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<blockquote data-quote="janaji63" data-source="post: 2776593" data-attributes="member: 914775"><p>Obviously, you have attempted spirituality but lacked the desired expected effect or response so gave it up &amp; developed an anger management situation against all those who have succeeded in obtaining a spiritual relationship with the Lord. I can imagine you probably feel frustrated &amp; angry but your anger &amp; lashing out is not hurting anyone but yourself. Think of an old used sponge that is now hard &amp; dry. The goal is to get the sponge wet &amp; use it to clean up a big mess. You stick the sponge under the water but the water just rolls off so your sponge is still hard &amp; dry. You can&#039;t use the sponge in it&#039;s current state. So you soak the sponge in the soapy water for a while to let it soften. As time passes, it begins to soften &amp; absorb the soapy water &amp; after some more time, it is very soft &amp; soapy &amp; now it is ready to become useful. That&#039;s sort of the way unbelievers start out. So when we&#039;re ready, the master will take us &amp; immerse us in the spirit that we can begin to absorb so that we can become useful witnesses &amp; serve the Lord. But right now, you&#039;re still that hard &amp; dry sponge that refuses to soften up. When you&#039;re ready to jump in the bucket, the soapy water will be there waiting for you. Once you turn your life over to Christ, you get to know Him &amp; you begin to develope your own personal relationship with Him. Just like you would get to know any friend or family member, you spend time with them. And yes, the Lord speaks to us through the holy spirit. If you can&#039;t hear what He is saying, then you&#039;re not listening.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="janaji63, post: 2776593, member: 914775"] Obviously, you have attempted spirituality but lacked the desired expected effect or response so gave it up & developed an anger management situation against all those who have succeeded in obtaining a spiritual relationship with the Lord. I can imagine you probably feel frustrated & angry but your anger & lashing out is not hurting anyone but yourself. Think of an old used sponge that is now hard & dry. The goal is to get the sponge wet & use it to clean up a big mess. You stick the sponge under the water but the water just rolls off so your sponge is still hard & dry. You can't use the sponge in it's current state. So you soak the sponge in the soapy water for a while to let it soften. As time passes, it begins to soften & absorb the soapy water & after some more time, it is very soft & soapy & now it is ready to become useful. That's sort of the way unbelievers start out. So when we're ready, the master will take us & immerse us in the spirit that we can begin to absorb so that we can become useful witnesses & serve the Lord. But right now, you're still that hard & dry sponge that refuses to soften up. When you're ready to jump in the bucket, the soapy water will be there waiting for you. Once you turn your life over to Christ, you get to know Him & you begin to develope your own personal relationship with Him. Just like you would get to know any friend or family member, you spend time with them. And yes, the Lord speaks to us through the holy spirit. If you can't hear what He is saying, then you're not listening. [/QUOTE]

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