Alive Posted December 30, 2022 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 22 Topic Count: 195 Topics Per Day: 0.11 Content Count: 11,054 Content Per Day: 6.51 Reputation: 9,017 Days Won: 36 Joined: 09/12/2019 Status: Offline Birthday: 01/09/1956 Share Posted December 30, 2022 4 minutes ago, farouk said: I know the feeling..............it's when the decades start flying past also........... This is why the ongoing habit of prayer and the Scriptures is so important......... Amen! As well as looking back to see with perspective how God has worked in a lifetime in His always Gracious and Loving manner. How a "why did you allow this"--gets clearer and clearer. These things build Trust. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry_iain Posted December 30, 2022 Group: Royal Member Followers: 39 Topic Count: 34 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 24,741 Content Per Day: 5.77 Reputation: 20,492 Days Won: 161 Joined: 08/05/2012 Status: Offline Birthday: 01/30/1985 Share Posted December 30, 2022 My only one is to make no more new year's resolutions . I used to but these days I prefer a day-by-day approach. I do some short term planning but nothing more . I find that works out better for me in the end. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBlade Posted December 30, 2022 Group: Diamond Member Followers: 4 Topic Count: 67 Topics Per Day: 0.04 Content Count: 2,228 Content Per Day: 1.36 Reputation: 1,128 Days Won: 0 Joined: 11/06/2019 Status: Offline Birthday: 03/25/1961 Share Posted December 30, 2022 Never made any. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
farouk Posted December 30, 2022 Group: Royal Member Followers: 8 Topic Count: 26 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 6,508 Content Per Day: 12.19 Reputation: 3,324 Days Won: 31 Joined: 11/18/2022 Status: Offline Share Posted December 30, 2022 3 hours ago, Alive said: Amen! As well as looking back to see with perspective how God has worked in a lifetime in His always Gracious and Loving manner. How a "why did you allow this"--gets clearer and clearer. These things build Trust. The Scriptures and the prayerful habit of reading them daily can help us to stop asking, Why? and instead, remind us to think along the lines of: There must be a reason in God's overruling, even if I don't understand it now.......... John 13.7: "What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alive Posted December 30, 2022 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 22 Topic Count: 195 Topics Per Day: 0.11 Content Count: 11,054 Content Per Day: 6.51 Reputation: 9,017 Days Won: 36 Joined: 09/12/2019 Status: Offline Birthday: 01/09/1956 Share Posted December 30, 2022 13 minutes ago, farouk said: The Scriptures and the prayerful habit of reading them daily can help us to stop asking, Why? and instead, remind us to think along the lines of: There must be a reason in God's overruling, even if I don't understand it now.......... John 13.7: "What I do thou knowest not now; but thou shalt know hereafter." And Rom. 8:28 is where I hang out. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vine Abider Posted December 30, 2022 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 6 Topic Count: 201 Topics Per Day: 0.36 Content Count: 3,460 Content Per Day: 6.20 Reputation: 2,318 Days Won: 3 Joined: 10/25/2022 Status: Offline Birthday: 04/01/2024 Share Posted December 30, 2022 (edited) I wanna be more, better and faster some day soon. Edited December 30, 2022 by Vine Abider Fun 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Selah7 Posted December 30, 2022 Group: Royal Member Followers: 11 Topic Count: 56 Topics Per Day: 0.05 Content Count: 2,610 Content Per Day: 2.42 Reputation: 3,182 Days Won: 11 Joined: 05/25/2021 Status: Offline Share Posted December 30, 2022 Day by day Day by day Oh, Dear Lord Three things I pray To see thee more clearly Love thee more dearly Follow thee more nearly Day by day 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vine Abider Posted December 30, 2022 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 6 Topic Count: 201 Topics Per Day: 0.36 Content Count: 3,460 Content Per Day: 6.20 Reputation: 2,318 Days Won: 3 Joined: 10/25/2022 Status: Offline Birthday: 04/01/2024 Share Posted December 30, 2022 13 minutes ago, Walter Goraj jr said: I don't know. I was thinking my friends on this forum can help me! What does being compassionate look like to you? If we took a snapshot of you being compassionate, what might you be doing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vine Abider Posted December 31, 2022 Group: Worthy Ministers Followers: 6 Topic Count: 201 Topics Per Day: 0.36 Content Count: 3,460 Content Per Day: 6.20 Reputation: 2,318 Days Won: 3 Joined: 10/25/2022 Status: Offline Birthday: 04/01/2024 Share Posted December 31, 2022 14 hours ago, Walter Goraj jr said: Seriously, being careful of how I word my thoughts. Sometimes they don't convey compassion or humility. It's the kind of personality I grew up with I believe. This is a tougher one in that it goes to who you are (not just what you do) . . . and I think there's only One capable of changing you on the inside. So the only thing I know to do is to give this to Him over and over, and don't be discouraged because HE'S GOT THIS!!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray12614 Posted December 31, 2022 Group: Senior Member Followers: 4 Topic Count: 9 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 665 Content Per Day: 0.43 Reputation: 749 Days Won: 0 Joined: 02/22/2020 Status: Offline Author Share Posted December 31, 2022 22 hours ago, Vine Abider said: To me, resolutions are a pointless wishlist activity that really has no "bones" to it. Therefore I don't make resolutions this time of year (or any other time), but if the thing is actually worth doing, I will schedule the specific activity related to it on my calendar, because "What get's scheduled gets done!" (or at least stands a much better chance of getting done) If it's a more involved thing, then I do what's called a "Goal Planning Sheet" (GPS for short). The GPS consists of these basics: What is the specific goal? (SMART goal format) What are all the benefits to achieving it? What are the obstacles & solutions? What are the specific action steps needed with timeframes? How will it be tracked and measured? In doing this, it takes something from being a wish or dream and turns it into a concrete goal, and stands a MUCH BETTER chance of being accomplished. For more info on this, see the recent thread: Being an IT guy, you sound alot like me. System analyst ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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