Christians, we are called the body of Christ. Have you ever felt like

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the middle finger? Please read details? When you have done everything you can to help a loved one who does know Jesus Christ but is choosing to go down the wrong path that you have walked before, and that person is trying to inject drama into your life, have you ever just wanted to say 'Screw you, I have problems of my own!'
How do you deal with it?
@footy - it actually came to me when my sister-in-Christ was telling me I needed to keep being good to this person because I am part of the body of Christ. I just said, 'Well, I am the middle finger.' Sometimes even Christians have witty moments. God bless.
FYI - it is my niece.
 
Well ,.... IF the Blind lead the blind they Both will fall in the ditch.............
 
You can't make others' decisions for them. You can let them know how you feel, what you think, and then you have to step back and let them make their own mistakes. So long as you have talked to them, so long as they know what you think, you have done your job.

We call this 'free will'. All humans have it. It's not a bug, it's a feature!
 
You can't make other people's choices for them. There comes a time when you simply have to let go and hope for the best.
 
I'll bet you spent a good 10-15 minutes thinking that title up.
 
As Christians, we are the body of Christ, no doubt about it. But not everyone is going to be willing to see the sacrifice the same as you or I, and in some cases it's simply better to "shake the dust off your feet and walk away." Even when that includes walking away from stubborn loved ones.
 
I've felt like many parts. A foot delivering a nice swift kick in the ass? a private part causing a llittle sin!
 
Lol
Sorry, I'm not a Christian, but your title made me smile.
Star for you. :)
 
No. GOD is always by my side, and I need not feel this way with Him.

In the end He will judge us during the end-days;

He will recognize your good-deeds, they shall not be done in vane.
 
I too am not Christian. I have never thought about the middle finger scenario. Thanks. :) And yes you need to tend to your own life. Obviously the ones you are caring about don't care about you.
 
BTDT. I guess I just remember the ones who were there for me and didn't let go.

There may come a time when you have to draw a line in the sand, though. It isn't fair for the other person to drag you down with them.
 
You know what you have to do but will not do it. Would you feel good if l told you what a wonderful thing you are doing by standing by your man or would you want the hard truth but l wonder if you can handle it?
You are not his mother, you are his girlfriend, you cannot change him, you can only change yourself and Jesus has nothing to do with you not wanting to see the truth that is right in front of you. Do you think it is time for you to walk down your path and for your boyfriend to walk down his path? After we all have free will..It is time for you to move on girl. I say girl because a lady would of been gone already.
 
You can not change the person friend, change comes from within and God is a mind changer, a thought knower and a heart regulator. When you have done all that you can do, you remember: "Peace be still, know that I am God." you just stand. You see, you have done your part and that is all you can do. We have to leave situations and persons like this in the Hands of the Father. What you can do now is Pray and leave your petition with God and that is all. Know that He has a plan and a divine timeline. He is moving right now. He is an "on time God." Remember it is not your will, so when you pray again for your loved one, say if it is your will Father, I ask it in the name of Jesus and leave it alone. When you are questioned later on about what is going on, just say, Know that I have done what I can, but change does not come from me, this is much bigger than me so I have given this to the Father. He always knows best.
Take comfort that you did do as you should and there is nothing more you can possibly do but pray.
God has this all in control. Remember 1 Cor. 10 : 13. It tells us that God will not allow us to be tempted past what we can bear and in trouble He will always show us a way out. This applies directly to what you see happening with your loved one.

You should not feel like a middle finger and No I have never felt that way. Why? I am one in a many membered body just as you are. stop kicking yourself.
 
Enabling will kill someone just the same. Allow that person to reach their own low point. They are God's child and He will take care of them. So, yes. Got to know when to let them go. I am going through that with my daughter and am raising my grand daughter because she is in jail. God is good all the time.
 
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