to stand on Your Word, Your Principles, Your doctrine. Help me not to hear the voice of the enemy today.
Friday, December 11, 2009
What's A Christian To Do???
I have debated within myself whether to blog or not...so while I am still debating this issue, I decided some things that have happened to me are worth posting especially in light of the news now days.
My husband and I found ourselves invited to a gathering a couple of months ago. We were to have a meal and a movie afterwards. Sounds harmless enough right...except the movie was to be a scary movie. As a Christian I really do not think it is a good idea to watch 'scary' movies. I sincerely believe you open supernatural doors when you engage in such behavior. The Bible speaks of taking every thought captive and those things you think on, you have as much done....And also, Christ himself was most of the time found among those who needed him, not the religious leaders of that day. So I felt to go and be at this gathering is totally what Christ would have done.
Anyhow back to the topic at hand, the scary movie and what is a Christian to do? We were invited, we felt we should go, now do we not go because of the scary movie. After all, Christians are supposed to have dominion and authority over ALL things. We decided to attend the event. As I was sitting next to my hubby having a feverent discussion with Jesus over the movie, I was happy to find out that it was based on a 'true story'. It was a movie I had seen previews to but knew that I would not personally go out and buy it to watch. This movie is supposedly based on a true story. I really enjoy 'true movie' contents. Now realize I am not talking doctrine here. I am talking about finding yourself in circumstances over which you really have no say in what happens or doesn't happen and finding the truth that God means for you to find in that circumstance.
Okay, sorry for the rambling, as I was having this debate with the Lord, actually I was praying the blood of Jesus over us because I knew that the movie would either be: A) About satanism, B) about witchcraft or wiccan/pagan, or C) demonic (see A or B) in content. It was getting pretty intense in the movie about this time, and I'm asking the Lord ; "Okay Jesus, what do I do? " As in do I get up and walk out, risk offending the people there, start rebuking the spirits and totally throw the guests in a state of disorder, or sit there and take authority. Right as I am asking the Lord and praying for his protection, a lead character in the movie turned straight on, front face shot, close in to the camera and it was as if he was speaking directly to me. Well, the character wasn't but I believe the Lord was....He said, "Fear NO evil!" It was very stern. It was a real reminder to me of exactly the position we have in Christ Jesus. His Word tells us we have ALL authority and power. I believe we are not to go looking for these situations, but when we find ourselves in them, we are to take authority. God has given us the victory. Fear No Evil!
My husband and I found ourselves invited to a gathering a couple of months ago. We were to have a meal and a movie afterwards. Sounds harmless enough right...except the movie was to be a scary movie. As a Christian I really do not think it is a good idea to watch 'scary' movies. I sincerely believe you open supernatural doors when you engage in such behavior. The Bible speaks of taking every thought captive and those things you think on, you have as much done....And also, Christ himself was most of the time found among those who needed him, not the religious leaders of that day. So I felt to go and be at this gathering is totally what Christ would have done.
Anyhow back to the topic at hand, the scary movie and what is a Christian to do? We were invited, we felt we should go, now do we not go because of the scary movie. After all, Christians are supposed to have dominion and authority over ALL things. We decided to attend the event. As I was sitting next to my hubby having a feverent discussion with Jesus over the movie, I was happy to find out that it was based on a 'true story'. It was a movie I had seen previews to but knew that I would not personally go out and buy it to watch. This movie is supposedly based on a true story. I really enjoy 'true movie' contents. Now realize I am not talking doctrine here. I am talking about finding yourself in circumstances over which you really have no say in what happens or doesn't happen and finding the truth that God means for you to find in that circumstance.
Okay, sorry for the rambling, as I was having this debate with the Lord, actually I was praying the blood of Jesus over us because I knew that the movie would either be: A) About satanism, B) about witchcraft or wiccan/pagan, or C) demonic (see A or B) in content. It was getting pretty intense in the movie about this time, and I'm asking the Lord ; "Okay Jesus, what do I do? " As in do I get up and walk out, risk offending the people there, start rebuking the spirits and totally throw the guests in a state of disorder, or sit there and take authority. Right as I am asking the Lord and praying for his protection, a lead character in the movie turned straight on, front face shot, close in to the camera and it was as if he was speaking directly to me. Well, the character wasn't but I believe the Lord was....He said, "Fear NO evil!" It was very stern. It was a real reminder to me of exactly the position we have in Christ Jesus. His Word tells us we have ALL authority and power. I believe we are not to go looking for these situations, but when we find ourselves in them, we are to take authority. God has given us the victory. Fear No Evil!
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Nuggets Of Truth...
Today, feeling really down....no friends; at least, that is what the enemy is trying to get me to believe...I get an email from a friend who says...the site I recommended really blessed her. She really needed to hear that particular message. Now, I don't know what message but I can guess. It's the same one I needed to hear. Again, active faith, not stagnant, dead, lifeless.
