Is this a warning from God?? Is it Biblical??

[1love]

HI, I'm new to the forum. This place is awesome! Can't wait to meet people on here!! It's nice to have a place to meet Christian friends and follow Jesus.

I have a question that starts out as a story.

Okay, I'm in college and I don't alway tithe. A month or two ago, I had been putting 10% of my money aside to give to a Church. But then, regretably, I decieded to do something more "logical" with the money, since I had a new apartment with hardly any furniture, I bought a couch off craigslist. The guy I bought it from agreed to deliver it to my apartment. We had a very hard time getting the couch through the door and the guy, who was a police officer, ended up ripping off his thumbnail and hurting his finger really bad when his finger got caught on the door. So there was blood going all down my kitchen sink by dishes and he was hurt really bad. We finally did get the couch in but I knew deep down that this wasn't from God. I felt very guilty because if I hadn't spent my tithe money on a couch this guy wouldn't be growing his thumb nail back for the next year. And I started to wonder, what furniture God had in store for me instead, and I bet it would have fit nicely through the door and no one would have been hurt.
Then on Friday my boyfriend (who I have been wanting to marry one day) didn't return my call or texts. He came by my house Saturday and I didn't answer the door very fast and he thought I was mad at him. When he got home he texted me a picture through the cell phones to explain why he didnt answer my call & texts. The picture was of his ring finger had been caught on a door and it messed up his nail and cut his finger pretty bad. He said that was is the reason he didnt talk to anyone the day before because he was hurt.

Well the last time I saw an injury like that, the situation wasn't from God. I felt like God was leading me to read about relationships in the Bible and the Bible I have has lesson sections and it said God would send strong warning signs of who not to hang out with.
I often pray for the will of God to be over my life.
Could it be that this man I'm seeing is not what God wills for my life and he warned me through this event?

I know God wouldn't hurt anyone to warn me, but He also works in mysterious ways and one event effects another and it could lead to all kinds of different things God is doing. Like my boyfriend(?) couldn't work because he is a guitar player so that also changes a chain of events. God has also been know to put aliements on people and such. He is working with all of us in different ways.

So I would love all opinions on this. I don't want to keep seeing this guy if God is trying to warn me but I also don't want a coinencidence to confuse me.
Pray for me and I'll be praying for you too!

Thanks for your input!
1Love

 

[Coconut]

Welcome to the fellowship 1Love

You`ve asked a complicated question that I dont find easy to answer, but I`ll try...

Jesus said "Do not judge by appearances, but judge with right judgment." [John 7:24] and I think maybe we can apply that here.
To judge with right judgment means (in my own words) to judge things by whether they are good or evil, between what is right and what is wrong...

If you are trying to decide if this relationship is good and right for you...you must judge by your knowledge of this person - is he the sort of guy you want to marry, what is his character etc. Yes God does work in mysterious ways, but we must be careful not to be so busy looking for 'signs' that we miss the big picture. This is what I call having our noses pressed so closed to the painting, we cant see the whole picture.

I`m not so sure God would want you, as His child, to learn to make life decisions based on little unfortunate details like a cut finger, or a simple misunderstanding with anyone. It also seems as if your approach to the "will" of God, is weighing it on a scale of punishment/reward. Sometimes when something turns out real bad, its right where we were supposed to be, or what we were supposed to be doing. Hows that for Gods ways being a mystery? lol.

All I`m saying is, if you have surrendered your life to God, rest assured He will have His way in your life. Pray for wisdom, so you can learn to discern what is true and right and good in everything.

Blessings

Rom 12:2 Do not be conformed to this world, but continually be transformed by the renewing of your minds so that you may be able to determine what God's will is -what is proper, pleasing, and perfect.

 

[Dreamer]

Welcome to TalkJesus, 1love. I'm glad you are here

 

[johnpaul]

Coincidences

So I would love all opinions on this. I don't want to keep seeing this guy if God is trying to warn me but I also don't want a coinencidence to confuse me.
Pray for me and I'll be praying for you too!

