Amen, ekulu
by Kind of echoing Adam's sentiments on his 2 latest journals...
I actually LIKED seeing Adam express himself in the "Those Were
the Days" journal. I didn't write a comment in there, cause I was letting what
I read this morning sink in. Now, I can't comment in it, because his feelings were
hurt and he redid it so we can't comment on it. I'm not so much concerned with the journal, but the replies he got and how he took them.
I got to thinking, what do we really know about each other... our
backgrounds and our current situations? We can discern a lot based on what we write,
but do we REALLY know where each other is coming from? I kind of bare my soul, but
that's me...
Okay, so Adam's on here a lot and he fits in so well.... maybe at
times it seems like he doesn't have a life, but hey, he's making great spiritual progress,
in part because of eZabel. The mood, though, HAS changed in the past few weeks.
I don't know why... maybe we're all very comfortable with each other so we kid
around more... maybe in that way it's good as we're bonding more with one another, but
remember what Paul wrote in 1 Corinthians 14:26: "What is to be done,
then, brothers? When YOU come together, one has a psalm, another has a teaching, another
has a revelation, another has a tongue, another has an interpretation. Let all things take
place for upbuilding."
So let's upbuild one another. Let's tolerate the engagement
announcements if we don't know the brother and sister getting married... let's get excited
if someone is getting baptized... let's hurt with the one who's going through something
painful. Let's keep in mind the admonition at 1 Corinthians 9: 22 and 23: "...I
have become all things to people of all sorts, that I might by all means save some.
But I do all things for the sake of the good news, that I may become a sharer of it
with [others]."
POST SCRIPT: Actually, Adam... I'm going to add something... "If you can't take it... don't dish it out." If you want others to treat you with love and respect, do the same to them! You have to admit that you HAVE been kind of, well, off the wall in some of your comments lately... but hey, we still love you!
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I understand what you mean, David. See my comment in Reaf's journal. I respect you, but I think that this whole site is taken too seriously by some. I've told you that in the past. Nothing should be taken for more than face value. Conversely, nothing should be said to hurt anyone else, and I honsestly don't think that it is. I think that everyone on this site considers one and other their friend, and friends certainly aren't perfect. They don't always say things with the utmost tact, but they never water-down issues or derogatorily make comments. I think the atmosphere has been fine lately, the only change I feel is more and varied users. I'm sure you know that in any relationship, the only person you can change is yourself. Maybe the reactions of some have been erroneous. I can only speak for myself, and I can say that although Ekulu's feeling may have been hurt by the words of some, mine were hurt by his last 2 journals.
I see in ur response to Reaf's journal how u felt insulted, but How did "those were the days..." hurt your feelings?
everybody has to stop being so sensitive. i'm getting tired of hearing people whine. true, everybody has problems, but when that's all they talk about, it makes everybody else miserable. would everybody please try to get a grip? before you post something, think about whether somebody else will have a problem with it. or if its something personal to you, maybe you shouldn't post it at all.
DITTO, & So true
Amen, Matt! Can't we all just get along? I've made some awesome friendships through this site (including ol' Funky and his family... even though I knew you guys before, it's really great to get reacquainted and closer!) so let's be upbuilding...some of the comments that were on the non-revised journal were a little non-tactful, but we all know what we can take...
good advice. how about before you post a comment you think about what you are saying first
Ohhh Myyyyy Goooddneesss
Is it me or is it getting really RED in here?
I agree with that (and I'm not really aiming that at your Matt, just at everyone.) I think everyone should take some of their own advice, me included.
are you suggesting i didn't think before i posted that comment? well i did, i thought long and hard. i thought so hard smoke started pouring out of my ears. so there
no no no, i wanst directing that toward you. sorry
"Let's tolerate the engagement announcements if we don't know the brother and sister getting married"
I love that..hahah..that was good, made me laugh!
Yeah, cause I see "Congraulations So and So" and I'm thinking "Who are these people and why even post it if they're not on eZabel?" But then I realize that it's encouraging to see it... so I tolerate and have come to appreciate it!
HAHA,, Nice Nice!! I myself like to see who got engaged & what not, it sucha happy thing, makes me feel all happy inside
haha, "maybe at times it seems like he doesn't have a life". soooo true!
wait, did i miss something? Who was mad at who?
I don't know. I think it's one of those pick someone to be mad at and start yelling things. I pick..JULIE! I hate you you're a jerk.
haha. hahahahah
No... we're done with 20K Leagues to a Girl Fight!!!
thank goodness!!!
yeah? well i pick mike. i love it when he screams like a girl after ben tackled him over. ahhahha.
ya know julia.. i pick YOU!!! ya big................... JERKFACE!!!!!
yeah? well if you had read the previous comments then you would see, somebody already called me that today. tough luck. gotta use your creative mind now.
having missed adam's original journal, i can't say i completely understand what's being said about 'hurt feelings.' but knowing that some on here can be a little more edgy with their comments (present company included), i can imagine what may have developed. nevertheless, here's my unnecessary contribution.
i agree with dave's thoughts, especially the scriptural quotations. one more i'd add is proverbs 19:11 "the insight of a man certainly slows down his anger, and it is beauty on his part to pass over transgression."
most here (i've concluded) know each other outside of eZabel. because of that, i think some can 'hear' one another's comments while reading them. for those of us that have never met, we can't read inflections in tone and imagine underlying meanings. we can only take words as they come. for me, i know i've jibed dave on some topics. i intentionally pushed the envelope a little because i guessed that dave could take it. fortunately for me, i was right (unless he secretly wants me dead, in which case, i was wrong).
so, rejoice for one another. let all things take place decently. and have fun! don't forget, eZabel is completely voluntary.