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image:2227275-75%}    "Prompt: How have your sins impacted other people?Sin is usually the result of selfishness and self-centeredness. It is okay to withhold the wants of others, but when we withhold something they need or take away something they need we have sinned. As to how my sins have impacted others, words are inadequate. I will spend the rest of my life making amends and still not be enough. Note: sorry I am late getting the prompt out. I had a migraine yesterday and was fighting brain fog. I understand brain fogs. I've had quite a few for various reasons, including migraine.  |
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Created by the talented [Link To User poulynoe]") "Prompt: Have you ever gone through a time in your life where you didn't feel like your prayers were being effective? Looking back at that time, do you see now how God was still working in your life?"I think we all go through times when we feel our prayers are ineffective. I personally believe that a lot of the reason people's prayers are not answered is because they are selfish prayers. God is not selfish and I do not think He likes it when we approach Him with a to do list that has nothing but our own needs and wants on it. I do not believe God spends one second thinking of what is right for Himself. I believe He is always thinking of others and that our prayers should reflect that "otherness" mentality. Confess our sins then pray for others. Do not ask God to pay our bills or take care of some pain we have. Allow others to pray for you. Spend your time praying for others and praising / glorifying God. Prompt: I was cruising the galaxy with Chewbecca and found this planet: Read this item:
Write about dialogue today for your Space Blog entry. I agree with [user:wordgeek}. Dialogue is very important in writing. As a writer for a world wide news outlet, https://www.thrivenews.co, I know that dialogue brings the story to life. I know that journalists such as myself would walk a mile through a blinding snow storm in Antarctica to get a good quote to use in a story. So dialogue is very important. |
| "Prompt: Do you find it harder to pray when things are going well in your life? Why or why not? Are you troubled by your answer to that question at all?" I try to never pray for myself. My prayers are always prayers of praise and thanksgiving or intercessory prayers. When I am troubled by something, I know God has it under control and no matter how bad it gets, I allow God to deal with it and I thank Him for allowing me to go through it. I know all things work for the good of those who love God. Therefore, whatever happens to me will only make me stronger. I do not like pain but pain strengthens us. Prompt: I was cruising the galaxy with Dr. Beverly Crusher and found this planet: (43) Read this item: STATIC No Control (E) Stop worrying about what is not in our control.
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| "Prompt: Psalms 34:1-3 1 I will bless the Lord at all times: his praise shall continually be in my mouth. 2 My soul shall make her boast in the Lord: the humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. 3 O magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his name together. Write a paragraph or more of praise to God, the more the merrier." There isn't a day that goes by that I don't praise God. He has never failed me nor will He ever fail me. I have seen him raise the dead. I have seen demons cast out. I have saw sicknesses healed, cancers cured, and all sorts of other miracles. My praise for God could go on and on but I have to leave for an appointment! Praise you Jesus for the life you have given me. Just when I think I have seen the biggest miracle You come along and blow my socks off! Today we cruised into the heart of the universe. We found Schnujo is Late to Lannister   writing
I have the utmost respect for any soldier who fights for his country. If I was opposing them I would fight to hurt them, but i still respect them. They have integrity and guts. What I do not respect is terrorists who represent no country. |
| "Prompt: How do you discern the presence of God in your life?" I don't want to sound nit-picky but I want to be doctrinally sound. I believe it can be dangerous for us to want to discern the presence of God in our lives. The reason I say that is because Hebrews 11:1 defines faith as "the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen." If we spend our time seeking to "feel God's presence or have the hair on the back of our neck stand up due to His overwhelming presence, we undermine faith. True faith is believing that God is there even when we don't feel Him. True faith is never doubting God and knowing that even when I am in the middle of my worst possible storm, God is right there beside me whether I "feel" Him or not. Faith needs no evidence of God's presence because the faith itself IS the evidence. I apologize for the delayed prompt. I got home late last night and was a little sick this morning. I went to sickbay and they diagnosed me as not getting proper sleep.On the way to sickbay, we put into port at a familiar star. Princess Megan Rose 22 Years  , our second in command, writes
I remember the lunar eclipse of the 1990's. I was selling vaccuum cleaners at the time and I was with a customer when the sky became as black as night at noon! The customer took it as an omen and bought the sweeper. It was the only one I ever sold. |
| "Prompt: What is your desire for God? What is God's desire for you? What are the hindrances? My desire for God is that He not have to put up with human sin. God is perfect and sin hurts him. I know it is hard to imagine hurting God, but I feel that sin makes Him physically ill. It grieves Him and I do not want that for Him. God's desire for me is for me to be like Jesus. The hindrances to doing so are the lust of the eye, the lust of the world, and the pride of life. Prompt: "I was cruising the galaxy with Luke Skywalker and found this planet: (136) Read this item:
