Comments on: Prepared for a long talk http://thelastchancetexaco.com/2007/11/08/prepared-for-a-long-talk/ My last chance to trust the Man with the Star Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:20:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Marc http://thelastchancetexaco.com/2007/11/08/prepared-for-a-long-talk/comment-page-1/#comment-61 Marc Thu, 08 Nov 2007 21:33:47 +0000 http://thelastchancetexaco.com/prepared-for-a-long-talk/2007/11/#comment-61 I think it would be of great help to you to dehumanize your conception of God. When you wonder if "God could love you" that's tell me that's a very old testament God, exhibitung a lot of human characteristics like judgement. If God IS love, how can God NOT love? You are perfect, Chris, exactly the way you are. Where you run into trouble (IMHO) is where we all run into trouble, when we operate from our disease, from our character defects, i.e. what we are NOT. It's like coal on top of a diamond--the 4th step is part of the process of scraping that off so the diamond shines through. You are not your fear, your low-self esteem, your shame, or your mistakes. You get to take resonsibility for the acts that came from those negative places, then 5-9 allow you to leave that behind and 10 to make sure they never take over again. I think it would be of great help to you to dehumanize your conception of God. When you wonder if “God could love you” that’s tell me that’s a very old testament God, exhibitung a lot of human characteristics like judgement.
If God IS love, how can God NOT love?
You are perfect, Chris, exactly the way you are. Where you run into trouble (IMHO) is where we all run into trouble, when we operate from our disease, from our character defects, i.e. what we are NOT. It’s like coal on top of a diamond–the 4th step is part of the process of scraping that off so the diamond shines through.
You are not your fear, your low-self esteem, your shame, or your mistakes. You get to take resonsibility for the acts that came from those negative places, then 5-9 allow you to leave that behind and 10 to make sure they never take over again.

]]> By: Chris http://thelastchancetexaco.com/2007/11/08/prepared-for-a-long-talk/comment-page-1/#comment-59 Chris Thu, 08 Nov 2007 15:55:34 +0000 http://thelastchancetexaco.com/prepared-for-a-long-talk/2007/11/#comment-59 Thank you, Rod. I will. Actually I feel kind of like a baby. Like everything has been sucked out of me and my skin peeled off. Yet I remain encapsulated by this feeling that God loves me - even though I'm having a hard time loving myself much right now. Every day or so I sequester myself in the shower or under the covers and have a good cry on the Supreme Boyfriend's shoulder, and then the fear and pain give way to hope. Inexplicably. Looking at my 4th step and being aware that finding a power greater than myself (exactly what the book is about) I'm finding God to be everything I always wanted a man in my life to be. And here I though I was just looking for a daddy figure. Thank you, Rod. I will. Actually I feel kind of like a baby. Like everything has been sucked out of me and my skin peeled off. Yet I remain encapsulated by this feeling that God loves me - even though I’m having a hard time loving myself much right now. Every day or so I sequester myself in the shower or under the covers and have a good cry on the Supreme Boyfriend’s shoulder, and then the fear and pain give way to hope. Inexplicably.

Looking at my 4th step and being aware that finding a power greater than myself (exactly what the book is about) I’m finding God to be everything I always wanted a man in my life to be. And here I though I was just looking for a daddy figure.

]]> By: rod http://thelastchancetexaco.com/2007/11/08/prepared-for-a-long-talk/comment-page-1/#comment-58 rod Thu, 08 Nov 2007 11:55:29 +0000 http://thelastchancetexaco.com/prepared-for-a-long-talk/2007/11/#comment-58 good for you. good for you. good for you. a bulk of your work is coming to an end. hopefully soon you'll feel like you taken a great dump. and you have. don't procrastinate on the rest. it is the best investment you can make right now. if you have time- google nancy lamott and listen to her recording of a song called "help is on the way". it saves my ass from time to time...... good for you. good for you. good for you. a bulk of your work is coming to an end. hopefully soon you’ll feel like you taken a great dump. and you have. don’t procrastinate on the rest. it is the best investment you can make right now. if you have time- google nancy lamott and listen to her recording of a song called “help is on the way”. it saves my ass from time to time……

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