I'm a orphan basically (BASICALLY - my parents have lived away from me 24+ years, they ain't been in my life besides sending me e-mails every now and then - my kids don't want to go visit with them this month IN A FEW DAYS THEY ARE IN TOWN, because besides liking their posts on instagram that's it, that's all they been in my kids lives and my kids ain't even got christmas gifts from them for years, years we just got from them at christmas time fruit basket 1 fruit basket most years - WHICH IS FINE) I need to remind myself. I live in a family where there are in my husbands family 3 full out of the closet lgbtq's including my trans son...........and go to a church where last week the pastor weared giant pearl necklace, and he has fake fingernails these days he been going getting his nails did regularly (fine that's fine I'm just sayin). I battle almost thinking well my in menopause self can watch porns - everyone around me is doing "jesus christ caos for the lord and everyone's ok with it" NO MYSELF..................2 Corinthians 12:21 "Yes, I am afraid that when I come again, God will humble me in your presence. And I will be grieved because many of you have not given up your old sins. You have not repented of your impurity, sexual immorality, and eagerness for lustful pleasure.".........................

 I'm a orphan basically (BASICALLY - my parents have lived away from me 24+ years, they ain't been in my life besides sending me e-mails every now and then - my kids don't want to go visit with them this month IN A FEW DAYS THEY ARE IN TOWN, because besides liking their posts on instagram that's it, that's all they been in my kids lives and my kids ain't even got christmas gifts from them for years, years we just got from them at christmas time fruit basket 1 fruit basket most years - WHICH IS FINE) I need to remind myself. I live in a family where there are in my husbands family 3 full out of the closet lgbtq's including my trans son...........and go to a church where last week the pastor weared giant pearl necklace, and he has fake fingernails these days he been going getting his nails did regularly (fine that's fine I'm just sayin). I battle almost thinking well my in menopause self can watch porns - everyone around me is doing "jesus christ caos for the lord and everyone's ok with it" NO MYSELF..................2 Corinthians 12:21 "Yes, I am afraid that when I come again, God will humble me in your presence. And I will be grieved because many of you have not given up your old sins. You have not repented of your impurity, sexual immorality, and eagerness for lustful pleasure.".........................

thank god I read my bible yesterday and read 2 Corninthians 12:21

menopause is no joke

the massive hot flashes are hitting me now

(...........and without talking about it but talking about it - I DON'T WANT TO BE UNCOMFORTABLE) 

but you can't do it myself - NOWAY

porn and chaste virgin to christ - is not the same thing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Matthew 25

Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: ...

I'm about to go clean for halloween or near halloween to a lgbtq event, I hope it is "clean" like the last one I went to..................................

the last one I went to was alright. It was just a bunch of lgbtq people and/or supporters having fun. No nooooooooooooooooo there was nooooooooooooooooo weird "sexual content" that's how I'm wording that --------- the whole thing was focused on fashion and music, and comedy to but clean comedy it really was a clean show. (me being honest I usually see this particular lgbtq member anyways once a year for their christmas special).................

  But thissssssssssss event I'm going to merely has some of the person who's christmas special I see - likely some of his friends. One of them, might be a little feisty??????????????????????????????????? - no hate

nomadder what you might see 1 feisty lgbtq member if I merely mentioned his name eyeballs would roll...........

nomadder 

monkey see monkey no do myself

2 Corinthians 12:21 "Yes, I am afraid that when I come again, God will humble me in your presence. And I will be grieved because many of you have not given up your old sins. You have not repented of your impurity, sexual immorality, and eagerness for lustful pleasure."

it's called suffering with christ

christ's sufferings

your doing that in menopause YIKES

2 Corinthians 1:5

For as the sufferings of Christ abound in us, so our consolation also aboundeth by Christ.

does 2 corinthians 1:5 mean women that go through menopause and are christians are more saved then men........................I do believe so according to 2 Corinthians 1:5 cause men ain't 0% of them in the body of christ going through menopause - yet not watching porns for to help them "get relief" 

#life is ruff but winning 👍

2 Corinthians 11:2

For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ. 

