I have a great feeling after praying with our men's group remembering that Jesus rose to life, feeling refreshed spiritually.10 minutes later at the grocery store, "Bad Medicine" by Bon Jovi is blasted into my ear. I try to cover my ears, but it repeats over and over and gets in..."Your love is like bad medicine, bad medicine is what I neeeeed... to cure my disease". Then it gets stuck in my head. Note: I like bon jovi, but I don't want to hear it when I feel good. It gets stuck in my head... Noise pollution! Isn't that vocal assault?
Not long after that I see the news, many people shot to pieces in NYC Subway. I made the choice to look. But I wish I hadn't. I can pray for them.The "world" has a way of promoting what is not good for the heart...
How effectively can you block "junk" out of your mind?
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I try. Recently, I have deleted bad playlists to get closer to God. I still listen to some, but I know when to stop, listen to worship music, and just worship God. I hope as I grow in my faith, I will cut off all bad music. It will take time.
Who listens to grocery store music? I find no interest in the stuff they play…LMAO 🤣🤣🤣
I struggle more with my mind telling me bad things about myself, and anxiety, than I do with worldly music. I am slowly changing my mindset. I am so excited about this new cross necklace I just bought for myself! It is gorgeous! Always, that is besides the point. 🥴 I realized that it can be a reminder to me that Jesus is always with me, even when bad thoughts are going through my head, and I feel alone. :)
I think "bad" thoughts are part of the stress of life, come and go. I do believe "Paul" had similar challenges. Old wounds and stuff we take on. Jesus shows how to overcome that but it's a daily "pickup your cross". In your case, you can just pickup your necklace:) Girls do love jewlery don't they!:)
Its always playing at stores and the gym, some of it is awful to my ears.
Paul went through bad thoughts? I don’t remember reading about that. 🤔 Yeaaaa…I still have a bit of childhood trauma to overcome. 🥴
Hahaha…yes, some of us do. The necklace has the Lord prayer on the inside. ^-^ I think as long as it is not a crucifix, I can wear it (I am Pentecostal). ^-^
I'd have to dig up that verse, "I do what I don't want to". Romans 7:15. he's battling his own issues... yea, Paul had some serious trauma... chasing down Christians and having them stoned to death, seeing Stephen killed, ship wrecked... quite a life. I visited the place in Rome where he was imprissoned, wrote some of the books we read, and killed... it's a hole in the ground, frightening. Sorry to hear that, most of us do have issues to overcome, it's a messed up world. Getting a perspective above the trauma is one thing that helps gain power over what happened. sadly I'm not well versed in denominations (pentocostal), I am glad you got a good grip on that and found refuge. Have a good Easter/resurection day!
That's a great positive song, highly motivating! That's the problem... repetitive stuff can get stuck in my head. If it's good and feeds the right energy, all good. It is that isn't it... an energy feed!
Just rhythm and music as I see it! Might Jesus not enjoy a dance here and there in modern times? "Hold my water-turned-wine." You know! I hope that isn't offensive with what I said.
I got this song where I can't help but dance every time I listen to it, even in front of a computer. I'm reluctant to share it with you but maybe for some good and fun! https://youtu.be/6hGza1pWZ_E
I can't judge Jesus and I've played lots of rock music in my day. But my heart and mind was in a peaceful place and then I had no control over the sound forced into it with thoughts that didn't fit. My challenge is how to manage my mind.. I seem very easily "awashed" by sound and visuals. Jesus loves Bon Jovi I assure you:) one trick that helps is to convert the song into what I want it to be or make it a blessing, mental gymnastics.
I figure we're all challenged in our unique ways in our times whether it's Romans crucifying people or Bon Jovi music and girls twerking around us. :-D
If I was a Christian, I sort of romanticize the drunken priest having indulged in all sorts of temptations and debauchery and learning -- firsthand -- that this isn't the way to go for harmony in the longest term: fun but not harmonious or meaningful. But down to party here and there in very harmless ways; accustomed to the dark nature of humanity, and to appreciate paradise more because we know what hell is like here on this earth.
ha, all good. Jesus partied it up at times so I hear:) The song has a huge strong beat to it, such a contrast to jon bon jovi:) could probably "bust some" moves on the skateboard to that. I could not understand the lyric, amazing talent to sing like that, everyone has their gifts! I find it all... energy. There is a different energy to spiritual energy for me, not sure how to describe it, it feels good in the heart.
I guess junk was a strong word... it's all relative to what one wants at that time... everything else is junk or "unwelcome". I was recently grooving to... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DWKcJwuZnzE
that's what fascinates me, it's all just "energy" that resonates with us at differen times. all things are in essence... vibrations? Oh man, I'm getting deep. haha! peace, hope all is well!
