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Don't Give Up God Can Do It
01-25-11 | Frank Broom

Posted on 01/25/2011 12:14:44 PM PST by Frank Broom

Sometimes when people go through something for a long time they tend to lean to the idea that things will always be that way. They get used to being in that situation. But, God is still on the throne and He hasn't given up on you and don't you dare give up on him. It doesn't matter how long you have a problem the power of God is still able to turn it around. He's still the God that it's nothing to hard for him, for with him all things are possible.

There was a woman with an issue of blood for 12 years, but when she heard about Jesus she knew the power of God could turn it around (Mark 5:25-34). There was a woman with a spirit of infirmity for 18 years, but the power of God was still able to turn it around (Luke 13:11-13). There was a man with a condition for 38 years and when Jesus saw him He knew that he had been in that condition for a long time. Did Jesus give up on helping him because he was in that condition for so long? No, the power of God was still able to turn it around (John 5:1-9).

God can turn that thing around that you've been dealing with for so long. He's not only able, but he's also willing. Like when Jesus healed the woman that had the spirit of infirmity for 18 years Jesus said "Ought not this woman, being a daughter of Abraham, whom Satan has bound, lo, these eighteen years, be loosed from this bond". God wants that problem turned around. A leper came to Jesus and said "If thou wilt, thou canst make me clean". And Jesus response was " I will, be thou clean" and immediately he was cleansed (Mark 1:40-42). It is God's desire to turn your situation around. And no matter how long it's been if you don't give up on God, He will not give up on you.


TOPICS: Prayer
KEYWORDS: christianity; god; powerofgod; prayer; vanity
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To: Hodar

I really do not know the mind of God. So, do you believe that God knows the time and manner of our deaths?


21 posted on 01/26/2011 11:37:14 AM PST by stuartcr (Everything happens as God wants it to...otherwise, things would be different)
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To: stuartcr

I really don’t know.

This could be part of the reason why God get’s really ticked about suicide. If it were all part of His plan, then things were all pre-determined.

If not, then a suicide places a complication in his work.


22 posted on 01/26/2011 11:40:01 AM PST by Hodar (Who needs laws .... when this "feels" so right?)
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To: Hodar

You say you don’t know if God knows the manner and time of our deaths, yet you do know that suicide ticks God off?

Why would suicide place a complication in God’s work, if He doesn’t know specifics?


23 posted on 01/26/2011 12:05:43 PM PST by stuartcr (Everything happens as God wants it to...otherwise, things would be different)
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To: stuartcr

The Bible forbids Murder; suicide is self-murder. The bible does mention seveal instances of suicide - and in each of these it is considered a sinful act.

If God is fully Deterministic - then the suicide was planned and it was simply a ‘tick in the box’ act. The person was slated to die by his own hand - and it just happened as planned. If a person is ‘planned’ to suicide - and his action is fore-ordained; how can this be a sin? He is simply following a course of action that he has no choice in.

If God follows ‘Free Agency’ (for which the war of Heaven was fought - and He sacrificed 1/3 of the Heavenly Host) then Determinism does not apply. Free Will is a key component in God’s plan. Jesus COULD HAVE broken free from the cross, yet that was not his mission. Jesus, by an act of will ALLOWED himself to be murdered so he could save us all. If he was forced - then his death would simply be a normal death.

So, given Free Agency, and you decide to commit suicide; you have taken a sacred gift and thrown it back into the face of God.


24 posted on 01/26/2011 12:19:43 PM PST by Hodar (Who needs laws .... when this "feels" so right?)
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To: Hodar

Perhaps what we believe to be His mission, was God’s plan?

Bye for now, thanks.


25 posted on 01/26/2011 12:28:56 PM PST by stuartcr (Everything happens as God wants it to...otherwise, things would be different)
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To: Frank Broom

On my local Catholic radio, Dr. Ray Guarendi was speaking to a caller who had lost his wife and family, his job, everything, I believe due to financial reasons. He told the Dr. that he made a half-hearted attempt at suicide. Dr. Ray gave him some really good advice, but the one thing that he said that I will never forget was that “things always change, nothing stays the same, and there is always always hope.” He was much more eloquent than what I quoted.


26 posted on 01/26/2011 1:29:16 PM PST by diamond6 (Buy American!!!! Stop supporting China's economy, support the USA!)
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To: Hodar

Hodar God always cares no matter what age like any good father is. And yes it is important how you spend your time while you are here. Thanks for reading!!


27 posted on 01/27/2011 1:55:32 PM PST by Frank Broom
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To: library user

Well thank God that it came at the right time, just when you needed it. Thanks for reading!!


28 posted on 01/27/2011 1:57:28 PM PST by Frank Broom
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To: LostInBayport

Thank you for taking the time to read this article. I’m glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for reading!!


29 posted on 01/27/2011 1:59:18 PM PST by Frank Broom
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To: the invisib1e hand

Thank you for taking the time to read this article. Thank You!!


30 posted on 01/27/2011 2:01:10 PM PST by Frank Broom
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To: EyeGuy

Thank you for reading this article. Thanks!!


31 posted on 01/27/2011 2:05:26 PM PST by Frank Broom
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To: credo 2

Thank you for taking the time to read this article. I hope it helps you to believe. Thanks!!


32 posted on 01/27/2011 2:07:28 PM PST by Frank Broom
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To: Post5203

I’m sorry to hear that, I guess that would shake a persons faith, but I’m glad to hear that you’re still praying. Your prayers and faith in God can change any situation. Thanks for reading.


33 posted on 01/27/2011 2:11:57 PM PST by Frank Broom
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To: Cicero

Yes, we do need to pray for this country and thanks for reading.


34 posted on 01/27/2011 2:13:41 PM PST by Frank Broom
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To: HOYA97

Yes, thank God you still have a job and you’re doing the right thing, Praying. Prayer and faith can change anything. I hope this article was some encouragement. Thanks for reading.


35 posted on 01/27/2011 2:19:05 PM PST by Frank Broom
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To: eCSMaster

Yes there is always hope with God. Thanks for reading!!


36 posted on 01/27/2011 2:20:40 PM PST by Frank Broom
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To: diamond6

Praise God there is always hope with God and things can change with God who always wants to work things out for your good. Thanks for reading!!


37 posted on 01/27/2011 2:23:00 PM PST by Frank Broom
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To: Frank Broom

If what you state is true, what about the countless people dying of cancer, drowning in storms, starving to death, or perishing despite their pleas to be saved?

We all were given bodies, and free will, to decide for ourselves how we will live. Again, in the eternal perspective, if we suffered in pain for 10 yrs, or died in a matter of seconds - compared to eternity; our lives and deaths are but an instant.

What matters is what we did between reaching the age of accountability and our death.


38 posted on 01/27/2011 2:23:25 PM PST by Hodar (Who needs laws .... when this "feels" so right?)
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To: Frank Broom

Good word.


39 posted on 01/27/2011 2:30:45 PM PST by Doomonyou (Let them eat Lead.)
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To: stuartcr; Hodar

I think the simple answer to your dispute is that God is not restricted to time. God stands above time, in Eternity, and sees all at once, from beginning to end.

I am a believer in free will. Our free will is much weakened by original sin, but with baptism and the sacraments, and God’s grace, and frequent repentance and forgiveness, we are helped back into freedom to choose.

God does not wish pain and evil in the world, but He permits them, as the only way that free will can be exercised.

The matter is complicated, but it would be wrong to focus exclusively on either alteernative: that God could possibly be ignorant of what is going to happen, or that God forces it to happen.


40 posted on 01/27/2011 2:33:20 PM PST by Cicero (Marcus Tullius)
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