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Sorry Helen I missed your post and can't find it to respond so I hope you see this. Yes I did look it up yesterday and read that it's dogs instinct to attack cats. I spoke with a lawyer and he said the neighbor is wrong - that all we were doing was walking the dog in our own yard. He said we...

Thanks for your input. It's a tough call but my husband said something similar - that if we pay some of it then God may bless us. Every job I've ever had was hard - I had no cushy jobs so money is hard to give up especially with the way they're handling it. But we'll see. I think it's...

That's for sure. I need a breather but the Lord seems to think I can handle it all; I guess I'm the one not so sure. I keep thinking of my theme song: "Running on empty..."

Never heard that one:)

Can you elaborate at all on your experience? Don't share it if it's too private but I like hearing of how other believers deal with similar issues. It's very hard to determine what the right thing to do is. A youth pastor - which we later learned was corrupt (I won't say it but you'd...

Thank God you see it! I'm being hit from every angle! I told my husband that Satan is hitting us again. The neighbors are unsaved yet we've always got along good with them but it was because we turned the other cheek. But now Satan has stirred them up and they're acting sanctimonious - I...

I thought yesterday that you're really walking the walk by offering me money. That was really nice. I would never accept it however. Every job I've ever had took a lot out of me to earn it. Money never came easy and I don't think it comes easy to anyone else. I spoke with a lawyer who told...

Because he's a lawyer, the wife began to pull legal jargon on us which I do not appreciate. It was a manipulation tactic. Remember too that Christ turned over the tables of the moneychangers. I don't like the way they are absolving themselves of all culpability. When my husband asked if they...

I don't know if that equates to this situation. I'm wondering if giving in to them is going to empower them even more because they see themselves as these righteous people who were wronged that WE now have to pay from our back for our grievous mistakes. I just wonder if they need a healthy...

I will read Philemon. At this point I don't feel that we owe them and it's the attitude that I don't like. A neighbor had told me that they went around pointing the finger at everyone else's kid when there was vandalism and it was their son who did it. My relative said if the dog was in any...

That's a good point Dave.

No - I am not going to accept any money. We are not broke - I just have high medical bills and we live very frugally but the neighbors know of my situation. The neighbors are much better off financially than we are and that's why I'm shocked and hurt that they expect us to pay their bill. We...

You think we should pay the bill? You don't think the neighbor has any culpability?

I know what you mean. And for me the feeling was a deep sense of holiness, of goodness, a sense of being in touch with the Ancient of Days. It was fleeting though and I do long for it. I grasp what you're saying: it may not be that I've done anything amiss or haven't achieved what I'm trying...

] I know it hurts - and it hurts to be at odds with another believer. You remember that not long ago it was others arguing on here. I know that it stings which is why I hoped everyone would just agree to disagree. I feel responsible because I asked Dave to expound - he did not offer it. If...

Sorry I missed the post and can't find it. The vet bill is $1500. I do not want anyone to give any money. We're not broke, but I have high medical bills. My treatments are $1k apiece and I need 18. I've been waiting on the insurance but if they even approve it we'll have to pay $18,000. All...

I hope that I didn't convey in my response that I thought you were mad! Heavens no. I've had people think that of me because I believe in the Bible. I know that there are some things that God wants of me that I'm still working on. I'm just trying to find out how exactly one does go "in the...

Good way to look at it - that God is always with me although my senses don't perceive Him. I thought that it was the "groaning inwardly for our adoption as sons" - since that describes the feelings I have - but they're strong at times; the times that I sensed God's holiness were peaceful and...

That's a really good verse Helen. One I'd read before but you brought it to memory: "He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most High..."

"The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God." Romans 8:16