bentreed

@bentreed (31)

United States • Age 44

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Ashamed of my Impulsive Spending

joyceshookery @joyceshookery (2057) • United States 11 Jul 10

No wonder I have such a little bit of money for food. I just spent $20 to buy Farmville cash so I could expand my farm. Is that stupid or what? It’s not refundable. Is there a 12-step group for people like me called Impulsive...

gambling addiction

impulsive spending

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bentreed We all have to discipline ourselves to avoid impulse buying. It will go along way to getting us out of certain addictions like gambling among others

29 Jul 10

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I don't get why people go all out their way to frustrate people...

hardworkinggurl @hardworkinggurl (37063) • United States 12 Jul 10

Yesterday, we were at the grocery store as there was not a crumb to eat at our home. My boyfriend and I diligently scrounged to stretch our few bucks as we have both been so limited these days. So we reach the cashier line to...

irrational

stupidity

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bentreed Well its the way Humans have been wired up. we have the capacity to annoy and frustrate others and to be done the same. Just Turning our lives to Christ Jesus can help a lot. When you get born again You overcome a lot of those problems

29 Jul 10

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How many times you said NO but it becomes Yes and Yes becomes NO?

inday_lorna1970 @inday_lorna1970 (1268) • United States 12 Jul 10

In our life we had face this YES and NO..not only to our kids but to some people too! How many times you said NO and it becomes Yes and Yes becomes NO in a certain situation in your life? Like me, My husband said: we will design...

understanding people

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bentreed Many times. I am learning to say NO for No and YES for Yes. But it takes discipline and training which I will master.

29 Jul 10

In what time or period would you like to exist?

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27560) • Philippines 14 Jul 10

The 12 hour electrical power blackout last night was for the record. Good thing my freezer was empty. I did not have to worry about rotten food. But back to basics did we live for most of the night, all creepy with the eerie...

people

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bentreed The best to era to exist is now when everything is avaialabel and challenges are many

29 Jul 10

How will you forgive someone who doesn't ask for forgiveness?

wildflow3rz28 @wildflow3rz28 (180) • Philippines 16 Jul 10

I just wanna ask you guys if you can forgive someone who does not admit his/her guilt and neither asks for forgiveness. Because i know someone who used to be close to me and she did so many bad things to hurt my feelings. And now...

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bentreed We are urged and commanded by God to forgive so that we may be forgiven. It doesn't matter whether the person has asked for it or not. Its you the affected party who suffers most in the case of whether you forgive or not.

29 Jul 10

bar neighbors

quita88 @quita88 (3715) • United States 16 Jul 10

Hi all, I have a couple who live next door and some days they bend over backwards to talk to me. We usually are out in the yard at the same times and the couple even went to far as to cut down some trees and brush that affected us...

bad neighbors

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bentreed Just move out or take them to court or call police. I think its good for people to respect one another

29 Jul 10

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living with in-laws

ntl3393 @ntl3393 (12) 19 Jul 10

I wonder how do other people deal with their in-laws when they are living together for 20 years and still they are the one who will decide for your life? will you still treat them well and respect their decision or you will do...

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bentreed Just need to know and also explain to them where the boundaries are. and each person must respect the boundaries.

29 Jul 10

Casting my sympathy for Mel Gibson!

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27560) • Philippines 27 Jul 10

The entertainment news is ugly again. This time, Gibson's recorded rage pervades the air. And we hear a hoarse, angry voice that want to explode and kill. Gibson's rise and fall had been a media dish. And yet, for all the good...

movies

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bentreed Its painful and My sympathies with him. I think the Best thing Mel Gibson can do is to unite with his wife of many years. You cannot easily break up with some one with you whom you have spend much of your life with and remain the same. He is going through...

29 Jul 10

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Would you want to Understand People or to Be Undrestood by People?

incus99 @incus99 (1083) • Philippines 29 Jul 10

There are those who live a life as though they are the center of the universe, that people are created to understand their true nature. There are those who lives to understand the people around them and continually adjust to...

understand

understanding people

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bentreed I would rather want to Understand people.It pays for you to be able to understand people because you will be able to relate with them easily.

29 Jul 10

Did Jesus Christ ever exist?

