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byHismercy · 09-16-2018, 08:15 PM

Trapped, I can completely relate to what you are going through. Also, I think obw had his finger on it. The work of God is to believe on His son. You have been set free by Jesus...He came that we might be set free....and His love, for the Father and us, is proven through His sacrifice on the cross. Just love Him and do your life. Look for Him in the word and assemble with the believers, anywhere, and just be free. Ask Him for His wisdom and make your own choices.

This past 15 months or so, I took up growing orchids and I cannot even begin to tell you how much pleasure it gives me. Coming from the LC mindset, I obsessively worried about my hobby, my selfish pleasure, and if I could be displeasing God and be possibly unaware of it....it is not sin, but I have been through the exact same conditioning as you, you probably know just what I'm talking about....well, this hobby is heavily dependant on having rainwater on hand, if you do not have a fancy reverse osmosis system....and twice over the summer, just as I had run out of the 400 gallons or so that I catch and store, the Lord sent showers that filled my barrels back up to the brim in about 20 minutes. I am talking about the day I needed it, it arrived. Twice. He blesses me and, I believe, He is happy that His little daughter is having more fun than ever. I cannot prove this, but I fully believe it.

He loves you Trapped. We are unable to see or quantify how much. All I know is, as a parent, it has to be a lot to sacrifice His precious Son, in Whom He is so pleased. He cares so deeply....look into His word, seek Him in prayer, and BE FREE, brother.

09-16-2018, 08:15 PM	#24
byHismercy Member Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 439	Re: How do you know the Lord's leading? Trapped, I can completely relate to what you are going through. Also, I think obw had his finger on it. The work of God is to believe on His son. You have been set free by Jesus...He came that we might be set free....and His love, for the Father and us, is proven through His sacrifice on the cross. Just love Him and do your life. Look for Him in the word and assemble with the believers, anywhere, and just be free. Ask Him for His wisdom and make your own choices. This past 15 months or so, I took up growing orchids and I cannot even begin to tell you how much pleasure it gives me. Coming from the LC mindset, I obsessively worried about my hobby, my selfish pleasure, and if I could be displeasing God and be possibly unaware of it....it is not sin, but I have been through the exact same conditioning as you, you probably know just what I'm talking about....well, this hobby is heavily dependant on having rainwater on hand, if you do not have a fancy reverse osmosis system....and twice over the summer, just as I had run out of the 400 gallons or so that I catch and store, the Lord sent showers that filled my barrels back up to the brim in about 20 minutes. I am talking about the day I needed it, it arrived. Twice. He blesses me and, I believe, He is happy that His little daughter is having more fun than ever. I cannot prove this, but I fully believe it. He loves you Trapped. We are unable to see or quantify how much. All I know is, as a parent, it has to be a lot to sacrifice His precious Son, in Whom He is so pleased. He cares so deeply....look into His word, seek Him in prayer, and BE FREE, brother.