I would like to tell you a bit more about God

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Hi there. About two weeks ago, God placed the desire in my heart to place this post. Eversince I've been so busy and I keep telling myself that I'll get to it at some point or another. I finally decided to do it tonight, although I'm writing an absolutely grueling test next week (which I should be studying for).

I'm simply placing this post for people who would like to know more about God. If you would like to read it - do so, otherwise ignore it or start a new thread bashing it if that is your wish. I just sincerely want to ask you not to do so in this thread.

I am not a Theologist, or anyone else trained to spread the word of God. I'm simply a girl who believes in the Lord and who realizes that there are people in this world who do not know God, or anything truthful about him. Therefore I would just like to tell you something about the God I know.

If there is anyone who would like to send me a private message, you are more than welcome to do so, I would just like to reiterate the point I made about bashing this thread.

Some of the information i'm putting up here I took out of a book i've got - My little book on God. I don't know if copywrite applies here, but I'd just like to state that some of this is not my own words. And obviously I'll be taking scriptures from the Bible.

So, here goes:

GOD IS CREATOR: In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. Genesis 1:1
Wherever we look there is evidence of the greatness of God. His crativity is endless: each sunset has its own delightful radiance, each flower its distinctive loveliness. God has created sucha variety and splendor to remind us of His infinite glory.

GOD IS ALMIGHTY: Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."
God is able to handle any situation, because He is almighty and all-sufficient. Nobody is stronger than God. Nobody is more powerful. He can do anything and everything necessary to look after you. Nothing is impossible for God. He will fulfill His promises to you in His perfect time and way. What seems impossible to you is more than possible to Him.

GOD IS PROVIDER: And my God will meet all your needs according to his glorious riches in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19
God knows what His children need and promises to privide everything that is necessary for us to live a godly life. He is deeply compassionate and extravagantly generous. He has more than enough for all our needs, and we can always trust Him to do what is best for us.

Do you need comfort? God is the Comforter.
Do you need guidance? He sends His Holy Spirit to show us the way.
Do you need righteousness? He provided it through the blood of Jesus Christ.
Do you need wisdom? He is our wisdom. Trust Him. He will always give you what you need. Always.

GOD IS PEACE: May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. Romans 15:13
Peace is not an external absence of conflict but an inner sense of assurance that all will be well because your heavely Father cares for you.
The God of peace is in control of the world and when we submit to Him and live as He calls us to, we will experience peace even when everything around us is in chaos. Too often we worry because we haven't yet learned to trust God in all things and so we deprive ourselves of peace. Lay all your worries and concerns at His feet today, and you will experience His peace that passes all understanding.

There's a verse somewhere in the Bible that ends something like this: let me not forget all the great things God has done in my life - or at least that's my interpretation of it. I hope I can recall all his works in my life.

I would like to give my own personal testimony. It's not something earth-shattering, but it's times when I've clearly seen God's hand at work in my life.

I grew up in a Christian family. Going to church every sunday etc. But I never really knew Christ.

When I was in grade 11, my father moved to Cape Town, and I asked my mother if we could move to a church where all of my friends went to. At my first sundayschool lesson there, the lady sent a little box with Bible verses around for us to take one. I got a verse from Psalm 91. This has been my absolute favourite chapter in the Bible since I was a little girl. God became alive for me, and it was in Grade 11 that I finally truely gave my heart to the Lord. A living Lord, not just someone in an ancient book, but one who lives today, and everyday, in your heart and mine.

Let me just quickly clarify something. When I say God speaks to me, or tells me something, I'm not talking about hearing voices or anything extravagant like that. I simply mean that you just suddenly know something, or you get a random thought, or you randomly open your Bible and you read a verse and that has certain meaning for you. God isn't an overpowering God or a loud one - he wants your heart to be quiet - that's when you hear Him the best.

God placed a desire in my heart to study medicine. He also told me to trust Him, and that I would get into medicine. Grade 11 marks are the most important for ones selection, so obviously I worked extremely hard during that year. I sent applications to three universities - Stellenbosch, Bloemfontein and Pretoria. I got replys from Stellenbosch and Bloemfontein, but never heard anything back from Pretoria - I accepted that it would still come.

