Damn this is so beautiful, you're journal entry's are so innovative and beautiful. I think that you are an incredible illustrator. Don't ever let anybody tell you different.

I like the face you drew on this, those teeth are amazing. Its not easy to draw teeth and make them look good. But you make it look easy.

JOHN 3:16 LOL That is funny.

You know what my 3:16 Mantra is? Write this down and journal about it. Shane 3:16 "For now man or god can do for us what we're capable of achieving for ourselves."

I speak true and I say thank ya.

Shane 3:16??!?!?! Hahahaa, okay, it's written. :]
Ah, but I like the thought of a God helping out a little. It's comforting.

Thank you Shane ^_^

Wow. Ur artwork is getting better. Im just being nice.

okay, i really really love the mouth that says "I dream about you" for some reason its REALLY catching my eye the face is just amazing, its expression is just... well unique and rebellious i guess xD

He doesn't ask you to do or not do anything.

He wants to GIVE you confidence in His promises. They are, and HE is amazing.

He loves you just the way you are.

Shane is funny, but I think I will stick with John.

Me and Shane both can say what we believe. God set it up that way.

And, in dA we are safe to say whatever we believe. I think?

I mean, a lot of human beings tonight live in places where they cannot do that.





Hah, hah. That is not the right picture.

Hope you don't mind me putting my thoughts in?



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We are part of an intricate plan.

Yes. We are safe. I hope.

"oh noes" I love that.

No, I don't mind your thoughts at all. Love them, actually.

You say a lot of the right things.

We don't have to run away or be afraid. Click on reply above and it shows you the whole message. Also, did you know if you click the circle that says "original" under your avatar, a little screen pops up with what you said, that the person is replying to. I didn't know either of these things for awhile.

You seem to know some Bible?

I wanted to quote something: "I have written this to you who believe in the name of the Son of God, so that you may KNOW you have eternal life." ~~ ...1 John 5:13

God wants us to feel completely relaxed and safe in His love. Until you can see yourself as God sees you, which is with love so great we can't comprehend, the self-hating part of you will keep nipping at your heels.

He has another way of using the word HOPE.

Not "hope so" but "hope KNOW". Get the difference?

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We are part of an intricate plan.

Yes, I understand the difference.

I know very little of the bible. I tell myself, "I'm going to read at least a couple pages tonight", then I never get to it cause I procrastinate. THEN feel guilty about it when I go to bed.

I feel so far from getting to the "hope know" though. Ah, you seem like you're where you wanna be with the God stuff. Are you???

~~"HOPE KNOW" I'm all about "the God stuff"...

Another word for HOPE KNOW would be faith.

Faith is a gift, like wearing a bulletproof vest that God gave me.

Faith = the vest.

It's not something I DO, it is something I received, free. He didn't expect me to get all cleaned up first. I didn't earn it or deserve it or pay for it.

Knowing I'm not so clean,
is the first major revelation.

Knowing THAT is a big deal, and knowing that I can't fix it by myself.

Many people get mad right there, and defensive. It is a big insult to some people. Some people hate the words the Bible uses to describe that. Knowing I have flaws and hurts I can't fix,
...is the same as saying I am a sinner.

The word has gotten such a bad connotation, or reputation?

Becoming a Christian didn't make me perfect. That's not the deal. God doesn't expect me to be perfect. Not before or after becoming a Christian. What I am now, as a Christian, is a being, a new creation. I'm in the first stage of my NEW-LIFE cycle.

I think of it as we are born caterpillars here on earth. People who become Christians go into the "Christian Cocoon" stage.

Do you know what happens in a cocoon? The caterpillar sort of melts down and is remade into something so different than what went into the cocoon.

When we die, we come out of our cocoon. The next life we get to be butterflies. We already are, actually. Just like the life cycle of the butterfly.

But for now, I look more like a cocoon. Doofus?

Faith also means FRIENDSHIP.

Jesus is the perfect best friend. He is not just an imaginary friend. He is my best friend. He is a BEING who is present all the time.

Even in the Bible you see who likes to hang around with Jesus? Not the people who think they are so great. Let me quote Him straight out of the Bible. He said "Healthy people don't need a doctor--sick people do. I have come to call not those who think they are righteous, but those who know they are sinners."

My only assignment is to reach for his hand. I can relax because no matter what bad things may happen, His hand will always be there. He has always given me what I needed. I know He wants to take care of me. But not with a peace like the world thinks of. Doesn't mean I now have this easy life.

I've already experienced that a lot. I was told I was going to die of cancer. Had to have surgery and chemo. Before that was all over, my husband left me for another woman. Then my back, neck and tailbone got broken. I will never get to have children.

But my point is --> I wasn't ever alone.

I don't tell you all that to make you feel anxious about what might happen in your life. Maybe some bad stuff has already happened in your life, or is happening right now.

Faith = I can relax. I am confident that no matter what is still going to happen to me, I will have the strength I need for it. It will be given to me. And He is taking me through healing steps every day for the things that have already happened.

My faith is IN HIM, not in what I can do.

I know I CAN'T heal myself from my wounds. I can't make myself BE better.

I can't live through nightmare stuff like what has happened in my life, and feel whole and happy. Not without faith.

Faith = Him. Having him next to me, because I asked Him to be there. He is a gentleman. He won't step in unless I ask Him to.

It is just like that footsteps in the sand thing, for real.

I can tell you I "hope know" because I have been through a few miles on that beach.

Have you ever heard this. "Religion" = do.

Christianity = done.

This is so long. I'm not known for brief comments, on any subject, but especially this one.

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We are part of an intricate plan.