i have been reading alot of the messages in this forum for awhile but decided after reading the message from this thread i knew that i had to jump in. people are so gullible, especially when it comes to $$$$. the guy that started this thread ( guest ) is a phony. as a christian i know what the word of god says about praying for anything. the criteria is to pray for god's will to be done as he see's fit. you can pray all you want, you can sacrifice all you want, you can live the most exemparaily (sp) life, you can have all the "faith" that you can muster up but if it is NOT in god's plan for that person's life- it ain't gonna happen. it's just like these preacher's that get on tv and tell people that god will bless them if they send $$$$. god's love nor provision CANNOT BE BOUGHT. he(god) does not owe us anything - we owe him. and if you truly are serving him, you don't do it for what you can get. if he "chooses" to bless someone than that is icing on the cake. the whole idea from the "guest" thread is that if you do this, thus, and so god will HAS to bless you(the magic formula ).doesn't it throw up a "redflag" to you when someone say's that only a few people know about this little formula - what a crock. there are many people that live far more obedient lives than even what the guest suggested and still have many difficult scenarios in their lives( financial, health,etc. ) conversly, there are many people who live lives that are the exact opposite of what pleases god and yet god is the one who still blesses them (they just don't give god the credit). "the steps of a man are ORDERED BY GOD" - psalms. there is no magic formula that anyone can follow that will make god do anything that does not fit into the plan he has for any particular person. otherwise it just reduces god to a cosmic santa clause. the only thing you can do to put your self in a position to be blessed by god is to be obedient to him as he reveals his will to you. even then there is no guarantee. (god's word says : "obedience is better than sacrifice " ) often the difficulties of life that god has ordered end up becoming a "mirror" of whether that person really believes
/trusts in god or not. you will come up disappointed by this type of teaching and that is why i felt so strong about setting the record straight. being rich has nothing to do with $$$$ ( although it makes certain aspects of life easier )being wealthy comes from a personal relationship with god. then whether you are "blessed" or you life has difficult circumstances, you have total peace. and one more "red flag" that let me know that this "guest" was a phoney was when he said he built a mosque, christians do not build mosque's ! i am amazed out how desperate people are that post in these boards. people buy scams that try and "teach" you how to win the lottery. people will spend hundreds of dollars on tickets trying to increase your "odds". if you are meant to win - you will. it will take only one dollar to find out. the lottery is totally random ( although it is god who ultimately chooses who will win ). why he chooses some people over others is beyond me, i know there are certain people that he let win that if i were god , i wouldn't have. i'm glad that's his job. so quit wasting your time "chasing" after something that may or may not come your way, just choose to live each day the best you can . and hopefully you will choose - HIM. visiondude
"i am .........."meant to"
P.S., that RJoH is a stand up guy. thanks, vision
until further notice, it's france everyday