One night, during that year, I heard a car crash. I got out of bed, went to the front window of the house, peered out, but I couldn't see anything. I went back to my room, but still smelling that oil and water smell, I went outside. A car had driven through our garden wall. The next morning, the young man who had driven through our garden wall, came to apologise, and he also brought several letters from the university of Pretoria. It was my mail from the university. It turned out he lived in the same street as ours, his adress was 6a, ours is 69, needless to say, I didn't complete the 9, and all my correspondence went to them. Because I got the letters much later than I was supposed to, I basically had a week to confirm res placement and to pay the deposit. Had the mail come any later, I wouldn't have had a place to stay.

Anyway, having worked very hard that year, I heard at the beginning of grade 12 that I had not gotten into medicine at any of the universities I applied to. There was a 2nd round of selection at the end of grade 12, so I continued working hard, but at the end of the year I once again heard that I had not been accepted anywhere.

In the December holidays, in my grade 12 year, I went to visit my father in Cape Town. My cousin and two of his friends came to visit. One of his friends also stayed in Pretoria, and we became good friends.

I really wanted to go to Bloemfontein. My cousin's friend and I were on our way to go camping with my cousing and other family when I got the news that I didn't get into the program there. I thought I would be absolutely crushed, but I got this sense of calm, knowing everything would work out for the best.

Pretoria has a program where you can get into medicine after 6 months if you do a Bsc course with modified subjects that are the same as those for medicine. But only 20 people get selected - we turned out to be about 300 trying to get in that way.

I got placement at res in pretoria, but after a week at first year camp, and meeting so many new people that it made me sick, I had to move into res. I was quite apprehensive, because I was so sick of small talk that I wanted to scream. I also had no idea who my roommate would be. When I got to the res, I was told that my roommate was a girl I went to school with - one I liked -God saved my sanity on that occasion - no small talk required - we knew each other.

The first 6 months of my first year was a grueling time, adjusting, working, etc. I was away from all my family and friends. My cousin's friend, whom I met in Cape Town, turned out to be a lifeline. He was my entire support system in those first few months. I know that God sent him on my way even before I knew I would need him.

During those six months, my faith was really being tested. You see all these people studying with you every day, knowing that only 20 of you can get in. But I held onto the promise that God had made me two years previously.

That June holiday, I got a phone call - it was the university informing me that I had been selected for medicine. Needless to say, I was elated! It turned out that 40 people had been selected.

When I got to class on the first day, I again saw no familiar face - except one - a girl my roommate had introduced me to a while ago. I sat with her for a while. We became friends. Today, 99% of my friends are people who got in through the Bsc course, not for any other reason, but that we had not yet established friendships in the group. I have only known them for a bit more than a year now, but I love them more than my schoolfriend whom i've known for more than 7 years. AND THEY ALL LOVE CHIRST.

God has sent so many amazing people into my life, all people whom love Him with all their hearts, and I have such an amazing support system. I believe they are a gift from God, and I have grown incredibly spiritually.

I believe God is in control of my life, and He will always provide. God doesn't always give you what you want, but He gives you what He knows you need. I've learned to trust in Him, and of course life isn't always rosy, but I know that all God is in control, and He will not fail me.

I am adding my name to my profile. I never put my name on the internet, because you never know what perverts are out there, but I want you to know that there's real people out there who believe in God, not just people with covert usernames.

That's my bit. Hope the right person/s get out of this what they're supposed to.

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If you would like to read it - do so, otherwise ignore it or start a new thread bashing it if that is your wish. I just sincerely want to ask you not to do so in this thread.

This is Speakers Corner. If you don't want debate or criticism, you are in the wrong place.

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If you would like to read it - do so, otherwise ignore it or start a new thread bashing it if that is your wish. I just sincerely want to ask you not to do so in this thread.

This is Speakers Corner. If you don't want debate or criticism, you are in the wrong place.

Yep, don't post just for the sake of posting. Only the mods can put up a post and lock it to prevent anyone from arguing its merits.

