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make Him proud 21 Jul 2011 12:14 #111871

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The article about pride in resisting temptation in one of the recent Chizuk e-mails struck a chord in me. I've always had a thing about wanting my (real) father to be proud of me and, like most parent issues, I've transferred that onto Abba.

Today I was downloading a large stash of contraband, and towards the end was watching the progress, just waiting for it to finish, when the thought struck me to cancel the download right now. As usual, I argued to myself that I had already invested a fair amount of time in downloading it, and I should just let it finish so I could see what it contained. I could delete it immediately afterwards if I still wanted to.

Usually, I try to restrain myself with thoughts of how guilty I will feel afterwards and what a waste of time it all is, but this time I asked myself 'How proud would it make G-d if I turned it off right at the hardest moment?'

That worked. I clicked cancel, stopped the download and deleted the details from the download history. One tiny, positive step, but I'm proud of myself. And so is Abba.

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Re: make Him proud 21 Jul 2011 12:20 #111872

laagvokeles	מי כעמך ישראל
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Re: make Him proud 21 Jul 2011 14:21 #111884

shteighecher Current streak: 24 days OFFLINE Gold Boarder KOT. ODAAT. Keep on Trucking. One Day At A Time. Posts: 216 Karma: 0	We are poroud of you. Stay in and make a little progress at a time. you will end up successful.
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Re: make Him proud 21 Jul 2011 16:09 #111906

Yosef Hatzadik OFFLINE Platinum Boarder A GYE'er since 2010 Posts: 2986 Karma: 10	Emes wrote on 21 Jul 2011 12:14: That worked. I clicked cancel, stopped the download and deleted the details from the download history. One tiny, positive step, but I'm proud of myself. And so is Abba. " One tiny click for your Mouse; One GIANT leap for Reb Emes!!!! "
	*Yosef Hatzadik's Ha'oros* *Tov veyoshor Hashem al kein yoreh chata'im baderech!* Last Edit: by .

Re: make Him proud 21 Jul 2011 17:12 #111916

ZemirosShabbos OFFLINE Platinum Boarder pass the compote Posts: 6153 Karma: 72	gevaldig!
	Sometimes life is like tuna with not enough mayonaise ~Inna beshem ZS Give, Forgive ~Cordnoy The reason I'm acting as if I'm pregnant, is because I'm expecting. I should be accepting. ~TZ Last Edit: by .

Re: make Him proud 21 Jul 2011 18:35 #111927

im not alone	You have the power of yosef hatsadik (the real one). Why do you even thing that its a "tiny step". I think its real מסירת נפש keep on trucking...... brother
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Re: make Him proud 21 Jul 2011 19:44 #111941

Yosef Hatzadik OFFLINE Platinum Boarder A GYE'er since 2010 Posts: 2986 Karma: 10	im not alone wrote on 21 Jul 2011 18:35: You have the power of yosef hatsadik (the real one). Should I take that as an insult? :-[ >
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Re: make Him proud 21 Jul 2011 19:53 #111942

ZemirosShabbos OFFLINE Platinum Boarder pass the compote Posts: 6153 Karma: 72	imitation is the highest form of flattery
	Sometimes life is like tuna with not enough mayonaise ~Inna beshem ZS Give, Forgive ~Cordnoy The reason I'm acting as if I'm pregnant, is because I'm expecting. I should be accepting. ~TZ Last Edit: by .

Re: make Him proud 22 Jul 2011 00:31 #111982

im not alone	Yosef Hatzadik wrote on 21 Jul 2011 19:44: im not alone wrote on 21 Jul 2011 18:35: You have the power of yosef hatsadik (the real one). Should I take that as an insult? :-[ > SORRY! but what makes you think that you are not the real one?
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