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RE: MyCat Musings - 6/20/2007 9:02:02 PM
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Hello everybody, how are you all tonight? Welcome to the top of page six of my humble blog! God is so wonderful these days, He is such a blessing and Lord of my life! Praise the Lord, He is an awesome God!
I'm doing fine except for my eating habits this week. I've been eating too many sweets and carbs again and I know that I shouldn't be doing that, but I struggle with these temptations on a daily basis and just give in to them. Once I overeat, I feel like I may as well eat what I want, since I blew it for that day anyway. I know this is erroneous thinking, I just need to retrain my mind to remember that I can resist temptation by first submitting to God and that "I can do all things through Christ Who strengthens me."
I didn't do my devotions yet today, so I don't have anything new to share about what God is teaching me. He has taught me many things, including that victory over temptation is possible through Him. I jsut need to turn to Him instead of food when I feel depressed or angry.
Tonight, as you prepare to sleep, meditate on God's goodness and Jesus' victory on the cross and resurrection and I will try to do the same. Good night, everybody! Have a blessed, Sonshine day tomorrow. May His light shine upon you all! 
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RE: MyCat Musings - 6/21/2007 10:37:12 PM
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Hi, everybody! Welcome to another interesting entry in my humble blog! God is so gracious, He never leaves me nor forsakes me and will never, ever do so because His Word promises it. Praise His Holy Name!
How are you all tonight? I'm doing fine. I'm a little upset about being told that some major violent event involving fighting, blood and the police being described as a mere "incident". I'm sorry, but this was way more than an "incident"!  This event made me feel uncomfortable, so I left the building. I plan on discussing my concerns with management so they know my reasons for leaving early today.
I'm doing well otherwise. I did a little better on my carbs than yesterday so far. Hopefully, my four bad carb days won't cause me any problems on the scale when I weigh myself on Saturday. I'm working on the exercise too, trying to get my walking in. Otherwise, everything is just peachy.
I did my devotions today and focused on one about telling people things in gentle ways rather than harmful ones. In other words, how I communicate the Gospel may influence how the person receives it. If I present it in a loving way, then maybe he'll respond in a positive manner. On the other hand, if I present it as if I was doing it out of duty rather than love, then that person's reception of it may be damaged by my attitude. I just need to be careful how I present God's grace to unsaved loved ones so that Jesus will be glorified and they'll be drawn to Him.
This is all for today. I leave you with this thought: When you present the Gospel of Christ, first put yourself in the other person's shoes and think about how they'll respond to what you'll say before you say it. Have a nice evening, everyone!
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RE: MyCat Musings - 6/25/2007 10:08:07 PM
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Hello there again everyone! How are we all doing tonight? I'm doing fine. God is awesome, always loving and forgiving, even when we didn't deserve it. I'm looking forward to the day when I'll see Jesus face to face. I hope to hug and thank Him for dying for me and giving me an opportunity to accept Him as my Lord and Savior.
God has truly blessed my quiet time this morning. I started out my day with a Christian song in my head and thoughts about Him in my mind as well. Right now, I'm listening to a CD of music from Billy Graham's last crusade or made in honor of it. It is good music to meditate and post to.
In my devotions this morning I focused on Matthew 4:4 NKJV, where Jesus resists the devil's temptations by quoting the Word of God. When tempted to eat bread, He said, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.'" This verse addressed my need to have self control over my bad eating habits and showed me that I can overcome them by quoting this verse.
In Matthew 4:10 NKJV, when prompted by Satan to worship him, Jesus said, "Away with you Satan! For it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God and Him only you shall serve!'" I need to remember this verse when I'm tempted to focus on other things instead of God. Again there is that "It is written" part. I need to use this phrase when resisting the devil after first submitting to God. I've started a thread in the Faithwalk forum entitled, "Resisting the Devil Out Loud In Public" in which I ask about whether it is good to do that or not.
This is all I have for today. I pray that all of you will have a good evening and a blessed day tomorrow!
