One reason god and I aren’t always on speaking terms, is that I like to be in charge. And he tends to think that’s his job.
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Silence is golden.
hear, hear sista!
couldn’t have said it better!!!
Maybe it’s all that SIN!!!
Like that one time you coveted me.
what is one to do when the person you’re dating thinks he’s in charge?
Now that’s my question???
hi Fish
I can’t figure out how to contact you other than comments, so although it’s probably not cool to ask this here … do we ever get to hear about:
“Oh, and that story about the cell phone on another girlâs nightstand? Forthcoming. It also happens to be the head-butting story I promised.”
(delete at will)
Kind of like the magnet on my refrigerator: “We plan, God laughs”
Frustrating realization, huh?
just like man, huh?
That’s a good realization, a hard one, but a good one. I too like to be “in charge” and he’s constantly knocking me off my high horse.
Um…I can relate but in reality…It is His job. As I’ve heard…”Life is what happens while we make other plans…” (That’s Him…doing His thing!)
time will tell
wow,
I will pray for you. it’s much easier if you do it god’s way. he only has plans to make you happy. he wants you to succeed!
I too like to be in control… although I like to convince myself otherwise!
I tend to be a bit of a control lover myself, but a few months back a friend of mine gave some advice that I’m trying to put into action ever since: “Let go, and let God”. So far it feels good to have things be and have me accept them for what they are… letting go isn’t easy, but it sure beats worrying about things that are beyond my graps.
I needed someone to remind me of that today. Thanks, Fish
I would love to hear the story behind that realization.
I’ve found that I learn and grow the most when things don’t go as planned. Sometimes it’s a good thing!
thanks thanks and thanks again. i hope i can start off 2008 the way you started off 2007
exactly the way i feel!
I have good news for you! There is no god.
preach on sista!
Give me patience, Lord…
RIGHT NOW!!!
that seeems to be my mantra these days…
AMEN!!
It seems I’ve spent a good portion of my life trying to be the one in charge, and, eventually (and surprisingly happily), I gave in to letting God run this party. That’s not to say I always like the choices He makes, but I believe there’s a method to what appears to me, at times, to be complete lunacy.
No Kidding. That’s a tough one. He gets all “don’t make me smite you!”
But it is…
I used to like being in control of my life too . . but when I let Him take charge, I realized that He was much better at it than me!
I can sympathize. One never knows how life pans out and while I like to have control over some things, it’s sometimes easier to let things pan out as they may. I like to think that God has something “special” planned for people like the guy described in this blog: http://plainjanejonesmanhattan.blogspot.com/2007/01/what-not-to-do-if-youre-houseguest.html
That’s exactly why you & God should be on speaking terms – He is in charge
I totally agree with the comment: you learn more when things don’t go your way. When my boyfriend of almost 4 years dumped me, I was certain I was going to die of a broken heart but I survived and after a year of mending, I realized he wasn’t the great guy I thought he was. He lied to me and my gut freeling says he cheated on me even though he swore he never did! He told me his dad was abusive towards his mom and brothers and he promised never to hit a girl but he started abusing me emotionally and later on he did end up hitting me. So I’m glad that God is in control because if it were not for Him, I would have married my ex because that was my plan after all because I agreed to go with him when he gets into lawschool, so I put my own dreams on hold and worked really hard to save up for our future. I guess, I was just stupid!
I have been struggling with this same realization for a while now… not sure if/when it’ll change. Or how to.
Well-said… I feel like that today!
Hope your 2007 is a wonderful year Fish; you deserve to be happy, healthy and content
I think most of us wrestle with that more than we admit! I feel like that’s the story of my life, until a few years ago when I just ran out of ideas to make it work and said to God, “Okay – have at it.” It was ugly there for awhile during God’s demolition phase, but I can honestly say that the mid-term results have been pretty spectacular – in tangible ways that matter (work, lovelife, friendships, family, overall happiness…you know, that stuff
) I don’t think that’s just for me, but for all of us if we opt in. It might be worth a shot 
I hope this isn’t offensive… I can’t remember what it was that you’ve written before, but I really thought you were of the Not Into God persuasion. When I read this post, I thought you were speaking metaphorically, but after reading these comments it sounds like I was wrong. I suppose it really isn’t any of my business what your religious beliefs are, but when one reads another person’s blog and feels like they can relate to them (even if it’s in a presumed agnosticism or atheism) it’s kind of nice. Hmmph. I’m curious…
whey hey girl!!
I know just how you feel? Life’s a b~~~h when your trying to be good!
God is good when he’s on your side.
Take care xxx Phil
For some reason this reminded me of a T-shirt a friend of mine once had:
“Does not mix well with others.
It appears others have a problem with losing.”