A lot of Christians have faith that God is able to bring them out of their sin through the blood of Jesus but lack the Faith that God is able to bring them into the promised land life. One of fulfilment and contentment in Christ.

I can tell you there are some Christians who hide their pain in the works of ministry but cry behind the scene before God about the unfairness of their life. Because they don't trust God enough.

There are some people can perform work without really believing in God. Do you know that? They do it for the sake of doing. Now I'm not saying you are but just to give you an example it can be so.

Because works cannot make you holy nor righteous. The Bible is very clear, until your have a right believe, then only your life will be transform.

I know for a fact there are some people who can cry out at the alter " Oh Jesus change me" with tears and emotion but still remain the same after leaving Church.

I'm not trying to bring you down, but your level of trust in God has to go much deeper.

Let me put it this way (I'm trying to help you, really)

Until you can come to a place before God and say,

Dear God, I submit to your will. Even If I don't see my potential wife, I will be contend with you alone to fill my emptiness.

Until you can come to that place, you'll probably not get what you want.

Until you can say I don't need a wife if it's not your will, you will pursue and not find.

I know it's hard to accept this. I know it's not easy.

But bro and you're wrong to say I don't understand.

you're so very wrong.

I was like you, seeking my life partner like my life depends on it.

Amen.

Erm don't be surprise, some pastors also.

But I notice that God uses people who depend on Him totally even though they seems to exhibit weakness.

God will come in and fill you up when you admit your weaknesses, not your strength.

It takes humility to admit before God, I'm not strong and I don't think I can do it without you God.

Just need simple Faith. That's all. A mustard seed Faith is powerful enough for God to work through you.

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I've been there before, prayer tower in PJ, near amcorp mall.

One of the many testimonies.

1)
Torn ligaments and tissue heals instantly without going through the normal process of body recovery

2)
two hairline fractures to rib bones healed instantly.

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It's alright to pray such prayer, nothing wrong. And it's alright to go out to meet people, that should be the way after prayer.

But my point is, if you still couldn't meet somebody, don't despair and focus so much on it until it affects your emotions to the point of pain.

That is like saying, you couldn't bring yourself to trust God. It's evident when you say you want to find a none Christian life partner because of no choice.

There's always joy in hope, brother.

I encourage you to come to a point of trusting God for a partner that even if you failed to meet, you're still intact and would prefer God bringing the right one to you.

One more thing. I leave this to you. Do not for one moment think by finding a life partner, it solves all your loneliness problem. It may add more problems. lol. you know why?

Having a life partner is really a journey to adapt to each other's whims n fancy. It may not be easy because some people refuse to change. Might be easy to say I'm willing to change for her until you get older and realize you yourself change in as your progress in age.

And to adapt with the same partner for life is really no easy task. I will say this and I believe it is right to say this.

There's no such thing as a perfect life partner. But When God gives you, it will be the right one where there's room to grow and adapt in both of your life through hurts and disappointment by his grace.


About Altar call, it really depends on the prompting of God's spirit in you.

If you get convicted for an altar call, go for it.

The Catholics are still preserving traditions and rituals as in the days of old Testament. That's why you practise sacraments and rituals. But you'll hardly hear this passage of the scripture below, preach in the RCC.

Hebrews 8:6-7
But the ministry Jesus has received is as superior to theirs as the covenant of which he is mediator is superior to the old one, and it is founded on better promises. For if there had been nothing wrong with that first covenant, no place would have been sought for another.

Here the Holy Spirit on purpose mention the Covenant of the OT is faulty and has something wrong . You can see the verse above and below.

Hebrews 8:8
But God found fault with the people and said: "The time is coming, declares the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel and with the house of Judah.

Hebrews 8:13
By calling this covenant "new," he has made the first one obsolete; and what is obsolete and ageing will soon disappear

It is link to the verse below where it talks about priest of old representing the people to God. God has made that covenant obsolete.

Hebrews 10:11 says.
Day after day every priest stands and performs his religious duties; again and again he offers the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins.

The reason priest need to stand is because they can never rest, for their work is not perfect is will never appease God perfectly. Jesus on the hand as our High Priest sat down at the right hand of God because his sacrifice is perfect and acceptable to God. He does not need to offer to God over and over again just like the priests of old. He sat down indicating his work is a complete finished atonement.

Therefore based on this scripture, Jesus is our High Priest today interceding on our behalf to the Father. Not human priest. Not saints, neither Mary.

Read here

Hebrews 7:26-28

26 For it was fitting for us to have such a high priest, holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners and exalted above the heavens; 27 who does not need daily, like those high priests, to offer up sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people, because this He did once for all when He offered up Himself. 28 For the law appoints as high priests men who are weak; but the oath, which came after the law, appointed the Son, who has been made perfect forever.

The passage here gives the idea that it is fitting that only Jesus becomes our High Priest. The Holy Spirit purposely mention under the Law of the Old Covenant, the 10 commandments and law of Leviticus, Man who becomes Priest to represent us to God, they are called weak. The word weak means not as divine as Jesus.

So to say The saints are full of grace, divine or highly favoured and hence you still need them to practice the traditions of old, you're in essence not putting yourself under the New Covenant but of the Old which is obsolete.

