tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-81113841350148262302024-02-07T04:24:44.139-08:00A Pinch of Classymore than just a fashion blogSierra Baileyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11433009460161278438noreply@blogger.comBlogger351125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111384135014826230.post-82576893766650218042019-08-19T20:24:00.000-07:002019-08-19T20:26:59.400-07:00Tastmate Soap Dishes {Product Review}<a href="https://www.tomoson.com?code=TOPc7714c6c8e1599839c8198f81b053aa9" rel="nofollow" style="display: none;"></a>Hello, Classy Girls!<br />
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As a reviewer, I review all kinds of varied items. And today is no different. Today I present you with Tastemate Soap Dishes! I received this product in exchange for my honest review, which is right here!<br />
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What I liked: I like that this soap dish is designed specifically for soap. It's made in such a way that it's easy to place stuff on it without worry of it slipping off as it might from a shower caddy or side of the shower. I am a fan of this idea.<br />
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What I didn't like: mainly a design thing. The dish attaches to the wall via a sticky backing. I'm afraid this means once removed, it can not be placed again, but this is probably not going to be an issue if you use the same shower all the time.<br />
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Overall I am pleased with the product!<br />
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If you too would like to enjoy a lovely soap holder that will hold your soap well and not be annoying (I seriously had some soap issues last year), you can check out the product at this link: <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07S8WYVCQ">http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07S8WYVCQ</a>.<br />
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Bethany Baldwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14160544671105522363noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111384135014826230.post-63962620434139264672018-12-08T06:44:00.000-08:002018-12-08T06:44:00.154-08:00Finding The Perfect Match and A Lilla Rose Giveaway <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've had this dress for a long time, but I've had a hard time finding things to match it. But . . . this outfit just happened, And I'm pleased to say I love it and I think I'll be wearing it more. </div>
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My sister says it looks pirate. A friend says medieval. I'm thinking Germanic/ steampunk. What do you think?<br />
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<b>Dress</b>: Gift<br />
<b>Shirt</b>: Borrowed from my sister, but she bought it from <i>Murdochs</i><br />
<b>Boots</b>: <i>Madison</i>, but bought off of Facebook Classifieds<br />
<b>Necklace: </b>Vintage necklace found at the fair. I have a matching bracelet, too.<br />
<b>Coat:</b> Bought it at a thrift store years ago, but have just been wearing it more this year. It took me while to feel comfortable in it.<br />
<b>Hair Clip:</b> <i>Lilla Rose</i> flexi clip given to me in exchange for a review on my <a href="http://keturahskorner.blogspot.com/">blog</a>. Currently there's a <a href="http://keturahskorner.blogspot.com/">giveaway happening over at my blog</a> for another just like it, along with a matching necklace and earrings!<br />
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Also, it's cold so I'm wearing leggings and warm socks.<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Do you have clothing items that you love but are <i>just </i>figuring out how to wear? I feel like this entire outfit is such. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">Also, don't forget to check out the giveaway if you love Lilla Rose. </span><br />
<span style="font-size: x-large;">And, let me know what you think of this outfit. Isn't it just so much fun? </span>Keturah Lambhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05041749245034077912noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111384135014826230.post-6775050588126345472018-10-27T00:00:00.000-07:002018-10-27T00:00:04.543-07:00Love At First Sight: A Myth<br />
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I love fairy tales. They are some of the best stories ever. But some of the ideas in modern fairy tales are sort of twisted up.</div>
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<i> Love at first sight. </i></div>
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<i>Finding your one and only match. </i></div>
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<i>Love makes all good, and lasts forever. </i></div>
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<i>And once you have had that first kiss you shall live forever and ever, happily ever after.</i></div>
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Now, I'm not trying to depress you, but love at first sight is silly and unreal. It doesn't happen. One can argue for <i><b>infatuation</b></i> at first sight. That I'll go for. But not love.</div>
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Why?</div>
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First off, we need to understand what love really is.</div>
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Love isn't this magical thing that makes two people <i>have</i> to be together forever.</div>
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Love is the outcome of doing. <i>Love can be performed to people we don't know or even like</i>. Because love is giving, even when there's no receiving involved.</div>
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Some things about <b><i>true</i></b> love:</div>
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<i><b>It is sacrificial.</b></i></div>
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<i><b>It is unselfish.</b></i></div>
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<i><b>It isn't ruled by feelings.</b></i></div>
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<i><b>It is stronger than passion.</b></i></div>
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<i><b>It is rational.</b></i></div>
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<i><b>It always does what is right for the other person.</b></i></div>
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<i><b>It affects more than just a couple individuals.</b></i></div>
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So, on that note, can you see why I don't think it's possible to find <i>true love</i> at first sight?</div>
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Not that I don't think people can't say, "Yeah, that's the person I'll end up marrying" and that it won't happen.</div>
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Many people have done it, and were married.</div>
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But many people have also said that, and then the feelings passed, and they <i>didn't</i> marry that person they were certain they would. So, the rare example of it happening isn't a proof for <i>love at first sight.</i></div>
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And I would still argue that the person saying those words wasn't actually in love. </div>
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Why? <i>(I love this word... it leads to much intellectualism)</i></div>
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Because it was just infatuation. Not love. There was nothing real there. Nothing to make them stay committed.</div>
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100% attraction and infatuation. Nothing more.</div>
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The misconception of love and infatuation, I believe is the cause of so many divorces and unhappy marriages. Two people who are "<i>clearly in love"</i> marry. But then the <b>passion</b> fades.<b> Life hits</b>. </div>
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And oh, my, what happened to that feeling of love?<br />
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<b>"I must have married the wrong person!?"</b></div>
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Which brings up my next point.</div>
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There isn't a <i>right person for you. </i></div>
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If there was just one perfect match for every one, then of course divorce would be more excusable.</div>
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But there isn't.</div>
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Also, if there were just one person meant for each individual, marriage after the death of a spouse would be very wrong.</div>
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<i><b>Magic couples, meant to be together forever just isn't a thing.</b></i></div>
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If so, why are there so many unmarried(singles)? Did God just decided not to make them someone special?</div>
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No. Marriage is a higher thing than just <i>"It's all about you and me."</i></div>
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Marriage has a purpose. It's about two people coming together to honor God and each other, and raising a family <i>*to take over the world for God*</i>. HAHA. Disregard that last part, if you like. π</div>
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It wasn't until recently that culture has changed the true meaning of love, marriage, and such.</div>
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Just look at history. It is full of women being "<i>forced</i>" or <i>sold</i> into marriages, arranged marriages, betrothals, and matchmaking.</div>
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And despite what our media tries to say, I think most of those girls (and definitely, guys ;b) were happy with their practices. <i>It was what they were accustomed to</i>. It was <i>their</i> life. They expected to not choose their partner. </div>
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Few girls felt like they were prisoners trapped in a life they had no control over. (I don't care what fiction tries to depict, they didn't). Most wanted this life that their culture held up as the ideal.</div>
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In fact, in Bloody Mary of England(1500's) <i>begged</i> her father(King Henry, the VIII) to <i>arrange a marriage</i> for her.</div>
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Anna Komnene( Byzantine princess, historian, 1083-1153) grew up always expecting an arranged marriage of some sort. And when she did marry she had a very (too) successful marriage.</div>
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If love is what should initiate the thing, if there are only two people meant for each other, how did so many people <b>survive</b> before it was <b>acceptable</b> to find your own spouse?</div>
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<i>*let me just add that I'm not for my parents arranging a marriage for me. I'm too caught up in this culture to just go for that, lol. I'm just addressing the mindset - not the formula.*</i></div>
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The thing is mindset.</div>
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It's all about that.</div>
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They weren't looking for <i>the one</i>, they just wanted <i>some one.</i></div>
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They knew what their <i>expected</i> roles in marriage were, and most people had the sense to follow them.</div>
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They understood marriage had a <i>purpose</i>, and <i>embraced</i> that purpose.</div>
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I mean, I'm sure people still had to deal with sin, but the difference is most people actually dealt with their problems - or just lived with them.</div>
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And so, can you see why I don't believe in love at first sight, or finding <i>the</i> one?</div>
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I'm sure this is all strange... but honestly, in this day and age, could things get stranger? Lol.<br />
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I'd also like to share this quote that my married friend, Esther, believes captures the idea of love extremely well:<br />
