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Raine

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I've learned that I am allergic to long posts and walls of text. Right when I see them I steer away. I know I should be sleeping but this cough is horrid and won't leave me alone.
 
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Shouryu

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A beard?


I had to heavily caffeinate to make the drive from Longview to San Antonio. Now I am exhausted, but I can't sleep. Anyone care to come hit me on the head with a large hammer?
 
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Raine

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A beard?


I had to heavily caffeinate to make the drive from Longview to San Antonio. Now I am exhausted, but I can't sleep. Anyone care to come hit me on the head with a large hammer?
That's what I needed too :D
 

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This year during thunderstorm season I have decided that I want to capture a decent lightning photo with my pathetic little point and shoot camera. Here are the first attempts ( but after taking these I found out how to force my camera to really long shutter openings so I may get better ones).

Lightning vid 2.jpg

Lightning vid 1.jpg
 
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zaoman32

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woke up this morning, flicked on the tv to this music video. loved the video, loved the song. Puts me in a great mood :D

[video=youtube;PIh2xe4jnpk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIh2xe4jnpk[/video]
 

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I did a really dumb thing. For once I'm going to keep it to myself, but it's been nagging at me and I think I've got it worked out finally. One problem solved.

I made peace with my mom, I hope, and reached out to my sister as well...results uncertain at this point in time.

Tomorrow I'll get to take care of a whole bunch of things that have been weighing me down and making me feel sick and anxious.

I met with the pastor a little while ago and told him everything I've shared here recently. He hugged me and prayed the most beautiful prayer and the whole thing totally wrecked my makeup. It was beyond awesome.

Amen a thousand times over Sister Amen
I remember my Brother the one that is still alive today here on earth, after I got him alone and told him something I did to him, and he never knew it, I asked for forgiveness, from him, and he said to me he forgave me. As I said I was read to pay whatever he said was needed to pay.
He said he forgave me, which freed me. And when he saw my face in this freedom it gave me, he said he sees this freedom that it gave me to confess and that it did not even matter if He forgave me or not. It was me asking to be free and real in confession, And he saw that it was then on him to forgive or not. And he forgave, Hallelujah for us both.
If he had not forgiven me, then I knew I asked and never needed to tell the truth about this, since he knew not it was me,

Go Sister Go, stand, Sister stand, and fight not the fight of the flesh wanting to be noticed as the center of all things around it
Note: Christ never talked of self to be center and yet is center. Son praises Father and Father praises Son. And today we praise Son and Father, who then praises us back. Kind of like a fight, yet Spiritual, not carnal, as no you are the center, no you are, no praise you, no praise you\
Love you and praise you for the deciding to go to Father through Son to know truth to set you free while in the midst of this adversity.
So as you get past and settled in this tidal wave, you know there always will come another to drown you, so be drowned so it can't hurt you and watch God rise you and cause you to surf in the midst of
 

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What has helped me develop personally & spiritually, I shouldn't have to justify or defend. That's between God and I. I now know what sorts of things I need to keep to myself, or share with small circles. Nicky the introvert is introverting.
Romans 14, just a beautiful job in this not needing to explain thyself, thanks sister awesome
 

homwardbound

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Sleeping & dreaming is like when you use to defragment files on your computer. Compartmentalize, clean clutter of thoughts, memories, feelings, events of the past day. Put it all into order. Balance the equilibrium. Prepare your mind for the next day to work efficiently.
Kind of l;ike when go to sleep, right before a Thank you Father and Son, I do not know how, but I do know you will protect me as I sleep, whether one hour or eight, mattes not, knowing this you protecting me, i will awake rested, whether one hour or eight
Thank you Father, thank you Jesus, without you I stand no change and remain in stress and worry and strife, with you by belief I am freed form all that garbage. So thank you for showing me how to walk in trust to you to keep me delivered, thanking you Christ for being this deliverer:
[h=3]1 John 2[/h]Living Bible (TLB)

2 My little children, I am telling you this so that you will stay away from sin. But if you sin, there is someone to plead for you before the Father. His name is Jesus Christ, the one who is all that is good and who pleases God completely. [SUP]2 [/SUP]He is the one who took God’s wrath against our sins upon himself and brought us into fellowship with God; and he is the forgiveness for our sins,[SUP][a][/SUP] and not only ours but all the world’s.

And so I rest and ask how to walk by the same faith Son walked, not for more forgiveness,m because by Son we are forgiven, it is done by Son for us to learn how to walk by Faith as that is how Son did it, by Faith in Father alone
So we can do the same if we get our self wants out of the way you think? Stress would at least leave if, I am just trusting even in the midst of adversity you think?
For you to decide not for me to decide for you, or anyone to decide for you. It is for you to decide between God and you alone.
 

homwardbound

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I'm not sure what I believe. As much as I want to step out in my faith, there will always be these voices telling what I should follow. There will always be someone with a different opinion about how to go about it. It just drives me nuts knowing there are these multiple paths leading somewhere else.

I feel like I'm being shoved against a wall and there is now way to fight back.
Might that be good then for you? how will we know truth unless we see evil and all the chatter that disrupts Faith
Can Faith be proven, flesh always wants proof, that it can't get and causes the wars of today, if only I had proof?
[h=3]Faith Definition[/h]dictionary.search.yahoo.com
n. noun

  • Confident belief in the truth, value, or trustworthiness of a person, idea, or thing.
  • Belief that does not rest on logical proof or material evidence.
  • Loyalty to a person or thing; allegiance.

