Christianity Oasis Forum

[sbennett]

I have spent a lot of time on this step because it addresses my biggest problem. I have so many things I do not need in my mind that affect my thoughts which in turn drive my spirit crazy. I am working on ridding myself of these thoughts...memories...but it is soooo hard. I know the TRUTH from the LIES....its just that I wanted the lies ( that makes me so sad) and I had to force myself to turn from them and go to the TRUTH. I love how this step said "the enemy of my soul pushes the buttons to affect me." UGH!! that is so what happens. The enemy throws out the memories and feelings and my first thought is to miss them and be sad. BIG LIE! So now when that happens and I get that feeling in my heart...I ask God to take it away...FAR AWAY!....and I say "God...let me see TRUTH and feel TRUTH and know TRUTH."

I do pray that my Savior continues to show me TRUTH and that HE helps me rid my mind of the LIES that keep me from being the Temple of God I need to be.

[Mackenaw]

Hello Benny

It seems you are really embracing The Truths shared in each Step. Awesome!!!

Sometimes it is a real wrestling match, isn't it -- those tempting thoughts? Keep fighting the good fight, it is well worth it.

Prayers continue to rise to our Lord on your behalf. May God's blessed will be done.

God bless and keep you.
Love,
Mack

[sbennett]

Thanks so much for the prayers....always needed.

[vahn]

Hello SB

Oh how I can relate to the wanting to stick with the "lies" , even after the truth was revealed in no uncertain way , I would still tell myself "nah" .

It takes time , and it also takes effort on our part to kind of come to terms with them first , and let it sink in and accept them for what they are , and then , try to work on ways of how to "rid" ourselves from our own lies of telling ourselves "it ain't so " and try to minimize or candy coat the situation . Besides , speaking of myself , I just loved to live in a fantasy world to begin with , so ...

As far as the memories are concerned , some of them may never go away , but ... having dealt with the issues , when they pop up from time to time , and they will , my outlook upon them is not the same any longer , so I don't get as bothered by them due to the fact that now I KNOW , I did something about them and be done with them .

My two cent's worth .


Luv ya
in Christ , our Lord

[xxJILLxx]

Hi SB

oh boy do i even know how hard it is, and the difficulty that I have, yes still working on it, with dismissing the lies and replacing them with the Truth when they pop up.

For instance this morning i wake up realy anxious and then i catch myself replaying those anxious thoughts in my mind over and over again until the point of physically feeling sick, until i heard in mind vahn's voice "Get out of their!" The thoughts that is. Then the all too familiar saying he always says. "Focus on the problem the problem gets bigger, focus on the solution the solution gets bigger" Then to calm myself down i start thinking of this wave coming in onto the sand and sweeping away all the anxious thoughts to the bottom of the sea.

It takes admittance of the thoughts or lies and then we can see what we are dealing with and then we look toward Truth for the solution.

His Truth is so AMAZING, isnt it?
Peace that passes all understanding.

God bless and keep you
you are doing wonderfully sis.

♥Jill