A focused mind is a powerful mind. Isaiah 26:3 "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee." I sometimes battle as do most all staying focused.................but the devil's maybe #1 tool is sure enough "distraction"................

  A focused mind is a powerful mind. Isaiah 26:3 "Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee." I sometimes battle as do most all staying focused.................but the devil's maybe #1 tool is sure enough "distraction"................
   Video that inspired this blog post: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWb6Jfl5ckU
   There are people out there..............that don't want you loving god, that don't want you walking in the spirit...............they want you buying stuffs.............and probably probably they want your soul......................

Revelation 18:10-13 "Standing afar off for the fear of her torment, saying, Alas, alas that great city Babylon, that mighty city! for in one hour is thy judgment come. And the merchants of the earth shall weep and mourn over her; for no man buyeth their merchandise any more: The merchandise of gold, and silver, and precious stones, and of pearls, and fine linen, and purple, and silk, and scarlet, and all thyine wood, and all manner vessels of ivory, and all manner vessels of most precious wood, and of brass, and iron, and marble, And cinnamon, and odours, and ointments, and frankincense, and wine, and oil, and fine flour, and wheat, and beasts, and sheep, and horses, and chariots, and slaves, and souls of men."

Souls of men, verse 13 it's on the list.

2 Peter 2

But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of. And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not. ...

   I imagine pastors make merchandise for bablyon, for the harlot, of christians by going on and on and on with this "saved by grace" type sermons. 

everythings near ok in the body of christ these days

everything

everything but like watching porn that's bad

but most everything is ok these days

but to the pure all things are pure indeed

Titus 1:15 "Unto the pure all things are pure: but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure; but even their mind and conscience is defiled."

There being noo moderation hardly in the body of christ is the real problem.

Matthew 25

Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: ...

I do believe

if you

buy buy buy buy buy buy buy

that could very well = you not having enough oil in your lamp

and

and

not spending enough time in god's word in the day

there are "energy vampires" out there mark bajerski is speaking about

I have decided more then purchasing of things

what really could zap the oil out of our lamps

is not spending enough time in god's word in the day. 

there are pricipalities and powers

that don't want you reading god's word

Ephesians 6:12 "For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spiritual wickedness in high places."

They don't want you reading your bible today. They want you distracted. 

I no have family living near me - besides my husbands family, but we don't see them but at birthday parties and holidays. 

  I'm home past 2-3 years with my husband and college age young adult ALL THE TIME.......my youngest teen daughter does go to school so not at home all the time pretty well like my older young adult and husband. I've near spiritually died, just not being able to find time to read my bible.......................

I gonna have to start saying to my kids and husband

sorry I can't do that

I can't watch that movie right now

I NEED TO READ MY BIBLE

it's going to have to happen

DON'T BE A "FOOLISH VIRGIN" 

YOU NEED TO READ YOUR BIBLE

ps..........pastors sermons both on tv, and in person aren't doing so much for me. 

the bible is true

Amos 8:11 "Behold, the days come, saith the Lord God, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the Lord:"

  only way seems to be to hear the word of god anymore is to open my bible, and I'm much battling even finding time in the day oftentimes (todays a "good day") to read my bible NO JOKE!

LIKE I AIN'T TRYIN TO BE "FOOLISH" OVER HERE

The bible talks about the "foolish virgins" they went and had fun cause they saw jesus christ's return was tarrying (this is my estimation of things) NOW IS THE TIME TO BE AWAKE!...........................

Update 3/1/2024 just more painting...................planted some grass seeds in the backyard, this time covered them with hay so they should grow!!!!!!!!!!!!!!............

