Somebody talk to me please

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You may already know that I'm having a horrible time trying to move. But I know that if I'm doing the Lord's will ... I just turned you off, didn't I? My life experience is that if I'm doing God's will, life flows like silk. Everything is easy. And this move is awful. And then I thought, "Did I ask?" No, I didn't ask.

So quickly in my mind I asked for help. Then I googled for an apartment and *pop!* - there it was on my screen - my new apartment, at the exact price, in the exact condition, with exactly the concessions I was prepared to make to get that ridiculously low price.

And now I gotta talk to somebody, preferably you, I guess. Actually, I would like you to talk to me. Do you get things like this? I hope you're not doing a mental shrug at me.

"Ask and you shall receive." It's happened before. I just forgot to ask.

My take on this is that a hopeful attitude tends to attract better fortune than a hopeless attitude. People are more helpful to hopeful people, even if the hopeless ones need their help more. States of mind do influence what happens in our lives, though to what extent and exactly how the process works is far from clear to me. I had a small instance of this last weekend, when I ordered a glass of champagne at a cafe, because I felt so happy and relaxed in the sun by the harbour; to my surprise, there was no bill later and I was told it was on the house! I noticed that everyone else was charged. Go figure!

Yes, Claradoon,

I can relate!

Sometimes doors open swiftly and smoothly after praying about a situation,
other times doors open but you also must work really hard and overcome life's hurdles
and perhaps even spiritual battles,
and still other times, doors shut ... and sometimes later on when you can look back
and see the situation more clearly, you thank God they did.

Glad you've found a more promising apartment,
hope everything works out wonderfully!

...

I have on occasion been treated to what I like to call, "Divine Irony" in response to prayer, it can give me a good chuckle...

I always talk to you, Claradoon.

Yes, like the above posters, I do believe positive thoughts frequently lead to positive results.

And negative thoughts frequently preordain negative results.

Oh bless you all for your sweet replies.

I was asleep and thought someone was banging on my door, but it's midnight so it must have been a dream.

But 3 loud knocks on the door at exactly midnight mean something? It's my beloved cousin's b'day - she's 68. We've been on and off for 67 years. Currently we're off but I must send her a card.

I've put an ad to hire somebody to get me through the next few days.

Progress report: I went and signed a lease application. I am waiting for reply.

How sensible and sane that sounds! The truth is I couldn't wash my hair so I sprayed it with Febreze and put a hat on top. And so on. I took my cane but not my walker, wanting to appear independent. I wobbled too much and the guy phoned me later and asked if I could reach the tall places. Anyway, he seemed to think the application would be accepted and I think he's nice - but he's not the owner.

Thank you for your help.

I'm 67 in age and moving from the midwest to the east coast of U.S. at the end of April. I struggle emotionally with the work and unknown ahead of me. It is reassuring you signed your lease application. I don't have an apartment lined up yet as the managements say they can't hold an apartment until I am closer to my move date.

[quote="Claradoon"]You may already know that I'm having a horrible time trying to move. But I know that if I'm doing the Lord's will ... I just turned you off, didn't I?[quote]

You motivated me to write some words here, and I hardly ever post in these forums,
can God work through atheists? why not!

You should read The Science Of Getting Rich by Wallace Wattles, google it, it's a free pdf file. Don't be put off by the title, since it's not really about getting rich, it's about how, if you put a good intention out there and then look for opportunities to fulfill it, a door will open for it to happen. Like a couple others posting on this thread, sometimes I wonder if people with "bad luck" are doing this in reverse, putting "bad vibes" out there, so they get bad stuff back. If you believe that it's the "will of god", I won't argue, but personally I think it's more than that.

I understand this feeling, and even though I don't know what to say, I said a prayer for you, that you'll have peace, strength, calmness, and direction.