gaiden Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 link removed I haven't seen it posted here, and I believe this is an INVALUABLE resource, it's free, so I am posting it here. It's an mp3 of a sermon. Now, I don't go to church, short of easter and christmas, but believe me when I say this, listen to it. All of it. As I'm sure you'll see from the followup posts, you will see just how powerfull the mp3 is. So many times I've read things here, even my own posts, from failed relationships and I realized just how appropriate this sermon is. Listening to this over and over again when depression sets in really helps. Just give it a listen... and -- Let them go.... 1 Link to comment
Scout Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 This is actually good. The guy sounds like a truly theatrical preacher, but what he's saying has the real ring of common sense. I like what he says about, "Some people think God will give them divine knowledge of who they are supposed to be with. Well, God won't necessarily do that, but He will give you divine knowledge of who you shouldn't be with!" LOL, that's the truth. Now, how many of us are ignoring those red, red flags?? Link to comment
Scout Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 Ok, people need to hear this, lol. He's talking about a "Misery-Go-Round" that many of us choose to ride in life. Link to comment
shes2smart Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 I'm not a church-goin' type, but this guy is gooood. Not only that, he's on the mark, too. Link to comment
shes2smart Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 ...ooh, this is good... God can't send you the right stuff (person) until you clean out the wrong stuff (person) Link to comment
gaiden Posted June 21, 2006 Author Share Posted June 21, 2006 This is good isn't it? I wish I would have found this sooner! This is ~33 minutes of pure truth... with a touch of God. I had gotten so much help from people here I wanted to to help you all back, good luck everyone I'm going to laugh when I start seeing people change their tag lines to something from here... Go Pastor Nathaniel Bronner! Link to comment
shes2smart Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 "Your destiny is never tied to anybody who left." Wow... Link to comment
pablovblack Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 Thank you very much for this, its the best thing I've head in ages I will be listening to more of his sermons. Link to comment
RayKay Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 Your destiny is never tied to anybody who left God can't send you the right stuff (person) until you clean out the wrong stuff (person) Those quotes inspired me to listen to it as those are often along the lines of what many of us here tell others when they come here in need. So..I did. And I have to say....that sermon was very good, and that is coming from someone whom generally does not step anywhere near a church never mind sermons! Here's another "Wow, that's good stuff" to add to the list! Link to comment
whatchamacallit Posted June 21, 2006 Share Posted June 21, 2006 Gaiden, thank you a million times!!! I feel this sermon was written for me! This will definitely change my life. Excellent, excellent W Link to comment
pedro Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 WOW...that was quite powerful. I don't want to get on that 'misery-go-round'! Link to comment
Cute Band Rat Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 Holy Moly!!!!!!!!!!! AWESOME!!!!!! Thanks!!!!!! Link to comment
Alberto Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 great speech! i'm an atheist but the message was duly noted and helped alot. Link to comment
Daddy Bear Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 an extremely well-spent half hour. i wish there had been a preacher like that in the churches i attended as a kid. Link to comment
notanymore Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 truly amazing,i think he knows my story, it all makes soo much sense.thanks a lot. god bless u Link to comment
Sad_now Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 It sounded as if he was talking to me directly about my situation. Amazing. Link to comment
hpsowce Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 i'm not religious but this is good, very good. Lot's of common sense and hard truth, which sometimes is the best type - and he's funny too "it doesn't mean they are a bad person, it just means their part in your story is over" as the sadness gives way to optimism this sentence sums up how I feel when I look backwards. Thanks for post! Link to comment
serenity25 Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 It would of been even better if he had said that the person who didn't want you WAS foolish for not realizing how lucky they were to have your love in the first place... but hey, it was a great sermon anyways. Thanks for posting that gaiden! Link to comment
bstrong2day Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 "it doesn't mean they are a bad person, it just means their part in your story is over" as the sadness gives way to optimism this sentence sums up how I feel when I look backwards. It hurts to hear that because I invested so much into my ex, and never thought I would be told that I need to cash out right now. I don't want to cash out. Link to comment
serenity25 Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 It hurts to hear that because I invested so much into my ex, and never thought I would be told that I need to cash out right now. I don't want to cash out. You are cashing out right now by letting her have this much control over your life. You are minimizing your own worth by not acknowledging that you deserve so much better, and not seeing your ex for who she has ultimately really shown you she is- not who you thought she was. You lived plenty of years without even knowing she existed and did just fine for yourself- you will do so again and be an even better person for having gone through this pain. One of the biggest lessons I have had to learn is that I DO have control over my thinking and emotions. Growing up, I always thought oh well, I can't control what I'm feeling. That is completely wrong. Two books I recommend for you are: 1) Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl... a psychiatrist that wrote about his experience overcoming the trauma of living as a prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp and how he mentally survived such anguish. 2) There's a Spiritual Solution for Every Problem by Dr. Wayne Dyer These books have had some profound material that is helpful to me and perhaps it could be for you as well. If nothing else, it will get you out to the bookstore and give you something to do while at home. -and DELETE her from your myspace friends list entirely and DO NOT look at her page at all. She's like a leech that goes from toying with one guy to another, but trust me, she will end up dumping on the guy she latches onto next so it's not worth sweating over. She will repeat these patterns and you don't want to be a part of that ugly cycle. Link to comment
Scout Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 It would of been even better if he had said that the person who didn't want you WAS foolish for not realizing how lucky they were to have your love in the first place... Well...in all fairness, sometimes people make the right call when they don't want to get involved with us! We all have our issues, and if we subscribe to the belief that anyone who would reject us is a fool, we're just in denial and not facing what we need to fix in ourselves. And haven't we all at some time rejected someone who we might have been lucky to get, if we weren't so blind? Link to comment
serenity25 Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 Well...in all fairness, sometimes people make the right call when they don't want to get involved with us! We all have our issues, and if we subscribe to the belief that anyone who would reject us is a fool, we're just in denial and not facing what we need to fix in ourselves. And haven't we all at some time rejected someone who we might have been lucky to get, if we weren't so blind? I know, haha, I was just teasing. However, SOMETIMES it is true! Link to comment
Scout Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 Lol, I do have to admit I've certainly said that (and few choice other comments) to a departing suitor or two in my time! Link to comment
serenity25 Posted June 22, 2006 Share Posted June 22, 2006 Lol, I do have to admit I've certainly said that (and few choice other comments) to a departing suitor or two in my time! Well in those cases it was most definitely true!!! Link to comment
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