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<b>Colleen North:</b> <i>[Helen is about to have a baby]</i> I know this is a terrible time to talk about it, but Larry says...</div>
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<b>Frank Beardsley:</b> I've got a message for Larry. You tell him this is what it's all about. This is the real happening. If you want to know what love really is, take a look around you.</div>
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<b>Helen North:</b> What are you two talking about?</div>
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<b>Frank Beardsley: </b>Take a good look at your mother.</div>
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<b>Helen North:</b> Not now!</div>
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<b>Frank Beardsley:</b> Yes, now.</div>
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<b>Frank Beardsley:</b> It's giving life that counts. Until you're ready for it, all the rest is just a big fraud. All the crazy haircuts in the world won't keep it turning. Life isn't a love in, it's the dishes and the orthodontist and the shoe repairman and... ground round instead of roast beef. And I'll tell you something else: it isn't going to a bed with a man that proves you're in love with him; it's getting up in the morning and facing the drab, miserable, wonderful everyday world with him that counts.</div>
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<b>Frank Beardsley:</b> I suppose having 19 kids is carrying it a bit too far, but if we had it to do over who would we skip... you?</div>
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<b>Helen North:</b><i> [getting into the car]</i> Thank you, Frank. I never quite knew how to explain it to her.</div>
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<b>Frank Beardsley:</b> If we don't get you to the hospital fast, the rest of it's going to be explained right here!</div>
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If you think about it, the ideas expressed in this quote are quite unique. And the <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063829/">movie</a> is very cute, too :) Though this post wasn't meant to review a movie, lol! </div>
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<b>We need to think about some of these things and apply them to our thought lives... we need to influence our minds towards thinking about things in perspective. Because, believe it or not, these are some very important aspects in all of our lives today.</b></div>
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So this post is to show how I change my mind over an outfit ;) </div>
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I LOVED this outfit when I wore it. </div>
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And I received a ton of compliments on it. </div>
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But when I looked at the pictures later I <i>HATED IT. </i></div>
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<i>So </i>much I threw away the boots afterward. </div>
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Like why did I even wear the boots with this outfit? Too much grey. And that skirt just covered up all of the bling of the boots anyways. </div>
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<b>Shirt: </b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/167686573892458/?fb_dtsg_ag=Adx_jRyfY7s358pxzFkgivWSw5Esz21V4m8iCDPjkvkZLg%3AAdyNwp9z6c6ZZEWdsxOm8IenbC2KFJ5CcMHLe2GwGdIh7Q">Little Bluebird's Boutique </a></div>
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<b>Skirt: </b>Thrift store</div>
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<b>Belt: </b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/167686573892458/?fb_dtsg_ag=Adx_jRyfY7s358pxzFkgivWSw5Esz21V4m8iCDPjkvkZLg%3AAdyNwp9z6c6ZZEWdsxOm8IenbC2KFJ5CcMHLe2GwGdIh7Q">Little Bluebird's Boutique</a></div>
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Tank top: Walmart </div>
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<b>Boots: </b>Some small store at the mall. </div>
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<b>Necklace: </b>Thrift store</div>
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I think I'd like the outfit better if my hair weren't so flat and if I wore different shoes with it. I really like the belt and shirt together. Maybe it needs a different skirt, too? </div>
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Expect to see most posts with the shirt and belt to see if I can muster up something nicer :) </div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">What about you? Ever find you don't like something as much as you thought once you saw the pictures? Or maybe, like me, you feel like the outfit just suited real life better than pictures ;) </span></div>
<br />Keturah Lambhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05041749245034077912noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111384135014826230.post-32274591777306667692018-09-22T00:00:00.000-07:002018-09-22T00:00:01.406-07:00History is About Changing, Not Inspiring<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I
recently was directed towards this <a href="http://people.uncw.edu/kozloffm/glubb.pdf">essay</a> by
Sir John Glubb. It was a long read, but also a worth while one. And
very interesting, too. I believe it was written (or at least
published) in the late 1970's. Nevertheless, the information in it
seemed to apply to this very day and age.</div>
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Now,
the article is long (26 pages to be exact), but it's worth setting
the time aside to read. In fact I think YOU should read it. Lol. I
mean, it wasn't 100% good... but it was pretty good ;)</div>
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<i>'The only thing we learn from history,' it has been said, βis
that men never learn from historyβ</i> - Fate of an Empires by
Sir John Glubb.</h3>
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But for your
convenience, and just in case you decide not to go read it, I will
share with you some excerpts and some of my thoughts.</div>
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The
first thing Glubb does is to explain what an empire is, according to
his essay. This is vital for understanding the context of his whole
message.</div>
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<i>The word
βempireβ, by association with the British Empire, is visualized
by some people as an organisation consisting of a home country in
Europe and βcoloniesβ in other continents. In this essay, the
term βempireβ is used to signify a great power, often called
today a superpower. Most of the empires in history have been large
land blocks, almost without overseas possessions.</i></div>
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The
summary is very neat, as it basically gives you all the hot spots of
what he touched on. In fact, this summary alone is almost enough ;)
The summary, according to the last part of the article, was as
follows;</div>
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<i><b>(a)</b> We
do not learn from history because our studies are brief and
prejudiced.</i></div>
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<i><b>(b)</b> In
a surprising manner, 250 years emerges as the average length of
national greatness.</i></div>
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<i><b>(c)</b> This
average has not varied for 3,000 years. Does it represent ten
generations?</i></div>
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<i><b>(d)</b> The
stages of the rise and fall of great nations seem to be:</i></div>
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<i><b>The
Age of Pioneers (outburst)</b></i></div>
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<i><b>The
Age of Conquests</b></i></div>
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<i><b>The
Age of Commerce</b></i></div>
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<i><b>The
Age of Affluence</b></i></div>
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<i><b>The
Age of Intellect</b></i></div>
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<i><b>The
Age of Decadence.</b></i></div>
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<i><b>(e)</b> Decadence
is marked by: Defensiveness Pessimism Materialism Frivolity An influx
of foreigners The Welfare State A weakening of religion.</i></div>
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<i><b>(f)</b> Decadence
is due to: Too long a period of wealth and power Selfishness Love of
money The loss of a sense of duty.</i></div>
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<i><b>(g)</b> The
life histories of great states are amazingly similar, and are due to
internal factors.</i></div>
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<i>(h) Their falls
are diverse, because they are largely the result of external causes.</i></div>
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<i><b>(i)</b> History
should be taught as the history of the human race, though of course
with emphasis on the history of the studentβs own country.</i></div>
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There
are a couple things in this summary I'd like to touch on. The first
being point (a).</div>
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I
love what he said about us not learning from history due to bias.</div>
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How
many of us truly know what happened in the past... or even today?
There are always so many prejudices that we have to put into the
picture, so many ideals that have warped histories. And we have to
remember that most histories were written by the person that won or
survived the conflict in question.</div>
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Of
course, the victor always makes himself look good.</div>
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And
then those that choose what is to be taught... their agendas and
beliefs largely affect what is being taught. So, it's safe to say
it's hard to know what you know is really what you should be knowing
:) Basically all your facts you've been taught may very well be
lies... or truths mixes with lies, which can be even worse. </div>
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He
also made a good point in the essay about how people are taught
history from the perspective of what they deem important. We don't
cover all of the world's history. We don't explain both sides. We
don't try to know what's happened or happening elsewhere in the world
unless we <i>think</i> it directly <i>involves</i> our
well fare.</div>
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And
his points on how most "empires" have followed the same
pattern of stages, all lasting for about 200-250 years was extremely
interesting to me.</div>
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<i>Perhaps the
most dangerous by-product of the Age of Intellect is the unconscious
growth of the idea that the human brain can solve the problems of the
worldβ¦. The impression that the situation can be saved by mental
cleverness, without unselfishness or human self-dedication, can only
lead to collapse. - John Glubb.</i></div>
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Again,
focusing on one of his stages, this struck me as interesting. We are
all for education. It seems good and wise... but many things take
more than mere brains to solve. There's more to life-sustaining
empires than ourselves, basically.</div>
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<i>When we read
the history of our own nation, we find the actions of our ancestors
described as glorious, while those of other peoples are depicted as
mean, tyrannical or cowardly. Thus our history is (intentionally) not
based on facts. We are emotionally unwilling to accept that our
forbears might have been mean or cowardly. Alternatively, there are
βpoliticalβ schools of history, slanted to discredit the actions
of our past leaders, in order to support modern political movements.
In all these cases, history is not an attempt to ascertain the truth,
but a system of propaganda, devoted to the furtherance of modern
projects, or the gratification of national vanity.</i></div>
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Of
course, though, we would want to think ourselves best. That our
country does the most good and was always in the right. That we are
the "Land of the Free", "Home of the Brave", but
the sad truth is that it's just all lies for vanity's sake.</div>
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Are
we really free?</div>
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How
many of us our truly brave? Willing to stand up for truth? Neighbor?
