>>22800386>So nothing changed for the better then? Has anything improved then?Yes, things have, in both my spiritual ability to face the challenges of my day to day life as an opportunity to grow and learn fortitude under the Wing of my God, and a few personal blessings I honestly did not see coming (I'm sorry, but it's a bit personal).
>I can't trust in someone who created someone else with the purpose to make me sufferI really hope you discover the purpose to our suffering, and wholeheartedly see what all of this working towards. No, I'm not saying you shouldn't have healthy boundaries with other people, but I am also aware that we spend a vapor of time in the grand scheme of eternity with people whose hearts are far from God, and use it as an opportunity for avarice, wickedness and brutality against others.
> and i can't trust someone who tries to do elaborate tricks on me with some promises of some reward if i let him torture me further, it's just sick. It's not an elaborate trick, and if you understood the aims of His purposes and Ways, as well as the reward you will receive for enduring as a good soldier, you'd understand the glory and honor that await you.
>Why does God absolutely insist we hurt ourselves if we want to be with him, whatever that means?Actually, you CAN enjoy life and HAVE peace, not as the world does, but as one with the Holy Spirit of hope and promise. If you knew who I used to be, you wouldn't recognize the character I am now. My life HAS changed for the better, and I really don't know how else to explain it to you, but I can't say I haven't tried. It is possible, and my purpose here today is to tell you that ANYTHING is possible with God, not to prove anything here. You must choose what response you accept from the underwater basket weaving forum. I'm just here to give you my testimony.
