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(my mother is a fundamentalist Christian)

Phillipians 4:8
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

You may not speak insultingly of my husband to me.
It is not true that he married me to mooch off me, he has given me every dime he has since I stopped working 3 years ago.

Do you recall the story of the widow's penny in regards to the greater sums of those who had more?

I am ashamed of you for saying you were ashamed of him at Thanksgiving, simply because he had a healthy appetite and enjoyed the meal very much and ate as much as he wanted. There was plenty to go round and still leftovers. I am apalled that you would say this.

My husband is ill. Have you so soon forgotten your behavior for months while you were ill?
I also have mental illness, which you were unkind about. You must have a lowly opinion of me, as well.

I also recall Thanksgiving when you mistreated and nearly abused my precious grandson.
AND I remember who left early because they cannot enjoy being with their family.

It is my belief that compassion is far more important than a clean floor...any and all of the time.

I think Jesus addressed this when he spoke to Martha's complaints about Mary at Lazarus's death.

Please do not offend me this way again, no matter how things turn out.
I would be pleased if you took this letter to your pastor.

I Corinthians 13 tells us what is important...and what is not.

Tena

I've been going through some very rough times these past 3 weeks. I went off my anti depression medicine in June and started back again. No, didn't check with sponsor or doctor. I had some sort of reaction which included extreme anxiety attacks. It has been 13 years, 11 months since taking a drink but I realized that I had not been working a good program. I hadn't worked the steps since I first got sober. I had lapsed back into old behaviour of which I am not proud of and created more wreckage in my life. I prayed to Jesus and God the Father on a daily and nightly basis but wasn't feeling a conscience contact. No wonder since I was in so much sin! Now I'm really having mental issues. As far as the meds go my doctor took me off the one because of the adverse reaction and put me on another one. It hasn't been a long enough time to know if the new one will help with the depression. I've been obsessing over it being End Times... that Mystery Babylon is the United States and that we as a nation are being punished because we have fallen away from God. It seems to be all about the money in this land. I'm guilty too. I've bought way more "stuff" than I actually need. I feel like I've been snared by the deceiver.
I've asked for forgiveness and for just little faith and relief from the pain and fear I'm feeling that things are really about to get bad in the USA. I've also beaten myself up for being so blind to what was happening..... and for being caught off guard. I also beat myself up for being so selfish. I know I've had it really good for a long time while people in this country but more so in others have it far worse than I ever had.

It's difficult for me right now because I am at Step 1 again even though I haven't drank and am struggling very hard with it.

Any suggestions or thoughts on my craziness?

Please say a prayer for my son Joey. He is almost 42 and has had a very hard time over the past 20yrs with a cocaine addiction. He is now trying to straighten out his life. He is in Wk Release & has a chance at a job selling cars. That is his field, but since he has lost his Drivers License jobs selling cars are hard to come by. Please pray that Our Lord will open doors for him and that he gets the job that is God's Will for him. Father in Jesus Holy Name we ask this Amen.
Thank you each & everyone for your prayers,
Love,
Diane

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September 24, 2008
Key Passage: Matthew 22:34-40
Topic: Love
And he [Jesus] said to him, "You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind." (Matthew 22:37, ESV)

Love the Lord your God with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind.

Does anyone really do that? What would cause you to love God so completely? What makes you love anyone?

Is it because that person is physically attractive? Well, then it may be difficult to love God because you can't physically see Him. You have to go beyond the physical.

Do you love someone because they've been kind to you? The Bible presents God as a good and kind Creator who gives us all we need: light, air, sun, food, and more.

Do you love someone because you respect them? Certainly you can respect a holy God. After all, He cares about purity and righteousness. He's never sinned. There is no evil associated with Him.

Do you love someone because they love you? The Bible says that God loved us so much that He sent His only Son that whoever believed in Him would not die eternally but have life everlasting (John 3:16). He has to love you a lot to do that!

Even with all those reasons, it's still hard to really love someone you don't know. You might appreciate a kind Creator who loves you and whom you can respect. You might even hold Him in awe but to love Him and to do it with all your heart, all your soul, and all your mind would mean that you would have to know Him.

How can you know Him? Read the Bible. Spend time talking to Him and listening with your heart.

According to Jesus, as He answered the religious experts in today's passage, to love God is the most important commandment. If you can't honestly say, "Yes, I love God totally and completely," you should get to know Him and then you can love Him.

Begin that journey today by getting into His Word.





