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Hi, need some help with something.

jvgkaty

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Hi, my name is Joe. I know this is long, but could really use some opinions. I need some help in figuring out what Jesus has been showing me. Im not listing things chronologically, its getting hard to remember what came when. Let me start with this, when i was 18 my friend was into tarot cards, I dont believe you are supposed to dabble in such things but i was young. So he was reading my cards and the last card he pulled was the hanging man card, this is the card showing a dark haired man hanging by a noose. My friend told me that meant i would lose my job i had. He must have read it wrong because my father hung himself three weeks later. One day i was thinking of him and lifted the mini blinds up for no good reason and a hummingbird was hovering there staring right at me (more on that later). After that my life just spiraled down into deep depression, partying, and alcohol, of which im just now starting to come out of 13 years later. Anyway after that I met a girl who eventually broke up with me, which i was crushed. One night after she broke up with me i was crying and deeply sad, while i was sitting there crying my dads picture fell off the mirror right in front of me and the mini blinds on my window fell. Just two years i was having a conversation about my dad with a friend at about 3 in the morning. Before that i hadnt really talked about it in awhile, i had accepted it and moved on by then. When i got home the next day i checked my email and out of the blue, a woman who ive never met emailed me at about 3 that same night telling me i had a brother from my dad that i never knew about. Ive seen the pictures of him, he looks like its true. Then i began seeing my birthday everywhere (11-12). Now I know people see numbers everywhere and usually are just them looking for it. But then i saw my birthday with a time attached to it on a tv show I used to watch. Ive seen every episode and this is the only episode that shows a date and time. So i wrote the time down 11-12 at 8:01 p.m. So when that day came i went outside and when 8:01 came, a line of clouds past over my head at that exact time. Then I continued to see 11-12. Keep in mind me seeing these are over span of years. The next big thing with my birthday was on a new show called Flashforward, in the scene two of the characters are discussing seeing numbers and patterns and how people make them into something bigger than they are, when they are just coincedences and no more. They have the conversation, and then the camera cuts to a clock thats counting down and its at 11:12! The next thing that happened was seeing Jesus and seeing the picture of the last supper. I always used to swim at this same pool, id go there at least 4 times a week during the summer. One day i found a pendant that goes on a necklace, it was of the last supper. Then one day i found the book the davinci code which has the last supper in it. Weird huh. Then one day i was swimming and i asked so god what do u have for me this time, so i swam to that spot and there was a cell phone sitting there. Yes i get it, he was calling for me. Then i just started seeing pictures of the last supper everywhere, just odd places. Once i saw a movie where a guy was writing on a blackboard and on it was 11-12 and behind him the picture of the last supper. (more on jesus later) Let me tell you another thing that happened. My grandpa has gotten sick and passed away. Well one night i had a dream that i stepped out of my door, took a right, took a couple steps, then turned right into a door and there standing in a room was a dark figure. It was dressed in a robe and a hood and looking down, and I instantly knew it was evil. In my dream i screamed and yelled for it to show me its face, i was yelling this in a argumenative way like i wasnt afraid. Well i woke up from my dream and had to go to the bathroom. I walked out my door, turned right, took a couple steps and turned right to go the bathroom. As you can see these are the same steps and directions as in my dream, and when i got to the toilet there was blood on the wall. My grandpa said he had cut hit elbow on the window sill. That same day i took a nap, and had a dream that i was kissing a girl on my bed, she had black hair. She pulled away and her eyes were black and i cant remember if she was sucking black smoke from me or blowing it into me. Now back to the hummingbird, i would see one and it would always remind me of my dad, then i started seeing eagles and hawks everywhere. And when i good friend of mine died, i started seeing more butterflys. Even in the movie walk the line, which reminds alot of my life and struggles, there was a scene of J. Cash laying in a hammock watching a eagle( i guess it was an eagle) flying above him, i watched that about the same time i was seeing these. One day i was outside and was thinking about god, and was being funny and asked if i unlock this door( the door goes to a small shed), please show me something. I kid you not I unlocked the door and a butterlfy came and flew around me, a hummingbird came and hovered right in front of me and an eagle flew in the sky above me. All at the same time, im my field of vision. Now more about Jesus and god, for the most part ive quit drinking like a did, until recently i was very depressed and sad. One night about 3 weeks ago i was drinking and on the way home i got into some sort of rage and mad at god for my life being in such chaos and basically just crappy, i asked Why? Why? Why? all the way home. I got home still mad. I went to my room took a picture of a cross down and stomped on it, took a wooden cross of jesus and broke it, and cut myself. Then I took the bible still asking why and randomly opened it and started tearing out pages. I laid my hand down and smeared blood on the page. Then i looked what i had done and started to read where the blood was. I had opened it to the book of Job. The summary reads "Job is perhaps the earliest book of the Bible. Set in the period of the patriarchs, it tells the story of man who loses everything-his wealth, his family, his health-and wrestles with the question, Why?". That was quite amazing. I read that book and its about satan making a bet with god that he could get job to curse him by taking everything away, even his health. My life hasnt been to the extent what job went thru, but its mirrored it in its own way. Everything about the book i can relate to, money, health, some family, even the debates between job and his friends i can relate to. Im not sure if i passed or failed that test, because i did end up cursing him that night. But that night i found god and jesus again. I always believed, but not truly. Ive been seeing Jesus's picture everywhere since then. Even last night on yahoo i saw where some photographers took a photo of a pink hippo. I was amused so i used google images to look at it, i googled pink hippo. And the page filled up with images of pink hippos and in the middle of all the pictures was a picture cartoon of jesus with words "the messenger" under him. I laughed God must have a sense of humour. Google it, its probably still there (use google images)....idk. Now for the part i need help with. Ill start with this, for the past 4 years ive read and seen alot about the end of world. The mayans, i-ching, the hope indians, aliens coming whatever, there are alot of ideas that are joining and pointing to 2012. Along with our world in chaos. Well back to seeing Jesus's picture, one day i was cleaning out my grandpas attic, and there was a a big picture of jesus (which now hangs in my room) and next to it was a mayan-indian looking disc. Now why would that be in my grandpas attic next to jesus? And that same night i tore the bible up to job and read it, i randomly flipped the bible to a page, and the page number was 1221, thats the day alot of people think something will happen, idk what this means. Not to mention the random pictures of white horses i would see, which i saw one just the other night, and finally looked up if the white horse had any meaning in the bible. Which it does, in Revelations! I know the bible says no one will now the day of his coming, but why i am seeing all this? To me it all fits like a puzzle. Is he just showing me this as way to get my attention thats he's there and to live a good life, or is it more. Was he showing me my birthday to show there are no coincedences, so id believe what he would show me later, Idk.
p.s. I just went outside after writing this, came in, and guess what was on the tv screen. A picture of the last supper.....hahahaha!!!!!
 
