Comments | rickness86: relationships

rickness86

relationships

Nov 10, 2005 09:46

I find that I am a lonely man. I long for relationships deeper than what most people are comfortable with. I am not content with idle chatter. I am not good at it and the substance of it vanishes from my mind much too soon to establish any relationship ( Read more... )

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rickness86 November 25 2005, 17:52:19 UTC

I cannot argue with you for what you sat is indeed the truth. But the question I face is how do I live in relationship with others instead of living in isolation with my God? Can I live superficially in light of a love that so thouroughly penetrates the soul? This is where I struggle. How can I be open and honest with those who are not so loving and willing to forgive? How can I get close to someone without letting the fear of my sinfulness build up walls around me. It is one thing to live in the forgiveness of God; it is another to experience the forgivness of man.

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rickness86 November 26 2005, 15:18:52 UTC

I thank you for your care. You are most wise. Jesus is all. He has always been with me from my earliest memory and He is the passion that stirs within me. But alas, I am human and with that I am also selfish. There is within me that old Adam that still yearns to be the god of my life. There are still selfish passions and desires that when left unmet drive me inward and into despair. Thus, I long for true relationships that mirror the relationship I have in Christ. But sin destroys true intimacy and forgiveness is not a human trait. So true relationships can be somewhat difficult. And it could be that I simply need to live in my humanity the same way that I live in Christ. But it is difficult to trust another to forgive. And that, I guess, is where the problem lies and why I long to live in simple superficial relationships where I can be free to be myself and not worry about the offenses. And yet, can there really be any real freedom without real forgiveness? And can there be real forgiveness without a true understanding ( ... )

hill_enchantres November 30 2005, 14:01:40 UTC

Humans, are not all created equal. Nor is their ability to forgive.

Sometimes what appears opposite my simply be a parallel - a separated but equal 360.

Keep your heart open, do not let it be shadowed by guilt for the beauty that God created - you. Just as you are, trying your best.

hill_enchantres November 30 2005, 13:55:25 UTC

Your greatest human value - your ability to be intimate, is your discontent ( ... )

rickness86 November 30 2005, 14:31:00 UTC

Here is where we come to opposing beliefs that I cannot deny. For you see that diety that you speak of is nothing less than the person of Jesus Christ. The problem that I face is nothing different than that which everyone else faces and that is the problem of not how do I get in touch with my diety, but rather, how do I live in my humanity ( ... )