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Unhealthy neediness is ungodly and causes people to do foolish things, cling to people, make unfair demands and operate out of fear. In contrast, people can have healthy needs, such as babies, frail elderly people, and very close friends and spouses who let themselves express vulnerable needs to enable the relationship to grow. Neediness becomes … Read more Dealing with Needy Children, Friends and our Needy Selves
Atheists say God wrongly turned a deaf ear to Old Testament King Saul, because he repented and asked for help. They also say God did not answer their prayers, and they were needy too, so they stopped believing in God. But does God not hear or answer needy prayers? I believe he listens to and … Read more Atheists say God was too Hard on OT King Saul
Last week I introduced the perpetual calendar and wall calendar as two simple tools that helped a disorganized gal like me achieve some goals. I promised I’d share more this week about conquering chaos to achieve other goals. The perpetual calendar can help you deal with dreaded goals, because you can break huge goals into … Read more More Tricks to conquer a disorganized gal’s messes
From gardening, to remembering birthdays, God enabled me to find expert advice and succeed in implementing it, even though I have a “low structure,” spontaneous personality. Organizing and planning don’t come naturally for me. I needed to understand two things: the strengths and weaknesses of my personality and my need for experts. With their ideas … Read more Success after Success thanks to Organized Experts and God
Last week I talked about how “idealizing” people or God is actually rejecting (or hating) them, not loving them. “Idealizing” people opposes God’s heart, because God sees the entire person and does not claim a person is all good or all bad. Initially the idealist only sees the person’s good qualities and denies anything bad … Read more “False idealism” hurts people and displeases God