Why does God promise me things that I can't get???? :) I'm a nice person. I deserve some happiness, I really do. http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,492900#msg-492900 Sun, 19 May 2013 17:23:19 -0700 Phorum 5.2.7 http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,728565#msg-728565 Re: Why does God promise me things that I can't get???? http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,728565#msg-728565



Anyway I wanted to share a story from this weekend for Lucreziag that was told to me by my friend's sister on how she met her hubby...

I have another story for you...My friends sister met her hubby online. She was in her early 30's, her MOM had just died and she went online to log in and do some work and there was this AOL chat for 30 somethings...she watched a while and then some guy came on and asked if there was anyone from PA in there and she said yeah and they got to talking. He told her he was heavy metal drummer, and she was like I almost logged off (she's a director in a top accounting firm here in philly) anyway he types..."This is where most women stop talking to me" and she cracked up and stayed on and talked with him...so it got to the point where she was rushing home from work to see if he was online...then they took it to IM...then he gave her his phone number (this is over the course of weeks/months) and she said it took her 3 weeks to get up the nerve to call him... (now she's not an ugly woman, she's a hefty chunky gal, and she's kind of got a quirky nose but she's not unattractive either...she's got a really cool bubbly personality, but not overbearing and she's just geeky) (I'm the same way so are most of my friends etc.)

Long story short she had completely given up on ever finding love, between work and her low self-esteem and everything else she thought FORGET IT it's not happening and had resolved herself to it...Damn it if she doesn't call him and they spend like 5 hours talking the first night, then they start talking every night (He's in Pittsburg she's in Philly)...OK they decide to visit...HE insisted he drive to Philly (6 hours) She's nervous as hell thinking OH forget it...she said they met and it was like that initial awkwardness was replaced by the fact they knew each other already from all the previous conversations...So he spent the next YEAR driving 6 hours to Philly spending the weekend then driving back Sunday night, just to be with her every weekend.

Eventually he moved to Philly and they are now married...two months after he moved in her dad passed and he was there to help her through it...it's like one of those things I THINK happens when it's meant to. I have HOPE that MAYBE if she can find a guy, when she's completely given up... I can too...A good guy...and, as an aside it's a trip too see them together because he's all goth/industrial looking with peircings and she's the nerdy/classically dressed tax accountant...THEY ARE ADORABLE TOGETHER it's like absolutely a match made only in heaven so... don't give up hope!]]> janedoepa General Discussion Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:00:46 -0700 http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,698082#msg-698082 Re: Why does God promise me things that I can't get???? http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,698082#msg-698082 morrioghan posted:
I don't believe this... I'm too old for a chance to find my "soul mate" now. Plus, who wants a fat chick with kids?! LOL I've already come to terms with the fact that I'm going to be alone for a very long time.
I identify. I've pretty much given up on the soulmate thing. Either way, you have to get to a point where you can depend on yourself.

I mean, I know what it's like to be alone. I don't mean something like "unpopular-alone". And actually there have been some pretty cool people I have known in spurts that it's unfair for me to group with... well... scum of the earth shit-heads who I was using inasmuch as they were using me.

I mean that I just might know what someone who went to a prison for a non-violent crime might feel like! (Even though, just for the record, that's only a guess because I have no criminal record.) I know what it's like to be totally neglected and to realize that there's no-one to reach out to.

I don't mean to make this as depressing as it feels describing it. (I'm not really comfortable talking about it anymore and I'm at the point where it upsets me to talk about it.) I just mean that I know how to be resourceful and look out for myself. Only teenage runaways or war veterans are the only types of people who have previously felt the kind of alienation that I'm so familiar with. Even though I don't move around a lot, I feel like a drifter and I have the skills to match. And that is totally cool to be able to know how to help yourself when you hit a brick wall with expecting things from other people!

