Off topic posts from: This is the longest time Bryan hasn't posted this year!

[josephlau]

personally, I don't predict when will pips come back anymore, some members are absolutely right that we should forget about pips at the time being and get on with our lives, when it does comes back we can all start from there again, it's my opinion that being positive is one thing, but constantly predicting and keeping other people's hopes up and then disappoint them later is another.

Well doesn't it mean keeping us in prospective? It is this that keep my faith going. When there is NO HOPE, faith will be gone. So where do we strike our balance? Absolutely correct... when pips does come back (I certainly HOPE so) we will all start from there again.

[whatever]

Well I for one will not get my hopes up ever again......not to the point where I am counting on it anyway.......BUT I will be the first one to stand up and admit I was wrong, and be glad to do so.......if this "wishful thinking" turns out to be true. I wouldnt mind eating a little crow.........BUT lets not count our chickens before they hatch here!

I don't know why you would have to eat crow! No matter what happens, even IF Pips comes back with the Lotto, it has been a very long haul and a very bumpy ride, and nobody is wrong for having their nerves frayed (and expressing themselves) over this whole debacle.

[Style]

I don't know why you would have to eat crow! No matter what happens, even IF Pips comes back with the Lotto, it has been a very long haul and a very bumpy ride, and nobody is wrong for having their nerves frayed (and expressing themselves) over this whole debacle.

What I was referring to was the doubts that I have had that any form of PIPS (other than this lotto) would return. I have stated on several occasions here that I feel that the lotto IS the restructured PIPS.
I would simply be ecstatic if I was wrong about that. BUT it still remains to be seen. Thats what I meant I would be happy to eat crow about.
My stand on the lack of information stays the same as before.

I just want PIPS back up and running smoothly. I will tell you what, If Bryan can give us [the real] PIPS back, running smoothly, with our ROL having been running this whole time..........WD's all caught up and payment being made on time with no problems, I dont care if we even get an explanation. I would be happy to leave the past in the past. (as long as nothing like this ever happens again)

[jbc63]

In revelation, the Lord said "I knock at your door"..that means Bryan should be the one to open the door.And if he opens the door he will surely see his saviour not PIPS......he.....he.....he....he

I shure hope and pray that this delay means the return of Pips I just can not go on anylonger. Please Lord open the doors for Bryan to get Pips back on track let it be so!

[second mouse]

God will fight for you

Have you learned to wait with confidence?

O Lord, hear me as I pray; pay attention to my groaning.… Listen to my voice in the morning, Lord. Each morning I bring my requests to you and wait expectantly.

Psalm 5:1-3 NLT

Waiting expectantly

In World War I, Field Marshal Foch, the Allied commander in chief, could not be found when a military conference was about to start. An officer friend said, "I think I know where he might be." Foch was found praying nearby at a bombed-out chapel.

Abraham Lincoln once said, "I would be the greatest fool on earth if I did not realize that I could never satisfy the demands of the high office without the help of One who is greater and stronger than I am."

David realized this truth too. Although he was a powerful king, he daily acknowledged his dependence on someone far greater and stronger than he was. Not only did David begin each day depending on the Lord, but he waited expectantly throughout the day to see how God would work on his behalf. When you live each day looking upward, God often sends delightful surprises.

When we don't pray, we quit the fight.
Prayer keeps the Christian's armor bright.
And Satan trembles when he sees
The weakest saint upon his knees.

[ole_mats]

Are you all that unstabile?
Please take care of your mental health!

[mrl1234]

I'm in good to see you all
I hope what you guys are saying is true
otherwise it still feels good to have hope.

[piccologal]

Positive thinking can't hurt. It only comes back to bite us with dissappointment when there are those amdist us who are unsure at best and negative at worst. If everyone here had not one iota of doubt, both Pips and Lotto would be up tomorrow. It's all in the thinking of the collective Pips consciousness!

So keep those good posts rolling!

[josephryanlaird]

I agree that positive thoughts and faith can have an effect of various outcomes but we can't expect God to force our will on those that put the ox in the mire in the first place....all he can do is suggest to them that they let us out and all we can do is hope they hear and act upon what they hear...

Ryan

[ole_mats]

I find the use of God in this matter quite offending -
Does God talk to anyone here that we all should know - or only a few?
Is there a secret code or what?
Are there someone here that is some kind of messenger from God - and - is it true?