ARE YOU EASILY OFFENDED?

[Willa]

2 hours ago, existential mabel said:

gee these days i am didnt used to be as bad as this dunno if its in large part to a bereavement 22 months ago. trying to get on top of it but i just dont seem to be able to 

If we don't deal with grief in the best way but hang on to the anger or depression without resolving them and moving forward, then it may spill over into other areas of our lives.  It was just 13 months ago that I lost my husband of 54 years but I was not angry at him or at God, but rejoiced that he is in God's presence.  There are still times that I miss him deeply but I am comforted by God's abiding presence.  Each experience with grief is different and each person is unique in the way we go through it.  Learning how to cope with challenges alone can be overwhelming sometimes.  You  are welcome to PM me if you need to talk about it.  

[frienduff thaylorde]

5 hours ago, Willa said:

If we don't deal with grief in the best way but hang on to the anger or depression without resolving them and moving forward, then it may spill over into other areas of our lives.  It was just 13 months ago that I lost my husband of 54 years but I was not angry at him or at God, but rejoiced that he is in God's presence.  There are still times that I miss him deeply but I am comforted by God's abiding presence.  Each experience with grief is different and each person is unique in the way we go through it.  Learning how to cope with challenges alone can be overwhelming sometimes.  You  are welcome to PM me if you need to talk about it.  

YOU LOVED SISTER .   That was a long marriage .     You just continue in the LORD .      

[LivingbyFaith]

8 hours ago, existential mabel said:

gee these days i am didnt used to be as bad as this dunno if its in large part to a bereavement 22 months ago. trying to get on top of it but i just dont seem to be able to 

Keep trying mate, keep trying!  God bless!

[existential mabel]

19 hours ago, Willa said:

If we don't deal with grief in the best way but hang on to the anger or depression without resolving them and moving forward, then it may spill over into other areas of our lives.  It was just 13 months ago that I lost my husband of 54 years but I was not angry at him or at God, but rejoiced that he is in God's presence.  There are still times that I miss him deeply but I am comforted by God's abiding presence.  Each experience with grief is different and each person is unique in the way we go through it.  Learning how to cope with challenges alone can be overwhelming sometimes.  You  are welcome to PM me if you need to talk about it.  

thanks Willa

 

Edited November 6, 2018 by existential mabel

[existential mabel]

14 hours ago, LivingbyFaith said:

Keep trying mate, keep trying!  God bless!

needing to spend a lot of time alone at the moment and today so many people kept saying that they hadnt seen me for ages...just as well at least they are pleased to see me!

[LivingbyFaith]

Everyone gets offended in some way or another and I don't believe that, that is sin, but how we react to that offense determines whether we sin or not.  When I am offended by what someone says or does to me, although the offense can cut like a knife...the command for forgiveness comes to the forefront of my thinking almost immediately and from then on, I am making that decision every second, every minute, every hour and every day thereafter, until the offense in my heart is gone and I am able to live freely once again, having forgiven the person whom offended me.

Forgiveness is a decision, not a feeling!