Posted by rayww on June 22, 2006, at 0:39:44
In reply to Re: Prayer Request, posted by chinchilla1 on June 21, 2006, at 22:43:24
> Thanks for the prayers. It's difficult right now because only a few of us know. Something official may come out next week.
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> It's going to be a shock to many in the congregation, as no one saw this coming.
>Will they have to leave? With any loss we have the choice of becoming bitter or better. I hope no one leaves the faith because of their actions. People usually try their best to make things work, but stuff happens, and poor choices made lead to circumstances you can't control. Frankly, I think the reason for religion and faith is to help us through life, to guide us to God, to help us live our lives in the best way possible in order to avoid becoming slave to our bad choices. They obviously made a few somewhere along the line and couldn't get out of the pit they dug for themselves. Maybe their own faith wasn't sufficient to trust God completely, or enough to let go of whatever divided them. Sometimes all we have to hang onto is God, when life dissapoints and we fail in certain areas. I am learning how important it is to cling to God and our spouse in those difficult times. Hopefully it isn't too late for your friends.
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