Friday, June 01, 2007

The source of personal ickiness...

Another dear friend wrote this to me about my feeling all "icky" inside.

(NOTE: when I use the word "icky" I mean to imply my unworthiness, my self-hate and uneasiness... that I am scum, that I don't deserve any better. It does not mean that my friendships and relationships are "icky", as they are most definitely not.)

Anyway, this friend helped me to realize another truth:

"Someone is whispering in your ear that you are an icky person - but it's not God who is telling you that. That's what he does. He gets us to do wrong things, and then tries to convince us that we are a bad person because we did him. From there, he tries to tell us that, since we are a bad person anyway, we should just go ahead and keep doing bad behavior. You made some mistakes, now you need to pick yourself up ... But, you're not perfect - join the club!"

I'm trying to not feel icky...

5 comments:

gentlefriend said...

I believe that the Spirit of the Lord does not drag you down or beat up on you. He may put a boot in your rear and say, "Get up, remember that you are a son of God, you can do it, get moving, get out of this muck!"

Satan wants us to wallow and say, "Woe is me, I am queer. Why aren't things different? It's not fair! I have failed so many times, I'll never make it. I might as well give up and enjoy my sins."

The Spirit says, "Stop your whining! Get a Life. You can make it to the Tree. The fruit is sooo sweet!"

Beck said...

GF: I like that! There is a difference between "Woe is me, I am queer" to "Stop your whining! Get a life". At the time of the ickiness, the self-appointed scheduled beat-up-on-yourself-session, it's hard to distinguish between the two.

Thanks for your input. It fits perfectly.

Kengo Biddles said...

If you intend on whining, would you like some cheese to go with your whine?

playasinmar said...

/rimshot

Kengo Biddles said...

*bows* Thank you, thank you. I'll be here all week.