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I'm Katelyn. I love Jesus. I'm from Longview, WA. This blog is going to be about anything. It's completely erratic and haphazard. Don't like it? Then go away. No ones making you read this. Either hit that nifty little back button, or go ahead and click on the little x in the top right corner. Myspace, facebook, and live, all use
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Clean Slate
Lately I’ve become very aware of some of my sins. I’m not sure how it happened, but somewhere along the way I allowed a lot of little things to hinder my God fire from shining as bright as I’d like. I’ve decided this needs to change.
I’ve always had a problem with letting my anger get to me more than I should. I get so mad at someone it hinders our relationship. Generally speaking, the anger isn’t really what’s wrong. Jesus was angry, heck He threw over tables. But letting that anger stop me from talking to my brothers and sisters in Christ is very wrong of me.
When I see someone I love and know is a follower of Christ do something so obviously not following Him, it makes me angry. But instead of taking this anger in a righteous way to the person and letting them know they’re doing wrong, I tend to let the anger win. I get to this point where I can’t understand how they don’t realize what they’re doing is wrong.
The problem is, that’s irrelevant. As their friend, as their sister in Christ, I have a duty to them to go to them about it. I have an obligation to hold them accountable to the best of my ability. I let anger stop me…but not anymore. From now on, if I’m angry they’ll know. I’d rather have a friend stop talking to me because I tell them their wrong than get so angry with them that it ruins our relationship. Or even more important, prevents me from doing what God asks of me.
Another problem I’ve been having is I’ve realized I’ve let gossip sneak into my life. This KILLS me. When I was 16, I left church and started living in the wrong mostly because I was so hurt by gossip that I couldn’t take it anymore.
I’m not going to be a part of it now. It’s done. I don’t care who it’s about, I don’t care if everyone needs to vent. Vent to a person that’s close to you – not a group. Even if that group is of people you consider close, there is no reason to talk to all of them about it. From now on, I’m stopping this if I notice it. I pray my friends will understand and not think I’m just being a (for lack of a better word) bitch about it. That’s not my intention at all.
My new direction is to run from sin. If I see it and notice it, I’m going to stop it. If this means that I end up hurting people, I am truly sorry that you are hurt. Bottom line though is…God’s first for me and I need to start living that instead of just saying it.
~Katelyn~