It's not as depressing as it sounds. If someone rejects you, you should be able to act like a man or a woman about it and let it go. I personally felt awful for all the rejection that I faced after the only relationship I was in. When I was 19-21 I would have no problem approaching a woman. Now I let them entirely take the lead because

1) The woman is going to reject me about something unverified without making any effort to verify where a communication gap may be.

and

2) Some dude is going to be completely rude, interrupt my conversation, and become entirely possessive to the extent that I don't have a single chance to continue talking.

Now I get rejected ALL the time. But I still have to take care of myself because if I'm going to act like I'm a 28 year old man and not a little spoiled bratty boy, I'll have to take care of myself first. And I'm very happy that I'll never accept a woman starting whatever thing she may be doing with me on the condition that I get hurt.

So, if you take care of yourself you should be able to know where to go from there. Don't wait for someone to appreciate you. Start loving yourself and if other people can't appreciate what you have to offer let it go.]]> themikenesedude General Discussion Thu, 21 May 2009 20:22:00 -0700 http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,697973#msg-697973 Re: Why does God promise me things that I can't get???? http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,697973#msg-697973 morrioghan General Discussion Thu, 21 May 2009 20:48:26 -0700 http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,697767#msg-697767 Re: Why does God promise me things that I can't get???? http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,697767#msg-697767
Lucreziag:

I saw something on TV while I was on my exercise bike tonight...Ya know PINK the singer??? OK well apparently, her hubby called her dad, with the marriage proposal, and said I think your daughter is the most amazing woman I've ever met and I would like your permission to marry her. (Or something to that effect) Romantic right? Well...one of her friends was talking about it and said that he was the type of guy who STUCK AROUND...he let her push him away and dealt with her working crap out until she (Pink) realized that HE was REALLY in love with her, she could trust him/she knew he wasn't going to hurt her and he wasn't going anywhere....

OK so...I think what I got out of that is the fact that that old adage "there's a lid for every pot" might really be true. (I've witnessed this same thing with my best friend and her NOW hubby. She gave him a hard time because she was so scared of being hurt again) There was one particular day where she literally got into an argument with him, slammed his car door and went into the apartment thinking he'd left and it was over, only to come back out and find him still sitting in his car in the parking lot...he wasn't going anywhere. He later told me that he knew what Linda was going through and he wasn't going to be chased away. I have been similarly hurt and it's not that I DON'T want men's attention or attraction/relationship it's that I fear it (it's insecurity and it's fear and overall shyness)

I think, lucreziag, there IS someone for everyone and you WILL find you right mate/soul mate some day. I think we all will, it's just a matter of waiting for it patiently and continuing to dream and hope and live our lives.

OK th eMelatonin is kicking in and I'm making a TON of typing/spelling errors so I gotta get to bed! Hang in there gal!]]> janedoepa General Discussion Thu, 21 May 2009 18:59:39 -0700 http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,697728#msg-697728 Re: Why does God promise me things that I can't get???? http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,697728#msg-697728 FuzzyDunlop posted:
I bet God plays videogames. Probably the Wii. Yea, definitely. I mean you're alive for an eternity what else are you going to do?

Unfortunately they dont have component cables in heaven so all his Wii games look like shit on his 2000 foot plasma.

God always lays down his wrath in the Deathmatches over the "Nightmare" challenge-level of "Doom" (especially since he's the first one who knows all of the cheats). Oh, and if he is really a conscientious and tasteful God, he has all the Marvel games developed for Sega Genesis!

And he has the fastest internet connection with all the pr0n in the world. Yep, every Christy Canyon movie known to man.

By the way, you didn't hear this from me, but he's a huge closeted "Leisure Suit Larry" fan! ;P]]> themikenesedude General Discussion Thu, 21 May 2009 18:51:47 -0700 http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,697620#msg-697620 Re: Why does God promise me things that I can't get???? http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,697620#msg-697620
Unfortunately they dont have component cables in heaven so all his Wii games look like shit on his 2000 foot plasma.]]> FuzzyDunlop General Discussion Thu, 21 May 2009 17:59:46 -0700 http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,697500#msg-697500 Re: Why does God promise me things that I can't get???? http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,697500#msg-697500 themikenesedude General Discussion Thu, 21 May 2009 16:54:28 -0700 http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,697498#msg-697498 Re: Why does God promise me things that I can't get???? http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,697498#msg-697498 johnny_ripper posted:
Shouldn't religion be about moral values? instead of fighting about if it's right or wrong?