God?</div>
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That's
right... God is a part of the past...</div>
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It's
all about what we <i>need</i> for our <i>own</i> comfort...
who really cares that we live by lies... especially when those lies
feel good...</div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Perhaps,
in fact, we may reach the conclusion that the successive rise and
fall of great nations is inevitable and, indeed, a system divinely
ordained. But even this would be an immense gain. For we should know
where we stand in relation to our human brothers and sisters. In our
present state of mental chaos on the subject, we divide ourselves
into nations, parties or communities and fight, hate and vilify one
another over developments which may perhaps be divinely ordained and
which seem to us, if we take a broader view, completely
uncontrollable and inevitable. If we could accept these great
movements as beyond our control, there would be no excuse for our
hating one another because of them. However varied, confusing and
contradictory the religious history of the world may appear, the
noblest and most spiritual of the devotees of all religions seem to
reach the conclusion that love is the key to human life. Any
expansion of our knowledge which may lead to a reduction in our
unjustified hates is therefore surely well worth while. </i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;">Of
course, the only thing we want to know after reading this essay is
can we escape this pending fall of our country? Or are all doomed at
the end of 250 years?</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;">John
Glubb doesn't give a straight answer. He suggests that maybe this is
all arranged by the hand of divinity - I think he had more leniences
towards Islam than God, but we can still take this to mean God
doesn't want us becoming too powerful, so he only allows nations to
thrive for 250 years.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;">But
then Glubb goes on to say, either way, despite it being set by the
hand of God or not, shouldn't this give us more reason to love our
neighbors rather than hate?</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;">Lol,
the classical final answer boils down to love.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;">And
sometimes, I'm like, "Enough of love, let's do something."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;">But
really, is it such a wrong idea? Didn't Jesus come because of <i>love</i>?</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;">Aren't
we to <i>love all?</i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Maybe
this classic answer is the correct one.</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;">As
long as we are showing love in the correct way.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;">Because
love isn't necessarily tolerant. Or says what people want to hear. Or
makes one feel good.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;">Love
can still be hard. </span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;">Because
real love is giving, not receiving.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;">And
if a few more of us could learn to give more... maybe then our
country would really have a fighting chance to live.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><i>Are we doomed?
Is this just God's way of keeping us from "reaching heaven"?</i></span></span></h3>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><i>Or is there a
way out?</i></span></span></h3>
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<span style="color: black;"> <span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><i>Love. Maybe
that is the answer after all. </i></span></span></h3>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><i>It's worth a
try. :)</i></span></span></h3>
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<br />Keturah Lambhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05041749245034077912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111384135014826230.post-46336024018196327282018-09-08T00:00:00.000-07:002018-09-08T00:00:03.993-07:00Just Belt It <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
My mom downloaded an app awhile back that had a bunch of nice dresses, so she asked if each of us girls would like a dress . . . I saw this one and thought it was so pretty and unique. </div>
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I loved it - except I have this thing about wanting a waist. </div>
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Some probably think it looks fine as is. But I had to get a belt. And then after that I just went crazy <i>(note the scarf in my hair for a full gypsy look) </i></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Dress without embellishment.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Now doesn't the belt make it look a hundred times better?</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And the scarf it just so fun, plus adds color ;) </td></tr>
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<b>Dress: </b><a href="https://www.wish.com/">Wish</a><br />
<b>Belt: </b><b> </b><a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/167686573892458/">Little Bluebird Boutique FB</a> and <a href="https://www.littlebluebirdsboutique.com/">Little Bluebird Boutique Website</a><br />
<b>Necklace: </b>I made it :)<br />
<b>Sandals: </b>Walmart<br />
<b>Scarf: </b>Thrift Store<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>I wore this outfit to a friend's graduation party. They had such a nice yard I decided to do my photo shoot there ;) That's why the scenery is so pretty. But I'm afraid the lighting isn't the best ;/ </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><b>Would you wear a dress like this? And if so would you belt it or not? </b></span>Keturah Lambhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05041749245034077912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111384135014826230.post-9351985832541095172018-08-25T00:00:00.000-07:002018-08-25T00:00:07.450-07:00"Thy Will Be Done" ... Even if God Says No<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;">I
recently came across this book titled <i>Christ the Healer</i> by
F. F Bosworth. It was very⦠interesting, I must say.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;">Now
I don't normally tear books apart, but this topic has been on my mind
for several months now ever since I met this guy who believed it was
his calling to preach divine healing and that, if you had enough
faith, God never said 'No'.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;">Don't
get me wrong, I still think God can and will do miracles. But I think
this whole belief of God healing us unconditionally has some flaws.
And I think this belief is a very dangerous belief for the Christian
person's relationship with God.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;">Here
is a poem from the book;</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Death
comes, and then we blame our God.</i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>And
weakly say, βThy will be doneβ;</i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>But
never underneath the sod</i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Has
God imprisoned any one.</i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>God
does not send disease, or crime,</i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Or
carelessness, of fighting clans;</i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>And
when we die before our time</i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>The
fault is man's</i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>He
is God of life, not death;</i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>He
is one that gives us birth;</i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>He
has not shortened by a breath</i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>The
life of any on earth;</i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>And
He would have us dwell within</i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>The
world our full allotted years.</i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>So
blame not God-for our own sin</i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Makes
our own tears.</i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;">Beautiful
poem, yes. But let me point out the problems.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><b>And
weakly say, βThy will be done </b></i>- When is it ever weak
to say, βThy will be done?β Even in the midst of facing death,
Yeshua(Jesus) did not say, βFather I demand my way!β but, βThy
will be done.β</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;">Submitting
to God is never NEVER weak.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><b>But
never underneath the sod, Has God imprisoned any one.</b></i> -
God has sentenced many to death β all, in fact. It was He that
said, βIf you eat of the tree you will die.β</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><b>God
does not send disease, or crime,</b></i> - read 2 Samuel 24 and
Exodus 7-12. When David angered God God gave him three choices, all
involving hurt, and in the end it was chosen to have a pestilence
(plague, diseaseβ¦) and many died at the hand of God.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;">And
in Exodus when Pharaoh would not let the Israelites free, many
plagues were sent, and at the end, even the children's lives were
taken.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;">Of
course you could argue this last part that God only punished those
that did wrong, or were evil (which is true). Still, even the
truth of that argument contradicts the line of that poem.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><b><br />
And
when we die before our time, The fault is man's </b></i>β
if the writer meant the fault being man's as in when the fruit was
taken and eaten, then yes, he is correct. But if he means that we
only die now because of not being holy enough then he is wrong. And
before our time? I must argue that we each die in the right time that
God has appointed for us to die. Job 14:5 and Psalm 31:15</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><b>He
has not shortened by a breath, The life of any on earth</b></i> -
Again not true. He has shortened the breath of many. He even set the
time of our deaths.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><b>And
He would have us dwell within, The world our full allotted
years.</b></i> - But more than this He would have us to be with
Him.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><b>So
blame not God-for our own sin, Makes our own tears. </b></i>-
This is very true. WE are responsible for our own tears, our own
sin⦠<i>though we are sometimes the victims of other's
consequences. But that's another topic.</i> Despite this,
despite us being the guilty one, we can't fix our problems by trying
to <b>force God</b> to do our will, or refusing to say,
βThy Will be done.β And most of all, even if we are truly
believers of God we aren't exempt us from the casualties of sin.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><b>For this world
is full of sin⦠it's around every corner, in every space.</b></span></span></h3>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;">Some
other things I'd like to point out with the belief of Divine Healing:</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>1.
We must pray more and more. Once is not enough. God hears our prayers
if they are continued, but if they stop, this is the Devil's
opportunity to do his work.</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;">First
off, yes, we need to continue praying. But despite our prayers we
can't bribe God by making him think we are so Holy. And in the end,
whatever we pray for it is ultimately God's will. We can't even start
to understand what His perfect plan may be. Sure, to our mortal
minds, long life and abundant health seem ideal. But God's way is
utmost.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;">And
I'm not saying stop praying. I'm saying keep saying, βYour will be
done, Father.β</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>2.
If you are sick, if a loved one is dying, or if you are dying this is
a sign of lack of faith.</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;">Not
true. Where in the Bible does it say this?</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sickness
is a part of life. Death is a part of life. They are both the results
of the original sin, but not necessarily of a sin you or someone else
has committed.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;">And
think about this for a second. According to this logic, I can die
because of your lack of faith. Sure, I may have perfect Faith in God,
but yours was not enough to keep the Devil from taking me.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;">Comforting?</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;">Wow,
no. That does not seem like a very strong and almighty God to
me⦠<i>only able to save from the Devil if enough of us send
up the correct quota of prayers and have the right amount of Faith.</i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b><br />
3.
