Keep It Sybil

I am not the type of person that can quote from the Bible and give you book, chapter and verse so you can find it for yourself.  I can however, summarize what I know because I've studied.  Then it's up to each person to do their own due diligence on the topic.  Study to show thine own self approved.  This is one of the principals given in the Bible. What I have learned in my 36 years of life is that people say a lot of things.  Some people love to tell the "truth".  Then there are those who thrive on telling lies.  Some do both depending on which looks more favorably on them at the time.  I don't have any problems letting others know that I, as a Christian, try to fit into the first category of telling the "truth". Each person has their "truth".  To me this means that because I was raised the way I was raised, I am unique.  Everyone is unique within themselves as we are different people and we were all raised in different ways.  T...

Well I have just come to a realization that will help me move on to the next level of acceptance.  In my mind I am a very patient person.  I am able to wait on others now without blowing up about how long I've been waiting.  Being able to do that was so huge for me.  Oh did I pray about receiving this gift. God made us for Him, that means, to me, that he has a sense of humor.  We were made in His image and we would not have the capabilities of humor if it wasn't already existing within Him. This being said, when I prayed for patience, it was given to me after a very very trying time of trials.  So patience was given to me once I was able to put in the work I had to in order to prove I was ready.  I kept praying for other things since it was working so well (this was at the beginning of my faith).  Whoa there's a long road ahead of me. This brings me to now.  Wow!  I am still exercising my patience muscle.  I prayed for a very spec...