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This week in your chapter reading assignment, you read about a conversation I had with my son a long time ago when he was little, about a broken can opener. God reminded me through this story that none of us are throw away people, no matter how broken we may feel we are.
I thought I’d share a little clip of me telling this story live at an event recently, just to remind you of this important truth and reiterate how valuable you are to God. Let’s all embrace we are a treasure in Christ today!
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Let’s have some conversation! Â
Look at the questions & statements below. Pick one that stands out to you and share your thoughts in a comment.
* Have you ever felt like a throw away person? Who or what made you feel that way?
* How does knowing that we are never too broken or damaged for God to redeem make you feel?
* If you had to tell yourself one thing to start doing differently today – which would impact your life completely – what one thing would you choose?
* Of the 10 suggestions for beginning to hear God’s voice more often, listed on page 84, what are the top two ideas you can incorporate into your faith walk today?
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I am so glad to know that I am never too broken for God to use! Some days I feel like it’s all I can do to just get out of bed. I don’t feel like I’m any use to anyone. But knowing that God will strengthen me to do what He calls me to do, makes me believe that I can do anything!
Kathy,
I have been where you are. I suffered depression for many years and didn’t want to get out of bed a lot! Keep yourself in the word. Whether it is music, reading the bible, worship, etc. Put a sticky note on your mirror that reads…”I am wonderfully and beautifully made!” or “I can do all things through Christ that gives me strength!” read them daily and believe them! Then get up everyday and do something to help you get through the day. I would force myself up many days and walk to help me get moving. You can do it! Have a Blessed Weekend!
It’s a great feeling knowing that there is always hope.
It’s been a rough week for me and some bad viruses have been wrecking havoc with co-workers, students and friends. I haven’t personally got “IT”,but I gag easy and just the walkie talkie saying,”Mr Mike room 12 has gone to the playground, need a clean up in there and nurse tell that mom her son can’t come back until 24 hours after vomiting.” I gag… but stood firm, eye watering and continued with my little charges. My car failed me, but my God didn’t. I had a bonus of about $175 come in, not enough to fix the car, but enough to let me know by the time the credit card bill comes, it will be all right.
If I had one thing to tell myself to do differently today, it would be to “Be Still”, listen to what God is saying, even if I don’t like the outcome. Trust the Lord for he is good! He has a plan. I feel like I have been listening to him but putting him off because I don’t like what he is telling me sometimes. I am going to fill myself with the word, trust and start doing things that are more pleasing to him that I enjoy. Singing in the church choir, teaching VBS, spending more time with the teenage children before they leave for college and most importantly, take time to be happy!
I am sooo thankful that G-d sees not what I used to be ,but he sees Jesus. I have to tell myself that ,I know its true .I do .but for me its just so hard to believe most days .when you feel like the worst example for others.I feel of no use for the kingdom of G-d or anyone else right now .so I have to walk by faith in G-d’s word that what he says about me is truth as he knows it to be.
I keep leaning on God even when I feel defeated and know there is hope. I need to trust in His timing. It has been a really hard month losing my dad unexpectedly after heart surgery and I have asked why so many times. I may not understand right now and I am glad to know God is with me through all of this.
When I was just 23 I had sex for the first time. I didn’t want it to happen and ever since then I feel ashamed even today about sex and intimacy…even a hug from my husband of almost 14 yrs. After that moment…I thought I was only good for one thing with guys and so I was very promiscuous in my 20’s going from guy to guy thinking that is all I was good for. I felt like a throw away person back then. I still find it hard today with intimacy and hoping that one day I’ll know that it is good in Gods eyes that I can be with my husband and not feel ashamed of what I did in my past.
Wanda please know that God can heal you and allow you to truly feel love from your husband despite your past! I say this because I am experiencing it for the first time after 25 years of marriage. It is never to late. I was sexually abused at a very young age and became very permiscuious myself and cheated on my husband so never give up believe and open yourself to Gods healing hand he will restore you and it will blow your mind!!
