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Ever since I joined CC, I have noticed a disturbing philosophy on the Singles Forum. I have long wanted to make a thread about it, but did not want to be unpopular, or alienate people, etc.
I have alienated quite a few people here, so I suppose I can now say what is on my heart without fear. A few more people blocking me will be par for the course at this point, lol.
I am disturbed by this philosophy of calling people "toxic, emotional black holes, parasites, cancers, etc." I am disturbed when I read about people cutting other people out of their lives. This is unChristian, and I don't think is biblical at all. It is unloving. Perhaps I feel this keenly because I am a vampire myself and tend to be a drain, lol.
We are all toxic in some respect, but God has told us to love others as we would love ourselves. How many people here would feel loved if a friend cut you out of his life because you were an "emotional drain"?
Love endureth all things. Love never faileth- even when a person is being a drain.
Not to commend myself, but if I come home from working and do not feel emotionally drained, I know I did not do a good job that day. I was not poured out for my kids. I was selfish. If I am emotionally exhausted, I know I was poured out that day and did not wall myself up and did not ignore their emotional needs.
Yesterday, I was in the library with students playing a board game. My turn supervising the students was over, and I wanted to go outside to look at the eclipse. This was my selfish desire. But we were in the middle of a board game and I could not leave them because I know Jesus would not leave them and would put their needs over His own. I stayed the extra hour and let God show His love through me. Not bragging- every bone and fiber in me wanted to escape to my classroom and use the hour to grade papers or surf the net and I most definitely wanted to see the eclipse.
But I let God pour me out. Anyway, if you come in contact with a human parasite- a vampire like myself, there could be worse things than being emotionally drained. You could be unneeded. At least a vampire needs you.
I have alienated quite a few people here, so I suppose I can now say what is on my heart without fear. A few more people blocking me will be par for the course at this point, lol.
I am disturbed by this philosophy of calling people "toxic, emotional black holes, parasites, cancers, etc." I am disturbed when I read about people cutting other people out of their lives. This is unChristian, and I don't think is biblical at all. It is unloving. Perhaps I feel this keenly because I am a vampire myself and tend to be a drain, lol.
We are all toxic in some respect, but God has told us to love others as we would love ourselves. How many people here would feel loved if a friend cut you out of his life because you were an "emotional drain"?
Love endureth all things. Love never faileth- even when a person is being a drain.
Not to commend myself, but if I come home from working and do not feel emotionally drained, I know I did not do a good job that day. I was not poured out for my kids. I was selfish. If I am emotionally exhausted, I know I was poured out that day and did not wall myself up and did not ignore their emotional needs.
Yesterday, I was in the library with students playing a board game. My turn supervising the students was over, and I wanted to go outside to look at the eclipse. This was my selfish desire. But we were in the middle of a board game and I could not leave them because I know Jesus would not leave them and would put their needs over His own. I stayed the extra hour and let God show His love through me. Not bragging- every bone and fiber in me wanted to escape to my classroom and use the hour to grade papers or surf the net and I most definitely wanted to see the eclipse.
But I let God pour me out. Anyway, if you come in contact with a human parasite- a vampire like myself, there could be worse things than being emotionally drained. You could be unneeded. At least a vampire needs you.