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Please do not make angry blanket statements but you are correct God knows you better than anyone else ever could. No one is asking you to prove yourself to us.They have no idea bud and probably never will.
Me and you only have to prove ourselves to God. God knows us, they don't.
I couldn't agree more.It is unfortunate if you leave. I don't think anyone was thinking badly of you. As for those of us who agreed with certain posts, I can speak for myself that I was agreeing with the point about the power of words. It wasn't aimed at you.
I must have missed where Senkaku blatantly told anyone that they didn't have enough faith and that was their issue. It looked like most of his posts were about taking responsibility and doing what you can.
I think that depends on how much you trust God's ability to heal people.
Honestly, all I got from Senkaku's post was, "Try harder!" which hurts me because I've been trying hard my entire life to change myself and still am going nowhere in life. It's exactly what I originally posted that Right Winged Christians talk trash about people like me because we are not as successful as them because we "Didn't try hard enough" when it comes to work, faith, or what have you. These are people who shouldn't display this kind of pride the pharisees had because of their status in life.
I try, I try, and I try but never get anywhere because of my mental disability and unfortunate environment. Telling me that I lack faith only made me feel worse and I only deleted my original post because another user privately gave me crap for it, told me that I'm playing victim again, and that I shouldn't have posted it.
Whatever though. It's crap like this that makes me think that the closer you are to physical/mental/social/emotional perfection, the more in God's image you are made in. Unfortunately, I do not fit the worldly Christian's definition of perfection and it's something I have to live with every day.
Wayholka, first of all, there aren't degrees to how we were made in God's image. We were just made in His image, period. You were made in His image, period. I was made in His image, period. Man looks at outward appearance, but God looks at the heart.
I think there is something to be said for the power of positive thinking. That is something I have worked hard on myself. Victim mentality or whatever aside, the truth is that you are a lovable, creative, treasured, valuable creation of God, and the best thing you can do is work on believing that and truly, sincerely loving yourself. And I know you are taking other steps to manage your mental health and your circumstances, and all you can do is to continue to make healthy choices, and when you stumble, get right back up and keep going. You have got this and God has got you.
Intellectually, I know what you say is true but emotionally, I don't. I will keep trying to better myself like you said. I slipped today and need to get back up.
Intellectually, I know what you say is true but emotionally, I don't. I will keep trying to better myself like you said. I slipped today and need to get back up.
I sincerely apologize, everyone, for starting this discussion. I did not wish for things to get this downhill.
Be that as it may, the negative responses started before that quote. The very first post he made was meet with an immediate negative response. But I am done with this topic, because I do not wish to respond to anyone out of anger. I mean no disrespect toward you and I am not angry about what you said but about what I have just read elsewhere.I don't doubt that Senkaku meant well and was trying to help, but that is why there have been some negative reactions. It wasn't to the other stuff he said so much as to that post in particular. It wasn't helpful at all. Unfortunately one wayward sentence can color everything else.
I'm American and have never had it.I haven't either. It does seem to be very much a North American thing.
I think it's more of a Northern thing. I've never heard of anyone here ever having it.Same.
I'm American and have never had it.
Same.
Well I was born and raised in the south and I LOVE eggnog.... but hate eggs, go figure.I think it's more of a Northern thing. I've never heard of anyone here ever having it.
I'm so happy my Un christian friend has recently turned to God in prayer over
some difficulties in her life,and even asked me to pray for her.
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