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Why during our lowest times that we feel that we are all alone?
06/02/2010 1826 PM Wednesday
My family and I have been struggling with returning our lives to self sufficent status post Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans,La. It appears that just when we can see our way that is when the worse happens.We relocated first to Phoenix,Az while there I worked because I was the strenght of my family and other friends and love ones that survived.
Then we were relocated to Houston,Texas; I found gainful employment in my healthcare profession.
Now, we are at our lowest our car has died and we are on the eviction brink; because in Houston,Tx
to get from one job site to another we need reliable transportation. We donot qualify for any social
services assistance; I know that God will not place on his children more than we could withstand.
I must keep my wits because if I breakdown than everyone else will become unstable. But at this
time I feel so alone.
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Permalink Reply by David Velasquez on
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The beautiful truth is that you are not alone. If you were alone, you would be in a lot more trouble/tribulation. God allows this type of predicaments to accomplish various objectives.
1. Maybe you have not been fellowshipping with Him as you should or as He wants you to and is allowing such hardship to drive you to the place where you finally do what He wants all of us to do. Complete surrender.
2. Feeling alone is our normal response, is the natural thing to do. We know the flesh is forever fighting the Spirit, but when we abide in the word and we are feeding on Spiritual bread we have faith that generates joy and peace.
3. It is honorable that you want to (and God has placed you) be the glue that sets the example for your family, but you cannot give them what you may be needing yourself. In order for you to shine, you need to draw closer to God.
4. All this will only make you stronger if you run to Him who loves you more than you will ever know.
That is what this is all about. He is always working on maturing us; we however take 100 roads before taking the one we know is the answer to it all.
Abide in the word, Fellowship, pray and pray some more and breakthrough by worshipping Him.
What I wrote above may sound cruel to the untrained ear, but God is more concerned with our eternal status than with our temporal conforts. If God was not with you - Satan would have destroyed you already. But God is in you wether you feel Him or not.
In Love - your bro. Press on sis.
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Permalink Reply by Marilyn M. on
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The TRUTH................Easy to say.....hard to do.
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Permalink Reply by eugenia m brown on
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06/04/2010 Friday 1031AM
Good AM and God's blessing to you Thank You very much it is so great to know that there are still people in this world that care for others. My family and thank you very much.
Ms Eugenia M Brown and family.
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God can change it all around - Let your hope be in Him and your faith sky rocket as you abive in the vine. :)
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Permalink Reply by Carla on
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Love this song David.. The worship group in my church leads us in worship by this song sometimes.
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Permalink Reply by Theresa on
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Dear Eugenia,
Psalm 37 is a beautiful Psalm to meditate on and especially verse 25 and Philipians 4:19 and Luke 6:38, may you immerse yourself in the word of God and look to Jesus at this time of your life for He says He will never leave you nor forsake you for He was and is and will always be faithful to you and perfect what concerneth you...May you trust in Jesus and may you run to Him like never before, God loves you!
Blessings, Theresa,
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Eugenia: I too am struggling with "aloneness". I just packed up everything, sold my house in KY where I lived all my 67 years, and moved to Arizona to be closer to my two sons. (They felt I should make this move now while I still can......they must think I'm about to "kick the bucket".) Anyway, I don't know a thing about Arizona (Phoenix) and cannot even find my way around. In fact, I don't WANT to find my way around or go out or meet any neighbors.....I just want to hibernate and close the doors on everything. I've only been here a week and I keep trying to focus on my relationship with Christ, but all I seem to be able to do is cry a lot and say "Lord have mercy on me; give me strength; do not leave me." My favorite bible verse is "Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight." Proverbs 3:5-6. Right now, I feel soooo detached, lonely, old, worn out, alone and scared. I can't imagine why God has allowed me to come here to the "desert".....even to be with my sons "in case I should need them if something happens to me." I found a Christian bible-based non-denominational church here not too far away. They just moved into a renovated furniture store and are sooo excited. My FIRST DAY there was also their FIRST DAY in the new building so they didn't have a service, only an open house. I didn't like it because I left a MEGA non-denominational Christian Church in Kentucky that I love and have been a member since 1994......20T members.....it's where I got saved in 1994. I miss it terribly. Lots of high-tech, great Godly teachers and bible studies; much to offer all ages. So I keep asking myself.....why am I planted HERE now!!! WHY did I leave my home and move here? WHY did it all happen sooo fast? How in the world am I going to ADJUST to this new environment??!!!! I do not feel God's presence......I'm just taking it "one day at a time". Gotta go for now.....crying!!!
