Women prefer “I want you to come” vs. “If you want to come” because the ‘If you want’ often feels like “That wasn’t my plan initially but since you insisted, why not.” And It (can) feel like you’re intruding. it’s not hard to grasp why folks need that clarity.
Remember when all the cool white men laughed when the uncool wine moms pointed out that Donald Trump will refuse to leave office when he loses the election?
Women are not hysterical, men are bad at recognizing the depths of a problem.
“ The old saying is true: if you only have the Word, you dry up. If you only have the Spirit, you blow up. But if you have both, you grow up.” - Jim Cymbala
I'm learning to take God at his word. Whether you go kicking and screaming or skipping and singing, whether you go mindfully or haphazardly, His promises come to pass.
What God indwells, he raises. Nothing is impossible.
The realm of impossibility is one of despair. The realm of improbability is one of waiting, watching, and attendance, a realm of desperate hope.
Humans actively participate in God when we welcome our creaturely susceptibility to the Spirit.
To put it another way, you do not possess the Spirit. The Spirit possesses, animates, agitates, infects you!
It was real and I know that he was the perfect man for me then. He was everything I needed and more. He taught me how to be calm, introduced me to anime. All the best shows I've ever watched were with him. He believed in me, he invested in me. He was Gold❤️❤️❤️❤️