Write about a time when you didn’t take action but wish you had.  What would you do differently?

Write about a time when you didn’t take action but wish you had. What would you do differently?

This is a question that I have made a lot of changes in my overall behavior because I should have never been scammed out of $24,550 dollars in Western Union Funds and money by 20 women whom I have been in contact with during a 35 year period.  It has taken me 14 years to forgive my ex wife.   I have consulted with Jesus Christ.  I also worked on my behavior by enrolling in an Anger Management class for 4 years.  I had to attend Church on a regular basis and I participated in Self Help Groups for a total of 33 years now.  Currently,  I want to inform all of you that God is doing for me more than I am doing for myself.   I am taking full responsibility for my actions and emotions.  My AA Sponsors helped me to recover and cope with my mental illness.  These women have taken advantage of me because of my Schizoid Affective Disorder and Schizophrenia.  God Loves You and So Do I.  God Bless All of You.

Character Defects

Were ready to ask God to remove our defects of character Step 6

Step 6 is a separation of people from themselves and others. When it comes to this step, we will have to prepare to let go of everything that is completely bothering us. Step 6 is like a mania, which is an object of excessive madness. Therefore, we must ask God to remove the madness in your life. Character defects are called sins.

God begins to work in our lives. Our foundation has to be prepared for our situations. These defects of character hurt us. They have also delayed us. Read Romans 7:14-25. This is called struggling with sin. Defects are the absence of something necessary or useful toward perfection. Read Genesis 1:31 and Isaiah 59:2. Character is its features and qualities that set you apart from others, such as unbelievers. Your character is what people know you by. It distinguishes who you are.

Next, I am asking God to remove all of these undesirable traits. Deeply ingrained patterns of behavior; which are called habits. A habit is a behavioral pattern that has been done numerous of times. This means that you have done it for an extended period of time. When it comes to generational curses, which are roots and branches are messed up through families. This is a cycle. They will not vanish overnight. We must be intentional in our own behavior with God.
God’s righteousness is credited to me. Through the power of the Holy Ghost sanctification takes place. Read Colossians 1:13. We begin to find a peace of joy, myself. People begin to say that I remember when. Replace all of our defects of character with good intentions. God will make your life better.

Read Luke 6:19. This is when power was coming from Him. Jesus Christ was healing everyone that came to Him. Read 2nd Corinthians 5:17. A complete transformation of our life is done through the power of the Holy Ghost. We begin to ask God to bind up our evil speaking, pride, and bad spirits. Read Ephesians 1:21. He is far above all principalities, powers right now and in the world to come. Read Galatians 5:22-23 and 2nd Corinthians 5:18-20. Read Ephesians 2:13. A lack of power was my dilemma. Trade our character defects for Godly character. We are ambassadors of Jesus Christ. A tradition is something that is passed down. Read 1st John 2:23. Whoever has acknowledged the Father has acknowledged the Son also. Read Titus 2:14. Character defects are sins.

Read Ezekiel 36:26-27. The new life that we reach in Jesus Christ, we become a brand new person. Read 2nd Corinthians 4:3-4. This is called Spiritual Blindness. We must be willing to trade in our filthy mouth, cheating, porn, dishonesty, immorality, and our broken down self. Read 2nd Corinthians 2:10. This is the model of me. God is putting the pieces together. Friendships are restored as well as favor from estrangement.
1.Reconciliation with God
2.Pardon is excuse of an offense without penalty. It is an official release from punishment. The offender is release custody. Read Psalms 103:12.

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Do Not Boast About Tomorrow!!

We Should Not Boast About Tomorrow!!  By Anthony Joseph Hopkins April 22, 2024

      Do you think that we should boast about tomorrow?  The answer to this question is no.  The reason why is because tomorrow is not here yet.  This is the reason why we should take our time because tomorrow is distant. 

Boasting about tomorrow is a sin in itself because it is not promised to any of us.  I want you to know that we cannot pre plan anything anyway.  This is simply because it is not promised to us.  Instead of saying we shall do this or that tomorrow: We will go and do such and such a thing. 

