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For Those With Weird and Whacky Coping Mechanisms

Tigger003 — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:49:04 CDT

This is to all of you with weird and wacky coping mechanisms… Don’t just skip the page, if you know you’re one of us! Those of us, who cut, pierce, burn, pull out your hair, scratch yourself, do drugs, drink, smoke, masturbate, sleep around, etc. Yeah, I’m talking to you! Stop that thought and listen up! Listen to your mama! She knows what she’s talking about! Okay, on the serious side… Jesus loves YOU. Yes, Jesus loves you, with your scars, burns, piercings, tattoos and any other evidence of sin and weird mannerisms. He loves you with your goofy nose, crooked teeth, strange way of walking and squint eyes, the truth is that God doesn’t “see” your outer being, sure He sees it (He made you!), but that’s not really important to Him. What God really is interested in is what you look like on the inside, and what a beautiful sight that is if you have Jesus in your heart. ‘Yeah, but I feel so dirty and sinful, my heart feels so black!’ God doesn’t see any of that. He sees Jesus in you. God understands the guilty feelings and resentment towards yourself after falling into sin. After all, we are humans and at the time you may feel ‘but how could God ever forgive me for doing what I’ve done?’ It’s simple; just ask! God will forgive you. 70x7 times a DAY! Doesn’t that tell you something about His love? But don’t see it as a ‘get-out-jail-free-card’. It doesn’t give you an excuse to give in to temptation. ‘God will forgive me’ Uh Uh! ‘But you just said…’ I know what I said, but would you forgive someone if they say sorry for something and just turn around and do it again? Would you forgive someone if you know they don’t mean it and are just saying sorry so because they have to? I didn’t think so. If you repent and you really are sorry, and you try to change, then God will forgive you. And not under any other circumstances. God loves us and doesn’t want to see us hurting and alone. That’s where Jesus comes in; He died for YOU and I! Yes, He actually gave His life (and in a very painful manner) for US… when Christ is your foundation and you are fully in Him just as He is in you, then He will fill that void-that terrible black hole within your life that just gets deeper and deeper and darker and darker, day by day. Nope, it’ doesn’t have to be there. Christ can fill that seemingly “bottomless pit”. Isn’t that an AWESOME thought? God and Jesus love US enough that Jesus would die for US, forgive our sins AND still fill the voids in our lives and then bless us? Wow, now that’s love! If you’re thinking, “Dang, I want that love… That fulfillment. That forgiveness and peace…” I’m sure you know what to do, ask God right now-just where you are, “Father, please forgive me of all my sins. Please deliver me from this unhealthy coping mechanism I have. Help me to turn to you when I face temptation and any problem that might lead to temptation…” Go on, it’ll be one of the best decisions you make… You know we’re right. Try and make it more personal, at the bottom of this page is a confessional, just copy, print and sign it, it makes it official and it serves as a physical reminder of your promise to God. Place it in your bible or journal as a constant reminder. It also helps to tell a friend about your decision so that they can hold you accountable to it. We’re talking from experience…
Keep strong, Tigger and Cinna

Today I pledge, as a child of God, to resist temptation and rely on God’s grace and power to bring me through difficult and strenuous times. I pledge to draw near to God and not to backslide, even in times of pressure, hard work, fun or rest. Today I realize that Christ is the great provider of strength and that I need Him to be my Lord and Saviour and that without Him I cannot resist the temptation to fall in to sin.

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For Those Who Rely On Sharp Objects

Tigger003 — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:42:13 CDT

Don’t you dare skip the page if you know you’re one of us!! Guys, I understand you. I know why we do what we do. That split second of relief when the blood begins to flow is such a high… And sometimes we do it just to make sure we’re still alive. I’m not going to lecture you with all the psycho-babble that we hear so often about cutting. I know it’s not a suicide attempt, if we wanted to “off” ourselves; we could’ve done so long ago. We’re not stupid, we know exactly where and how to make it fatal. I know it’s not attention seeking, it’s a cry for help, for love. It’s an emotional outlet for us. We feel have no other way to release our pain, fear, anger and so on. This is just like an emotional “tap”, it’s how we get rid of our feelings… They call it an unhealthy “coping mechanism”, and I guess you could call it that, because it is how we cope. When you cut, you open the “tap” up and the blood flows, “removing” our feelings as it flows, as the water in tap a removes any blockages that are in its way… I don’t want this to sound like a lecture, so please know, it’s NOT intended to be a lecture! God doesn’t want us to hurt this way, both emotionally and physically. Jesus was severely beaten and whipped, losing large amounts of blood… He shed His blood for us, so we wouldn’t need to shed our blood… I know for one, that I sometimes use the cutting as punishment for when I feel I’ve done something really wrong. And I know it’s not right, Jesus’ blood was shed so we could repent and be forgiven. So what right do I have to shed my blood, and harm my body (which Jesus paid for with His life)? Our bodies are the temple of a Mighty, Living God, imagine how we are hurting God every time we run that sharp object over our skin. God is getting sadder and sadder whilst we sit there eagerly awaiting the blood to flow. The Bible speaks of it being wrong for us to cut our flesh for the dead, but I know from experience, when that temptation comes a’knocking, it’s so hard to resist. I sit there thinking, “God, I know this isn’t right but I just can’t help it, I really need to do this…” I’ve told myself over and over that this is the last time, but guess what… I still fall prey to it! I’m going to do my best to get past my three-month milestone (I can normally hold out for up to three months, then I cave in)… I'd surrendered most of my blades to Cinna, and after almost a year i gave in again. But i refuse to do it again. Once I get to three months again, I’ll take it one month at a time… I hope this helps you guys in some way, if you want, you can e-mail me and chat about this, even anonymously… My e-mail is lizelle.s@ananzi.co.za! Please don’t hesitate to e-mail me with any questions, suggestions, or if you just need someone to talk to-I’m here and more than ready to listen… You have my Spiritual shoulders to cry on, my Spiritual ears to listen to you, and my Spiritual arms to hold you and if by God’s grace I feel I can help you, my God-given words to guide you… Keep strong my friends…
God bless.

Tigger...

Pics of Israel

Tigger003 — Sun, 28 Oct 2007 15:10:00 CDT

My friend Bianca went ot Israel recently and these are some of her pictures :~) and it was really nice of her to let me post them here!!

Thanks Binks!

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Tigger003 — Sat, 18 Aug 2007 05:48:08 CDT

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Remember, do everything you do to the best you can and give God the glory!!

BE FREE...

Tigger003 — Thu, 16 Aug 2007 14:58:47 CDT

BE FREE… Live as you’ve never lived,
Love as you’ve never loved,
Dance as you’ve never danced.
It is only by His grace,
That you can be set free.
Allowed finish your race,
And be who you must be.
The Cross is a reminder
Of all that He endured,
Every strike of that whip,
Was your freedom being ensured.
Your sins nailed Him there,
Spiting all His love and care.
And yet He forgave you,
He said: "Forgive them,
For they know not what they do."
A life of freedom awaits you,
Just invite Him into your heart.
Do what He asks you to do,
And the joy will start.

As the blood and water did flow,
So do blessings and freedom. Don’t say you’re too old,
Nor are you too young.

As the story of life is told,
So all may accept Him. And so I ask you to,
Live as you’ve never lived,
Love as you’ve never loved,
Dance as you’ve never danced,
A simple and meaningful gift,
For the one who loves you.
By: Lizelle Steyn
30/10/2006