Having been for the most part a dis-interested observer on this thread with the exception of a brief conversation with the poster, I can’t help but notice that you tend to be quite insulting at times, and then of course, indignant when someone confronts you. By theirs fruits, ye shall know them. Always a good verse to keep in mind. And if you are wondering what truly brought this comment, read below:
It really is comforting to keep some seemingly, theoretically theologically challenged RC reps off the streets so much. LOL.
Must be nice just to pass off this stuff as jokes.
Anyway . . .
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I was praying all the way to Walmart and back grieving in my spirit and heart and getting some ink for my gradesheets for tomorrow. Thankfully, there were some of my favorite worship songs on the radio.
I realize that some of my cohorts may be . . . annoyed with me for the following but so be it . . . 'tis what I must do for the moment and maybe for several days or so.
I'm much more the sort of fellow who leaves the 99 and goes out in the blizzard after the one.
I don't have any realistic hope of influencing the die hard RC reps hereon or elsewehre. That is certainly a HOLY SPIRIT SIZED DIRECT FOCUS sort of job. All I can do is squirt a small water pistol toward the forest fire.
However, the bitterness, resentment, vengeance evidenced on this thread is reaching hipwader depths. That's dreadful. I don't want to be party to any excuse for that. There may come a time when I'll have to ignore such and leave the consequences to the individuals involved . . . but for now, I'm choosing to battle on another level in another manner. We wrestle not against flesh and blood, after all.
So, I'm going to spend some hours at least, if not some days and pray as much for equally fierce folks as much as or at least a significant percentage of time as much as I've spent time posting in their direction. And, to keep me tuned to that priority, I plan to do some at least partial fasting as much as lies within me to manage that.
I am gratified that my cohorts are carrying the TRUTH OF THE GOSPEL; THE TRUTH OF SCRIPTURE AND THE TRUTH OF HISTORY forward quite better than I can anyway.
I don't know if I'll read the thread or not. But I don't plan to be posting on it for some hours or days. If I feel compelled to respond, I plan to write to a Word file and sit on it for some days.
There are likely some who may tend to feel this action of mine is a definite sign of victory for their perspective or side or whatever. That would be a very serious error which they would likely seriously regret. But, that is their business between them and God.
Prayer is mightier even than the pen.
What impact my poor prayers may have is certainly God's business. And, I'll likely pray mostly in tongues so that will be even further His business. But my heart and spirit will definitely be earnestly in the prayer effort most of my waking, non-teaching hours whether at pottery or wherever. However, I have seen Him answer such prayers in past situations in very startling ways. So, may be interesting to see what surprises He may have in this prayer project.
Perhaps the only one changed or only thing changed will be me. That will be fine if that is Father's priority.
God's speed, Truth, Will, Righteousness, Priorities and focus for each reader of these poor words.
Sincerely,
Quixotically Quix.