For your life itself is a vapor that appears for a little while.  For what is your life anyway.  Man is like a breath, and his days are a passing shadow; Psalms 144:4. 

      Let’s look at the definition of the word tomorrow.  Tomorrow means on the day after today.

A vapor is a cluster or a mist of air that is around for a short period of time.  Eventually it goes away.  That is all life is at this time, it is air or a vapor that lasts for a short period of time.  This is what life it is like. 

      Do you know that in the Bible, a thousand years is one day?  A thousand years is like a day.  2nd Peter 3:8 says a thousand years is like one day and a thousand years is like one day. 

When it comes to this topic, it is only a version of time.  Life itself is a piece of history.  History is a study of the human past.  It has a lot to do with our time on earth. 

Psalms 139:16 says: Your eyes saw my substance, being yet unformed. And in Your book, they all were written, the days fashioned for me, when as yet there were none of them.  This means that God knows exactly how long we are going to live.  God even knows how long every living thing are going to live.  When it comes to life itself, it has been pre-determined by God Himself. 

 Job 14:5 says:  Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass.

      God knows all things about mankind.  Seeing his days are determined, the number of his months are with thee, thou hast appointed his bounds that he cannot pass.  This means that God knows us according to the months are with thee. 

 This means God even knows us according to our months, days, hours, steps, and boundaries that mankind cannot pass. God even count our steps that we take each day.

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What makes you nervous?

What makes you nervous?

What is making me nervous is a number of things.  First, I want to say is that my physical health has declined during the past 15 years.   This is because I am suffering from Diabetes.  I didn’t know that I had Diabetes in the first place.   Perhaps it was my weight that had increased throughout the years.   I know that my physical body is perishing because of my age.  I am only 58-year-old.  I am losing my hormone levels have decreased considerably since 2015.  During the past 10 years; I have been taking too much medication as well.   I will admit that I was taking Zyprexa for a considerable amount of time.   This is the reason why I am suffering from Glaucoma and Cataracts as well as memory problems

Next, I want to inform all of you that I am suffering from Schizoid Affective Disorder and Schizophrenia.  I have been suffering from the disease since Tuesday July 15 1997.  Therefore what is making me nervous is my physical and mental health issues have worsen since 1997.  I know that I have been eating vegetables and fruit a lot lately.   My life at this point of time is not getting better. Second,  I have been suffering from stomach ulcers since Wednesday November 26th 1996.  I will admit that I have been under a lot of stress for an extended period of time.  Positively I have been clean and sober for 33 years now. Another thing that is making me nervous is our young people have been committing violent crimes since 1980.  I am praying for everyone worldwide right now.   Lord Jesus I thank you for waking me up this morning.  I thank you for allowing me to spend time with my family members.  I thank you Lord Jesus for helping me to grow spiritually since 2015.  Thank you Lord Jesus for all that you have done for me throughout my life.   Lord Jesus I love you and I will always need you because I cannot do this by myself.  I will always need you before you need me.  I am still growing as a Christian Man.   Thank you for accepting me and loving me for the person that I am.  In Jesus Name I pray Amen.

How do you unwind after a demanding day?

How do you unwind after a demanding day?

