[Faith-talk] turning point, serious thing going on. God help us.

Mon Feb 29 16:55:07 UTC 2016

You are awesome, Ericka. I have been thinking about all this for a 
while. I've got your back, too. And thanks.

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On 2/29/2016 9:41 AM, Ericka via Faith-talk wrote:
> Everyone is giving good advice. I think Beth is just trying to make sure that her boyfriend has a home, not really wanting to Live together in sin. We have to remember that sometimes situations require some thought and prioritizing. I know there are homeless shelters that won't take blind people. My community is one of them and it's a supposedly Christian organization. We can't also assume that they're going to sleep together. If they each have a separate bedroom, it could work. I lived in a marriage like that for 15 years. I'm just asking to refrain from criticizing and ask questions instead. There's a lot of story behind Beth's story written here. Whether this is a lasting relationship, I don't know. The Lord does. However we are the only ones that have encouraged her at all over the years. She's had a lot of hurt and shame. Many of us haven't been treated well by family or others in some way. Mental health issues has touched my life, among others and I'm looking through this with A different lines as well as God's love.
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> Ericka Short
> "What is right is not always popular; what is popular is not always right."
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>> On Feb 29, 2016, at 7:15 AM, andrew edgcumbe via Faith-talk <faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> I myself ended going through a situation myself actually. what happened
>> was thisi was in a relationship with this girl for some few months or so
>> but anyway  she wanted me to move in with her and stuff like that but I
>> ended up having to get her out of my life for different reasons  I have
>> always been taught that  it is not right for a christian to live  two
>> christians to live together before marriage no ands if's and buts.  I was
>> told by my family that it is  called idulitry or fornication  not sure what
>> the difference really is though.  this girl wanted to take me to bed in
>> fact  she did tell bunch of lies as dad called her parents to get their
>> side of the story.  the thing is this  i am not going to tell you what to
>> do but this is what i been told anyway. if you look at old testament
>> maybe new testament I  think God takes the idulitry and stuff very
>> seriously.   now should two christians sleep together I don't know is it
>> right or not the right thing to do  it is just something you have to pray
>> about. I myself was always told that it was wrong to live together before
>> marriage that living together wasn't god's way.
>>
>> On Mon, Feb 29, 2016 at 8:00 AM, andrew edgcumbe <
>> rollercoasterman86 at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> i am not sure if this is true always but a friend of mind said when you
>>> come into an relationship with somebody that the two families mother and
>>> father or at least one another i know you are not even talking marriage
>>> right now but  my friend told me that  the family  is very important and
>>> stuff like that.
>>>
>>> On Mon, Feb 29, 2016 at 7:55 AM, Abdullah Ibrahim Olivares via Faith-talk
>>> <faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Beth,
>>>>
>>>> Don’t be hasty about it. I wish I knew more details so we knew why he was
>>>> kicked out and if anything was done about it. Does she think you’re taking
>>>> the relationship too fast? Why is she objecting?
>>>>
>>>> Anyway, be careful. Don’t alienate his mother. There’s obviously a reason
>>>> she’s doing this. I agree with Poppa Bear (imagine that) when he says to
>>>> make sure God is in this, and not just your own desires. I’m not convinced
>>>> of that by what you said, but I’m on the outside looking in with very few
>>>> details, so I can just go based on what I’m given.
>>>>
>>>> My wife and I more or less alienated her mother for a while, because she
>>>> didn’t seem to approve of our relationship. Now that I look back, we made
>>>> many stupid turns back then. Now everything is okay and her relationship
>>>> with her mother is better.
>>>>
>>>> But the parental tie is very important, so don’t let him just toss that
>>>> away or make it mean nothing to him.
>>>>
>>>> Abdullah
