Comments on: Tell me one time http://www.crucialencounter.com/2008/11/20/tell-me-one-time/ The Encounter's You Least Expect Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:31:24 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: jason http://www.crucialencounter.com/2008/11/20/tell-me-one-time/comment-page-1/#comment-253 jason Sun, 23 Nov 2008 16:35:46 +0000 http://www.crucialencounter.com/?p=507#comment-253 thanks man...i have definitely put enough time into it, so it better look good! thanks man…i have definitely put enough time into it, so it better look good!

]]> By: jbstansel http://www.crucialencounter.com/2008/11/20/tell-me-one-time/comment-page-1/#comment-249 jbstansel Sat, 22 Nov 2008 03:33:06 +0000 http://www.crucialencounter.com/?p=507#comment-249 I think its awesome that you have a church community like that. I was hurt really badly by the church i went to for 5 years, and that has seriously scarred my view of the church. i've been going to this amazing bible study full of hippies though...been pretty interesting I think its awesome that you have a church community like that. I was hurt really badly by the church i went to for 5 years, and that has seriously scarred my view of the church. i've been going to this amazing bible study full of hippies though…been pretty interesting

]]> By: PastorT http://www.crucialencounter.com/2008/11/20/tell-me-one-time/comment-page-1/#comment-248 PastorT Fri, 21 Nov 2008 15:11:17 +0000 http://www.crucialencounter.com/?p=507#comment-248 It's not very often I see someone that attends MCC on a blog other than Scot's or Shawn's. Exchange is an awesome place bro!! Glad to hear God is still working His power there! It's not very often I see someone that attends MCC on a blog other than Scot's or Shawn's. Exchange is an awesome place bro!! Glad to hear God is still working His power there!

]]> By: Jason http://www.crucialencounter.com/2008/11/20/tell-me-one-time/comment-page-1/#comment-245 Jason Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:32:02 +0000 http://www.crucialencounter.com/?p=507#comment-245 What an awesome story....PPD is intense...I have friends whose mothers have experienced that and it is a scary thing from what I hear. So glad He broke you of it and taught you from it! What an awesome story….PPD is intense…I have friends whose mothers have experienced that and it is a scary thing from what I hear. So glad He broke you of it and taught you from it!

]]> By: JustinH http://www.crucialencounter.com/2008/11/20/tell-me-one-time/comment-page-1/#comment-244 JustinH Fri, 21 Nov 2008 00:44:44 +0000 http://www.crucialencounter.com/?p=507#comment-244 I know the feeling, my wife and I attend Maryland Community Church on Sunday nights and is definitely reaching people and moving in ways that I've never seen. There are many times there where I just don't want to leave I can definitely feel the presence of God. It is amazing feeling to see God working through a great group of people. I know the feeling, my wife and I attend Maryland Community Church on Sunday nights and is definitely reaching people and moving in ways that I've never seen. There are many times there where I just don't want to leave I can definitely feel the presence of God. It is amazing feeling to see God working through a great group of people.

]]> By: Andrea http://www.crucialencounter.com/2008/11/20/tell-me-one-time/comment-page-1/#comment-243 Andrea Thu, 20 Nov 2008 23:17:44 +0000 http://www.crucialencounter.com/?p=507#comment-243 Don't talk about this very much, but the night Matt was threatening me and forced me to call Jen, who I had called for help, and tell her that all was fine and not to come. He was so enraged, but once I pacified him and laid down he passed out so quickly AND didn't wake up when I slipped out, or while I sat in his driveway an hour waiting for Jen to get there. My car was there but I was unable to drive so I had to stay there and wait so she could drive it (and a friend of hers would drive her car). I just kept thinking if he comes out I don't know what will happen. I was so scared, I don't even know if I prayed but after I was safely on the way home I felt a huge sigh of relief and I knew that God had been there, protecting me every step. I honestly don't know what would have happened. Don't talk about this very much, but the night Matt was threatening me and forced me to call Jen, who I had called for help, and tell her that all was fine and not to come. He was so enraged, but once I pacified him and laid down he passed out so quickly AND didn't wake up when I slipped out, or while I sat in his driveway an hour waiting for Jen to get there. My car was there but I was unable to drive so I had to stay there and wait so she could drive it (and a friend of hers would drive her car). I just kept thinking if he comes out I don't know what will happen. I was so scared, I don't even know if I prayed but after I was safely on the way home I felt a huge sigh of relief and I knew that God had been there, protecting me every step. I honestly don't know what would have happened.

