a few days after Deb got baptised she wakes up one morning and opens her trusty computer.
she logs-in onto ym.. and does her usual routine online..
check mail
chat with people
deviant art
gaia
friendster
multiply
and blogspot..
after about an hour, Deb's cousin pings her and chats with her. He forces her to come visit him in Australia. He asks her how shes been and she says shes exhausted because she just came from youth camp.
Curious, deb's cousin asks what its for and what its about.. and quite strangely. The topic shifts to Christianity..
:( JollyPong (4/25/2007 2:29:44 PM): You a rather religious person?
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 2:30:53 PM): say it loud, say it proud. yes. I am a Christian Girl
:( JollyPong (4/25/2007 2:31:17 PM): lulz
:( JollyPong (4/25/2007 2:32:55 PM): I'm not
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 2:33:06 PM): i see
:( JollyPong (4/25/2007 2:33:21 PM): Religion hasn't done much for me
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 2:33:31 PM): how so?
:( JollyPong (4/25/2007 2:33:49 PM): Well what has it done for me?
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 2:35:41 PM): its not what has it done for you..
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 2:35:47 PM): besides cousin dear
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 2:35:51 PM): youd have to understand..
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 2:36:10 PM): that the diff bet. my religion from all other religions is that,
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 2:36:15 PM): its not really a religion
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 2:36:21 PM): its a relationship..
and thats how their heated debate on whether God or Heaven exsisted or not started.
Inside her head, deb was excited. Its been two days since she got baptised and God has already put her to the test.. but deb is also somehow afraid. Her cousin is very stubborn and she knows that he hates to loose. So she prays hard for God to work in and through her to be a good witness to her cousin..
she might not get to convince him now.. but hopefully someday.. she will.
Deb knows that probbably right now her cousin despises her. Deb does not want to offend her cousin in anyway.. but somehow she thinks she has. She prays that somehow God will perform a miracle to change her cousin's heart.
Deb is certain that if her God can calm storms and raise people from the dead.. then that same God can move hearts and change lives.
:( JollyPong (4/25/2007 2:57:44 PM): the bible is full of s***
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 2:57:56 PM): hahah dont say that
:( JollyPong (4/25/2007 2:58:04 PM): The old mainly though
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 2:58:24 PM): haha i know to you it sounds like nonesense
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 2:58:31 PM): i mean that what i thought too before
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 2:58:55 PM): its just a couple of bible stories about some guy who performed a few unbelievable things.. so what?
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 2:59:17 PM): but you know what i ve learned?
:( JollyPong (4/25/2007 2:59:24 PM): Not really, no.
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 2:59:28 PM): that.. the bible is a loooooooooooooooong love letter
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 2:59:31 PM): to me
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 2:59:40 PM): to MEEEE
:( JollyPong (4/25/2007 2:59:44 PM): lol
:( JollyPong (4/25/2007 2:59:49 PM): Filos are crazy... x]
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 2:59:57 PM): haha hey, you're half filo
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:00:01 PM): so yer half crazy
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:00:07 PM): but seriously
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:00:17 PM): its answered a lot of questions for me
:( JollyPong (4/25/2007 3:00:17 PM): yeah but Half sane too
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:00:33 PM): and its comforted me when nobody with skin on could comfort me
:( JollyPong (4/25/2007 3:01:39 PM): Not to mention everyone giving me the whole "God must have something planned and s'he must have something greater planned"
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:02:05 PM): haha why what are your ideas on that?
:( JollyPong (4/25/2007 3:02:35 PM): "God stole my dad... What a dick!"
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:03:10 PM): he did not steal Him Demir.
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:03:21 PM): He brought him Home.
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:03:38 PM): beacause we are but passer-bys on this earth
:( JollyPong (4/25/2007 3:03:45 PM): Considering what my dad went through I don't think I want to go "Home"
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:03:49 PM): i mean.. who HASN't DIED
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:04:06 PM): well God did your dad a favor
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:04:20 PM): because he knew what your dad was going through
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:04:34 PM): and He didnt want to see your dad suffer anymore. So, He just called him to come home.
:( JollyPong (4/25/2007 3:05:23 PM): I prefer the idea that heaven doesn't exist
:( JollyPong (4/25/2007 3:05:29 PM): And this is where we are
:( JollyPong (4/25/2007 3:05:31 PM): And where we will be
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:05:36 PM): but haven't you ever thought about where are we gonna go when we die?
:( JollyPong (4/25/2007 3:06:10 PM): No. Seems like if "God" is willing to forgive everyone s/he must have preeeettty low standards
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:06:39 PM): he is not willing to forgive everyone
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:06:45 PM): he HATES sin
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:06:54 PM): He hates unrighteous people
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:07:07 PM): we were all condemned to suffer in the lake of fire
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:07:13 PM): but..
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:07:26 PM): then. he Loves us (no.. God is not gay.)
:( JollyPong (4/25/2007 3:07:48 PM): haha
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:07:56 PM): he Loves us so much, that he did not want to see His creation suffer in hell
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:08:03 PM): so he sent his Son.
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:08:08 PM): his ONLY Son
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:08:10 PM): to die
:( JollyPong (4/25/2007 3:08:15 PM): He's god.
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:08:18 PM): for all of us
:( JollyPong (4/25/2007 3:08:20 PM): I'm sure he can make another one
:( JollyPong (4/25/2007 3:08:38 PM): God blew his load
:( JollyPong (4/25/2007 3:08:39 PM): Funny
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:08:50 PM): but dont you find that sad
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:08:56 PM): in order for humanity to be saved
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:09:12 PM): he sacrificed His only son to die for everyone
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:09:35 PM): i dont know about you.. but if i had to sacrifice my son.. i know i cant do it
:( JollyPong (4/25/2007 3:11:36 PM): Meh
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:11:48 PM): yeah..