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Permalink Reply by Michael Vernon McEntire on
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Eugenia, Marilyn, and anybody else who may feel like this; whatever you do, don't feel alone in suffering or in wondering where God is in the midst of your suffering. When I say don't feel alone, I mean that THOUSANDS of God's children are feeling what you are feeling right now, and tens of thousands of us are praying for you. I belong to a group called the Apostleship of Prayer, and we are flooding you with prayer! They say that the Book of Job is the oldest book in the Bible, and Job must have been the most miserable man on earth, and not because of any fault of his own. He was a very godly man, but he certainly questioned God. God allows deep misery to come upon his children. In Job's case, we know the reason, but in thousands of other cases, we may not know the reason in mortality. You may not feel it, but God is closer to you than your underwear, and He loves you more than you love yourself. Deep misery is part of mortality for God's own good reasons. When you're suffering, don't listen to people who try to tell you that you shouldn't feel bad, but surrender and consecrate your suffering to God. Give it to him as a precious sacrifice. He will use it to bring you closer to him, just like he did with Job. I am 62, and I am a Medical Social Worker who lives in Phoenix, Arizona. I have worked with a lot of Katrina refugees and elderly people who do not feel at home in Phoenix. I understand you can feel very lonely here. Offer your loneliness to God like incense!
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Michael,
Thank you for your words of encouragement.
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Michael,
Thank you for your words of encouragement. I went out for a short while to a shopping center close buy just to check things out, but it is so HOT that I came back home. Everything is closed up because of the heat, including the neighbors' houses. No one is out and it's going to get worse as the summer progresses. I have to stay here for at least two years for tax purposes so I'm told. Hopefully, the property values will increase around here so I can afford to go back to Kentucky someday. Values in KY were not as affected as they are in AZ. If I go back to KY, I run the risk of not seeing my sons again or at least not for a very long time. Flying back and forth across country costs $$$ and I don't have much of that.....neither do they. I know I have to put my faith and trust in God that He will see me through, but I wish I could actually SEE Him to talk to him.....
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06/04/2010 Friday 1011AM
Good AM and God's blessing to you. Sometimes I regret leaving Phoenix,Az and moving to Houston,Tx. There is
such a coldness non acceptance; I have always spoke to individuals when I pass in walking or GP. In Phoenix,Az
the respond from my speaking was always acceptance and sometimes short conservation; but in Houston,Tx you are ignored or given no response.
Today we will recieve an eviction notice; I have tried to walk to my patient's home but that was hard to do; by the time I arrived I thought that I was going to need to go to the ER for heat exhaustion. If I could just get
my car repaired then my son and I will be able to return to work and set extensions with the light/telephone
companies to pay but we haven;t been able to locate a mechanic that will work with us.
We have no other place to turn to when we get evicted except to live in our non operating car. I still have the
faith that God will intervene; pls continue to lift my family and I in pray as well as others that are experiencing
these problems. Thank you Ms Eugenia M Brown and family
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Dear Eugenia,
My heart breaks for you reading this. I feel that any response I would give could never be enough to heal the brokenness and lonliness you must be feeling. In all likelihood you will be offline and not be able to receive messages should this eviction occur. I am praying that God will intervene. How much time do you have before being evicted?
Have you tried going to your church for help?
Praying, Carla
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