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To: Nifster
"She was not strongly committed to hear faith. She was living in delusion"

Just where do you get that out of the article?

I attended a conservative Bible college in the rural South, where I was a model student, careful to observe every point of doctrine and pious living....At one point, I was waking up at 3:00am to help take care of my dying grandmother, working and studying all day, fitting in devotional practices and outreach activities, and falling asleep around 10:00pm. No one in my faith community would have judged me for slowing down. In fact, I’ve often been told that I’m too perfectionistic and need to cut myself a break.. I had the opportunity to tell that guy about salvation and I didn’t. How do I know he won’t be lost because of me? If I feel good about successful ministry projects, is that pride?...I married my college love and followed him to his international job call. We landed in Beirut in 2013 and set up our first home together. While he worked, I got involved in as much ministry as possible, . I taught Bible classes at an Evangelical grade school. I learned to speak Arabic. I got heavily involved in refugee relief projects. I got a master’s degree. I started a PhD. I went through culture shock. I went through compassion fatigue. I went through several cycles of burnout and recovery. I was strong for as long as I could...I went through compassion fatigue....

If that is not being strongly committed to heart faith then I do not know what is, but the world needs more of her commitment, but with better discernment and balance.

14 posted on 12/20/2021 3:04:07 PM PST by daniel1212 ( Turn to the Lord Jesus as a damned+destitute sinner, trust Him to save + be baptized + follow Him!)
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To: daniel1212

She allowed herself to be deluded


15 posted on 12/20/2021 5:39:35 PM PST by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: daniel1212

I guess a lot would depend on how a person describes and avails themselves of “ME time”.


16 posted on 12/20/2021 11:26:42 PM PST by Elsie (Heck is where people, who don't believe in Gosh, think they are not going...)
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To: daniel1212
And that was the problem.

She was not balanced which meant at some point something had to give.

In her case it did not drive her from God but I know of some people that it has.

Eventually they learned that this drive to be absolute shining perfection in word and deed was not possible and the end result was that they decided if they could not be perfect they would give up entirely.

Some find their way back to God. Some still have not. Because now that you have messed up it is no use anymore.

21 posted on 12/21/2021 3:07:54 PM PST by Harmless Teddy Bear (add a dab of lavender in milk, leave town with an orange and pretend you're laughing with it)
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