| Author | Message | ||
| Flyinglady Registered user Username: Flyinglady Post Number: 4182 Registered: 3-2004  |
At our Celebrate Recovery worship service every Friday evening we have music-fantastic, prayer, a sermonette or a testimony given by one of the members, from 7-8pm. We then break up into our various support groups from 8-9 pm. The testimony is about how God has used CR to help us with our hurts, habits and hang ups. I have been asked to give my testimony and will be telling about my dysfunctional family mixed up with a very legalistic religion and am naming that religion. It was a very toxic mixture. The pastor in charge does not know if there are other former SDA in the group, but there are former Mormons. God has used me to educate this minister and his wife about adventism. I am asking for prayers as I am scared. I know I can count on you for prayers. Thanks in advance. We do serve an awesome God. Diana (Message edited by Flyinglady on August 23, 2007) | ||
| Patriar Registered user Username: Patriar Post Number: 329 Registered: 3-2005 |
Diana: I am praying. May God richly bless your words. Patria | ||
| Maggiethecat Registered user Username: Maggiethecat Post Number: 6 Registered: 7-2007  |
I am praying also Diana Maree | ||
| Colleentinker Registered user Username: Colleentinker Post Number: 6636 Registered: 12-2003  |
I'll also pray, Diana. Colleen | ||
| Busymom Registered user Username: Busymom Post Number: 65 Registered: 4-2004 |
I am praying and claiming Isaiah 41:10 for you, "So do not fear for I am with you, do not be dismayed for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you, I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." | ||
| Honestwitness Registered user Username: Honestwitness Post Number: 302 Registered: 7-2005  |
I ask God to speak through you, Diana, to all the precious souls who will be in the room with you, and that they will hear and remember only what He wants them to hear and retain. Don't forget to tell them how awesome God is. Honestwitness | ||
| River Registered user Username: River Post Number: 1341 Registered: 9-2006  |
Dianna, I will pray, but I know you will do o.k. Just speak your heart and don't try to borrow from anything that is not you. River | ||
| Flyinglady Registered user Username: Flyinglady Post Number: 4183 Registered: 3-2004 |
Honestwitness, my talk ends with we truly do have an awesome God. Thanks everyone. I will let you know how it goes afterward. And we do serve a very awesome God. Diana | ||
| Toria Registered user Username: Toria Post Number: 188 Registered: 2-2006  |
Praying here Diana. God Bless Toria | ||
| Asurprise Registered user Username: Asurprise Post Number: 170 Registered: 7-2007 |
I'm praying too. | ||
| Susans Registered user Username: Susans Post Number: 440 Registered: 8-2006 |
I'm praying as well! Susan | ||
| Bobj Registered user Username: Bobj Post Number: 238 Registered: 1-2006  |
Diana Ex 4:12 Go, and God will give you the words to speak. Praying for you. I've so much appreciated your positive online presence. Bob | ||
| Mommyk Registered user Username: Mommyk Post Number: 31 Registered: 4-2007  |
Praying for you, Diana.  Kristen | ||
| Flyinglady Registered user Username: Flyinglady Post Number: 4188 Registered: 3-2004 |
Thanks for all your prayers everyone. I do not know if you folks know what Celebrate Recovery is. We have had it in my church only since April of this year. Celebrate Recovery or CR is the 12 step program, AA/NA/OA/GA, but it is Christ centered. We have workbooks to use as we work the steps and the 8 principles(steps combined) with their Biblical counterparts. On Friday evening we have a worship with fantastic music, a reading of the 12 steps or the 8 principals with their Biblical counterpart. There is a sermonette or a testimony every other week. Tonight I was asked to give my testimony of how God and CR has helped me. I started with my dysfunctional family mixed with the SDA religious beliefs. That made a very toxic mixture. Going to CR has shown me how my past has contributed to how I am now. It also shows me how to let go and let God by making amends to others, forgiving others, including myself, and most importantly, asking God to be in my life. I did mention SDA by name and told of how, when I first joined by 12 step program, I did not have sobriety/abstinence because as I told myself, "How can God give me abstinence/sobriety, when I am not keeping the sabbath." That was many years ago. About 3 months ago I was having my time with God and was asking him why I could not be abstinent/sober and he showed me it was because of what I had learned as I noted above about keeping the sabbath. I was told by many people it was a powerful testimony and my reply was that I want God to honored and glorified by what I said and that others can learn that God can take care of their hurts also. So thanks for your prayers. I was not as nervous as I thought I would be because I knew all of you were praying for me. I ended with saying that we do have an awesome God. Diana | ||
| Luzisbornagain Registered user Username: Luzisbornagain Post Number: 108 Registered: 7-2007 |
Amen, Halelujah we do have an Awesome God. | ||
| Colleentinker Registered user Username: Colleentinker Post Number: 6650 Registered: 12-2003 |
Praise God, Diana! I knew He would help you speak for Him and that He would glorify Himself through you! Colleen |