I know exactly how you feel but I wasn’t permiscuious. I was taken advantage of all my life: sexually abused, physically abused, mentally abused, etc. As a teen and as an adult. I was raped during my marriage which has been very difficult. I am at an all time low. I struggle every day to want to live. I’ve been married for 20 years and my husband had an internet affair. We weren’t close or sexually active. That happened in the fall and God somehow turned it around. My husband is a completely different man. I still don’t believe it but he continues to be the man of my dreams. I’m thinking every day that it will end but it hasn’t. It’s been four months. I have good days and bad days but he’s still there. I can’t thank God enough for what He has done. He turned something so bad into something GREAT. Everything between us is so much better. I still break done and cry and feel worthless sometimes but I know I have to stay steadfast in trusting and believing in God.
I grew up having to go to church every Sunday, every ash Wednesday and so on. This is a hard choice for me but I have made it as I know it is something I want to get back to. I am lucky enough to have a sister in law that is patient and not pushy as some when it comes to the bible. From page 84 I have started with with the commit to pray 5 minuets a day and I always thank god for every blessed day I have here on earth. I know in my heart that God is there beside me as I walk through life and that he leads me down the path I am to be on in life. I have not always listen to him though but I am working on changing that now in my life.. My day starts and ends with thankfulness..
Good morning ladies, I had a rough night.at 3 am I was so ill due to emotions flowing. The affirmation. I have received from everyone for just being who God made me to be. I ended up with a fever 101.6 did a few essential oils and in my head I felt I was mot going to pull through. Yes I can go to the extreme. I have not worked in over 3 weeks and guess what I have to this weekend. I here. Our God woke me up and I feel better. Fever is gone. Throat is sore and still some sniffles. It does not matter how broke. I think I am I am whole to my Father, he has me here for a purpose. I have a trip to the Holy Lands in October I need to be here for, along with all of you and though I maynit feel it my Christe. Still need me to. thank you Deanne.
The one thing I will do differently that I know will impact my life completely will be to pray to the Lord to please help me to completely trust Him. Doing this will make all the difference in the world.
I still struggle with the same thing and that is being still. My mind goes to all the things on my to do list. I keep trying to be Quiet and Be Still so that I can listen
for God to speak to me. I want so much to hear from God,but my mind and
thoughts won’t settle. This is what I would love to be different Be Still and Quiet
and to hear God speak to me would be so wonderful.
Barbara, I have felt like that lately too. For me it can be an avoidance coping mechanism, before something is going to change. I know when my boys were little, they would take a step backwards in maturity, just before they leaped into the next one. I think (without knowing it) they were reassuring themselves, they were ready for the next step.
My top pick would be *begin a habit of daily journal of my thoughts, writing down prayer request.
Second pick, *attending a church
You asked if we ever felt like a throw away person…at thirteen I thought there was something written on my forehead that said it is okay to hurt this girl-she deserves it.
Happy Friday to everyone.
Have I ever felt like a throw away person? Yes, most of my life. My biological father left us when I was 2 months old. My mom remarried when I was almost 2, but that man beat me and my sister to a pulp with a rose bush branch and when my mom came home from work late that night, we climbed out a bedroom window and ran back to my grandparents house for safety. That married was quickly annulled. She remarried again when I was 4. My sister and I were always told we were nothing but trouble. NOTHING period. And that lasted all my growing up years. So, yes~~quite throw awayable. Many thoughts then of suicide. And now, as close as last year, those same thoughts come through, if only I wasn’t around, everyone else would be better off.
How overwhelmed that God says I am here for a reason!! That I’m not too broken to fix. And He is fixing me. I feel it in my bones. I’m certainly not the same I was a year ago, or even 50 years ago. Currently, in the struggle of saving my marriage.
If I had to tell myself to start doing something different; it would be to learn to speak up more. Not in a bad way. It’s just been if I needed to say anything, the words just don’t come out. Like when you want to scream, and you hear it in your head, but nothing comes out your mouth. I need to learn to just let it out. Feels like the words have been locked away for so long, that if they ever start coming out, I don’t know what would happen.
Thank you for the Promise keepers pages. I need to go get me some computer ink so I can print it out to add to my binders.
I look forward to more reading.. have a good weekend.
