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St_Francis
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What you want is so paltry compared to what God wants to give you. I pray that you will seek what you need to get out of the dark place you build for yourself.
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tonyrey
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There is at least one thing that gives you satisfaction: expressing yourself.
There have been many severely afflicted people - like Helen Keller - who overcame their handicaps and inspired others rather than cursing their fate. You underestimate the power of positive thinking. Why not start counting your blessings for a change?
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Robertanthony
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You’re right.There is at least one thing that gives you satisfaction: expressing yourself.
There have been many severely afflicted people - like Helen Keller - who overcame their handicaps and inspired others rather than cursing their fate. You underestimate the power of positive thinking. Why not start counting your blessings for a change?
No matter what or how I try, there is this seemingly bottomless reservoir of negativity, counting my blessings is like trying to build a small levee, the tsunami will not be stopped by it. I would have needed a life that works, I’m convinced that I’m too defective to achieve that, and moreover I’m paralysed by fear and by the failures of the past, I’m keenly aware that I don’t measure up. Sometimes I think it would have been best if human life was capped at 50-55 years. A life not working would not weigh people down so much. God may have in mind to keep me alive until I’m 103.
I’m sure Paul McCartney or Donald Trump would like to live to be 1000 years if science allowed it, it all depends on how you experience life. To me, life is like a cancer. But with the right kind of brain, a few talents, a few breaks from God, a little more social skills, I’d be a very different fellow. Hence why I question the point of me being around to experience life as a cancer. It would take so little from God, a little goodwill, use his omnipotence for my good, turn things around, but it will never happen. That’s not God’s modus operandi. Oh well…
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tonyrey
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You’re brainwashing yourself, Robert! You’re full of confidence when you express yourself on this forum. You know exactly what you want to say and you communicate effectively.*There is at least one thing that gives you satisfaction: expressing yourself.
There have been many severely afflicted people - like Helen Keller - who overcame their handicaps and inspired others rather than cursing their fate. You underestimate the power of positive thinking. Why not start counting your blessings for a change?
You’re right.
No matter what or how I try, there is this seemingly bottomless reservoir of negativity, counting my blessings is like trying to build a small levee, the tsunami will not be stopped by it. I would have needed a life that works, I’m convinced that I’m too defective to achieve that, and moreover I’m paralysed by fear and by the failures of the past, I’m keenly aware that I don’t measure up. Sometimes I think it would have been best if human life was capped at 50-55 years. A life not working would not weigh people down so much. God may have in mind to keep me alive until I’m 103.
You also admit that with** a few** talents and a few breaks you’d be a very different fellow. In other words you’re closer to success than you think. All of us are failures in some respect. Instead of being fatalistic and expecting God to turn things around you’re capable of doing it yourself. You must admit you have some control over yourself and your life but you lack confidence and self-respect.
Haven’t you ever done anything that has helped others in some way? If you have - as I’m sure you have - you can do it again, even without money, and it will take your mind off your own troubles. There’s always some one worse off than we are…
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Nick_von_kaiser
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The only time you can’t handle your suffering is if you decide to commit suicide. Until then, no matter how painful it is, you’re handling it whether you want to or not. It’s only if and when you decide to give up that your suffering has defeated you. It’s ok to be angry and confused about it. Don’t deny these things, don’t repress these feelings, becuase the only thing that will happen is that you will feel worse. It’s ok to feel the way you do, Job felt the same way. Let it all in, embrace your pain, your confusion, your anger. We’re not God, we cannot see His providence as it occurs; generally we can only see it after it’s worked itself out. At the end of the day, the only thing that you can do is continue living. It sucks, it’s not fair, the wicked seem to prosper and the good to suffer. I wish it wasn’t like this but it is. I wish I could tell you it will all be alright in the end, but it may not. No one here knows how long you will suffer, and if it breaks you, and if you feel like you’ve lost control, have a laugh about it. That’s really all we powerless little mortals can do.
Here’s a life quote to think about when it gets like this:
“Never take life seriously. Nobody gets out alive”
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fhansen
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We’re the hands of God here, to the extent that we stand for righteousness and don’t melt in the face of fear. Satan had the same opportunity, but opted to oppose God, coveting His status. We can be his hands as well, participating in the rebellion. Its really all about the will, whether we’ll choose life or death, good or evil. Evil is only as big as we allow it to be.
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lynnvinc
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It occurred to me that maybe it’s from watching too much news. Also evil grabs our attention more than good, so we tend to count it more than good.
Think of all the good out there. The other day I wanted to learn how to make aloe vera juice, and sure enough there was a video on YouTube on how to do it. Bless that man who did the video.
The garbage man comes regularly, as does the mailman. Of course, they are getting paid, but they are doing good, too.
We take all these things for granted. If we really think about it, there is mostly good in the world.
It’s just that the bad, especially the most egregious evil, grabs our attention.
When a father brought his small child to the scene of the Paris attack, the boy was frightened by the evil persons who did the atrocity and was concerned about their guns and how they were in danger from them. The father told him there was nothing to fear, see all the flowers people are putting there, the flowers would protect them from the guns. And it occurred to me there are many many more of the flower-laying people than there are of terrorists. Most people are not criminals, even tho they may have their flaws.
But I also do become despondent now and then about the level of evil – spectacular and ordinary evil – in the world.
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golfcrickah
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It`s easy and small …
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Charlemagne_III
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There are probably many things about God you and I don’t understand.
But it seems reasonable to believe that evil must be allowed to exist in order to have a choice between good and evil. If we could only choose good, we would be little more than well planned robots with nothing to do but go through our programmed motions according to the Deity’s master plan.
But why should you think that evil rules the world? Does it rule you? Does it rule all your family members. Does it rule anywhere on a scale of absolute supremacy over good? Hitler’s rule lasted a mere twelve years. The forces of good were assembled against him and finally overcame him. Other tyrants of evil seem to have ruled briefly, some longer than others, but hardly any more than two or three generations before they were overthrown.
Matthew 13:30 ► The parable of the wheat and the tares. When questioned whether the weeds should not be destroyed so that the wheat might thrive, Jesus answered:
“Let both grow together until the harvest. At that time I will tell the harvesters: First collect the weeds and tie them in bundles to be burned; then gather the wheat and bring it into my barn.”
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