Welcome to General Chat - GAW Community Area
This General Chat area started off as a place for people to talk about things that are off topic, however it has quickly evolved into a community and has become an integral part of the GAW experience for many of us.
Based on its evolving needs and plenty of user feedback, we are trying to bring some order and institute some rules. Please make sure you read these rules and participate in the spirit of this community.
Rules for General Chat
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Be respectful to each other. This is of utmost importance, and comments may be removed if deemed not respectful.
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Avoid long drawn out arguments. This should be a place to relax, not to waste your time needlessly.
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Personal anecdotes, puzzles, cute pics/clips - everything welcome
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Please do not spam at the top level. If you have a lot to post each day, try and post them all together in one top level comment
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Try keep things light. If you are bringing in deep stuff, try not to go overboard.
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Things that are clearly on-topic for this board should be posted as a separate post and not here (except if you are new and still getting the feel of this place)
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If you find people violating these rules, deport them rather than start a argument here.
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Feel free to give feedback as these rules are expected to keep evoloving
In short, imagine this thread to be a local community hall where we all gather and chat daily. Please be respectful to others in the same way
What I have done, in practice, to follow this commandment of Jesus Christ, when I cannot love as HE would have me love, is to pray for those my mind and ego tell me to condemn. Religion means practice, practice, practice. Prayer is essential. Asking God to "love them for me, Jesus, as I fall short today, but please love them for me". Hate takes away our humanity, not anyone else's. Resentments erode us from inside, we become obsessed, and evil can seep in. Before you know it, your mind starts creating horrible fantasies of revenge and violence for our enemies, when we should be using our mind to connect with God, we are connecting with the darkest thoughts, which are not from God. We are given life here and now through God, we can strive for Grace, live by example, and be kind without losing one drop of obedience to God. It is the atheists that exhaust me, so I shake the dust from my feet and put it in Gods hands, I am just a tiny soul in a very big Universe, my resentments have no consequence except to my own state of being.
This was very well said. Thank you for sharing that. It is so true. We need to pray for our enemies, and when I don’t have the strength need to ask Jesus to help me. I really like what you said. Love them for me.
This morning is bringing a lot of awareness to me. Just from these little comments. Thank you so much. God bless you and have a great day.