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Category Archives: My story
How Could I have Missed It? – My Story 11
During what I describe as the Dark Years, I thought that I had ‘blown it’, that I wasn’t a proper Christian. How could I have missed it? In the Old Testament we are told time and time again how God … Continue reading
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Tagged god the good shepherd, God's love, parable of prodigal son, second chance
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BERT’S FLOWERS – a short story
‘Mummy, Mummy, there are flowers on the war memorial!’ ‘They’re the poppies from Remembrance Sunday.’ ‘No they’re not. These are new ones. Spring flowers. Daffodils and things.’ The little girl shook her fair curls and looked up at … Continue reading
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Tagged expressions of grief, memorial, memories, RAF pilot, world war 2
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My Story 10 – my Eureka Moment
After my turning point moment when I experienced God’s loving acceptance, I felt that my first priority was to find a church. God had other ideas: ‘Look after your family and your new baby, I’ll find you a church.’ And … Continue reading
My Story 9 – Repentance, it’s not what you think
‘Most people think of repentance as a heavy, sombre religious duty. In reality, authentic biblical repentance is a life-giving art, renewing the entire soul.’ (John Mark Comer, ‘My Name is Hope: Anxiety, depression and life after melancholy.’) In my last … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, bible, God's love, Jesus, mental health, new way of thinking, relationship with God, repentance, repentance not what you think
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Some Reflections on My First Year of Retirement
My first year of retirement has been overshadowed by preparing for my Mum to come and live with us. It has involved sorting out a lot of stuff: Clearing stuff from the room for her Clearing stuff from 2 cupboards … Continue reading
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Tagged bereavement, de-cluttering, emotions, procrastination, thankfulness
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My Story 8 – WHY? part II.
In my last post in this series I explained three reasons why God came when he did: thankfulness, obedience and welcoming. [ https://delemares.wordpress.com/2012/10/10/my-story-7-why-why-did-god-come-when-he-did/ ] God has shown me three more reasons (there could be many more). 1) Just because: that’s just … Continue reading
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Tagged bible, DBT, emotions, forgiveness, god, God's laws, God's love, godly sorrow, Holy Spirit, mindfulness, obedience, power of the holy spirit, repentance, resurrection power, thoughts, true repentance
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My Story 7 – Why? Why did God come when he did?
Why did God come when he did? I’d not been to church in years, didn’t read the bible, rarely prayed – and then God came, and let me know that he accepts me, he loves me just as I am. … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, acceptance, bible, god, God's love, Jesus, obedience, thankfulness
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My Story 6 – The Turning Point
I’d been advised to have a break from teaching. Where to next? A degree is no training for anything, unless it’s a vocational degree. After a few weeks, I found a job as a laboratory technician at a plant that … Continue reading
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Tagged acceptance, bible, born again, childbirth, depression, experience of god, god, God's love, mental health, pregnancy, RBD, recurrent brief depression, resurrection, spiritual, thankfulness
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My Story 5 – The Dark Years
I became disillusioned in my job as a research assistant and left. Where to next? I wondered if there was something like Voluntary Service Overseas only in Britain. There is: Community Service Volunteers (CSV). I applied, but whilst waiting I … Continue reading
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Tagged borderline personality disorder, disappointments, emotions, giving up, relationships, thoughts
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My Story 4 – Thorns
I’d decided to follow Jesus. I had daily quiet times of prayer and Bible study; I went to church and Christian Union meetings; I went to weekly Bible studies with fellow students who were also living in lodgings. One member … Continue reading
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Tagged bible, bible study, faith, guilt, Jesus, prayer, relationships, suicidal thoughts, suicide
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