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ServantOfChrist2
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Our God is a faithful God. He leads each of us in His ways. To fulfill the tasks He has for our lives, sometimes He has to lead us through difficulties. He is trying to get us to trust Him more. He is trying to help us become less dependent upon ourselves, and a little more dependent on Him.
Godly punishment is quite different from Godly discipline.
We can be quite certain when we're receiving Godly punishment.
Godly discipline is usual quite temporary. 
I believe.
After experiencing a serious car accident, I lived 2.5 years in a dramatically less-capable body.
Though romantic relationships were still plenty, respect for others, and respect from others, were both in serious shortage.
A covenant was then entered into with the Lord, (I believe); and the journey towards physical rehabilitation was begun.
Over the next 22+ years, I came to intimately know a drought of romance, but He did bless me with great amounts of joy, and very small physical improvements weekly.
Recently He has blessed me with some physical improvements a little more discernable than the minute improvement occurring almost daily for all these years.
Also recently He has blessed me with the adoration of a female Warrant Officer in the American Army. (She contacted ME on-line from Iraq. Thanks MatchDoctor.)
While this, it could be argued, would be better served as a testimony or as a statement of gratirude to MD; I believe it stands on it's own as an example of God's faithfulness. His faithfulness and His love.
Does anyone else have any examples of God actively blessing them?
And please, let's not fill this up with the petty grumblings of a few who shall remain unnamed.
I plead with the Moderators to be active here. 
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| Apr 12 @ 6:29 PM |
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sealacamp
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Does anyone else have any examples of God actively blessing them?
SOC you know well that I have a long string of blessing I can iterate but they must be reserved for people who can be trusted and are at a minimum respectful. There are not many like that here and since those that are trustworthy and respectful can't be segregated toward this thread I will not cast my pearls before swine merely to have them trampled and then be attacked by the wild pigs. I think you know exactly what I am talking about. Never the less thanks for sharing and God bless you brother.
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| Apr 12 @ 6:55 PM |
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ServantOfChrist2
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There is wisdom in your words. And the fact that you'd be willing to expose yourself through revealing acts of His hand, would likely be misconstrued by those same boars.
God bless you sealacamp
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| Apr 12 @ 7:17 PM |
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Jankia
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To post all the many blessings I have received from the good lord,my answer to this question... Does anyone else have any examples of God actively blessing them? ...to some would seem more boastfull then a blessing,so for beginners this was my greatest blessing from God.
All my life what I wanted more then anything else was to be a father.
I was blessed with two fine children. 
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| Apr 12 @ 7:27 PM |
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MrPaul
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All my life what I wanted more then anything else was to be a father.
I was blessed with two fine children. One of the greatest gifts there is   
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ServantOfChrist2
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You're a blessed man Jankia.
[Edited on 4/12/2009 9:09 PM]
[Edited on 4/12/2009 9:10 PM]
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| Apr 12 @ 9:59 PM |
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Jankia
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Theres no doubt SOC. 
Heres another blessing I received just this morning.
My mom is blind due to diabetes which has also left her with fragile bones so she has both legs fractured and have been for a couple years because they cannot heal.
Following two strokes she has also made it to be 86 years old.
During the Easter service at my mothers nursing home,there were three hymns for everyone to sing.They dont have hymnals..just the words to the song printed on the program.
I was blessed to hear my mother remember the words and to sing every verse in every song on the program that she couldnt see.
After the hymn "Christ The Lord Is Risen Today" she said that was her favorite because of all the Alleluia's!
I could tell it was her favorite Easter hymn.
She really belted out those Alleluia's.
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| Apr 12 @ 10:05 PM |
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SweetNapaGuy
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by those same boars
Oink oink.
We can see that seal definitely hasn't received many of the fruits of the spirit. Love, peace, kindness, goodness, gentleness, and self-control: all lacking. What blessings are there for him to receive?
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| Apr 13 @ 5:33 AM |
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ServantOfChrist2
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SNG, regardless of the present condition of one's soul, anyone who has invited the presence of the Master, and flung open the doors to their heart, can expect to receive at least one spiritual gift.
I believe that seal has a welcome mat for Jesus on the threshold of His soul.
I also believe that if invited, He would even drop off a spiritual gift for your use. 
Your concern is commendable. But I think I'd look after my own backyard first, before I thought about landscaping the neighbourhood.
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| Apr 13 @ 8:17 AM |
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iam01
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Its strange how naive some people are but this level of naivety is far beyond reality into the deep nauseating spectrum of human minutia.
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| Apr 13 @ 9:01 AM |
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SweetNapaGuy
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It depends on which spirit was invited in. Does someone who so obviously hates exemplify the spirit of Christianity? If someone can claim to be "saved," but still act like an abominable individual, ARE they saved?
There have been atrocities committed throughout the last 2000 years in the name of Christianity. I've always "hand-waved" them away as being done by people who only paid lip-service to the teachings of Jesus. They were not true followers of his message. They were only the victims of their own prejudices, or the false teachings of some leader. But if any reprehensible trait is condoned by "being saved"...?
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| Apr 13 @ 9:20 AM |
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southernlass
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We can see that seal definitely hasn't received many of the fruits of the spirit. Love, peace, kindness, goodness, gentleness, and self-control: all lacking. What blessings are there for him to receive?
