God bless!

JO aka Rachie

We have two sides…one side is the doubting side…this side is louder and more annoying and unfortunately it sometimes overpowers our more spiritual side, which has more common sense and keeps us calm and even takes us into spiritual realms. But, the louder, doubting side is what we use most of our waking hrs. It is the side that warns us to look out for a speeding car approaches, or when somebody is flim flaming us. That’s the side that kept you thinking about dying on the table. In a way, it possibly made you prepare for that event. Did you get all the laundry done before you had surgery? Your house in order? Dot all your i’s and cross your t’s? Some of us have to keep that side from engulfing us. I think it can lead to paranoia if unchecked in weaker people…..or make them too cynical. It has nothing to do with faith, literally. So….guess what? It’s more normal than you think. So what if you dont have the same kind of guts snake handlers do? They get bit and die too. None of us are FINISHED growing spiritually. You’re still growing like everyone else and no one is on the very same level.

We have a lot in common…I too had my gall bladder out and I also have fibromyalgia…….very bad. I dont take anything for it, I use stretch excercises, massages, keep within my limits and recognize the limits. Overdoing makes it worse. Finding the limit is part of the problem. If you’ve always been active it takes a long time to learn to slow down to a pace you can live with. I know there is no cure so I dont want to take anything I may become dependent upon… yet. As I grow older I may change my mind on that. Who knows?

Worrying about doing things you think you shouldnt do is not a priority. It’s the growth of the soul. I wouldnt remove myself from a friend who smokes and wasnt baptized…..so why would God, who is so much tremendously more, and who loves you unconditionally? God knows that wonderful person inside you that none other knows. The real you that has always been there, way before the bad things happened in life.

I am so glad youre feeling better and the surgery helped. God Bless, and he surely does!

JO

http://fibrofog.wordpress.com/

the road to hell is paved with good intentions

is that true? Hmm…what a nice note for my next post here…

Until next time!

JO

“One- I’m not baptized. Two- I take things into my temple that do damage knowingly, smoking being only one of them. Three- I do not attend church and have not for years. Four- I cuss like a sailor without worry. Five- I lack in prayer at night often.”

One… you truly feel this to be an important symbol of faith… you truly want to be among God and be baptized… that is your intention… it is good
Two… smoking… so all the billions who smoke, do they not deserve heaven, or God? Of course they do! it is your guilt which shows your true feelings….
Three… church… the only thing I can say is God is within, he is within the church, but more so within our hearts… your guilt reveals your true intentions again
Four… cussing… it is vocabulary… language… your intentions behind the words are what matter…
Five… prayer does not involve kneeling beside your bed at night… it is your dreams, desires you share with God at any time of the day… your acknowledging Him…

Remember we are not perfect… God loves all anyway, otherwise we would not be here… remember your intentions… your actions and the underlying reasons for them…

Gypsy- I’m letting go, I have to and yes you are feeling a new energy here. Many bloggers including yourself have helped me come to realize this is what I have to do in order to grow and allow my soul to truly live.

Thank you both for stopping by and commenting- I love to see people visit and leave an opinion or thought God bless!

I think you are letting go of the past..or embracing it. You are allowing the lessons unfold.

~~What you are seeking lies within your own heart~~

I feel a new positive energy here!