Two things I decided to work on are learning to be still with God more often. I’m not very good at just being still. My mind is going the whole time thinking of what I need to remember to pray about. I know I I miss out on God’s messages to me. I’m going to work on being quiet for a time each morning during my time with God.
I’m also going to ask God about my dreams. I seem to have a lot of them and most often they are disturbing. I wake up feeling sad, or scared or totally confused. I often can’t remember my dreams but I’m asking God to help me know what they mean and how I can stop them.
Shirley
I have always felt that I was a throwaway person by my family. I had times in my life when these feelings would occur all the time. Now, as I complete this bible study, I am beginning to wonder what my purpose is. For years I never thought I wanted to be a wife and mother. (Currently, I am unmarried and have no children). But, during a conversation with my cousin, I began to tell her I was having dreams of a husband and 2 little boys (even though I could not see their faces). She began to tell me that God put that dream in my heart because deep down this is something I have always wanted. But, for years I kept saying no one would love me or want to be with me. I remember a few years ago, telling my father that I wanted to get married. His exact words to me were, “u need to stay an old maid because no one is going to love you enough or want you enough to marry you”. I was devastated, hurt and began to think that he was right. That experience was devastating for me because I didn’t want to believe that I was so unlovable.
I wanted so much to become a better person that I would just cry out to God to show me those areas that needed to be worked on so I could become a better woman. God is truly showing me how I am a good person worthy of being happy, loved, wanted and valued by studying his Word, bringing people into my life who care about me and honestly love me. I am truly amazed at God’s goodness, mercy and grace during those moments when I am doubting myself.
The two things I would like to start doing are getting up earlier to spend time reading the Bible. I have never read the bible all the way through and would like to do that. I am trying to learn all the books of the bible in order right now. When our youngest daughter was in the sixth grade she learned all the books of the bible in order through a song . I told my husband I have been a christain for such a long time and I still don’t know where to find some of the books . I am also writing down a summery about each book so I know what the book is about. I would also like to start journaling. Like so many others have shared I struggle with being still and listening.
Debra thank you for sharing the story about your sons taking a step back before getting ready to take a new step in maturity … It gave me a sigh of relief… I have felt like I am going backwards when my heart is straining forward. Love and prayers to everyone
I have really felt a tug to pay more attention to the Spirit’s prompts in my life. It’s hard when you constantly have a TV or radio on, though! I’ve often told myself that I need to not have noise on all the time, but I would argue with myself because I “wanted it and enjoyed it”. During these weeks of getting back into God’s word and spending more time in prayer, I have a growing excitement for hearing God speak in my life and discerning His prompts. Now I am starting to desire the quietness to allow God’s whispers through! I commit to spend more time with no music or talk radio or TV on. Most of it’s not worth listening to anyway these days!
One thing I would tell myself to start doing differently that would change my life it would be to stop living in a victim mentality and boldly claim that I sm a daughter of the King!!!!
One thing that I am going to do is read my journal every morning. I recently started this and it is new to me and I have forgotten a couple of times but working on making it just part of my morning routine. My husband and I both are doing this as well. It makes my day go a lot better.
Have you ever felt like a throw away person? Who or what made you feel that way?
YES!!!! I was adopted when I was a baby. So, naturally when I was told this, I felt unwanted. I was told that my birth mother could not afford me as she had 2 other children before me plus my birth father was said to have denied I was his… you see where I felt left out. My parents that adopted me didn’t treat me the same as my sister. When I turned 18 I was in an abusive relationship which made me feel like a throw away. Then to top it all off, I found my birth mother who had another child after me that she kept. Then found out when my birth father found me that she put me up for adoption to spite my birth father……. again, I felt, “was I seriously that disposable?”
I thank God everyday that this was not how He saw me or will ever see me. I am His. I am wanted by Him. So much so He has forgiven all my past sins and already has forgiven the future sins. He sent His Son to die to pay the cost of those sins so I can live with Him if I choose to accept Jesus as my Savior. I can live with Him because He WANTS ME! WOW! After all I’ve been through mentally in a short 23 years, that is some good news!