Good morning ladies.....Hope everyone is doing well....the matchmaking thread is over taking my life....Im sure it will die down eventually and allow me to spend more time with you guys.....

God Bless

Debbie

Hi Debs, I just went in there before arriving at the coffeeshop. I figured you would be busy all weekend and
on thread # 2 I will bet before this evening is done.

Have fun.

I know....I don't think I have ever seen 50 pages in 24 hours....lol......But hey....and the sad part is I really did it for JB and he is done....lol I love and miss you guys......keep the room going Britty.

Deb

Measure not God's love and favor by your own feeling. The sun shines as clearly in the darkest day as it does in the brightest. The difference is not in the sun, but in some clouds.

Richard Sibbs (1577-1635)

Christ teaches us this in summary in Matthew 22 -

Love the Lord your God
with all your heart
and with all your soul
and with all your mind
and with all your strength.

This is the first and greatest commandment. (Deut. 6:5)

And the second is like it:

Love your neighbor as yourself. (Lev. 19:18)

All the Law and the Prophets hang
on these two commandments.

In John 13:34 Jesus says, "A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another, even as I have loved you, that you

also love one another." This passage in John reminds us that love is not simply an action, but a state of mind. Surely we are

to love one another, and behave accordingly, but it is more than the outward show of doing. There is an internal aspect of love

that becomes part of us. We go as far in our loving one another, that we strive to love our neighbor, even as we love ourselves.

with so many in the world in a struggle lately, you can see-
in our general inability to love one another- our inability to truly love ourselves. that's what makes me so very sad for the world in general, but for our society specifically.


good evening ladies ! i've never stopped in, but i be a great lover of the cafe, and a warm spot to speak of the Almighty without the deliberate chaos.

thank you for this little corner of heaven.

aawwwww tinabelle......Your very welcome and come by anytime....I know for me when the weight of the world just gets to be to much.....I come here and I am uplifted to go on with daily struggles.

Have fun

And

God Bless

Who says I am done?

yesterday Britty asked if we as Christian women should limit our
selves to dating only Christian men.
I would be interested in hearing more of what you all think on that.
my dad was a pastor, so watching him and the way he treated my
mom, i certainly have in mind how I want a man to treat me, and how a good man should be treated.
I too have met men who say on site that they are Christian, but
immediately want a phone # or to IM- or just get too personal and suggestive too soon.
i had this conversation with a girl friend of mine just yesterday.
shes married and has taken it upon herself to get me married. she asked me if i would consider marrying a non Christian man.
last year I justified dating a non Christian as long as he is not hateful toward God, or practicing anything cult-ish.
and jb came back with what I have heard all my life
"be ye not unequally yoked".
does that mean both should have a belief in God-even if one may be more spiritual.
does that mean to be on equal levels in their individual relationships with God ?
i often meet men who don't make mention of a relationship
with God, but are aware that I love the Lord...and then behave in ways that it seems are meant to test the sincerity of my faith.
I will always chose my faith.
do any of you believe there is a middle ground? am I wrong to even look for a middle ground ?

The author of the "yoked" verse figured I think that he was talking to people who had worked oxen.
I know we are expected to know the ways of sheep and of other animals throughout the Bible.
When you yoke up two oxen, one can be more "spirited" than the other and they will still pull the load. The Bible elsewhere warns us not to yoke an ass with an Ox. This would be unevenly yoked team.
I do think there is some grey area or middle ground. No two snowflakes are just alike, any two that come together will each be different. The same is true with us. We are no two alike. But I think the Bible warns us to look among our own “tribe” or Nation, for our mate.

thanks jb.
im in oregon, and finding a single Christian man in a
way-out-there-west-coast-college town is proving to be a
challenge.
but i spose this is when that 'patience of Job' that ive been
told i have will be a great asset.

tinabelle...I think...what you feel you need to choose is what you should. I choose to not do middle ground because..well if I settle on dating then maybe I'm settling on being with someone who doesn't share my beliefs for the rest of my life...I just can't see doing that. I don't want to be changed and most people...no matter how hard you can try...don't want to be changed. So don't settle, continue to search, praying all the while. Sometimes we want to...I know I feel like that, but then I remember that I date for a potential life long relationship and I don't want to just choose the easy choice

And wow I really hope that made sense... mind you I'm in my own search and have that same state of confusion.