Don't listen to the Devil. Facts are lies from him. Doubting is a
lie. If you say, βGod heal my cold, but your will be done.β You
are giving in to the doubtful spirit of the Devil. Don't be double
minded β but ask and believe that what you ask for will happen.</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;">And
if it doesn't happen, what then? You must have not believed hard
enough.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;">The
book was full of βbiblical examplesβ of all sorts of people doing
things or not doing things, using proof that I believe was totally
construed. And I'd write about each one in detail if it wouldn't make
this post too long ;b Honestly, when reading through the book I was
getting riled up.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><i><b>Why?</b></i></span></span></h2>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;">Because
man was trying to put God into a box and control others at the same
time. As the back of the book read:</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;">"The
truths discussed in this book, together with the βprayer of faithβ
have brought healing within the grasp of many thousands of sufferes
who could not have recovered with out the direct action of the Holy
Spirit. To God be all the glory."</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;">Yes,
to God be all the Glory, and may the Holy Spirit take action in all
of our lives <i>with out this book, or belief. </i>How can
a book hold truths separate from the Bible? Show true healing?</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;">Yes,
I believe God loves us, wants us whole, and wants us to be living.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;">But
if He expected us to live <i>only </i>by faith, praying
with out a doubt that He'd <i>grant </i>our every plea,
then why would He have created labor, herbs, not to mention bodies?</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;">If
we are to trust He'll do whatever we ask, never saying no then why do
we work for our money? We should just expect Him to give us our every
need and want⦠after all wasn't it Jesus that said do not worry for
tomorrow? (disregard the sarcasm, please.)</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;">And
He would not have created herbs, for if He heals unconditionally, it
would be wrong to use those herbs, as they would be giving in to the
lies of the devil.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>It
would be wrong to try and protect our children from running into the
road - βTrust God. His will is never to harm us.β </i></span></span></span></h4>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Or
to wash our hands - βHe cleanses us and keeps us from all disease.β</i></span></span></span></h4>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;">And
to try and upkeep our bodies and eat healthy? All stupidity, for God
would not make us fat for eating sugars and processed foods if we
prayed enough.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><b>But,
besides of these sarcastic arguments, what is the real reason I
believe this belief is so dangerous?</b></i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;">I
believe it is dangerous for this purpose: When God does not do what
you want, when He says that dreaded word 'No', how will you react and
respond?</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;">For
the few people I know of that have held this belief, it has torn
their families apart, caused anger and bitterness, and made many
doubt God's existence.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>Believing
in God isn't about what we can get out of Him, but having a
relationship with Him, trusting Him to do what's best for you all the
while loving Him more than you would your best friends.</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>It's
about trusting and loving unconditionally, not getting "my way".</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: "times new roman";"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>We
need to love God for who He is, not for what He might do for us.</b></span></span></span></div>
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<br />Keturah Lambhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05041749245034077912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111384135014826230.post-1372728528205536232018-08-11T00:00:00.000-07:002018-08-11T00:00:02.331-07:00Skirt On Fire<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
When babysitting awhile back a little kid told me, "You're skirt is on fire!"</div>
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I laughed, "It does look like fire, doesn't it? And my shirt looks like green fire."</div>
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After that when ever I wear these two together I think of fire. </div>
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Sometimes what I wear may look like rags to others but beautiful colors to me! </div>
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I LOVE these two together. Some would say they don't match . . . </div>
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This used to be a casual outfit, but now I use it only for cleaning. </div>
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Also, this skirt is waaayyyy too big for me. Sized 18/20. The sides are tucked ;) </div>
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When thrift store shopping NEVER limit yourself to your size wrack - you never know what you may find in a larger or even smaller size. And it's so easy to <i>make </i>something fit. </div>
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<span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>Both the skirt and shirt are thrifted, and sadly will probably find the trash can soon ;0 But I had to share my fire while it still burned ;)</i></span></div>
Keturah Lambhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05041749245034077912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111384135014826230.post-84453419559497919922018-07-28T00:00:00.003-07:002018-07-28T00:00:06.775-07:00Struggles Are REAL!<br />
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I
hate planes.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">It's
not that I hate the flying part, or that I'm scared of being high
above the ground. I actually rather enjoy that part.</span></span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Originally published at <a href="http://keturahskorner.blogspot.com/">Keturah's Korner</a></td></tr>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But
I hate all the security, and how rude everyone can be. And one time
in particular I had a bad experience because they didn't like my
skirt or my ID.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Of
course this wasn't exactly the worst thing in the world. Many people
have had many much more terrible experiences, to the point that they
were truly violated or their lives in danger.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And
one person made sure to tell me this when I told them why I didn't
like flying.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Ouch.</i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">That's
all I can think when someone says your fears or struggles are
unbiased because of others' real struggles.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">You
scrunch up and feel guilty. It's like someone is saying, βYou don't
know what real pain and fear is, because you have been too sheltered.
You don't even know how to truly love God, because you have never
really been tested.β</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Or
maybe they outright say this.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">You're
like, βSo all this stuff going on in my mind has been dramatized? I
don't actually have struggles?β</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">In
that case you can be like, βWell, let's just smile then. And
enjoy life.β</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i>Just
kidding...</i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And
if that were the extent of your trial it may be easy. But normally
it's not.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">I
was talking to a friend recently who is going through a very hard
time, emotionally and with close people in her life. Sometimes I get
so riled up for her (and others) when I think great people are so
blindly βpersecutingβ someone as dear as her with their words and
actions. And it's as if they are blind.. yet think their eyes are
wide open!</span></span></span></div>
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<div style="font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;">β<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">I
know the feeling,β I told her. β 'God why me? Why now? Why can I
not have just this one thing?' His tests are pretty hard sometimes.
Too hard, to bear, it feels. We are told we have it easy compared to
others. But do we? Or is this just man's way of saying 'I don't care
about you.'?</span></i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">β <span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">'What
you are going through is just a lie from the devil.' We are told. But
is it? Sure God heals, but one of the realities of sin is that life
is horrible. Even great men in the Bible screamed and yelled at God,
questioning the pain in their lives.</span></i></span></span></span></div>
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<div style="font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;">β<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">Rough
times exist.</span></i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">β<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">No
matter the level humans set trials at, our trials, our emotional
stress, our struggles, all we go through is the same. It's all
hardest for each individual.</span></i></span></span></span></div>
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<div style="font-variant: normal; letter-spacing: normal; margin-bottom: 0in; orphans: 2; widows: 2;">
<span style="color: black;">β<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">It's
wrong for people to say, 'Look how good you have it compared to so
and so.' You know what? That's all compared to human standards!
People don't need a, 'You're okay, just look at Africa.' They need a
hug, some comfort, a few words of encouragement.β</span></i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;">β<span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><i><span style="font-weight: normal;">If
any thing is a lie from the devil, it's the belief that what we go
through doesn't matter.β</span></i></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>It's
all great and good to think nothing but certain catastrophes matter
and are worthy of depression, but the words, βGet over yourself.
Remember the kids in Africa β the ones that are dying because of
lack of clothes and food. You have it good. No one in America truly
suffers.β are not a way to comfort someone.</b></span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Neither
is the statement, βWhat you're going through is a lie from the
devil.β</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">What
does that accomplish? Nothing but unnecessary guilt on the victims
part. And pent up emotions and trials that they don't know what to do
with since they obliviously shouldn't have them.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">My
above first example wasn't very good But I think you got the point.
