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Lynx

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My mother had a cure for that. If we put it on our plates we had to eat it. If we didn't want it, we didn't get any supper.

I grew up not being very picky about kinds of food. Quality of food is very important to me still - fast food belongs in the garbage can - but my taste in what kinds of food I like is very broad.
 

Socreta93

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Thoughts and prayers aren't useless, however ONLY thoughts and prayers won't always get things done. Even in church I've heard you can pray all you want but if you sit down and do nothing nothing will happen. God don't like lazy unmotivated people. So basically we pray for the families, pray for peace and pray for wisdom in how to handle this situation
 
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MissCris

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My morning so far- first pic is a wheat field on the way to town, and I always think it’s just so pretty, no matter what time of year it is. I don’t usually get to look at it because, driving, but the roads are bad and I was only going 20 or so, so I snapped a photo.

And theeeen, trying to leave in-laws ranch an hour later, the second photo happened. I got out of their driveway and was backing down the county road to get up some speed for a hill that leads to the highway...back tire went into a 3 foot drift. Dug out enough to move, this happened. Thank God my husband’s uncle was right there to help. Now I’m firmly parked on pavement, killing time until a quick appointment before going grocery shopping.

...yay adventure?

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Oncefallen

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My morning so far- first pic is a wheat field on the way to town, and I always think it’s just so pretty, no matter what time of year it is. I don’t usually get to look at it because, driving, but the roads are bad and I was only going 20 or so, so I snapped a photo. View attachment 178655

I hope you caught the jerk who spray painted the back of your mini van. :p
 

Deade

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My mother had a cure for that. If we put it on our plates we had to eat it. If we didn't want it, we didn't get any supper.

I grew up not being very picky about kinds of food. Quality of food is very important to me still - fast food belongs in the garbage can - but my taste in what kinds of food I like is very broad.

I raised 4 kids, and they can be picky eaters. I remember as a child I had to eat what was placed in front of me. This was the late 40's and early 50's. My widowed mother couldn't afford picky eaters, but she always tried to have something. It became harder when 5 cousins moved in with us when I was 2. The three oldest were almost adults. Sometimes all we could find to eat was hot tea and plain toast (ya dip the toast in the tea).

I tried to get some input from the kids I raised; then adjusted my/our cooking habits to kind of cater to their taste. You know kids though and sometimes you just have to set it down and say: eat! We tried to not overcook our veggies [something my mother did] and they liked them better (especially carrots). Every once in a while a teenager will look at you and swear they never ate something when you know better. Boy is this ever random.

I guess I'll kiss off:
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Yeraza_Bats

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I recorded my first public youtube video just now. Well, first one that wasnt just me filming something on television anyway : p Is just a fifty second video of me proving I can play guitar-

https://youtu.be/beDoo5jyXpw

Colorful title card in the intro cuz figured no one would consider the possibility that anyone else would put so much effort into faking being me, and also colors are cool and I like them : p
 

Magenta

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My liked videos are playing through on youtube when a
song starts and I suddenly realize Gabe is singing :eek:


 
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Ugly

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For many years I made a lot of the same bad decisions. Things I knee better. Things I believed were wrong, but justified as even being from God. Stupid. No other way to explain it.
It took a long time but I finally got tired of being an idiot, and suffering from my own stupidity. I decided to make changes. It was a rough start, I stumbled, but eventually started avoiding those pitfalls actively.
Next came a chance for me to do things right. First time I managed to avoid those choices and made better. Well, in retrospect it wasn't a great choice, but it was still a move in the right direction.
When the next chance came I made a better decision. Undoubtedly made much more sense than any similar decision I'd made in decades. It felt good. Very good. Until it backfired.
So I find myself frustrated with God. I worked so hard at escaping what I had always done. Saw something I didn't have to convince myself was God because I was finally doing things right. But it still ended the same.
Now I can't help but wonder why God didn't step in. Before it was my fault, my consequence. Now I'm trying to do right and it's fruitless and I end up in the same spot as I did making bad decisions. Maybe worse.
I was always so frustrated with myself for my bad decisions. Now I'm frustrated at good ones too. Where does one go when it seems good or bad you end up in a bad place?
I had felt God uses me a number if times during over this good decision. And I was happy about that. Now I just feel used and discarded by God. I know I have countless flaws but I am sick of everything getting worse no matter what I do. Really why try doing right if you still face the same consequences when doing wrong? This vessel has been drained.
 
