hi there

[lilyrose]

i feel very lost. i need help reaching out to God and i'm trying to get my life together, or at least to make sense of something. i've done many things that fill my with regret and loneliness. now i just long for those past days where i was happy.

 

[SpiritLedEd]

Welcome Lilyrose. We have a Women's Forum here (which male members cannot access) where you'll find strong and compassionate Christian women ready to help you.

Spirit Led Ed (SLE)

 

[christianjeenn]

i feel very lost. i need help reaching out to God and i'm trying to get my life together, or at least to make sense of something. i've done many things that fill my with regret and loneliness. now i just long for those past days where i was happy.

Hi there... Welcome to the site... We are just here, we'll pray for you... Cheer up!

 

[lilyrose]

Thank you. It means so much to me. I pray everyday, sometimes I feel lost but I suppose as long as I am sincere I will be on the right path.

 

[christianjeenn]

Thank you. It means so much to me. I pray everyday, sometimes I feel lost but I suppose as long as I am sincere I will be on the right path.

yes right... Always think about this ---------> Jesus loves you. Just do the right thing ok?

 

[Ncdataman]

Welcome my sister, have no worries for your Father in Heaven is bigger than any problems that you are having. Smile for God loves you!

NC

 

[lilyrose]

thanks to all of you. i've been struggling very much but prayer helps me. i know that i'm on the right path and even though sometimes i feel like giving up i tell myself i need to keep moving and i do.

thanks again for the good thoughts and kind words.

 

[Jacob123]

Welcome to TalkJesus lilyrose! Just remember that no matter how lost you are, God can always find you!

 

[christianjeenn]

thanks to all of you. i've been struggling very much but prayer helps me. i know that i'm on the right path and even though sometimes i feel like giving up i tell myself i need to keep moving and i do.

thanks again for the good thoughts and kind words.

You're welcome dear...

 

[Misty_Rose]

Hi Lilyrose! hope your doing better since you wrote this post

here's something i want to share with you.
_____________________________________________

Talk With God



Author unknown




One day I decided to quit...I quit my job, my relationship, my spirituality. I wanted to quit my life.



I went to the woods to have one last talk with God.



"God," I said. "Can you give me one good reason not to quit?" His answer surprised me... "Look around," He said. "Do you see the fern and the bamboo?"



"Yes", I replied.



"When I planted the fern and the bamboo seeds, I took very good care of them. I gave them light. I gave them water. The fern quickly grew from the earth. Its brilliant green covered the floor. Yet nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo. In the second year the Fern grew more vibrant and plentiful. And again, nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo." He said.



"In the third year, there was still nothing from the bamboo seed. But I would not quit. In the fourth year, again, there was nothing from the bamboo seed. I would not quit." He said. "Then in the fifth year a tiny sprout emerged from the earth. Compared to the fern it was seemingly small and insignificant... But just 6 months later the bamboo rose to over 100 feet tall. It had spent the five years growing roots. Those roots made it strong and gave it what it needed to survive. I would not give any of my creations a challenge it could not handle."



He said to me. "Did you know, my child, that all this time you have been struggling, you have actually been growing roots."



"I would not quit on the bamboo. I will never quit on you. Don't compare yourself to others." He said. "The bamboo had a different purpose than the fern. Yet, they both make the forest beautiful."



"Your time will come," God said to me. " You will rise high!"



"How high should I rise?" I asked. "How high will the bamboo rise?" He asked in return. "As high as it can?" I questioned. "Yes." He said, "Give me glory by rising as high as you can."



I left the forest and brought back this story. I hope these words can help you see that God will never give up on you.



He will never give up on you.



Never regret a day in your life.



Good days give you happiness



Bad days give you experiences;



Both are essential to life.



Keep going...



Happiness keeps you Sweet,



Trials keep you Strong, Sorrows keep you Human,



Failures keep you humble, Success keeps You Glowing,



But Only God keeps You Going!



*Stay blessed*

 

[christianjeenn]

Hi Lilyrose! hope your doing better since you wrote this post

here's something i want to share with you.
_____________________________________________

Talk With God



Author unknown




One day I decided to quit...I quit my job, my relationship, my spirituality. I wanted to quit my life.



I went to the woods to have one last talk with God.



"God," I said. "Can you give me one good reason not to quit?" His answer surprised me... "Look around," He said. "Do you see the fern and the bamboo?"



"Yes", I replied.



"When I planted the fern and the bamboo seeds, I took very good care of them. I gave them light. I gave them water. The fern quickly grew from the earth. Its brilliant green covered the floor. Yet nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo. In the second year the Fern grew more vibrant and plentiful. And again, nothing came from the bamboo seed. But I did not quit on the bamboo." He said.