Hopefully. Haha.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">We
all go through things β and sometimes those things aren't as big
and ugly in appearance as starving children in Africa.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">But
to our minds, to the reality we know, they FEEL just as big and ugly.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">To
us they ARE JUST AS BAD AS STARVING TO DEATH.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Because
this is the very REAL and UGLY struggle God has placed into our lives
and minds.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">And
because of that, we need to remember one thing: Don't tear other
people down farther by telling them what they go through is unreal.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Comfort
them. Encourage them. Help them get over what they are going through
with love, understanding, and when and if the times calls for, gentle
admonition towards something better and more fulfilling.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Critical
words don't kill fear and heal hurt. Love and kindness do.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Remember,
fellow believers. We aren't called to bring ones trials down to exalt
our own or others. We are called to love each and everyone. Not
everyone is capable of handling the same pain. But we can still love
them. Nor are we to judge trials by man's standard.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">Sure,
starvation seems horrid. It is horrible. But so are all the other
things we are burdened with. Each are equally important to the person
going through it.</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;">One
of the realities of this sin-filled life is there will be many people
going through hard times, and you will be faced with the choice: Tear
them down or love them?</span></span></span></div>
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<span style="color: black;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size: medium;"><b>So,
be a friend to people. Comfort and dry others' tears, don't cause them. Love people,
don't look down at them. And instead of pushing them away, give them
a big a hug or two.</b></span></span></span></div>
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<br />Keturah Lambhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05041749245034077912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111384135014826230.post-58547725260288619502018-07-14T00:00:00.000-07:002018-07-14T00:00:08.117-07:00Fashionably Unique <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
Time for church and . . . what shall I wear? I've spent most of the morning cleaning the local tire shop and watering a neighbor's flowers AND I have about half an hour to shower and dress for church.</div>
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And today I feel like having fun with my clothes. </div>
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So, what do I do?</div>
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I throw some art together ;p </div>
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It's unique, it's me, and I think it may have worked . . . </div>
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Full skirt, colorful skirt, add some lace, give it a cowgirl look (hat and boots), and don't forget to cinch the waste! </div>
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I've heard adding waste and some sort of v and the neckline really makes an outfit <i>pop</i>.</div>
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I kinda did that with this . . . what do you think?</div>
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Also, I don't usually do brown and black together, but I only had a black belt. </div>
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<b>Skirt: </b>Thrift store<br />
<b>Lace under shirt: </b>Thrift<br />
<b>Blue tank: </b>Ross<br />
<b>Hat: </b>I seriously can't remember - either the mall or a thrift store<br />
<b>Boots: </b>Murdoch's<br />
<b>Belt: </b>Walmart<br />
<b>Necklace: </b>Made<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Would you wear this? Describe a fun outfit you've put together in a hurry! What makes an outfit <i>pop </i>to you? </span></div>
Keturah Lambhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05041749245034077912noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111384135014826230.post-72724087515985004812018-06-30T00:00:00.000-07:002018-06-30T00:00:08.359-07:00Accepting Unjust Criticism with Grace <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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How can one use criticism to grow instead of break down and feel condemned? How can you master pride yet keep your self-worth, even if you are right?<br />
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Impossible it seems.<br />
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It's a very hard thingβ¦ It's easier if you are actually wrong β or at least the answer is easier to give. Haha.<br />
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Just get over yourself. Accept the correction. Just change.<br />
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But when you aren't wrong?<br />
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<i>(And when you are truly not in denial)</i><br />
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I think most of us will find ourselves facing this one time or another. But not often β because normally, let's face it. We are wrong. We deserve the criticism. And even if there is wrong on the other side, there is usually just as much fault if not more on our side.<br />
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But there will be those few times when this is not the case. And this can be very hurtful, and even discouraging if the people accusing are very close, yet not open to what's true.<br />
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Still we need to remember a few things, so we don't join the wrong side. Because it's very easy to start out innocent and become truly guilty.<br />
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Here are my tips for keeping from drowning in a place where condemning words seem to be crashing all around you, pulling you in, so that all you want to do is scream out in frustration and beat some sense into EVERYONE.<br />
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<b>1. </b>No matter what, do not allow what has happened affect you or your beliefs. Individuals do not define God, but most are imperfect broken shards of His reflection trying to glue themselves back together to be more like Yeshua (Jesus), but failing miserably. Including you.<br />
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<b>2. </b>Remember that you AREN'T perfect. Try and see what you may have done wrong. Admit that, and work on fixing THAT and CHANGING.<br />
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<i>But he gives more grace. Therefore he says, God resists the proud, but gives grace unto the humble. ~ James 4:6</i></div>
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<b>3. </b>Apologize β even if you don't need to.<br />
I'm not saying lie. I'm saying being a peace-maker.<br />
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<i>Make every effort to live in peace with everyone and to be holy; without holiness no one will see the Lord ~ Hebrews 12:14. See also Romans 12:18.</i></div>
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Don't add to the tension by holding on to pride. Just be sorry. βI'm sorry that I (-). I didn't mean to do that to you.β<br />
Don't be haughty when apologizing. Be sincere.<br />
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<b>4. </b>It's OK to be right.<br />
Many will respect you for being humble β most know how hard it is ;b. And even if they know that you think you were still in the right, if they see that you are sorry for offending them most will not be so upset.<br />
Or maybe even feel a little convicted. Though don't count on that too much. LOL.<br />
So, don't try to make peace by giving in and admitting something that isn't true.<br />
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<b>It might not always work. What then?</b></div>
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Don't become bitter. Don't hate. And don't return the evil by harshly criticizing the person in return.<br />
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Yes, you may be right, the other wrong. But sometimes some things just won't and can't ever be proved in this world.<br />
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<i>But you are to be perfect, even as your Father in heaven is perfect. ~ Matthew 5:48</i></div>
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But you don't have to become ugly with hate or bitterness. You don't have to allow anything to change you or your beliefs in God. And you don't have to join the hypocrisy by allowing what they said to be just like them β closed to the truth of God's love, truth, and righteousness.<br />
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Remember that, and even when people tear you down, you can still be whole and full.<br />
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<i>O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever. ~ Psalm 136:1</i></div>
Keturah Lambhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05041749245034077912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111384135014826230.post-21695360356520639102018-06-16T00:00:00.000-07:002018-06-16T00:00:11.970-07:00The Flower Huntress <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Last weekend I remembered I had a fashion post scheduled, but no post. </div>
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So, I and two of my siblings decided to spend a day in the mountains. Taking pictures. </div>
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It was the perfect time to do so as flowers were everywhere!</div>
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<b>Necklace: </b>I made it :)<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b><i>Are the flowers out where you live yet? What is your favorite flower? Mine are wild Sweet William. Though that mysterious, little flower is voting to join (not replace) Sweet William. ;D I also LOVE wild roses. </i></b></span></div>
Keturah Lambhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05041749245034077912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111384135014826230.post-73792925249997116572018-05-26T00:00:00.000-07:002018-05-26T00:00:08.748-07:00Are You Laughing?<br />
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<i><br /></i><i>Laughter.</i><br />
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There's something about it. You either hate it or love it.<br />
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It can be distracting, addicting, or even contagious β all in good ways. Attractive, beautiful, meaningful.<br />
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<i>But hopefully it's never repulsive, obnoxious, and disturbing ;b</i><br />
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Haha... I mean some would think so⦠But⦠really, what sort of minds do they have!? Lol.<br />
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Some people will love you for your laugh. And then there will be those that hate you for it.<br />
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That can sometimes be discouraging, and even make one want to quit laughing.<br />
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But should you?<br />
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Is laughing something that should be controlled, or is it something to be encouraged? Even in ourselves?<br />
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I must say I have a very STRONG opinion on this⦠but first I'll share some verses.<br />
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<i>A joyful heart makes a cheerful face<b>(smiling is the first step to laughing ;b)</b>, But when the heart is sad, the spirit is broken. ~ Proverbs 15:13</i><br />
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According to Proverbs 31, the virtuous woman <i><b>laughs</b> without fear of the future.</i> Now that might sound a little sarcastic, and even bold, but hey, would you rather be one off those grumpy people always wining about what might happen, or would you rather be laughing your head off, waiting for each new thing to come along?<br />
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I would much rather laugh.<br />
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Laughter isn't just refreshing to the one laughing, it's a bright light to those around you. (Not counting those few grumps who would rather be gloomy.) When you laugh, for real, you feel more happy <i>(duh)</i>, less stressed and tired, and more prepared for whatever may come.<br />
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In a way Proverbs 31 could mean, not laughing the future away as if it were nothing, but that the laugh clears your mind enough to be able to fully comprehend what to do.<br />
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Of, course you'll have those few laugh-cops still trying to break that smile β <i>A time to cry and a time to laugh.</i> (Ecc 3:2-4)<br />
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If you ask me, life has enough tears. Any opportunity that arises is THE TIME to LAUGH.<br />
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So, use this day to be happy and glad. And make it a great day for others, too.<br />
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Laugh.<br />
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Smile.<br />
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And laugh some more!<br />
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Because, who doesn't need more laughter in their lives????????????<br />
