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Re: He Orders Our Steps

silversurferswave — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 21:10:39 -0000

Blaine, I know if we commit ourselves to the Lord, He will do and be all that we need. Nov. 2007 I stopped hiding my 21-year addiction to SS pornography by confessing and confiding in my wife, pastor and eventually close friends. I then sought out a local Exodus ministry where I've gone to counseling since March. However in the last week or so, I've completely lost the fight and given in to temptation and I feel like @#%*!. That said, though I feel like the biggest loser or God's brilliant mistake, I know His word says differently. We have to do what is necessary for our healing. For myself, I will be deleting my blog and dismantle my desktop and toss out all my computer parts and paraphernalia. I will start attending group sessions in Sept. This is all I know to do, right now. I understand addiction. It's been a cruel heavy-fisted taskmaster. But I hope in the Master, Jesus Christ. I will be supporting you in prayer [seriously]. Thanks for the dialog, Randy.

Re: He Orders Our Steps

RThomasETC — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 19:03:59 -0000

Hi Blaine!

Re: He Orders Our Steps

Blaine Stone — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:33:30 -0000

To Silversurferswave and Susan, your comments are piercing, which is a good but painful thing. Randy is a good man and as many times as I have tried to 'hide' from him and others .. God always thwarts my plans (aarggh!). I'm grateful for your comments .. they do mean a lot. So ... the guy in the cranes roost video is me (coming out of hiding), Bless you, especially Susan (she is valuable and absolutely precious). I don't know what the next 9 months hold in store for me (rehab) but ... I'll hold on to hope.
Blaine

Re: He Orders Our Steps

RThomasETC — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 18:22:22 -0000

His Ways are definitely much better. Thanks Chas.

Re: He Orders Our Steps

ChaplainChas. — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:31:52 -0000

AWESOME BOOK!

Thanks for sharing about your willingness, and even obedience in changing YOUR plans in order to obey GOD's plans.

His ways are not mine! ...but I must needs remember, they are the Best Ways.

Blessings!
ChaplainChas.

Re: He Orders Our Steps

RThomasETC — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:04:56 -0000

I love John Piper. Hope you will share a book review ... :) ? Thanks for praying for Fred.

Re: He Orders Our Steps

silversurferswave — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 14:04:08 -0000

I went to John Piper Ministries and I believe the above book mentioned is:
"Don't Waste Your Life". It is available free by *pdf here: http://www.desiringgod.org/ResourceLibrary/Onli...
Thanks for the info, it looks very good!

Re: He Orders Our Steps

Susan — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:53:37 -0000

Thank you for checking in on 'Fred'. God never gives up on us and will never give up on 'Fred'.
I don't know much about what it takes for any 'Fred' to recover and truly find the freedom and peace from the substance abuse, but I pray really hard that your 'Fred' will find freedom that can be his.
I'm starting to listen to an audio book I purchased yesterday called "Don't Live A Wasted Life" by John Piper. I can only hope and pray that your 'Fred' will awaken to the life that God wants to give him....

Re: He Orders Our Steps

silversurferswave — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 11:50:57 -0000

Thank you, brother.

Re: He Orders Our Steps

RThomasETC — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:17:49 -0000

The Lord is beautiful. I would absolutely agree.

I might talk about Fred but I can't really speak for whether he was able to receive what happened today. A lot of people have been reaching out to him for a while now so I think it is safe to say that "receiving" from us is an off and on thing for him.

Sorry you have had such a difficult day.

Re: He Orders Our Steps

silversurferswave — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:29:46 -0000

I really needed to read this beautiful "story". And I say it's a beautiful story because no matter what struggle, temptation, battle or inner strife, the Lord, Who humbles Himself to consider the Earth humbles Himself to care about a guy who is hiding within himself and from others. This has not been a good day for me. Today was an extreme "Fred" day for me, [now yesterday]. Was "Fred" able to accept the fact that people loved and cared for him? It looks as if Proverbs 16:9 work itself out in your life and Fred's!