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[Changing4Best]

17 ... if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old things have passed away. Behold, all things have become new.
2 Corinthians 5:17
World English Bible, not copyrighted, online from wikipedia

HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!

 

[Changing4Best]

I am so grateful that my therapist is understanding when I discuss spiritual, religious matters, and God. I can tell she really understands and she even agreed at one point that something was possible that some non-religious folks would probably disagree with. It is such a relief that I can talk with someone deeply about these things and there is great understanding.

 

[Mach123]

I have my own beliefs. I "made my peace with God." It was really hard. I have been wanting to say here a long time, it has to be about a million times harder to get therapy or be in therapy if you believe in God because the therapists, having come out of the universities, are mostly ultra liberals. I am ok with my current therapist we have an understanding but, am I the only one who feels like this. I mean I had this guy with degrees by the bucket, a Ph.D. in psychology and a masters in divinity from Harvard and he was a heathen lol. He used to mock me and say stuff like "You really think Adam and Eve were real people?" You know what yes, I really do. It really doesn't matter though not to me not anymore. Yes, I was very abusive about the religion especially when I first got involved and I think it's a giant problem in the church when people with mental health issues come in and not only is it not addressed in some churches they tell you not to go to shrinks or therapists or take medications. These were very difficult issues to work out. It leaves the churches filled with untreated nut cases. You might be saved but you're still a nut case. God, I can't stand them (or anyone really) I'm taking a break from my current church. There are no churches up here. Unless you are a Catholic or belong to a denomination. It would be nice to live in the bible belt so you could switch churches now and then.

 

[Changing4Best]

I live in the Bible belt, yes. I too think that Adam and Eve were real people, quite human ones too, if you ask me! Blaming and wanting to be like God, who would not have done that? Maybe only Jesus. He does not have to want to be like God because He is God! ;)

My therapist is cool with my faith. If that were not so, I would not be seeing that one.

 

[Changing4Best]

Matthew 13:52 He said to them, "Therefore, every scribe who has been made a disciple in the Kingdom of Heaven is like a man who is a householder, who brings out of his treasure new and old things."

World English Bible from Wikipedia, Not Copyrighted!

 

[Changing4Best]

Chapter 7
1So the king and Haman came to banquet with Esther the queen. 2The king said again to Esther on the second day at the banquet of wine, “What is your petition, queen Esther? It shall be granted you. What is your request? Even to the half of the kingdom it shall be performed.”

3Then Esther the queen answered, “If I have found favor in your sight, O king, and if it please the king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my people at my request. 4For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondservants and bondmaids, I would have held my peace, although the adversary could not have compensated for the king’s loss.”

5Then King Ahasuerus said to Esther the queen, “Who is he, and where is he who dared presume in his heart to do so?”

6Esther said, “An adversary and an enemy, even this wicked Haman!”

Then Haman was afraid before the king and the queen. 7The king arose in his wrath from the banquet of wine and went into the palace garden. Haman stood up to make request for his life to Esther the queen;...


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I have always loved this moment in the story of Queen Esther. Her bravery. Her strength to stand up against what seemed to be impossible odds. She won, of course. Everything turned out OK for her and her people. This story kind of proves to me that the evil people of the world will not be the ones who triumph in the end. So hang in there, all of you who are under any kind of evil plans from others. The truth wins out. It may take time, but it does!

 

[Changing4Best]

I got the Amplified version of the Bible and am reading it a chapter a day, New Testament for now. It is a really cool version of the Bible in that the study notes (some of them anyway) are inside the text, as opposed to down at the bottom of the page. There are still some study notes there too, but it is manageable to read it for me, the dyslexic. I don't get lost in the study notes like I did with another study Bible I had. I just wanted to share this, in case there is anyone else who has had that problem!

 

[Still Standing]

I and a friend are embarking of starting a study class using one of Kay Arthur's books. We and some other gals will be going through 1-3 john, James, and Philemon. It has been 5 years since I led and taught women. I figured it was a good step forward in healing the old brain. My go-to study Bible is the New American Standard but have been supplementing with the New English Bible, too. I find I don't have the patience for the Amplified, though many in our group love it.

 

[Changing4Best]

Are any of you doing anything special for Lent? I am reading a Devotional for the season called "BREAD AND WINE Readings for Lent and Easter" by numerous authors. I decided to do something extra, rather than give something up. We have that option in my church. (Methodist).

 

[Changing4Best]

What is your favorite Scripture? Or maybe you have a fav Psalm? Or Book of the Bible. Just curious.

 

[Justmehere]

Has anyone seen the movie “I Can Only Imagine”?

This movie wrecked me.

 

[Changing4Best]

I saw the trailer for it. Do you mean that it affected you deeply emotionally, but was still a good movie, or do you mean it really hit you too hard emotionally and was a bad one? My friend wants to go see it and has invited me, is why I ask.