Why would a Pastor do this to me ?

[Pressing-On]

Originally Posted by Steve Epley

I was talking about me taking it if I had to pastor some of y'all.

I remember a time when I didn't really know your heart, but now that I do - I can only appreciate your posts here - hilarious!

On a more serious note - when I look back at the things I could compare and talk about, it seems rather bad of me to dwell on these things since God has moved us on.

I would be much more interested in someone sharing what God was showing them through that trial, then all the negatives of it. If anyone were talking to me and dwelling on the negative, I would view them as not seeking the Lord and hearing from Him. He always gives us the victory in the end. Surely He has given a Word, a song, a message, or something through these things!

Do we place any value on "All things work together for them that love God and are called according to His purpose."?

Are we saying we aren't learning anything, growing, etc? Why would we keep talking about pain if we were growing? Where is the healing in talking about what someone did to me?

I want to say, "This is what God did for me in this situation. This is what God is showing me."

Again, in my personal experience, the awesome things that God did for me, stood by my side, even correcting me at times, is so overwhelmingly beautiful, I can't dwell on the negative.