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Prayer. Please help me over-come my own biggotry - 9/9/2008 4:45:08 PM
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TorchHeart
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For those of you who haven't talked to me about this before, I confess that I have a lot of biggotry and hatered in my heart. The people I hold this towards are Baptists (and I apologize in advance for any of you offended by this). In my past (without going into too much detail), I had some bad experiences by people from this denomination. I was made to feel inadequate and run-down by a group of people in a matter that related to my religion. It cost me (in my views) a close friendship, and it has resulted in a lot of bitterness inside of me.
I have prayed for shameful things to happen to people of this faith because of this. I have picked fights and I have said things that I'm regretting. This comes and goes, but its always inside of me. I've started talking to someone about this to try and get it out of my heart. Lately, though, I'm afraid that its going to cost me friendships, again. I can't get past this, but I need to.
God wouldn't put an ability to hate inside of someone, would he? There's no benefit to this, but its still there and its so strong.
God, please help me to forgive these Baptists who hurt me in the past, and to get over this bias I have towards an entire group of people based on the actions of just a few. It sucks. I'm so full of hate towards so many people, and I'm afraid that its going to suck anything good right out of me.
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RE: Prayer. Please help me over-come my own biggotry - 9/9/2008 5:10:38 PM
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sparkleingsnow
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Lord, I ask that You work a powerful work in TorchHeart's heart. That You would remove this hate, and replace it with Your love. Your peace. Bless TorchHeart as he seeks Your will in this. Give him a forgiving heart. Give us all forgiving hearts. Help him to overcome this and to give You the praise and the glory for it. We thank You and praise You for all that You are doing for TorchHeart. In Jesus name. Amen.
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RE: Prayer. Please help me over-come my own biggotry - 9/9/2008 5:19:18 PM
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barbi
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Lord, I ask that You work a powerful work in TorchHeart's heart. That You would remove this hate, and replace it with Your love. Your peace. Bless TorchHeart as he seeks Your will in this. Give him a forgiving heart. Give us all forgiving hearts. Help him to overcome this and to give You the praise and the glory for it. We thank You and praise You for all that You are doing for TorchHeart. In Jesus name. Amen.
praying in agreement
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RE: Prayer. Please help me over-come my own biggotry - 9/10/2008 7:45:40 AM
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Theophile2
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Lord Jesus we thank you for opening TorchHeart's eyes to the wayward ways in which he has responded to the trials and tests that You have brought His way for the purposes of cleansing and purifying him in sanctification and becoming more Christ-like in his walk with You. We praise you Lord for you are the Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, and Prince of Peace.
We ask Lord Jesus that you answer TorchHeart's deep desire to be free of the bitterness that has overcome him, and bless him with the ability to love others the way you love them. Bring to him true Christian friends who are willing to love on him and stand with him.
We ask these petitions based on the promises of your Holy Word, that they be done in the power of your Holy Spirit, in your good will and timing, and to the Glory of your Kingdom. In Jesus name ... amen.
Heb 12:5-15 And you have forgotten the exhortation which speaks to you as to sons, "My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord, nor faint when you are rebuked by Him; (6) for whom the Lord loves He chastens, and He scourges every son whom He receives." (7) If you endure chastening, God deals with you as with sons, for what son is he whom the father does not chasten? (8) But if you are without chastisement, of which all are partakers, then you are ****s and not sons. (9) Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh who corrected us, and we gave them reverence. Shall we not much rather be in subjection to the Father of spirits and live? (10) For truly they chastened us for a few days according to their own pleasure, but He for our profit, that we might be partakers of His holiness. (11) Now chastening for the present does not seem to be joyous, but grievous. Nevertheless afterward it yields the peaceable fruit of righteousness to those who are exercised by it. (12) Because of this, straighten up the hands which hang down and the enfeebled knees. (13) And make straight paths for your feet, lest that which is lame be turned out of the way, but let it rather be healed. (14) Follow peace with all, and holiness, without which no one shall see the Lord; (15) looking diligently lest any fail of the grace of God, or lest any root of bitterness springing up disturb you, and by it many are defiled.
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RE: Prayer. Please help me over-come my own biggotry - 9/10/2008 9:04:03 AM
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peaceofGod
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ORIGINAL: sparkleingsnow
Lord, I ask that You work a powerful work in TorchHeart's heart. That You would remove this hate, and replace it with Your love. Your peace. Bless TorchHeart as he seeks Your will in this. Give him a forgiving heart. Give us all forgiving hearts. Help him to overcome this and to give You the praise and the glory for it. We thank You and praise You for all that You are doing for TorchHeart. In Jesus name. Amen.
