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What glorifes God?

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Sometimes we can confuse an action that glorifies God. We have a tendency of looking at things in the "here and now" and sometimes we think violence or something else negative is the best course and gives God glory. As an example we can look at the many deaths in the OT, but Jesus came to show us a different way. I wanted to take a moment to use a word picture to define something glorifying God and something that doesn't. Here we go. ... .. 1 ) Karen is bathing her child, she gets a phone call, she never usually answers the phone, but this time runs to get the phone, she is lost in the conversation and without realizing it 20 minutes pass. She finally goes to check on her child and the child has drowned. When she conveys the story to others she says " I was distracted, and left my child in the tub and she drowned. Glory to God!" 2 ) Karen is bathing her child, she gets a phone call, she never usually answers the phone, but this time runs to get the phone...

I'm forcing myself on people

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So, I'm "friends" online with a great many people. The majority probably don't believe the things I do, yet I have connected with them. I've had a few people come to my page and rebuke me throughout the years, both publicly, and unfortunately rudely. They've made comments that I'm a know it all, I am forcing my beliefs on everyone, I think people need to believe everything I believe, I think my  version of Christianity is the only right one, etc. This while they are on my page. Let me reiterate, I have a great deal of online friends that don't believe what I believe. I don't go to their pages and rebuke them for their beliefs. They come to mine. I'm a know it all trying to force my way on everyone. I will reiterate again, they come to my page and rebuke me, I don't say anything on their page. I share things on my own personal page. I don't go to their pages and accuse them of anything. I'm accused of being a know it all, I am for...

As 2013 comes to a close

Ok, my end of 2013 post. 2013 was memorable. A lot of fun times, a lot of laughs, the normal ups and downs of life. Adventures mixed in with times of boredom. I got to remember how it felt like to be on an overcrowded subway car in the middle of winter, but even that was cool. A heart wouldn't hurt if that heart wasn't alive. Would it? Ended the year with a break, literally and figuratively. God was a part of every single moment and every single day. Wouldn't have it any other way. Wouldn't want it to be. Learning has become a way of life and I love what God provides me through various sources, even when He feeds me through unclean ravens. Learned to open my eyes more. Every year I learn to love and enjoy "me" more and more, I'm thankful for that because I think I'm pretty darn funny and I make myself laugh. I'm good at that. It keeps me sane. Others may not be as amused. Still searching and I know He'll help me find it. Ultimately every...

Thankful

Today I am thankful to God for giving me the strength to forgive myself so that I can forgive others. Forgiveness is a difficult thing but I was blessed to have a good friend guided by God to help me.