Comments - THE HOPE CHEST - All About GOD2024-03-29T06:02:12Zhttp://www.allaboutgod.net/profiles/comment/feed?attachedTo=1383940%3ABlogPost%3A1532275&xn_auth=noConfused (Janie) and Charles,…tag:www.allaboutgod.net,2014-01-05:1383940:Comment:15326142014-01-05T03:01:35.388ZRichard L. Broch, Sr.http://www.allaboutgod.net/profile/RichardLBrochSr906
<p>Confused (Janie) and Charles, Thank you for your comments.</p>
<p>Please accept a long range old fashioned Christian cyberspace hug.............</p>
<p></p>
<p>Yes, Brother Charles and Sister Janie, very difficult indeed............</p>
<p>I wonder how difficult it was for our Lord and Savior hanging on that cross to holler out - "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do."..............</p>
<p>And for us, where we have suffered severely from physical, mental, and spiritual…</p>
<p>Confused (Janie) and Charles, Thank you for your comments.</p>
<p>Please accept a long range old fashioned Christian cyberspace hug.............</p>
<p></p>
<p>Yes, Brother Charles and Sister Janie, very difficult indeed............</p>
<p>I wonder how difficult it was for our Lord and Savior hanging on that cross to holler out - "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do."..............</p>
<p>And for us, where we have suffered severely from physical, mental, and spiritual abuse.........to forgive the perpetrators.</p>
<p>But the Bible is clear......if we don't forgive them...Then God won't forgive us..............</p>
<p></p>
<p>My late father once told me, "Growing old is not for sissies". I now know what he meant.</p>
<p>My statement is, "Being a Christian is not for sissies."</p>
<p></p>
<p>Grace and Peace.</p>
<p></p>
<p></p> I had a hope chest like that…tag:www.allaboutgod.net,2014-01-04:1383940:Comment:15324632014-01-04T12:55:24.550Zribbonhttp://www.allaboutgod.net/profile/janie254
<p>I had a hope chest like that ,with the horrid things inside, hurled at me as if it was a ton of bricks once. I'm still trying to recoup from that blow. I do understand ,though ,about how forgiveness can give some kind of relief. I can remember when I first knew I had forgiven someone for the many years of cruelty. That wasn't an easy process and I know without a doubt I didn't do it alone. Anyway, Richard thank you much for sharing this story, I sometimes try to remember how God had moved…</p>
<p>I had a hope chest like that ,with the horrid things inside, hurled at me as if it was a ton of bricks once. I'm still trying to recoup from that blow. I do understand ,though ,about how forgiveness can give some kind of relief. I can remember when I first knew I had forgiven someone for the many years of cruelty. That wasn't an easy process and I know without a doubt I didn't do it alone. Anyway, Richard thank you much for sharing this story, I sometimes try to remember how God had moved in my life . Your story reminds me of how God had set me free from a life time of hating.</p> Richard
What a wonderful and…tag:www.allaboutgod.net,2014-01-03:1383940:Comment:15324272014-01-03T17:39:51.866ZCharles Burwellhttp://www.allaboutgod.net/profile/CharlesBurwell
<p>Richard</p>
<p></p>
<p>What a wonderful and timely reminder that all of us need to keep in mind. Especially when we sense a lack of spiritual progress. Forgiveness, and I speak from much experience, can be a hard thing to do but the freedom that it brings can brings us a peace and joy that we could never expect if we had not experienced it. And the greatest peace coming from knowing that all is right with our heavenly Father as well.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Thanks for the reminder and God bless</p>
<p>Richard</p>
<p></p>
<p>What a wonderful and timely reminder that all of us need to keep in mind. Especially when we sense a lack of spiritual progress. Forgiveness, and I speak from much experience, can be a hard thing to do but the freedom that it brings can brings us a peace and joy that we could never expect if we had not experienced it. And the greatest peace coming from knowing that all is right with our heavenly Father as well.</p>
<p> </p>
<p>Thanks for the reminder and God bless</p>