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IloveyouGod

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Seriously, being humble, graceful woman, with a loving smile on her face gives a natural beauty that attracts true quality people to her! :) Her transparent beauty shows you her beautiful heart! :)


To remain humble is key.
 
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wwjd_kilden

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When I said in the time travel thread I'd tell people not to go to war, I was told by someone that that would be the worst thing one could tell a civilization.

I wonder why people are so eager to destroy each other.... We didnt even get past the first family in history before there was a murder.... and I wonder why God puts up with us.
 
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iTOREtheSKY

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@ lil_christian....my dear sister,I can rarely think of a time where yer' postings have been boring.
Personally,I always look forward to whatever it is you post...pretty sure many of the thing's you've shared over the time I've been in CC have been pretty inspiring and stinkin' funny too.
Even in yer' sadness & struggles you pretty much always show yourself to be a Godly woman,and still clinging to the truths you know are His promises. You kinda rock.:cool: Then again,what do I know,right? lol:p
 

Liamson

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When I said in the time travel thread I'd tell people not to go to war, I was told by someone that that would be the worst thing one could tell a civilization.

I wonder why people are so eager to destroy each other.... We didnt even get past the first family in history before there was a murder.... and I wonder why God puts up with us.
thou shalt not defend thyself, nor thy property, nor shall thou defend thy nation, cities, farms and country. Simply put, thou shalt not make war.
 
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IloveyouGod

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Hey, Americans, did you notice the gold and silver medals we keep getting in Sochi :p Go Canada Go!! :D
 

Fenner

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How many did Canada get? I missed the figure skating last night. I was bummed. I wish they'd say, figure skating on at 8PM, then show it, without criss crossing to other things.
 
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IloveyouGod

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You are right lil_christian, the media dictates on us how we should look and act. It's so shallow, focuses on looks and appearance n' forgetting about hearts n' morals.

I like your self confidence that is without arrogance too. Good job lil_christian. God created you the way you are, if you have a problem with it and you think you wanna do something, fine, do it. If not, then you better have that self confidence. :) By the way, I'm not assuming you're a bad looking girl at all!! :D I'm talking in general. :)


This is half in reply to you, and another half is just my own thoughts and ramblings.

I feel like there's a catch 22 in how to prevent stuff like low self-esteem from happening. It's good to establish that we're made in the image of Christ and are more than our looks. When we emphasize it too much though, and too early on, especially with girls, they might start to wonder if something's wrong with them. Or maybe it was just me. So when it's too early, they might start asking too many questions, mainly about themselves. Start too late and they might not listen. :(

When I was in middle school, early on, I never really had thought much about my looks. I just did school, and after school I'd play outside or play a game. It was very rare that I thought that there was something "wrong" with my looks. In 6th or 7th grade I went to a young girls' conference about self-esteem and all that. I think it was the same time I also read a book with the youth group girls on self-esteem and guys.

I started thinking to myself, "Now I don't need all this stuff. I don't have any issues with my self-esteem. I'm fine just the way I am." then I'd start to think, "Or am I? :confused:" and it all goes downhill from there. Since then it's always been a battle between the heart, mind, and God. I'm the weird one out of the bunch though. In spite of the fact I've always struggled with self-esteem I never really tried to fix it with stuff like makeup. I only ever wear makeup 3-5 out of the 365 days of the year. Even then and even now I realized makeup is just a cover-up and I don't need it. :)

I mean, it's not that I didn't learn anything from the book or the conference. I learned a little bit. It inform me that the media will try to lie about who/what we're supposed to look like.

I just think that maybe we're trying too early on in life, before we really truly need it. It's good to be prepared in certain areas of our life. But maybe with stuff like this, it should be more, "We'll get there when we get there." and not teach it so soon?

Unfortunately, I can't speak for every girl out there. Some girls need conferences and books right away when start middle school because they're already starting to struggle with looks. :( It's so hard to distinguish when the right time is to discuss this and encourage girls.

Okay, 'nuff rambling for me. :D Hopefully I didn't bore you guys too much. If I did you probably just skipped over this anyways and aren't even reading this. :p
 
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IloveyouGod

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Ahh, I stopped counting!! :p
No, seriously, I don't remember how many so far. But we got in figure skating and other sports as well. :eek:


How many did Canada get? I missed the figure skating last night. I was bummed. I wish they'd say, figure skating on at 8PM, then show it, without criss crossing to other things.
 
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I always procrastinate on doing things that need to be done before my life can move forward...
Yet, when I finally get around to doing them, I feel so light and free.
Is that because I've accomplished something good, or because I'm no longer stressed about procrastinating about it?

