IS IT POSSIBLE TO NULLIFY A VOW BY TALKING TO GOD ABOUT IT AND ASKING FOR FORGIVENESS FOR MAKING THAT VOW? IS LOVING SOMETHING MORE THAN GOD A SIN?
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- All right, let's takesome questions, yes.
- All right, ready?
This is from Melisa who says,
"I had no idea that makinga vow involving someone,"
who was also, oh, "involvingsomeone was also something
"that was bound in heaven.
"Is it possible to nullify a vow
"by talking to God about itand asking for forgiveness
"for making that vow?
"I'm seeing all thesethings that talk about
"how it's better not to make a vow."
- Well, Melisa, you're exactly right.
It's something that youreally shouldn't do.
It's so easy to promise.
You know, we start at thebeginning of the year,
and we're making New Years resolution,
I'm not gonna get fat.
Yeah, sure.
I'm gonna exercise every day, you know?
I'm gonna be good to my kids,
I'm gonna learn a foreign language,
you know, all that stuff.
But seriously, when youmake a vow to the Lord,
I think you can ask ifyou can get out of it,
but you know, just, theBible says don't vow
if you don't mean it, keepyour mouth shut, all right?
- This is Cary, who says,"I've been married for 44 years
"to a wonderful woman whohas a hoarding problem.
"Our house is really bad.
"I had a breakdown over it,then filed for a divorce,
"and then stopped it.
"What do I do?"
- That is a psychological thing.
People who do that hoarding are afraid
that they will be without their stuff,
and they'll be withoutfood, or without clothes,
or whatever, and it becomesa psychotic problem.
The person involved in hoarding
needs clearly psychological help,
because it is a serious addiction.
But to have to live in ahouse with somebody like that
is a burden that most peopleshouldn't have to bear, so--
- It's true, but on theother hand, he, as husband,
has an opportunity to impacther life, and her addiction.
There's nobody else but Adam, right?
- Yeah, but he hadn't done it so far.
They've been marriedfor a number of years.
He didn't like it,they're just starting out.
But you know, you just,it's an ungodly thing
because the stress of allthat stuff in your house
will wear down on you, it'll wear you,
by just seeing it all, I mean,having mess in your house
is very fatiguing, it really is,
and then worrying about ifsomebody's gonna steal it,
so get psychological counseling,
and if you have to moveout, move out, all right?
- Well that's all thetime we have for today.
Thank you for questions,always great to hear from you.
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