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If They Say, "Come With Us"SJL, Thank you for your time in response. Mine was not a wolf in sheep's clothing but my own father, who knew the real Truth. Yet, I am still...
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If They Say, "Come With Us"Jim, thank you for reading and for responding and for sharing your thoughts on this subject. It would take a book to share it all with you, and...
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If They Say, "Come With Us"Dear Christsfreeservant, Thank you for sharing your spiritual insight. Your topic is very timely, personally speaking, as I have struggled with...
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Learn to EndureYou are loved by God and nothing will change that. There will be more in the future. Jesus knows all of it, yet loves you with an eternal heart...
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I tend to overdo the attempts at humour perhaps. Humour helps me address my anxiety and anxiety is the source of most of it .
"Paul you're not funny OK". That might hurt initially but I know that we all have a slightly different sense of humour anyway. And then there are people who don't laugh...
Anyone who has mild to severe anxiety may well understand the feeling of "making mountains out of mole-hills". Not my favourite expression either by the way. I'll try to think of a better one.
The job I started this year at first seemed monstrous. Now it feels very manageable.
Once we get over...
My prayers go out to the victims of torture. I try to put myself in their place but it is impossible to imagine the degree of horror. Absolute terror. Absolute.
Surely these unfortunates are fast-tracked to Heaven. To die like that, they share in the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.
Lord hear my prayer
OK I'm a bleeding heart liberal. There you've got me pegged now. I feel sorry for those on the fringe. I support windpower over coal and gas. I'm a bit green but I need to research more on that.
I'm highly sensitive especially if someone disagrees with me. I will use political correctness to...
I'm obese ...ouch.
112 kg and 174 cm now
at age 18 I was 70 kg and 174 cm.
At least I haven't grown taller!
But the reality hit me yesterday when my partner videod the dog and me at the park.
My profile side on .......ouch.
When I look in the mirror at home I never look at myself side on. Just...
I really admire that in devoted Christians. And in marriages too of course . People who never say an ill word about their partner. Never tempted to spice up an otherwise dull conversation, with some hot gossip about their partner's bad habits.
I am just starting to realise now that it is a one...
I grew up as a cradle Catholic and attended Catholic schools most of my childhood. I think idealism is part of being a Christian. Its there in the Bible and in the Catechism. Try to be like Christ. Follow the rules, the commandments , especially the "love" ones.
But my personality is predisposed...
I know his personal life is nothing to admire but his humour has always appealed to me.
"I would never want to join a club that would accept someone like me as a member." (might've been Groucho Marx originally)
"I don't want to achieve mortality through my work. I want to achieve immortality...
"Religion is an opiate for the masses".
I often think about that saying or cliché I guess it has become.
And the other one:
"God didn't create man. Man created God."
I'll be the first to admit that I need God to exist. Without Him ,this life seems meaningless. And lonely too.
I used to put my...
What a concept!
I hate to say this, but eternal anything sounds either dull or monumentally cruel.
I am more inclined to think the next life is just another phase like this one. Like Reincarnation in Buddhism. Except coming back as an animal is kind of far-fetched I think. :)
Now before you...
"Life is meaningless. there is no God. there is no afterlife. If I die, that's it. Nothing."
I'm not promoting suicide here. On the contrary. As a Christian, it would be a total backhander to the Creator. I was given life. its not for me to take it.
I see in the local news some guy killed his...
As the years go by I am getting more and more obsessive. Fussy. Others' behaviour can easily trigger annoyance. My annoyance is self-righteous and arrogant. "Why cant they be compassionate, sensitive and big picture minded like me?" :)
Why cant they see reality like me? Its obvious to me. Why...
Political Correctness
I'd just like to make it clear that this blog is aimed at no one . I have nothing against anyone. Not even Santa Claus. I am completely free of any prejudice. My language is clear and precise. I hate no one, and have no potato chips on my shoulder. No teeth to grind. No...
I know. I know. I just know.
I can see God working in you.
No one else can see it but I can.
God is at work in you.
You suffer for Him.
You are ignored by most.
But someone gave me the X ray vision
To see your beauty.
And I gotta say.
its a privilege
a privilege
a privilege.
That's not love! That's delusional!
We all nod our heads. 'yeah, Ok whatever, that makes sense, you guys would know better anyway, you're scholars",
we just accept things without noticing that little question mark in our heads. And how is a Father sacrificing His only Son, somehow related to...
When no one says anything and keeps their cards close to their chest. I find this atmosphere can be just as challenging. Who is your ally? Who is your enemy? So many masks. But what do you really think?
If I am having a problem with someone, I need to consult one person, a trusted confidant. if...
I cant hear you Lord
I cant see you
I don't want to see you anyway
You just remind me of my lack.
I'm drowning
Drowning in my own sin
I want to say "rescue me"
but I think you're tired of my insincerity
I cant breathe
I'm sinking
I've almost given up
on you
because I think
you've given up on me...
Yet I find the child within me has more wisdom than the adult!
Or the child in others triggers the child in me?
When I was in my twenties, I tried to be very serious and "adult".
What a bore I mustve appeared to others.
I know responsibility is important. But some people can handle...
Popularity
How important is it to you? Or was it to you?
A certain amount of popularity is important in the workplace for instance. At school and college too. Our reputation is part of our survival.
How about CF?
As Christians, we are not supposed to care. Keep God happy. Not other people...
"this youtube clip has gone viral"
we hear that phrase very often these days.
Does it ever occur to you that the word "viral" might be inappropriate?
I've suffered a virus. It can lay me low for several days.The word "virus" only conjures up negative feelings about something that is basically...