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After several long discussions with several people, I came to realise that I can't go on living the way I am, and that I need to stop dilly dallying around my problems but to take some action that might lead to them been solved. Ive tried the steps before several times privately and found that i never made it to the end of the steps, so now im trying a new approach by posting it publicy in order to recieve the encouragement i need to reach the end of the steps and also so that I have more people to be accountable to and thus hopefully making me be more honest as well, however much it scares me.

I recently read the passage in Exodus when israel is threatened by an enemy army, and Moses sends Joshua into battle leading there army, whilst moses went up to hill to pray that his army would have courage and supernatural protection, and when he prayed and raised his arms to heaven his army prevailed but when he grew weary and his arms fell the enemy army failed, so his friends sat him down and held his arms up for him and in this way Moses' army would the battle. This helps to make it clear that when i grow weary and discouraged i can go to my friends for support just like moses's friends did for him, and maybe that way i'll make it to the end of the steps.

I think i can understand the verse, Faith can move mountains, not physical mountains, but the ones we are climbing ourselves, and through faith the mountains and troubles can be overcome, we all have faith, its just a matter of where we place it.

Well i am so proud of you i can barely type missy...



Thats right little one... change requires action. Requires refusal to stay in the same place and the decision to not let fear control us any longer.

I am super duper uper excited for u

I love u lils

tigerlily, woohooo great to see you here and doing the counseling steps. I want you to know that if you will push through and finish the steps then you will receive all the blessings that God wants you to have from this study. Don't short change yourself, but keep going and let's finish the race together this time. I will be here with you on this journey, offering words of encouragement to help you when the steps seem to get tough. There will be many others here for you as well. We want to see our sister heal, because we luv you very much. You've done the first part, you've taken the step to do this here in the forum.

Praying for you on this journey sis.

luv ya

AMEN Lucy Lou

He's got you lil one, you know that...

I believe Lizzie hit it on the nail when she said change requires action and refusal to stay in the same place...

But you have to really WANT it too... which I believe you do

Am here for you every step and continue to pray for you often...

Love you dearly
Susi

amen and amen again. You are so not alone in this....and choosing to do this here was the right one. Im so looking forward to going along this journey with you lil. You will see truths about who you really are in the Lord..and those mountains you talked about...they wont look so huge. Faith is the key, lil...and you have it there within you..a spark..a light that the Lord ahs placed there to show you the way...and show you how much He loves you..and how very precious you really are.

standing in prayer with you. His perfect will be done.
in Jesus,
love momo

It seems harder now to respond to this then it did the posting the first step and I so wanna run away and hide someplace, im no good at sharing my emotions, just thinking what i have to face in the next weeks made me cry this morning, my motto when im ill is generally to pretend that im not really sick and that it'll be gone by the morning, I think ive only been to doctors about once in the last decade, but somehow i don't think that approach is going to work here. I hold onto some of my problems for attention, others I don't, but im worried the reason im doing this is because i want the attention, i dunno.

you are a treasure tigerlily and as you explore this you will start to allow others as well as yourself to see just how prescious you are to all of us me will continue to hold you in prayer you are a good friend

Tigerlily the enemy wants you to go off and hide alone so the problem will not be fixed. Yes he will whisper to you it's just for attention. Making you want to pull back.

Share your story sis. It will begin your healing and help others heal as well.


prayers for you along this journey

Hi Tiger.
Let me share this with you.............

All my life I kept things to myself. I didn't feel comfortable in sharing. I hid my true feelings. Actually I made myself to believe different about things. I was not REAL.
Then, I stumble on this site. Actually, God opened the door for me to find His Pasture were I can graze and feed.
My theory was when I first became a member was that no one knows me or will ever see me. So, I began to share the REAL me. I was ashamed of my past.
I slowly began to share and I was unaware of the eyes who were looking at me post and chat. One day, Oasis came to me and asked if I would give my Testimony and he would create a web page for me. Boy, was this hard. It took me forever to express what few words I did. He spent his time and effort to do this and the outcome has been that it has helped others.
We ALL have problems. But, we are here for each other. My BIG thing is for people to share their problems because others learn that they are not alone,plus, it helps release the guilt etc...
I read the forums and pray for the ones seeking help and answers. There are many of us that do. We may not reply ,but silently ask God to intervene.

Matthew 6:33 states, "But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you."

This is Truth! Keep seeking with all your heart till it becomes REAL.
I must also add that our enemy, satan, will try to keep us sidetracked in doing what God wants us to do. So, keep this in mind.
As far seeking attention, we are all guilty of this. But, I have found that just by being ME has made me grow and made me more at peace. People now know that I am nothing special but just Real.
I have a hard time expressing and I am a slow typer.

I am proud that you have come forth to express this to us as you see we care and want ALL who come here to experience the fulfilling life that God can provide for us IF we are willing to do His will and not ours.

I will pray as well as read your daily blogs as you make a decision each day to try to do this walk. YIELD to HIM daily as HE has much in store for you. He came to give LIFE and give it in abundance.
keeping our eyes off the "world" and on spiritual things is a must to begin to feel the joy of living.

GBU Sis

Luv Ya


Real

Tigerlily, now that you have began the steps, I want you to be aware that the enemy is not happy with your choice, and is going to try everyway he can to get you to stop. Now, when the doubts start to come, reach out and ask Jesus to help you push on, and get through this. Tears are also ok sis, as they offer healing. Don't think that crying is a bad thing, because it isn't, it's a way of washing the soul.

You can do this tiger, come on sis, get up and finish the race. We are all running it with you.

luv ya

realtmg wrote: We ALL have problems. But, we are here for each other. My BIG thing is for people to share their problems because others learn that they are not alone,plus, it helps release the guilt etc...

Lil...I can tell ya that this is one of the first things I heard when the Lord led me here to Oasis. I was not alone..and I had felt so very alone for so very long with the things I was dealing with. When you share these things, the door to Truth is opened and His truth will set you free.

These words still bring peace every day...you are not alone. and there is healing in the truth.

keep fighting the good fight lil. its so worth it. He is with you every second sis.

love you, girl.

in Jesus,
momo

Im so tired today, Im drinking my tea with my eyes closed cos i dont have the energy to keep them open.

Why does knowing about God's grace not have any effect on me, its not changed the way im feeling, nor does been told that Jesus died to save me, its like ive heard it so many times that its lost all meaning, I grew up hearing it and being taught it but i can never remember any time i was told it having any time of impact on me, what does this make me and where does it leave it?