Joe;

Welcome to the forum.

I have read through your entire post and let me tell you, it was not easy. You mentioned many things, including making several references to God. But you never mentioned whether or not you are a Christian. (And I never just assume this about anyone!) Joe you may already know this but you didn’t say anything about it; believing that God exists does not, in and of itself, make you a Christian or save you in any way. You need to not only believe, but also you need to turn your life over to God, believe in and accept the fact that Jesus is the son of God and was sacrificed to pay for your sins. Then you need to ask Him (Jesus) to come into your heart and take over your life. That is the only thing that will make you a Christian, nothing else.

If you are indeed a Christian, God bless you. If not, please consider praying and accepting Jesus into your heart and turning your life (along with all the things you mentioned in your post) over to God. You should do it now, and then you should seek out a pastor or other strong mature Christian friend, and tell him about this and ask him for guidance in your next steps. And you should do that now, even if it means waking them up in the middle of the night. If they are truly a Christian, they will want to hear this from you now and they will guide you to your next step!

If you are a Christian, you don’t need to worry about all these things you are worrying about. God has a plan for your life and it doesn’t depend on tarot cards, alcohol, numbers you see in various places, or even on worrying about the end of the world, or any of the other things in your rambling and confusing post. (If it’s confusing for me to read, I can imagine how confused you must feel!) God will worry about all those things and guide you through what he wants you to do with scripture, prayer, and good mature Christian spiritual counseling. You don’t need to worry about all this other stuff. In fact, you shouldn’t. Satan will just use it to confuse you.

I think another thing that would be a good idea for you to do is to find a good, professional Christian counselor to discuss these things with. Going to a professional doesn’t imply there is something wrong with you. It means you have the wisdom to seek wise counsel from a trusted professional. That may help you to put all this into perspective.

God bless you, Joe.
 