I DO AGREE with JB that while we probably should stick to the christian faith...we shouldn't compare each other's relationship with God. You can help one another's relationship...but I do believe that relationship does need to be there first, for both of you.

A slightly confusing (not really confused), just confusing Tiff

thanks tiff. makes plenty o'sense.
and I also believe that we can be an influence and a help in someones relationship with God.
I certainly don't settle, and that is the biggest reason for my single-ness.

Hi Tinabelle,

thank you for stopping by last evening, sorry I missed you.


Over the years I have pondered the same question(s) as yourself and find for myself it will not work.

You said:
"with God, but are aware that I love the Lord...and then behave in ways that it seems are meant to test the sincerity of my faith"
- one reason why its important to find someone with similar faith.

- If you are young and you want children, that can be a problem
(this is where the unequally yoked comes in) - some people
can work it out, but it is not easy.

- the reasons are many and I am sure in your heart you know
what yours are.

- with the Internet distances are being removed slowly.

- Who knows what God has in store, or where he will lead you.


One thing I do know,actually there are a few things:

"Nothing is impossible with God"
"Delight yourself in the Lord, and He will give you the desires of your heart"
"Faith is being sure of what we hope for and certain of what we do not see." Heb. 11.1

He knows our needs and our wants. He promises to fulfill our needs.

Peace be with you.

Tinabelle said:

"I too have met men who say on site that they are Christian,
but immediately want a phone # or to IM- or just get too
personal and suggestive too soon."


- pray for them, and let them go. That's my thoughts.

LOL

aye as well, I mean, while I would love to have someone to well...LOL...love, I find it sad to see my friends seeming to have to have someone...no matter who it is.

Good Early Early Early Morning to you all, hope all is going well for you.

Tiff

Oh good JB I hope your not.......I have a few more in mind.

Anyone else also is welcome in the Matchmaking thread under relationships.......



God Bless you all,

and Have a most Blessed Sunday the day of the Lord.

Hi everyone...

I have in my lifetime seen many miracles. Many unexplained happenings. Heard of as many.

As many of you know I have asked for and got many prayer responses here. I have also sent out to Internet prayer groups as well as churches. Anyone here in Oklahoma, I knew would pray as well.
I have been myself praying in earnest for my sister to have health and come from her surgery whole and healthy. To make her healthy for her surgery. Speaking of HIS PROMISE if we only ask.

My sis was diagnosed with cysts on her ovaries. Then more extensive tests were done to be sure of them and to see if they had grown and not burst before her impending surgery.

Then...more intense tests were done. Three dimensional ultrasound. It was confirmed. One large complex cyst on each ovary. Usually means those are cancer. Now understand this...she had three tests done to make sure. And 3-D?

So....anyway...prayer again the night before and that morning, and again in her pre-op room just before surgery by me and others. For the knowledge and skillful hands of her surgeon with the Lords guidance to lead him to heal her.

When I spoke to her Dr., he said...........get this...........
He said....HER OVARIES WERE IN GOOD CONDITON. HE FOUND NOTHING ON THEM! She did however have an infection that had been there for years on her fallopian tubes. They were swollen and filled with liquid. He has sent everything out to be tested.

She is home and doing good now. I know that she will feel so much better without any infection in her. She is not going to know what to do with herself. AND....NO PERIODS! Yea.....

Kat

Kat,
Praise God for answered prayers.

I am thrilled to hear your news about your sister.

I hope she is resting and doing well. If, HRT is
recommended for her, I trust she will consider all
the pros and cons.

Question(s) for the day.

You can answer just one or both if you wish.

What is your favorite inspirational song (include reason, if
you have one you would like to share).

Describe your mother's religious beliefs (if any) when you
were a child.


Peace be with you.