Based on what we have seen she should apologise. Lola has become so delusional with Sean by all means and does not want to call him out on anything even with the boundary she set about picking up a girl.
I recently listened to a sermon on praying against ungodly patterns. In it, the pastor shared a personal story about his family. He said that after his younger sister died, his father sought God for an explanation. According to the pastor, God revealed that it was not the devil who had taken her life. Rather, God had allowed her death to get the father’s attention because the family had unknowingly moved onto land that had previously been dedicated to idols or demons, and they had not dealt with the spiritual issues connected to it. After this, they engaged in spiritual warfare over the land and the problems stopped.
This raised a theological question for me.
Does this actually align with God’s character as revealed in Scripture?
My first instinct was to go back to the Bible rather than base my view on someone’s testimony.
From what I can see, when God directly took life, it was generally an act of judgment, usually in the Old Testament, against individuals or nations for sin. I also noticed passages such as Ezekiel 18, where God emphasises that children are not punished for the sins of their parents, but each person is accountable for their own sin.
Then we come to the New Testament. Christ has borne the penalty for sin on the cross, so I’m struggling to understand whether a teaching like this fits within the New Covenant. I also can’t find examples in the ministry of Jesus or the apostles where believers are instructed to investigate the spiritual history of land or where God kills a family member to get someone’s attention because of the land they unknowingly lived on.
When I shared these concerns with the friend who sent me the sermon, she replied that this kind of thing can’t be understood through Scripture alone and
requires a personal revelation from God.
That left me wondering: how should Christians weigh personal revelations against Scripture? If a claimed revelation appears to go beyond what the Bible clearly teaches, should it be accepted, or should Scripture remain the standard by which we test it?
I’m genuinely looking to understand how other Christians approach this.
I’m about to go into fasting & prayer to understand or gain insight into why I’m having pregnancy losses. For those of you that usually fast and pray, what is an effective way to go about doing this for 3 days? I’m currently free during the days as I’m not in employment. I’d love any advice and scripture or resources to study. Thank you <3
I’m about to go into fasting & prayer to understand or gain insight into why I’m having pregnancy losses. For those of you that usually fast and pray, what is an effective way to go about doing this for 3 days? I’m currently free during the days as I’m not in employment. I’d love any advice and scripture or resources to study. Thank you <3
Hello community <3
I want to hear some experiences so I’m clear on what to do. I found out I was pregnant 3 weeks ago so around 4 week mark and I had a little blood on tissue so went to A&E. For some context I’m in the UK.
They said they couldn’t see anything at the moment although there was something faint like a white circle that could indicate the pregnancy. They termed this Pregnancy of unknown location.
I have gone back every two days and hcg has increased from 1055 to 10,559.
I went in yesterday and the nurse said what she was seeing seems to now be irregular but it’s not a gestational sac and looks like it could be leftover tissue from an early miscarriage.
Have you had an experience where they have later on found the pregnancy? I’m now 6wks and 3 days.
They said it’s not an ectopic as they’ve looked etc and suggest I come in for surgery to have the tissue removed.
Would love to hear experiences.
Hello,
Today marks my sixth week of pregnancy. However, at 4 weeks and 6 days, I visited the emergency unit due to light spotting, which subsequently stopped. A scan was performed, but unfortunately, they couldn't identify anything at that time. I underwent blood tests 48 hours after the initial visit and again another 48 hours later. The blood test results showed a significant increase in hCG levels, now exceeding 5000, yet the ultrasound still shows no visible signs of pregnancy or related issues.
I would like to hear from anyone who has experienced a similar situation and has seen positive outcomes. Please, no negative stories—I'm only seeking reassurance from success stories. I am also wondering if I should see an expert gynae as I was scanned bh a nurse. Fyi I am based in the UK
I am aware of the potential worst-case scenarios but remain hopeful for the best possible outcome.
Would appreciate hearing from anyone <3
Hi lovely people!!!
How can I fix this? I’d like this to be nice and green, it just dot mowed by a gardener and I’m not sure what to do next.
