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lovemesomesurveys · 3 years

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Why did you last feel like crying? Ever since the pandemic started almost a year ago and we were in quarantine, I’ve put off seeing one of my doctors. Well, I’m going to have to bite the bullet and make an appointment soon and I’m just really nervous about it because it’s been so long and I worry there could be something wrong. I always expect the worst.

How long ago and why did you last feel infuriated? Hm. It’s been awhile.

Do emotions control you or do you control your emotions? Oh, my emotions most definitely control me.

Do you keep your friends secrets/private information to yourself? Yes.

What negative quality do your friends bring up the most? I don’t have any friends, but in the past I’ve had friends tell me I’m too hard on myself.

What quality do you think you have that others don't think you do? I’m weak, not strong. <<< Yeah, people tend to think I’m strong and brave and I’m so not. I’m weak and scared.

Do you often "jump" to conclusions? When it comes to stuff relating to myself, yes. Like, I jump to the worst case scenarios all the time.

Would you let your best friend babysit your younger sibling? My younger sibling is almost 22 years old lol.

Do you find being alone with strangers scary, interesting or indifferent? It’s uncomfortable and makes me anxious.

Do you think you know a lot about the world? I wouldn’t say a lot. There’s so much to learn and much I don’t understand.

What about the world do you wish you never found out? I don’t know.

Do you know first aid? No. Does the sight of blood make you feel sick? Yes.

Does your first name have an L in it? Nope.

Middle name have a C in it? Nope.

Last name have a R in it? Yes.

Do your initials spell a legitimate word? If so, what? Nope.

The word above, does it have any connection to you at all?

Do you prefer classic rock or alternative? Alternative, but I like both.

Do you like Kings of Leon? Yeah.

How about The Script? Yes.

Does crying make you feel better? It can help a little.

Do you know a girl called Becca? Nope. How about a guy called Gregory? Nope.

Does someone’s background effect whether you'll be friends with them or not? It would have to be something really bad.

How about their religious background? No, I can be friends with people who have different religious beliefs than I do.

If someone admitted cheating in a past relationship of theirs, would you trust them? That would make things difficult, for sure. I think I’d always have that in my mind and it might cause me to look for or see things that make me think he’s cheating. Like, I might not think anything of a particular thing had they not told me that, but since they did I see it differently, ya know? I’ve never been in that situation so I can’t say for sure, but I think it would affect things.

Do you drink tea and/or coffee every day? Yes, I have to have my coffee.

Did you ever want to be a cook as a kid? No.

How about a fashion designer? No.

Do you wish that magic was real? I mean, it’d be pretty cool. And convenient. But of course there’s a bad side to it cause it could be used for the wrong things.

What food would you love to wipe off the face of the earth? I don’t feel that strongly about foods I don’t like, I simply just don’t eat them.

Can you use a bottle opener? Yes?

Do you own a cheese grater? No.

What time will it be in 38 minutes time? 11:18PM.

What day/date will it be in 11 days time? Thursday, February 4th, 2021, my brother’s birthday.

Have you ever owned a pet fish? I had a fish tank full of fish when I was a kid.

Do you prefer fire or ice? I like cozy fires in the fireplace and bonfires.

Do you rap along with rap songs? Ha, I can attempt to.

When happy, do you become more talkative? Yeah, I do.

Bowling or sailing? Why? Neither. Not my thing.

What color is your kettle? I don’t have one.

How about your microwave? It’s black.

Do you prefer sitting in the front or back of a car? I like sitting in the front.

How about in a train? I’ve never been on a train.

On the bus? I had to sit in the middle cause that’s where the wheelchair seating was.

Do you care about politics? I do.

Blair or Brown? Who?

When did you last cook something from scratch? I don’t cook from scratch. Or cook at all, really, except for ramen.

What things make you jealous? I feel envy more than jealousy. It’s been a long time since I’ve felt jealous.

Are you offended easily by non politically correct language? No, I wouldn’t say that.

Do you think the censors/fcc go a bit too far or are just right? I never understood how they chose which curse words you can and can’t say on TV or in songs.

Do you feel hungry, thirsty, sleepy or none of the above? I’m hungry, but I’m waiting a little bit before I make some ramen.

What's your I.Q? I don’t remember the number, but it fell under above average. IQ tests are whatever anyway.

What's your Mum's Mum called? I called her grandma.

How about your Dad's Dad? I call him papa.

