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Something interesting I would pass on to my church of Christ freinds, John mainly. I was talking to my dad yesterday and he is in a mentor group with Lynn Anderson. Said it was really good. I will share more about soon. :)
Lynn Anderson in case some of you don't know is of:
fame.Also, our car broke down. A major repair bill. I know I shouldn't worry, but right now I'm a worrying, nervous knot. :P
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i pray that that our faith in God's long-term plan for us overshadows our fears. Lord, I ask you to ease Jewels' fears and worries so that she can focus on your goodness and contihnue allowing room in her to radiate your presence.
Lord, i ask that you remind blake and julie of your love for them and help them to see that love as they grow in their faith-walk with you.
amen
p.s. Rosalyn would say, "I am nervousing."
jewels,
I have prayed a number of famously un-answered car prayers over the years. but i will pray that the car thing works out and that the knot is loosened.
john
ok, y'all have made me cry. thank you very much. and yes I think Rosalyn is right, I am nervousing. The bill was large and we are going to see my family in 3 days. just a bummer. anyway, thanks for your prayers. y'all are awesome. :)
Who says you have to imagine that the people who hurt you were necessarily in the right? TO forgive, you probably don't have to do that -- just merely have to take yourself off the judge's bench, or off the jury, and leave that to Someone Else, no?
Then, that may leave you free, I'd think, to work through the grief that you are experiencing. If you leave the judge's bench, you'l still feel those emotions, and probably you need to say what happened to a non-judgmental friend, and probably, the tears will come, and maybe they didn't come sufficiently before, is my guess.
Not sure, but maybe.
By the way, you don't need the kind of friend who'l say, "Get over it. That was a lopng time ago," but one that'll say, "Yeah. I guess that must have hurt quite a lot," or something like htat.
DOn't think this is precisely psycho-babble, cuz David watered his couch with his tears, and it appeared to be people stuff, a good deal of the time.
However, maybe your hubby will know, exegetically, how to approach that.
I read Jay Adams quite a bit and I know he's kinda strict on various points.
HOwever, as Elisabeth Elliot said, "God does not deny us our grief."
It does appear so. Have heard that a Jewish saying is that one is not a real man until one has cried or wept. Hmmm.
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