IT MAKES NO SENSE AT ALL. Rest in his comfort. Dare, by the way we continue to treat ourselves as blameworthy, we keep insisting he is wrong? As should be becoming clear, I was referring to how your eternal Judge sees it, not necessarily how it feels to you. It seems to me that many of us have lost awareness of the power of simple pleasures to nourish, stabilize and revitalize us and we need to relearn how to celebrate Gods goodness and balance our lives by enjoying natures God-given gifts. Yeah, I get that there are a lot of people suffering right now at this point in time, but there are also people who ARE NOT. Of course we should refuse to indulge sinful desires but there is a big difference between that and treating yourself in a way that you would not dare treat someone elses child, let alone treat divine royalty. If you would, please discuss this with me, whether it be here or perhaps even in e-mail. To be free, we must force ourselves to disregard the anxiety. Is it mere coincidence that depression is becoming a modern epidemic at the same time that people are becoming increasingly disconnected from nature? Back then, living life at a slower pace, savoring sunrises and sunsets, hearing the birds twitter, feeling the sun on your skin and wind in your hair, and getting exercise were virtually unavoidable. I know you’re a moderator here, but please make an exception just to enlighten me so perhaps I can enlighten my family. The one who said, My peace I give you, It is often not this dramatic, however. We have been forgiven, restored and exalted by the One who on our behalf was tortured to death, rose to life again and triumphantly ascended to heavens throne. There are those who sincerely do their best to preach Christ but do it with a harshness that fails to reflect the tender heart of Christ. They insult themselves and accuse themselves and despise themselves as much as their abuser ever did, and they actually believe they are right to do so. This is not about being enslaved by fleshly desires but being released into a more fulfilled lifestyle. He is most popularly for doing this with He’s not sad. I understand that people will be seriously hurt if someone does this, but I don’t think you should go to HELL for that.
These qualities should so saturate our lives that they are the way we respond to every situation, including times we dislike ourselves. It’s almost as if he is MOCKING me by doing this. My… Loading... Save. We have seen that to think it acceptable to treat yourself worse than you would treat a stranger is as appalling as mistreating someone and trying to excuse your offense by saying it is your child or the person with whom you are physically one. I have had many of the same thoughts. I was a quite innocent guy until i was 20, than i faced the way god pushed others to sin and to end up in hell and i started hating him. So we cannot be godly we cannot display Gods heart unless we are filled with love and forgiveness toward those who have hurt us, James Stewart und seinem queeren Band-Projekt gelang – mit Hilfe einiger großartiger Musiker – wieder ein entrückt-infernalisches Album. Doing so will be very unpleasant at first but if we keep it up, it will get easier and easier until we experience the freedom and fulfillment of actually enjoying the things that once made us anxious. No matter how well-respected a person might be in the community, it remains ungodly to put people down or be harsh or unkind. If i ask you to forgive me i’ll hit you in the face and i hit you in the face after i asked that, won’t you blame me for hitting you?I feel you.
Jesus was such a pity-party-pooper. Hate Myself Lyrics: I don't see you like I should / You look so misunderstood / And I wish I could help / But it's hard when I hate myself / Pray to God with my arms open / If this is it, then I feel You say your prayers first and you won’t go to hell. Words from a wise mans mouth are gracious . You might expect me to emphasize praise, worship and prayer as the remedy. You are created in his image. In theory, when things settle down, we should reassess the accuracy of what we unthinkingly accepted when we had had so much to learn so quickly. People with agoraphobia feel uncomfortable and ill at ease whenever they leave the security of their house. I suspect its seldom as effective in lifting ones spirits as stimulating more of the senses by getting fresh air, natural light and enjoyable exercise. It makes us alarmingly vulnerable, however, when someone we accept as a role model and source of truth, instead of manifesting the heart of God, repeatedly puts us down. When anxiety is a false alarm it is not only disturbingly unpleasant, it can confuse us spiritually. Nevertheless, just as an agoraphobics anxiety wont lessen merely by him intellectually knowing that it is safe to leave home, so it is with Bible knowledge. For you to still be staggering on is heroic. Play sport. When, for example, a fire alarm goes off, it sounds the same regardless of whether it was triggered by an actual fire or by a technical malfunction. It is vital for their safety and development that children be virtually prewired to accept as virtually infallible truth whatever respected adults in their lives tell them. No, came the reply. Being your own child would merely magnify, not diminish, your responsibility. Even if you don’t want to? We glimpsed the practical outworking of this when we explored the precise situation in which the words, This day is sacred to our Lord. No matter how much you try to drown it, the truth keeps bobbing up again: the way you treat yourself matters immensely because you matter immensely to the most important Person in the cosmos. Remember God loves you. Do you suppose you would receive Gods approving smile if you heartlessly abandoned a deeply hurting child who was solely your responsibility and you let that little one suffer endlessly, not only refusing to comfort him/her but also preventing anyone else from emotionally supporting the child? You and your inner child might share the same body but this fact in no way gives you license to be less than loving toward them, any more than a husband and wife being one flesh To keep giving in to anxiety, however, is to turn an unpleasant feeling into a cruel tyrant that imprisons its victims into an oppressively restrictive, life-controlling problem. Try fishing, hunting, boating, gardening, rock-climbing or whatever outdoor activity lifts you.