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Post by hilja2012 on Jan 2, 2012 8:31:37 GMT -5
Hi all. My Name is Hilja, Married 29 yr old mother of 5 plus stepson, so 6 . :)
I am Head covering Christian, that goes to Ukraine Church(sometimes). I was Born in Estonia to Christian family..I speak Finnish,Russian and English,,traveled
lots of places as child even poped in USA..then my last place was Finland were I live most of my childhood,I left God did my own things and..I met my Husband to be at age of 19..and moved here Australia. I did everything worldly, Till started to get very bad anxiety, like horrible, saw therapist , doctors just said something was wrong with my head..I was so lost..My husband just didn't understand me, nobody could..Doctors wanted to give me medicine, but than I remembered.GOD, He helped me when was little girl. I said no to Doctors. Went Home. Opened my Bible and was hard to read , but kept going and prayed for help..I prayed and cried whole day that day..God heard me Helped and healing began..I felt SO Good I could breath I was so Grateful and happy, words Could not explain.. I kneeled again and said please free me from smoking and he did that instant,,it's been few years..I don't count my days of not smoking , But thank God..Coz as worldly I tried quiting SOOOOOO many times with different thing as no success..I even had dreams of smoking..I struggled so much and always fell back..But with GOD oh wow..It was over. I fell on Hard times , but God helped and helps. My Life with God is up and down, but I pray to God to help me to be loyal to him and give me new strenght, Coz the times are hard, My story with God is Amazing coz of how many times he has helped me in spiritually and other ways. In Australia it's is hard to find fellow God seekers, that don't talk about makeup or the worldly thing..I don't want that. I was Worldly and Drinker and smoker and selfish and plain simple Worldly..But I still deep in my heart new, but wanted to be worldly..I knew if I was to become God's daughter..no more drinking smoking no more , but everything to God. So now it is..everything I want is to do with God. ..Sorry for long post in introduction..But this is in Super Short about me, My Husband is not believer. Yet. But will be have seen Vision In my Dreams..And it was Great. Great is my God. peace on to you all. :) Look forward to getting to know you all in Jesus Christ.
P.s sorry spelling mistakes.
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Post by robertcolumbia on Jan 2, 2012 12:47:02 GMT -5
Welcome! I believe that we have one sister on this board who is in Australia - maybe you could see how close y'all are!
I've not been to Australia, but I've come to understand that it's a lot harder to find believers who really live a Christian life over there than here in the USA. The problem here in the USA is that we can't agree on how to do anything!
Are your children believers? Are your parents still in Estonia?
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Post by hilja2012 on Jan 2, 2012 16:42:01 GMT -5
Hi, Thank you for your Welcome.. Yes, I saw that there was one Aussie here.  My parents live in Finland, My Mum also just came back to God. My dad been Christian for years and years..since I was child. I teach my children about God. When my husband will give his life to God that's when we will go to church as whole God serving family. plus I also need to find English speaking God fearing Church, It will be hard  ..but I believe God gives. |
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Post by hilja2012 on Jan 2, 2012 21:06:31 GMT -5
I can see I have had views, but only one comment, I hope I haven't said anything to offend anyone. |
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Post by blessedbygod on Jan 2, 2012 23:50:33 GMT -5
Hello - welcome - My name is Kim. (I am on the board most days - usually reading the different post - more than posting because I only get a few short minutes to read. Sometimes I forget to sign out - like yesterday/today. Ha!) Anyways - I am married to Mark - we have 5 children on earth and 2 in heaven. Ages 19, 17, 14, 5, and 1. We live in Alabama. I have enjoyed being a part of this board and have learned a lot over the years. I am thankful that Ben and Darlene started this. I hope you also find good fellowship here as we have. Love in Christ Kim |
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Post by art on Jan 2, 2012 23:53:29 GMT -5
Welcome Hilja! Glad to have you with us and may God bless you in your daily walk as you pray for your husband. I have just prayed for you and your husband.
