Midnight Confessions

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Gojira said:
I have idols. I need them to be dislodged. I am trying. How badly do I want this? I don't know. I'm attached to them. But, I think God wants this, so I'm praying daily for it. I'm also trying to do a little mind work myself, but I find that almost impossible.

Are these sinful things? No. They're all good in and of themselves. And, I think God might grant them if they were not put on a par with Him (or put above Him) in my heart.
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The struggle is real.
 
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tourist said:
Yeah, I saw that episode. I believe that a helicopter took him out while he was hiding in a cave. He was my favorite character on that series.
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So... YOU'RE DEAD!!!

Or.... did you somehow sneakily escape like they all do in these series? HHMMMMM??????
 
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Gojira said:
I hate it. I want my sinful nature GONE. Totally wiped. I want unabashed sinlessness.
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Paul prayed 3 times for God to remove the thorn in his flesh. God said that His grace was sufficient. I wonder how we would be if our sin nature was gone. I am wondering if I would be able to relate to and counsel to someone who is struggling with sin if my sin nature no longer existed. Of course, regardless, it is always wrong to sin. We're not perfect and still stumble occasionally. Fortunately God understands the human nature quite well. Here is the way I look at it - yeah, I am still a sinner but I'm not going to sin today while it is still called today. It's the best that I can do while I remain in imperfect flesh.
 
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tourist said:
Paul prayed 3 times for God to remove the thorn in his flesh. God said that His grace was sufficient. I wonder how we would be if our sin nature was gone. I am wondering if I would be able to relate to and counsel to someone who is struggling with sin if my sin nature no longer existed. Of course, regardless, it is always wrong to sin. We're not perfect and still stumble occasionally. Fortunately God understands the human nature quite well. Here is the way I look at it - yeah, I am still a sinner but I'm not going to sin today while it is still called today.
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I can tell myself that all day long... until I walk into the gym, or just down the street, or into a supermarket. Or, until someone cuts me off on the road and I momentarily forget that it wasn't personal.
 
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Magenta said:
Raine has also not been seen since January 25, 2017;):unsure::geek:

That's over four and a half years ago! Yikes. Where does the time go? :oops:
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I remember her quite well. We use to write back and forth a little during my single days on CC. Just having a little foolish single fun. Flirted a little bit. I have found that the older I get the quicker the time flies.
 
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tourist said:
I remember her quite well. We use to write back and forth a little during my single days on CC. Just having a little foolish single fun. Flirted a little bit. I have found that the older I get the quicker the time flies.
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Flirting. I miss doing that.

Yeah, time flies because years become smaller chunks of time in our lives, the more of them we accumulate. When you were 5, a year was a 5th of your entire life. Now, a year is less than a 50th. Yay.
 
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I confess that I've been inviting sinful thoughts of sexual nature. I don't understand why taboo things only make it more appealing.. I've been really good at controlling many urges and I am just tired of feeling bad about it, because I know that I have good character and I always try to be kind to others.. but there's this sense of guilt lingering at the end of each day, and sometimes I feel like justifying it in my head by weighing it against my other actions.. so it's just that.
 
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yuli21 said:
I confess that I've been inviting sinful thoughts of sexual nature. I don't understand why taboo things only make it more appealing.. I've been really good at controlling many urges and I am just tired of feeling bad about it, because I know that I have good character and I always try to be kind to others.. but there's this sense of guilt lingering at the end of each day, and sometimes I feel like justifying it in my head by weighing it against my other actions.. so it's just that.
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There are a whole lot of people that struggle with the same thing as you do so please know that you are not alone in this. It can be very hard to control your thoughts every minute of the day. I believe it would be an exercise in futility.

These may indeed be sinful thoughts but perhaps only that, and in that regard you may not be committing sin. Of course, it is best not to dwell on these thoughts or you may be tempted to act on them. It is at that point that sin would be committed.

Being kind to others is a very good character trait to have.

You don't have to justify anything at the end of the day but pray for God for you not to be led into temptation. That's part of the Lord's prayer. I make it a point to pray this prayer each day. I highly recommend it as part of one's daily routine.

No one is perfect and each one is flawed to one degree or another. Myself included.

Take care and God bless you.
 
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tourist said:
There are a whole lot of people that struggle with the same thing as you do so please know that you are not alone in this. It can be very hard to control your thoughts every minute of the day. I believe it would be an exercise in futility.

These may indeed be sinful thoughts but perhaps only that, and in that regard you may not be committing sin. Of course, it is best not to dwell on these thoughts or you may be tempted to act on them. It is at that point that sin would be committed.

Being kind to others is a very good character trait to have.

You don't have to justify anything at the end of the day but pray for God for you not to be led into temptation. That's part of the Lord's prayer. I make it a point to pray this prayer each day. I highly recommend it as part of one's daily routine.

No one is perfect and each one is flawed to one degree or another. Myself included.

Take care and God bless you.
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Thank you for your kind words and advice. That's why we seek out communities and people to whom we could relate.

I don't want to justify anything but it seems like a logical way sometimes, especially when you're frustrated. I just need to stop inserting myself in scenarios that go through my head, and I will try to follow your advice and pray to God for me not to be led into temptation. I just feel that I need to be honest with myself first. I'm proud that I can practice more self-control and watch my thoughts, compared to just even a year ago. I hope we all can battle our inner weaknesses and become stronger together :)
 
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I had waaay too much screen time last week.
I want to cut down...but there are so many books to catalogue and I want to do it right so I dont have to do any computer time at school.

working from home I can get it all done in one hit but I am probably paying for it with sore neck and rsi...

Then I think why am I doing this what would happen if I just didnt do it?

However, if I didnt do it maybe a teacher will miss out on teaching the perfect book that could change one childs life. I dunno...how many ppls lives are changed because of that one book or info they found on the online catalogue?
 
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