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  1. Beautyinsteadofashes

    Conviction or condemnation?

    I wasn’t sure exactly where to post this. Admins, please move if it doesn’t belong here. It’s been months, but one evening I was eating dinner. I was having steak. When I got down to two bites left I dropped my fork as this immense wave of sorrow hit me. I suddenly felt so very awful for...
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    How can I help

    How can I be helpful to a loved one experiencing a severe obsessive thought? I understand about seeking assurance. And I know I can’t talk someone out of an obsessive thought. I just want to be as supportive as I possibly can.
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    ? On mental illness

    admins, if my post is in the wrong place, I apologize, it’s not deliberate. I started to post in the junk drawer but that subcategory said no theology and I suppose my question fits in the topic of theology... Anyway... Curious what opinions are out there regarding mental illness as far as...
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    Prayers please

    Requesting prayer for a loved one suffering very much right now. I’m so heartbroken not to be able to be there.
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    Idolatry or not

    I have a large ceramic cross on my wall which has the apostles on it as well as Jesus in the middle. I don’t pray to it. I do occasionally look at it as a sort of reminder. But I never pray to it. Does having this cross count as idol worship? However you answer, please provide scripture.
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    Influence

    Good evening. So, I grew up not knowing anyone on my father's side of the family, including my father. But after making contact with him, I’ve also found other family members online. My father has three sisters, all married. Under “people you may know” someone came up with the same last name as...
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    Forgiveness

    How do you know when you’ve truly forgiven someone? I’ve heard that if you have a chance to get even with someone who has wronged you and you don’t take it, then you’re over it. But if you have that opportunity and you do take it, then you’re not over it. BUT.....what if you wouldn’t take an...
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    True Or False?

    TRUE or FALSE The less time we spend on our relationship with God, the less time He spends on us. *Support answer WITH SCRIPTURE
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    I am a hoarder

    I am a hoarder which has been considered a form of OCD but they are beginning to class it as it’s own separate anxiety disorder, to my understanding. It’s rather possible though that I do have OCD, however mild. My father has it. And I also have exhibited characteristics. Mainly compulsions...
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    Painful colitis

    Hi all. I’ve been struggling with tummy issues for about five years now. This past Christmas, after being to the urgent care where they couldn’t figure out what was wrong with me, I got extremely sick and went to the ER. There I was diagnosed with colitis. Here were are months later. I’m having...
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    Strength

    Hello, I apologize if I am posting in the wrong place. I was just curious what are some of y’alls favorite verses on strength?
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    Contacting my father

    Hi all. Thanks in advance for reading. Recently a coworker stopped me and asked for a ride home. We did not know each other or live in the same area. She just saw on the schedule that we got off st the same time and took a chance asking me. Anyway, we are riding along and she says if I wanted to...
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    My kids deserve better

    It’s just the honest truth, I feel that my kids deserve a better mother than me. There are moments, like when my daughter hugs her brother, tells him she loves him, then kisses him, that I think “I must be doing something right”. One thing at least. There are also times when I get a good chewing...
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    Mom may be autistic

    Hi everyone. I was told years ago by my mother’s little sister that my mom had aspergers. My aunt said that my mom didn’t know she had it. Their parents had not wanted her to know and refused any therapy or special education. So my aunt says. I don’t exactly trust my aunt. That’s sad isn’t it...
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    Please pray

    I’d like to ask y’all to please lift up My Love in prayer. Pray for his health and well being, mental, physical and spiritual. Thank you
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    I’m frustrated ok. There. I said it.

    Maybe I let myself become stressed too easily. But I just feel like I need to get something off my chest before I burst. I feel like I have a third child. Now...I have two kids. But there is a person who comes by Every day. They knock on my door and I answer. (Because I can’t just pretend I’m...
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    Sick of being sick

    Wulp, I’m ill again. Saturday I was so sick I could barely move. Ended up going to the emergency room and after two bags of fluid and nearly five hours they told me I had colitis or an infected colon. Woo hoo. To top it all off, my two little ones became ill this morning. Both throwing up...
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    How to stop being lazy

    Does anyone have any advice on how to conquer the sin of sloth or laziness? I struggle with this. I'm not very good at keeping my home clean and part of that is having two kids. Part of that is needing to go somewhere on nearly every day off I have. But...in all honestly, most of it is...
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    Question

    The bible says to honor your mother and father. It also says thou shalt not lie. What if your mother tells you to lie? Personally, Im not down with that. Yes, I have lied before, but that is not by any means a reason to do it again! That's just twisted logic. Well, you've done wrong in this...
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    ? On ROCD

    Hi all. For those specifically with ROCD, or who have been or are currenly in a relationship with a ROCD sufferer, what advice would you give to a person in a relationship with a ROCD sufferer? Gee, that was a long question. Hope that was understandable.