Comments on: Making promises to God: "Its no joke" http://chadpullins.com/2008/04/01/making-promises-to-god-its-no-joke/ The Best Possible Way To Live Fri, 11 May 2012 12:17:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: sheila http://chadpullins.com/2008/04/01/making-promises-to-god-its-no-joke/#comment-557 Tue, 01 May 2012 09:12:06 +0000 http://chadpullins.com/2008/04/01/making-promises-to-god-its-no-joke/#comment-557 i made a promise to God today to give me a particular man as my husband and i will serve him in truth and spirit since i keep on backsliding,i want this to stop.is this a selfish promise,i really want to be a good christian.i have my ups and downs with this particular man and i think with Gods help we will conquer them all together.can God fulfill this promise?

]]> By: Learning http://chadpullins.com/2008/04/01/making-promises-to-god-its-no-joke/#comment-518 Sat, 15 Oct 2011 05:14:12 +0000 http://chadpullins.com/2008/04/01/making-promises-to-god-its-no-joke/#comment-518 I love the insight on this very topic. It is good we all have a good understanding concerning this very issue. I have as well made vows, promises to God and afterward broken all. God is truly gracious in all but that shouldn’t give us leverage to take Him lightly. God knows who he is and doesn’t really take delight in the words of fools. Most of us in life have acted foolishly. I am learning things the hard way as well. God knows He is faithful and wants us all to be faithful because He knows and clearly understands that he has equipped us all to be faithful but many choose rather to be simplistic while a rough few think twice. This is one thing I have come to understand now and God giving me grace I would grow stronger and stronger daily in it; when we a statement we regard as common by blurting out the Lord’s name even a statement that sounds like a promise, God himself even the Lord regards very word that comes out of mouth sounding like promises as vows unto Him. The bible records that all men shall give account of every idle word spoken either in the open or in secret on the day of judgement. I understand that I was made in the image and likeness of God and being his creation; every word uttered is either life or death. Christ said in Matthew 5:37 “let your yes be yes and no be no. Anything that is more than your yes or no is of evil”. God evaluates even the simplest words we consider as nothing. The bible says in the book of James that our tongue possesses the power of life and death. I remember that is why the bible encourages us to bless everyone even our enemies than curse. The puzzles fit perfectly together as I grow by grace in Christ.

]]> By: Daniel http://chadpullins.com/2008/04/01/making-promises-to-god-its-no-joke/#comment-445 Tue, 20 Jul 2010 11:51:49 +0000 http://chadpullins.com/2008/04/01/making-promises-to-god-its-no-joke/#comment-445  Ecclesiastes 5: 4  ”When you make a vow to God, do not delay to pay it; For He has no pleasure in fools. Pay what you have vowed—
5  Better not to vow than to vow and not pay.”

This reminds me of this verse. A verse that I find myself quoting alot to check my spirit on why I am making a vow or promise.

Good insight!

]]> By: Janee http://chadpullins.com/2008/04/01/making-promises-to-god-its-no-joke/#comment-442 Tue, 06 Jul 2010 18:24:26 +0000 http://chadpullins.com/2008/04/01/making-promises-to-god-its-no-joke/#comment-442 I made a vow when I married a man. I was very young and dumb. Not fully understanding what I was doing I did it because I didnt want to be looked upon as a woman with a child and no husband. Well to make a long story short he was not the man for me to marry. I now struggle with the fact that I made a vow and did not keep it. I asked for forgiveness, and continued to pray that the Lord send me a husband and teach me to be meek and submissive. The Lord response was yes, BUT I was going to have to go through for the simple fact of me not keeping my vow. Now that I know more about the Lord I understand that If I would have trusted in him to make my marriage right I would not have to go through to get something again that the Lord had already given me. The man that I am dating I fast and pray for growth. I have actually promised God that if he would move in a situation that he was facing I would allow myself to be a vessel for saving this man.. I know that this is a big promise, but I also know that he will put nothing on me that I cant bare. In doing so with making that promise I also asked him to keep me and my family safe from all hurt harm and danger. I know if I keep up my end of the promise he will do exceedingly and abundantly for me. I did not know some of the things that I know now about the man before I made the promise. That is the hard part, because I am now having to subject myself to things that I do not normally face in the sheltered life that I have lived.

]]> By: nancy http://chadpullins.com/2008/04/01/making-promises-to-god-its-no-joke/#comment-430 Tue, 23 Feb 2010 13:29:40 +0000 http://chadpullins.com/2008/04/01/making-promises-to-god-its-no-joke/#comment-430 i was in a desperate situation about my childre, and i promised god that if he answers my prayers, i will serve him for the rest of my life, if i do not serve him , he should kill me and my children as the prayer was on their behalf, God honoure me by answering my prayers, but I am finding it hard to fulfil my promise and the devil seems to be taking an advantage of that,However, God has forgiven me and given me another chance and I have seen a lot of improvement. When you make a promise to God , Please keep it, otherwise the devil might take advantage.

]]> By: David Smith http://chadpullins.com/2008/04/01/making-promises-to-god-its-no-joke/#comment-298 Fri, 07 Aug 2009 05:04:28 +0000 http://chadpullins.com/2008/04/01/making-promises-to-god-its-no-joke/#comment-298 *looks down* Amen *looks up* Amen
*sighs* yes Thank you very much for your input on this matter I will keep my promise to God, my Father in Heaven. Pray for our brothers and sisters in countries where they put their own lives on the line for Jesus Christ. They are true to their word to God.
Amen Pray in the spirit at all times brothers, sisters. :) God bless

]]> By: Donald Ade http://chadpullins.com/2008/04/01/making-promises-to-god-its-no-joke/#comment-276 Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:30:18 +0000 http://chadpullins.com/2008/04/01/making-promises-to-god-its-no-joke/#comment-276 I too have have struggled with numerous broken promises made to God, of which two come to mind. It has been a very confusing time for me recently, due to the last of the two promise I recently made. The result of this confusion has stopped me from going to church or even getting on my knees to pray, which exactly where satan wants us all to be!! I eventually confessed to my Wife the reason for my recent spiritual downfall. She kindly said “You poor thing, well you know what you should do”. Suddenly all my heartache, anger, and shame disappeared, and I felt the Lords grace upon me. I knew then that I had to keep my promise, which was a sum of money donated to church. By not keeping my promise to God, I had felt so bad, and worthless that I put my family Wife, and two boys in harms way, and ultimately hell fire, for a few thousand dollars. I could feel my family slowly drifting apart, and the cup that runneth over, now was drying up. Please keep your promises to the Lord my brothers, and sisters…God Bless

]]> By: frutypop http://chadpullins.com/2008/04/01/making-promises-to-god-its-no-joke/#comment-175 Wed, 03 Sep 2008 10:31:03 +0000 http://chadpullins.com/2008/04/01/making-promises-to-god-its-no-joke/#comment-175 This is by far the best view of the story of Jepththah that I have ever read.

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