I go by what God says

 

I have been harmed by people on many occasions but I think that is true for any believer. On one occasion I got an email and it was full of lies about me from top to bottom. The email took me off guard and totally trashed me. I was only holding to what God had told me. Since then much good has come from me holding to what God said and the subsequent actions taken by this person, as unreasonable as they were in my eyes. I did as I was told.

 

I don’t know much at all. What I do know is when I hear from God and that is by His grace not because I am anything special. I know His voice and when God speaks I listen.

 

When I received the email spoken of above I wanted to fire back with my own email. So, I went line by line and destroyed everything that was in that email which was lies, which was 90% of it. I spent a couple hours on it and did a good job, I think. But, before I sent it I opened my Bible and saw (heard God say), “Cease striving and know that I am God.” (Psalm 46:10). I took that to be God saying, “don’t send it. Let Me handle it.” So, I did not send it.

 

Another time I was in the same type situation again and I was going to send another such email to someone else. I was on the Internet and while going through scripture I looked down and saw, “Put your sword back into its place.” (Matthew 26:52) and knew Jesus was telling me to do just that. So, I stopped writing that email too and I did not send it.

 

Last week I was treated in a way I just was not going to take anymore, liked being walked all over. I was sick and tired of it and I wrote about this person online and by mail (Paul named the coppersmith. Paul did not say, “there is this coppersmith.” He said, “Alexander the coppersmith” (2 Timothy 4:14)). When I got done writing God comforted me with promises (He spoke them to me through His word) and gave me a really great compliment from His word. I am not putting what God said here so people will not think that I am promoting myself (I am only promoting Jesus). Now, what I wrote may not have been perfect but in general God approved what I wrote or He would not have said what He did. He never said anything that resembled me needing to retract or modify what I wrote but rather commended me. I believe the words God said to me and I stand by His words.

 

Now, knowing how God approved what I wrote does not mean that I should not forgive and forget. Obviously I must. If I expect to be forgiven I have to forgive others. I have stated my case and stand by it. What I wrote (which I will not reference here since this page will remain here) has been read by all who needed to read it and now I can rename it so it is not available online. I need to forgive and forget and get back to work.

 

in Christ,

 

Rob Norman

02/01/2009

 

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