Hey, yeah sorry about the rambling post. I just sat down and wrote that in like

an hour, trying to describe it all. Don't think I did a good job lol. I actually am a

christian and found Jesus three weeks ago. I always believed in him, but didnt

truly believe. After posting that message and thinking about it I've realized I

wont be able to understand everything. Maybe I was just wanting to get that

off my chest, ive told bits and pieces of those things to loved ones but not all of

it. I mean after reading the post, i must come off as nuts lol. I know what ive

seen and its all real. Im not some new age believer trying to look for signs and

trying to be one with the universe or something. Im just a normal guy living life

lol. And maybe I shouldnt be dwelling on everything and asking why, but accept

it and focus on Jesus and the bible. But it is kinda hard, when these things feel

like their slapping me in the face. Someone mentioned Satan using things to

confuse, but they've never felt evil, I've always felt closer to God when they

happened. Idk. Its kinda hard to convey how i feel and these things over the

internet. But theres been just to many to write off as coincedence or having no

meaning except me looking for meaning. Im not out looking for signs or anything,

their just there. But another problem im having is how to balance my new

christian life with my old one. Im a thirty year old male and single, and my

hormones are still alive and kicking lol. Theres gonna be no more drinking, out

looking for woman (not that I was some boozing hounddog), but you get the

point. I mean you all live in the world, I can step outside and these things are

everywhere. I dont even have to step outside, all I have to do is turn on a

movie and there it is. Its gonna be difficult and i can see that. Quite a transition

from there to here in 3 weeks. Anyway, thanks for listening. God bless
 
Joe;

That's great news to hear you accepted Christ! And just 3 weeks ago too! Welcome to the family (we are brothers through Jesus)!

Of course, at three weeks old (as a Christian), you will have a lot of questions on these kind of things. Be aware that Satan is the master of disguise and many times will make you feel "closer to God" and stuff like that. He (Satan) wants you back now and will use many things such as tarot cards, numbers, visions, and all sorts of things to accomplish his purpose of stealing you from God (especially when you have already been involved with these kind of things). When the kind of things you have described happen to a Christian, he (or she, I just use "he" interchangeably:)) has to determine if it is from God or Satan. The way to do this is with a very good working knowledge of the scriptures from a Christian's perspective. With only three weeks as a Christian under your belt, that is going to be next to impossible for you to do right now.

Joe, you need to get to a good mature Christian counselor to help you with this. Preferably a professional because of the complexity of what you are describing, but at least someone who has been a Christian for a long time, has the spiritual gifts necessary for counseling, and has a proven track record as a good counselor. You even said that these things are hard to describe on the internet, and you are right. About 80% of our ability to convey information to other people is in our non-verbal communication skills (body language, tone of voice, eye contact, etc, etc, etc.) So as soon as you type information on the internet, you put yourself at an 80% disadvantage of being understood. That's why I strongly recommend a counselor that you can sit down with and talk face to face. He will have a far better chance of understanding and being able to help you sort all this out.

I'm emphasizing counseling so much because, after being a Christian for several decades, I have seen this type of experience before, and it has not been from God. I'm not saying that all of your particular experience is not from God because I don't know that. Although I do know that God does not use tarot cards or alcohol to speak to us, so I can say with certainty that anything you experienced relating to those things are not from God. Christian counseling will also help you put other things into perspective as well. For instance, being a Christian does not necessarily mean you can’t go out and look for a girlfriend! (Even though you may find yourself looking for girls with different values now than you did before, you can still have a girlfriend!) There will be a lot of things in your life that will be different (better!) now, but good counseling from a mature Christian will help you sort out which things are required by God and which things are simply traditions (not always bad, but not always from God either!) or personal tastes of those around you.

Joe, are you involved in a good church that believes in and teaches from the Bible? If you are, there are probably people there who can recommend a counselor for you. You should ask someone there soon (like, call the pastor today and ask!) The pastor himself may be the one for this job, or he may recommend someone that he knows has the gifts and abilities for this. From what I’ve seen on this forum so far, there are some smart, knowledgeable Christians here, but there are also others that are not. Sometimes it can be hard to tell them apart! Until you can tell the difference, face to face counseling with someone you know is a mature Christian is the way to go! We’ve all been there. I am grateful to also have a few trusted Christian counselors that I rely on all the time!
 
I think it's great that you have been born again!
I don't know how I can help you, but I know God will give you the answer you're looking for. Your relationship with Him is all that matters. So, with that said, you should take those signs to mean whatever it is you think they mean. I have found repeating numbers to be a form of communication with God. I also believe that if you focus on something then it will most likely appear in different aspects of your life. So, if you're thinking about the last supper and it appears on tv, well perhaps your thoughts played a role? IDk really.
Counseling from a Pastor is the best suggestion I can give. hmmm think I need some of that myself. LOL
I am certain prayer will help build this great communication you seem to have with God.
 
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