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Originally Posted by ebpda9
From what i read in this thread so far steve kinda attacks the fanatic side of the religion. While i am a non beliver myself i kinda get pissed when someone tries to shove their religious beliefs down my throat. After all, the fanatics are the ones trying to brainwash and push people to do stupid things in the name of "GOD". Last time i checked the religion was about "forgiving" not trying to instigate people against others. While you may have your relationship with Jesus, i am sure you won't be coming and ask me to pray, or revolt against othersbased on their religious beliefs
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You're right, I do not force my views upon others. I do however stand fast in my views on God and the relationship.
I have prayed with no-believers, and pray often for my unsaved friends. It is amazing to me as a born again Christian who doesn't fit the stand sterotype of what a Christian looks/acts like that after praying for my friends, the come and talk to me about God. These are conversations I never started. It has happened far to often to think it could just be a coincident - which I do not believe are possible.
People miss the point of a relationship with God, it's like having another Father. Unless your father misstreated you as a child, your father normally does everything in his power to see you raised right and with the things you need. Now if your human Father would be like that, imagine what your spiritual Father God would want to do in your life. For me it started when I was 15 (when I excepted Jesus) and things have gone in a direction I would have never expected. It was baby steps, now I'm married, moving to California and starting my own business. None of these things are of my sole doing. God works in ways that are more complicated and harder to understand then the simple ways of the word. This is why when Steve applies his fussy logic to situations and attacks them I feel he doesnt have the whole picture. I have spared you all the details, those interested can PM me.
Steve - you thought it was funny the woman prays over he slides, I pray over every test, assignment, piece of work and before every business phone call. In highschool I finished with a 65% average, currently I hold a 3.51GPA (I believe 87-90%) in college, while working 35-40hours/week (excluding Sundays). My business is moving forward and when I call people I have never done business with before they want to do business with me. There are things you dont understand at work.
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I prayed prior to finding a web developer. I intially contact one developer/designer he seemed really good. I then thought I should get more quotes, silly me. I wasted two weeks going through 10 different quotes only to come back to the same team. It cannot all be explained, I have learned to live with that.
Leave these people alone, all those kids look happy. They don't seem as angry and hurt about their conditions as you do.