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I just realized that there's probably nobody left in this forum that knows me. I joined CF 12 years ago, and back then, my mission was to find a faith group that just plainly believes the Word - all of it. See, to this day, I'm not aware of any WOF churches in my corner of the African continent. That's why I was drawn to this group - based on what I truly believe. I grew up in a sect that believed/practiced some really unbiblical stuff, and left right after leaving home. So, I have, and still do identify with WOF, because my core beliefs align nicely with the statement of faith posted up top.
So, after joining CF, I served as a moderator up until life saw me getting too busy to keep up with my duties as a moderator. One thing that truly saddened me was witnessing all the attacks on this faith group. Another was seeing repeat offenders switching labels to bait/debate/divide and chase people away. That is one of the reasons why I gave up and left, deciding to abandon CF forever. But, as of late, the Lord has been pulling on the strings of my heart to come back and at least be willing to stand up for the plain Biblical truth that WOF stands for. (IE, not trying to take over the forum, but just to be in my corner and quietly being available as and when the Lord so wills)
So, moving right along, are there any folks who have been called and served in workplace ministry?
This happened to me some years ago. It was one of the most brutally challenging times of my life, but also the most fulfilling in all my life. The idea of fostering unity among such a wide range of believers, is one thing that one can only hope to achieve with constant Divine guidance. Like the one time when I was compelled to invite a roman catholic to our group. The idea left me mortified. I pleaded with the Lord that I am terrified of what's going to happen when this catholic starts praying to mother Mary. So, after the third time, I just went ahead and invited her. What happened next will remain with me for the rest of my days. Everyone spontaneously joined hands and started taking turns praying. When her turn came, she prayed directly to God the Father, in the name of Jesus Christ. I told her afterwards that this was an example of being led by the Spirit, and to never fight it, but to go along with it in humble obedience. Her life changed, along with the lives of dozens of other believers. And the rest is history (I'm stopping here because it will probably take a week to type up most of the awesome things that we witnessed in those years)
I just realized that there's probably nobody left in this forum that knows me. I joined CF 12 years ago, and back then, my mission was to find a faith group that just plainly believes the Word - all of it. See, to this day, I'm not aware of any WOF churches in my corner of the African continent. That's why I was drawn to this group - based on what I truly believe. I grew up in a sect that believed/practiced some really unbiblical stuff, and left right after leaving home. So, I have, and still do identify with WOF, because my core beliefs align nicely with the statement of faith posted up top.
So, after joining CF, I served as a moderator up until life saw me getting too busy to keep up with my duties as a moderator. One thing that truly saddened me was witnessing all the attacks on this faith group. Another was seeing repeat offenders switching labels to bait/debate/divide and chase people away. That is one of the reasons why I gave up and left, deciding to abandon CF forever. But, as of late, the Lord has been pulling on the strings of my heart to come back and at least be willing to stand up for the plain Biblical truth that WOF stands for. (IE, not trying to take over the forum, but just to be in my corner and quietly being available as and when the Lord so wills)
So, moving right along, are there any folks who have been called and served in workplace ministry?
This happened to me some years ago. It was one of the most brutally challenging times of my life, but also the most fulfilling in all my life. The idea of fostering unity among such a wide range of believers, is one thing that one can only hope to achieve with constant Divine guidance. Like the one time when I was compelled to invite a roman catholic to our group. The idea left me mortified. I pleaded with the Lord that I am terrified of what's going to happen when this catholic starts praying to mother Mary. So, after the third time, I just went ahead and invited her. What happened next will remain with me for the rest of my days. Everyone spontaneously joined hands and started taking turns praying. When her turn came, she prayed directly to God the Father, in the name of Jesus Christ. I told her afterwards that this was an example of being led by the Spirit, and to never fight it, but to go along with it in humble obedience. Her life changed, along with the lives of dozens of other believers. And the rest is history (I'm stopping here because it will probably take a week to type up most of the awesome things that we witnessed in those years)
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