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@jenwriter17 I just found this video and I think that you will want to watch it. Make sure you watch it all the way to the end!
"For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind."
@dekreel @airle-ashira (freckle sister 😛 ) @alia Thank you all! <3 <3 <3
@dekreel I’ll pray that you figure out things very soon 😉 Just having a supporting writers community can be helpful, even if it’s not specifically for growing your writing skills. We’d hate to see you leave though! <3I'm a Kapeefer 'TIL WE'RE OLD AND GREY!
www.jennaterese.comHello dears,
I’m sorry I haven’t been here for a while, but I’ve gotten all your requests and comments via email.
@jenwriter17, firstly, I’m sorry to hear that you’re struggling in that way. Secondly, I’m praying for you. My sister, (Heather, for those who are Revivians) had a great response for someone on Revive who was going through this, and I thought I’d share it here.“You know, usually when someone says “I struggle with body image/low self esteem”, everyone will say “No! You’re beautiful!”
To be honest, you probably are beautiful, but what if you weren’t? What if you’d had a bad accident and had scars or disfigurement? You can’t always get good grades. What if someday you completely fail. What about when you make a big mistake.The next step is to look at inner beauty. I’m sure you’re quite a nice person. I am too! But if you were to see me in my home getting annoyed, critical or discouraged, you would see the truth. Even worse, if you could see my thoughts and feelings, you’d know that I’m not really that nice. Inside, I’m full of darkness and sin. My mind is not beautiful. Although you’re probably nice, I know that you have sin too.
So how can you feel valuable and confident? None of us have any reason in and of ourselves for confidence. We are not valuable. BUT something else makes us valuable. The God who created the entire world, the solar system, the Milky Way, the universe; the one who molded history, who puts kings in power and brings powers down: He sent His only Son, Jesus, to die, simply so you can be freed from this inner darkness, worship Him, and build a relationship with Him.
We cannot place our value in external beauty, because it is fleeting and shallow. We can’t rely on inner beauty either, because everyone is sinful. But we can be confident because we have the love and care of the God of the universe.”
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So apparently my post was too long, because I couldn’t post it all together! Here’s the second half. 😉
I hope that’s helpful. Something else that I wanted to add, and this may or may not be relevant to you, is about romantic relationships.
If someone (I’m speaking specifically of guys, but to be honest any friend you have will probably be the same) loves you for who you are as a child of God, they’ll think you’re beautiful.
If someone thinks you’re attractive or pretty (now I’m talking about guys) before they know you well, and seek out a relationship because of that, they’re probably not worth it. I’m not saying that physical beauty isn’t something that can/should be recognized necessarily, but this is the big problem with the world now, is that people see someone handsome or beautiful and they get a ‘crush’, which is essentially committing adultery (lusting after someone in their heart), before they know and love them for who they are inside.
I also just wanted to acknowledge the fact that I know everyone saying, ‘It’s who you are as a Christian and loving the way God made you that counts’, is true, but also easier said than done. Hang in there girl!! 😉
I’m sorry that was a bit of a ramble, but I just wanted to let you know that I really care. 🙂
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@clairec this is wonderful! Thank you so much; a really good in depth answer I needed. My thanks to your sister as well 🙂
@skredder @dekreel @kaya-young to all of those that gave me music videos to listen to THANK YOU SO SO MUCH! music resonates deeply with me and is a big part of my life, and I loved these songs <3 <3 <3I'm a Kapeefer 'TIL WE'RE OLD AND GREY!
www.jennaterese.com@jenwriter17, I’m so glad! 🙂
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@clairec Thank you for sharing that! A good reminder to me as well!
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@alia @rochellaine @ariel-ashira @jenwriter17 Oh, thank you, guys! You are all so encouraging! I don’t regret joining the KP community. If I hadn’t, I can’t imagine what my life would have been like. Praise God for such a heart-warming community!
(And Jen, I’m not LEAVING, I just won’t be as active as I was before the hiatus. 😉 )
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@dekreel Good! We have you on the list of Loyal Kapeefers.
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@alia How is your sister?
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@ariel-ashira, She hasn’t had to use her cane for the past two days
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Kapeefer til we're old and grey@alia Oh good! I will keep praying.
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I keep forgetting to comment on here! Sorry…
@jenwriter17 @dekreel @alia I’m still praying for y’all. 😉IMMA KAPEEFER! Til we're old and gray!
@catwing thank you! 😉 <3
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www.jennaterese.comDo you know what? I love you guys so so much.
I’ve just got back from my brief hiatus and I’m catching up on everything that’s happened while I’ve been away and I’m literally sitting here and thanking God that he directed me here over a year ago.
The fact is, as awesome as the meme threads and the writers corner and the advice we give each other are, this here, this prayer thread, is what makes us unique among writing groups (Including SE, I haven’t seen a forum thread for prayers on there yet 😉 ).
But I think its this thread that makes us a community and makes us friends, rather than just anonymous usernames on the internet. There are some people who would argue that internet friends can’t be “real” friends, and once I would have agreed with them, but KP has proved me wrong, because you guys are friends in every sense of the word.
Basically, thanks guys for being so awesome. I love you so much and just…yeah…
(Look at me, getting so emotional. I need to go and kill a few characters)
@clairec @catwing @alia @kaya-young @ariel-ashira @Rochellaine @jenwriter17 and @ everyone else.INFP Queen of the Kingdom commander of an army of origami cranes and a sabre from Babylon.
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