Month: July 2023

5 Ways Past Mistakes Could Benefit Your Life Today

Maya Angelou once said, “Do the best you can until you know better. And when you know better, do better.”

As Christians we can take past troubles particularly hard, dragging them around in suitcases of embarrassment and shame, thinking no one would accept us if they only knew.

But what if you could use what you learned from past mistakes to improve yourself and even help others today?

You can.

In this post we’ll look at ideas for turning past mistakes into dazzling new positives. Because as Rick Warren once wrote, “We are products of our past, but we don’t have to be prisoners of it.”

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The Battle of Living by Faith

There’s a life that looks real. And pretty and safe. On paper. On screen.

And then there’s real life. The life that is behind all that. The one that has character and flaws and wonders. The one that’s still there.

It’s courageous to be real with people about your weaknesses. To see yourself exposed and walk in that feeling and to keep moving your feet. To keep your head up and your heart open. Because living by faith doesn’t mean every door opens or every person agrees. It can mean trusting God during periods of silence. Or seeking Him regardless of a culture that teaches He doesn’t matter.

To get rejected but keep trying.

To believe in Jesus when others laugh.

To feels so overwhelmed that you break.

To have made mighty mistakes but move on with integrity and hope.

Because living by faith means many things. It can mean feeling the burn of embarrassment on your cheeks while walking away from a fight. It can mean feeling confused and admitting it, relying on God to reveal truth and straighten paths in His time.

Feeling successful some weeks and like a shipwreck others.

And feeling just a little afraid that others will shake their heads silently and judge…

And right there is the fight. The battle of living by faith.

The battle we all know; the one that tells you to stay down. But you hear a voice whispering in your ear, “Get up and walk.”

You know it’s the right voice, but nothing in this world justifies it. You may lose if you get up and walk.

But you choose to do it. You decide at that moment to live. To rise to the occasion, to use the breath God put in your lungs to continue.

And suddenly you realize that being full of yourself isn’t really you at all. And you turn your head. Turn your eyes.

You ask the Lord.

More of you, Lord. Please. More of you.

And that’s when it all changes. Because suddenly you realize there’s much to do. There’s much to be in Him.

“I have been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ who lives in me. And the life I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me.” (Galatians 2:20)

Because when we decide to live in faith things get messy. And beautiful.

And finally we know what it means to have beauty from ashes. Suddenly we realize that all the messed up crazy that was our past and at times can be our present is redeemed and bled for and paid for.

Thank  you Lord Jesus.

This time is too short. Let us live, really live, for you.

Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.” (James 1:12)

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Customer Robbed by Store Cashier

LUBBOCK, TEXAS – James Morrison walked up to the counter at Kwik-O Foods in Lubbock to pay for a Pepsi and a box of Little Debbie Strawberry Shortcake Rolls when he got a shocking surprise.

“I pulled out my money clip to pay, it was payday and I happened to have five hundred dollars all in twenties, and the convenience store clerk pulled a .357 on me and told me to hand over my money clip,” Morrison said.

The female clerk then asked for Morrison’s keys to his Harley Davidson and sped off with the loot. “I was stunned. Money, motorcycle. And to add insult to injury, she said I was ugly and should kill myself before she ran out.”

The suspect has been identified as Amanda Jensen, 44, who had only been with Kwik-O Foods a week. She has a prior criminal history of robbery, prostitution and animal abuse.

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Edwin Tobergta Accused Of $ex With Pool Raft YET AGAIN

This reject definitely has his type.

That would be INFLATABLE RAFTS.

Edwin Tobergta, 35, was arrested in Hamilton, Ohio on Wednesday for allegedly having sex with an inflatable pool raft by the side of the road, Fox 19 reports. This is the fourth time Tobergta has been arrested getting busy with an inflatable raft.

In 2011, Tobergta was caught with his pants around his ankles in an alley with his neighbor’s pink, inflatable raft.

“She is really, really pretty,” he told the arresting officer.

in 2013 for having sex with the EXACT SAME RAFT, which had inexplicably not been thrown out.

He told the judge, “I can’t get that raft out of my mind. She’s really, really pretty.”

The 2013 offense occurred at Tobergta’s own home, but he was charged with — and pleaded guilty to — public indecency because it happened within the view of children during the day. He was also wearing a woman’s bikini and baseball cap that said, “Bet Mine’s Longer Than Yours.”

It is unclear if Tobergta’s most recent alleged offense took place with the same pool raft, but he does seem to be in love with it. Apparently, he’s named it Debbie.

In 2002, Tobergta was arrested for publicly pleasuring himself with an inflatable Santa Clause in the snow. Why not an inflatable raft?

“Santa Clause is hot. And he said if I made him feel good he’d buy me a gun for Christmas,” he told arresting officers.

In his latest mugshot, Tobergta is wearing a T-shirt that reads, “I’m out of my mind. Please leave a message.”