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joefizz

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For many years I made a lot of the same bad decisions. Things I knee better. Things I believed were wrong, but justified as even being from God. Stupid. No other way to explain it.
It took a long time but I finally got tired of being an idiot, and suffering from my own stupidity. I decided to make changes. It was a rough start, I stumbled, but eventually started avoiding those pitfalls actively.
Next came a chance for me to do things right. First time I managed to avoid those choices and made better. Well, in retrospect it wasn't a great choice, but it was still a move in the right direction.
When the next chance came I made a better decision. Undoubtedly made much more sense than any similar decision I'd made in decades. It felt good. Very good. Until it backfired.
So I find myself frustrated with God. I worked so hard at escaping what I had always done. Saw something I didn't have to convince myself was God because I was finally doing things right. But it still ended the same.
Now I can't help but wonder why God didn't step in. Before it was my fault, my consequence. Now I'm trying to do right and it's fruitless and I end up in the same spot as I did making bad decisions. Maybe worse.
I was always so frustrated with myself for my bad decisions. Now I'm frustrated at good ones too. Where does one go when it seems good or bad you end up in a bad place?
I had felt God uses me a number if times during over this good decision. And I was happy about that. Now I just feel used and discarded by God. I know I have countless flaws but I am sick of everything getting worse no matter what I do. Really why try doing right if you still face the same consequences when doing wrong? This vessel has been drained.
A member named "His unfailing love" could probably use your advice on yes or no on a thread idea I gave an answer but you might give a more efficient answer,the idea being sparked in the thread "talk about nothing in particular".
 
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joefizz

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I have double shift work again so Good night everyone and may God bless you all!
 
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Ugly

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A member named "His unfailing love" could probably use your advice on yes or no on a thread idea I gave an answer but you might give a more efficient answer,the idea being sparked in the thread "talk about nothing in particular".
I saw it earlier. I didn't respond because, well, it's just a thread idea. If someone wants to make a thread go ahead.
 

Lynx

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Sometimes when I have little time and a post is long, first I'll glance down at the bottom to see who has "liked" it. If someone who's opinion I respect has "liked" it, I will go ahead and read it.

Does anybody else do this, or am I just being iconoclastic? Or does it just mean I should wait until I have more free time before catching up on the forum?
 
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toinena

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For many years I made a lot of the same bad decisions. Things I knee better. Things I believed were wrong, but justified as even being from God. Stupid. No other way to explain it.
It took a long time but I finally got tired of being an idiot, and suffering from my own stupidity. I decided to make changes. It was a rough start, I stumbled, but eventually started avoiding those pitfalls actively.
Next came a chance for me to do things right. First time I managed to avoid those choices and made better. Well, in retrospect it wasn't a great choice, but it was still a move in the right direction.
When the next chance came I made a better decision. Undoubtedly made much more sense than any similar decision I'd made in decades. It felt good. Very good. Until it backfired.
So I find myself frustrated with God. I worked so hard at escaping what I had always done. Saw something I didn't have to convince myself was God because I was finally doing things right. But it still ended the same.
Now I can't help but wonder why God didn't step in. Before it was my fault, my consequence. Now I'm trying to do right and it's fruitless and I end up in the same spot as I did making bad decisions. Maybe worse.
I was always so frustrated with myself for my bad decisions. Now I'm frustrated at good ones too. Where does one go when it seems good or bad you end up in a bad place?
I had felt God uses me a number if times during over this good decision. And I was happy about that. Now I just feel used and discarded by God. I know I have countless flaws but I am sick of everything getting worse no matter what I do. Really why try doing right if you still face the same consequences when doing wrong? This vessel has been drained.
Ugly. You are one of the wisest persons I know. You have been a blessing to many here on CC. How to make right decisions? I don't know. I make the wrong ones more than it is healthy. I am still used by God, though. He can use the most broken vessels. Perhaps you might feel your vessel is drained. I pray God will fill it for you with His love.

I guess some of us gets more practice in being humbled and knocked down. I can't say it has made me stronger, but I can surely say it has taught me to lean more on Christ. I pray you will feel God's presence in the midst of this.

I think the best choices I have made is when I didn't make any. I was just lead and surprised by God. Don't try to over analyze this. God will help you through this.
 
