Comments on: How Are You REAL? http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2007/02/how-are-you-real/ Carlos Whittaker's Weblog Fri, 10 Feb 2012 02:29:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Dawn Carter http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2007/02/how-are-you-real/#comment-25490 Dawn Carter Tue, 20 Feb 2007 05:14:37 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/?p=924#comment-25490 i've only known the salley family a brief time, mainly because our kindergarten boys are friends. i was so encouraged and blessed to see her share so openly how being at sandals has helped her be more real with God, herself and others. i admired nancy before, and her clip confirmed it. my family has been attending for a mere 4 months, but God has done amazing things in this brief time. we've been challenged every single week by matt's sermons... our tithing has changed, our concern for those who don't know God has changed and our small group night is the best night of the week. i'm enjoying sin less and people more. God is here and is working. i’ve only known the salley family a brief time, mainly because our kindergarten boys are friends. i was so encouraged and blessed to see her share so openly how being at sandals has helped her be more real with God, herself and others. i admired nancy before, and her clip confirmed it.

my family has been attending for a mere 4 months, but God has done amazing things in this brief time. we’ve been challenged every single week by matt’s sermons… our tithing has changed, our concern for those who don’t know God has changed and our small group night is the best night of the week. i’m enjoying sin less and people more.

God is here and is working.

]]> By: west http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2007/02/how-are-you-real/#comment-25326 west Sun, 18 Feb 2007 16:53:48 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/?p=924#comment-25326 Ok....so, I've yet to become all "that real" with others...I mean, some people know about my demons and all, but it's not one of those things you can go around wearing on your shirt. How do you think most people would react if you said "Hi, my name is (insert your name here) and I am a sex addict."? I feel like some would look at me as a "dangerous" person or someone with issues that they don't even want to get into........... I dunno...maybe I'm just sitting here having a conversation with myself. I know I have these issues that I feel need to be hidden to function in "the world".....I can't let a perspective employer know about them....even if they're in the past....it's a big hit on one's character to have these problems......I guess I just don't have that "safe" environment yet. This is where I feel safe....where I don't have to look at anyone in the face.......sorry for rambling...just being the real me...ha! Alrighty then....I'm off to get some donuts at the OBCC Ok….so, I’ve yet to become all “that real” with others…I mean, some people know about my demons and all, but it’s not one of those things you can go around wearing on your shirt. How do you think most people would react if you said “Hi, my name is (insert your name here) and I am a sex addict.”? I feel like some would look at me as a “dangerous” person or someone with issues that they don’t even want to get into………..

I dunno…maybe I’m just sitting here having a conversation with myself. I know I have these issues that I feel need to be hidden to function in “the world”…..I can’t let a perspective employer know about them….even if they’re in the past….it’s a big hit on one’s character to have these problems……I guess I just don’t have that “safe” environment yet. This is where I feel safe….where I don’t have to look at anyone in the face…….sorry for rambling…just being the real me…ha!

Alrighty then….I’m off to get some donuts at the OBCC

]]> By: Family Living; Hatfield Style » Blog Archive » A Boost of Faith http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2007/02/how-are-you-real/#comment-25285 Family Living; Hatfield Style » Blog Archive » A Boost of Faith Sun, 18 Feb 2007 03:01:06 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/?p=924#comment-25285 [...] In case you haven’t been reading along in my Faith and Adoption series over at the Birth/First Parent blog, I’ve been making some strides in my personal relationship with God. I’m learning about myself, the love and forgiveness of our Father, the love and compassion brought forth by others and other really cool things. Prompted by a post in Ragamuffin Soul’s blog just this week, I also realized that by becoming more comfortable speaking about the Munchkin on this blog and in my day-to-day life (as in, you know, not just on the internetz), God is helping me step out from under the veil of shame I’ve been living under (or, hiding under) for the past three (almost four&#8230 years. [...] [...] In case you haven’t been reading along in my Faith and Adoption series over at the Birth/First Parent blog, I’ve been making some strides in my personal relationship with God. I’m learning about myself, the love and forgiveness of our Father, the love and compassion brought forth by others and other really cool things. Prompted by a post in Ragamuffin Soul’s blog just this week, I also realized that by becoming more comfortable speaking about the Munchkin on this blog and in my day-to-day life (as in, you know, not just on the internetz), God is helping me step out from under the veil of shame I’ve been living under (or, hiding under) for the past three (almost four&#8230 years. [...]