>>>> (Previously Brandon)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> On Feb 29, 2016, at 6:02 AM, Beth Taurasi via Faith-talk <
>>>> faith-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>>> Oh of course, I can feel the anxiety but God is there. Even my
>>>> boyfriend said we'd have a long trail. But it's funny, he is the one who
>>>> chose me, and he stood up for me. This guy is a lot like me, and for some
>>>> strange reason, I know what we need. God has impressed upon me the desire
>>>> to at least be as normal as possible, but who cares about normal. I don't
>>>> think there's anything normal in this world. I've jumped through many
>>>> trials, but this time, trials upon trials! But you know, Psalm 23 says,
>>>> "Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear
>>>> no evil for you are at my side." For real, I've walked through something
>>>> worse than the shadow of death, and in a deep ravine but trust me, I even
>>>> prayed about this before I tried to sleep. It was no use, but at least I
>>>> was able to write up a document with an unofficial plan for what we're
>>>> gonna do. If this situation calls for planning, I'm all over it. :)
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>>>>>> On 2/28/2016 11:06 PM, Poppa Bear via Faith-talk wrote:
>>>>>> Beth, it sounds like your life is very chaotic right now. Are you still
>>>>>> attending Church or getting into God's word on a daily basis? Are the
>>>> things
>>>>>> that you are attempting to chase after in his will for you according
>>>> to his
>>>>>> word right now, are you listening to wisdom and guidance from those
>>>> who care
>>>>>> about you? If not, I will be very blunt and honest, things will
>>>> probably
>>>>>> only get much worse in your life. I hope that you can really hear God's
>>>>>> voice in all of this because if you can't then you have to find out
>>>> when the
>>>>>> last time you heard him/felt his hand guiding your life through his
>>>> paths of
>>>>>> righteousness and peace. He wants your cup to overflow with joy, peace
>>>>>> patients and all of the other fruits of the Spirit and if those fruits
>>>>>> aren't growing in your life then please stop and seek him and
>>>> surrender all
>>>>>> of these problems to him.
>>>>>> God bless you and I will be praying for you to be seeking Jesus
>>>> through all
>>>>>> of this.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: Faith-talk [mailto:faith-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of
>>>> Beth
>>>>>> Taurasi via Faith-talk
>>>>>> Sent: Sunday, February 28, 2016 8:35 PM
>>>>>> To: Faith-talk, for the discussion of faith and religion
>>>>>> Cc: Beth Taurasi
>>>>>> Subject: [Faith-talk] turning point, serious thing going on. God help
>>>> us.
>>>>>> Dear List,
>>>>>> My boyfriend just got kicked out of his home, all that because of me.
>>>> I feel
>>>>>> guilty and it's my fault, but Mom did not want him to make any
>>>> decisions for
>>>>>> himself. She basically said get the Hell out of my house.
>>>>>> Now, I'm overwhelmed with tasks and that will start tomorrow. We know
>>>> that
>>>>>> we must go down to Social Security and get him a check of his own in
>>>> his own
>>>>>> name. Next, a bank account in his own name must be set up.
>>>>>> But there's more: we both need a place to stay in Denver County so we
>>>> can
>>>>>> both keep Medicaid, especially me, since I am supposed to do some
>>>>>> therapeutic treatments for mental health stuff. This guy has stood up
>>>> for me
>>>>>> like nobody else has. I just can't understand why any mother would ever
>>>>>> throw such a sweetheart out of her way. And he has to leave his
>>>> favorite
>>>>>> cat. I'm so sad about the cat.
>>>>>> I'm honestly praying hard, but I really need help too. I'm fixing to
>>>> share a
>>>>>> GoFundMe page. But I am like, what good will it do? I told him to
>>>> bring his
>>>>>> African drum since he's so good at playing it. He basically might earn
>>>>>> money. We love doing music together, and that's probably gonna be our
>>>> bread
>>>>>> and butter. But right now, I'm overwhelmed and anxious. Please pray God
>>>>>> gives us mercy and a good home together. We wanted to wait, but due to
>>>>>> family and stuff, now he can't stay with his mother. I want to make
>>>> peace
>>>>>> with her, but how! I'm like so overwhelmed that God forbid I'd be
>>>> willing to
>>>>>> take the blame if my boyfriend died or something. We can't live on the
>>>>>> street. I can't go back to my parents. I can't. God, protect us.
>>>>>>
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