    Faith is
    Spiritual evidence not physical, even though we knew him in the flesh, we know him no more in the flesh,
    For God:
    John 14:17
    He is the Holy Spirit, the Spirit who leads into all truth. The world at large cannot receive him, for it isn’t looking for him and doesn’t recognize him. But you do, for he lives with you now and some day shall be in you.

    that today, brother is a past tense verse and was to the disciples and to all who choose to beleive God between them and God
    So as the persons did in the word yelled and asked for Mercy before the cross knowing their need for Christ the savior, as you know in your own heart, only God in Spirit can give you the truth, not me or anyone else.
    Love you Brother no matter what your choice is.
    When you are ready, then you will see as never before
 

homwardbound

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So much chaos in my home and family right now. I'm worried and my heart hurts. I'm trying NOT to worry, because I know God is in control..but still. Ouch.
Ever thought the worry you are experiencing comes from trying not to? just a thought as emotionms always predictably respond to whatever ones mind is thinking, focused on

Think for a minute how do your emotions respond to a scary movie, you know it is only a movie and yet your emotions do what? yes what you are going through is real, but is your emotional response to it trapping you?
 

homwardbound

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So much chaos in my home and family right now. I'm worried and my heart hurts. I'm trying NOT to worry, because I know God is in control..but still. Ouch.
To live above ones circumstances is not easy to learn, only God himself can teach you this to be able to
 
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persNickety

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woke up this morning, flicked on the tv to this music video. loved the video, loved the song. Puts me in a great mood :D

[video=youtube;PIh2xe4jnpk]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIh2xe4jnpk[/video]
It is a catchy tune. Glad it put you in a great mood! I love songs that do that!!
 
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persNickety

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OK plan for today: get my lazy butt out of bed, go buy cat litter and some food and head down to the shelter and drop it off. And go down to a sidewalk sale.
 
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zaoman32

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It is a catchy tune. Glad it put you in a great mood! I love songs that do that!!
you have no idea, I instantly looked it up afterwards and kept getting disappointed when it ended, so I had to keep starting it over.
 

homwardbound

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by trying is the beginning of to understand truth and when one comes to rest as he he rested by full blown belief. That is what God leads us to see if we stand in the midst of all and any adversity that comes our way to steal. kill and destroy us
So stand therefore to come to the end of us doing the work and be transferred from us doing it to God doing it through us; so you can rest and not fight and argue anymore, no need to wastre that energy any longer
 

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Went to church last night.. only to find out one of the pastors in training died on Saturday and yesterday was his funeral. I'm kinda sad about it because I barely knew him but he welcomed me to the church from the first day I went there and continuously prayed for me.

It was strange without him, when ever our pastor asks questions he was the one to answer, when he asked if there were questions, again this person would be the first to ask a question. Yesterday when the pastor asked questions nobody was there to answer him, nobody was there to ask him questions. So he ended the prayer meeting earlier than usual.
Sister behind and in every tragedy, there is a reason from this world that does not free us
And there is a reason from God that does free us
Ask God and trust god no matter how long it might take for the answer, this is what trusting God is all about
As when my Sister died it took many years for me to find any good out of it, and one day I found it.
I saw and see I can do nothing about past ever except die in it, by my thoughts of wish I could have or why did this?
One Day after talking with a Junkie, told that person about my Sister dying on the overdose and where they were headed.
I don't remember all said. But I do remember this?
They quit and are quit today
And God said see, your Sister has served a purpose and is safe with me, please cry no more for her, She hasd been quite busy catching all your tears, in sorrow for you, that you have not welcomed her to me, (God) speaking
So I accept truth over the errors I had seeing she is not gone and is alive in Spirit and truth. And one day we will be reunited along with all that God has redeemed that have come to believe God over mankind
so welcome this pastor to his new location Sister, maybe be a little jealous, spiritually, yet trust God all in all, no matter what is by Faith you are saved and not of self ever, by Faith in the finished work of Christ for you at the cross for you, includes the resurrected Christ for you to walk in Spirit and truth, right now and forever more.
love you as deep as God does, and that is deeper than I can imagine
 

homwardbound

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Things are getting worse with my brother. Everyone told me I was worrying too much, but so far all of my hunches have proven accurate. I'm not stupid, I know what's going on. It wasn't that long ago I was a teenager myself, and he thinks he can hide stuff from me? He's slipping away right in front of me and I feel helpless. At this rate, I expect that within the next year he will have gotten her pregnant, moved out, and stopped going to church.

His is youth pastor is a joke and I'm actually glad he's NOT getting advice from him. My dad isn't doing or saying ANYTHING, leaving my mom to shoulder everything and look like the bad guy. The only counsel my brother is seeking is from my best friend and her fiancé, but he's conveniently filtering any advice through the lens of his desire because he's ignoring all of the consequences they endured and only focusing on the fact that they're now engaged (which must mean they did everything right).

Its enough to make me want to scream.
So pray in Faith to Father through Son and know Father is there with him every step of the way to bring him to know truth over the error he is in, and tell God you know God will answer and cause and do accordingly to God's will not ours
I know of a person that it took over 14 years for god tpo answer it and be shown from this person it is answered thaty i prayed for them over 14 years ago, and did not pray over it again, in trust i trusted and God came through Sister
I think it is matter of I trust God no matter how long it takes and move on, freed from stress to rest in the midst of you think?