Hoosier, are you reading/praying daily? This Christian life is a daily walk kind of thing....until the end. Eventually, the more we read/pray, the more we will be shaped according to His image.
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HoosierCanuck
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honestly, no... i can't seem to get into it. praying-yes, reading-no. even my prayer life is inconsistent. i feel like trying to BE a Christian is about like someone trying to QUIT smoking....too many things to set you back.
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Praying is a sort of one-way communication. Yes He will answer you and give you peace, but you need more meat. You don't/won't understand as well the character of God and how he has worked in history without reading His Word. In my experience, the more often I spend in the Word AND prayer, the more I think/live like Him.
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HoosierCanuck
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i've had those experiences briefly a few times. i just don't feel i'll ever measure up. i know i shouldn't feel that way...it sucks. i sometimes wish i could just hit a reset button on my life and start over and try to get things right. i really do feel like i'm just too far gone for it to matter anymore and the mental illness isn't helping. 
anywho...not sure what else IJWTS tonight. i need to get to bed. i have to get up early and fight with the morons with the workforce development who can't figure out the difference between my part time job that i've had since 1998 and the full time job that I just lost...grrrrrrr
anywho...not sure what else IJWTS tonight. i need to get to bed. i have to get up early and fight with the morons with the workforce development who can't figure out the difference between my part time job that i've had since 1998 and the full time job that I just lost...grrrrrrr
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i've had those experiences briefly a few times. i just don't feel i'll ever measure up. i know i shouldn't feel that way...it sucks. i sometimes wish i could just hit a reset button on my life and start over and try to get things right. i really do feel like i'm just too far gone for it to matter anymore and the mental illness isn't helping.
anywho...not sure what else IJWTS tonight. i need to get to bed. i have to get up early and fight with the morons with the workforce development who can't figure out the difference between my part time job that i've had since 1998 and the full time job that I just lost...grrrrrrr
Your life is not about how you measure up. There are many people who have lived much 'worse' lives, but they still can change...it's up to God's grace and their willingness to seek Him. The Bible says, "Seek and you will find." Also, if you want Jesus to change your life, you need to let Him take the wheel. It's hard to steer a car when two people are at the wheel. Yes, we may think we know how to drive better, but that's pride & ignorance combined. Jesus will not only drive better, but he will take you to better places.
And have a good night. : )
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lj4jc
Have you loved someone today? (1 Cor. 13)
i've had those experiences briefly a few times. i just don't feel i'll ever measure up. i know i shouldn't feel that way...it sucks. i sometimes wish i could just hit a reset button on my life and start over and try to get things right. i really do feel like i'm just too far gone for it to matter anymore and the mental illness isn't helping.
anywho...not sure what else IJWTS tonight. i need to get to bed. i have to get up early and fight with the morons with the workforce development who can't figure out the difference between my part time job that i've had since 1998 and the full time job that I just lost...grrrrrrr
IJWTS that Christianity isn't about measuring up, but it is about love. God's love for us; God's love in His Son Who died on the cross for our sins. God loves you just the way you are. God empowers us to be like Jesus through the Holy Spirit. Even a simple prayer like: "God help me to be the person You want me to be", is enough. I still struggle with many things that I did when I became a Christian 24 years ago. It has been a long, uphill battle, and I didn't change over night. PM me if you want
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deliciousBass
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IJWTS I stayed home from work today. Yay. I just made myself some bacon, eggs, and toast... and Kool-Aid
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DARN YOU!!!IJWTS I stayed home from work today. Yay. I just made myself some bacon, eggs, and toast... and Kool-Aid
I was going to do that but didn't...
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dluvs2trvl
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IJWTS - I have some very fun things planned for the next few weeks including a few weekends at the beach and a camping trip in the mountains!!! It's shaping up to be a very fun summer 
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about it today and then go meet the puppy on Sunday, most likely.
Redstiletto
It's just me, always has been, always will be.
Flnative... I can send you mine, she is house broken, great with kids... loves exercise... will help you exercise.. (by chasing her down teh street where you will swear she is turning around and laughing atyou, thinking to herself... come on silly human... you can run faster than that!)
She is a small great dane, about 95 lbs she loves to sit on furniture, no matter how many times you tell her not too... she will layin your lap. Loves her ears petted, will eat you out of house and home...
and then give you the darn cutest puppy eyes you ahve ever seen and you cant stay mad at her.
she will be 5 on June 26th, she loves cake for her birthday. And she will still act like a puppy
She is a small great dane, about 95 lbs she loves to sit on furniture, no matter how many times you tell her not too... she will layin your lap. Loves her ears petted, will eat you out of house and home...
and then give you the darn cutest puppy eyes you ahve ever seen and you cant stay mad at her.
she will be 5 on June 26th, she loves cake for her birthday. And she will still act like a puppy
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ido
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IJWTS thanks for the offer, but I think I will stick with the puppy my friend here locally is offering up.
IAJWTS I wonder if it's mandatory for the person conducting a webinar to have a monotone voice so that you're either forced to bang your head on your desk to stay awake/alert or to fall asleep on your laptop, thereby shorting out your keyboard with drool.
IAJWTS I wonder if it's mandatory for the person conducting a webinar to have a monotone voice so that you're either forced to bang your head on your desk to stay awake/alert or to fall asleep on your laptop, thereby shorting out your keyboard with drool.
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IJWTS - That I've really enjoyed having a few days off during the week, but I'm regretting having to work this weekend.
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Redstiletto
It's just me, always has been, always will be.
I just want to say, I am feeling a bit spontaneous right now... last time I felt this way, I got my belly button pierced, the time before that I got my tongue pierced.... I am kind of thinking of doing both again... since I had to take them out.
or... maybe I will go get a tat.
or... maybe I will go get a tat.
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