No, morals are boring. I'd rather prefer to see Muhammad Ali and Tyson go head-to-head for a fight promoting religious expression on the Israel/Palestine border.]]> themikenesedude General Discussion Thu, 21 May 2009 16:53:03 -0700 http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,697493#msg-697493 Re: Why does God promise me things that I can't get???? http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,697493#msg-697493 jhendon7 posted:
I think God surfs. Why wouldn't he?

You know what? You're right!!

Will Ferrell on God

Unfortunately, my God does not surf. Since he is James Dean, he drives a Spyder... that he will arise from on the Judgement Day when all Ford owners shall be in Hell, and Toyota drivers can rock out with James Dean in Heaven (which, by the way, is a beach filled to the brim with beach-betties). Jimmy Dean would arise from the grave with a flaming skull like Ghost Rider (because unfortunately dead celebrities don't preserve as well as regular cadavers; but also it would look really, really cool).

But I'm considering taking it up with the cardinal of the James Dean Fan-Club in Rome to ask if there can be a revision so that our God can surf!

Next step, wedding-chapels in Vegas and the cult of James Dean invades Graceland.

And then once I can get a bunch of followers to kiss ass they can spend all of their time and money in the cult making the best damn pizzas imaginable. :P]]> themikenesedude General Discussion Thu, 21 May 2009 16:51:04 -0700 http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,697169#msg-697169 Re: Why does God promise me things that I can't get???? http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,697169#msg-697169 jhendon7 General Discussion Thu, 21 May 2009 14:27:54 -0700 http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,697159#msg-697159 Re: Why does God promise me things that I can't get???? http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,697159#msg-697159 kimsophia posted:
God is everywhere so he's surfing with everyone surfing :)

Nice conclusion :)
"Everybody surfin' now... C'mon, lemme show you how..."

Whoops. Sorry, that was a song for another band's forum :P

Oh, it still has not been proven whether or not God surfs, but it HAS been scientifically proven that Charlie don't surf.]]> themikenesedude General Discussion Thu, 21 May 2009 14:24:26 -0700 http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,696423#msg-696423 Re: Why does God promise me things that I can't get???? http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,696423#msg-696423 Contradictio In Terminis posted:
FuzzyDunlop posted:
...

didn't read


ohh thats too bad because i apologized and said i agreed with you completely]]> FuzzyDunlop General Discussion Thu, 21 May 2009 10:48:35 -0700 http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,695761#msg-695761 Re: Why does God promise me things that I can't get???? http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,695761#msg-695761
Nice conclusion :)]]> kimsophia General Discussion Thu, 21 May 2009 06:24:59 -0700 http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,695503#msg-695503 Re: Why does God promise me things that I can't get???? http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,695503#msg-695503
Both that and if you want a forum.nin.com thread to run for 50 pages, just put "God" in the title (but I never said that ;P ).

"SLC Punk" - Jesus Acid Trip Scene]]> themikenesedude General Discussion Thu, 21 May 2009 01:25:22 -0700 http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,694279#msg-694279 Re: Why does God promise me things that I can't get???? http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,694279#msg-694279 www.cbc.ca]

I dunno, why does God allow this, ^^ when it states specifically in the Bible

posted:
13And they brought young children to him, that he should touch them: and his disciples rebuked those that brought them.

14But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for of such is the kingdom of God.

15Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall not enter therein.

16And he took them up in his arms, put his hands upon them, and blessed them.