Write about this item in your Blog entry today." This poem has wonderful meter, rhyme scheme, and message. It must have been written by a silver tongued fox! |
| Image #2235354 over display limit. -?- Image #1997652 over display limit. -?- Image #1971183 over display limit. -?- Image #2249882 over display limit. -?- "Prompt: If you were a block of marble, what would God have to chip away to reveal the real you inside?" Wow! That is a tough question! I believe I am fairly transparent as I am. AAs a chaplain it is part of my job to remain transparent and maintain a high level of integrity. I am currently working to build my credit up to impeccable but that takes a lot of doing. All in all, I believe most people see the real me. I ask people to confront me if they ever feel I am anything but genuine with them. I can easily fall into the trap of being insincere and often would not realize I am doing so. The Holy Spirit usually notifies me immediately. Image #2235152 over display limit. -?- Prompt: I was cruising the galaxy with Captain Kirk and found this planet: Read this item:
Write about this item in your Blog entry today." I remember "way back when." What floors me is to be in a history class talking about things that happened in the 60's and 70's as if they are something out of a book. To me those events are memories! I was in a class where the professor showed a slide of an event that occurred locally in 1980 and I was one of the people in the picture! Image #2251074 over display limit. -?- Image #2187503 over display limit. -?- |
| Image #2235354 over display limit. -?- Image #1997652 over display limit. -?- Image #1971183 over display limit. -?- My surgery went great. I had little pain to speak of although the incision was nearly 15 inches long on my arm and 2 inches on my palm. I am now able to type though I have to wear a carpal tunnel brace for two more weeks day and night. Jesus has been really good to me through this and I praise Him for that. Image #2249882 over display limit. -?- "Prompt:" What spiritual disciplines or practices do you wish to commit to? What can you commit to in order to improve your relationship with God?" The spiritual disciplines I need the most work on are prayer and Bible reading. I have read the Bible cover to cover nearly 30 times. I am trying to read each of the major English translations at least once. I am currently reading the New Living Translation and doing it on a Bible app on my phone. I usually read at night. This past week I have been exhausted at night and have fallen asleep without praying or reading. I've been burning the candle at both ends with everything going on so today I am trying to regroup. Image #2235152 over display limit. -?- "Prompt: I was cruising the galaxy with Buck Rogers and found this planet: (691) Read this item:
Write about this item today in your Blog entry." I love Clerihew poetry. I have to agree with the author that the wisdom of the sages is often ignored. Of course, as a Christian, I am taught to ignore a lot of the "wisdom" of the sages because Greek philosophers did not know Jesus. Image #2251074 over display limit. -?- Image #2187503 over display limit. -?- |
| Image #2235354 over display limit. -?- Image #1997652 over display limit. -?- Image #1971183 over display limit. -?- I decided to try this one-handed typing. To be honest, I expected to be in much worse pain than i am in. My left arm is immobilized so I cannot use my left hand, but the anesthesiologist put a nerve block on my left arm that is just now beginning to wear off. it got me through the first 24 hours after surgery and the nurses here see to it that i have my pain meds on time round the clock. So the crux is that I am virtually pain free. I still cannot move the index finger of my left hand nor feel my thumb, but they are blocked still. My dressing does not come off for five days. i have to put my arm in a bag to shower. Image #2249882 over display limit. -?- "Prompt: How can I better love those around me and show hospitality more to others?" Dr. Bruce Winston, a professor at Regent University, identified the word "agapeao" as the type of love taught in God's word. It means "to do the next right thing" for those around us. Image #2235152 over display limit. -?- "Okay. Let''s try this again. Prompt: I was cruising the galaxy with Buck Rogers and we found this planet: (71) Read this item:
Write about this item today in your Space Blog entry." First of all my condolences to the author. I feel this was personal. Loss is never easy. I would never say "I know what you are feeling" because I do not know. I know how I would feel in the situation. Never underestimate grief or tell somebody they are grieving wrong or for too long. We each grieve in the way right for us. Image #2251074 over display limit. -?- Image #2187503 over display limit. -?- Marvin D Schrebe AKA Jamison Christian "Chris" Breva AAD RBA, CPRSS Image #2251074 over display limit. -?- ![Merit Badge in Quill Honorable Mention
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| Image #2235354 over display limit. -?- Image #1997652 over display limit. -?- Image #1971183 over display limit. -?- My surgery is tomorrow at 11 AM WDC time. I'll see you when I can type again. Image #2249882 over display limit. -?- "Prompt: Do I practice the discipline of daily gratitude? If yes, how does that impact my faith and attitude? If not, write 10 or more things you are grateful for. Remember to give God some praise!" I try to praise God every day. I love seeing the miracles that occur in my life and the lives of those around me. We have seen people on life support walk out of hospitals. We have saw things totally impossible by science occur. God is amazing. Image #2235152 over display limit. -?- "Prompt: Captain Kirk and I were cruising the galaxy and found this planet: (132) Read this item:
Write about this poem in your Blog entry today." Hopper sounds like a thoughtful young rabbit who loves his mother very much. Image #2251074 over display limit. -?- Image #2187503 over display limit. -?- |
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