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RE: MyCat Musings - 6/26/2007 9:59:24 PM
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Hi evrybody! How are we tonight? I'm doing fine. Isn't our God such a great God, to provide us with beautiful sunny days or rainy ones, starlight or stormy nights? He provides for all our needs and I think He provides for some of the needs of unbelievers too, even though many of them don't acknowledge Him. He is such a Great God! Praise the Lord! Let everything that has breath praise the Lord! (Psalm 150:6, NKJV)
In my devotions today, I felt led to focus on Matthew 5:14,16 about being the "light of the world" and letting my light shine before everyone so they will see my good works and praise God. These verses coincide with Ephesians 5:8-14, the text of the sermon about walking in the light at last Sunday's church service. I learned that I needed to demonstrate that light in me by talking, thinking and acting like Christ whether I'm with other people or by myself. I need to stop thinking and speaking so much about negative things and focus instead of things that give glory to my Father in heaven.
As I close tonight, I encourage you to meditate on these verses and ponder how God can use you as a light in this dark world. I pray that all of you will have a blessed evening and a great day tomorrow!
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RE: MyCat Musings - 6/28/2007 11:39:46 PM
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Good evening, everyone! How are you all tonight? I'm doing fine. I had a bad day, so bad that I felt like eating lots of carbs and not spending time with God, so I prayed a little, but didn't read my devotional or my Bible yet. I'm planning to do this as soon as I get off here.
Since I didn't do my devotions today, I don't have any new encouraging words to share, so I'll just wish you all a good evening and pray for a better day tomorrow. Good night, everyone!
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RE: MyCat Musings - 7/2/2007 9:21:27 AM
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Dear fellow posters, hello again from me and my cat Smokey. How are you all today? I'm doing fine. It is a beautiful morning here in my neck of the woods and I'm going to enjoy the sunshine today. I woke up and fed Smokey so I could eat breakfast and most importantly, spend time with our famous and loving Father, His Son Jesus Christ and His Teacher and Comforter, the Holy Spirit.
I opened my Bible this morning to Matthew 6:5-15, which in summary says that I need to pray in my bedroom, use no vain repetitions, pray the Lords prayer and forgive others or else God won't forgive me. I felt that God led me here because I lack creativity when I pray. In other words, I have problems with saying the same things over and over because I have trouble coming up with new ways to express the same thoughts. This makes me think that I may be guilty of using vain repetitions, so I made an effort to rephrase some of my usual prayers differently. I plan to post a thread or post in an existing thread about this topic.
I'm also reminded to forgive others so God will forgive me. I have a hard time forgiving other people. I also wonder, Do I need to forgive God for what He did or failed to do in my life? I've been wondering about that for some time and I plan to post a thread or post in an existing thread about this also.
As I conclude this entry, I pray that each of you would read this Scripture passage and meditate on how God can enable you to improve your prayer lives. Have a wonderful, Sonshine day and may His light shine upon you all!
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RE: MyCat Musings - 7/3/2007 9:27:45 PM
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Hello and Happy fourth of July, everyone! It's going to be another loud night, with legal and illegal fireworks going off as people all over my city celebrate our country's freedom and liberty. Our family celebration will involve playing 10 point pitch and maybe watching the neighbors enjoy their fireworks.
As Christians, we celebrate a different kind of freedom. We have freedom from sin through the blood of Jesus Christ, Who died on the cross to save us from our Father's just and eternal punishment of a fiery hell. If we have truly accepted Him as our Lord and Savior by confessing and repenting of our sins and surrendering our lives to Him, then we are free. If you haven't already made this decision, I urge you to seriously consider what Christ has done for you and pray a prayer of confession, repentence and surrender to God. Once you do this, seek out a Bible believing church, read God's Word, and pray everyday in order to stay true to Him. Also check out the resources on Crosswalk.com for further help in maintaining your freedom.
I pray that all of you will have a HAPPY FOURTH OF JULY!!!