Do you prefer crepes, pancakes or waffles? I like each of those, but waffles are my favorite.

Do you have ice-cream in your fridge right now? I think we do.

How about chicken nuggets? No.

Do you eat fish often? I don’t eat fish ever. Or any seafood.

Have you ever taken a martial art? Which one{s}? Nope.

Do you know anyone who is scared of you? Uh, no.

Do you like watermelon? Yeah.

Can you remember the month of your first kiss? It was October, 2015.

Do you make friends easily? Not necessarily friends, but I got along with everyone.

What makes you different from everyone else? Being a paraplegic makes me different than a lot of people.

I give you a piece of paper. What do you draw/write on it? When I doodle, I tend to write random stuff in cursive as well as like hearts, stars, and squiggles all over.

What pictures or photos are up in your lounge? Is that my bedroom? I have a few giraffe paintings and a couple beach ones.

Do you like purple and white patterned things? Sure.

Do you know anyone called Pipa? I just think of Pippa Pig lol.

I say purple, you think... Grapes.

What do you think is the most interesting thing about you? Nothing at all.

Do you like being complimented or does it make you uncomfortable? I mean, it’s nice, but I’m just so awkward. And in my head I’m like, “ew, no not true” cause I think negatively about myself.

Does the description of your starsign correspond with your personality? Not at all. I’m so opposite of how a Leo is described.

Do you have a photo album? We have a ton of them. And I have a lot of digital photo albums, too.

What artists paintings do you find the most beautiful? There’s numerous beautiful paintings.

What about the most disturbing? I can’t think of a specific one offhand.

Have you ever gone to a camp or summer school? Yes to both. I’ve been to science camp and Girl Scout camp. I also did summer school once in middle school cause I missed a lot of school due to a long hospital stay, and the other times were mostly voluntary while at community college to get classes out of the way quicker. There was just one time I had to retake a math course.

What was your favorite cartoon as a child? I was into the cartoons on Nickelodeon, PBS, Disney, Kids WB, and Fox Kids in the 90s.

What was your biggest fear as a child? The dark and bugs.

Would you rather be able to fly or breathe underwater? Fly.

What about invisibility or mindreading? Invisibility.

Do you like what you see in the mirror? Not at all. :/

Which stereotype do you dislike the most? There’s many, but I came across this and it’s worded well, “The burden of disability is unending; life with a disabled person is a life of constant sorrow, and the able-bodied stand under a continual obligation to help them. People with disabilities and their families -- the "noble sacrificers" -- are the most perfect objects of charity; their function is to inspire benevolence in others, to awaken feelings of kindness and generosity.”

Can you remember all your past teachers names? Not all, but a lot of them.

Do you like talent shows? Which ones? I like The Voice.

Have you ever failed an important exam? In what? Yes, in math.

Do you find people taller than you intimidating? As someone in a wheelchair most people are taller than me except for small children. I do feel awkward around really tall people.

Do you think you are better than people of a different country/background? Absolutely not.

Who is your favorite bzoinker? I don’t go on Bzoink.

What websites do you have bookmarked? I have a few on the bookmark toolbar: Google, Facebook, Twitter, Tumblr, YouTube, and Pinterest.

Do you use bows and ribbons to decorate your gifts? I just use the bows that easily stick on.

Do you listen to the same type of music as your parents? What type is that? We like a lot of the same music. What TV show scared you as a kid? Are You Afraid of the Dark? <<< The intro always got me haha. I still liked watching it, though.

Family Guy, The Simpsons or South Park? Why? None of ‘em.

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the-christian-walk · 3 years

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REFRESHING CHANGE

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The scriptures. May God bless the reading of His holy word.

“Now, fellow Israelites, I know that you acted in ignorance, as did your leaders. But this is how God fulfilled what He had foretold through all the prophets, saying that His Messiah would suffer.”

“Repent, then, and turn to God, so that your sins may be wiped out, that times of refreshing may come from the Lord, and that He may send the Messiah, who has been appointed for you—even Jesus. Heaven must receive Him until the time comes for God to restore everything, as He promised long ago through His holy prophets. For Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own people; you must listen to everything He tells you. Anyone who does not listen to Him will be completely cut off from their people.’”

“Indeed, beginning with Samuel, all the prophets who have spoken have foretold these days. And you are heirs of the prophets and of the covenant God made with your fathers. He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all peoples on earth will be blessed.’ When God raised up His servant, He sent Him first to you to bless you by turning each of you from your wicked ways.”

