We have interesting staff meetings. Last week we discussed the disgust we feel when someone tries to “mother”. You know the person. In attempts to bring comfort the person says, “Oh, It’ll be alright” while patting you on your back. What if it doesn’t turn out alright? Or the person that whispers in your ear, “Just have faith”. What if I have faith and my kids still act up and my world turns tipsy topsy? Don’t get me wrong some people need mothering. But for those of us that have grown up we want to work the Word of God into our lives. I have another solution to the stress filled day. (I had to do it just this morning) Shut down and reboot. First shut down all those stressful thoughts. Do not pray your problems. Here’s a prayer you shouldn’t pray: Oh God, you see the horrible things my kids are doing. They are driving me crazy. Yesterday little Johnnie took all his army men and marched through the fish tank. God I spent an hour cleaning up the mess and how that fish got on top the picture, I’ll never know. Amen Don’t do that. Shut down those thoughts – take them into captive. Then reboot. Enter the presence of God. You need a fresh start each morning, a reconnection if you will.
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shutting down would be hard if those were my boys O.o
WOW Randy, I love your posts~ SO cool and hiarious. haha hehe
Sorry I haven’t stopepd by in ages, just haven’t been online 4 much at all.
~laterz
~Shannon
Glowgirl You’re right: It’s very hard. It’s probally better to say disconnect than shut down. I had to learn that when I worked at a Federal Prison. When you have people spending all their time searching and pushing your buttons your survival depends on disconnection and diversion. Today is one of those days for me. Too many serious things happening at once. A few people under my ministry have bombed bad. And children are involved in one circumstance. So far today I haven’t been able to disconnect from the situations but I’m getting there. I have to or I’ll self destruct. It reminds me of what a boss said to me several years ago. You must keep yourself above it all or you’ll be the problem.
hi i dunno y u would want to visit my xanga and ur big question it wasd stupid to ask me….i dont like ur god,believe in ur god,i dont worship ur god…..NOTHING! ima huge fan of metal and marilyn manson(god)…hehehe and i dont care about anything u like to talk about
sorry, and buh bye