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Forest · May 03, 2018, 07:28:13 AM

Hello there!
I'm Forest, I'm a soon-to-be Texan!
I've believed in UR since I heard about Jesus as a little girl. After some hardships in life, I kind of fell away from my religion. I married a non-believer (agnostic) and went through a terrible period of time with Christianity because of it.
At the beginning of this year I went through a very profound and terrifying existential crisis. Not only was I afraid for my spouse's eternal destiny, but that of all of mankind. I spent many sleepless nights praying the sinners prayer, praying over my spouse and the world, in desperation. I didn't love God, I feared Him, and wanted to be as far away as possible from Him, even if that meant spending an eternity in Hell. I didn't want to be in Heaven if there were people in Hell.

I began my journey on the afterlife in studying NDEs through the website www.near-death.com as well as IANDS and NDERF. It was actually there that I learned that there was a theology that described what I had believed my whole life, and there is where I found Tentmaker.

Since then, I have been extremely blessed to have the resources provided by Tentmaker at hand. I can't tell you how many of those "Is God Love?" sleepless nights have turned into "God Is Love!" sleepless nights. I decided to create an account on the forums because I have a lot of questions, but I want you to know that there are probably a lot of people who, like me, read these forums and smile, whisper a thank you to God and are given the true hope of the Gospel.

I'm excited to finally converse with as many of you as I possibly can!! :dsunny:

Patinak · May 03, 2018, 08:18:28 AM

Hello Forest,

It must be a time zone thing, but let me say that I am honored to be the first to say WELCOME.

I am happy that God has brought you here (I am here through a similar experience).

There is definitely a lot of wisdom, and definitely a lot of diverse ideas here, but I think I can speak for everyone, in that we all realize the value of what we have found here, truly a pearl of great price!. I'm sure you will LOVE it here!

Pat

Dandelion · May 03, 2018, 10:36:54 AM

Quote from: Patinak on May 03, 2018, 08:18:28 AM
Hello Forest,

It must be a time zone thing, but let me say that I am honored to be the first to say WELCOME.

I am happy that God has brought you here (I am here through a similar experience).

There is definitely a lot of wisdom, and definitely a lot of diverse ideas here, but I think I can speak for everyone, in that we all realize the value of what we have found here, truly a pearl of great price!. I'm sure you will LOVE it here!

Pat

Exactly!

Welcome!

D.

jabcat · May 04, 2018, 07:19:26 AM

hey welcome! good to have you here :)

rosered · May 04, 2018, 10:50:56 AM

:welcome:

Good to have you here !! many blessings :HeartThrob:

MusicLover123 · May 04, 2018, 04:01:13 PM

Welcome! Enjoy your stay. :bump:

Trust in God, and all these things will be revealed to you, in time.

CST · May 05, 2018, 01:51:42 PM

Welcome, Forest. God bless you!

sheila · May 05, 2018, 04:41:07 PM

:welcome: :newb: :girlheart:

Lazarus Short · May 06, 2018, 07:25:48 PM

WELCOME!

Cardinal · May 06, 2018, 11:17:24 PM

:cloud9: Welcome to the Tent! Blessings to you as you enjoy your time here..... :HeartThrob:

Forest · May 07, 2018, 12:41:20 AM

Thank you everyone for the welcome posts!!

I've been reading a lot of old posts from almost a decade ago today :eek: Love the insight the members of this community have as well as the sheer amount of love for the world :girlheart:

marie glen · May 08, 2018, 04:40:15 PM

Hello, Forest! :hiya: :welcome: So happy you are here! And what an encouraging opening post you posted! :thumbsup:

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