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I don't know if I've ever done a high pony tail before? I really loved how it looked with this outfit - and the Lila Rose clip added a <i>really </i>nice touch. </div>
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I ordered it and a larger one from <a href="https://www.facebook.com/alida.royal.39">this friend on facebook</a>. </div>
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Another mountain climbed. Another valley crossed. <i>They</i> turned over another cornerstone, opened a new page.<br />
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<i>They</i> have done much in life.<br />
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<i>"God, why am I the only Christian that has made neither progress in my walk with you, and with the destiny of my life? Am I lukewarm? Neither hot nor cold?"</i><br />
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Before me. Behind me. It's the same. It stretches for miles and miles. I continue to move, but the scenery stays the same. An unending prairie - in front and behind.<br />
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Dull. Lifeless. Void of anything different.<br />
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Yet, I continue to go. My path is too easy to walk. Yet I find this in itself too hard.<br />
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Because when something is hard, when it has texture it is easier to keep going. It must also be easier to forget that <i>they</i> even have to walk, and in a way one could enjoy the hardships, because it adds color to life. <i>Their</i> mountains and valleys show progress.<br />
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All around me, my friends join me on my path for a short while, before heading back to their mountains.<br />
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I hear stories of reaching the <i>peak of their mountain of joy</i>. Yes, they have fallen into the <i>valleys of sin</i>, and had a hard time climbing some of those <i>rocky terrains</i>, but at least they could always see the <i>distance</i> they had put behind them.<br />
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The final peak may be far, but they can see themselves coming to it. Sometimes they don't even need to go any where, because of how sure they are of making it.<br />
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But <i>me?</i> Why do I even continue to walk? My path has had no turns, besides those of temptation. It had neither gone up or down. Always the same.<br />
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I can see not where I'm going, nor where I've come from.<br />
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And then I hear a voice. God.<i> "It's not the path that matters, nor how many trials others seem to experience. Sometimes the easiest path can be the hardest And most worthy - because it is the one that takes more determination. You must constantly drive yourself forwards to a goal you can barely see. And despite the lack of progress you think you see, you continue going."</i><br />
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So that is the secret.<br />
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It's about me keeping on. <i>Continuing</i> on the path God has given me, not jealous of others' trials and joys.<br />
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It's about me staying <i>joyful</i> despite that my path has appeared as a prairie wasteland instead of a magnificent mountain.<br />
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It's about me being joyful where God has placed me, and not trying to run off to join the others on their mountains. Not that those are evil.<br />
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But that is not where God has called me.<br />
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I laugh with inner <i>joy</i>.<br />
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The others' demeaning shouts - when they try to downplay my trials, I will not let it bother me.<br />
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For none of that matters.<br />
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All that matters is keeping on. Doing what God has for me. And not caring if my own personal desire for achievement is ever satisfied.<br />
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God's way is enough.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Hello, Reader. Do you ever feel this way... that life just seems to continue on without challenge or excitement? It's a dangerous place to be... for shortly after writing this post I was finally tossed into the mountains and I acquired that struggle I yearned to know. It was not at all glamorous, but painful. But still yet again I learned... I learned how to be satisfied no matter where I was walking in life.</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: xx-small;"><b>This was originally posted on my blog, </b><a href="http://keturahskorner.blogspot.com/2016/06/yea-though-i-walk-through-unending.html" style="font-weight: bold;">Keturah's Korner</a><b>. </b></span></div>
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I used to not love them. To be honest, I'd be happy if it were always summer, and I would wear bright colored t-shirts, full wide skirts that dance, and pink flip flops.</div>
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Sadly, I live in Montana right now.</div>
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That just means I've had to find a new love... sweaters!</div>
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My family says most of my sweaters are ugly. But they are my style... so warm, so soft, and just my colors :D</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This sweater was given to me by one of my best friends when I first became a Ruby Girl three or so years ago. I wear it so much ;p </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I bought this while shopping with friends back when I was a Ruby girl several years ago.</td></tr>
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<i><b>βObedience just isn't always the most convenient. In fact, most of the time it's unrealistic for my life.β</b></i></div>
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Let's just be realistic here for a second.</div>
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Obedience is very helpful, and very convenient at times. And I'm not talking about the times when we are the ones being obeyed.</div>
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I'm talking about those nasty times when you are told to do something, yet you do not want to do it. When basically not doing it would be called disobeying.</div>
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Oh, yeah, those times.</div>
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What lovely times.</div>
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But seriously, we all will have to admit at some point: Obedience is a necessary part of life, rules are the only strategy we have to stop full-out chaos.</div>
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You may not want to stop at those red lights. But in the end it will be the most convenient thing to do to stop from dying in an immediate car crash.</div>
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It may seem pretty fun as a little kid to do what ever you want, βforgetβ half the rules, but even a kid finds obeying the rules will eventually let them get away with more.</div>
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<i>Rules</i>.</div>
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Any intelligent person will know that it is only logical that life be full of them (personal rules and rules others hold us accountable to), that societies be built by them, that governments be ruled by them.</div>
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Then why is it in religion it is the rules we look down on?</div>
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What is so wrong about these rules? Is it legalism?</div>
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Or is legalism just a word we use to get away with being selfish?</div>
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<i>Think about it.</i></div>
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All rules have reason. Especially God's, the one who created reason and logic.</div>
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So why do we rebel against obeying?</div>
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Is it that hard to do what is best for us? (Obviously yes, or none of us would eat sugary, artificial foods that kill). ;)</div>
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But as to inconvenient?</div>
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None of what God has asked is inconvenient. Not any of His word is legalistic. That's our flesh warring against what we want, what we desire.</div>
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Because God's love and sacrifice was designed for our convenience, to save us from a very miserable, <i>inconvenient heat</i>.</div>
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Believe me guys, the path to Hell may seem more easy and fun, but in the end it sure won't seem like we had made the most wise decision.<i> It won't be so convenient for our skin.</i></div>
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Guys, obeying is good, it is necessary. For our well-being, our<b> soul destination</b>, our relationships.</div>
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I have always loved this verse. This story is just so great. It expresses God's desire for our hearts to be right with Him, not in doing what we think is right.</div>
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(1 Samuel 15:22) <i>Hath the Lord as great delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as in obeying the voice of the Lord? Behold, to obey is better than sacrifice, and to hearken than the fat of rams.</i><br />
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Why do we choose to think that the only way is <i>our way?</i></div>
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Why must we question all of God's commandments to try and see if they will work for our lives, fit into what we think and believe?<br />
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<b>Is life that much about false convenience that we forget the truth about obedience?</b><br />
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<b>Let's stop trying to get around obeying God's will. It will never work out.</b><br />
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So, sometimes I have really weird thoughts.</div>
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Just like my fashion tastes. I mean, who but me would wear this:</div>
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Yes. OK, a little weird, I'll admit. And, yes, I went out in public in this. But, hey, I loved it!<br />
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Anyways, to get on point.<br />
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As I was wearing this I started realizing each item had a huge story. Each story different, separated by time and place. Yet each of those together had brought me to where I was now, here. Another place, another time.<br />
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I wondered, <i>"If I hadn't experienced what I had what would I be wearing today? Would my fashion style be crazier, or more sane?"</i><br />
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<b>The hat</b> is the oldest piece of this outfit. At least the oldest as to coming into my possession. When I was seventeen-eighteen I knitted for a local yarn shop. I made a decent amount of money doing so, plus I was able to trade for quality yarn without spending my own cash. This hat is one of my favorite things I made myself from that time.<br />
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Back when the world saw me as a knitter. I brought my knitting everywhere with me. For every stitch counted. Every moment was money being earned or not.<br />
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<b>The skirt </b>came from my time as a <a href="http://keturahskorner.blogspot.com/2016/06/above-rubies-six-months-of-my-life-in.html">Ruby Girl</a>, the second time. Being a Ruby girl changed me in so many ways. Or did it develop me into more of me? I'm not sure. But it was one the hardest and best things I ever did. Some of my best (and worst) memories come from then.<br />
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One time while shopping with friends I found the material for this skirt at Walmart and loved it! It was on sale for a super good price. The skirt cost me $1 to make ;)<br />
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<b>The shirt </b>was a hand-me-down from a neighbor we met when I first moved to Montana with my family. Back then I was obsessed with embroidery, and knitting, a little. I would take my embroidered tea towels to every boutique-type business or gas station to see if they wanted to buy my work.<br />
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The lady who gave me this shirt was one of the first people I asked to buy my embroidery. I now see a lot of her, and have received a good deal of clothing from her.<br />
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<b>The boots </b>came from a family we met at a church we've been regularly attending now for about three years. We almost didn't go to that church... my family has been the type to believe independent of man, straight from scripture not the pulpit. Yet we all needed fellowship. And so we went. It's been a great growing experience, even though we still believe to study from Bible over man first.<br />