I could not listen to the live service last night as I wanted to because the time just does not work out for three hour time differences. Their on the East Coast. We're on the West Coast. For now, I am considering them my 'home church' http://www.2timothy22.org/. Take that one however you will...Anyhow, they had a guest speaker by the name of Dr. Larry Hutton (not sure of the spelling, but the author of Long Life). He was speaking on - what is the topic of the moment, FAITH. His Biblical reference was based on the story of Caleb and Joshua...Remember the spies in the land. Two saw God's promise, the others were looking at 'reality'. The nugget of truth I received from this sermon was 'truth and reality are two different things.' Spiritually speaking, truth is what God says in His Word. Reality is our circumstances which we can change by speaking God's Word in our life. I really liked his comment "No, we're not denying reality, We're CHANGING IT!" I pray that I can catch hold of this nugget along with my household. If ever I needed to hear these nuggets of truth it is now!
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
It's All About You....
I have this song, actually one line from a song, rolling around in my head. "I'm getting back to the heart of worship, it's all about you, it's all about you"....Lord, Christ Jesus.
I should clarify that I have been caught in a time warp. The only worship songs I really know are from the past; hymns, worship songs from when I attended a church and one or two that the Lord just stuck in my heart when I heard them at various functions I attended or the radio. So, I am really out of date when it comes to worship music. I must say that the Lord is drawing me. I find myself playing the piano every morning. The things I am getting are get ready, stand, fear no evil. I am calling my people. Praise me, Worship me - thus saith the Lord.
Thanks to the wonderful-ness of the technology age, I have been able to reconnect with the church I used to attend in my past. It is a wonderful place. There is a freedom there in the spiritual realm that I have yet to encounter in any other 'organized church building'. I have found this freedom in home groups and people whom the Lord has brought across my path, but not per se in 'a church'. My writing is not to bash 'the church'. Some people really have a problem though of thinking of a church as anything other than a building. The buiding is not the church. You and I, believers in the Lord, Jesus Christ, are the church.
Okay, so now you know my mindset...the Lord is calling His people. Take hold. There is another wave of spiritual renewing, awaking. All is not lost. All is not bad. Do not fear evil. Evil comes so that I might conquer evil...this is what I am getting from the Lord. We will see the things Christ speaks of in the Bible. We will see people getting healed, the dead rising; we will also see more 'believers' falling away because of unbelief and lack of faith. We are not to fear and tremble. How much greater is our Lord than all of these bad reports we hear. He has given us the victory. We must walk in it. There it is again, active faith...
I'm getting back to the heart of worship, and it's all about you, it's all about you.....It is all about the Lord, Jesus Christ. If you don't know him, please take time and get to know him.
I should clarify that I have been caught in a time warp. The only worship songs I really know are from the past; hymns, worship songs from when I attended a church and one or two that the Lord just stuck in my heart when I heard them at various functions I attended or the radio. So, I am really out of date when it comes to worship music. I must say that the Lord is drawing me. I find myself playing the piano every morning. The things I am getting are get ready, stand, fear no evil. I am calling my people. Praise me, Worship me - thus saith the Lord.
Thanks to the wonderful-ness of the technology age, I have been able to reconnect with the church I used to attend in my past. It is a wonderful place. There is a freedom there in the spiritual realm that I have yet to encounter in any other 'organized church building'. I have found this freedom in home groups and people whom the Lord has brought across my path, but not per se in 'a church'. My writing is not to bash 'the church'. Some people really have a problem though of thinking of a church as anything other than a building. The buiding is not the church. You and I, believers in the Lord, Jesus Christ, are the church.
Okay, so now you know my mindset...the Lord is calling His people. Take hold. There is another wave of spiritual renewing, awaking. All is not lost. All is not bad. Do not fear evil. Evil comes so that I might conquer evil...this is what I am getting from the Lord. We will see the things Christ speaks of in the Bible. We will see people getting healed, the dead rising; we will also see more 'believers' falling away because of unbelief and lack of faith. We are not to fear and tremble. How much greater is our Lord than all of these bad reports we hear. He has given us the victory. We must walk in it. There it is again, active faith...
I'm getting back to the heart of worship, and it's all about you, it's all about you.....It is all about the Lord, Jesus Christ. If you don't know him, please take time and get to know him.
Monday, December 7, 2009
A New Day....
So today, here I sit, wondering how much damage have I done by deciding to try and share my utmost personal life experiences with those who I would want to call friends. It is a very scary place to be in...putting yourself out for more rejection when you have had enough rejection for a lifetime already by people who you really thought were your friends, you know, brothers and sisters in the Lord. Why, when someone really needs the reassurance that people accept you for who you are if you read the Word of God....you find out, they really don't accept you for who you are??? We all make mistakes. What is so hard for a Christian to admit that they messed up? And when that person admits they messed up, why do we all surround them and attack? It is soooo easy to say what we would do in a situation that hasn't happened to us. Be careful! You really don't know what you will do when you find yourself in the same situation. Except for the grace of God, there go I....
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