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RE: MyCat Musings - 7/10/2007 11:39:00 PM
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Hello, it's me again. How are we all tonight? I'm doing fine, although I'm a little angry about a recent court case in the news. I posted a thread about it in Current Events. Imagine, if you were a victim of a violent crime and you were told that you couldn't use certain words to describe what was done to you at the suspect's trial. This is really happening to a woman in Lincoln, Nebraska. She's a rape victim and she was told by a judge not to use the words, "rape", "sexual assault", "attack" and other ones that accurately describe what was done to her. That is SO WRONG! She and the judge both need prayer in this situation.
Otherwise, I'm doing fine. I've done well with my eating plan and stayed away from my high carb treats so far. I did my devotions, more or less, but I don't remember what I learned in them. Oh yeah, I just remembered, I learned about taking Jesus' yoke and giving my burdens to Him. I also learned about not being offended because of Him. I need to lay my anger about this case and other concerns at the foot of the cross and let Jesus handle them, since my being upset about them will only make me feel depressed and will ruin my day. It's okay to be upset about it, just not to obssess about it like I usually do.
This is all I have for tonight. Have a good evening and a good day tomorrow!
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RE: MyCat Musings - 7/12/2007 2:25:49 PM
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Hi, everybody! It's me again, having another wonderful day, even though the cat peed on me this morning again! I'm a little upset by that because I'm afraid that if he continues to keep this up, I may have to get rid of him some day and I don't want to do that because I love him so much. I guess it comes down to peace of mind and healthy mental health.
I haven't done my devotions yet today, but lately I've been reading from Matthew and learning lots of things. I've been learning about trusting in and following Jesus, prayer, giving secretly, etc. I've also been doing a Bible concordance study on the word "trust", which I need to get back to today or tomorrow. I'm learning how to trust in God more often, but I still have a long way to go.
That's all for today. I wish you all a happy, Sonshine day and may His light shine upon you all!
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RE: MyCat Musings - 7/13/2007 11:06:56 PM
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Hey everybody, how are we doing today? I'm doing pretty fine tonight, albiet eating too much candy and other carbs as usual. I don't want to get on the scale tomorrow, but I need to measure my progress so that I can make needed changes in my healthy eating plan.
I watched two hours of that "Jericho" show tonight. It is pretty frightening how this world would be if what happened in the first episode of that show would ever happen here. I believe though, that according to my understanding of Bible prophesy, Jesus will return for His own in the Rapture before that event takes place, so I'm not worried about it. Even if Jesus didn't return before it happened, I'm pretty sure that the effects of the event would be such that I'd probably not survive it anyway. Either way, I will be in heaven with Jesus, however, I'd prefer the Rapture to the other.
Today's devotions focused on the Parable of the Sower in Matthew 13:18-23. I find myself identifying with the seed that falls on good ground, though sometimes I feel like the seeds that is caught up in the thorns. In other words, sometimes I let worldly concerns get in the way of my Bible reading and prayer, making me a miserable and ineffective Christian, helpless against Satan's attacks.
Other times I feel like the seed that falls on stony ground that springs up then withers away because it has no root. Sometimes I wonder what I would do if I were called upon to suffer for and/or die for Christ. As it stands right now, I believe with all my heart and soul that I would make the right choice and choose my Savior over my life and death. I also know that I don't need to be afraid, that the Holy Spirit will give me the courage and words to speak of in the day should it become necessary to do so.
Tying this back to the Jericho program, if this world became like it does on that program, then it is possible that there would be increased persecution of Christians in what was left of the world. I pray that the Rapture happens before that time ever comes if it ever happens at all. If it ever happens, however, I pray that Christians will have the courage to follow the Holy Spirit's leading to choose Jesus over their lives.
I know I'm getting long winded here, but I wanted to express my concern about this topic in hopes that anyone who is wondering about this same thing will find comfort in God's Word. I encourage you to meditate on the verses in 1 Corinthians 15:51-58, where it speaks of our final victory in Christ. May all of you have a pleasant evening and a wonderful day tomorrow.!