...I guess a good way to find out would be to stop procrastinating so I could tell the difference :confused:
 

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I think about that stuff to rachelsedge. Especially with my own daughter, I make it a point not to complain about my weight or hair or anything in front of her. I don't want her to think that's what it's all about.

We've actually discussed make up before and one thing I've told her is a little goes a long way.
amen sister.

i think that's great jen--i admire that.

i have a girls group at the jr. high i volunteer/work with. i purposely avoid a lot of subjects, but they're so inundated, they continue to ask. i am constantly derailing topics about dieting, looks and makeup. i usually just wear chapstick and mascara, otherwise they want to ask about my makeup.

oh, and at that age, they have no shame. i've blushed more with that group over the last couple years than i have in my entire life.

jen, (and the rest of you moms of girls), you must have quite an adventure with olivia...
 
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iTOREtheSKY

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I always procrastinate on doing things that need to be done before my life can move forward...
Yet, when I finally get around to doing them, I feel so light and free.
Is that because I've accomplished something good, or because I'm no longer stressed about procrastinating about it?

...I guess a good way to find out would be to stop procrastinating so I could tell the difference :confused:
I will comment on this later. Maybe. I dunno.:p
 

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I always procrastinate on doing things that need to be done before my life can move forward...
Yet, when I finally get around to doing them, I feel so light and free.
Is that because I've accomplished something good, or because I'm no longer stressed about procrastinating about it?

...I guess a good way to find out would be to stop procrastinating so I could tell the difference :confused:
i know what that feels like!

there are a few "sayings" that my dad has constantly repeated in my ear. one of them is "start your day off by doing the hard (or unpleasant) stuff first."

it's still hard for me to do that. : ) but it succeeds in making me feel guilty when i don't....
 

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Sometimes pancakes & coffee make thing's seem better.

I do believe the 70 yr old waitress that served me this morning thought I was going to leave her an $8 tip for a $10 meal.
I Gave her a $20 and she asked,"Are you all set?" ( in wait staff terms that usually means: "yer' leaving me the change from this amount,right?" ) but alas,I told her Just gimmie back $5...and I was given "The Look". lol
I didn't think I was being cheap...I just didn't think the service was worth $8. The place was nearly empty & I was only there for like 30 mins.

Anyways, the pancakes were good.

Not sure why I felt the need to tell the free world this information.
Because we love your random musings, Jim. It makes us feel like we are right there with you instead of on the other side of a screen.
 
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ww_21

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*ignites lightsaber*
Don't make me destroy you!

(said in the most lovingly Christ-like way possible when quoting Darth Vader) :p
*strolls in* Did somebody say lightsaber? Hardcore star wars fan right here ;)
 
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iTOREtheSKY

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*strolls in* Did somebody say lightsaber? Hardcore star wars fan right here ;)
awww...I always knew you were someone I wanted to force choke.

(again..in love) lol :p
 
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IloveyouGod

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Exodus 4: 10-12 says Then Moses said to the Lord, “O my Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before nor since You have spoken to Your servant; but I am slow of speech and slow of tongue.”11 So the Lord said to him, “Who has made man’s mouth? Or who makes the mute, the deaf, the seeing, or the blind? Have not I, the Lord? 12 Now therefore, go, and I will be with your mouth and teach you what you shall say.” :)


I think I make everything worse. I think about if I could have a super power,perhaps it would be that I wasn't such a moron. That I could have the ability to let people inside my heart or head so that they could understand me better.

I always pray silently to myself...hoping that what I say makes sense.
I mostly feel as though it never does. I suppose that's where faith comes in...trusting that God will cover over all my stupidity,my words that in the end mean nothing.

Good heart intentions mean squat without action. Do my good intentions benefit or hurt others?
Am I just a selfish monster at the heart of it all..have I deceived myself?

Sometimes even when I sit quietly...I hear nothing..feel nothing.

There aren't many things in this life I want,but the few things I do...I do with my whole heart.

I don't want my desires or needs to ever interfere with anyone else's. Is this possible? Being human...having interaction with people? Can it be avoided?

Once again I am just rambling...wondering so much & yet so little.
Will I ever be a better version of me or is this it?
Sometimes being so terribly flawed sucks!
 
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iTOREtheSKY

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Because we love your random musings, Jim. It makes us feel like we are right there with you instead of on the other side of a screen.
..and that doesn't make you want to rip out yer' modem & never log onto the interwebs again? lol
How can anyone say "There is no God!"???? I say to them..."Miracles do happen!" lol:p