"In the third year, there was still nothing from the bamboo seed. But I would not quit. In the fourth year, again, there was nothing from the bamboo seed. I would not quit." He said. "Then in the fifth year a tiny sprout emerged from the earth. Compared to the fern it was seemingly small and insignificant... But just 6 months later the bamboo rose to over 100 feet tall. It had spent the five years growing roots. Those roots made it strong and gave it what it needed to survive. I would not give any of my creations a challenge it could not handle."



He said to me. "Did you know, my child, that all this time you have been struggling, you have actually been growing roots."



"I would not quit on the bamboo. I will never quit on you. Don't compare yourself to others." He said. "The bamboo had a different purpose than the fern. Yet, they both make the forest beautiful."



"Your time will come," God said to me. " You will rise high!"



"How high should I rise?" I asked. "How high will the bamboo rise?" He asked in return. "As high as it can?" I questioned. "Yes." He said, "Give me glory by rising as high as you can."



I left the forest and brought back this story. I hope these words can help you see that God will never give up on you.



He will never give up on you.



Never regret a day in your life.



Good days give you happiness



Bad days give you experiences;



Both are essential to life.



Keep going...



Happiness keeps you Sweet,



Trials keep you Strong, Sorrows keep you Human,



Failures keep you humble, Success keeps You Glowing,



But Only God keeps You Going!



*Stay blessed*

Gosh... I love the story that you've shared. That lifts up my spirit...

 

[lilyrose]

Wow. Thank you for sharing that. It's beautiful. It sure brought up my spirits. Thank you thank you.

 

[PernellRodocker]

Hope This Helps

i feel very lost. i need help reaching out to God and i'm trying to get my life together, or at least to make sense of something. i've done many things that fill my with regret and loneliness. now i just long for those past days where i was happy.

Sometimes I find that writing poetry helps me. Here is one that may make you feel better and even grasp how much God loves you... PR

Why Do You Love Me? - 04-22-11, 07:37 PM



Why do you love me? Oh, great is the err of my ways...
Yet, you stay beside me and lift me when I fall.
You saw me from afar and you sought me.
When I defy you, you look at me with compassion.
When I trample your love, you wait patiently for me to return.
I look at you sometimes and dare you to stop me. I shouldn't treat you that way.
When you reach out to me, I sometimes slap your hand away...
So much I have longed to be with you, and you call out to me...
Your words fall on deaf ears...
So many times you place yourself in front of me and offer a direction for success,
But mine eyes are dim to truth. I hear you call to me, and I turn not aside.
Oh, tell me why, why must you love me so unconditionally?
When I say I am not worth your time, you seek me out even more.
When I dream my existence to naught, you give me reason to hope.
I hang my head with such shame... My heart sinks deep into the oppression I call myself.
The darkness that captivates my soul drowns my vision.
Yet, in the midst of the storm raging with in me, your peace still seeks my pain,
Calling to me, and this is what you say...

I love you.

So great are these words, written by many a poet? But these words came by me.
My love was formed into the world. My love created the day and night.
My love created the sun, moon, stars, animals and you.
It is my love that reaches to the depths of your soul and my love that will never let you go.
It was my love that found you where you were and my love that will go where e'er you go.
My love for you is greater than the mighty oak that lives so many years,
My love for you flows stronger than the rivers that have cut the earth so low.
My love for you flies higher than the greatest bird and my love for you comes
With in a single word...

Jesus.

I have chosen you to walk with me. I have chosen you great things to be.
All that I am, I place in you, and so I call and wait, so come. I hope and listen.
Someday my hopes for you will grow within and make you true.
I love you are the words I chose. I hung them up for all to see.
I hung them up to grasp and hold unto the hope that ne'er grows old.
Oh, come and see that I am here and that I'll hold you e'er so near.
Let your grasp upon the lies be released, fall into my tenderness.
I will warm you from the chill and your heart with my love I will fill.
So, I called out from my pain, seeking that tenderness I hoped to gain.
I reached to you and my ears they heard, that wonderful sound of that single word...

Jesus.

Oh my God I asked again... Why do you love me so?
This time I heard your voice and saw your hand... I felt your love and asked again...
Why do you love me so? Your warmth surrounded me, and your presence filled my soul.
Your peace touched me and my heart was made whole.
So I asked again... Why do you love me so?

And you spoke and this is what you said...

A poet puts his heart deep into his work. An artist paints his soul on each canvas.
A carpenter carves his very being into every groove.
I have made you and placed myself within.
I created love, nurtured love, and guided love since the beginning of all creation...
Because you are a part of all that I am, I love you...

So I said not this time, why do you love me so... but I said ...

Lord, I love you...

Pernell R. Rodocker 1/19/00

 

[Jacob123]

Welcome to TalkJesus Lilyrose! May God bless your stay here! Misty_Rose, that was a very uplifting story!