Any Conservative Christians here?? - Page 6

sbcwpcos · 08-13-2007, 01:42 PM

Bookchick! That is awesome! Glad to have you join us again!

immenselyblessed · 09-01-2007, 12:57 AM

My I join you ladies? What an awesome thread. It's so great to see other women talking about their love for Christ and edifying one another in prayer. I too am a conservative Christian. My husband and I attend a church of Christ in southern Indiana. I noticed a couple of other Hoosiers on this thread -- that's great!

I was diagnosed with PCOS a few years ago and my husband and I have been TTC for quite some time. Lately my meds haven't been working so well and now my doctor thinks I may have endo. I have a laparoscopy scheduled soon. I know the procedure as well as the diagnosis are both in God's hands (and what better place to be?) and I am certainly a believer in prayer! I am faithful that this procedure will help with my pain and the problems I've been having lately, and that this procedure may also help our efforts to conceive. Any prayers on my behalf would be greatly appreciated!

I look forward to getting to know my fellow sisters in Christ on this thread and also extending prayers on each of your behalfs!

In Him,
Natalie

bookchick · 09-04-2007, 09:57 PM

Welcome! I really think we should try to keep this thread active. I can only speak for myself, but I have been feeling more and more....I don't know how to describe it... alienated or isolated on this board. I"m gonna try to come here regularly.

ava2005 · 09-04-2007, 11:12 PM

Can I join here?

I believe God has delivered me from PCOS. I NEVER EVER EVER had AF on my own. I took clomid to get preg w/ my 1st child. (BTW the dr said he was a blighted ovum and I refused a DnC. He just started kindergarten this fall....a whole nother testimony.)

After my 1st, I always wanted to get preg and not do all the testing, fert drugs, etc. After taking one month of soy(herb/supplement), I got preg with #2. After #2 was born, I started speaking that I would get preg when he was 1. I still didn't have AF on my own.

On night I was at church and the pastor had called for ppl who wanted to be healed to come forward. I went up to the alter to pray for someone else. It had never really occured to me to pray for healing for myself from PCOS although I had believed God for my 1st pregnancy when they said I would m/c. As I am standing there praying for someone else, someone lays there hand on me and I had this feeling come over me and thought run through my mind that I was being delivered from PCOS. I started testifying from that night on that God had healed me. Sure enough..AF started coming on a regular monthly basis. I am 32 yrs old and I might have AF twice a year if I was lucky. I didn't temp, but just kept track of my cycles on Fertility friend. We weren't ttc. I just kept track to see how long my cycles were running. I soon noticed a pattern. After 6 or 7 mos of reg AF, last month I noticed that it wasn't on time. I decided to test and sure enough I had a BFP. It is totally ALL GOD! I give him all the glory for all my children.

For those ttc, keep believing and start claiming a time that you will be preg. Faith works!

Jashobeam · 09-05-2007, 11:11 AM

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Originally Posted by bookchick

Welcome! I really think we should try to keep this thread active. I can only speak for myself, but I have been feeling more and more....I don't know how to describe it... alienated or isolated on this board. I"m gonna try to come here regularly.

I know what you mean. I have felt that way before on this board as well as others, even Christian ones. I'm glad you are keeping this thread alive.

sbcwpcos · 09-05-2007, 12:56 PM

I say ditto!

Dani · 09-11-2007, 10:28 PM

HI ladies,
It has been awhile since I posted on this thread. I have really be going through some emotional and physical struggles lately. I know a lot of women with PCOS struggle with weight and I am no exception. I am diabetic, high blood pressure, high cholestrol, and high liver levels. I know my struggle is more than just weight, it is years of insecurity and years of failure. I need to somehow find the strength.

Was it Paul that said...why do we do the things that we know not to do? This is a spiritual struggle for me as well and lately I seem to be losing. I have started falling back to an old eating disorder and just seem to have lost control. I can't quit eating...stuff stuff stuff...

sorry for a long rant about me but I really need some prayer warfare and I know my cysters will come through. I need to let go and trust God but I can't seem to find him through the clouds.

Ladies...please say a little prayer for me.

Swingin' Cyster · 09-12-2007, 10:08 AM

Dani,
I'm so sorry to hear of your struggles. We all here can commiserate with you!! Rest assured I'm praying for you.

I'd like to humbly suggest that perhaps what your dealing with may be beyond your own means of coping. God has blessed us each with many talents that work best when work together - so perhaps some therapy would help you. I'd recomment finding a Christian therapist who can help reorder your thoughts so temptation isn't so.... tempting. Just a suggestion.

BLESSINGS TO YOU!!!

ciao, Kara

Jashobeam · 09-12-2007, 11:22 AM

Praying! I agree with the PP that a Christian counselor would be a good idea.

