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#32106 - 03/24/05 10:31 PM
Re: Chapter 9 "Days of Conflict"
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I too am devastated when I look at myself, when I realize all the evil I have done or even more striking, the good I have neglected to do.
If Satan and his forces of evil were not around to torment and harass and separate you from God, your life would have been different.
I wonder if you have any idea how much literal truth there is in what you are saying. Why does Satan obsess over me so much? Especially considering he's already essentially destroyed me and made me worthless to God, to others, and to myself. What effort could he possibly make now that he has not already expended?
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When we truly connect to God ...
Forgive me for sounding bitter, jaded, and cynical, but "when" ... yeah, whenever THAT happens. And WHEN will that be, exactly??? Oh that's right, I forgot, it's right now if I just push the right button. You know, the one I have no access to.
Sorry -- I'm not "venting" at you Gary but at years of spiritual garbage blaming me for what I'm not able to do for myself -- connect myself to God and save myself. Yes, I guess I am quite bitter about it all. I don't care if anyone wants to condemn or judge me for that. I am what I am, if I could change it I would have done so already, and I don't need any useless guilt trips over it. There's no guilt trip anyone can put me on that has the power to destroy me faster than my own pain already does, so I don't want to hear all that social darwinist bootstrap crap packaged as pseudochristianity (and I'm only saying this here and now because I'm confident no one HERE would try to hand it to me anyway).
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#32108 - 03/25/05 03:56 AM
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and so on...a really big group hug for Nico!
NEVER GIVE UP! Nico.
We've all got a garbage can dragging along behind us. If we keep digging through the garbage, we look down and lose sight of something really beautiful. No garbage here on this garbage can of a world is worth losing the treasure of another life full of wonder, free of evil. We just have to keep looking up, even though our old garbage keeps coming around and hitting us in the face, even though the evil spirits of our past keep tormenting us.
There's a brilliant light coming from the top of God's mountain/throne in his Sanctuary among the stars. The light is from God, the most powerful being in the universe. He's connected to everything, even the little birds. He's connected to you. He knows your pain, your regrets, your self-condemnation.
The Network Administrator of the Universe says,
"I'm going to destroy all of your damaged sectors and give you a new hard drive. I will delete your corrupted data and write a new program, a special one, just for you. I'm going to bring you online into my network where there are no more viruses, no more crashes, no more spam, no ghost memories to haunt you, and you will live with me happily ever after."
Don't be a pickle, Nico.
If you ever give up, we're all going to get mad at you.
So don't give up, then, and we can all be happy together.
Gary
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#32110 - 03/25/05 06:40 AM
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#32111 - 03/26/05 03:03 PM
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Paul was human as are you and I, and he erred many times in his faith, but he kept his eyes on Jesus, and he had faith and trust in his Lord.I am sure he will be in Heaven, as I pray we will all be!
Won,t it be wonderful when we are face to face with Jesus, and we can spend eternity asking him questions, about all the deciples, and about anything else we choose to ask him??
Imelda
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#32112 - 03/27/05 05:16 AM
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Thank you for your input Imelda, I totally agree, and am pleased to meet you.
As far as pickles go, PickleDema and PickleChrys, there are sweet ones and there are tart ones, aka Dills. When pickles were first invented, there were only sweet ones, but then a nasty virus mutated some of them into the mean and evil tasting Dills.
It's the Dills who have caused all the problems in this life. Someday, there will be no more Dills, and everyone will be Sweet. So we have to make a choice, are we going to be Sweet or Dill?
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#32113 - 03/27/05 06:07 AM
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