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:11:56 PM): you know what
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:12:02 PM): lets drop the topic first
:( JollyPong (4/25/2007 3:12:07 PM): Nah
:( JollyPong (4/25/2007 3:12:12 PM): I like this topic
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:12:17 PM): ohh.
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:12:19 PM): ok then
was that a beam of light? A sign of hope? He said he liked the topic. I dont know if its was because he wanted to bring Deb down or he wanted to hear more.. but Deb was sure this was God's doing.
:( JollyPong (4/25/2007 3:31:28 PM): I kinda reached a point where I started believing that religion isn't real and that people needed a way to control the masses
:( JollyPong (4/25/2007 3:31:32 PM): Think of it.
:( JollyPong (4/25/2007 3:31:45 PM): There's a Big invisible guy in the sky watching over you
:( JollyPong (4/25/2007 3:31:56 PM): If you're a bad person then you will burn in hell
:( JollyPong (4/25/2007 3:32:06 PM): But if you're a good person then you shall go to paradise after you die
:( JollyPong (4/25/2007 3:32:13 PM): It's a way of controling people
:( JollyPong (4/25/2007 3:32:18 PM): Scare tactic
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:32:34 PM):haha
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:32:50 PM): youd have to understand demir
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:32:54 PM): EVERYONE IS BAD!
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:33:04 PM): even the person who you think is good
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:33:25 PM): he or she will mess up at some point
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:33:41 PM): and since we're all bad
:( JollyPong (4/25/2007 3:33:44 PM): It's just something my friend and I were talking about
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:33:47 PM): we're all going to hell
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:33:57 PM): but since God doesnt want us to go to hell
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:34:05 PM): he sacrificed his own to save us
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:34:10 PM): so we could all be in heaven
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:34:24 PM): there is no such thing as you have to do good to get to heaven
:( JollyPong (4/25/2007 3:34:26 PM): I could have swore that was something to do with Original Sin...
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:34:34 PM): or if you do bad things you'll go to hell
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:35:01 PM): its like a clean sheet of paper
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:35:19 PM): you take a pencil and doodle on the clean sheet of paper
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:35:38 PM): but then here comes God with his giant magic eraser..
:( JollyPong (4/25/2007 3:35:46 PM): then the sheet slowly turns black and melts into the floor
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:35:47 PM): He erases the mess then your paper is as good as new!
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:35:53 PM): haha
:( JollyPong (4/25/2007 3:35:56 PM): And you hear fires and a squeal!
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:36:56 PM): ...hell is a topic not to be made fun of
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:37:10 PM): hell is real
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:37:16 PM): and the devil is real
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:38:40 PM): satan is locked away in some place waiting for the day of his release
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:38:56 PM): and when that day comes.. all hell will break loose. and i mean literally
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:39:03 PM): but the thing is
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:39:10 PM): satan is condemned to loose
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:39:13 PM): and he knows that
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:39:33 PM): so he trys to find ways of making people believe there isnt a God
:( JollyPong (4/25/2007 3:39:59 PM): Can't believe in satan if youdon't believe in god
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:40:04 PM): or he messes up their idea of Him.
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:40:29 PM): well if thats what you think
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:40:45 PM): then.. too bad i guess
:( JollyPong (4/25/2007 3:40:59 PM): Heheheh can't hurt me if it's not real
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:41:31 PM): whatever you say cousin..
:( JollyPong (4/25/2007 3:41:46 PM): enjoy disappointment when you kick the bucket haha
dcjvicta_25 (4/25/2007 3:41:59 PM): oh well.. XP if ever you have any more questions about the topic.. im an IM away.ü
In the end. Deb did not succeed in changing her cousin's mind.. but it was understandable.. no one could change that fast.
Deb's cousin was hard to talk to.. since he could be a bit discouraging with words.. but Deb's spirit is not crushed. Deb is challenged. All of a sudden she has a burden to minister to her cousin..
Deb is praying for God to help her. She asks everone to pray with her. Pray that God might grant her wisdom in speech and she would glorify Him, and that Deb's cousin might have a change of heart.
Deb will greatly appreciate it.ü
7 comments:
The seed has been planted, of course it's gonna take a while for it to grow, but one must water it regularly if she does wants it to grow. Continue to do what God has prompted you to do. "And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose" Romans 8:28
its annoying how nobody ever takes time to read these things just because its too long..
*ugh* im a girl who has a lot to say.. is there a prob with that? :P
hehe..its so touchin.. how u can see just the way God uses u as an instrument for His glory.. haha.. im soo proud of you..!haha..
The seed has been planted!! Let God do the rest. I'm so proud of you, Deb :). I love you!!!!!!!!
Wow. I can't describe how happy I am. I don't know why.. no matter how it turned out, its a simply a miracle.
*tear*
Just keep letting God use you for His will. Take care!! ^_^
i was obliged to write kasi e...joke...all i can say is that you should keep it up bec. i'm sure God will be there to help you. i'm sure it's God's desire for him to be saved so just keep on *nagging* him for JESUS!
I think that your cousin's views are very valid ones.
Faith is something that has to be found; it isn't something that can be given or forced upon someone.
And other's reactions to our beliefs allow us to question ourselves, or to find that their questions make our faith stronger.
People cannot be changed who do not want to be. Does that make them any less of a person?
We all have a time in this life. We believe what we chose to believe. But we all believe we are right. And when the time comes, we will find out.
M
besh!! that is so cool how God is using you in touching other's lives...continue on! we can't give up in this fight! hehe, i miss you alreadY!!
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