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Thanks to all of you that have sent me pm's showing concern it means alot to me, i just got home yesterday after having to stay out longer than usual at work . Had to make up for the month on the islands, not cheap down there.:c029:
As far as my sobriety is concerned i am sober but still having problems connecting to my higher power and changing my thoughts on what, or who my higher power actually is. Was always taught that it was God (a old man with a staff and white hair and beard) or Jesus (a young man with a beard) and that if you did certain things you would burn in hell or if you were good you would live in heaven.In other words i was scared of God pretty much my whole upbringing, just my ideas of what a higher power was to me back then and what i was taught..Silly huh ? oh well ..

Take care,

John

A guy is stumbling through the woods, totally drunk, when he comes upon a preacher, baptizing people in the river.

The drunk proceeds to walk into the water and subsequently bumps into the preacher, who turns around and is almost overcome by the smell of alcohol, whereupon he asks the drunk, "Are you ready to find Jesus?"

The drunk answers, "Yes, I am."

So the preacher grabs him and dunks him in the water.
He pulls him up and asks the drunk, "Brother have you found Jesus?"
The drunk replies, "No, I haven't found Jesus."

The preacher, shocked at the answer, dunks him into the water again for a little longer.
He pulls him out of the water, and again asks, "Have you found Jesus my brother?"
The drunk again answers, "No, I haven't found Jesus."

By this time the preacher is at his wit's end, and dunks the drunk in the water again --- but this time holds him down for about 30 seconds and, when he begins kicking his arms and legs, he pulls him up.

The preacher again asks the drunk, "For the love of God, have you found Jesus?"

The drunk wipes his eyes and catches his breath and says to the preacher, "Are you sure this is where he fell in?"

September 7, 2008
Key Passage: Matthew 18:21-35
Topic: Forgiveness/Unforgiveness
Then Peter came up and said to him, "Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?" Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven." (Matthew 18:21-22, ESV)

Let's be straight up: none of us like to forgive someone who's hurt us. It goes against everything inside of us.

We feel that forgiving someone will let them off the hook--they won't have to pay for what they did to us. We also feel that if we forgive them, they may do it again. And we can't imagine going through the pain again.

So what do we do? We don't forgive. We choose to hold onto all those painful emotions and memories. And we say things like, "I'll never forgive her" or, "He hurt me so bad he doesn't deserve to be forgiven."

But there's a problem, and His name is Jesus. You see, Jesus poses a real problem for anyone who wants to follow him but doesn't want to forgive. Not only must we forgive those who hurt us, but we may have to do it over and over.

Peter asked if it was enough to forgive someone seven times. Jesus replied with a big, fat, "No!" In fact, Jesus said we have to keep on forgiving them hundreds of times. He could have well said a billion times.

The point is a Christ-follower must forgive others, because he or she has been forgiven. Since God is a perfect, holy God who forgives us all the times we mess up, then we need to forgive those who hurt us.




© 2008 NotReligion

Hi friends,

As some might remember, today was the big day: my monthly visit to Rain! Well it was overdue since it's been postponed for a week; but we finally made it. Time pass so slowly :(
I knew i had to express my feelings today and i knew i probably be on the verge of tears because i've been boiling for a month about not receiving a letter from him, while i've been writing & sending pictures of Mia...
I know recovery is a selfish process and that i should let him do his things with his own time frame. Yet it's just so frustrating sometimes.
Anyway, the visit was okay, besides the occasional tears that wanted to spill -but i'm too proud to let them- What upset me the most about those visits is that they're supervised. They won't let us alone for 5mns! So, not only Rain doesn't express himself on paper ("what's the point, they read the letter so can't be personal"dixit him) but how can we be 100% sincere with each other if we have someone staring & listening?? grrrrrrrrr And what about the reassuring hugs?!!
Ok, i'm just whining but hey, i have needs and i have rights, non?
At least i managed to tell him what i felt (trying to ignore the third person) and he had a great time with his baby daughter.
I'll have to do a separate thread about this rehab: it's a Christian one, and -no offense to anyone here, i have nothing against religion- i'm really not confy with their "turn to Jesus" concept. Have a lot to say on this subject cos it really bugs me -especially when they try to tell me that if i don't embrace Jesus then it'll be difficult to sustain a relationship with Rain.......
anyway........
Thanks for listening
Carine

You know getting my stuff back has been a real kick. I was just going through my desk drawers looking for a USB cord for this digi cam I have and in my desk drawer is a Corona bottle cap, an MGD lable, two wine keys, a Bass ale coaster, a picture of my XH's butt. Oh yeah, the $10 radio I bought when I lived out of my truck for over a week.......LITERALLY!!!!! Jesus, did I need to get a freakin' grip on life.

Of course there are a lot of good things in there too. It's fun getting your stuff when you haven't had it in a while. My High School diploma, graduated 20 years ago, but it's in there. Cards from my kids, souvenir license plates with our names on them, pix of my fam. Like Christmas!!!!!!