Comments on: Halloween http://birgitwhelan.com/2009/10/31/halloween/ Thu, 29 Jul 2010 15:41:34 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: annsavedbygrace http://birgitwhelan.com/2009/10/31/halloween/#comment-2885 annsavedbygrace Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:40:58 +0000 http://birgitwhelan.wordpress.com/2009/10/31/halloween/#comment-2885 Thank you and praise be to God for your article on the dangers of H. I have come across your site via another site which shares in the same mind and spirit on this topic. I found your two blogs after reading what some other Christians are saying about how H is just good fun to be had by all, which I was horrified to see. When I was a very young child, (and now I am 58) I was confinced of the error of following after H, not by any merit of my own; I believe the Lord revealed to me that H is totally against His Word, His path, and His ways. This was very much connected to the fact that when I was five years old my mother told me of how she visited a fortune teller with some friends when she was seventeen. You can imagine what a seventeen year old girl might be expecting to hear as her fortune. Well my mother was told that within a period of two - two days-two weeks-months-or years from that day - she would be totally paralysed. Can you imagine the horror of hearing such a thing as a seventeen year old - and as a five year old? Well, two years after the visit to the fortune teller, my mother contracted polio during the epidemic of the thirties, was taking to the hospital choking for breath. By the grace of God, the doctors were able to help her. But they told her that if the infection in her spine had been one inch higher up in her spine, she would have been totally paralyse and in an iron lung for the rest of her life. As it was, she spent the next eleven months in several different hospitals recovering, walking out with two crutches. She eventually went to two canes, then one cane, then no canes, but had a brace on her left leg from the knee down, hooking into her shoe to keep her foot from flopping. All that was paralysed was that leg from the knee down to the foot. Well, when I heard this story at the age of five, I of course didn't connect it to H, but later on I did. About the same time, I realized that Jesus was Jewish, and wondered why people in my family and outside my family seemed to have something against Jewish people. I believe that God directed my thoughts on that topic as well - Jesus was/is Jewish, His people are Jewish, He loves His people, and we should love who He loves. Now it has been since the 80's that I have learned about the many Christian/Jewish ministeries ministering the Jewish people in the name of Jesus and leading them to know that He is their Messiah. Also that there are many Christians who have a heart for Jewish people. Praise to Jesus! We serve a faithful God, who is always loving. annsavedbygrace Thank you and praise be to God for your article on the dangers of H. I have come across your site via another site which shares in the same mind and spirit on this topic. I found your two blogs after reading what some other Christians are saying about how H is just good fun to be had by all, which I was horrified to see. When I was a very young child, (and now I am 58) I was confinced of the error of following after H, not by any merit of my own; I believe the Lord revealed to me that H is totally against His Word, His path, and His ways. This was very much connected to the fact that when I was five years old my mother told me of how she visited a fortune teller with some friends when she was seventeen. You can imagine what a seventeen year old girl might be expecting to hear as her fortune. Well my mother was told that within a period of two – two days-two weeks-months-or years from that day – she would be totally paralysed. Can you imagine the horror of hearing such a thing as a seventeen year old – and as a five year old? Well, two years after the visit to the fortune teller, my mother contracted polio during the epidemic of the thirties, was taking to the hospital choking for breath. By the grace of God, the doctors were able to help her. But they told her that if the infection in her spine had been one inch higher up in her spine, she would have been totally paralyse and in an iron lung for the rest of her life. As it was, she spent the next eleven months in several different hospitals recovering, walking out with two crutches. She eventually went to two canes, then one cane, then no canes, but had a brace on her left leg from the knee down, hooking into her shoe to keep her foot from flopping. All that was paralysed was that leg from the knee down to the foot.

Well, when I heard this story at the age of five, I of course didn’t connect it to H, but later on I did. About the same time, I realized that Jesus was Jewish, and wondered why people in my family and outside my family seemed to have something against Jewish people. I believe that God directed my thoughts on that topic as well – Jesus was/is Jewish, His people are Jewish, He loves His people, and we should love who He loves. Now it has been since the 80′s that I have learned about the many Christian/Jewish ministeries ministering the Jewish people in the name of Jesus and leading them to know that He is their Messiah. Also that there are many Christians who have a heart for Jewish people.

