tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272767998060451436.post281405364819086507..comments2023-05-18T05:10:27.152-06:00Comments on I got a secret...: Swearing at God...yetihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11063558865333842640noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272767998060451436.post-49695153767254284262012-10-29T22:07:11.059-06:002012-10-29T22:07:11.059-06:00Oh, and one more thing Jen,
I used to think that ...Oh, and one more thing Jen,<br /><br />I used to think that there was never any good reason to swear. But I agree that the F word really says things that no other word can capture. sometimes it is the only word that really works.yetihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11063558865333842640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272767998060451436.post-75667238448081482872012-10-29T22:05:20.792-06:002012-10-29T22:05:20.792-06:00I can't say I've ever thought about how I&...I can't say I've ever thought about how I'd feel about my own children swearing at me, but it does bother me when people avoid swearing around me because they think I will condemn them or something. I have no problem when the youth I work with swear around me, or even at me... I'd rather them be themselves, and express themselves as they know how, but it would be good sometimes, if they learned some better ways of doing so. But, I'm around to accept them where they are at. If they want to change, I'll be there to support them.yetihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11063558865333842640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272767998060451436.post-23587338232035100842012-10-28T16:24:00.994-06:002012-10-28T16:24:00.994-06:00The F word is one of my favorite words. It express...The F word is one of my favorite words. It expresses emotions that nothing else can. I don't know of it is because it was forbidden for so long, or just the sound if the word is satisfying or.... Butitfeels good to me. <br /><br />I've thought a lt about swearing to and at God. As a mormon, I was raised to believe god is our father, and one day we can be like him. That teaching took me to a place where I thought about how I would want my children to be. I'd be fine if they swore, or even if thy said "F--- you!!" jenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07609613967033394629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272767998060451436.post-37507582794235938422012-09-27T21:14:01.986-06:002012-09-27T21:14:01.986-06:00I hear what you're saying. There is a differe...I hear what you're saying. There is a difference between saying "God I'm F****** lonely" and "F*** you God." I definitely did both. At first I thought that maybe I'd come to a place of repentance for the latter, but I am starting to think that maybe it was perfectly fine. I am certainly in a better place right now, God and I went for another long drive, and a hike up a mountain. When I said "F*** you" to God, I knew I meant it, but that I might not always mean it, but I felt like something lifted from me and only darkness was left in me. I wondered if that was the Holy Spirit leaving me. That is a scary thought. Frequently I come back to this, "Christ alone is my hope". That is all I got, but it often keeps me going.<br />conversation yes, but when I pray it feels far too one sided. I'm sure God is fed up with the one sided conversations he's been trying to have with me when I've been ignoring him...yetihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11063558865333842640noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2272767998060451436.post-39373409150312450792012-09-27T07:59:54.890-06:002012-09-27T07:59:54.890-06:00Prayer for sure a good thing. I've never sworn...Prayer for sure a good thing. I've never sworn at God, but I guess if you're saying "God I'm really F****** mad about this situation" [for example] you're probably fine. I probably wouldn't go with "God you're a ____" [yeah I can't even finish that]. But you do have to be at place where you can pour our your heart to God in a way that is meaningful to you and Him. It's a conversation, right? ;-)Lindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14907795924376505457noreply@blogger.com