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[wantHistouch]

Week 2 seems to be better! I thank all of you who encouraged me and advised me. I am not saying my problems are gone but at least I am on the right path.
I still face my failures around me in everyway but the Lord will help me and who ever puts his trust on Him is not to be put to shame. I pray I learn about Day 2 more - weeding out the negative things in my life through the Spirit. This is a life time to work.
I also noted one character which I want to uproot but couldn't - My brain sometimes goes on and on and wouldn't stop. I mean the past two weeks I was really down when my best friend shut me down and everymoment I used to think about it and my brain wouldn't make it better - I used to feel like everyone is abondoning me and knows about what's going on between me and her. And i tried to pray and tried to listen spritual song but it would still comeback. And sometimes I feel a lot pressure inside me that i would ghast out loud. And for anyone looking at me physically then I would look normal but inside I was so disturbed. I couldn't stop it. I tried and I am wondering what I should do in such moments - not that I expect them to happen. What should I do when my brain would just keeps on assuming some negative scenarios, conversations and stuff. I prayed about it and I am praying about it even at this moment.
Another thing I need to uproot from myself is anger. I express my anger at those who are dear to me - my mother, brother... . I am very nice to everybody else. This is not a christian character - the Lord's commendment the first one is to love your brother and to respect your parents. Sometimes if something is not done the way I asked things to be done I overreact with anger. Please advise how I progress. Also I need prayer and prayer life. So advise me how I can get back to praying more.
By the way to those of you who are going through tough times or those of you who are tired from your failures I have some good news. We all have bad time and it is just that how do we come out of these times. The Lord uses difficult times to teach us, those are trials. James 1: 2-3 "2 Consider it pure joy, my brothers and sisters,[a] whenever you face trials of many kinds, 3 because you know that the testing of your faith produces perseverance. 4 Let perseverance finish its work so that you may be mature and complete, not lacking anything. " Only thing just as the bible says we should be strong in faith and rely on God to pass these times. That way we learn to depend on him and see his hands. Now I am not saying God tempts us but even when we fail the devil's temptation we shouldn't loose hope and despair. If we loose hope we give in to all the negative desires because we see no salvation from it. But we should stand up from the failures and seek the right path and look on Jesus who bore our sins, who always wants to fix us. I failed so many times but I wouldn't be here if I just had lost hope. Only God gave me his mercy his endless mercy for me to write about his mercy otherwise I would have been someplace. So cheerup our God loves us unconditionally and he wants to put us in the path of righteousenss so he will teach us his ways. I just pray I follow him. God bless you all.

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Hey wanthistouch...Anger is counter acted by love...I always say you can't change how people act or treat you but you can change how you react...and reacting in love instead of anger is what you have to strive to do. If you find yourself getting a little upset...walk away and take a breath. Get out of the situation before it gets worse. You have to practice control...it won't just happen...it may take a few tries...but once you learn to take control of your anger...it will be easy to tame your emotion when you see it beginning to surface.

Then you asked about prayer life...praying is like having a conversation with God...you don't have to use fancy words...and you don't have to make your prayers a certain length...your prayer life should be anything and everything you want to share with God...whether it be a need, a thank you, an I love you Lord, a repentence and request for forgiveness...God will listen and He just wants you to share with Him.

Keep walking through the steps...one at a time.

Take care