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		<title>By: Submission &#171; Sanabitur Anima Mea</title>
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		<dc:creator>Submission &#171; Sanabitur Anima Mea</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:26:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>[...] Submission  Ok. Some people may remember when I wrote this post. [...]</description>
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		<title>By: Vicky</title>
		<link>http://sanabituranima.wordpress.com/2008/07/09/his-compulsion-is-our-liberation/#comment-29</link>
		<dc:creator>Vicky</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:13:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>To me this post reads as though different parts of your mind were having a wrestling match and each part managed to voice an opinion at some point in the post. This is why I think that blogging is a good idea for you - it helps you to express your thoughts even if you can&#039;t clarify them, or work out what belongs to the illness and what belongs to you.

Remember that your readers may not appreciate this internal struggle or understand your illness. You&#039;ve mentioned mental health problems in other posts, but that could mean anything. I think you should have an &#039;About Me&#039; section in which you explain things in a bit more detail. Also pare down your blog roll. Some sites aren&#039;t helpful to you right now. I know that you will still read them at times, but there is no need to link to them from your blog.

Regarding this post itself, I have some reservations about what you say. I agree that we don&#039;t have ownership over anything in the conventional sense, but I&#039;m wary about the way you phrase it. I understand my body (and my life) to be a gift. It was given generously, not grudgingly. I don&#039;t have to live in terror of doing something &#039;wrong&#039; with my body, my mind, my life. Instead, I live in the hope of enjoying them and appreciating them even more than I do now. We were created to God&#039;s delight, and there is no reason why we shouldn&#039;t take delight in ourselves. Self-respect and self-assurance come from that delight, which are quite different from the assumption that our bodies exist for our own convenience.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To me this post reads as though different parts of your mind were having a wrestling match and each part managed to voice an opinion at some point in the post. This is why I think that blogging is a good idea for you &#8211; it helps you to express your thoughts even if you can&#8217;t clarify them, or work out what belongs to the illness and what belongs to you.</p>
<p>Remember that your readers may not appreciate this internal struggle or understand your illness. You&#8217;ve mentioned mental health problems in other posts, but that could mean anything. I think you should have an &#8216;About Me&#8217; section in which you explain things in a bit more detail. Also pare down your blog roll. Some sites aren&#8217;t helpful to you right now. I know that you will still read them at times, but there is no need to link to them from your blog.</p>
<p>Regarding this post itself, I have some reservations about what you say. I agree that we don&#8217;t have ownership over anything in the conventional sense, but I&#8217;m wary about the way you phrase it. I understand my body (and my life) to be a gift. It was given generously, not grudgingly. I don&#8217;t have to live in terror of doing something &#8216;wrong&#8217; with my body, my mind, my life. Instead, I live in the hope of enjoying them and appreciating them even more than I do now. We were created to God&#8217;s delight, and there is no reason why we shouldn&#8217;t take delight in ourselves. Self-respect and self-assurance come from that delight, which are quite different from the assumption that our bodies exist for our own convenience.</p>
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		<title>By: sanabituranima</title>
		<link>http://sanabituranima.wordpress.com/2008/07/09/his-compulsion-is-our-liberation/#comment-26</link>
		<dc:creator>sanabituranima</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:41:06 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Tha is wonderful advice. Thank you so much. :)</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tha is wonderful advice. Thank you so much. :)</p>
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		<title>By: Evonne</title>
		<link>http://sanabituranima.wordpress.com/2008/07/09/his-compulsion-is-our-liberation/#comment-25</link>
		<dc:creator>Evonne</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Jul 2008 19:38:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I&#039;ll pray for you. And I hope this is a comfort: God knows you&#039;re going to screw up; that&#039;s why he&#039;s placed your salvation in Christ and not in *you*. To focus too much within your own mind and your own deeds brings you into the realm of legalism, and is the perfect environment for twisting your idea of God. Just love Him and keep Him close. When you need help, ask Him. And when you&#039;re in danger of letting your own thoughts replace what He is really telling you, turn your mind outward. Watch children play. Study the lines in leaves or the hairs on bees. Take on some physical labor. Just don&#039;t spend too much time letting your mind develop new impulses and new idols. Be grateful, not guilty. Just look at what he&#039;s done and love Him.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ll pray for you. And I hope this is a comfort: God knows you&#8217;re going to screw up; that&#8217;s why he&#8217;s placed your salvation in Christ and not in *you*. To focus too much within your own mind and your own deeds brings you into the realm of legalism, and is the perfect environment for twisting your idea of God. Just love Him and keep Him close. When you need help, ask Him. And when you&#8217;re in danger of letting your own thoughts replace what He is really telling you, turn your mind outward. Watch children play. Study the lines in leaves or the hairs on bees. Take on some physical labor. Just don&#8217;t spend too much time letting your mind develop new impulses and new idols. Be grateful, not guilty. Just look at what he&#8217;s done and love Him.</p>
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