How do I unwind after a demanding day?  The first thing I do is thank God for allowing me to wake up today.  I also thank God for being with me during the day.  I eat dinner around 6:00pm.   I read the Bible and work on the 12 Steps of AA.  I watch the local news and go directly to bed before 1:00am.   I look over my essays throughout the day.   I unwind usually by taking a bath and take my medication for seizures before I go to bed.   Lord Jesus, I Love You very much.   I Thank You for allowing me to relax and meditate three times per day.   Lord Jesus I am willing to serve you in any capacity.   Lord Jesus please give me wisdom and Knowledge that only comes directly from You.  Please monitor my progress 🙏.  Writing also helps me to relax and free my mind from stress.  Lord Jesus please pray for me because my body is physically and mentally sick right now.   Lord Jesus enable me to maintain my memory 🙏.  Lord Jesus thank you for everything that you have done for me.  Please forgive me of all of my sins and transgressions from the past and present.  Lord Jesus; I know that I am not able to pay my student loans anymore.   I do not have a job working anywhere.  My job at the present is to write about my overall behavior and my relationship with You.  Life is good for me because I am very grateful to be clean and sober right now.  Lord Jesus; I thank you for leading me in my right frame of mind.   I love all of Your Creation.  I am supposed to respect others and love everyone including myself.   Lord Jesus I am ready to share Your Good News with everyone.  Please lead me in the right direction and help me to become successful as a Man of God.

What Does It Mean being Myself?      What does it mean being myself?  First, I want to inform all of you that I was born on Thursday June 24, 1965 at 7:30PM.  My mother was gifted.  I guess that since I had a C+ Grade Point Average in School, I thought everything was well. Second, I want to say that It has taken me a lot longer to do things.  For example, I did not do very well in math in school.  I did very well in all of my other subjects in school except math.  As long as I know how to count my money, I am fine.  I cannot say that because God has other plans for me.  I mean!!  I might have to attend school again.      Third, I want to inform all of you that I have changed a whole lot.  My overall behavior has changed because I do not argue with other people anymore.  I have to literally resolve all of my issues with other people.  God has helped me a lot!!  I know that I am a person, who has above average intelligence.  My therapist and I are working on a No Medication Approach.  The reason why the therapist would only like for me to write down everything that is feasible for me. Fourth, I love listening to music.  I love listening to music with a meaning.  I am saying that I like listening to music that makes me think about how I have managed to earn a College Degree in Interdisciplinary Studies and Social Work.     Fifth, I want to inform all of you that I am very intelligent.  I am a person who do not like to argue with the next person.  I am doing the best I can to listen to God.  I will admit that I have been dealing with my own issues for the past 13 years now.  I know that it is not very easy having Schizophrenia and Schizoid Affective Disorder at the same time.  I have to be perfectly frank by saying that it has not been easy dealing with a mental illness.      Sixth, I want to say that there are people who use vulgarity towards me.  I know that this is a very serious problem that affects millions of people worldwide.  I know that I am a person; who likes to listen to other people talk. I have been sad because my mother and sister passed away six years ago.  I really accept what people say.  However, if I say something in return, certain people do not accept what I tell them.  This is the reason why I prefer to be by myself for a while.  What does it mean being myself?  I want to inform all of you that I always listen to other people, more than they listen to me. Finally, I want to inform all of you that I have had success in my life.  For Instance, I have written three books in my life.  I have written two books in one year. My mother is very proud of me for being the person that I am today.  Although I do not have any children of my own.  This is because my mother wanted me to have children before she died.  Mom and I used to talk at great length every single day.  My sister wanted me to go with her everywhere she went.  I miss both of them!! In Conclusion, I want to say that I am still learning about life as well as the meaning of it.  I am a changed man.  I have been clean and sober for 33 years now.  I have been keeping to myself as of late because I have been spending time with God.  May 2, 1990 is my date of sobriety.  May 2, 1990 was on a Wednesday back then.  I went to treatment one month later.I have a lot of physical problems right now.  I had back surgery last year before the Thanksgiving Holiday.  I have been having back problems for over 25 years now.  I have had too many health problems since Sunday July 25, 1982.  What happened on that day is that I had a Grand Mal Seizure.  Otherwise, I am doing fine.  Please keep me and my family members in your prayers.  Thanks!!

What Are You Thinking About?

What Are You Thinking About?

Good Day Everyone!!  My name is Anthony Joseph Hopkins and I am from Dayton, Ohio.  I am talking about a topic called What Are You Thinking About?  This is an essay that is based on what I am thinking about right now. 

