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Name: Carrie
Country: Canada
State: British Columbia
Metro: Abbotsford
Birthday: 6/2/1971
Gender: Female
Interests: Christian theology and doctrine, online games, cooking, family, parenting, art, reading (especially legal fiction, Patricia Cornwell and the like)
Expertise: I'm a 34 yr old mommy to 3 kids, able to juggle 3 kids + an extra (5 days a week), can juggle finances so hubby thinks we are rich (on only ONE income!), able to listen to a webcast online while in IRC, fold laundry, and play mahjong solitaire at yahoo all at once. If these do not make me an expert somethingorother I dunno what does!
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Member Since:
7/26/2004
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| To continue the thought on my last post....
If we spend even half the amount of time looking at our own actions, thoughts, and intentions as we do pointing a finger at those of others, we wouldn't have the judgmental attitude I mentioned previously. I should not be measuring my success or failure based on how others around me are doing. Even if they are the Godliest person on the planet, that is not how I should be rating my progress! My actions and my choices are between me and God! It is only God's eyes that I need worry about as He is the only One who can accurately read my intentions and thoughts! This is of course not to say that we should just trample others' feelings and sensibilities, but rather than asking our friends "how am I doing?" we should be looking to God and asking that question. (I might add as an aside that your friends will give you conflicting reports anyway.) Read His Word, use that as your yardstick. It is the only firm foundation you have!
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| Yeah...I've been really convicted lately about this attitude. I think we all do it. I have yet to meet one person who NEVER looks at someone else and thinks "Wow, I could NEVER be like that." Or if not that one, how about, "I'm so glad I'm past THAT and don't do THAT anymore...after all, spiritually mature people don't do THAT." Think about it. Pride is so evil. It creeps in so easily. The sin of pride is sneaky, it creeps up on you, you think you are doing so well and BOOM there's pride! Hey God! Look at me!! I'm doing so awesome! Aren't you impressed?
Wow. I shake my head at my own audacity. To think that I'm better than the next person. To think that I'm so great, God should pay attention. I'm so sorry. I'd like to apologize to everyone. I'm not great, I'm slime. God should pay attention to me only to pity me and perhaps wash off some of this muck that covers my constantly wicked, sinful, evil self. Praise Him that He doesn't give us what we rightly deserve. Hey God! Look at me!! I need you so desperately, I'm less than nothing without You!!!
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| I really really ought to blog more often but lately I've been spending so much time reading and listening elsewhere I haven't had time! Ok maybe I did have a *little* time since August... hehehee I just saw this and about died laughing! Also check out Calvinist Gadfly I really will try to write something more edifying to us all soon. For now, get to know me through my archives!
~the blogger formerly known as irRational :P | | |
| This link says it all for my on the topic of the Pope's death and the response of Evangelicals in general. http://ntrminblog.blogspot.com/
~Carrie <><
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~*~*~*~Thought for the day~*~*~*~
Am I a better parent than God?
If God loves everyone why doesn't He make them obey Him? I
certainly require obedience of my children and punish them ASAP when
they disobey me. A loving parent would never just allow their
child the free will to decide to do as they pleased. Loving
parents set down guidelines and boundaries for the children and bring
the disobedient child into obedience, never ever would good parents
just throw up their hands and say "oh well I've done all I can".
Loving parents also know that while their children are not robots, they
are held to standards and loving parents require their children to meet
these standards. It is my argument that God is an even better
parent than I am and always brings His children into repentance and
right relationship with Him. If I am a good parent, how much more
so is my heavenly Father? : )
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