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Post by rachel on Jan 3, 2012 6:31:31 GMT -5
Hello Hilja!
I'm Rachel, a fifteen-year-old headcoverer and the only other Australian here! It's good to have you here. Where in Australia are you from, if you don't mind me asking? I'm in the Adelaide Hills. Perhaps if you're in South Australia too, we could meet up sometime?
About you worrying if you've offended anyone, I should point out that posting can sometimes be slow here. You only posted yesterday evening, so you've had quite a few replies in that time. I usually come on everyday but I was on yesterday morning so I missed your post! Otherwise I would have been very, very excited like I am now, because you're in Australia, too!
Also I just want to say I think it's amazing that you speak so many languages! I've come to understand that it's fairly common to speak a lot of languages in Europe, but even so, it's pretty amazing. I speak English (obviously), German, and French. I also speak varying very little bits of Indonesian, Italian, Korean, and Russian, but certainly not enough to have a conversation, just things like 'hello', 'goodbye', 'excuse me', 'sorry', 'can I buy...', 'do you speak English', and so forth, and I can read Cyrillic and Hangul (Korean alphabet). I'm homeschooled but have been going to German school for a year now, so my German is much better than my French. I guess it's easier to learn languages when you're exposed to them all the time.
Anyway, that aside, I was... I don't think there's a word for it, like amazed and touched?... by your story. Although I've never been as worldly as all that (at almost sixteen, there hasn't been much chance to!) but I did go through a period of really bad anxiety and depression which I've only really gotten out of by the grace of God. He is almighty and can do all things, even when I was doubting that he even existed and he saved me again... he keeps saving me over and over, when I think surely I'm not worth it anymore? But God is all-loving and all-powerful.
I look forward to getting to know you through this forum and maybe even in person since we're in the same country!
from Rachel.
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Post by hilja2012 on Jan 3, 2012 7:28:03 GMT -5
Peace on to you all in the name of Jesus Christ..Thank you all so much for Welcoming me. It's nice and even for praying for me..God Bless you all as well with his almighty hand, He is the Only Great True Love. Hi Rachel, yes it is sooooo nice to meet you as well..I live in Victoria near Melbourne.. Not too far, But for sure would like to met you. It is so nice to see young person so into God..I was the other day thinking and crying about my children and young people were are all young people going?? I was young How could I let satan bind me..so. I should have given my life to Jesus sooner..younger..I so regret my life as what I was. Stay strong..only winners will be entering God's heaven..Times are soo not easy for Young people ..it is soo sad,, But our God is Stronger than anything we could imagine..He can do thing Human mind cannot think of..We just have to pray for all that are blinded..Jesus wants to save all..I love talking about God. Anxiety and depression so young..I had that same anxiety feeling when I was very Young..like 10 or something ..I rang my dad from school panicking..It was Horrible I thought I would die..I was bad..I was scared as..Dad picked me up..and told him what is wrong.and that whole day till night time as Child I prayed and asked God forgiveness for every sin I did and could remember..I was only Child..and that anxiety after that was Gone..I felt soooo Light, It was unbelievable..I have till this day not felt "that " free..I felt empty from all bad..It was Gone..From that when I was adult Remembered ..And started praying to God..New he was THE only one that could free me. Tell me what is it like for you In Australia as 15 Christian?..I have stepson 13 yrs. I pray for him, I try tell him about God, mostly I pray, so God does His work. Also my other Children..I get sad thinking the world my children are in..I want God's stamp to be on them and on their hearts. Praying and begging mercy to my Family and everyone I know. God bless Hope to hear from you soon. |
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Post by Brother Ben on Jan 3, 2012 15:47:23 GMT -5
Pryvit ! Hilja, welcome to our forum. I have been away from the internet during the holidays and glad to see you here with us. Thank you for sharing your testimony, God is kind to his children. I hope we can be a blessing to you as we ALL learn to walk with him.
