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god and life getting harder
if i am a belever in god and i want to get saved but life keeps getting harder what do i do ?
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Life is hard for the majority of humans on the planet. It is something that we tend to try to avoid, the unpleasant or hurtful parts of life because it doesnt feel good being put under that kind of pressure. Where God comes in, is that He is aware of those pressures, and he loves us but wants our souls to have the best opportunities to become more like Him. And the best way to bring on life lasting change is by going through the harsh pressures of life. This is also how something as beautiful as diamonds are created. At first they are an ugly lump of carbon that formed into diamonds under extreme heat and pressure under the earths crust. Heres a link to read about that if interested.
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So what i am saying it that it is when all the odds are down, life gets difficult and keeps growing harder, adverse conditions are when a person makes the most personal growth and even spiritual growth. Getting saved is not helped or impeded by hardship to my knowledge. The only thing that might hinder a persons desire to get saved might be false or distorted beliefs on the process of, purpose of life. I hear all the time that God doesnt seem to care about us or care if we are being downtrodden, needy, beaten, abused, homeless, have a deadly illness, etc. I was abused in a previous marriage but the situation is what helped me to learn an important truth and make a great personal change in my life and of course i grew spiritually even more in the process. That truth is what God spoke to me and the same applies to every persons bad situations in life. At some point, we are all in a position to do something about it. Kids have hardship and abuse too but their chance to seek healing and a better life and forgiveness and move on is when they are adult too. So heres the false belief first. I was told in church to trust God to heal my marriage. So I endured abuse for 30 years before I finally heard God explain when I asked why it was taking so long. Heres the truth we forget. He said, I gave everyone a free will to do as they wish. Some do good and some do bad or very bad. Now if I were to step in and change your husband instantly like with a magic wand into a perfect husband, that means I just overruled his free choice. I don't give free choose only to those who seem to be doing good and take it away from those who don't. If I take it away, its in effect turning a person into a puppet or robot with no choice of its own but to obey my will. I dont want robots, I want children who choose to love me and all the other souls I've created which is in essense their spiritual family being that all the souls came from the same source as you did. God then said, the decision was mine whether to stay with the man and choose to continue to be treated so or to leave. My reason for not leaving sooner was that when I checked around, i found I couldnt afford to live on my own with the house or just moving out and getting an apt after a divorce. Financial reasons are what keep most people in an unhealthy situation. SO my situation had to get so bad that I had all sorts of stress related illlnesses and increasing bad treatment that I couldnt take anymore and I left him, going to stay with some friends who offered a room but I had to ask coworkers and friend first, telling my situation and how I needed a place to live for cheap. I found the strength to leave him, despite financial concerns but was tested much later by finding a boyfriend who shared an apt with me and ended up as bad as the ex. I needed my own place but couldnt afford it on my own but I also decided once I saw the bad treatment coming out to tell him I wont allow that. He left angry, waiting for me to kiss up to him but I didnt and lost the place which was a scary time for me. However, when I realized I was a stronger person who would no longer allow any guy to treat me that way, a good man finally came my way. I met a lot more losers before the guy I am now married to but I was not going to settle for less and once we learn an important lesson in life, we no longer have to repeat the same situation and move on to the next one. Thats what life is about, earth is our school and we learn lessons here and are not passed on to the next grade or lesson as some schools do now a days but repeat our painful lessons until we have learned and responded properly. Right now we are both homeless due to an accident he had a year ago and yet we couldn't be happier, living in our van. I work part time, enough to put in gas and get the items we need that food stamps dont cover and use internet at various places so I can sit here and try to help advice others. I am not trying to ignore or forget my situation but in the process am finding out some real needs out there and how so many homeless are not all drug addicts or people who gave up on regular life but good upstanding citizens who through a bad string of luck, injury and or loss of a job lands them homeless. Instead of moping around, we do what we can to help others even in our position and it isnt always financial. We have given meals to the hungry instead of money from what we've purchased or pointed them in the direction of free community meals in the area and churches that help with other things. A former business owner now homeless has the ear of churches in the area as to what the real needs are and how easy it would be to implement as most of the city funded set ups dont help which is something I wouldnt have known unless I was in this position. Now I do and I believe both of us have things to learn here before we are allowed out of this situation to move on, and so we are content, but vigilent to observe and learn all we can and choose to not fight against what can at times be wearying and at times bring me to tears of frustration but not often. Most the time, We are upbeat and happy to be alive and know there's a great purpose for us here on earth as we go thru each learning stage.
You didn't say what your life issues were so I may be off base but I hoped I guessed right and this gives you some hope to carry on.
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