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I would love to hear about that answered prayer testimony. Have you posted it here before? Sometimes when I'm struggling or feeling down I'll go and look for testimonies to read to encourage and strengthen myself in the Lord. Worshipping God has a way of sending devils to flight!

God bless you abundantly Sister LaTonya. I'm trusting God for you. I'm also praying for a healing for myself. And I'm believing God for that too. He WANTS us to be well. Sickness is not His will. Jesus healed someone every where He went. He had great compassion. Sometimes we just gotta press through the crowd and get to Jesus. And sometimes our loved ones and friends carry us to Jesus, and He sees our great faith and heals us. And sometimes we just gotta get downright crazy desperate like the woman with the issue of blood.

Hi Carol.

You've asked.

"Should I not trust my mother, my father or my pastor."

My answer to that, given no information into regards of anything specific I would say yes! "Naturally" you should be able to trust those love ones. And those love ones should play a role in your life in a biblical perspective.

This is where it is important that you study scripture to be able to use discernment. If they don't seem to line up with scripture, you bring those scriptures to them and reason out of scripture.

God's word always have authority.

God bless.

Hello my name is kenyata and I'm requesting a prayer for my boyfriend Frantz Zephir. He was recently diagnosed with stage 4 gastric cancer and ever since then everything has went down hill. On top of the surgery his kidneys started to malfunction as well. At this point I am praying for a miracle. I pray for his strength. I pray that a miracle happens. I have faith that God and only God can bring him through this. I pray for the nurses and doctors who enters his room with the right intentions and the right mindset to help him. He is only 47 years old with so much life to live. I want to thank you in advance.

Both Cain and Able acknowledged God existed. But at least two critical aspects of the consequences of eating the fruit God had forbidden were disregarded by Cain and regarded by Able and that is why God disregarded Cain and regarded Able.

The first major difference is how the curse upon the ground in Genesis 3:17 is regarded:

...Because thou... hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed is the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life;

Cain disregarded the fact that his earthly labors were under a curse and could only bring sorrow until he died, while Able had regard for God's words concerning the ground.

The second major difference is how the awareness of our nakedness must be dealt with before God in Genesis 3:21

Unto Adam also and to his wife did the LORD God make coats of skins, and clothed them.

Fig leaves and plant fibers like cotton are adequate to cover the visible nakedness men and women see when looking at each other, but is completely inadequate for covering the nakedness that still makes us hide from God after we put those things on.

Skins from an animal meant that God had killed an animal and possibly tanned it. In any case, God shed the first blood ever shed on planet earth in order to cover Adam and Eve's nakedness before Him. Cain had no regard for that, but Able did.

Even though animal sacrifice wasn't adequate to fully restore humanity's ideal relationship with God, Able recognized that God had made the first move toward real reconciliation by shedding blood and designed his offering to call that to mind and remember that before God. The Lord's supper serves that purpose now.

1 Samuel 2:30

Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.

Yes I remember that I did read that was a awesome testimony for us to read. What a bless and my faith has build because of a prayer I had God answered some years back . So I know what he can do above and beyond anything that I could ever ask of.

Amen, Gigi, and Amen!

Hi , I'm very nervous about this same subject . I'm sorry to say that I'm expecting something similar to happen to me . My mum is quite poorly and I have an awful feeling that this might be her final year . I'm her only child and although she is not what most people would call rich , I'm terrified that she's going to leave me some money . The thought of it makes me sick . I've tried to talk to her about it , I've encouraged her to spend her money and enjoy it and not worry about me , leave her sisters and nieces something but she just doesn't seem to understand where I'm coming from . She's not a Christian so she doesn't seem to understand how I feel at all . We haven't had a great relationship and she's quite capable of being very nasty to me so I'm actually hoping that she's playing some sort of trick on me and that she's not actually going to leave me anything . I would be so relieved if she left me nothing . To me , money is a huge worldly responsibility that just seems like a massive burden . I have everything I need , all I want now is God's Kingdom . I'm terrified of making a huge mistake and doing the wrong thing with it and my instinct is just to get rid of it totally . The things of this world mean nothing to me . I want to be with my God and my Saviour for ever . This world is nothing and the things that belong to it are irrelevant to me . Then I wonder if God wants me to have this money and to use it wisely in His service , how would I do that ? I would probably mess it up completely . Hopefully my mum will continue to live and if not , I hope she leaves all her money to anyone but me !

Please pray God's mercy and favor in my current emergency I find myself in..... Thank you!

Did you ever read my "God moved my mountain" testimony I posted here a few months back? Prayer can get answered all at once in an instant OR it can be a process. I prayed for this mountain for six months which really isn't a long time. That God would move it, literally. I was a new Christian and I was seeking answers. I wanted to know how this thing worked! So I silently prayed as I pass this mountain weekly on my way to the next town to do shopping. I had almost given up thinking that I didn't have a mustard seeds worth of faith. It was then that I saw the gravel trucks coming up from the base of my mountain hauling gravel. God was moving my mountain literally! It is still a gravel company to this day God is still answering my prayer. And I am still just as amazed and full of gratitude now as I was then. This reminds me to always hold onto my faith and never give up just keep praying keep knocking keep seeking keep asking keep believing! I will keep believing for you and I will keep praying for you. God bless you sister LaTonya! Donna Grace D

Thanks for sharing Gigi. I agree there are many uncertainties, more than I've ever seen before. With high inflation most people in the US lost 7% in the last year. It's like the government reaching into everyone's wallets and taking an extra 7% tip for itself on top of the taxes already taken. One could invest time in research how to protect against inflation through various investments, but in doing so furthers the pursuit of money and maybe inches closer to that scary invisible line of loving money.

