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Wrong decisions

PostPosted: Thu Sep 15, 2016 1:16 am
by danalyn
I need to ask a question. When bad things happen to people is it because Yahweh is punishing them? I ask because over the last month or two it seems as if there is a black cloud over my head. Everytime I turn around something is happening and it's never intentional but it still happens. I need ya'lls advice on what I should do especially since I am new to this and learning. I pray and I read but if it's something I've done I want to ask for forgiveness. I don't want to give up or be given up on because of all the bad things going on.

Re: Wrong decisions

PostPosted: Thu Sep 15, 2016 7:05 am
by Staropramen
danalyn wrote:I need to ask a question. When bad things happen to people is it because Yahweh is punishing them? I ask because over the last month or two it seems as if there is a black cloud over my head. Everytime I turn around something is happening and it's never intentional but it still happens. I need ya'lls advice on what I should do especially since I am new to this and learning. I pray and I read but if it's something I've done I want to ask for forgiveness. I don't want to give up or be given up on because of all the bad things going on.


I posted this once in another thread;

I came under heavy attack when I first repented back in 1996. Mind you, I wouldn't discover CI for another decade or so. Nonetheless my initial repentance was a turning away from the world as I understood it at that time. Not too long after I became homeless and for a period of about 18 months I lived in my van. I had been in a race-mixed relationship and made a bastard with this woman. I couldn't figure out why God would take "my son" away from me in the custody battle. I believed that God was ignoring me and wondered if He really even cared. At the very least He surely made a mistake I thought.

In my despair I started laying plans to take the child and flee the country. While planning our exit I learned about something called "The Hague Convention on International Child Abduction" and I instead decided to leave the US without the child. I figured once I settled and acclimated abroad I would return to get him. During those initial months living in a foreign country my mind was a mess. We're talking the Czech Republic where even all their good beer didn't help. Ultimately I made a choice: I told God that even though this makes no sense to me I am going to blindly trust Him on this. I told Him that I believed that one day He would give me a satisfactory answer to my question: why? I assumed that answer would come after I died and went to heaven.

The Czech Republic is a racially homogeneous White country. Seeing first hand how such a place functions was part of Yahweh's plan for me. It is now crystal clear to me that Yahweh had to destroy my relationship with that bastard child in order to take me to the next level which is Christian Identity. The worst thing that could have happened would have been if Yahweh gave me what I wanted which was custody. I sincerely believe that I have been blessed with the ability to see this message because of my obedience and commitment at a time when I couldn't see anything. This lesson learned is a profound source of strength today as I face other trials.

Re: Wrong decisions

PostPosted: Thu Sep 15, 2016 7:25 am
by Joe
I suspected it would be Staropramen to give a good answer. Thanks Staropramen.

Re: Wrong decisions

PostPosted: Thu Sep 15, 2016 7:37 am
by Staropramen
Joe wrote:I suspected it would be Staropramen to give a good answer. Thanks Staropramen.


I try. :)

Re: Wrong decisions

PostPosted: Thu Sep 15, 2016 12:39 pm
by Nayto
Yeah, great answer Staro. My experience isn't as severe, but it is similar. We go through a trial by fire and often only learn our lessons retrospectively.

danalyn, you have an advantage in that you have the truth of CI. Study the Scriptures so that you can always conduct yourself in a Christian manner, putting on the full armor of God, taking the trials in your stride. Remember, just because you're low in spirit, or maybe things are going bad financially or with relationships, doesn't necessarily mean that you're being punished. As Staropramen said, God needs to break down our relationships first sometimes before moving forward.

Re: Wrong decisions

PostPosted: Thu Sep 15, 2016 12:41 pm
by Nayto
One of my favorite chapters of encouragement in Scripture:

Sirach chapter 2 wrote:1 My son, if thou come to serve the Lord, prepare thy soul for temptation. 2 Set thy heart aright, and constantly endure, and make not haste in time of trouble. 3 Cleave unto him, and depart not away, that thou mayest be increased at thy last end. 4 Whatsoever is brought upon thee take cheerfully, and be patient when thou art changed to a low estate. 5 For gold is tried in the fire, and acceptable men in the furnace of adversity. 6 Believe in him, and he will help thee; order thy way aright, and trust in him. 7 Ye that fear the Lord, wait for his mercy; and go not aside, lest ye fall. 8 Ye that fear the Lord, believe him; and your reward shall not fail. 9 Ye that fear the Lord, hope for good, and for everlasting joy and mercy.

10 Look at the generations of old, and see; did ever any trust in the Lord, and was confounded? or did any abide in his fear, and was forsaken? or whom did he ever despise, that called upon him? 11 For the Lord is full of compassion and mercy, longsuffering, and very pitiful, and forgiveth sins, and saveth in time of affliction. 12 Woe be to fearful hearts, and faint hands, and the sinner that goeth two ways!

13 Woe unto him that is fainthearted! for he believeth not; therefore shall he not be defended. 14 Woe unto you that have lost patience! and what will ye do when the Lord shall visit you?

15 They that fear the Lord will not disobey his Word; and they that love him will keep his ways. 16 They that fear the Lord will seek that which is well, pleasing unto him; and they that love him shall be filled with the law. 17 They that fear the Lord will prepare their hearts, and humble their souls in his sight, 18 Saying, We will fall into the hands of the Lord, and not into the hands of men: for as his majesty is, so is his mercy.

Re: Wrong decisions

PostPosted: Thu Sep 15, 2016 4:39 pm
by Kentucky
danalyn wrote:I need to ask a question. When bad things happen to people is it because Yahweh is punishing them? I ask because over the last month or two it seems as if there is a black cloud over my head. Everytime I turn around something is happening and it's never intentional but it still happens. I need ya'lls advice on what I should do especially since I am new to this and learning. I pray and I read but if it's something I've done I want to ask for forgiveness. I don't want to give up or be given up on because of all the bad things going on.

I wrote this for people going through the same thing you are: http://kinsmanredeemer.com/JoysOfTribulation.htm

Mark

Re: Wrong decisions

PostPosted: Fri Sep 16, 2016 2:45 pm
by Teutonic
A few years ago I was laid off from my job, my girlfriend broke up with me and I was kicked out of my house because my grandmother who I had been living with at the time passed away. All of this happened in the same month.

Not too long afterwards, someone I knew sent me a link to a series of podcasts by Bill, which led me to Christogenea and ultimately introduced me to CI.

As has already been pointed out, what matters is that you discovered Truth, regardless of how bad things get, and once you have Truth, what else really matters?

"The Kingdom of Heaven is like a treasure hidden in the field, which a man found and hid again; and from joy over it he goes and sells all that he has and buys that field."

Matthew 13:44

Re: Wrong decisions

PostPosted: Fri Sep 16, 2016 3:23 pm
by danalyn
Thank you all very much for your responses and verses. I greatly appreciate all of your help.

Re: Wrong decisions

PostPosted: Tue Sep 20, 2016 11:14 pm
by Teutonic
danalyn wrote:Thank you all very much for your responses and verses. I greatly appreciate all of your help.


Danalyn,

I was just listening to Bill's podcast on 1 Peter Chapter 2 and felt that it touches on alot of what you are asking about, especially concerning trial and hardship in this life....give it a listen when you have time...

http://christogenea.org/system/files/au ... eter-2.mp3