Praise to Jesus! We serve a faithful God, who is always loving.

annsavedbygrace

]]> By: Birgit http://birgitwhelan.com/2009/10/31/halloween/#comment-2870 Birgit Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:31:27 +0000 http://birgitwhelan.wordpress.com/2009/10/31/halloween/#comment-2870 Your comment is so encouraging <strong>Rain</strong>, thank you. As I mentioned in the post I'm not sure if I would have thought any further about Halloween and its origins had I not lived through real spiritual darkness, and then had the Lord reveal to me through the Bible how much He detests the practices that go along with it. It makes it hard to see Halloween as a bit of harmless fun after that :) And I like the way you put it at the end, seeking always to glorify Him :) Love and blessings to you! *** You're such an encouragement too, <strong>Michelle</strong>, thank you :) A pastor reminded me recently about that verse in Revelation, that we overcome the enemy by the blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony (12:11), so I thought Halloween might be a good time to write again about it. Every time I think about what God has done, I'm filled with such gratitude. It's amazing to see His hand on our lives as we look back, don't you think? You give the best advice ever Michelle - your children will definitely come to see that if they haven't already, don't worry! :) Love you!! *** You are so lovely <strong>@ngie</strong>, I think I'll have to give the award right back to you. It really made me smile, receving this from you, thank you my friend! xo Your comment is so encouraging Rain, thank you. As I mentioned in the post I’m not sure if I would have thought any further about Halloween and its origins had I not lived through real spiritual darkness, and then had the Lord reveal to me through the Bible how much He detests the practices that go along with it. It makes it hard to see Halloween as a bit of harmless fun after that :) And I like the way you put it at the end, seeking always to glorify Him :) Love and blessings to you!

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You’re such an encouragement too, Michelle, thank you :) A pastor reminded me recently about that verse in Revelation, that we overcome the enemy by the blood of the Lamb and the word of our testimony (12:11), so I thought Halloween might be a good time to write again about it. Every time I think about what God has done, I’m filled with such gratitude. It’s amazing to see His hand on our lives as we look back, don’t you think?
You give the best advice ever Michelle – your children will definitely come to see that if they haven’t already, don’t worry! :) Love you!!

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You are so lovely @ngie, I think I’ll have to give the award right back to you. It really made me smile, receving this from you, thank you my friend! xo

]]> By: Birgit http://birgitwhelan.com/2009/10/31/halloween/#comment-2867 Birgit Wed, 04 Nov 2009 10:32:48 +0000 http://birgitwhelan.wordpress.com/2009/10/31/halloween/#comment-2867 Dear Rain, Michelle and @ngie, thank you so much for each of your replies - I will be back to write more soon, but @ngie, I just wanted to say thank you SO much for your award, I just thought it was so lovely and it made me so happy today :) You are such a blessing! Dear Rain, Michelle and @ngie, thank you so much for each of your replies – I will be back to write more soon, but @ngie, I just wanted to say thank you SO much for your award, I just thought it was so lovely and it made me so happy today :) You are such a blessing!

]]> By: @ngie http://birgitwhelan.com/2009/10/31/halloween/#comment-2866 @ngie Wed, 04 Nov 2009 01:07:09 +0000 http://birgitwhelan.wordpress.com/2009/10/31/halloween/#comment-2866 Um, just dropping by to let you know that I gave you an award on my blog because I think you are awesome! http://www.angiewashington.com/2009/11/lovely-lady-lovely-blog-award/ Um, just dropping by to let you know that I gave you an award on my blog because I think you are awesome! http://www.angiewashington.com/2009/11/lovely-lady-lovely-blog-award/

]]> By: Michelle http://birgitwhelan.com/2009/10/31/halloween/#comment-2863 Michelle Mon, 02 Nov 2009 22:10:01 +0000 http://birgitwhelan.wordpress.com/2009/10/31/halloween/#comment-2863 I'm glad you are faithful to tell of your experience. The more we speak the truth, shedding light, we participate with God in restraining the darkness. I'm hoping now that my kids are all young adults that they'll listen to others' testimonies...since I'm now relegated to being an imbecile. (It happens to us all around this time. I hear I gaiin my intelligence back when they get close to thirty. We'll see...) Thanks, Birg. Love you xo I’m glad you are faithful to tell of your experience. The more we speak the truth, shedding light, we participate with God in restraining the darkness.

I’m hoping now that my kids are all young adults that they’ll listen to others’ testimonies…since I’m now relegated to being an imbecile. (It happens to us all around this time. I hear I gaiin my intelligence back when they get close to thirty. We’ll see…)

Thanks, Birg. Love you xo

]]> By: Rain http://birgitwhelan.com/2009/10/31/halloween/#comment-2862 Rain Sat, 31 Oct 2009 18:07:22 +0000 http://birgitwhelan.wordpress.com/2009/10/31/halloween/#comment-2862 Thanks for sharing about this Birgit. A few christian blogs have had posts in defence of the practise so I did read about it again myself, and you have confirmed what I understood about the root of this. And like you say, whatever the pleasures of this tradition, why would we want to be involved in anything that does not glorify Him in every way. Thanks for sharing about this Birgit. A few christian blogs have had posts in defence of the practise so I did read about it again myself, and you have confirmed what I understood about the root of this. And like you say, whatever the pleasures of this tradition, why would we want to be involved in anything that does not glorify Him in every way.

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