]]> By: Michelle Veach http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2007/02/how-are-you-real/#comment-25192 Michelle Veach Fri, 16 Feb 2007 17:44:34 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/?p=924#comment-25192 I'm sitting here with tears in my eyes because I have known Nancy & her family since she & I were in high school - the youth group at Mag - it is so cool to see people like her growing & reaching out for Christ. As for me, right now its realizing that I may be battling an affliction known as depression - if I could get up the nerve, I'd head to the MD for some help! Isn't the first step admitting you have a problem? Maybe I'm really close to that step, I dunno.....Tim quoted 2Cor 12:9-10 - I heard Brennan Manning preach on that passage one time, opening my eyes this way - May all I (emphasis on the I) do be frustrating and hard, so that God can come in and make the way & receive the glory He rightly deserves. I’m sitting here with tears in my eyes because I have known Nancy & her family since she & I were in high school – the youth group at Mag – it is so cool to see people like her growing & reaching out for Christ. As for me, right now its realizing that I may be battling an affliction known as depression – if I could get up the nerve, I’d head to the MD for some help! Isn’t the first step admitting you have a problem? Maybe I’m really close to that step, I dunno…..Tim quoted 2Cor 12:9-10 – I heard Brennan Manning preach on that passage one time, opening my eyes this way – May all I (emphasis on the I) do be frustrating and hard, so that God can come in and make the way & receive the glory He rightly deserves.

]]> By: drew http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2007/02/how-are-you-real/#comment-25186 drew Fri, 16 Feb 2007 16:25:50 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/?p=924#comment-25186 Hey Los or any other Sandals folk - Nancy was talking about about a 'core sin' sermon series, but I'm not finding it in the Sandals Podcast archives - was it a while ago or am I missing something? - drew Hey Los or any other Sandals folk – Nancy was talking about about a ‘core sin’ sermon series, but I’m not finding it in the Sandals Podcast archives – was it a while ago or am I missing something?

- drew

]]> By: shan http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2007/02/how-are-you-real/#comment-25158 shan Fri, 16 Feb 2007 06:36:46 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/?p=924#comment-25158 when i was growing up, for a few different reasons, i went through a phase where i was pretty insecure or felt like i needed to act a certain way. as i've gotten older, i've learned not to act a certain way for someone else. i've realized that i can just be who i am & if someone doesn't like me, it's o.k. also, it's made me aware of the fact that i want my daughters to know that they are perfect the way they are & that they don't need to try to impress anyone. friends worth having will love them just the way God made them. when i was growing up, for a few different reasons, i went through a phase where i was pretty insecure or felt like i needed to act a certain way. as i’ve gotten older, i’ve learned not to act a certain way for someone else. i’ve realized that i can just be who i am & if someone doesn’t like me, it’s o.k. also, it’s made me aware of the fact that i want my daughters to know that they are perfect the way they are & that they don’t need to try to impress anyone. friends worth having will love them just the way God made them.

]]> By: Les http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2007/02/how-are-you-real/#comment-25150 Les Fri, 16 Feb 2007 04:24:20 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/?p=924#comment-25150 I'm on a path I never would have taken if it had not been for Sandals. Not because I didn't want to, but to start getting real you need a safe environment. I've never had that before. It's not perfect, I've been slapped down a couple of times and it hurt, but over-all I think most Sandalinos are making an effort to create that kind of environment. At least we have that as a common goal, so challenging each other is part of the milieu. I’m on a path I never would have taken if it had not been for Sandals. Not because I didn’t want to, but to start getting real you need a safe environment. I’ve never had that before. It’s not perfect, I’ve been slapped down a couple of times and it hurt, but over-all I think most Sandalinos are making an effort to create that kind of environment.

At least we have that as a common goal, so challenging each other is part of the milieu.

]]> By: Tim http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2007/02/how-are-you-real/#comment-25148 Tim Fri, 16 Feb 2007 04:01:13 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/?p=924#comment-25148 It has been much easier to be real in the new relationships I create by embracing the verse below. I used to always hide my weaknesses, now I am exposing them. II Corinthians 12:9-10 9But he said to me, "My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness." Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 10For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong. It has been much easier to be real in the new relationships I create by embracing the verse below. I used to always hide my weaknesses, now I am exposing them.

II Corinthians 12:9-10

9But he said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ may rest upon me. 10For the sake of Christ, then, I am content with weaknesses, insults, hardships, persecutions, and calamities. For when I am weak, then I am strong.

]]> By: Jenna http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/2007/02/how-are-you-real/#comment-25143 Jenna Fri, 16 Feb 2007 02:58:37 +0000 http://www.ragamuffinsoul.com/?p=924#comment-25143 Totally awesome. Tell the family that some random chick's family from Ohio will be holding them in prayer. I always wanted to do missions work but only got to go on one trip in my high school years. How have I been more real? I'm learning to step out from under my veil of shame... because that shame isn't of or from God. I've yet to get through my anger issues but I think the shame stuff is the first step. We'll see. Blessings to your family tonight! Totally awesome. Tell the family that some random chick’s family from Ohio will be holding them in prayer. I always wanted to do missions work but only got to go on one trip in my high school years.

How have I been more real? I’m learning to step out from under my veil of shame… because that shame isn’t of or from God. I’ve yet to get through my anger issues but I think the shame stuff is the first step. We’ll see.

Blessings to your family tonight!

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