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i always wonder when i post something positive or say i'm thankful for something why no one then asks me what's wrong. a good deal of the time i only post something like that to try to talk myself into it.
posted by melilotnfosco | 10:15 PM
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a) i already knew what was wrong
2) when you put it positively, as you did, most people assume it's a positive post, not a "this sucks but i'm trying to pretend it doesn't"
and yet when my friend jeanie posts something about GOD being sufficient or when my friend mel posted something about GOD being faithful recently, i know/knew to message them and ask why they posted those things
and i was right that there was something wrong
yes, but both of those sound like there were problems. When you quote Scripture and agree with it- and there isn't anything that would make someone question why you were, then it just makes sense to add and "amen!" and leave it at that.
As in "God is good." Why yes, He is, so I'll agree and not question why you happen to think that today, because it's always true. Granted, God is always sufficient and faithful, so I guess it comes down to context and the general assumed times we use these words.
P.S. It's a good thing when people assume that you're being positive!
it's nice of them to think i'm being positive. and it's nice that they agree that GOD is PROVIDER, but to me, the fact that i stressed 'needed' and the lack of an exclamation point (esp that) after 'thank you, LORD,' seem to indicate that i'm disappointed about something. and for those who know i'm job-hunting because my job is miserable, i would think that would make them go, 'hmm...'
i don't fault anyone for not asking, especially those who aren't as close (because maybe they don't know me well enough to notice, or maybe they don't feel close enough to ask). i just, i don't know...sometimes i just wonder about people's power of observation.
Yes, but you capitalize a lot! I just try to remember that you're not meaning to yell at me! :)
aww I didn't know your scripture quotes and positive messages were signals of distress. I honestly thought, like in the blog, you every now and then share something great you read in quiet time, or garnered from baseball bible study, or just that you were inspired to share positive things. Sometimes I write positive status updates in response to a good day, or good news, or something good that happened to others... I guess it's just a difference in our use of FB, because unless my day was catastrophically or comically bad (as in the kid punching me in the eye), I don't think I would share on FB. I'll try to be more perceptive but I don't read into words or punctuation use as much as others might. >:D<
i only capitalize GOD words, unless i'm on fb and can't italicize and want to put stress on something.
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