tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166270356213105408.post1358003394983760034..comments2024-01-22T02:47:11.193-06:00Comments on Committed Thoughts: Where on Earth is Your Focus (Part 2)Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166270356213105408.post-36116236118216565212015-01-16T17:02:05.786-06:002015-01-16T17:02:05.786-06:00Ha. You and me both, sister, you and e both. Ha. You and me both, sister, you and e both. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166270356213105408.post-75011117525964936152015-01-16T08:30:26.928-06:002015-01-16T08:30:26.928-06:00Overeaters Anonymous uses the same 12 steps. I di...Overeaters Anonymous uses the same 12 steps. I did start OA...I didn't finish. <br /><br />I, too, have often told God I was His, and meant it when I was saying it, but later (most likely that day) I took matters into my own hands. You'd think it wouldn't be such a difficult thing...oh, but it is...for me, anyway.<br /><br />Actually, it's a very scary thing, "Less of a strong adult's determined choice to submit and more of a powerless little child's fully depended trust in a loving parent care." and I really am not sure why, other than it must be trust issues. <br /><br />I have a really long way to go. If only I could practice what I "preach."The Brown Recluse (TBR)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02842968253903586925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166270356213105408.post-22601190685189480352015-01-16T08:09:45.899-06:002015-01-16T08:09:45.899-06:00One of the 12 Steps in AA (2, I think) proclaims t...One of the 12 Steps in AA (2, I think) proclaims the need to surrender to God and turn "our will land our lives over to the care of God."<br /><br />I have often told God that i am His. I have given myself to Him, to do with as He chooses, but something about that phrasing--turning my life over to "the care of God."--hits me as a qualitatively different thing. Less of a strong adult's determined choice to submit and more of a powerless little child's fully depended trust in a loving parent care.<br /><br />This post reminded me of that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-166270356213105408.post-15148530665400508722015-01-15T22:16:56.004-06:002015-01-15T22:16:56.004-06:00I think a lot of us have that "I have to"...I think a lot of us have that "I have to" mentality when it truly does rest on Jesus and Jesus alone. You are right, it does come down to trust not in just this, but all aspects of our lives. Now getting there (at least for me) is hard, but I think that is where your focus and who you focus on will be very important to continue to strive for.<br /><br />bettybettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06323135450742337670noreply@blogger.com