Yes , false accusations based on no evidence whatsoever never good . After I got baptised and before I met my hubby , I was of course celibate , this was about seven years . My mum told everyone that I was a lesbian because I hadn't had a boyfriend all that time .
. U cannot imagine how furious I was ! I have had to put up with a lot in my life but false accusations made just for someone's own amusement r vile and the thing that angers me most . Once u put something out there u can't take it back and there's always a few drongos that will believe anything and pass it on as fact . 
Right now I'm working on the habit of having conversations with myself.
HELP!!!!!!
I'm stuck in the middle of the makings of a BDF thread!!!
And it's with myself
See, I read: "The most important thing no one tells you in life is to be happy."
and my very first thought was "nooooo: John 16:33 (NIV) says "I have told you these things, so that in me you may have peace. In this world you will have trouble [or sorrows]. But take heart! I have overcome the world."
And then my next thought was "Yea, but what about: 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18 saying 'Rejoice at all times. Pray without ceasing. Give thanks in every circumstance, for this is God’s will for you in Christ Jesus.' Or what about Philippians 4:4 'Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!' Hmmmm?"
Ah yes! All the ones about rest.@Godsgirl1983 wins the internetz for the day!!
I totally know what you're saying though.
I regularly argue with myself using various passages regarding work and being productive, then try to justify for just wanting to plop on the couch with all the passages about rest!
here I go again with internal BDF
Oh it is? It is. So? I've known people who went cold turkey and died in a month's time. Change if at all possible is a slow one from addictions. No one here is perfect enough to define sinful behaviour to someone else. Thanks
There is physical rest and spiritual rest and there is physical laziness and spiritual laziness . The spirit is willing but the flesh is weakAh yes! All the ones about rest.
I like those...
then I don't feel guilty when I'm not working.
Ah
"But what about the ones that talk about laziness? Hmmmm? Are you truly resting, or just being lazy? Hmm? HMMMMM?"
Somebody PLEASE help me turn it off!
. Our bodies wear out but our spirits should b able to stay strong in Christ Jesus Dude. You do assume a lot. Really.
Why did God provide the perfect Lamb , His only begotten sinless son , to b the one and only greatest possible sacrifice for our sins ? Because we r sinful flesh , incapable of being without sin . Not all sins r obvious even to us . Sin is doing anything that is in direct conflict with God's Will , at any time . We cannot b sinless , that's why we have to have faith in Christ , that he is sinless and a willing sacrifice so that we r forgiven and reconciled to our God through Christ and his offering . We still sin , all of us , half the time we don't even know we r doing it ! God's mercies are new every day , why ? Because they need to b because we sin every day ! This is the reason that we cannot judge each other ! With what judgement u judge , so shall u b judged . If we c our brother or sister struggling with a sin ( most of the time we won't because we hide our sin from each other , just as Adam and Eve tried to hide their sin ) we should offer to help , not judge and condemn them , offer to help ! We r all in the same boat , we r in the Ark we r all sinners together , beware how we treat each other .
Rapists and child molesters and bank robbers r of course sinners and also probably not actual Christians to start with . Do u realise how much of our behaviour, words and thoughts r actually sinful ? Focussing on the big obvious sins might mean that we perceive ourselves as being sinless because we don't take or murder people . Jesus said that if we r to b perfect we r to sell all of our possessions and give the money to the poor , have u done that ? Ok so maybe I'm being a bit extreme but , how much of your money do u spend on what might b called luxurious items ? U could b giving that money to charity instead of indulging yourself . Please don't take that personally , I'm just trying to illustrate my point , which is , we all do many things every day that r sinful , just because we aren't raping , murdering or stealing doesn't mean we r sinless . There r very many things that we do that r offensive to God and we don't even realise it . There has never been a sinless human other than Jesus Christ . That's a fact . I have to go now my mum has just sent me a weird text
have to find out what's up .
No , they r not being led by demons , they r being led by their own desires , the lust of the flesh .
Right. I'm gonna use that Ignore button, because you deserve that and more.
