Hi there Diamond Glamour Girl;
What do you do when you are asked to pray for someone? Do you run to the nearest closet? Do you hit the person? Do you crucify the person? The misconception of prayers and miracles in life. The average person should know that...
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When I was a teenager, I missed one of the several proms, I was invited by young men from other high schools and attended those, however none my classmates ever asked me to the prom. Homecoming Princess have everything right? If they are prayerful, if they have "that"...that's what they use to call it. Teenagers are intimidated. This particular prom, I was dared by my girlfriends to ask someone to the prom and not sit home. The young man I wanted to ask. Kirk or Curt (this is what I will call him) was away at christian camp. He was a camp director and had already graduated from our high school the previous year. I wrote him for a year while he was at college.
Anyway, the young man asked me for a date. After a year of writing letters. It happened the date we went on was the same as the prom. (I told him I thought of asking him, however I thought he would think it was silly thing to attend since he was in college. He replied; he would of attended had I asked.) Small talk. It was a way of having conversation. I wish I could remember, where we went and what we did. I know that he was as kind as can be. The night was foggy and he was a safe driver. my dad being who he was had the two porch lights on (this makes me laugh today) to detoured young men from kissing me good-night he put in 100 watt light bulbs that you could see all the way to the corner of the street. His philosophy, if you're not able to do it in the light, then you shouldn't be doing it. It was our first date and I get rather quiet on the first date, I watch listen to see what type of man I am dating. Is he fun? Does his interest lie with self? Is he about sex or relationship. Yes, teen boys even then were described to have one thing in mind. How will he lead? Is he a gentleman? Will he open the car door for me? Will he get out of the car and come to the door or just honk. What are his morals, standards, character like? Guess what you can scare any teenager by asking them what they believe in. What their future plans are.
My date was quiet. He was a quiet young man as well and we struggled to find things to talk about. The one thing he figured out was that he would attempt to kiss me in the car before he walked me to the door. Guess he knew what the lights at the door meant. The funny thing is that in fog, lights are brighter. He startled me with his tall lanky arms. I quickly got out of the car and told him. I talked to him later. He went back to camp. We continued to write letters. Prayerful, always closing with "I love you!" Not "I love you" as I want to marry, it was an "I love you" as agape love. Weekends later he came back for a second day...however my sister was engaged and we were about to attend the "meet the in laws" dinner. I forgot about all the date, he was insulted. I can't imagine why. Later, his sister told me how hurt he was. That he had bought me a beautiful cross necklace. She knew because he gave it to her. I asked her if she thought I should apologize, then I realized I never called boys, so I wrote it in a letter. Never heard from him again. Imagine, I was not desiring to attend the "meet the in-law dinner" and would much rather have gone on my own date. My sisters, cries and young woman, "you're going to ruin my life if you don't attend". I was rude, and I take responsibility for that. No, I don't want to see time today. I love knowing, that the past is the past. I lack maturity in speaking to a young man older than me...I was a Junior in High school and he was a "college man". The test of life that shape our character.
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And blessed is he who is not offended because of Me.”
The fact that my parents were fighting about this dinner because they were in new territory of parenthood, wouldn't allow this young man in, my sister got upset I made a date for the same time so I didn't have to attend, the fact that I had to deliver all the messages while they were yelling in the background offend him. I agree I wouldn't have called me either for another date. If my dad asked I obeyed even in insulting a young man. I know that was not my intention, however it did. I am sure he has lead a good life. "Lesson learned"
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Years later while planning a reunion for "Job Daughter" I came across a friend I knew from Junior High. Her mother called me and asked me to pray for her daughter. This was unexpected. Her daughter, was well organized and loved planning the reunion. She was having so much fun. Looking up people. Reconnecting to friends from the past. I helped whenever possible, but it was her reunion. Here thing. Mom asked if I would pray for her, because she was for the first time in a long time doing something she liked. I got to know her again and like many of us adulthood means you go to work, then home. This woman was signal, worked all day and would go home and be alone. Her mom asked me something no other woman, has ever asked. Her daughter was involved with porn. Job's Daughters were considered prayerful young woman. Not associated with pron. What does the workplace do for a woman? Her dad owned the company she worked for. The cries of a mom's heart are heard. What would you do if a woman mother called you and asked you to help her daughter with pron? She (my junior high friend) invited me to her home. We were able to talk about things that were bothering her. I tried. I didn't know enough about her. Pron is unacceptable in the workplace! It is illegal. I told her to report it to the police.
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I like usual looked up bible verses to share and ended up taking her to Ann Graham-Lotz "Just give me Jesus" revival. It was for woman at the time. The problem was greater than I. I was not interested in learning about "Pron" in order to save her, therefore I went to the source that saved me."Jesus". What better group of people than those woman who prayed to Jesus. I thought she would love singing like we did when we were young. Many of the same songs. Unfortunately, she left early. I stayed finished the conference and continued to pray for her. She is one of those I still hold hope for. "I waited for your salvation. Oh Lord." Gen 49:18 The Lord lives! Blessed be the Rock! Let the God of my salvation be exalted. Psalm 18:35 What I hoped she'd get again is Psalm 18:35. It was not the first time I attended this conference. However, it is a love for that great History book, the Bible that is relevant today.
I went to work, that Monday, excited about the school God had me planning and praying for those that needed him. I called her mom and told her I did everything I knew how to do. The rest was up to The Lord, and I would stay in touch with her. My friend talked from months after that and then after a while, she didn't call anymore. Life gets in the way sometimes. My friend needed her own voice...and the spirit within her that made NO mean NO and Yes mean Yes. (Matt.5:37)
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