Bluerain25 @Bluerain25 (812) • Philippines 27 Jul 10

I did believe He has been in this world. I was brought up knowing His name and that He has sacrificed for us. You can read it somewhere in the bible (I used to read the bible before)I just came across to some site. There's one...

jesus christ

jesus christ exist

question and answer

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bentreed He Existed. He Lived, He Died and He Rose again. He is Alive and He saves. When you believe in Him, You will be Saved from all your sins and you will be able to go to heaven when you die. Romans

29 Jul 10

Who is your favorite old testament character?

raygicaro @raygicaro (64) • Philippines 27 Jul 10

For me, I like JOSHUA! the conqueror, after the leadership of Moses, Joshua take a stand and lead the Israelites to the promise land. He turned the "Brick makers" (Israelites) into a mighty warriors, and rally them to became a...

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bentreed I Like Gideon, who even being the weakest in his family allowed himslef to be used of God and destroyed altars that were being used for idolatry.

29 Jul 10

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Why is it hard to read the Bible?

awakeandalive @awakeandalive (27) • Philippines 28 Jun 10

I, personally, find it hard to open the Bible and finish reading it. I have started a long time ago, but up until now, I was always distracted by more colorful, more interesting articles. I've been telling myself, it is food for...

bible

book

reading

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bentreed Just ask the Holy Spirit to help you. You cannot do it alone. Jesus Left the Holy Spirit to Help the believers so that they may be able to understand the scripture.

29 Jul 10

Is the Bible Truly the Word of God

ptower76 @ptower76 (1616) • United States 27 Jul 10

I read discussions here and almost everywhere in society where indivivduals constantly refer to Bible as the final authority in matters of understanding life's issues. Many argue that the Bible is written by man and as such...

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bentreed It has been proved beyond reasonable doubt that its the True Word of God and Finl authority on everything. ask scientist and they will tell you that its true

29 Jul 10

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Why was Lilith removed from the bible?

victoriasparda @victoriasparda (161) • United States 13 Aug 08

I know most people say she was never in there to begin with, but in truth she is mentioned in the old latin version of the bible (My family has one that's well over 200 years old that I started translating and reading, she is in...

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bentreed I dont believe that such a person ever existed in the Bible or in the begining. I have never ever found where the Bible lied. So if it was so, then in the original old testament writings, it would have been there but no scholar has ever come to say such a...

29 Jul 10

Would you enter into a relationship with someone who has a different religion?

eileenleyva @eileenleyva (27560) • Philippines 3 Jun 10

I had a friend, a Christian, who fell in love with a Buddhist. And she married him. I am apprehensive about such relationships but had come to accept that they were in love. Still, I had to ask if you would enter into a...

christian

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bentreed I would not. Its quite hard to reconcile the different faiths. Besides the Children may get confused on which religion to follow.

29 Jul 10

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A friend of mine said: He is bored with his life! What will you do?

bensoneclair99 @bensoneclair99 (29) • Philippines 29 Jul 10

It means that something is missing with his life, same gender relationship is a very hard feat, I guess, but I understand what he is dealing right now. The fact, it it's getting lonelier, everytime you go home and nobody is there...

friends

relationship

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bentreed Well its what is called emotional withdrawal. People have different experiences and the way they react to them. I think advising him to consult a counsellor could help him a lot. Above Give Him this Scripture in the Bible Matthew 11:28-30 Come to me all who...

29 Jul 10

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are you ready to face our creator?

lesfery @lesfery (79) • Philippines 22 Jun 10

i am attending a christian community over a year now even though i am not yet baptize due to work schedule my small group of believers say i am a christian by heart. so many happenings in our world today, too many catastrophe,...

religions

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bentreed I have been born again since the 1997 and I can testify that its a great thing to be Born again John 3: 3-6 I have never regretted. I know the only way you can be Ready to Meet your Creator is when you come to Him and Ask Him to be your Lord and Savior. As...

29 Jul 10

have you finish to read the bible completely??

lunatique @lunatique (84) 21 Jul 10

I'm 18 now and I hv living as a Christian for 18 years also. But i haven't finish raeding the whole bible. yeah, you can say I'm lazy about this kind of thing. I feel sory for it sometimes. Is it a must for christian to read the...

christian

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bentreed Am still Reading. But don't just read for the sake of reading to complete it. Ask the Holy Spirit to help you Understand it because it Him that Inspired the writers of the Bible

27 Jul 10