tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480426650939812220.post8030598232525085084..comments2011-10-03T21:41:35.167-07:00Comments on Recovering Pessimist: The BeginningGenevievehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12684137366987833774noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480426650939812220.post-92114544822680794332009-02-06T18:59:00.000-08:002009-02-06T18:59:00.000-08:00you're pursuing the right road jennifer, i can tel...you're pursuing the right road jennifer, i can tell by your writing here. i think you really hit on something in your comment above to anne...<BR/><BR/>"so often, I end up feeling so beaten down by my sin and my utter ungodliness that I forget the GOSPEL!"<BR/><BR/>you are forgiven and free. period. and i know that you know that already - i think you just forget in the moment, as your comment describes. it is the hardest thing for even the most focused to control, so you're not alone. work on training yourself to remember, as i know that you are and will continue to do. <BR/><BR/>learning to be happy, to find joy in the right HERE, the right NOW, IS THE SECRET. you're on the right track with the areas of study you're pursuing. they are not ungodly. do not believe the hype. <BR/><BR/>you're seeking to walk the walk, and that's what it's all about. you're just fine girlie. <BR/><BR/>i enjoyed this post, hope you decide to blog some more. i'll be a "follower" (i hate that, LOL) so i can keep up. beautiful background by the way, and i'll definitely have to raid your booklist there.<BR/><BR/>i'm looking forward to getting to know you sister. :)Karenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03192042528285443734noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480426650939812220.post-22869706101458966772008-12-29T11:37:00.000-08:002008-12-29T11:37:00.000-08:00You know, that is so true. I think, so often, I e...You know, that is so true. I think, so often, I end up feeling so beaten down by my sin and my utter ungodliness that I forget the GOSPEL! I go to church and week after week, I hear the Gospel preached. And does my life reflect the truth of that Gospel? I don't think so- not as I'd like to anyway.<BR/><BR/>I look at the people around me that I admire and I know they've gone through their hard times, coming through with joy! WHAT IS THEIR SECRET?<BR/><BR/>That is what I'm trying to find out and what I'd like to blog about here.Genevievehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12684137366987833774noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2480426650939812220.post-38241732773395108932008-12-29T09:28:00.000-08:002008-12-29T09:28:00.000-08:00How can we love our neighbor as ourself if we do n...How can we love our neighbor as ourself if we do not love ourself? Love can be healthy or unhealthy. Loving one's self as a Temple of the Holy Spirit and as a Child of the Living God is healthy and good and right.<BR/><BR/>Christ did not come to suck the joy out of living. And we Christians forget that sometimes.Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15667772171360379262noreply@blogger.com