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Post by John on Jul 15, 2019 21:31:31 GMT -5
Each week, I do a weigh in to see how I am doing on my diet. Here is a thought. Do an assessment today, and then work on things. Then take the assessment again each week and see if we are making improvements. Don't be satisfied till we get 10 on all of them.
Butero . did we make the goal . Remember the other day I was saying THIRTY by Monday . You had lost twenty eight pounds . How close to goal did you get . Was it another half pound . one pound or did you make the two pounds .
I did make my goal. I was trying to get down to 210, and it was fluctuating between 208 and 210 depending on time of day. It is just a cheap bathroom scale. I was very happy with that. I am doing good so far this week. 860 calories yesterday and 1000 calories today. I turned down pizza this morning for a banana to get me to dinner. Anyway, the next number I am looking for is 205. I don't necessarily expect to be there at the end of the week, but it is not impossible.
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Post by John on Jul 15, 2019 21:35:19 GMT -5
Sister I got another idea . We should rate one another . Now I know this might be a bit harder because we don't know all what goes on. But just from what we notice . We should list what we see as strong points in each person and then what we might see as a weak spot in them. THIS can also help others when they examine themselves too . SO go ahead sister , you first . How do you rate me and what areas do you see I might need improvement on . I got no hard feelings if I get a seven . So long as the person doing the rating , is doing it for my own good then I am happy . Cause if any of us do have a fault and we cant see it , IT sure needs to be shown to the other , for their own good . So go ahead sister , what do I score , FROM just what you see on the computer . I will be honest with you Frienduff, I don't know how good of an idea it is rating others. I feel like it just opens up the door to offend someone. The main thing to me is to try to be honest with yourself about your strengths and weaknesses and work diligently to improve on them.
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Post by John on Jul 15, 2019 21:44:48 GMT -5
Sister I got another idea . We should rate one another . Now I know this might be a bit harder because we don't know all what goes on. But just from what we notice . We should list what we see as strong points in each person and then what we might see as a weak spot in them. THIS can also help others when they examine themselves too . SO go ahead sister , you first . How do you rate me and what areas do you see I might need improvement on . I got no hard feelings if I get a seven . So long as the person doing the rating , is doing it for my own good then I am happy . Cause if any of us do have a fault and we cant see it , IT sure needs to be shown to the other , for their own good . So go ahead sister , what do I score , FROM just what you see on the computer . I am not rating anyone else, but since you didn't want to rate yourself, and you really want us to do this, I will give it a try, but you know the real you better than I do.
7, 7, 6, 5, 9, 9, 8 = 51
That is higher than I gave myself. I came up with 48 for me, and actually, I could have given myself slightly lower numbers than I did. I genuinely felt like the Lord was speaking to me that I was being too hard on myself in a couple of areas, but I could have just as easily given myself a 45 or 46.
I think the survey is great for self-assessment, if we are not so prideful we can't see our own weaknesses.
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Post by John on Jul 15, 2019 21:52:21 GMT -5
knowledge is kinda hard to score. how do you know your not a ten if you dont know enough to be 10? lol. The people that are here at Narrow Way, those who are active, are not dumb in the Word. Everyone here, especially in the leadership, reads their Bible and takes time to study. We all have a literal view of scripture and take knowing and understanding scripture very serious. It is a blessing to be around people like that, not air heads and not people that put all their trust in a favorite television preacher.
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Post by Cletus on Jul 15, 2019 22:58:24 GMT -5
knowledge is kinda hard to score. how do you know your not a ten if you dont know enough to be 10? lol. The people that are here at Narrow Way, those who are active, are not dumb in the Word. Everyone here, especially in the leadership, reads their Bible and takes time to study. We all have a literal view of scripture and take knowing and understanding scripture very serious. It is a blessing to be around people like that, not air heads and not people that put all their trust in a favorite television preacher.
I agree. but i also do not think we can ever know everything. elderly people who have been reading the bible all their life still are learning. (extremely elderly)
I wasnt really speaking about air heads. or people still sipping on similac.
its kinda hard to say what you know when you dont know what you dont know. that was my assessment from being as honest as I could.
God has made me wise beyond my years. I can have conversations with much older elders and pastors, people that have been walking with God 2 times as long as i have been alive that people 10 and even 20 years older than myself cannot participate in the convos easily. and we speak on some deep subjects of grace, and mercy, and holiness, and relationship with God, and what the church is supposed to do, etc. even today I spoke to a pastor and as he tried to guide the convo in knowledge, i let him finish the sentence but i told him i was way ahead of him on that and explained the next thing on my walk with God, and how the enemy was going to interfere. my knowledge is spiritual knowledge that i find in scripture ... and its by finding it i can put it to words. my heart knows more than my brain on a good many things.
it really is hard for me to answer knowledge on a score. i do not know what i dont know. My prayer is to know Him more. every day I ask it.
in all honesty, with my spiritual eye I can see another horizon of knowledge that is far away... but i know its there. and i can see just a glimpse of it... but i am heading towards it. Maybe that is a ten?
I hope that explains it better.
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Post by frienduff on Jul 16, 2019 5:51:26 GMT -5
Sister I got another idea . We should rate one another . Now I know this might be a bit harder because we don't know all what goes on. But just from what we notice . We should list what we see as strong points in each person and then what we might see as a weak spot in them. THIS can also help others when they examine themselves too . SO go ahead sister , you first . How do you rate me and what areas do you see I might need improvement on . I got no hard feelings if I get a seven . So long as the person doing the rating , is doing it for my own good then I am happy . Cause if any of us do have a fault and we cant see it , IT sure needs to be shown to the other , for their own good . So go ahead sister , what do I score , FROM just what you see on the computer . I will be honest with you Frienduff, I don't know how good of an idea it is rating others. I feel like it just opens up the door to offend someone. The main thing to me is to try to be honest with yourself about your strengths and weaknesses and work diligently to improve on them.
I got the best news ever butero . JESUS IS LORD and HE ALONE IS ALL THAT WE NEED . And knowing that is a treasure all in itself . So put those hands up and let all praise the LORD .
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Post by frienduff on Jul 16, 2019 5:55:29 GMT -5
The beauty of it is , IS anything we have was and is simply FROM the LORD . So not a soul can boast , WELL UNLESS ITS IN THE LORD . And in the LORD we can boast ALL THE DAY LONG . So on that note , what do you all think is about to get said ....................YEP , TIME TO PRAISE THE LORD .
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Post by frienduff on Jul 16, 2019 6:08:30 GMT -5
Sister candance should be awake by now and sipping on her tea or coffee. Hands up and let all rejoice in the Lord . I bet even Cletus is close to getting up, specially if he wants to avoid that heat . I did not see Letters yesterday .
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Post by John on Jul 16, 2019 6:14:48 GMT -5
Sister candance should be awake by now and sipping on her tea or coffee. Hands up and let all rejoice in the Lord . I bet even Cletus is close to getting up, specially if he wants to avoid that heat . I did not see Letters yesterday . As hot as it gets where you live, if it were possible to work nights and sleep during the day, you would be better off.
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Post by PG4Him on Jul 16, 2019 7:16:15 GMT -5
Just now waking up and reading this. Slept a lot last night.
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Post by PG4Him on Jul 16, 2019 7:36:37 GMT -5
Cletus I scored myself low on knowledge for the same reason. I dare not presume to say I know as much as I think I know.
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Post by frienduff on Jul 16, 2019 18:59:02 GMT -5
Just now waking up and reading this. Slept a lot last night. Sister dozed in a bit . Well, I hope you had some good rest dear sister .
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