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| Sorry I've not been here. | Rate Topic |
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| Posted: Sun Jan 22nd, 2012 10:58 pm |
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BigD Member
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How is everybody doing? I need to stop isolating and get with the program. I have moved since I last was here last. No longer in ministry and i'm glad of that. I never felt worthy of being in ministry. I never felt a was qualified to be a leader. I am finding life very different, out in the country in kentucky, no friends no meetings to speak of. I'm really isolated and I'm just reaching out to see if there's anybody out there. BigD Last edited on Sun Jan 22nd, 2012 10:59 pm by BigD |
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| Posted: Tue Jan 24th, 2012 09:31 pm |
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TM2 Member
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Welcome back, BigD! Things are quieter than ever here, which adds value to every voice. So are there meetings you can get to, even if the drive is longer? I know you've been in the program for years and know how to look for meetings in the various fellowships. Maybe with car pooling and less frequently than you'd like, are there accessible meetings? What about chat or phone or Skype meetings? As they say, an addict alone is in bad company. One sentence in your last post jumps out at me, that you never felt worthy to be in ministry. I spent decades of my life trying to become worthy of a relationship with God before finding that what opened up that relationship was becoming able to approach God just as I am. Through an ability to be both honest and gentle with oneself, and ability to relate to and help others can grow. In me, that ability and that seedling are about 3 inches high; not much of a corn plant; but that's just a miraculous change over years of trying to become somebody I wasn't in order to start the process of relationship. No doubt that's stuff we all know, but somehow really hitting a sufficient bottom that we can let go and do it just seems to me to be awfully important. So yeah, I, too, tried for a lot of years to be somebody I'm not - working to be worthy. Now, it turns out that the real way to help others and to find my own path is to be who I am, deeply, fearlessly, gently. I'm certainly not advocating returning to the ministry, nor, really, anything else. But I wonder what would happen if you could really being to escape from the trance of unworthiness? Just a thought, to take or leave. Welcome back, in any case. Tim M.
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| Posted: Wed Jan 25th, 2012 09:48 am |
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Man Member
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Hi BigD, just a thought; Could there be possible to drive together with somebody to a meeting? Best regards
____________________ May the Lord bless you all! |
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| Posted: Wed Jan 25th, 2012 09:49 am |
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Man Member
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Tim: Thanks for sharing.
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