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PopClick

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Searching4Truth said:
As much as I want to be in love, it's hard enough to love those around me and those who enter my life. But like all cravings, this feeling will subside.

I have no time to nurse this cold. I have to work hard, and work harder after that. Because if I work hard, then I will be seen as a man to my family. If I care, then I will be seen as a man to the women in my life. If I give the majority of my pay, then I will be seen as a "good" man. If I help my brothers and my sisters with whatever I can give, then I will be seen as a man. If I continue to love those around me selflessly, I will not be happy. If sacrificing my happiness means having at least a small amount health in my relationship with them then it will be worth the pain, and maybe even worth death.
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Dude, if loving others makes you unhappy... you're doing it wrong. :(

Love does not always mean giving people whatever they ask. Love does not mean killing yourself over trivial favors. Love does not mean hating yourself, or seeking human approval no matter what it costs you. Love does not mean doing more harm in the long run to make things a little easier for someone right now. Love does not mean encouraging or enabling somebody's self-destructive behavior. Love does not mean bowing down to someone else's definition of what a "man" is.
 
Pipp

Pipp

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So I caught a fish in the ocean today with my hands.. no fishing pole ..no net. :)
 
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MissCris

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Projects.
Keep busy.
Breathe.
Breeeeeeathe...

Sometimes I wonder. And then I realize that's worse than knowing.

Disregard any/all posts by Yours Truly that make zero sense. I might be so tired that I'm seeing double. But it's okay; the day has to end sometime.
 
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Ugly

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MissCris said:
Projects.
Keep busy.
Breathe.
Breeeeeeathe...

Sometimes I wonder. And then I realize that's worse than knowing.

Disregard any/all posts by Yours Truly that make zero sense. I might be so tired that I'm seeing double. But it's okay; the day has to end sometime.
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That was goobertastic and i salute you madam.
 
Fenner

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MissCris said:
Projects.
Keep busy.
Breathe.
Breeeeeeathe...

Sometimes I wonder. And then I realize that's worse than knowing.

Disregard any/all posts by Yours Truly that make zero sense. I might be so tired that I'm seeing double. But it's okay; the day has to end sometime.
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Those days seem like a blur. I remember one year when I had a one year old and a 2 year old. One had Croup. I would bundle this baby up and stand outside on the front porch in the middle of the night so she could breath easier. Also 3 am running the shower for the steam. Trying to function those days was hard. I felt like I was walking around in a cloud.
 
Pipp

Pipp

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Ugly said:
You do smell fishy. Maybe that's what drew the fish to you.
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Why is the cute guy at the store talking to you instead of me...?? And I do not smell fishy... that's just gross !!!!
 
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Ugly

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Pipp said:
Why is the cute guy at the store talking to you instead of me...?? And I do not smell fishy... that's just gross !!!!
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I don't know. But at least he was talking About you. Even if he said you smell fishy, at least it's a start.
 
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The way God orchestrates situations is crazy and incredible.

I find myself in a unique and unforeseen position where I'm actually able to have quite a significant impact locally in fundraising for victims of the recent typhoon haiyan. Seriously.. God's hand in this is SO apparent, and everything is just falling into place perfectly.

Romans 8:28 :D <3
 
rachelsedge

rachelsedge

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It's been a strange week for me. It was kind of emotionally a rollercoaster, but yet there was healing in my heart, but sometimes healing is exhaustive and painful. I know that doesn't make sense, it's seems contradictive, but it's just something I can't explain.
 
lil_christian

lil_christian

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I wish Facebook could let you disable comments on statuses if you wanted to, like YouTube.
 
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KJV15John11

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Why can't Christian video game makers produce wholesome versions of popular video games? Instead of "Grand Theft Auto," they could make "Good Samaritan." The main character can pick up food at a food bank, deliver it to shut ins and distribute it to the homeless. He/she can drive around with a friend and pick up prostitutes and criminals, taking them to a Christian based halfway house. Work in a soup kitchen and see how many meals you can serve in a set time limit. Go downtown and try to collect as much money as possible for various causes. Over time, the more the main character does, the more opportunities they get to do outreach on a larger scale or overseas.
 
lil_christian

lil_christian

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KJV15John11 said:
Why can't Christian video game makers produce wholesome versions of popular video games? Instead of "Grand Theft Auto," they could make "Good Samaritan." The main character can pick up food at a food bank, deliver it to shut ins and distribute it to the homeless. He/she can drive around with a friend and pick up prostitutes and criminals, taking them to a Christian based halfway house. Work in a soup kitchen and see how many meals you can serve in a set time limit. Go downtown and try to collect as much money as possible for various causes. Over time, the more the main character does, the more opportunities they get to do outreach on a larger scale or overseas.
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Maybe it's because we should do those things in real life, and not in a game.
 
lil_christian

lil_christian

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Ugly said:
Oh snap.. you showed him.

;)
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LOL

I don't think having good, wholesome video games is a completely bad idea, though. Maybe do like a medical one or maybe a natural disaster one (I know that hits close to home for a lot of people right now, so at this point that idea miiiight be a bit offensive...)? Like a search-and-rescue and help give people medical attention in the game and save lives and maybe give an option to pray for people, instead of a first-person shooter or war game that makes you blow people up? I dunno. A lot of thought would have to be put in it. But I think that doing good deeds on a television screen benefits no one. It should be done in real life.

There's plenty of wholesome games out there that you can play, it's just that people can be more attracted to the shooter games and war games.
 
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