Thanks for your input!
1Love

I don't think coincidences happen as often as people think. I also believe God does NOT do evil. Hurting someone to send a message can be thought of as evil, so probably not from God.
I don't think your boyfriend is the issue. Not giving your usual tithe is. Sometimes God allows (does not cause) bad things to happen to reinforce a point. Be thankful that the King of Kings, Jesus Christ loves us enough to correct us.
My heart tells me that the tithe, not the boyfriend, is the issue. I may stand corrected.
love in Jesus johnpaul

 

[1love]

Wow. I think your right. I think the tithe is the issue aswell. And that goes to show that I maybe over focusing on my boyfriend aswell and need to think more about God, tithe and offerings, work, finances, school ect.
Thanks!!

And also the important thing is Jesus.

 

[Chad]

And also the important thing is Jesus.

Nothing more to say

Welcome to the forums sister. Hope you enjoy your stay.

Don't worry about these things. Just trust in Jesus and walk with Him. Everything else falls into place when you seek His kingdom.

Matthew 6:32-34

32 For the Gentiles seek after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them all. 33 But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.
34 "Therefore do not be anxious about tomorrow, for tomorrow will be anxious for itself. Sufficient for the day is its own trouble.

 

[liltxangel]

I think it very well could be a sign that GOD is warning you!!

Also remember the vile serpent Satan is around every corner! PLEASE be good and Love Him. For he is almighty.

Praise Jesus,

-Liltxangel

 

[Fellowservant]

Welcome to the forums 1love

God bless

 

[1love]

I think God may really be trying to warn me.

My boyfriend and I were on the phone 2 nights ago. Well first by text and he said No to something then possibly tried to play it off by saying he was saying No to something else and said lets just "take it one day at a time". He said he didnt feel like he should have to explain himself. And since what he said, sounded like the scripture "each day has enough worries of its own" I kinda believed him. I also took some of his advice.

Today I saw Chad and LiltxAngels postings.
Chads scripture at the bottom of his reply is of Matthew 6:32-34, the first part is already a special scripture to me and the second part was simalar sounding to what my boyfriend said. I decided to post just Matthew 6:34 on my myspace page so my boyfriend would see it and know that I'm taking it just "one day at a time". I had a strong feeling to post the entire thing from 6:32-34 and after some deliberation I decided to go ahead and post the whole thing, even though I really just wanted to post the bottom part, 6:34.
Then it popped in my head to go to page 18 of my Bible, which is a new believers Bible from Lakewood church so it has some half page scripture summeries throughout the test here and there.

On page 18 the scripture summary was called, "Beware of Satan's Clever Imitations"
Part of it says, "Satan knows half-truths are more dangerous than lies. Those who have modified the truth have always injured the truth more than those who have denied it openly. Therefore we must guard against falling for half-truths and gospel imitations at all cost."

So if I would have just posted Matthew 6:34 that sounded like what my boyfriend said, would that be a half-truth? And he said that to modify what he had denied openly.

God knows I've had a terrible year. My man of 7 years turned into a creep, my best friend betrayed me and killed what I had worked for and invested in my entire adult life and now I also feel like a failure. Crazy year and God knows I'm trying to heal. Maybe He is looking out for me and wants to help me live a life that is not so tragic.
I'm really in love with this guy but its getting easier to get over him with God showing me these things. I don't want to be out of the will of God.
Any opinions?

Oh and I took the whole scripture down from myspace and put "don't give your pearls to a pig" just because I didn't want the scripture to be mocked, which my boyfriends roommate did make a joke mocking Jesus before.

 

[sunilgill_87]

blessings !


well come to talkjesus.God bless you

This is my commandment, That ye love one another, as I have loved you. 13 Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends. John 15:12–13


love you in christ:handshake:
sunil

 

[johnpaul]

What a lovely poem sunilgill_87. God bless you.