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- Good Enough
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- What amount of effort is "good enough" for God?
- Battling Lust
- How God broke in and changed my repeated patterns of lust, pornography and pursuing women as objects.
- Approved
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- How I struggled to find acceptance in the wrong places
- Betrayed
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- I often thought to myself, "What now? What do I do now? She made my life so enjoyable. Now what am I supposed to do?"
- Approval
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- Even though I brag about being independent, I am seriously dependent on approval
- Just Believe It
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- He's not through with me yet.
- It Blew Me Away
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- Redemption entered into the story when I saw my need for God at that moment and I actually recognized it.
- People Were My Drug
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- That night I realized how fake I was - trying to please people and get them to accept me.
- Masks
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- I actually saw someone who wasn't wearing any mask and didn't expect anyone to wear one for him.
- Worlds Apart
- Because I can have security in God, I can be okay when other people let me down, because I know He never will
- Angry at God
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- On the outside I would seem very secure and loved but that all changed when I started believing that I am not as cared for as I once thought, that I do not matter to the people around me and their friendship is merely a gesture of obligation.
- Utopia Crashing Down
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- It was only at this point of total desperation that I found myself humbly on my knees before God, yearning for His comfort. The Sunday school truths finally became real and applicable.
- Self Image
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- I started wondering how much easier would life be if it were over or if anyone would really miss me?
- Love Unlimited for Me Unworthy
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- I remember praying every night before falling asleep, "God, help me to not care about what others think about me and to care more about what you think about me."
- Losing Everything
- There is no greater high point then realizing that you are loved unconditionally and forever.
- Missing My Dad
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- My father died the summer after I graduated from High School. I struggled with knowing the acceptance, encouragement and provision that I had from him was now gone.
- Empty Inside
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- From Outsider to Mega-Insider: How God found me and met me in my deep lonliness.
- Prized Posession
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- My struggle for true self image
- Filling the Void
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- Something inside of me sensed that there was only one thing that could fulfill me - one thing to fit the hole in my life, but I tried to fill it with anything.
- Wanting Love
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- I was desperately searching for a soulmate; someone who I could invest all my energy into or perhaps, spend the rest of my life with.
- The Master Architect
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- I had it all planned out. I was going to be a successful architect, wealthy enough to retire at age 35.
- Search for Significance
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- Ever since I was a little kid, I wanted to be at the top of all that I did. I wanted to end life with the most money and the most toys.
- Fence Walking
- Growing up, I felt torn between trying to please my friends and trying to do what I knew God wanted me to do.
- My Illusion Leads to Girl Confusion
- How God has changed my view of women and dating relationships
- Break Through
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- I realized that it’s not by anything I can do that will get me to heaven, but only by what Christ did for me.
- Out of My Comfort Zone
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- Going away to college was a big adjustment in learning where to find security.
- Coming Home
- Sometimes God allows us to fall flat on our faces to see that we need Him to pick us up!
- Finding True Confidence
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- I was so sick and tired of feeling like I had no friends. I wondered if the Jesus I had grown up learning about was really looking out for me.
- The Chair
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- Everything I did seemed to end in tragedy. Nothing I did was good enough for my family or for my friends at school.
- Not Fashion Show Religion
- I was the president of this club, queen of that, captin of this.... In my mind I tried to rationalize my actions thinking, "I am a good person, I do all these good things, God MUST be proud of me."
- Finding Purpose
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- "Being a Good Person" didn't bring me fulfillment. And where could I find true salvation?
- Prodigal
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- I was the poster child for the party scene, willing to try anything that would help me to better fit in.
- Pressure to Perform
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- During my college years, I realized my worth had become wrapped up in my performance and the approval of others—family, friends, even teachers. The most frustrating part of this is that so often it would leave me hollow and empty and wanting more. I realized I was in a pretty constant state of stress and anxiety about my efforts.