Absolutely, we are all in our own worldly challenge. There's plenty of drunken priests to go around. people do find their way out of the maze the world made for us, it has a lot of snares in it that waste our time. I have this analogy to help me realize my greater self..."If someone throws a pie in my face, I might feel like the pie, but that isn't who I am". That's how we work emotionally, emotional things "stick". Truth is, that isn't us.. the things thrown at us that hurt, but what the world conditioned. Takes some effort to see and overcome the feelings projected upon us and be free, but that is the human condition and challenge of life... to live to our best spiritual gifts in spite of what the world imposes upon us. That's my thought relating back to the post.
yea that's a good test! stop at 2, overcome the urge. somehow... do something else to fill the void. It's a mind battle. I did ok on the food challenge, I'll need a fresh one. I gave up cookies cold turkey andI'm ready to go back into the "jar" soon. I'll do the same... try to stop at 2!:)
How about lifting a bunch of heavy stuff and adding an inch to our biceps? Not a gym way. Just curl and lift some stuff here and there throughout the day -- so that we might protect our loved ones better.
conditioning challenge is good! I've been hitting it good at the gym all winter and it shows, I'd need a realistic goal. at my age... if I overdo it, I will pay for weeks or months. What I can do is vow to do a long bike ride.. like 30 miles in the hills. That will kick me... it's very hilly where I live. In a prior year I had a good spurt and did 22 pullups in a row, is that a good goal for you? I'll have to think about what I can pull off: I'm not going to beat most people at this point, maybe talk them out of doing something nuts. This isn't too far away from me... relative could have been on that train. It's a scary world, my heart is aligned with Christ for when my time comes here. I'll fight for good, but not going to stop evil, so good to be strong so we can fight for what is right! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZ5XJSh1U_w
I still think you'd make an exceptional super hero. Gotta write a book or something, you've got that "edge".
I think you got a better edge than I do! Your morals are so much stronger than mine if just a song stuck in your head can challenge them. It's a struggle for me sometimes to be a decent man. From what I get from you, your struggle is to be the greatest man. I'm just trying to be decent.
I got a problem with practicing what I preach. I know the better way and I preach it but I fall short. If only being a good person is to cut down all our enemies like so: https://youtu.be/wz0u4OehGds ... I think I could die a good man this way. I might not get so far but I could die a good man this way.
I have my struggles I assure you, you are much more open and transparent. I get the wrong stuff stuck in my head, could tell my spiritual self was off... was negative. I know I have a better heart than that. I'm working on it. If you've read the bible or history, you'll see it's a daily grind. As Jesus said, "pickup my cross daily". I get inspired from those things, my wife and I talk Lao Tzu wisdom and others at times. These are all old "truths" and human experiences in the challenges of life. I do my best, thank you, appreciate the accolades!
if there's a passion I have, it's to save those are beaten down by the world to bring them up to their better selves. something I have to work on myself. I know some reason why I have it... it's the invese of what I got as a kid:) my wisdom... out of our greatest wounds, comes our greatest gifts to others once healed! Wallah... as the french would say!
I sometimes wonder if I'm stunted in my maturity just based on my looks. Japanese still place me in my late-20s. And I get along really well with that crowd while people my age sorta treat me like I'm not one of them. It's a huge complex of mine and I even went to the bank one time with my wife and the banker thought my wife was my mother since she helped me with the kanji on my forms. My wife and I both hate it so much but she has the aging signs like smile lines and grey hairs (I love them) and I don't.
Like this is me in my 20s:
And in my late-30s:
Some people even think I look younger as I age. It's a sort of curse because it doesn't help me grow up so well and think like someone my age.
that's quite amazing given heavy alcohol, your body can take a lot! Here's something I learned, believe is true, see if it is of value to you on your path. true story... I met a homeless vietnam veteran (church project to feed people) when he was in his 50's, he looked 18-20. I thought how odd that is... would think he'd be worn out. After some exploring psychology I came to conlclusion that age is not just a number but an emotional projection. It's emotional energy coming out... what we believe! This man was stuck physically and emotionally in the 1960s... still frozen by his experience on the battlefield. Emotions project physically into the body and the body holds emotions, as does the heart some researchers show. Research the sub conscious mind and you'll see, that's what is in charge! Question is... what's in there and is it still serving your better purpose? only you can answer that. Powerful emotional experiences can freeze a person in that place... emotionally stuck... for decades until healed and released. Time goes on, emotion holds the state. That's how it works, or one possibility.
Perhaps if I can sort of thing in a more advanced way, my body will catch up like that! One funny thing I've noticed though if I grow a beard is that my beard has so much gray and white in it! It's ridiculous how much of my beard is gray or white -- maybe 50% or so. While the head on my head is maybe 5% gray. I got my signs of aging like anybody in their 40s -- I just think they're less obvious than usual. But it might help me to think more as those my age. I'm still like a kid just pretending to know what I'm doing.
Unfortunately, I ended up drinking a bit too much again last night. Doh! I thought I could quit at 3 beers and call it a night but did the whole, "Just one more," thing repeatedly. I try to give myself a 5-day challenge now: no drinking today (Wednesday here) through Sunday.
cool! It's progress. from my experience... saying no is suffering. you have to choose suffering for some reason:) it is a drug so becomes addictive, so is sugar, my drug. if you quit for 5 days or so, be curious if the cravings wane or control increases. I don't know much about alcohol or beer.
I find withdrawal symptoms not too bad in my case and maybe not worse than sugar. It's more like I just really enjoy it rather than suffer so much without it. Things become more relaxing and fun with it to me. For example, I can watch the cheesiest B- films when intoxicated and find them thoroughly entertaining and funny, but if watched the same films sober, I'd find them rather boring. It actually changes and largely broadens the things I find entertaining.
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