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Use Your Discernment
Dear ones, I came across a passage in the bible today that I hope will be an energy bar or strengthening bread for you, to comfort and uphold you today.
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Thank you, Regina.
I needed to be reminded of the scriptures you gave, and I thank you also for the wisdom of your words.
Bless you, Regina.
YSiC,
Patti
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I really struggle with this. I understand that it is His will that all should be saved. I also understand that if I will pray and if he hears my prayers then I will have what I ask. The problem is free will. God will NOT make anybody do anything they don't want to do. He may bring the loved one to the end of themselves, but will not force them to accept the free gift. This is my struggle. I have full confidence that my loved ones will have their hearts softened and that He will draw them near. My concern is that my loved ones will not accept it.
Make it count, I struggled with the same "what if they won't come" "free will" questions that you bring up. This is what I've come to believe about those questions, and some scripture for foundation:
The bible says that God gets what He wants. His word accomplishes what He sends it out to do. So if God draws someone, can they refuse?
It is true that God makes some vessels for honor and some for dishonor.
Thank you so very much for those encouraging words and verses. Were you told to post this because I've been having some serious discussions with Him lately and just hadn't made it that far. I was SURE FOT was the day and had fully surrendered my love one's to His care. I have faith that my husband will be called to salvation shortly and am hopeful that my family will follow shortly thereafter.
May God richly bless you for posting this. I hope it blesses all who are struggling with the possibility of leaving loves ones behind.
Regina: This is such a big help to me. For many of us, we struggle with giving our loved ones up to God for their salvation. For me, I give them over to God and a few days later I am back struggling with the issue of them not being saved.
Each one of you who posed a reply helped in some way. I will certainly keep coming back and re-reading this again.
I was weighed down with the care on my shoulders for my loved ones to be saved. For years. Even this year, like many I was on a yoyo of faith, confident one minute and ready to cry and wail to God the next.
The Holy Spirit is so kind, He led me to hearing teaching about this and had me to look up these verses which are a comfort indeed. The word of God is sure. Lisa Dennis Sparks looks into the bible, searching for answers to some hard questions. She has a facebook page and youtube channel. Hearing her is where I first noticed these verses. Some of her videos are long, but she makes "pearls" and "nutshells" that are shorter about a particular topic.
We are here for one another. Jesus told Peter, if you love me, feed my sheep. I am glad if this post feeds you. RITAN has and continues to feed me and correct my path at times. Thank you mods.
I read on RITAN some posts of concern for loved ones. Rather than reply to each, I wrote the post. Be comforted RITAN readers, God loves you and hears.
If someone is reading this who has not asked Jesus to be your Savior, if you wonder if that is you that was planned by God thousands of years ago, arranging all those generations to make unique you to be a vessel of honor, then that is Him, your Maker, calling you, saying "Hello" "Pay attention to me and come to me". Accept His invitation now, the Lord God created you with loving intention. Pray with us below as Jesus taught,
In Jesus name we pray, our Father who is in heaven, hallowed be Your name. Your kingdom come and Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our sins as we forgive those who have sinned against us. Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For Yours IS the kingdom and power and glory forever. Amen