It was supposed to be in the hands of God.
That’s why when Jesus was crucified, her bore the weight of all our sin and shame. In his hands he took everything that separated us from the Father, all of our muck and our dirt and our filth. Just as Christ was buried, so was all of our sin. And as Jesus rose from the grave, as the stone was rolled away, he left all of that stuff in the tomb. Romans 5 says that just as one sin of Adam brought condemnation to all, Christ’s one act of righteousness has brought new life and a right relationship with God to all.
Jesus has done all of the work. Our righteousness is in his hands. We can not earn it. We can not work a little harder to achieve it. Jesus has already done it for all. All we have to do is accept his gift, his gift of grace.
Now does that mean we have a free pass to do whatever we want? Well, later in Romans, Paul goes on to address this question. He asks, should we keep on sinning so that God can show us more and more of his wonderful grace? Of course not!
He writes that since we have died to sin, how can we continue to live in it?
Let this be my encouragement for you today. Jesus’ triumph on the cross has crippled the power of sin in our lives once and for all. Our righteousness is found in Jesus Christ.
Lord, thank you that through Jesus we are made righteous in your eyes. Protect and guard our hearts to live each day for you and you alone. Amen.
Yes but this is useless information. You are not hitting on women, you are hitting on a woman, and they are not hitting on men, they are hitting on a man. That man or that woman has specific preferences that are completely unrelated to a mean average.

Also I think you're misremembering your OKCupid blog info with your rating - most women rate men they're not attracted to (the vast majority) 2/10 and the ones they are attracted to 10/10.

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Question, you said he bought you over to his place to take care of you. Was there anyone at your own place to look after you? Also, if a medical friend had to drop by and administer two bags of IV solution, you probably should have been in hospital. The cost doesn’t take precedence to your health. People die from dehydration in some food poisoning instances. After hours of you throwing up BF should have taken you to emergency. Oh, and if you take a turn for the worse, your EMT friend is in big trouble.We are into my favorite season- FALL! Along with Fall comes campfires, hot chocolate, cozy sweat shirts and trick or treat candy! Today I’m sharing just a few things that I’m really excited about this season!
Apple Cider Candle by Yankee Candle
This wonderful candle makes the house smell just like I have hot apple cider cooking on the stove! Last year I burned through one of the small candles, so I invested in a BIG one and I haven’t had one single regret!
Up Country Designer Dog/Cat collars
This style is called “Bella Floral Dog Collar.” This company has so many beautiful and well made collars, harnesses and gifts. I got so excited that I bought Bella this collar and one that has snowmen on it! I Love it!
Wet and Wild Eyeshadow Trio- Sweet as Candy
This was a purchase I made last year and it sat in my makeup caddy for awhile. But, I’ve rediscovered it and have been wearing this trio quite often this Fall. The colors compliment most eye colors and the price is right! $2.99 at Walgreens!
Archer Farms Peanut Butter and Jelly Trail Mix from Target
While not for those with peanut allergies, this mix is A-MAZING! I will admit that I pick out the sweet morsels and leave the peanuts and cranberries! haha! The trail mix comes in 2 sizes…a large bag (as shown) or as individual snack bags. YUM!
Electrolux Ergorapido Ultra Plus- 12 Volt Stick Vac
I love that this stick vac is cordless and holds a charge while I vacuum the kitchen (hardwood) floors and also the tile bathroom floors. My kids love to use this (SCORE!) and it’s only 5 pounds!! This stick vac was regularly $150, but with my 30% discount at Kohls, it was very affordable!
** Update: After using this product for a year or so, I decided to upgrade to something different.
It has a built in hand held mini vacuum for small clean up jobs too!
Sharing is caring in my book!! Please share what you are loving!!
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Love all of your ideas…Personally, I've never felt the appeal of Elizabeth Taylor. Admittedly, she's got something in Cleopatra (an excellent classic by the way). Worth losing an empire for? No, but something. Here, despite her role as a high-priced call-girl, that is to say as a woman who is a priori sexy, the appeal is nonetheless almost entirely lost on me. Apparently she's supposed to be some sort of Manhattan-based dominatrix whose out-of-the-mold approach—in sharp contrast to the prim and proper wives waiting patiently back in Connecticut—drives New York businessmen wild. Exactly what it is she's supposed to offer is all extremely murky, almost nonexistent, though, because in keeping with the mores of the bygone era of the early Sixties, such things are simply not discussed. The sex-appeal is stated rather than shown or felt. At least not felt by this reviewer. Maybe I'm gay?
Elizabeth Taylor meets Mr. Right (the utterly insipid Laurence Harvey) and chooses to "go right" by abandoning her sinful ways, but alas she ends up dead in an utterly predictable but oh-so-dramatic accident, evidently punished in Hays-Code-style retribution for her sins. As she tells her childhood friend, "I took money! You know what that makes me!?" The horror. Or rather, The! Horror!
Don't buy this movie. An infinitely superior movie mining the same vein is the nearly contemporaneous classic Breakfast at Tiffany's. (And just what is it about Hollywood making the same movie three times at once, never to return to the subject again? And why does Newsweek often have the same cover as Time? Must be a deep flaw of capitalism.) If it happens to come on, Butterfield 8 is worth watching for its anthropological value. It is a portal into a foreign country, a country which views sex as a matter of the gravest importance, yet a country in which the language and even the place names are the same as ours. In such a country it is difficult to imagine that sex can ever occur except by "lying back and thinking of the Queen". Today's Manhattan seems much closer to the polar opposite Sex and the City, in which the most intimate of human acts is treated as a banal, rather dull affair: "I should redo my nails. Or maybe go screw with that cute guy walking past? Er, I think I'll just order a salad. With carrots or tomatoes?" But Butterfield 8 presents sex as High! Drama! Which! Is! Utterly! Important! And! Meaningful! In this foreign country sex can't be fun and it certainly can't be done for money or gifts. Surely the truth is somewhere in between? A pox on both their houses.
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Elizabeth Taylor has to be one of the most beautiful women in the world.
But Cat on a Hot Tin Roof was better than Butterfiel 8. And so was Whose Afraid of Virginia Wolf?
Yet the truth about sex is mostly not inherent in the act; it's a question of what we make of it, which is in good part about how we make it.
Terrye,
You're right, Who's Afraid of Virginia Wollf is terrific. And she is good-looking, but good-looking isn't the same as attractive, not by a long chalk. She's petulant and bratty and selfish. Why would that be attractive?
She never thrilled me, either. Impossible to imagine doing "it" with her Highness. The one from that era that got me going was Natalie Wood. A gal imagination could cope with.
Buddy,
Yep, Natalie all the way. I've been on a Natalie kick lately so maybe I'll