"Mediocre people don't like high achievers, and high achievers don't like mediocre people." - SIX TIME National Champion coach Nick Saban

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Let me just quickly clarify something. When I say God speaks to me, or tells me something, I'm not talking about hearing voices or anything extravagant like that. I simply mean that you just suddenly know something, or you get a random thought, or you randomly open your Bible and you read a verse and that has certain meaning for you. God isn't an overpowering God or a loud one - he wants your heart to be quiet - that's when you hear Him the best.

This has always bugged me about the Christian fantasy world. How do you know that it is God talking to you? Just "suddenly" knowing something sounds just as reliable as a ouija board,as does picking a page out of the Bible at random. Do you ever question this? Do you ever try to reason things out and use basic logic? How can it be logical to take random events and assign them to an invisible being?

[Zipp0 1]

It's amazing how much you know about God! Don't you it's a bit foolish to claim understanding of the most powerful being in the universe; A being that exists, at least until you die, only in your mind, and the beauty of nature?

I believe in a supreme being, as some force had to start the ball rolling as far as creation goes, but I would never claim to understand anything about that entity.

My wife watches "Big Brother" the reality show, and one of the contestents said that God put her on the show for a reason. Yeah, I'm sure God has nothing better to do than populate terrible reality shows.

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[shropshire 0]

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No thank you.

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[1969912 0]

WTF is wrong with what she posted? She's not trying to shove anything down anyone's throat; it's just some stories and her thoughts. Big deal.

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Yes, you may open yourself up to debates and/or bashing, but since you felt strongly about posting, good for you. No amount of basing/debating is going to change your belief. Thanks for the post.

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I'm simply placing this post for people who would like to know more about God. If you would like to read it - do so, otherwise ignore it or start a new thread bashing it if that is your wish. I just sincerely want to ask you not to do so in this thread.

I think the more requests a person makes about things like this, the more they're going to be dissappointed when they find out how reality works.

This thread is the property of dropzone.com. People will or will not respond according to their own motivations; not yours.

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This is Speakers Corner. If you don't want debate or criticism, you are in the wrong place.

Speakers Corner is also the place for topics so controversial that people can't control themselves enough to not start a flame-fest (i.e., politics, guns and religion). The OP isn't allowed to post this in the non-debate (if I can call it that) forum that is The Bonfire.

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[JackC 0]

Hmmm... long post. Thank God for ADHD.

[philh 0]

"GOD IS ALMIGHTY: Jesus looked at them and said, "With man this is impossible, but with God all things are possible."

Ok lets see god regrow an amputee's limb. Lets see a religious person continualy jump out out of a plane without parachute and survive.

Also even in the bible itself it says that gods power is limited.

"The LORD was with Judah; and he drave out the inhabitants of the mountain; but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron." -- Judges 1:19

[jenfly00 0]

Do SA med schools require any psychological screening for admission?

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Do you need comfort? God is the Comforter.
Do you need guidance? He sends His Holy Spirit to show us the way.
Do you need righteousness? He provided it through the blood of Jesus Christ.
Do you need wisdom? He is our wisdom. Trust Him. He will always give you what you need. Always.

Where I live in tanzania i see many people in discomfort, they are poor and they are hungry yet thier govornment continues to opress them by telling the world they are a poor nation yet they have daimonds, tanzanites, oil, tourism........ where is the comfort in that?

I don't know about rightiosness as that sounds too religious to me.

wisdom, if people do not know they do not know, what about poor people that cannot afford school? once again in Tanzania you will see childern that want to go to school but they cannot afford it yet thier president just purchased a 40 million dollar personal jet.

If what you say is suppoesd to be true then your god is a fucking lying asshole.

why are others allowed to destroy the livelihoods of others, why do christians pollute the earth?

Start to respect what you have rather than he who supposedly crated it and the world would be a better place.

Do you recycle, do you refrain from buying products that are unecessarily packaged in plastic, do you drive a vehicle that is overpowered...?

"When the power of love overcomes the love of power, then the world will see peace." - 'Jimi' Hendrix

[shropshire 0]

Ouch....

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Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome

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why are others allowed to destroy the livelihoods of others, why do christians pollute the earth?

Start to respect what you have rather than he who supposedly crated it and the world would be a better place.