You might check the thread as Chris offered some good input.

Thanks Chris, I appreciate your insight. It sounds like your points were to watch out for an unhealthy emotional balance, or an unusual addiction- unquenching lust for more, if its just about providing for family/responsibilities or more?, and if we still leave some for helping others.

I have been questioning and self-evaluating lately as people often say what you spend the most time on reflects ones priorities. For most people, this is work, and that means we spend most of our time in pursuit of money. On the surface that sounds bad and contrary to the scripture. Of course we all need it in order to live, to buy food, have shelter, provide for family. Perhaps the love of money is more than just trying to get it to make ends meet, because otherwise everyone might fit into that category, maybe even Jesus.

Jesus spent most of his life working as a carpenter from my understanding and didn't start his ministry until age 30-33. 3 years of 33 years is just 9% of his life. Maybe half of his life was working, so He probably did that more than His ministry. I assume He worked to sell his work to make money or trade so He could eat food and have shelter.

Where our treasures are our hearts are also. My hunch is that this pursuit of 'treasure' is more than just being financially responsible, preparing for retirement, etc., but when we spend most of our lives trying to earn money it would seem wise to have clear boundaries to keep ourselves in check.

Please Lord God hear Angie prayer for her daughter and the unhealthy relationship she is in. I pray her daughter comes to have spiritual clarity and have a deeper relationship with Jesus Christ. I pray in Jesus Christ name!!

Explain the spirit of Samuel coming up to Saul and was that really Samuel?

Hi Gigi.

Great questions

We know there's not much given.

I believe the emphasis on those verses is the obvious instructions and faith in the offerings.

And you're right the world could have been populated with thousands at that point, They could have been hundreds of years old.

Thank you.

Gis bless.

Dear Lord, how long will I have idols in my heart! It only seems I come to me when I'm in fear!! We are to fear You most of all!!! I've been a Christian for 10 years now and I read your word, but should do more! I pray that You will guide me to You always, I don't know what it is to take care of my man in the correct way!! My home needs your cleansing Lord of evil for I'm supposed to keep the devil out by shutting the door in its face!!!! Who can save this foolish woman who doesn't ask for strength, but I do!! The Lord will never leave me or forsake me!!! Thank you Lord Jesus, no matter how my life is!! Please for the people in Canada for all they are going through for the evils the WEF and their evil dictator have done to freedom loving God fearing people!!! May you Lord give them the strength to deal with all this madness in their lives, today and always! IT goes around devouring all IT can like a roaring lion!! The true Lion of Judah is coming, in a blink of an eye!!! He is faithful and true!!!!! Pray for the whole world, in Jesus's name ,I pray, Amen!!!!!

Thank you for the prayer it means alot to me. All I ask is that you keep praying for me God is in the midst of it. May God bless you and your family.

Good morning Mr. Spencer

I agree that Abel's quality of faith was different than Cain's.

Why this was so, we do not know.

But God did find Abel's sacrifice (and faith) acceptable but not Cain's.

Some things we will never know for sure, especially that both Cain and Abel were born to and raised by the same parents who knew God and were so near to the creation time. I do wonder about the others siblings of these two. Did they have faith like Abel?

Perhaps some, but not all.

Guessing that Seth did. And how many siblings did Abel have at this time or how many during Seth's life?

I want so much for the Lord to do this thing for you! I did not know that your kidneys are fine until I read it somewhere in an old post from 2 months ago. Praise God!

I pray Lord bless Sister L. with a regenerated heart! She wants to keep her own heart that You gave her. I know that this is NOT too hard for You. Lord, I BELIEVE! Thank You in Jesus name

I'm praying for your lot. Lord bring the perfect lot and the perfect price. You know when & where. Let it glorify You in Jesus name. I pray for Your perfect will. Your perfect timing. Thank You Lord! Let everything about it be perfect.

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Before his fall from heaven did Satan have any good traits?

I appreciate sir

Why did always GOD take man for apostles

What are you guys talking about?

I think Yah made all his words perfect

Please pray that I have favor energy strength and do a great job with alertness and that it's not busy at work today and I can go to the store a few times ijnip amen

With respect and affection , I believe that u r refering to the incident in Numbers Ch 20 where Moses smites the rock twice and speaks I'll advisedly . Moses says : must we fetch you water out of this rock ? He fails to give God the glory .

Hi , I believe that Abel's gift was accepted because it was a blood sacrifice . Later on in the law of Moses we see that God decrees that everyone offers the same thing . The rich don't offer more ,so that no one can boast or feel proud of their offering as everyone offers the same thing . Therefore no one feels inadequate or jealous or proud when it comes to what they offer God .

The Holy Spirit enters you the moment you are saved. Ephesians 1:13 In whom ye also trusted, after that ye heard the word of truth, the gospel of your salvation: in whom also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with that holy Spirit of promise.

You need to yield to God. Romans 13:14 But put ye on the Lord Jesus Christ, and make not provision for the flesh, to fulfil the lusts thereof. (In other words, Mike, you need to deny yourself, take up your cross, and follow Him.

please remember me and Kristie today in your prayers remember my family and pray for my lost coworkers

I've been enjoying your posts for a while now and they just keep getting better . It's awesome to me that I can come on here and find a post that is just exactly what I needed to hear , God is working through this site to bring comfort and joy and strength to us all . Thank you again .

Thanks, u r very kind . When I was a newbie I didn't take anyone's words for anything , I wanted to test everything for myself so needed references , it's a bit different when talking to others who already have some good understanding but I shouldn't just expect newbies to take my word for anything . I notice u r always conscientious to give references and I appreciate that . Keep up the good work .