I've become so rebellious. like, not in my actions or anything but like, in my head, i find myself talking back to people. and i keep saying crap in my head... i figure it's just best to keep my mouth shut because the filter that stops certain things from leaving my thoughts and coming out of my mouth is missing or damaged (LOL.STEAL<3). >_<. so i just stop talking all together in order to save myself trouble. but blahhh. i wish i'd stop.
I'm currently on ACTS. 8). im still behind though. :/
I knowww that spiritual things are more important than like, physical/emotional things. but. i wish i dealt with those stuff too so i could say SOMETHING. blahh. i prolly shouldn't say that. o_o. DON'T GET MAD. rahhhh... >_<
When I read... It's like, I learn so much. but then... I don't feel any different towards reading anymore. Like, it has no effect on my whatsoever. >_< like. blah. praying is blah. OH. i started prayer journal. but... im not using it to pray... because i don't really pray that much anymore... so i guess, there's not really any point in doing so. -_-. I wish God would just give me a HUGE smack. a wake up call. Like, take something away so I learn my lesson and would like, come crawling back.
:(.
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I'm not saying that you should disregard physical/emotional things. what i was trying to tell you is that without God, there is nothing you COULD say.
I used to feel like you too. When my friends were going through stuff I just wished that I could go through it with them so that i would know what to say. But think about it for a second. Lets say you DID go through these things. What would you say then? what could you say more than you could now?
you have to understand the difference between the world's way of encouragement, and God's way of encouragement.
The world's way of encouragement is only temporary. like when someone is going through family trouble, what would you say? "i'm going through the same thing" "I know how you feel" 'oh its going to be ok.' or 'be strong' or whatever, right? What happens then? Not much. they might feel comforted knowing that you are there for them, but in the end there is no healing.
Lets consider the alternative. God's way of encouragement. As Christians, we don't HAVE to go through the same things as them in order to comfort them. In worldly encouragement comes ONLY from you, and basically there is nothing that you can really do to fix the problem and you have to have experienced the same thing in order to do this. In Godly encouragement, your only job is to point that person to the only person who can not only comfort them, but HEAL their hearts, which is Christ alone. And since the comfort isn't coming from you, even if you might not completely understand them, you assure them that God DOES understand them, and that He is greater than any struggles in our lives.
I'm telling you this because i know you have a heart for people and that you want to encourage them. I just want you to know that you're right. Theres nothing YOU can say. So instead work on showing Christ to them, who is always faithful to us.
i dunno how much of this you understand... ask me about it later
:D
love you sis
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