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And so, my crazy outfit really has a lot to say. And I realize this is true of all my clothes. They all tell a story of my life in Missouri, Montana, Tennessee, Kentucky, and Texas. Some of the stories are complicated. Some of them determined where I am today. Some of them are merely reminders of memories I'd rather not dwell on... yet how can you throw away a skirt simply because of where you got it from, or who it reminds you of?<br />
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I keep the clothes as long as I need them. The memories will come or go anyways. And they will continue to blossom as I live life and experience new things.<br />
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Yet, sometimes I wonder, as I did while wearing that above outfit, <i>"What sort of person would I be like, what I would be wearing, if I had done that differently?"</i><br />
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It's an interesting question.<br />
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And a reminder that what I wear is influenced by who I am.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>What memories do you associate with what you are wearing today? Do you ever wonder what you might be wearing if you had walked a different path than you walk now?</b></span></div>
<br />Keturah Lambhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05041749245034077912noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111384135014826230.post-8668579764009975572018-02-24T00:00:00.000-08:002018-02-24T00:00:40.386-08:00Deceptive Distractions (A Spiritual Slide)<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<b><br /></b><b><i>(To be) Convicted.</i></b><br />
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The thing about conviction is that it can happen in strange ways - and right when you are least expecting it.<br />
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Maybe even through words you hear all the time.<br />
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Convictions - there's no stopping them, there's just ignoring them. And I've found that if you need to hear something - you <i>will</i> hear it.<br />
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In life, we all have, to some degree, a glimpse of what we should do, a taste of what our purpose and calling is.<br />
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Some of us have blocked it out, and some of us have a hard time seeing it, but over all, we each have a goal, a destiny.<br />
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But sometimes we loose sight of what our purpose is<br />
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Last couple weeks I have been experiencing this. I was starting to lack passion and even sight of my goal.<br />
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The worst thing is I wasn't paying attention, and to such an extent that I didn't realize I was no longer focused on what I should have been.<br />
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I first came to this realization the other morning when an older man was speaking to me.<br />
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Now, it is not uncommon for him to speak to me or the other kids around here, and what he spoke on wasn't even that uncommon for him to be saying, but the way he worded it made me think.<br />
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And maybe it had a lot to do with I just needed to hear these specific words again.<br />
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"Keturah," he said. "Remember to keep seeking God And follow His calling for your life. Don't let distractions stop you from doing His work."<br />
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I did as I normally do when he speaks, nod and agree. For all he says is always good, but I don't always dwell on it much afterwards. But this time I was still thinking (deeply) about it even after he had left.<br />
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<i>Calling.......Distractions</i>.<br />
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<i><b>Distractions</b></i>.<br />
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They are so easy to allow.<br />
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When I should be praying, reading, studying, being with someone, or doing something there might be that time when I'm giving into the common distractions:<br />
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Facebook.</div>
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Other social reading.</div>
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Food.</div>
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Daydreaming.</div>
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Excess reading.</div>
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Excess social activities.</div>
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But it is so easy to know that these are distractions and to stop doing them, to turn back to what I should be doing.<br />
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Self-control in these areas can be a lot easier then one realizes.<br />
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Thinking more, I began to realize that there are other distractions out there that hinder me from doing what I am called to do. More deceptive distractions. Things that keep me from focusing on anything that is worthy and productive and constructive.<br />
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These distractions have a way of taking over your thought life so that you are now devoting all your energy to what is worthless. You are no longer focused on what is important.<br />
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Distraction, once again, has taken over.<br />
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<b>Anger.</b></div>
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<b>Hatred.</b></div>
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<b>Bitterness.</b></div>
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<b>Fear.</b></div>
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<b>Worry.</b></div>
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<b>Jealousy.</b></div>
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<b>Selfishness.</b></div>
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<b>And the list can go on and on </b></div>
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These sort of distractions creep on you too easily, so that you give them all your thoughts, feed them all your emotions, yet never realize you have been distracted from what is truly right.<br />
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<b><i>Wow</i></b>.<br />
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Sometimes they can even keep you from experiencing great things. Seeing new things. Even coming t new revelations. These sort of distractions clog up one's mind so that there purpose is now forgotten.<br />
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Can I just clarify this?: <i>I felt very convicted</i>, and I told my roommate all these thoughts right away.<br />
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She was like, "Wow, that is good."<br />
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Just think about it? Yes, some of those other things in that first list do keep us from our work, but it is also these latter things, these emotions that we give room to, that take over our thought and spiritual life.<br />
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They can break our purpose down more than some of the physical distractions to such a point that anything we try to do becomes useless and of no account.<br />
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And so, I decided, I would not allow my mind-activity to go to waste thinking on useless distractions designed only to keep me from my true <i>calling</i>.<br />
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So, joking, but also serious, I told my roommate, "If I get distracted by silly, deceptive things, make sure to tell me that I'm getting off track."<br />
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Though now I almost wish I didn't say that - for she is probably going to do just as I asked and say, "Dear Keturah, watch out, you are distracted" when I am in the midst of a heated rant.<br />
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<i>Oh, my what shall I do?</i><br />
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<b>Does life seem to be only going downhill for you? Could the reason possibly have something to do with you have become distracted from what you should be doing? Look into what you are giving all your thoughts to. What do you rant about? What have you been passionate about? Distraction. It can creep up - but we can still kick it out - choose to refocus on what God has for us in this life. Choose His destiny over any silly distractions that we may be feeding.</b><br />
<br />Keturah Lambhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05041749245034077912noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111384135014826230.post-78025953700446759822018-02-10T00:00:00.000-08:002018-02-10T00:00:44.851-08:00Clean Fashion<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Online I am known as a blogger/ writer. </div>
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One of those things include what I do for work: cleaning house.</div>
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I never thought I'd clean house for a living when I was younger. Cleaning houses... just doesn't seem like a career.</div>
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The thing? I love it. And it makes more money than many careers. Plus I am in control of my schedule.</div>
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I love it. So much that I started an Instagram page. Part satire, part work-aholic <a href="https://www.instagram.com/a_cleaning_gal/">A Cleaning Gal</a> is one of my favorite social media sites. I've even made up my own # for my posts... #amcleaning </div>
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But as for fashion.</div>
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As I clean a lot, most of what I wear throughout the week has to be practical for what I'm doing. Cleaning.</div>
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<li>Must do well with cleaners/ bleach</li>
<li>Skirts aren't too practical as I can't worry about my clothes falling down.</li>
<li>Dresses can't be too long. I want to clean, not trip over myself.</li>
<li>Not too tight, not too loose. Cleaning must be comfortable.</li>
<li>Pockets are a plus as I like to listen to music and my device has to have a place to be.</li>
<li>Color makes cleaning all the more vibrant!</li>
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I used to never wear or like jumpers. But as I clean more and more I find myself liking them for some odd reason.<br />
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They can be practical and pretty. Or so my mind is now convinced.<br />
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If you'd like to see other things I wear/ do as I clean make sure to check out my <a href="https://www.instagram.com/a_cleaning_gal/">IG </a>page.<br />
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What a tiny word. Yet it holds so much. It means so much. It is so much.<br />
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Some mistake this tiny word as evil. Some live by it. But most do not understand it.<br />
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<i>If</i> brings up the idea of possibility. It can cause change. It is the reason the saying <i>"Curiosity Killed the cat"</i> exists.<br />
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But did curiosity kill the cat? Or was it the lack of wisdom in choosing <i>what to question</i> and pursue that killed the cat?<br />
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Why hate something you can't understand when you can easily question and search it out?<br />
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<b>That is what the word <i>if</i> allows us to do.</b><br />
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Instead of fearing something or allowing something to stay the same, we can ask "What if I did this?" And the more you think on it the more you can decide whether or not it can be fixed or changed or replaced.<br />
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<i><span style="font-size: large;">If is the inspiration of more.</span></i><br />
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<i><b>Inventions.</b></i><br />
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<i><b>Originality.</b></i><br />
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These all start out with "If I did this what would happen?"<br />
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<i>If</i> can change the world.<br />
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But it can also break it. That is why it so powerful.<br />
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Yes, if can lead you to making something better - but it can also bring us away from what is best, towards things that were not meant to be questioned.<br />
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That is when curiosity truly kills the cat. When ever <i>if</i> or <i>curiosity</i> rule us it will become our master or idol, and kill us.<br />
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But when we use it the way it was meant to be, with wisdom, open-mindedness, we can change the world and all that is in it.<br />
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<b>Don't be afraid to be curious. </b><br />