It depends on which spirit was invited in. Does someone who so obviously hates exemplify the spirit of Christianity? If someone can claim to be "saved," but still act like an abominable individual, ARE they saved?
I can tell one hundred percent that Seal is saved. And he very much does exhibit the fruits of the spirit. The non stop insults here, heckling, harassment, and personal attacks tossed his way prove that he has the fruits in abundance, and the same can be said for the other Christians here, including myself. Despite having these fruits in our lives, there are going to be times where we're only human and when we've had our fill of the abuse you and the others dish out, you're likely to get what you were asking for all along, Nappy.
I believe Seal shall receive many future blessings but the greatest blessing he has recieved is the same one that all of us have received and that is the salvation of Jesus Christ, and along with that, eternal life and eternal love through that very same blessed salvation.
Easter was great, by the way! Really enjoyed it!
My daughter and I kicked back and took in a variety of movies about the Resurrection of Jesus Christ and a few about the Bible, primarily the Old Testament. She really enjoyed herself and told me that watching the movies helped her to understand the Bible and the Resurrection better.
I hope the rest of you enjoyed Easter weekend.
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| Apr 13 @ 9:24 AM |
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iam01
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The atrocities are given to you in how-to instructions from the bible itself. Slavery is woven into both the OT and NT, not condemned at all. The atrocities that exist in this day are about mental, emotional and psychological enslavement. If any Christian act in what appears to be bizarre, anti-social, inhumane, abhorrent to a normal person in some way, its them just following instructions(brainwashing). Notice that almost all Christians are unconcerned with delusions, hallucinations, psychosis, or any bizarre mental event that works to support dogma. If a Christian hears voices, its all part of the deranged world of their blind faith. The big blessing is that there is more of the same. What they call salvation is that mental enslavement.
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Peabianjay
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Iam01: The atrocities are ... Believe what you wish.
Debate what you wish.
But, really, on this thread? Inappropriate. Have a little respect.
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| Apr 13 @ 9:49 AM |
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CPUfan
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I can tell one hundred percent that Seal is saved.
And who is to be the judge of that? 
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| Apr 13 @ 9:55 AM |
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southernlass
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Actually God will be the judge of that, but from all outward appearances, I believe it's safe to say that Seal appears intelligent, well informed, kind, gentle, loving, honest, but also firm in what he will and won't tolerate. It's a nice balance, imo.
Perhaps those of you who would attempt to state something to the contrary are simply jealous of Seal, hmm? (nodnodnod) Yes, I think that's quite possible. And with good reason -- Seal has salvation, eternal life, and God's favor.
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| Apr 13 @ 10:00 AM |
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SweetNapaGuy
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So being saved means he doesn't have to worry about the hatred he tosses around on a daily basis?
C'mon, SL. Being Christian is about love, not hate. And I'm not seeing much love in seal...
But hey. He's "saved," so any action he takes from now on is not only forgiven, but condoned?
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| Apr 13 @ 10:09 AM |
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iam01
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There are always a supply of volunteers like SL who are so self deluded to believe they can imagine what their god should judge, believe, think, etc. Their god is a mental construct projected outward as an externalization of their own inflated egos and never anything more. The reality of their god exists within their own minds as a pumped up grandiose fantasy.
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| Apr 13 @ 10:18 AM |
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Heaveninawildflower
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And who is to be the judge of that?
Not me, that's for sure.
Speaking for myself, at various times in my life I was paralyzed from the neck up and the waist down; abused, raped, broke, with a four year old and a two year old with a bunch of major medical problems. I've never thought of it as God's judgment though, just poor judgment on my part. I did though, wonder how I was going to get through it, and I did feel that God spoke to me...just a feeling of warmth and a laugh, saying that he wasn't through with me yet and there'd be worse to come (there was) because it was like tempering steel - I had to go through the fire to be strong enough to bend without breaking. I never visualized any particular God, and certainly never got any hint of a biblical Jesus, or even anything remotely related to anything Biblical, including a covenant...just an affirmation that I was strong enough to deal with anything I needed to.
Blessings? It's been an interesting life, that's for sure, and I'm not convinced the worst is over for me either. Whatever happens, I doubt I'll change a lot though...I'll be grateful for the good and resigned to the bad (but that doesn't mean I won't scream a lot - I've done that during the bad tiems, and thrown things at the walls, as long as there was nobody else home!).
Meanwhile.. right now I'm in a good place in my life, and I try to share it with others who are going through their own bad times. The one thing you can count on in life is change...oh and death and taxes of course. One other thing I've become pretty sure of too is that joy shared is doubled, while pain shared is halved. It sounds greedy in a way, but I've found that the more I give, the more I get. I figure if I have a clear conscience and the respect and affection of the people I most care about, I must be doing something right, so I'll just keep on keeping on.
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| Apr 13 @ 11:13 AM |
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CPUfan
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Seal has salvation, eternal life, and God's favor. That a fact? Your opinion again? I think we're seeing a tendency here to speak on behalf of God.
One thing is absolutely sure. You are NOT God, you do NOT speak for God and you are NOT the divine judge.
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