Dani · 09-12-2007, 01:41 PM

Thanks ladies... I have thought about counseling. I have also thought about finding a christian based weight loss group... I know there are several around... like Weigh Down Workshop... something that puts focus on the cause and spiritual aspects.
I am feeling better today and have a new focus... I was just really down last night.

On another subject... I just started a financial class at church. We are doing the Dave Ramsey financial seminars and I just had my first week. I am hoping it will help dh and I plan more for the future and eliminate some debt.

Jashobeam · 09-12-2007, 02:52 PM

DH listens to Ramsey on the radio, and one day we might take his class

Our pastor took his class once and loved it.

immenselyblessed · 09-14-2007, 10:23 PM

Hello, ladies! Sorry it has been awhile since I posted. Things have been crazy! I had my laparoscopy on Tuesday. It went well. The doctor did find endo but he was able to burn off 2 of the 3 spots. (The 3rd spot was near a blood vessel so he didn't feel comfortable burning that one off.) I'm still in pain from the surgery but I'm definitely improving. Good news is that the doctor said he didn't see anything that would cause infertility. Praise God!

Dani - I'm sorry for the struggles you are experiencing right now. You're in my prayers!

I love Dave Ramsey! My husband and I went to one of his seminars several years ago, it was really good. I listen to him on the radio all the time. He's very motivating. That debt-snowball thing really works.

Have a good weekend

Natalie

mandirae23 · 09-15-2007, 10:55 PM

I come from a Church of Christ background. I saw another lady post that she came from this background too. While I attend a CofC, I am not ultraconservative (as far as the CofC is concerned...long explanation, if you wanna know, I'll tell you). I would like to join your thread, if you don't mind.

My dh and I recently separated after a 7 year marriage. Now, in the CofC, it's practically forbidden to divorce and it has earned me a bright red S on my chest (referencing The Scarlet Letter). Life has gone downhill dramatically since then. I've moved to a new city (closer to campus...I'm a senior in college), and have asked to join a new church (CofC). I knew people from that particular church already (my cousin, her kids, people I went to church camp with years ago, and two families who knew me and my dh from his home congregation). Well, my dh apparently has been telling the world about our separation. Who knows what all he's telling people. The elders of this church have been told about me already by one of those two families who knows my dh. Now I have to meet with the elders so we can discuss my separation before they even decide if I can become a member. Is this pretty standard in CofC (if any of you are CofC Cysters)?

I want to reconcile with him. We both did stupid things over the years and eventually he couldn't take it anymore. The night before he left, he got so mad that I seriously thought he was going to hit me (he never has before). He was screaming as loud as he could in my face. I still love him, though. I still want to be happy with him and I want him to be happy. I have been study the Bible and reading books by Christian authors. I've got all my friends from my old church heavily in prayer over our marriage. I miss him so much. Can you please pray that God's will be accomplished during our separation? I am constantly praying that if it's God's will that he bring us back together -- more mature, and more willing to work together. If we end up divorced, I will probably leave the CofC. I hate this feeling of constant judgement every time I attend church services. I just want God to forgive both of us. I want God to make us better people. I want God to heal our hurts and bring us together again. Please pray for me!

kimhoffer · 10-06-2007, 03:32 PM

Good to know there are more out there, an army of prayer warriors, awesome!

JosieFB · 10-07-2007, 12:32 AM

Mandi, I am a member of the church of Christ. I don't personally know of any churches of Christ that will prohibit you from placing your membership with the local congregation if you are divorced and have not remarried. The Bible says it is a sin for a man to a divorce his wife except for adultery (and we can assume the same goes for a woman divorcing her husband). If a person is in an abusive relationship, divorce is often a necessary evil. God also tells us that our body is the temple of God, and we should not intentionally harm it. Staying in an abusive relationship, in my opinion, would also be a sin. I don't know any loving, caring christian who would require a woman to stay in an abusive relationship just to avoid the sin of divorce. God can forgive the sin of divorce just like any other sins we commit. It doesn't sound like you are in an abusive relationship, but I always try to make that point. In light of the Mary Winkler case, it is a very misunderstood attitude in the church of Christ. Where the problem comes with many churches of Christ accepting a divorced person in the congregation is when there has been divorce and subsequent remarriage, and adultery was not the reason for the divorce. If either spouse remarries, they are committing adultery and causing their new spouse to commit adultery or fornication because in God's eyes the first marriage was never dissolved. As long as the 2nd marriage continues, they continue to commit adultery. How can God forgive a sin, when you are committing it continuously?

There are some more liberal churches of Christ who let people in their 2nd marriage place membership even if their first divorce wasn't for adultery. Normally you find these churches in large cities. Smaller, rural churches are more strict.

Please see a christian marriage counselor, and try to get you husband to go with you. Divorce should be the absolute last resort unless you are in physical danger or mental distress.