Re: OT: nothing left/God's allowance

[Guest guest]

I'm very happy that some of you feel you can handle anything with God's

help. However, there are members of the list who will not feel that way,

and I do hope you will not say things to make them feel like failures

because they disagree, or because they are finding their personal burdens a

bit much to handle. Recently a study showed that optimistic attitudes

didn't help people with certain cancers, and it imposed an extra burden to

expect them to be optimistic. Some times the best thing we can do is allow

someone to feel their pain, not try to take it away from them, feel it

ourselves, or dismiss it with optimism. Statements about your own

experience are one thing. But making statements about others and their

relationship to God, or their way of handling their problems, are probably

not helpful.

Sharon

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 3/11/2004 4:54:45 PM Eastern Standard Time,

zoomama@... writes:

> It makes no more sense to say, " You should

> ALWAYS try to be hopeful " than it makes to say, " You should ALWAYS

> see the dark side. "

I don't think that is the point that was made at all. No one is saying to be

fake or " act like " you are hopeful... but the opposite really... to come to

rest in the arms of a very loving GOD who will give you hope. He is the God of

all hope and comfort and gets us through those situations that it are

impossible for us to get through alone. Anyway, that is what I got out of what

Debi

said. The Bible says that God is a refuge and a very present HOPE in time of

need... and I think that is something worth sharing.

Shirley from TN

[Guest guest]

You Christians can chat. I'll just wait. Not a problem. I can read

the paper.

[Guest guest]

olliekuklaandfran wrote:

>You Christians can chat. I'll just wait. Not a problem. I can read

>the paper.

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I have to say something on this.Ollie, by saying what ur saying u are

dismissing the people on this list that r christian like they're

nothing.At least i get that impression, maybe im wrong.I mean no

disrespect to you or your belief's but I was like u awhile back.I didnt

think christians were....well right in their thinking about god

existing.but a few things have happened to me in the past few months

that have convinced me he is real.too much to just be a coincidence, and

i know alot about coincidence.

[Guest guest]

Nope- not dismissing just respecting your right to free speech, among

other amendments. But truly I am not interested in your belief

systems. That's my right. Since this is a diabetes list, and this is

OT, I think I am well within my boundaries to dismiss the comments

for what they are- off topic- and ignore them if I don't find them

appropriate or interesting. Which is why I am ending my own off topic

comments! LOL.

Regards- and I am glad good things have happened for you.

>

> >You Christians can chat. I'll just wait. Not a problem. I can read

> >the paper.

> >

> >

> >

> I have to say something on this.Ollie, by saying what ur saying u

are

> dismissing the people on this list that r christian like they're

> nothing.At least i get that impression, maybe im wrong.I mean no

> disrespect to you or your belief's but I was like u awhile back.I

didnt

> think christians were....well right in their thinking about god

> existing.but a few things have happened to me in the past few

months

> that have convinced me he is real.too much to just be a

coincidence, and

> i know alot about coincidence.