Not supported in scripture, brother. This is man's reasoning. The Catholics mainly rely on this logic, If my prayer are not answered, I need to pray to the saint as backup or to speed it up. Bro I can fully understand the need for answer to prayer but it must be based on scriptures. This idea of praying to the saints actually denotes that Jesus is NOT the only mediator which is already contradiction. It's very hard to justify 1 Timothy 2:5. You can give 100 solid reasons but it still contradicts the meaning of one mediator. One mediator is one mediator.

Besides, it can sideline to a dangerous heresy. In the sense you put your Faith more on the saint rather on God or Jesus.
The Bible says very clearly

Jeremiah 17:5
This is what the LORD says: "Cursed is the one who trusts in man, who depends on flesh for his strength and whose heart turns away from the LORD.

You cannot deny there's this tendency to revered Apostles and Mary on the same level as Jesus by practising this. Now I didn't use the word worship but you can see how it's very possible to end up as such. That could lead to idolatry.

Well you said this.

"But asking for intercession (1 Timothy 2:1) from live, holy people is very biblical, due to the power they have (James 5:16, 2 Peter 1:4)."

Yes we are all Forgiven in Christ, justified and righteous by Faith. Not of your works. I can point this on tons of scripture verses that is in line with this.

Therefore your prayer can be akin to prayer of Man righteous as in James 5:16 when you based your righteousness by Faith in the finish work of Christ.

You are THAT righteous man and in turn your prayer is powerful and effective.

The only problem is that, do you have Faith to believe that?

If you cannot believe that and need to rely on your obedience or good works to be deemed as a righteous Man, then the foundation of your doctrine is already lost. Your righteousness falls on your works which is of the flesh or self effort. I call that self glorification towards God which is not biblical because the rest of this world's religion work in the same manner.

And You cannot use the scripture in James where it says Faith without works is dead, because that scripture is use to justify for doing the work of God in the context of Love which of course need action and not just mere empty talks. That's why it says, Show me your faith without deeds, and I will show you my faith by what I do. Faith and action works hand in hand. But the key point in all scripture of the New Covenant is that only our Faith is credited as righteousness.


Prophetjul? Don't mind him, He's like the jihadist of our Christian Faith.

His ministry is very much towards a Ministry of Sin condemnation and Brimstone and Fire.

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God Bless and shalom to you too.

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John 15:5
"I am the vine; you are the branches. If a man remains in me and I in him, he will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.

The Calm and joy in you is the Manifestation of the Holy Spirit in you.

It's very true, even Married couples at time can feel loneliness especially when one doesn't understand each other in fights and arguments.

And Even When you're married for many years, you can also feel like unfulfilled in emptiness because only God can fill that vacuum in our Heart.

To balance up, Great Marriages happen when you put Christ as the Centre.

The Bible says In Christ, All things are held together! Christ is our glue.

When you look towards Jesus, automatically, the strength of God's Love is imparted into us to love each other even more.

The Key secret in marriage is to please Our Chief Shepard. And through Him, The strength of a family is held together.

Colossians 1:17
He is before all things, and in him all things hold together.

This post has been edited by unknown warrior: Nov 19 2012, 11:24 PM

Agreed.

Well, you're missing in action too.

One Question, asked twice.

Do you think God is not able to bring the right life partner to meet you?

Do you think He lacks this power?

honestly, I'm kinda impressed.

Everybody have different needs Skydrake,

For Alvin, It's a life partner, For some to have children, others Finance, For some Healing from body sickness, etc.

All these fall under this verse of God's promise

Matthew 6:25
"Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life........

Somehow the devil knows the things that worry us through our actions and words spoken in confession and will not hesitate to use it against us to disrupt your peace of mind.

The Holy Spirit already said this in

John 14:27
Do not let your hearts be troubled and do not be afraid.

Philippians 4:6
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God.

and in

Matthew 6:8
for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

I believe, the reasons why our prayers can be hindered:

1. We don't trust God enough. Lack of Faith.
2. We worry.
3. We let our hearts be troubled and fearful.

These symptoms, I believe will allow the devil to operate anxiety and slow down or hinder the answers.

It's not that the Devil has powers against God. No for sure not, but here's the secret as to why and how.

The devil know he can't touch God. But he can affect the believer to doubt God and hence that's why, things doesn't flow.

The problem is our worrying.

For Alvin, he worries he'll grow old without a partner and perhaps due to age is catching up.

That kind of fear can grip a believer's life to the point of doing things outside the will of God, like looking for unbelievers as life partners.

I hope this sharing helps you in your journey with God.

Keep on growing Olga, I encourage you brother.

I can see you have sincere heart for God.

God Bless.

Aiyo it's okay lah guise.

We all learn and strive to improve from our mistakes.

Just be careful to put confidence in the Lord rather than self confidence.

because self confidence was what happened to Peter that caused him to deny Jesus 3 times.

hahaha

God honours this type of attitude.

no self-confidence but God-confidence.

As long you're always to open to learn and admit mistakes, God can fill you up fast.

yup, the end result is complete trust and reliance on God.

that's is the rest, the Holy Spirit talks about in Hebrews 4:1.

It took awhile for me to wrestle away from the trust of man to be pinned to God.

was a painful journey.