[Faith-talk] Sharing my Audio Devotionals

[Travis McCauley]

Well said Ericka. I agree.
God Bless,
Travis

> On Feb 27, 2016, at 4:39 PM, Ericka via Faith-talk <faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> You make a lot of sense Debbie. How can you say you love everyone God created and then act like they are horrible at the same time because of some choice they made? There are some very very good reasons people get divorced. I never thought I would. I never thought it was right. We have to also remember that not every marriage is God supported. Remember we've all had family that were with someone we knew was wrong. I think God does too but because we chose that person to marry out of our own free will he is still there for us. Sometimes we have something to learn and he encourages us to change our lives when it's time in his plan. There probably were signs that some of us should not have married that person but didn't see them. If God bothered to make us, why would he ever abandon us when we made a choice he didn't approve of. He hasn't abandoned his children yet throughout the Bible. If he did, that book never would've been written. 
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> Ericka Short
> "What is right is not always popular; what is popular is not always right."
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> from my iPhone
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>> On Feb 27, 2016, at 1:47 PM, Debby Phillips via Faith-talk <faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> Hey Poppa Bear, this is great for you! Perhaps this simplifies some other decisions I know you have been praying about and considering.  I'm very happy for you.  You have been going through a lot in the past several years.
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>> I am feeling very burdened lately because I have met so many people who have been turned off by Christianity, both Catholic and Protestant.  We are not doing a good job of showing people the love of Christ.  Here is an example of what I mean.  I have a friend at work who had attended church, not sure about her belief in or relationship with Jesus.  She went to a church and was warmly welcomed.  The lady who welcomed her asked about her husband.  When my friend said that she was divorced, the woman drew back as if my friend had leprosy.  Suddenly a place that had seemed warm and welcoming was now cold and empty.  She has not been in a church since, and now considers herself a Nordic Shamanic witch.  People who are divorced or in other things that certainly are not considered good things, are often turned off by our condemnation.  I'm not saying that divorce and other things aren't sinful, but for are sad, those people are suffering, and instead of showing mercy and love and helpfulness, we judge and criticize.  We do not provide a listening ear, or a place where they might come and feel safe, where healing could happen and where Christ's love could be shone.
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>> I'm not saying that we have to approve of other people's lifestyle, but honestly it does not help anything or anyone when people are turned off by holier-than-thou Christians.  My friend knows that I do not agree with her beliefs, and the fact that she is a witch does make me a little wary, but I will continue to show her friendliness, pray for her, and love her.  I will do my best to show her Jesus' love.  Shunning her and condemning her would only make it harder for her to ever accept that she could be loved by God.  I wonder what other people think.    Blessings,    Debby
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