Comments on March 23rd One Year Bible ReadingsTypePad2012-03-23T01:43:10ZOne Year Biblehttps://www.oneyearbibleblog.com/tag:typepad.com,2003:https://www.oneyearbibleblog.com/2012/03/march-23rd-one-year-bible-readings/comments/atom.xml/Duane Mclean commented on 'March 23rd One Year Bible Readings'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c5ebf53ef0163032e3c66970d2012-03-23T13:03:48Z2012-03-23T13:03:48ZDuane McleanJust like to comment about the hugs, I also believe we must be careful about how we hug. We need...<p>Just like to comment about the hugs, I also believe we must be careful about how we hug. We need to keep people who may interpret our hugs as acome on. If you feel you must give a hug to the opposite sex, simply hug but keep yur bodies from a full embrace. This will be a clear sign that your hugging has no other purpose than to acknowledge your appreciation and concern for that person. I also believe that we should let the Holy spirit direct us in this matter. Hugging is a way of acknowledging friendship and is usually given after we have astablished alittle bit of knowledge of a person we wish to show affection.</p>Ramona commented on 'March 23rd One Year Bible Readings'tag:typepad.com,2003:6a00d8341c5ebf53ef0167641ecb69970b2012-03-23T02:06:04Z2012-03-23T02:06:04ZRamonaNumbers 36:1-13 Again, we have God giving a personal answer to a dilemma the tribe of Manasseh found themselves. Valuing...<p>Numbers 36:1-13</p>
<p>Again, we have God giving a personal answer to a dilemma the tribe of Manasseh found themselves. Valuing their inheritance, the land that God had given them, they approached God about keeping the land inherited by Zelophehad’s daughters in the family. God is interested in all our concerns. Let us not think anything is too small to bring before Him.</p>
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Deuteronomy 1:1-46</p>
<p>Every time I read this passage, I am amazed at this miracle, taking forty years to do on an eleven-day journey. Now, that is some miracle. Sometimes, probably more times then we would care to admit, claiming our Promise is delayed by us, our own behavior; and before we can cross over the boundary line to get in, a lot of things in our lives must fall off as we amble in the wilderness making an eleven day trip into an extended vacation of forty years.</p>
<p>Mike—Your question about “Hugs,” giving them and probably receiving them, has hit a sore spot with me. I am a closed person only giving and receiving hugs from designated people, people who I have mentally cleared as appropriate to receive and give hugs too. I have given hugs to complete strangers after hearing from the Holy Spirit to do so but I always ask permission.</p>
<p>My aversion to “hugs” stems from two things, 1) my background—grew up with a lot of sexual abuse in home and in church. 2) Recently in my adult “role,” I attended a church on Tuesdays for Bible Study and ministry after work that always believed in hugging people. I decided to try to break my aversion to hugs there; however, predators were rampart there also (both male and female). Until I learn how to follow my instincts about how much closeness to allow some folks without fear of reprisals from the crowd (I always sensed who I should or shouldn’t allow to hug me and who to hug yet I allowed peer pressure to override my sense of danger). Interestingly I’m now finding out that this particular church knows there are a lot of predators in their midst because they are in the Times Square (NYC-USA) area, yet they continue to promote the group hug thing.</p>
<p>I realize that this is my own issue that needs to be healed, so for now, people can pass on my hugs through my designated huggers.</p>
<p>Grace and peace,<br />
Ramona<br />
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