Next, I have been thinking about numerous of things during the past three months.  I know that I have been trying to resolve a discrepancy between management and the residents who live at Wentworth Hi Rise Apartments located in Dayton, Ohio.

Further, I can only focus on what I am thinking about at the present time.  For Instance, I want to inform all of you that I know that the residents who live inside of my apartment building are using heavy drugs and drinking alcohol each day.

What Are You Thinking About?  This is a good question that everyone should ask themselves each day.  The only person who is able to answer this question is God.  I can only focus on myself and no one else.  I know that I had been going to the hospital on a regular basis for treatments of Kidney Disease and Diabetes.  I also have been consulting with my doctor on a monthly basis.

Moreover, I know that my life at this time has been messed up.  The residents who live inside of my apartment building really do not care about each other.  I know that I have to take a walk each day of the week.

In Addition, I have been thinking about moving out of state for the third time in my entire life.  I know that Dayton, Ohio is not as progressive as I once thought.  The cost of living in the Dayton, Ohio Area is going up every six months.  The bus fare in the Dayton, Ohio area is going to increase to $2.50 Cents by January 2026. 

Also, I want to say that incomes are not going to increase.  It will only get worse because it is going to increase crime inside of the city.  During the past three years, crime has increased for the third straight year.  I really do not know what is going on in the Dayton, Ohio.

In Conclusion, I want to inform all of you that my family members are doing their own thing right now.  I have been talking to my family members as of late.  My own family members are going through what I went through 34 years ago.  My nephews are not listening to me because the women that are involved in their lives are engaging in illicit behavior.

Finally, I want to inform all of you that I have been trying to assist anyone who have problems with their relationships.  Whereas, my nieces are doing better than their own siblings and cousins.  I know that my life at the moment is upside down.

In Summary, I want all of you to know that I am very concerned about my family members and children who are involved in dysfunctional family problems.  What am I thinking at the moment?  I am thinking about my family members in the Dayton, Ohio Area as well as other areas inside of the United States.  I have been trying to apply for a job working at a library or a pharmacy in the Dayton, Ohio Area.

My way of thinking has changed because of the environment that I am currently living at the present time.  I have to write each day in order to resolve inner conflicts that I am having with the residents.

What Are You Thinking About?  I have so much on my mind right now that I might as well move out of my apartment.  I have been living inside of Wentworth Hi Rise Apartments for 13 years now.  The rent itself is increasing and incomes are decreasing each year.  I really do not know exactly what is going on with my family members, but I have to allow everyone to resolve their own problems.

Frankly, I can only focus on myself and no one else right now.  God is helping me to solve all of my problems at the moment.  I have to start solving my problems with God’s help. 

I know that I have to save enough money to move either out of state or relocate to a new neighborhood in the Dayton, Ohio Area.  I know that young people today have more issues than I did when I was their age.  You know something, I have to allow God to resolve all of our issues at His Own Pace!!  People do not know me and they are making assumptions about people that they do not know.

Society at Large has changed a whole lot during the past 30 years now.  I know when I was in college, I paid my rent where I was living at during that time.  I was working three jobs during a five-year period.

Fortunately, people are making choices that are affecting them really bad.  I know that God is with me and inside of me right now.  The Holy Spirit is something that I will always cherish inside of me.  I am very happy that I do not have any children because I will have to work for the rest of my life.

What am I thinking about?  I am thinking about my family members.  I know that my siblings and I really do not speak to each other.  Some of my siblings do not speak to me because I tell them the truth to their faces.  I know that I am a sinner leading other sinners to a better way of life.

I am thinking about moving out of state because it will give me a better peace of mind.  I can only focus on what is better for me right now.  My AA Sponsor have me working the 12 Steps of AA Recovery.  Life itself is really what you are making of it.  At least for me, I am able to obtain my education and seek employment.  I know that my life has been filled with ups and downs.  During the past 15 years, I have gone from being inside of a State Psychiatric Hospital to writing three books.  Thank You for reading my essay called what are you thinking about?