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In Him
Mick

Michael, we must be twins. I hear you bro. May Christ continue to make us alive with him.

I could have made this same list. What I do is try to ask myself, “Where is God in this?”

I constantly tear myself up for #8. Aren’t we supposed to strive to be more Christ-like? Was he dismissive and oblivious? So I pray every day to live that day in love. Then I miss out on the not-so-subtle cues from my spouse, or I am curt with someone. It’s a nasty cycle. But, Michael, we know it, and we keep striving to do something about it. I can tell you that before my rebirth, I didn’t care what effect I had. So, I suppose it’s a small victory in a sense.

I was referred to the following article from another blog. The intro reads:

This is perhaps my favorite statement of the Gospel that I’ve every written. The best sermons should preach to yourself. The Luther quote at the end still rocks me. I’ve been working on this to make it “book friendly,” and I wanted to share it with the IM audience again. If you’re a “good Christian,” go do something else. If you are a mess, this is my gift to you. From 2004 I think.

http://www.internetmonk.com/archive/imonk-101-when-i-am-weak-why-we-must-embrace-our-brokenness-and-never-be-good-christians

The comments esp. to this essay read like you and I and all of us here are in good company.

FYI, the referring article was this one:

mikesstudies.blogspot.com/2009/04/maybe-best-blog-article-ever.html

Michael, brother you are NOT alone!! I struggle with some of those things and many other things. Sometimes I get frustrated with my slowness in becomining like Jesus. Some of the things I struggle with have been life long battles.
Adrian Rogers said once ( and I wrote this in my bible) ” Your weakness in life is an asset. It keeps you dependant on the Spirit”
Our Lord would deliver us from all struggles I think if He could trust us not to become proud. But alas, He can’t trust us!!
This is a great site. God bless you!

CMP, I’m with you on 2 & 3. And I do so appreciate your honesty. I think we need more transparency in the body of Christ.

Oh, and BTW I’m with you on #8 as well.

Oh, and as far as #9 goes, you could become a Christian counselor like me.

You still won’t know how to fix people but you’ll get paid for being stupid! Not much, but you will get paid.

Michael:

You seem to be remarkably human. Welcome!

Or, as I tell clients often, you’re not as screwed up as you think you are. You’re just sinful and in need of daily salvation.

Me, too.

CMP,
You aren’t called to do #9, that’s what God does. You can pray for them, but you can’t fix their problems.

Your only responsibility is to tell them God loves them, and then pray for them. We can’t go ramming down doors people are holding close.