Comments on: #566. Discounting our small steps toward stupid.

By: STACY'S TRIP

STACY'S TRIP — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 02:17:39 +0000

making sure someone else reads this

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 30 Jun 2009 19:09:00 +0000

I listen to the same sad song on repeat, write unsent letters to a friend who left a long time ago, and scrape my skin with a safety pin remembering the cuts I used to make on my arms.

small steps towards stupid is right…

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 23:51:34 +0000

WOW! I so needed this post. I have taken many small steps lately and recently ended up with a HUGE stupid…and now I am sitting back wondering how I got there so quickly. You explained it so well…and let me know that I'm not alone and that a perfect example is found in God's Word. More importantly…the example of forgiveness is found. And that's exactly what I needed to see today. Thank you…and keep on…

By: Mom23

Mom23 — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 17:19:12 +0000

Great. Now my summer plans to stuff my face full of empty calories while devouring the stack of "vampire romance" novels my friend lent me are ruined.

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 03:07:15 +0000

Brilliant. Thank you. I really needed to be klonked over the head with this right about now.

WV: carber — as in, stop being such a gluttonous carber and put the potato chips away THIS INSTANT! (yeah, comfort eating is definitely one of my many steps toward stupid)

By: Becky

Becky — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 04:57:23 +0000

steps towards stupid ...

1)isolating myself and crawling deep into self pity thinking nobody gets me not answering calls not replying texts giving excuses saying i'm having my finals i left my phone at home ..

2) it gets stupider ..when feeling extremely down ..expecting my friends especially attention from guys to cheer me up and constantly be ther to say sthing nice ..which obviously is never enough..desperately depending on people to satisfy my unhappiness ?? ..honestly how fregin stupid can that get ...

it's taking me time ...bt i'm slowly taking steps to SMART...

first step to smart ?

not giving a lil bit ..or 1/2 ..or even 3/4 ..bt giving EVERYTHING ..my unhappiness , dissatisfaction to HIM and letting Him take control and fill my emptiness ...Amen !

p/s ..U totally ROCK JON !!!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 03:01:46 +0000

One of my many small steps:

Reading news articles about Christian/political issues like abortion or homosexuality - articles about some court decision against a Christian organization or person- for example, an article about people suing a Christian organization for not letting them use their land for a lesbian civil ceremony.

I know there is nothing wrong with reading these articles, and it is good to keep informed, but sometimes it really fires me up and I get all self-righteous and seek out more similar articles to read just to fuel my anger at people who think those sins, such as homosexuality, are okay and we Christians are being close-minded.

It is a small step to a sinful attitude.

By: MountainBeliever

MountainBeliever — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:34:19 +0000

Thank you for that post! I really needed to hear that. Recently, I have "caught" myself listening to the "best of the 80's music." In and of itself, perhaps is not so bad, but I can see how things like that distract me away from JESUS and dull my heart to HIS way and HIS will. Thanks again for being transparent.

By: J-Ra

J-Ra — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 20:55:46 +0000

It used to be spending too much time on the internet alone, but I've installed accountability software that won't even let me visit some innocent sites, so that's not (as much of) a problem anymore.
Now my steps toward stupid include, but are not limited to:
1) Thinking of things that aren't mentioned in Philippians 4:8, which leads to dwelling on them
2) Saying "I'll do it later" in regards to my QTs or prayer. Later rarely comes.

By: Jacqui

Jacqui — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 19:47:53 +0000

My stupid steps:

1) Isolating
2) Starbucks
3) Busy-ness
Here's a visual- Gollum running around with a Starbucks in hand hiding in a cave somewhere. The busyness is his energy to move around from place to place without people quite knowing where he lays his head to rest. That's me. I am a freak!