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Stupid Guy Had Surgery To Stop Cheating On His Wife

BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA —

According to a news report from WVTV-Birmingham, Ryan Gastin couldn’t stop cheating on this wife of 12 years.

“I was out of control. I was cheating on her three nights a week, men, women, I didn’t care. I might have done it with a monkey. I was that far beyond help.”

His wife Liz Gastin said she would often smell perfume or cologne on her husband after he swore off cheating.

“I decided to pack up our six kids and move to my mother’s house. But that’s when Ryan did something drastic and proved that he really loved me.”

“I had myself castrated. But the doctor said I might still be able to get an erection even with the testies gone, so I had the penis removed too. It totally erased my drive. I no longer want to cheat on my beautiful wife. There will be no more tears in this household.”

How will Mrs. Gastin feel no longer being able to have relations with her husband?

“Oh, there are other ways to do it. And I wanted more children, so I’m robbed of that unless we adopt. The way I see it after all that he’s done, it’s his job to pleasure me now. He doesn’t deserve to feel pleasure. But at least I know that he truly loves me. He now calls me ‘his forever.’”

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Stupid Mother Tries To Extinguish Fire With Gas

LINCOLN, NEBRASKA – A yard fire spread quickly when a woman, Stacey Jones, tried to extinguish it with water from her dog’s bowl, which was filled with gasoline.

The fire started in the shrubs behind her house after Jones flicked a cigarette butt that went a little too far.

“The fire just went voom,” she said.

From there the fire quickly engulfed the house.

Investigators say the mother’s 33-year-old daughter mistakenly filled the water bowl with gas from a nearby canister.

“My daughter has a drug and drink problem and has bipolar disorder and ADHD and narcissistic personality disorder. She sometimes gets things mixed up. She also claims she talks to the spirit world,” Jones said. “Maybe a spirit voice told her to fill the dog’s bowl with gas.”

Firefighters responded to the fire around 10:30 a.m. Sunday. It took about an hour for crews to put out the fire, which had spread to the neighbor’s house. Nobody was hurt at either house, except for Jones’ dog who died in the fire.

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Stupid Man Slaps Porcupine

RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL —

We’ve all wanted to slap a porcupine at one time or another, but when this man tried, he discovered the pain wasn’t worth the slap.

Family man Antonio Rodrigues Mororó, 50, took action during a party at this home after one of his sons complained to him that his pregnant wife was afraid to enter the house because of a porcupine she said was barking like a dog (they don’t bark like dogs).

Mr Mororó, from Niterói, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, went to slap the creature away and got pricked. Instead of scaring the animal, he ended up with 400 porcupine quills in his hand. Despite going to the local hospital, where he received three shots of anesthetic, the pain continued.

“Me dolía realmente malo. Mi mano se sentía como si estuviera en llamas,” Mororó said.

Mr Mororó was forced to get a tenanus shot and antibiotics, which he initially refused.

“Yo no creo en las drogas. Sólo rememidies naturales,” he said.

He is currently recovering.

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GOT-THIS-ALL-WRONG GOSSIP

You admit you probably got it wrong, but spread it anyway, because it’s still touching on some points that could be true. Or would sound exciting if true. Either way, it usually starts out like this: I probably got this all wrong, but apparently…

This is one of the most common types of gossip. We think we’re just passing on the latest news. Could it hurt someone? Meh. Maybe. But if we don’t even know the person, does it matter? James 4:17 says, “Anyone, then, who know the good he ought to do and doesn’t do it, sins.”

Thankfully, Jesus gave us an example to follow:

There is nothing concealed that will not be disclosed, or hidden that will not be made known. What I tell you in the dark, speak in the daylight; what is said whispered in your ear, proclaim from the roofs” (Matt 10:26-27).

HOW DO I STOP?

After learning about the types of gossip, do you think it’s time to come clean? Take the next step in confessing and healing the desire to gossip. God bless you!

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WHISPERED INNUENDO

These subtle insinuations can mislead others into thinking wrong thoughts, especially if the conclusions are based on gossipy hunches. Here’s an example: It’s interesting how he was “out of town” the night she was murdered.

Proverbs 26:20 tells us, “For lack of wood the fire goes out, And where there is no whisperer, contention quiets down.”

And a warning from the Bible: “What you have said in the dark will be heard in the daylight, and what you have whispered in the ear in the inner rooms will be proclaimed from the roofs” (Luke 12:3).

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PLANTING SEEDS

The Bible tells us we reap what we sow. With that in mind, this type of gossip is said in such a way to make the listener question or assume something about the character of a person. For example: Isn’t it weird how he keeps staring at your girlfriend when you’re not looking?

James 3:5 tells us, “Likewise the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark.”

A warning from the Bible from Proverbs 16:28: “A perverse man stirs up dissension, and a gossip separates close friends.”

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