RonD1120

Who am I? Where did I come from? Where am I going? It would seem that most folks, especially in SC, do not find these to be compelling questions. For you, Coreece and I they are paramount. No one understands the power of the saving grace of God through Jesus Christ until they ask Him into their hearts. The Holy Spirit is a gentleman and forces Himself upon no one. No one asks Jesus to come into their hearts until they feel an overwhelming and compelling need. In other words, they must realize they are lost. Repentance means to change your mind and reverse direction. That is very difficult to do unless your soul is aching. Knowledge is not a bad thing in itself. Knowledge in a reprobate mind leads to eternal death. Eternal death and loss of all hope requires no action at all. Eternal life with Christ requires a decision to accept Him. Some do, some don't. Some haven't but will. Some haven't and won't. Our ministry is to encourage those who will and those who have. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

You say that because you do not understand the counseling profession. We go where the client is not where we think he ought to be. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Example of a sound, logical and, I might add, absolutely correct response. +1 Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Right on! Your punchline is exactly the point. Thank you for providing an excellent example for explanation to stevebabin. Back in 1973 I was a counselor employed at Thee Door, a federally funded drug rehab program in Orlando, FL. For a few months I studied Kundalini Yoga under the tutelage of a Sikh named Mahan Kalpa Singh from the 3HO; Healthy, Happy, Holy Organization Ashram. He was a disciple of Yogi Bajan. Mahan Kalpa was a staff counselor with the program as well. We offered Kundalini as an alternative to drug use. At the time the New Age was taking a foothold and many Eastern philosophies were being explored. The director of the Orange County Health Department was approaching the 7th Initiation, a high level, in Eckankar and I was a Chela, a student. He was impressed with my experimentation and expertise on the use of psychedelics, particularly the psilocybin mushroom for spiritual revelation. In 1981 my spiritual quest led me to the foot of the cross of Jesus Christ and I experienced true forgiveness of my sins and my life was forever changed. I became a new man in Christ. Your quote makes perfect sense to me in terms of what the writer is expressing. Kundalini can deliver one hell of a rush but it takes great discipline to handle it. The direction of concentrating on breathing through the nostrils is known as “the breath of fire.” So here is the hypothetical situation for stevebabin. A student of Kudalini comes to me as a client suffering from suicidal depression because he is not able to attain his desired level of awareness. At that initial interaction I become a counselor in the realm of spiritual/mental illness. My first objective is to have him define his goals for our client/counselor relationship. When that objective is clear we begin our journey together. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Yep! Please read my response to GeorgiaDon below. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Please read my response to GeorgiaDon below. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

The ACORN's are getting cracked and eaten by the squirrels. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Kind of a peaceful harmonic with the universe. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

That's OK guys. Your job is to make me look good. I give you an A+. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

http://www.google.com/search?aq=f&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8&q=spiritual+illness Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Not to surprising, considering the emotional backlash from the U.S. political environment today as a result of the current administration. Do you think he has a chance of winning the gubernatorial seat? I don't. I think we should seal the borders to all until we can attain stabilization. It will never happen; but, it is extremely difficult to lay a foundation in quicksand. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Chronic myopia means never having to say I'm sorry, I made a mistake. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Just forced to resign. Maybe not even that, he probably laid his resignation on Obamas table, pleased to do it. And I don't think ANY of his troops think of the General as "disgraced"............ +1

I don't charge for my services. The Lord provides. Philippians 4:19 And my God will supply all your needs according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

To logic, science and reasoning, perhaps. Which may or may not work for pirana. However, that approach has little to no positive affect for those who suffer. Well, that depends upon one's point of view and what they are suffering from. Pretty words wont cure broken bodies .. The topic here is spiritual/mental illness. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

And that's a very good thing. Other people want to do the same thing but their way may not be the same as what worked for you. That doesn't mean that their way is wrong, just different. You are right on. I have worked in the secular field as well as the Christian field. I prefer the latter. Now that I am retired and my income is secured, I can openly follow my preferred choice for two reasons. First, it works, is timely and there is no fee required. Second, it is completely confidential. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Where will you turn to seek a solution? To logic, science and reasoning, perhaps. Which may or may not work for pirana. However, that approach has little to no positive affect for those who suffer. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Where will you turn to seek a solution? Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

It occurs to me that if someone has a need it would be best to assist them in identifying the need and the practical steps to address it. Relying on gushy pablum about an imaginary friend who is all-powerful, all-knowing, kind and benevolent is moving towards an unhealthy fantasy-in-your-head cure that justs masks over the unmet fundamental need. You do not understand the nature of spiritual/mental illness. No reason why you should. Folks with these issues tend to keep them very private until forced to expose their vulnerability. How do you reach out to these folks? How willing are you to share your deep unsolved secret issues? The only thing anyone can do here is offer encouragement. One poster believed he could help others by offering virtual milk and cookies. No comment is sufficient to rebut that belief. It is widely known and accepted that some desperate people have been saved from untimely death by an uplifting word from the Holy Bible. When posters such as you take exception to this, your message to those unfortunates is, I don't give a flip about you condition, just deal with it. That is called hard-heartedness and the world is full of such intellects, especially in the community of skydivers. That is OK but, I and others have compassionate understanding and a desire to assist them in finding peace of mind. Some people become skydivers to overcome personal inadequacies. It does not always work and some of those people become death statistics. I was one of those people and I want to share what worked for me. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

+1 Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

For the OP question, none. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

I was jumping at the original Z'hills at that time and working for Tampa Electric Company. I am not aware of any of my friends or acquaintances being questioned regarding the hijack. My personal thought was that the hijacker was ex-Green Beret based only on conjecture. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

So what? Christian Truth: 9.7 views per 1 response English shotguns: 15.8:1 Obama primary fraud: 17.6:1 The world cup: 11.2:1 Global cooling: 23.6:1 In fact, the average views per response on all non-sticky threads on the front page is 11:1. Turns out that the users of this forum are actually less interested in quietly contemplating this Christian message than they are in the rest of the forum content. By your measure, it seems that more people are in need of guns, junk science and partisan politics than of spiritual fulfillment. As I stated above and reiterate now, you just do not understand. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

---So what IS the truth? I am glad you asked. " All scripture is inspired by God and is profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, for training in righteousness." II Tim 3:16 and especially "Jesus is the Truth, the way and the life." John 14:6 That is a good start, and it gets a lot better . ... Y'think? What so often gets misunderstood in SC, as elsewhere in society, is that messages of encouragement are for those in need. Those folks tend to read, listen and contemplate. They tend not to respond. Why, because of the inability to express their need. I keep stats on my OP's and those expressing Christian truth have a vast outweighing of readers to responders. Take this one for example, compare the views to responses. To those in need, take heart and be an be encouraged. The creator of the universe also created you. He knows you totally and He loves you. Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.

Umm...in 1971, 'guys like' Roger Nelson were starting high schoool. According to this link, Roger started jumping in 1971. It seems to me that he was on a 10-man team at the Z'hills Turkey Meet in 1972. http://www.parachutehistory.com/men/nelsonr.html Look for the shiny things of God revealed by the Holy Spirit. They only last for an instant but it is a Holy Instant. Let your soul absorb them.