Bro. Ben
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Post by hilja2012 on Jan 3, 2012 18:30:07 GMT -5
Privet to you as well.. Thank you for your kind Welcome. Hilja |
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Post by robertcolumbia on Jan 3, 2012 22:19:23 GMT -5
Sis, you said that you had trouble reading the Bible. Are/were you having difficulty with the overall context (e.g. it doesn't make sense), difficulty concentrating or avoiding becoming distracted by the world, or difficulty understanding the language (e.g. you are having difficulty with words and grammar)? Are you reading it in Russian, Finnish, or English? Do you know what version it is? We might be able to help.
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Post by hilja2012 on Jan 4, 2012 0:47:39 GMT -5
Sis, you said that you had trouble reading the Bible. Are/were you having difficulty with the overall context (e.g. it doesn't make sense), difficulty concentrating or avoiding becoming distracted by the world, or difficulty understanding the language (e.g. you are having difficulty with words and grammar)? Are you reading it in Russian, Finnish, or English? Do you know what version it is? We might be able to help. AHHHHH. Now I know what you mean...I didn't get it..Yes I had trouble reading it coz of my restlessness(anxiety) could not even sit still to read, But all that is Gone, God freed me from all that. The Bible I read is Finnish and also KJV English. |
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Post by rachel on Jan 5, 2012 0:36:21 GMT -5
Hilja, my mother was raised in the Latrobe Valley, near the Dandenongs. I have a lot of relatives still there, also in Melbourne and Sydney, so I go over that way a lot! I look forwards to meeting you next time I'm in that area.
Yes, I also pray for other young people and teens... there are some Godly teens in my homeschooling group, but all the others seem so lost... I try to reach them but I'm so different it seems impossible! I pray to God for help in that. But even in a church, you see teenagers on Sunday wearing not much, gossipping, sometimes swearing, and wonder... how can they call themselves Christians? And don't get me started on non-Christian, schooled teenagers... how they can act and dress that way is beyond me, and it's difficult to talk to them because I don't act and dress that way...
About being a Christian teenager in Australia... I think it's easier for me than a lot because (a) I'm stubborn, (b) I managed to get out of the public school. It would be much more difficult if I had to go to face-to-face school everyday, with all the non-Christian teens. Without their influence, which I hadn't thought I paid much attention to anyway, I have been able to grow in God and do what I feel is right, rather that what the world is telling me I should do. Also there are so many Christians in my homeschooling group who believe in modest dressing and things like that, it's easier for me to fit in there than it ever way for me in school.
I guess, not just in Australia but anywhere, it's just trying to stay away or ignore all the influences the world has which aren't Godly. I had thought that I wasn't influenced by them much, but I think I was a lot and still am a bit... I wasn't as influenced as some Christians, and my sister, I think mostly because I'm stubborn... I see the world in pretty much black and white, and did what I had been taught and read in the Bible, rather than going with the crowd. Maybe it was also easier for me being raised in a Christian family... it would be harder for your stepson if he hasn't been raised that way except recently. I think, keep talking to him about God, just mention it in conversation, don't make a big deal of it. He might get curious and ask you more!
Do sveedaneeya,
from Rachel.
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Post by kscarle on Jan 17, 2012 10:19:37 GMT -5
Welcome Sister Hilja, I am so happy to hear of your overcoming struggles with God's help. And there is never enough space for us to fill up all he has done. I became a Christian shortly before my husband and I quit smoking and drinking. The changes made my husband curious about the new me. Like God said.....chaste conversation. It felt good to read of your love for your husband even if he is lost now. I look forward to your being here. Thank you for sharing. Sister Kristie |
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Post by hilja2012 on Jan 17, 2012 17:02:17 GMT -5
Peace on to you sister in our Lord Jesus Christ
You made me smile. Thank You . God is Good..I prayed last night for my husband and I got nice suprise from you , lift up in spirit..I truely believe my husband will become God's son. All in God's time.
Love In Jesus Christ
Hilja
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