]]> By: tam http://www.crucialencounter.com/2008/11/20/tell-me-one-time/comment-page-1/#comment-242 tam Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:50:57 +0000 http://www.crucialencounter.com/?p=507#comment-242 i was suffering from post-partum depression after my 1st child was born. it was pretty intense. i didnt want to look at her. hold her. feed her. nothing. i didnt even want her. i hid these emotions for nearly 3 weeks. <br><br>finally, late one night, i let it all out. my husband prayed over me, my in laws called me on the phone, read a ton of the Word to me and prayed with us right then. i was a bawling mess. they all recommended i try to eat. my husband was making me a sandwich and i was in bed holding my 18 day old little girl. i took a deep breath and looked down at her, expecting to have this wave of fear and anxiety, but instead i fell head over heels in love with her. she was the most beautiful thing i had ever seen. ever. and...she smiled. 18 days old - and she smiled. im convinced to this day that was the Lord. totally smiling through her and comforting me, showing me the beauty of life.<br><br>i know a lot of my struggle then was due to not having dealt with my abortions. and God revealed that night the little baby i was holding was His gift to me...now LOVE her!<br><br>i'll never forget that moment! i was suffering from post-partum depression after my 1st child was born. it was pretty intense. i didnt want to look at her. hold her. feed her. nothing. i didnt even want her. i hid these emotions for nearly 3 weeks.

finally, late one night, i let it all out. my husband prayed over me, my in laws called me on the phone, read a ton of the Word to me and prayed with us right then. i was a bawling mess. they all recommended i try to eat. my husband was making me a sandwich and i was in bed holding my 18 day old little girl. i took a deep breath and looked down at her, expecting to have this wave of fear and anxiety, but instead i fell head over heels in love with her. she was the most beautiful thing i had ever seen. ever. and…she smiled. 18 days old – and she smiled. im convinced to this day that was the Lord. totally smiling through her and comforting me, showing me the beauty of life.

i know a lot of my struggle then was due to not having dealt with my abortions. and God revealed that night the little baby i was holding was His gift to me…now LOVE her!

i'll never forget that moment!

]]> By: PastorT http://www.crucialencounter.com/2008/11/20/tell-me-one-time/comment-page-1/#comment-241 PastorT Thu, 20 Nov 2008 22:48:02 +0000 http://www.crucialencounter.com/?p=507#comment-241 A little emotional is a drastic understatement, but I feel God's presence every time I step into our church back home. It's one of those feelings where I can hardly sing because I'm fighting back the tears. Ever heard someone sing while they're crying? Let's just say it's a good thing I'm not the one leading worship back home. God is amazing and does amazing things every Sunday at Maryland Community Church. I've been in many churches, but I have never felt such a strong presence in another place. Can't wait to get back home!! A little emotional is a drastic understatement, but I feel God's presence every time I step into our church back home. It's one of those feelings where I can hardly sing because I'm fighting back the tears. Ever heard someone sing while they're crying? Let's just say it's a good thing I'm not the one leading worship back home. God is amazing and does amazing things every Sunday at Maryland Community Church. I've been in many churches, but I have never felt such a strong presence in another place. Can't wait to get back home!!

]]> By: jbstansel http://www.crucialencounter.com/2008/11/20/tell-me-one-time/comment-page-1/#comment-240 jbstansel Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:33:44 +0000 http://www.crucialencounter.com/?p=507#comment-240 I was going through a rough time in high school and left my mother's house with the thought that i wasn't going back for a very long time...had nowhere to go...and I pulled over on the side of the interstate in the rain and cried like a 4 year old girl. I don't think i had ever felt more comforted and alive than in that moment....God was in the passenger seat crying with me. I was going through a rough time in high school and left my mother's house with the thought that i wasn't going back for a very long time…had nowhere to go…and I pulled over on the side of the interstate in the rain and cried like a 4 year old girl. I don't think i had ever felt more comforted and alive than in that moment….God was in the passenger seat crying with me.

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