Do you recycle, do you refrain from buying products that are unecessarily packaged in plastic, do you drive a vehicle that is overpowered...?

A little self righteousness welling up inside?

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Hmmm... long post. Thank God for ADHD.

It's a great time saver -- isn't it

Cheers, T

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Do SA med schools require any psychological screening for admission?

You think medicine should ban people for their spiritual beliefs?

That's called bigotry. Good for you to show yours off.

~Jaye
Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.

[ACMESkydiver 0]

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How do you know that it is God talking to you? Just "suddenly" knowing something sounds just as reliable as a ouija board,

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Do you ever question this? Do you ever try to reason things out and use basic logic? How can it be logical to take random events and assign them to an invisible being?

If you and Zippo were genuinely asking those questions out of interest in understanding the point of view of someone that is involved in that belief, I would answer those questions.

It sounds like you're more interested in being antagonistic though, in which case I don't feel the need to bother. -If I'm wrong on that, let me know.

Personally I think it's a good thing to try to honestly understand other peoples' beliefs; it seems to help promote tolerance better than bashing them because they don't see things the same as you do. There's too much of that among all the religions, atheism included...

Instead of pulling all hint of religion out of schools, I think it would be a better idea to have a course of study describing the world's more widely-accepted faiths, & maybe some represented by kids in the class, so they would have more understanding towards a Muslim, Catholic, Jew, Protestant, Mormon, Atheist, etc...when we try to hide who we are or kill people with the message, well I think we end up...killing people over hate crimes.

I have friends from many faiths, and I think it's great when they describe their belief and how it brings them peace, whether that's my atheist friend that marvels at evolution, or my neighbor who tells me special needs people have an 'automatic pass' into heaven because God challenges them on earth, to pagan friends that have rituals that I find similar to my Native American ancestors...

It's fascinating and I wish we could celebrate our beliefs instead of trying to beat them into the ground with intolerance.

~Jaye
Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.

[Beckuboo 0]

I totally agree. Very courageous of the poster to express her thoughts/opinions/beliefs in this type of forum.

I enjoyed reading her personal experiences.

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Instead of pulling all hint of religion out of schools, I think it would be a better idea to have a course of study describing the world's more widely-accepted faiths, & maybe some represented by kids in the class, so they would have more understanding towards a Muslim, Catholic, Jew, Protestant, Mormon, Atheist, etc.

Because that opens the door to intolerance of those who fall below the threshold, such as Witchcraft, Rastafari, Santaria or Voodoo.
BTW Mormonism would hardly be considered one of the worlds more widely accepted faiths and protestantism only fits if you lump disparate groups like episcopalians and Southern Baptists together. If you really want the children introduced to Shiva, the Goddess of Pain, that's your business, but personally I think it would be more appropriate at the college level.

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Instead of pulling all hint of religion out of schools, I think it would be a better idea to have a course of study describing the world's more widely-accepted faiths,

That's how it was in my school. Religious studies consisted learning about the beliefs and traditions of Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Judaism, Christianity etc.... It was interesting and not the least bit controversial.

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Do SA med schools require any psychological screening for admission?

You think medicine should ban people for their spiritual beliefs?

That's called bigotry. Good for you to show yours off.

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It's fascinating and I wish we could celebrate our beliefs instead of trying to beat them into the ground with intolerance.

A few years back, in Palm Beach, there was a guy who used to run around naked, squatting on lawns, attempting to "lay eggs" cause he thought he was a chicken.

I'm still shocked by the intolerance displayed by the local community.

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It's fascinating and I wish we could celebrate our beliefs instead of trying to beat them into the ground with intolerance.

A few years back, in Palm Beach, there was a guy who used to run around naked, squatting on lawns, attempting to "lay eggs" cause he thought he was a chicken.

I'm still shocked by the intolerance displayed by the local community.

You're pretty open about your inability to see any difference between a person's choices and being mentally ill. I am not surprised in the least by this post.

-You never did answer the question posed to you in that other thread, BTW...do you shave your legs or 'mutilate' yourself with pierced ears? By your own definition, you need to see a 'different kind of doctor' for your insecurities that were brought on by social conditioning if you do.

~Jaye
Do not believe that possibly you can escape the reward of your action.