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MissCris

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After sliding off the road the other day, stuff didn’t really improve. My nose started bleeding while I was paying for groceries. My van just...stopped working on the highway. Pulled over and parked, shut it off, restarted it...totally fine. Got stuck in the parking area at the school- two nice ladies and a kid pushed me out. Called the service department at the dealership we bought the van from to make an appointment, the lady asked the year/make/model and what the problem was, told me they could get it in at 10 the next morning. So!

Fridays I have both kids with me while my husband is at work. So to drop my vehicle off for several hours is a big deal- we can’t go home, that’s 30 miles away. Sitting in a waiting area for more than 15 minutes with young kids is a feat I am just not up to. So I packed a bag with warm clothes, snacks, and drinks so that we could just walk around that area of town, do a little shopping, get lunch...solid plan. Kids were excited about it. I was resigned.

The trouble started with the weather; after the snow stopped falling, the temperature dropped. It was barely 0 degrees when we got to town. And then, the service department didn’t have me on their schedule- plus they were pretty sure they wouldn’t be able to do more than an oil change, not being a Kia dealership. So they said they’d change the oil for 60 bucks, and “see” if they could fix anything else, and they’d call when they were done, so long, have a nice day.

Me and the kids trooped outside to put on hats and mittens before heading over to Walmart. I took a minute to text my husband all the happenings, and as I pressed send, a car salesman appeared. Because you can’t just stand in a car lot without that happening.

He asked a bunch of questions about the van and what we were doing out in the cold and I told him we’d bought the van from him and we were just going to walk somewhere.

Apparently I should have told the shop people that we bought the van there, because that was like some kind of password that opened up this awesome door- he said, “You bought it here? Then you get to borrow a car until yours is done! Come in, get some coffee, I know your husband- he’s sent a lot of business my way. His dad, too. Why didn’t you tell them in the shop who you are? They’d have bent over backwards to help you.”

I said “I didn’t know I was a VIP.”

And so I was set up with a 4-door pickup, fancy coffee, and candy for the kids...which was a total gamechanger for the entire morning. They even charged me less than half of what they’d quoted me for the oil change and apologized profusely for not being able to do more and for sending me and the kids out into the cold earlier.
 

melita916

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tomorrow after morning services, church is having a potluck and open mic. pastor asked husband and me to host open mic. he asked for us to sing/play when no one else is using the mic.

yeah.

lol :eek:
 
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So, I finished a few projects for school and the paperwork for my exit from my current company.

I left the office this morning and for the first time since getting the new job, I'm finally starting to process all of this emotionally. I've been functioning, rather well, but didn't allow my emotions to get in the way. I knew I'd feel sad.

I liked my job but I loved the people I spent the last four years with. It's not gonna be the same and all I have is the memory I have of all the times I've had with them. I couldn't go around hugging all of them because I've already done that.

I'm glad I didn't care about this stuff growing up, because my family always moved until I was 18. And if I felt sad every time that happened, I'd be a ball of emotion just rolling along.

But darn, as exciting as it is to witness a new chapter unravel in my life, I also feel a bit brokenhearted.

Whew, now that that's out. I can only look forward to making new memories with new people. I'll just lift them all my friends up to Jesus and pray He calls them all to Him so that we'll spend eternity together in heaven.

[video=youtube;H6vr8LoGNDA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6vr8LoGNDA[/video]
 

17Bees

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So, I finished a few projects for school and the paperwork for my exit from my current company.

I left the office this morning and for the first time since getting the new job, I'm finally starting to process all of this emotionally. I've been functioning, rather well, but didn't allow my emotions to get in the way. I knew I'd feel sad.

I liked my job but I loved the people I spent the last four years with. It's not gonna be the same and all I have is the memory I have of all the times I've had with them. I couldn't go around hugging all of them because I've already done that.

I'm glad I didn't care about this stuff growing up, because my family always moved until I was 18. And if I felt sad every time that happened, I'd be a ball of emotion just rolling along.

But darn, as exciting as it is to witness a new chapter unravel in my life, I also feel a bit brokenhearted.

Whew, now that that's out. I can only look forward to making new memories with new people. I'll just lift them all my friends up to Jesus and pray He calls them all to Him so that we'll spend eternity together in heaven.

[video=youtube;H6vr8LoGNDA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H6vr8LoGNDA[/video]
:) I imagine your friends would collectively say that you're kinda hard to miss yourself AbiZ.