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RE: MyCat Musings - 7/14/2007 11:50:24 PM
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Hi, everyone! How was your day today? My day went okay. I weighed in and found that I lost some of the weight that I gained the previous week. I also read my devotional piece, which centered on Matthew 13:57 in which Jesus finds Himself being rejected at Nazareth and His comment was: "A prophet is not without honor except in his own country and in his own house." This helps me understand why some members don't listen to me when I tell them about Christ. I just need to follow the Holy Spirit's leading and obey what I hear from Him regarding this subject.
The main thing I wanted to focus on, however, was the sermon that I heard in church tonight. Yes, I actually overcame my anxiety and made to church for once! The sermon text was on Colossians 3:12-17. The pastor stressed that we need to clothes ourselves with compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness and patience. Love is the belt that binds them all together and we need to forgive as God forgives us.
The pastor also mentioned that we need to let God's peace rule in our hearts, let our words and actions express God's love and do everything in the Name of our Lord Jesus. These were the main sermon points based on the Bible portions either quoted or paraphrased above.
I plan to be on here a while, then go to bed. I pray that all of you will have a good night's sleep, dream pleasant dreams and have a pleasant day tomorrow. Good night, everybody!
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RE: MyCat Musings - 7/15/2007 10:15:08 PM
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Hi there, everyone! It's another hot evening here in my area. We are expecting storms and I'm watching the weather website as well as posting here. I'm doing fine tonight. We had fried yellow squash and boy did I pig out on that! It was so good, I couldn't seem to stop eating it. I enjoy eating fresh veggies from the garden. I can hardly wait for the tomatoes to ripen. Nothing sounds better to me than a plate full of sliced tomatoes and a dish of cucumbers and onions in vinegar and water solution. Yummy!
I started my devotions with an encouraging story that I read from the book "Chicken Soup For The Dieter's Soul". It was titled "You Choose, You Lose" by B.J. Taylor. It focused on the power of choice in eating habits. Instead of saying, "I can't eat something", I can say, "I choose to eat this more healthy food." What an eye-opening thought! I'm been so busy focusing on the negatives, the "I can't's, that I've not realized that I can indeed think about eating in a new way, that of choosing to eat something!
This really inspired me today and I couldn't wait to share it with all of you here. This principle can be applied in other areas of your life as well. As you go around your evening, (or day, depending on where you live), think about all the ways that you can change an attitude of "I can't do it" into "I choose to do it."
God bless you all,
Melissa
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RE: MyCat Musings - 7/18/2007 10:45:30 PM
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Hello, everyone! How are we all tonight? I'm doing fine. I'm just sitting here posting while listening to KLOVE and enjoying this part of my day.
Earlier tonight, I watched the Glenn Beck show on the CNN Headline News channel. Beck is so outlandish, it's funny. His debate with Robert Kennedy Jr. about global warming and the latter's previous comments about Beck was very enlightening. The funniest part came at the end of the show, when Beck reported on the lines of people waiting for the stores to open so they can purchase the latest hot item--a tote bag that says, "I'm not a plastic bag"!   There was videos of people rioting and knocking each other over in order to purchase this item. How insane is that!  Anyway, the funny part was the headline at the bottom of the screen, "One Tote Over The Line!"  I'm still laughing about that one!
I didn't really do devotions today, but I did read Matthew 18:10-14, which dealt with the importance of telling children and others about Christ. He doesn't want anyone to perish, (verse 14), so we need to spread the gospel message by telling people about Christ's love and sacrifice for their sins. I don't know where this verse is that, but I know that we will be rewarded for doing so, for the angels rejoice over one sinner who repents. Wouldn't you like to be party of that huge heavenly celebration?
I know I would, so I will pray for courage to get over my fears of rejection and witness to my family, no matter what the cost. I hope and pray that all of you will consider doing the same.
I will post here a while if it's God's will, then get a good night's sleep. Have a good evening and a great day tomorrow!
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RE: MyCat Musings - 7/22/2007 1:28:51 AM
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Hello and good evening from my corner of this United States of America! It's an exciting time for me, with so many things happening at once. Between the weight loss, smaller size clothes and more energy, I feel so much better than I did last year at this time. I'm eating trail mix right now, which puts me over my carb count a little bit, but not as bad as other days this past week. I pray that the weight loss will continue so I can have a long and healthy life.
