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amiejoy
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Helen grew up in a "religious" family where religion was used to abuse and control all members of the family. She has suffered greatly from mental illness (depression, psychosis, and disassociation) since her teenage years.
She has struggled with alcohol and gambling addictions.
She loves Jesus, but accepts him only as a wonderful MAN, and not as the Son of God. She is interested and fascinated by Jesus, God, and Christianity, but only on an intellectual level. She said she is "skeptical about the spiritual side of faith."
I just spent a few hours with her today and I feel that she really does desire God revealing himself to her, and she was open to a long discussion about prayer, and has asked me to provide her with some prayers in writing to pray for someone else with whom she is in a spiritual battle with (*please see "Prayer for ###").
I also said "I will pray for you"
and She said "I don't need prayer for MYSELF, plus I feel so guilty asking God for anything. I just wish that I could be GRATEFUL to God."
So I said "Well it can't help to try, can it?" and she said "you're right. If I try I am not guaranteed to succeed, but if I do try then I am guaranteed to fail."
I pray for her to receive Jesus; to open her heart to the Truth. I pray that the small mustard seed of faith and belief that she has within her is nurtured, and grows into a beautiful fruitful tree. I pray that she gets the desire and willingness to pray.
She has struggled with alcohol and gambling addictions.
She loves Jesus, but accepts him only as a wonderful MAN, and not as the Son of God. She is interested and fascinated by Jesus, God, and Christianity, but only on an intellectual level. She said she is "skeptical about the spiritual side of faith."
I just spent a few hours with her today and I feel that she really does desire God revealing himself to her, and she was open to a long discussion about prayer, and has asked me to provide her with some prayers in writing to pray for someone else with whom she is in a spiritual battle with (*please see "Prayer for ###").
I also said "I will pray for you"
and She said "I don't need prayer for MYSELF, plus I feel so guilty asking God for anything. I just wish that I could be GRATEFUL to God."
So I said "Well it can't help to try, can it?" and she said "you're right. If I try I am not guaranteed to succeed, but if I do try then I am guaranteed to fail."
I pray for her to receive Jesus; to open her heart to the Truth. I pray that the small mustard seed of faith and belief that she has within her is nurtured, and grows into a beautiful fruitful tree. I pray that she gets the desire and willingness to pray.