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Ask the <i>if</i> question. Pursue what may happen, to make in a creative way instead of staying still, stuck in what won't happen.<br />
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But also remember to use wisdom - for nothing is worth doing without reason, and curiosity out of itself is no more than curiosity.<br />
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<i>If</i> exists to make the world a better place for all - not just <i>"me". </i><br />
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<b style="font-size: x-large;">What sort of things have you been doing lately that involve the question "If?" How has your imagination been working to make something better, or make someone's day?</b></div>
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Keturah Lambhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05041749245034077912noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111384135014826230.post-36280728510733601042018-01-06T00:00:00.000-08:002018-01-06T00:00:03.077-08:00Snow, It's Fashion Time Again<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I can't believe I'm still at this. I've never really been a fashion blogger. Yet, here I've been doing it since who knows when.</div>
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I plan to change things up some.</div>
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First off I'm not going to tell you all where I get things anymore. Because:</div>
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<li style="text-align: left;">home-made</li>
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So, it doesn't help you much if I write it. And for me it's a nuisance and waste of time ;p</div>
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But I do have some other fun things planned for these posts!! Laughter, creativity, and thoughtful ponderings! </div>
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So,stay tuned. This should be a fun year for fashion :D</div>
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I love color! But white and brown are two of my favorite complimentary colors. They go with everything!<br />
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This button up shirt reminds me so much of Asian fashion. I don't usually wear button up shirts under dresses... but it looked great with this one. This is one of my new favorite outfits for church.<br />
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It's been a bit cold here, as you can see from the pictures ;)<br />
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<span style="font-size: x-large;">Have you ever wore a button-up under a dress or jumper? How is the weather where you live? </span></div>
Keturah Lambhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05041749245034077912noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8111384135014826230.post-29398816934534600372017-12-23T00:00:00.000-08:002017-12-23T00:00:35.538-08:00Sin Defined In my <a href="http://keturahskorner.blogspot.com/2016/03/am-i-safe-in-my-sin.html">post, Am I Safe in My Sin?,</a> I talked about whether or not we as individual Christians ought to sin.<br />
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But that brought up the question "What is sin?"<br />
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<i>Synonyms:<span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space: pre;"> </span>immoral act, wrong, wrongdoing, act of evil/wickedness, transgression, crime, offense, misdeed, misdemeanor."</i></div>
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It's funny, that even though the Bible has set rules and examples of sin, it's hard to understand what sin really is.<br />
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That's because sin and evil aren't things or made-up rules. They are ideas - theological and philosophical concepts.<br />
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Once you understand that sin is not a thing but an abstract reality, it's easier to answer the following questions;<br />
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<b>1. "What is sin?"</b><br />
<b>2. "Who made sin?"</b><br />
<b>3. "Who decided what sin is?"</b><br />
<b>4. "Who punishes sin?"</b><br />
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<b>1. As sin is not a thing, but a concept, what is the concept of sin?</b><br />
Sin is not only the opposite of good, but the result of good missing.<br />
Logically, we can come to the conclusion that sin only exists because of lack of a perfection or good-doing.<br />
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<b>2. Who made sin? Or more like, how can one sin if it is an idea?</b><br />
If sin is the result of taking away good - then sin is made by the offender and no one else is to blame.<br />
Also, the idea of sin forces for there to be one to sin against. This is partly why those that do not believe in God can not believe in sin either.<br />
This is why we punish the one committing the crime - never anyone else. And it's also the reason we are each responsible for our own actions and consequences - because WE are the ones that create our sin.<br />
It's a choice matter.<br />
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<b>3. Sin is of itself a "religious" thing.</b><br />
It's rare that an unbeliever will actually admit to having "sinned" even if they happen to have that sense of guilt that means they have sinned<br />
Sin is that which violates good, and in essence of His nature, God is good. Thus sin is that which violates God.<br />
And what ever violates Him and the nature of good is sin.<br />
So, it's not so much that God or the Bible has made up what is sin, but He has defined it for us.<br />
God has revealed to us all that would disrupt or cause good to be gone.<br />
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<b>4. Only good can punish sin. Why?</b><br />
Because evil punishing evil would only create more evil. But good can bring both justice and mercy to the offender.<br />
When one is totally incorrupted it has the authority to continue pushing goodness onto sin, and vanquishing it.<br />
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The idea and concepts around sin are very important. They prove God's existence, and also demand our continual steadfastness to His goodness.<br />
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Hello! I just love full, brightly colored skirts. I love unique, I love color, I love soft fabrics that fly and dance about.<br />
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I grew up knowing stripes and patterns DON'T go together. </div>
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This following skirt has been a favorite of mine for years. But it was time to say goodbye... the pull string at the waist broke, and it was covered in holes. </div>
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Everything in these pictures was thrifted. The first skirt is actually a vintage skirt I found at a small thrift store in Washington spring of 2017. I was beyond thrilled :D<br />
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I just realized... I'm wearing the same necklace with both outfits. A lady I clean for gave it to me after I house-sat for her for a couple weeks. The cross is made from the Red Wood trees of California.<br />
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Shoes: Yeah, bare feet are the best... for pictures especially.<br />
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What a controversial statement. One that contains so much meaning - and causes so much arguing. </div>
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Romans 8:31-39 <i>"What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things? Who shall lay any thing to the charge of God's elect? It is God that justifieth. Who is he that condemneth? It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh intercession for us. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ? shall tribulation, or distress, or persecution, or famine, or nakedness, or peril, or sword? As it is written, For thy sake we are killed all the day long; we are accounted as sheep for the slaughter. Nay, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him that loved us. For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord."</i></div>
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Is this passage saying that we <b>can not</b> SIN against God? </div>
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Is it saying that no matter what we do we shall go to heaven? </div>
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Does it say God will forgive any evil we do with out repentance?</div>
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Some believe so...but I think it more says that God always loves us and won't change His mind about us. </div>
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He loved us before we loved Him. </div>
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How could He ever stop loving us if He loved us so much while we were still sinners?</div>
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He loved us so much that He died for us in the the hope that we might love Him back.</div>
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It says that evil things done to us aren't signs of His lack of love. No one else can change His mind towards us.
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But never does it say that <b>"God loves us so much that even while we SIN we have our names written in God's book."</b> </div>
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No one else can make God stop loving us, but is it possible for us to stop loving God? I believe the answer is "Yes." </div>
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And for those that don't love God anymore? God will still love them - but the God of love is still a God of justice and those that WON'T BE with Him must go where He has said those that don't love Him go. </div>
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Hebrews 10:26-31 NIV<i> "For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, but only a fearful expectation of judgment and of raging fire that will consume the enemies of God. Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. How much more severely do you think someone deserves to be punished who has trampled the Son of God underfoot, who has treated as an unholy thing the blood of the covenant that sanctified them, and who has insulted the Spirit of grace? For we know him who said, βIt is mine to avenge; I will repay,β and again, βThe Lord will judge his people.β It is a dreadful thing to fall into the hands of the living God."</i> </div>
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Yes, God loves us. And He proves His love to us in actions.
And if we truly love Him back we will prove our love in actions - doing that which doesn't hurt Him or go against him. </div>
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Imagine two best friends. </div>
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Basil and Joey are <i>best friends. </i></div>
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They do everything together.
But Joey is changing. </div>
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He no longer treats Basil with respect. He talks bad about Basil. Lies, steals from him.
Basil soon discovers that Joey is no longer a true friend. </div>
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He believes that they once were - but now?
People tell him to just get on with life. Forgive Joey and be friends, but how can he when Joey is constantly using and abusing him? </div>
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What would you do? </div>
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What <i>should God do?</i> </div>
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What happens when we turn against God? Disrespect Him? Misplace our love and devotion? His righteous judgment is released upon us. </div>
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What happens when we confess yet do not prove our words with actions?
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Romans 1:18-23 NIV<i> "For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. For the invisible things of him from the creation of the world are clearly seen, being understood by the things that are made, even his eternal power and Godhead; so that they are without excuse: Because that, when they knew God, they glorified him not as God, neither were thankful; but became vain in their imaginations, and their foolish heart was darkened. Professing themselves to be wise, they became fools, and changed the glory of the incorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and four-footed beasts, and creeping things."</i> </div>
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And on a side-note - yes we all sin (Romans 3:23). </div>
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But never should we use accidents or mistakes as an excuse to continue hurting others and God.
Even in friendships, one or the other will make mistakes at times. </div>
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But do we continue to hurt the other? </div>
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<i>Or do we apologize and start afresh careful to be the best friend ever?</i> </div>
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I believe it is very important to realize that sinning is not good nor acceptable. Repentance exists for a reason, yes, but <b>never should we make up reasons to repent.</b> </div>
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For we all should run from all appearance of evil, avoid sinning, strive to love God above all (2 Timothy 2:22). </div>
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<b>1 John 1:9 "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness."</b></div>
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