NKJV

Shakes the faith a little ya know?]]> pandora114 General Discussion Wed, 20 May 2009 18:07:34 -0700 http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,693834#msg-693834 Re: Why does God promise me things that I can't get???? http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,693834#msg-693834 FuzzyDunlop posted:
...

didn't read

but I'm sure somewhere in your mind you think that you totally pwned me.

however...

this would be the sum of your words...

http://www.kiwicrossing.com/drrussell/images/mosquito.gif

and this would be the sum of my thoughts...

http://www.omniscopic.com/blog/uploaded_images/OrionNebula-774263.jpg

In other words...you barely register.]]> Contradictio In Terminis General Discussion Wed, 20 May 2009 13:49:50 -0700 http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,693601#msg-693601 Re: Why does God promise me things that I can't get???? http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,693601#msg-693601 johnny_ripper General Discussion Wed, 20 May 2009 12:00:56 -0700 http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,693566#msg-693566 Re: Why does God promise me things that I can't get???? http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,693566#msg-693566 Fuzzypumper posted:
O HAI GUYS! I POSTED NIN LYRICS IN A NIN MESSAGE BOARD BECUZ I'M SO CLEVER LOLOLOLOLOL.
]]> Imaginary_Kevin General Discussion Wed, 20 May 2009 11:48:48 -0700 http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,693561#msg-693561 Re: Why does God promise me things that I can't get???? http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,693561#msg-693561 Contradictio In Terminis posted:
However, if you were to manage to actually bring forth substantial harm to my belief system (if you could figure out how you could harm it then really you probably wouldn't want to) then maybe I would go to such extremes

well at least you admit that you are insecure about your beliefs.

Im sure you'll just give that same bullshit line that im putting words in your mouth, so ill write this one on the wall for you:

In the scenario you just described, i unequivocally proved you wrong and your response was to turn to violence instead of doing what was sensible, and that is changing beliefs.

And again I point out that turning to violence to the point of murdering someone when proven wrong is almost exclusive to religion.

stop saying its human nature. its only human nature insofar as thats a human response when you invest in something so much emotionally and spiritually. nothing even comes close to asking for the same size investment as religion, thus it is religion ONLY. sure, there have been a handful of political assassinations, but thats nothing compared to the wars fought in the name of god. there are no suicide bombers going after Keynesian economists for a reason.

Also, please keep more of these gems coming

posted:
borderlines you attempting to defile our virgin daughter...

Thusly, when we rape, not only your mind frame, but the whore that is your daughter, don't get mad...because you were asking for it the entire time...

reading your posts is like watching a monkey jumping around his cage, flinging his own shit everywhere.]]> FuzzyDunlop General Discussion Wed, 20 May 2009 11:47:27 -0700 http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,692992#msg-692992 Re: Why does God promise me things that I can't get???? http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,692992#msg-692992 Fuzzypumper General Discussion Wed, 20 May 2009 07:23:58 -0700 http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,692890#msg-692890 Re: Why does God promise me things that I can't get???? http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,692890#msg-692890
all that shit you guys are spewing that is in good fun, borderlines you attempting to defile our virgin daughter...

Thusly, when we rape, not only your mind frame, but the whore that is your daughter, don't get mad...because you were asking for it the entire time...

The sad part is, is that you feel that you are the end all be all and that you are laughing at "people like me" however there is a large group of beings who don't even need computers and cells phones to communicate with each half way across the planet who are laughing their "extra-dimensional" heads off at you poor piss sniffing monkeys.]]> Contradictio In Terminis General Discussion Wed, 20 May 2009 06:07:59 -0700 http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,692888#msg-692888 Re: Why does God promise me things that I can't get???? http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,692888#msg-692888 FuzzyDunlop posted:
Contradictio In Terminis posted:
That's people in general.
No, thats religion. if you were wearing a red shirt, and i said it was blue, your response wouldnt be to cut off my head and place it on an alter. or maybe it would be, since clearly your mental health is as stable as a man who is wearing 40 foot stilts during an earthquake.

....who has vertigo.


since clearly my mental health...funny, you are judging what is going on in my head based on a few ones and zeros you find on the internet, yet I'm the unstable one?

Sorry, but again, as I said...

You cannot prove me wrong, so if you attempted to do just that I would look at you like you are crazy...

Now, if you attempt to do something along the lines of defiling my virgin daughter by raping her, then yes...I would cut off your head and sacrifice you upon an altar...