But many who heard the message believed; so the number of men who believed grew to about five thousand.

Acts 3:17-26, 4:4

This ends today’s reading from God's holy word. Thanks be to God.

Many people are trapped in the day to day doldrums of this world. They get up. They get ready and then go to work or school or just do general things around the house if someone is retired or a homemaker. Then they relax and usually watch television or play games or read in the evenings before going to bed and getting ready to get up and do the same thing in the morning.

Wash, rinse, repeat.

You know, people get into spiritual doldrums as well. In fact, they get so caught up in their worldly life schedules that they often completely ignore their faith side of things. The Lord becomes squeezed out of one’s daily routine because a person simply believes they lack time for Him. There are too many other things that need attention and unfortunately the Lord is an afterthought anyways, unless the difficulties of life become so great that a person is driven to Him by their circumstances.

So how can these mundane routines get broken? How can someone find refreshing change in their lives?

Well, as we see in our scripture passage today, Peter offers us some recommendations as he continues to address a predominantly Jewish crown that had gathered after he healed a lame man at the Beautiful gate by way of the power of Jesus and the Holy Spirit.

In yesterday’s devotion, we found Peter giving credit where credit was due as the people were praising him for the act of healing. Peter makes sure the crowd knew that the healing happened because of the man’s faith and belief in Jesus, and it was that faith which healed him. Peter also made it a point to let the people know that they deserved the credit for putting Jesus to death, chronicling how they had handed Him over to be killed before disowning Him, even asking for a murderer to be released instead of Jesus. Ultimately, they were responsible for killing the “Author of life” and Jesus’ blood was on their hands. It would be something they would have to wake up and deal with day after day after day. The guilt would have to have been unbearable, leaving one yearning for some refreshing change that might bring forgiveness and pardon.

As we look at Peter’s words in today’s passage, we see him providing the pathway to relief, the pathway to break out of our daily monotony and enter into a more exciting way of living.

First, we see Peter give his Jewish listeners a little break. For he acknowledges that the people acted the way they did toward Jesus because of ignorance. They didn’t truly understand who He was or they would have never done what they did.

Second, Peter reminds the people that their ignorance wasn’t just connected to Jesus. It involved the prophets as well. Had the Jewish believers invested time to study and know the words of the prophets, then they would have embraced Jesus as the long predicted Messiah, the Son of the God Most High. But it was God’s will for His Son to die, an atoning sacrifice to pay the ransom required for the sin of all mankind.

So first, the people acted out of ignorance and second, Jesus’ death was all orchestrated by God to happen just as it did. No one could have changed it because God willed for it to occur.

But note here that this didn’t let Peter’s listeners off the hook. They didn’t get a free pass. Rather, Peter called them to do specific things which would lead to change and a refreshing from the Lord.

First, the people were to repent.

Breaking the daily commitment of sin only happens when someone recognizes their transgressions and how it places them in a place of opposition to God. Then, not wanting to remain in that position, a person decides to repent, to come before God, confess their sins, and willingly opt to live differently in a way that honors the Lord.

Then, having come clean before God with hearts wanting to turn from sin and toward righteousness, a person needs to turn to their Lord, to place their heart’s devotion and mind’s affection on Him and Him alone for only the Lord can wipe out the sins of His people.

Friends, this is the way to refreshing change, a refreshing that can only come from the Lord God Almighty, who not only wishes that you be right with Him but that you would be saved through His Son who He raised from earth to heaven until the time comes where God will restore everything and make all things new.

There’s no question that the Lord, speaking through Peter, called His people to repent and then to come clean before Him with a renewed sense of dedication and loyalty so that He could bring them the kind of refreshing change He desires everyone to have and the salvation He offers through His Son.

What was the impact of Peter’s words?

We read where many chose the refreshing change found in the Lord and believed in Jesus as Savior so that “the number of men who believed grew to about five thousand”.

And this brings me to you, the reader.

Do you find yourself trapped in the doldrums of life?

Are you in need of the only true refreshing change, the change that comes from the Lord?

My prayer today is that Peter’s words have as much an impact on you as they did the people who listened to him that day in the temple courts, the day when the number of believers grew exponentially in Jerusalem, the day when thousands found refreshing change.

Amen.

In Christ,

Mark

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