My gripe session for today has to do with all the hoopla over the Harry Potter book that was released yesterday. I will admit, I'm a little curious about whether Harry lives or dies, but other than that, you won't find me going anywhere near a Harry Potter book. Those books and movies have witchcraft and wizardry in them, practices clearly deemed abdomidable by God in His Word. I believe that our children and adults involved in all this stuff are simply opening a door for Satan to gain access into their lives. Therefore, I hope that Harry dies in this latest book so that people's minds will not be further damaged by this negative literature.
To switch to a more positive topic, I studied God's Word today, which focused Psalm 52:8-9 about trusting God and praising Him forever. I feel that we need to replace the negative stuff in our lives with positive stuff and praise the only One Who lives forever and Who looks out for our best interests. This means focusing our thoughts on God's Word instead of abomidible literature like the Harry Potter stuff. It also means listening to wholesome, Christian music instead of the hiphop and other demonic inspired secular music. We need to be holy, just as He is holy, according to His Word.
I hope that I didn't offend all of you with my comments here, but I've been feeling this way for a long time and I felt like getting it off my chest. Please forgive me if I've offended you and if you want to, send me pm's about it.
I pray that all of you will have a good evening and a wonderful day tomorrow. Good night, everybody!
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RE: MyCat Musings - 7/23/2007 9:26:33 PM
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Hello, everyone, how are you all tonight? I'm doing fine. It's been a hot day here, but I managed to stay indoors except to go to what I felt was an unnecessary medical appointment. I also walked around the block and stayed on my eating plan in terms of number of carbs consumed today. I'm feeling pretty good, except now I'm frustrated because the internet is slow tonight. I plan to end my forums session after posting here because it is so slow.
I stated in my previous post #146 that I was curious as to whether Harry lived or died. Well, thanks to the columnist of my local newspaper, I WON"T have to shell out $18.00 for the book, because now I know the ending! Since some of you probably haven't read all the way through the book yet, I won't spoil it for you; you'll have to find out for yourself. I only hope that this is the last book for the reasons I posted yesterday. (see post #146 for more info.)
Now back to a more positive topic. I read in Matthew chapter 23 about the hypocrisy of the pharisees and scribes. One thing that I noted was in the verse that said something like, "he who exalts himself will be humbled, but he who humbles himself will be exalted." I don't remember what verse that is, but it was one that I had from a previous Bible study that I wanted to memorize. I wanted to remember it so that whenever I was tempted to brag too much about my weight loss or other accomplishments, I would realize that I was exalting myself and not being humble like I need to be.
Well, I'm about to log off now. I pray that all of you will have a pleasant evening and a great day tomorrow. Goodnight, everybody!
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RE: MyCat Musings - 7/24/2007 10:19:25 PM
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Hi, everyone! How are we all tonight? I'm doing fine. I'm about to play dominoes with my family, so I'll make this a short entry. I really worked my rear end off today. Between the treadmill and yardwork, I really worked up a sweat. I can hardly wait to jump into a nice, warm cleansing shower!
Today in God's Word, I learned that Jesus wants us to be prepared for His coming. In Matthew chapter 24, He makes reference to the fact that "no one knows the day or hour." He also stated something to the effect that since He may come at any time, we are to be ready for Him to come by unexpentently. Probably as unexpentently as a mother-in-law coming for a visit. He further stated that one man or one woman would be taken and the other left. Imagine how that would be if you were walking with someone and they suddenly disappeared into thin air! That would just take your breath away, wouldn't it?
Since He warns us to be ready for His coming, it is up to us Christians to prepare others about this event by telling them how they can come to know Him as their Lord and Savior. This is a very important task that God has assigned to each one of us and we must not let fear get in the way of accomplishing it. God will give us the strength and words to say, we just need to rely on His Holy Spirit to guide us. Let's make a commitment to invite unbelievers into the Kingdom today!
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I pray that I will be prompted to change my eating habits and stop this compulsive overeating that I'm doing tonight. 
I didn't feel like doing any housework either. Other than that, I've had a pretty good day. 