I’ve experienced a lot of disappointment and pain and wonder if husbands can truly be responsible, reliable and have high agency. Or will wives forever be leading the charge and acting like project managers or mothers to their husbands?
I know the above is not the case but I don’t have many examples around me.
Please share how your partners show up responsibly, reliably, having agency and not being passive in their marriage.
I’d love examples.
Give me hope. Please.
I don’t want to go into the details but my husband is unreliable and has proven time and time again that I can’t rely on him. It scares me.
I don’t know what to do because every partner needs to be able to rely on their partner. It makes me wonder what life will be like if we have children or things get tough?
Who will I be able to rely on and the worst thing is that he does not even apologise when he disappoints, he just goes quiet which makes me even more hurt and angry.
I get so angry to the point that my stomach hurts me, I don’t want to do that. Sometimes I just feel like moving out.
Please help
Hello,
I would really love some support here as I’m feeling really hopeless and I don’t want to lose my little sister. I’m crying as I type this because I really don’t know what to do and sometimes I feel like I’m the only one that cares because everyone just leaves her.
My sister has had several issues in the past that I’m not aware of, but she had a moment of psychosis in which I was there. I just know that she was saying something about drones in the air following her.. This has happened on two occasions. Took her to the A&E but they just said she should go and see the GP and get a referral..
She lives at home with my parents and at one point she was accusing the next-door Neighbour of stalking her. I could go on but nothing has been done. She’s just staying in her room and it has been like this for years. She’s been diagnosed with adhd and was taking medication for it, she refuses to listen to the fact that it could be triggering her.
She’s living in so much dirt and filth around her. This was someone that used to be super organised and clean. I know she needs help but she refuses that she needs help.
How do you help someone that refuses that they need help?
She’s in her 30s and I’m scared that her life is just wasting away. She she spends her days just at home focusing on her art which is typically sewing and drawing pictures. No job etc and recently pulled out of her PhD
All my Mum does is complain about the house not being clean and how dirty she is. She doesn’t know how to separate the fact that she has mental health issues. She spent years just focused on my Bros and fixing their relationships and abandoned my sister. Now she keeps making threats that she will move away and leave my sister in her dirt. I bet you she doesn’t even know any of the medication that my sister is on. Is that not diabolical or do I have too many expectations? I have not mentioned my dad because he is not in good health and will not be able to look after anyone.
What can I do in this type of situation especially where my sister thinks she needs no help.
Hello,
I would really love some support here as I’m feeling really hopeless and I don’t want to lose my little sister. I’m crying as I type this because I really don’t know what to do and sometimes I feel like I’m the only one that cares because everyone just leaves her.
My sister has had several issues in the past that I’m not aware of, but she had a moment of psychosis in which I was there. I just know that she was saying something about drones in the air following her.. This has happened on two occasions. Took her to the A&E but they just said she should go and see the GP and get a referral..
She lives at home with my parents and at one point she was accusing the next-door Neighbour of stalking her. I could go on but nothing has been done. She’s just staying in her room and it has been like this for years. She’s been diagnosed with adhd and was taking medication for it, she refuses to listen to the fact that it could be triggering her.
She’s living in so much dirt and filth around her. This was someone that used to be super organised and clean. I know she needs help but she refuses that she needs help.
How do you help someone that refuses that they need help?
She’s in her 30s and I’m scared that her life is just wasting away. She she spends her days just at home focusing on her art which is typically sewing and drawing pictures. No job etc and recently pulled out of her PhD
All my Mum does is complain about the house not being clean and how dirty she is. She doesn’t know how to separate the fact that she has mental health issues. She spent years just focused on my Bros and fixing their relationships and abandoned my sister. Now she keeps making threats that she will move away and leave my sister in her dirt. I bet you she doesn’t even know any of the medication that my sister is on. Is that not diabolical or do I have too many expectations? I have not mentioned my dad because he is not in good health and will not be able to look after anyone.
What can I do in this type of situation especially where my sister thinks she needs no help.