missmuffet Posted September 1, 2019 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,991 Topics Per Day: 0.48 Content Count: 48,689 Content Per Day: 11.81 Reputation: 30,343 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Share Posted September 1, 2019 If you could go back to the past what piece of advice would you give your young self? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
other one Posted September 1, 2019 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 29 Topic Count: 596 Topics Per Day: 0.08 Content Count: 56,098 Content Per Day: 7.56 Reputation: 27,834 Days Won: 271 Joined: 12/29/2003 Status: Offline Share Posted September 1, 2019 when I was 18 or so and discovered my church had been teaching me things that was not true, to be only upset with my church and not upset with God... would have saved me a whole lot of repenting..... 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post missmuffet Posted September 1, 2019 Group: Royal Member Followers: 34 Topic Count: 1,991 Topics Per Day: 0.48 Content Count: 48,689 Content Per Day: 11.81 Reputation: 30,343 Days Won: 226 Joined: 01/11/2013 Status: Offline Author Popular Post Share Posted September 1, 2019 I would get on my knees and ask Jesus Christ into my life to be my Lord and Savior and give Him total control of my life. Life would have gone a lot smoother that way. 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustPassingThru Posted September 1, 2019 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 8 Topic Count: 14 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1,979 Content Per Day: 0.98 Reputation: 2,112 Days Won: 1 Joined: 10/23/2018 Status: Offline Share Posted September 1, 2019 After He saved me from dying from an overdose of LSD, the next Sunday... "Go to church!" 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa7 Posted September 1, 2019 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 9 Topic Count: 14 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 186 Content Per Day: 0.06 Reputation: 268 Days Won: 1 Joined: 04/24/2016 Status: Offline Share Posted September 1, 2019 I would tell myself to stop being disobedient towards my parents, stop being a selfish fool, and stop making impulsive, bad decisions. On the other hand, had I obeyed my parents, I would probably still be with the RCC, which is the religion I was baptized into and raised in. I would never had known there was any other way to God unless He had placed someone in my path to tell me about the Gospel. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vincentnana65 Posted September 1, 2019 Group: Members Followers: 1 Topic Count: 2 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 5 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 6 Days Won: 0 Joined: 09/01/2019 Status: Offline Birthday: 08/03/1965 Share Posted September 1, 2019 I would have stayed in church and not left home at seventeen. I thought I knew how to handle my faith, but I didn't. I have rededicated my life to God and it is a completely different experience. We need to do a better job of ministering to our young people. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Repose Posted September 1, 2019 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 9 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 205 Content Per Day: 0.12 Reputation: 231 Days Won: 0 Joined: 08/06/2019 Status: Offline Share Posted September 1, 2019 A life is painted with regret. I was really screwed up as a kid, and while there is a part of me that would like to potentially rid myself of those things, I also don't think I'd be the same person as I am now without having made those mistakes. I am as I am, and surely it's for a reason. Going beyond such a generic response though, I'd advise my younger self to pursue work. Choose a path and take it. At least then my time would've been even just mildy more productive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walla299 Posted September 1, 2019 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 9 Topic Count: 92 Topics Per Day: 0.03 Content Count: 2,164 Content Per Day: 0.66 Reputation: 1,727 Days Won: 0 Joined: 05/19/2015 Status: Offline Birthday: 11/10/1961 Share Posted September 1, 2019 5 hours ago, missmuffet said: If you could go back to the past what piece of advice would you give your young self? 1. Don't get mad at God when really bad things happen in a fallen world. That would have saved a lot of self-inflicted suffering over the years. 2. A list of stocks to buy and hold for the long term. Do not sell them for any reason until after a certain year. (Time travel is supposed to be impossible, but you never know! ) 3. Don't buy that '68 red Ford pickup no matter how good it looks. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnOrangeCat Posted September 2, 2019 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 5 Topic Count: 57 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1,403 Content Per Day: 0.27 Reputation: 1,824 Days Won: 0 Joined: 12/24/2009 Status: Offline Share Posted September 2, 2019 I would have told myself to pick up computer programming skills. There are other things I'd like to tell myself, like not getting involved with one of my exes, but my younger self probably wouldn't have listened to stuff like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
listener24 Posted September 2, 2019 Group: Senior Member Followers: 43 Topic Count: 43 Topics Per Day: 0.02 Content Count: 650 Content Per Day: 0.28 Reputation: 759 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/23/2017 Status: Offline Share Posted September 2, 2019 (edited) Watch out for pride. It's the main thing that separates you from God. Trust His Word completely and repent. Edited September 2, 2019 by listener24 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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