Amen. This is my prayer, too.
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RE: Prayer. Please help me over-come my own biggotry - 9/10/2008 10:12:23 AM
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sisrev
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Lord, the first step to change is to see ourselves as we are. Thank you, Lord, for this contrite heart. Let Your Holy Spirit work in their heart and in their life, Lord, to bring about the changes needed. Amen.
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RE: Prayer. Please help me over-come my own biggotry - 9/10/2008 10:56:41 AM
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OneJohn410
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TorchHeart,
I don't know how to address this hurt in you in prayer in my own words as an outsider. I'd be the last to think I could somehow completely speak your mind about anything. Yet I am a quiet person, and I may just hear what you are praying from the little you've shared with all of us. So I'm not pretending I'm you in what follows, okay? Nor do I think I can pray this up any 'better' than you at all. I think you've got a lot more going for you prayer-wise than you let on to at times. If this looks poor, I'll stop it right then. Consider praying this with me- I'm working on your own words.
In Christ,
OneJohn410
Dear God,
It's hard to feel really hurt, especially by others who profess faith in You. I've looked at this hurt, and see bigotry and the safe harbor I'm providing for my hatred. I credit these believers for my hurt, for their attacks on my faith. I credit them for dissolving a close friendship I had, a friendship that I don't experience often at all. I continue to resent this whole experience, Lord, and I play over in my mind what could have been had it not happened. What's worse, I now fear the same thing is going to keep happening. I don't want to be without close friendships, and I don't want to hate others. And I don't want to be a sponge for whatever someone would share with me that I find belittles my own faith in You and who I know Jesus is for me. I'm tired of thinking on the past, and of fearing it will leap before me into my future.
God, I'm tired of wanting to forgive all this hurt and move on with my life as a testimony to You. I've prayed for Your help to do this, and nothing changes. Lord, with all that I know myself to be, the wanting is over! The trying to forgive is over! The past is no longer worth it, Lord. As of right now, I do forgive that hurt, that loss, that personal attack- my life is changing every day and I can't reflect on these wonderful new changes and my angry bitter past at the same time. Lord, I'm letting that past go- I forgive it all, and I pray You work with me on any lingering unforgiveness- teaching me more and more how to forgive deep hurt and live life for Your glory. I would do this all by myself, but that's not working, and it's not gong to be mostly me with Your help either, Lord. Here I am, Lord. With all that I am, I choose to forgive- and forget. That's it. I'm not holding any of this mess back. Please remind me of what I've just done in the future, and teach me what it means to do what I've just done. I would feel freed of it all. Memories will linger. Lord, help me to know its a done deal now, and that You've got so much to share that is going to distance me from it to where it just pales to what You have in store for me in each new day.
Heavenly Father, bless me with some positives. Some good things to set my mind on as what has just been forgiven begins to take its place in my past. Lots of positives. Drive me away from where I've dwelt on the hurt and anger to much more wonderful places for my mind to graze. Give me courage to seek out friends who have no kicks about going after my former hurts I've shared with them. Help me discern where my life is being held back by daily attacks on my past. I will no longer live in the past. There's too much going on for any hard lessons, hard experiences, and hard losses to rule the day anymore.
Thank You, Lord.
I pray in Jesus' name, the Author of forgiveness,
Amen
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ORIGINAL: TorchHeart
For those of you who haven't talked to me about this before, I confess that I have a lot of biggotry and hatered in my heart. The people I hold this towards are Baptists (and I apologize in advance for any of you offended by this). In my past (without going into too much detail), I had some bad experiences by people from this denomination. I was made to feel inadequate and run-down by a group of people in a matter that related to my religion. It cost me (in my views) a close friendship, and it has resulted in a lot of bitterness inside of me.
I have prayed for shameful things to happen to people of this faith because of this. I have picked fights and I have said things that I'm regretting. This comes and goes, but its always inside of me. I've started talking to someone about this to try and get it out of my heart. Lately, though, I'm afraid that its going to cost me friendships, again. I can't get past this, but I need to.
God wouldn't put an ability to hate inside of someone, would he? There's no benefit to this, but its still there and its so strong.
God, please help me to forgive these Baptists who hurt me in the past, and to get over this bias I have towards an entire group of people based on the actions of just a few. It sucks. I'm so full of hate towards so many people, and I'm afraid that its going to suck anything good right out of me.
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When the angels had returned to heaven, the shepherds said to each other, "Let's go to Bethlehem! Let's see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about. Luke 2:15 (NLT)
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RE: Prayer. Please help me over-come my own biggotry - 9/10/2008 11:35:23 AM
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praying in agreement in Jesus's name. Amen
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