{"id":5894,"date":"2016-01-21T10:18:52","date_gmt":"2016-01-21T16:18:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/?p=5894"},"modified":"2026-02-27T07:39:59","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T13:39:59","slug":"just-as-we-are","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/customwordpresssites.com\/mjb\/2016\/01\/21\/just-as-we-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Just as we are"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

God totally, unconditionally, loves us just as we are.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And, we are creatures of desire, of yearnings and hopes, longing for more—betterment, growth and newness.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Personally, I am a very restless creature who is frequently discontent and living with a wandering heart and mind; I feel like I am always having conversations with God about what adventures I am missing out on—even though my life is abundantly blessed and graced right here, right now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I’ve written about this before<\/a>. I am conscious that this will be a lifelong struggle for me. I hate to admit it, but I might be a bit of an adventure addict.<\/p>\n\n\n

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Even so, until I watched this video, it never occurred to me that my cycles of dissatisfaction are breaking the 9th and 10th commandments:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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