God sure has ways of getting our attention

[KougaHane]

So recently I was listening to the song "Reinventing Robert Cohn" by the electronica/rock band And Then There Were None, and I really fell in love with how catchy the song was, so I looked up the lyrics, and they happened to be about resisting lust and temptation, one thing I had been dealing with in my life. God sure has his ways of getting our attention even when we aren't necessarily looking for or expecting him to show up.

[Azier the Swordsman]

What was interested was how I was discussing with my dad about how it was looking like certain goals in my life might not work out as planned. We were shopping for a birthday card for one of his friends while we were talking, and I picked up a card completely at random that had a funny picture on the front and it said;

"When God closes a door, He opens a window."

[Tsukuyomi]

Originally posted by Azier the Swordsman (post: 1407726): "When God closes a door, He opens a window."

I got the chills when reading that ^__^

It is funny, isn't it? It's good to keep this in mind (I know, that's not the main topic of this thread, but...) ^^

I guess His little reminders are everywhere, we just have to keep our eyes and ears open to them

[Atria35]

You know, I had an experience like this at the beginning of the summer.

I had applied to the local college in another town- the plan was to move in with a friend and get the classes I needed to go to the university there. My friend backed out after a month. I was.... angry. Disappointed. I had counted on her since I couldn't afford to co to the local and pay for rent- that would extend my savings too much. So I went out to my dad and ranted and raved about it, and he said "So why don't you just apply to the university?"

So I did. And two weeks later, I got an acceptance letter. Totally out of the blue, totally unexpected, but the university accepted me! And so this fall I'm going.

Close a door and open a window, indeed.

Here's hoping I'm not jumping into a rose bush!

[XIII]

I totally know what you guys mean ... there's signs everywhere of His presence .

The other day I cooking for the homeless with a local group and I was doing a batch of cookies but i was distracted by a fight for food from 2 guys . So since i'm pretty big and strong I seperated them and when i got back to my cookies they were burned . And when I was about to throw them in the garbage one of my fried told me to stop what I was doing . One of the cookies had a burned mark looking exactly like Jesus's face on the poster we had .We kept the cookie of course and threw the rest . I don't have a picture but next week I'm going to take one and post it here .

God is in my life and will ever be .

[Father Bear]

Dear XIII,

I Find your story very interesting. It not only shows your good will to use the attributes god have blessed you with to stop an argument, but that you have a strong belief.
But using force to stop these two individuals may not have been the correct way, I understand that, it is not the part of the story you wanted to share with us, but it is always important to remember why we are here, we are here to spread the word of God, and resort from violence at any cost.
Moving on.. What you have told us here, about the burnt cookie, maybe symbolize that your faith is fading slowly, and needs renewal, perhaps this has given you the strenght of faith to visit the church, and beg for forgivness for your past sins, when was the last time you confessed, and stood mentally naked infront of God? It would be a wise decision. For your bad intervenience, the cookies got burnt, showing you the wrongdoing in this situation, Next time, try to bake with more love, dont let God's creation get to waste.
I hope you the best of luck in future, and It has given me once again renewed strenght in my faith. Thank you. And God bless You.

[Warrior 4 Jesus]

Father Bear, that's a pretty condescending and judgemental post. XII said that he 'separated' the two guys, so they wouldn't continue fighting. He didn't say that he joined in. Stop twisting his words. Also, while looking for confirmations of faith in food is unusual, it doesn't mean his faith is fading. You're making a judgement here that's not warranted. Please think about what you post next time.

[Mr. SmartyPants]

Originally posted by Father Bear (post: 1413684): Dear XIII, I Find your story very interesting. It not only shows your good will to use the attributes god have blessed you with to stop an argument, but that you have a strong belief. But using force to stop these two individuals may not have been the correct way, I understand that, it is not the part of the story you wanted to share with us, but it is always important to remember why we are here, we are here to spread the word of God, and resort from violence at any cost. Moving on.. What you have told us here, about the burnt cookie, maybe symbolize that your faith is fading slowly, and needs renewal, perhaps this has given you the strenght of faith to visit the church, and beg for forgivness for your past sins, when was the last time you confessed, and stood mentally naked infront of God? It would be a wise decision. For your bad intervenience, the cookies got burnt, showing you the wrongdoing in this situation, Next time, try to bake with more love, dont let God's creation get to waste. I hope you the best of luck in future, and It has given me once again renewed strenght in my faith. Thank you. And God bless You.

Dear, Father Bear.

I must disagree with you. There have been numerous instances in my life where burnt material items have been symbolic for my faith. How I am in essence "on fire" for God. And because God is like a fire, we must perform fire dances to appease Him.

The ability to bake with love is a process. I understand you are encouraging him, but please understand that in the process of baking with love, you start with a little love. The more you bake, and the more you are able to really love.

I, likewise, encourage you to broil foods such as fish instead of baking. Because broiling is a top-down heat. Just like how the sun is on top of us, providing heat below itself. And because this is the case, this is how The Son offers his love to us. Top-down from Heaven. And the reason I say fish is because fish is what the people ate when Jesus multiplied the food to feed the many. You must love fish like how God loves us.

Sincerely,
MSP

[XIII]

Guys don't hate on father bear . I can sence that he had truly good motives and just wanted to make sure that I stayed on the path of peace and love instead of violence and that I would not waste what the Lord has given us . It his true though that he was a little blunt , but it's his way to spread His message .

And trully feel honored that I am not the only one to have seen messages of the Christ through food . Makes me wonder how people can miss them when they are so easy to see . Everything around us was made by His Holyness after all .

Bless you all .

[Nate]

I get messages in my food all the time. Like once, I had a burger, and I felt it was giving me the message to go play Burgertime. So I did. And I beat the high score. Then, I was eating pizza, and I took out a slice, and the pizza looked like Pac-Man, and I felt it was giving me the message to go play Pac-Man. So I did. And I beat the high score.

Right now, I feel that these burritos are giving me the message to go to the bathroom. So I will.