To "Best" ~~~~~

[OVERIT]

I just wanted you to know how much you and your posts mean to me. You make me laugh down in Cafe Central and you make me think and give thanks with your posts here. Let's me know it is okay to be a person striving to overcome alcohol and be a Christian and have a good sense of humor.

How did you get be so wise anyway?

Thank you ~

xoxoxoxo

Ang

[best]

Originally Posted by OVERIT

How did you get be so wise anyway?

Say what?

*LOL*

Thank you but I feel I am far from wise.

What I know has come from living life my way and then reading God's word and finding out how He says we should do things. When I started doing things His way, I found that life started going together much easier for me. The struggles are easier to deal with. The stuggles may not be smaller, just easier to deal with by doing things God's way.
43 years of living in the world. 43 years of doing things my way. 43 years of making a mess of life. When I started doing things God's way, it was like a bright light of hope started to shine in my life. The feeling of walking out of a dark house on a sunny summer day... the light is so bright.
I lived in the darkness of the world that many times now, even the light of a single match or candle seems so bright. As God's word is often called walking in the light... even the smallest help from God's word shines bright for me.

How I did things...How I wanted things

My way...my way and troubles
His way...my way ...still troubles
His way...His way... troubles started to change.
June will be 8 years of reading God's word and 8 years of growth towards trying things God's way. This has been the best 8 years of my life as I see it.

[OVERIT]

Thanks for those words. I'm still going up that mountain. But I know if I do what I KNOW to do, then I will reach the top!

xoxoxox

Ang

[Gooch]

Funny thing how when I stopped listening to my iner voice and started listening for that calmer, stronger guidance. .... I found myself in the company of some other "wise" guys.


You are a good listener Best!

[angelgirl]

Oh Overit!!

I could not agree with you MORE!!

Best has been my ROCK!! I can't even begin to tell you how much he has helped me, really. He gives all the glory to god. Which is I am sure where the glory belongs, because I do believe that when you live your life with Jesus in your heart, truly in your life and in your heart, and nothing else, and you try to give everyday to god, overtime, I too can live a life like best. Less anxiety, more happiness, and so much giving, and grace. I just can' tsay enough for best.

I want what he has. I know that when you give you life to Jesus, it takes time to change your ways. God doesn't expect perfect people. He expects us to come as sinners, and do our best, and he will helps us change our ways. But it takes time.
I want it now though, something I need to pray about. LOL.. but I do want that peace that I see so many Christians have. Ya know, I do believe I was really feeling it for a while. I was really working hard, and praying all the time, and reading,a nd doing my bible studies. I did begin to slip off. I haven't been praying as much, and my bible study was cancelled for a couple weeks in a row. So I feel liek I as falling away a little bit, and my anxiety lately has been over the top... I am going to get back on track, and get re-started, because I want that peace that I was feeling back.

Well, thanks for listening. Thanks best, for being here, encouraging us all the way.
We do need you so much. I definately believe that god directed you to us, or yus to you, or whatever,.,. :LOL..

Love ya,
Becky