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Jeremy Groves's avatar

I deeply appreciate your invitation to “tell God off” (if that’s something needed). That’s something relatively new to me in the past year or two - learning to trust that He is safe, infinitely and perfectly so, and that He’s not gonna be thrown off by my humanness. One of my close friends refers to us (humans) as “dust people,” and one of my favorite lines in Scripture is from Psalm 103, where the psalmist makes the comforting claim: “He knows our frame; He remembers that we are dust.”

Life is a lot easier when we actively see ourselves as dust people, and God, obviously, as the bloke who made us, is cool with us being dust people. 🙏🏼

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Zach Winters's avatar

i dig "dust people" as a term of endearment heh... yes—infinitely loving, infinitely merciful, and infinitely unbotherable (also heh)

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Mikey Rogers's avatar

Lots of what your shared covers my coping methods - walks, deep breaths, listening to music, journaling. Where I am is snow-covered at the moment, so walks are especially cool (in both senses of the word). Movies can be another reset for me - your Nacho reference made me smile :) I also make pour coffee regularly, and that hands-on kind of ritual can be centering for me. Thanks for sharing your wisdom and inviting a response.

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Tanner's avatar

Two nights ago our furnace died when it was minus 35 out. We've had a lot to be anxious about, particularly as we get quotes for a new one today. Your words are timely, thanks for sharing Zach.

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Haley Baumeister's avatar

So we also just got a new furnace installed yesterday when it was negative temperatures! (thank you to the lady who lived here for 20 years, and then moved in time for all the appliances to die off.. hehe)

Also, I loved these reminders of the good, simple stuff that always help - but in your own words. We can never get enough of these basic principles that help us humans in a good-but-hard world.

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Zach Winters's avatar

yarghhh—bummmmer... [insert gif of Muldoon from Jurassic Park saying "clever girl"]

and yes—totally agree re the ever-present need for reminders... I used to think, "I shouldn't need to be reminded of this anymore." but now I'm starting to think of those reminders like eating... or rather, like food—as the body needs (and loves food), so does the mind/soul/heart need (and loves) soul food/to remember...

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Zach Winters's avatar

ouf—sorry to hear it and hope you get it sorted soon! thanks for the kind words.

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Maríe Faul's avatar

Lovely, simple and encouraging. ❤️

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