You trying to get that flaccid member that you call your reason up enough to combat my beliefs isn't enough to defile my virgin daughter that is my belief system...

So you are safe...

However, if you were to manage to actually bring forth substantial harm to my belief system (if you could figure out how you could harm it then really you probably wouldn't want to) then maybe I would go to such extremes

And no, it's not just religion...

It's people...

It's human nature...

Now, you can call me crazy all you like, just don't run your mouth. Cause really, you'll only wind up swallowing your own tongue.]]> Contradictio In Terminis General Discussion Wed, 20 May 2009 06:05:17 -0700 http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,692704#msg-692704 Re: Why does God promise me things that I can't get???? http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,692704#msg-692704
SUBMIT, ALREADY.]]> Imaginary_Kevin General Discussion Wed, 20 May 2009 01:10:47 -0700 http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,692677#msg-692677 Re: Why does God promise me things that I can't get???? http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,692677#msg-692677 Vendetta11 posted:
I don't think Jesus would ever tell someone "I will fuck your shit up"........ Just saying.

I wish Jesus would say that, though. That'd rock! Another Sunday School icon I'd have loved to hear take that quote around 28 years ago would be Captain Kangaroo.

I also would like there to be a third testament where Jesus says "I will destroy the rise of the machines!" I'd enjoy that.]]> themikenesedude General Discussion Wed, 20 May 2009 00:33:00 -0700 http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,692640#msg-692640 Re: Why does God promise me things that I can't get???? http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,692640#msg-692640 DRanged691 posted:
I can't believe this thread is still open.

We're trying to find out where God is. He's supposed to deliver us a pizza. This thread, therefore, will never end...

Bergman Coke Commercial

"Meaning Of Life" - "Fighting Each Other"]]> themikenesedude General Discussion Tue, 19 May 2009 23:58:54 -0700 http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,692578#msg-692578 Re: Why does God promise me things that I can't get???? http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,692578#msg-692578 Contradictio In Terminis posted:
That's people in general.
No, thats religion. if you were wearing a red shirt, and i said it was blue, your response wouldnt be to cut off my head and place it on an alter. or maybe it would be, since clearly your mental health is as stable as a man who is wearing 40 foot stilts during an earthquake.

....who has vertigo.

Vendetta11 posted:
I don't think Jesus would ever tell someone "I will fuck your shit up"........ Just saying.

not jesus, no. but unfortunately such garbage can be found in the old testament, where god is "arguably the most unpleasant character in all fiction: jealous and proud of it; a petty, unjust, unforgiving control-freak; a vindictive, bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser; a misogynistic, homophobic, racist, infanticidal, genocidal, filicidal, pestilential, megalomaniacal, sadomasochistic, capriciously malevolent bully"

A cookie to whoever knows who said that =)]]> FuzzyDunlop General Discussion Tue, 19 May 2009 23:01:38 -0700 http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,692332#msg-692332 Re: Why does God promise me things that I can't get???? http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,692332#msg-692332 Vendetta11 General Discussion Tue, 19 May 2009 20:57:34 -0700 http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,692255#msg-692255 Re: Why does God promise me things that I can't get???? http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,692255#msg-692255 DRanged691 General Discussion Tue, 19 May 2009 20:24:10 -0700 http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,692241#msg-692241 Re: Why does God promise me things that I can't get???? http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,692241#msg-692241 fleshwnd General Discussion Tue, 19 May 2009 20:16:40 -0700 http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,691740#msg-691740 Re: Why does God promise me things that I can't get???? http://forum.nin.com/bb/read.php?7,492900,691740#msg-691740
Can't belief-systems just keep their hands off of the medical fields? I mean, it would make sense for everyone to get upset if the government had a lot more to do with lobbies like the MPAA and RIAA and the DMCA w/ the software industry (like the U. S. govt. has), instead of putting that money and resources towards something actually important: Like healthcare, foster-kids, feeding the hungry, stopping wars and promoting peace...]]> themikenesedude General Discussion Tue, 19 May 2009 14:33:05 -0700