(ps, this is another mini painting, and I zoomed in to take this picture.................so it's looking almost a little pixilated...................that's the spots where I didn't use much paint on the canvas....................at least these mini paintings let me know ----------- "ok few more coats of paint")

The bible talks about the "foolish virgins" they went and had fun cause they saw jesus christ's return was tarrying (this is my estimation of things) NOW IS THE TIME TO BE AWAKE!
Matthew 25:1-9 "Then shall the kingdom of heaven be likened unto ten virgins, which took their lamps, and went forth to meet the bridegroom. And five of them were wise, and five were foolish. They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves."

  I'm not 100% about Matthew 25:5 "While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept." If all of the body of christ sleeps - but I don't think it's the case though many pastors have taught that to me over the years that the whole body of christ would sleep.

  Maybe I am asleep.............maybe most us are all nap nap???????????? Maybe I'm clean in a jesus christ comma right now thinking I'm writing a blog awake while I'm like actually like sleep walking????????????

 god wants us ON FIRE

even if we are all asleep right now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  This war against the lusts of our fleshes it don't end maybe til near the point of our deaths.....................it takes zeal and fire to win this war!!!!!!!!! Paul in the bible didn't say he finished the course until he was old...................could take a long time to finish the course???????????????

2 Timothy 4:7 "I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith:"

 I'm including a janis joplin song in this post cause I think there are many a slumbering christian (not sure if the whole body of christ ain't asleep, I'm saying some are indeed slumbering to much - not having enough oil for their lamps IT'S IN THE BIBLE!!!!!!!!) My advise to the "too asleep" "Just try a little bit harder"................................

  Lot of soul to some of janis joplins songs, I'm feeling her sometimes, maybe it's just cause she felt??????????? Maybe she was just so alive????????? (if anybody can even grab what I'm trying to say SHE WASN'T ASLEEP)

  My parents one day on a long car drive talked a slew of smack about janis joplin, they estimated that she was like the most wicked woman ever...........................I was a teen at the time.......................that just perked my interest in janis so bad ----------- I was sure she hadn't killed nobody or nothing, how could this lady be that bad. I clean to this day can't see with my eyeballs looking at janis joplin footage all the house of horrors badness about her that my parents said existed.................

I see a 20 something kid bit mislead that's about it. Who maybe like had a ruff childhood and such. I don't see someone that couldn't of been saved, or loved! 

  I see hope really.

   I need to try a little bit harder I believe.......to love more. 

  Sooooooooooooooooooooooooo..........................................................I went ahead and dyed my hair full out blonde. I work (well as a volunteer) at a christian thrift store, that has influenced my decision to go tichel less ------------ this has been a long drawn out decision. 

  I felt like a target, wearing that tichel. Pastor at my church 2 sundays ago gave this huge sermon about how the wall of partition is gone and nobodies better then anybody else. 

I hadn't done nothin I swear I was just sitting there that sunday wearing a tichel only pry christian jew in the building. I suspect a "big deal" was being made about my tichel. Tryin to get the gunfire off myself a bit. 

  I do not believe my hair is my glory my long hair was scraggly it didn't feel glorious for me really (I was enjoying covering it up with the tichel ----------- but annoying everyone around me looks to be) 1 Corinthians 11:15 I'm saying keeping my hair long wasn't a option if I was going to walk around with it in view, all for the sake of not making people uncomfortable. I wasn't digging my long hair at all...........except when it was nicely tucked away in a cute tichel then I was digging it. 

 Not only do I bear a resemblance to marilyn monroe I agree with her when she said.............."It's all make believe isn't it?" I have a hard time believing a great deal going on around me is actually real.............in my estimation there must be at least some level of "pretend" going on. OR I HOPE SO AT ANY RATE! 

 But it don't matter how we look, it does a bit as far as how people perceive you etc. But it's how we love 

and live I'd say (even if we just read our bible, and pray in a day ------------ GOD NOTICES THAT ------------ THAT'S WHAT THE BIBLE IS SAYING WHEN IT SAYS "AWAKE TO RIGHTEOUSNESS" THAT'S A PART OF THAT IDEA THERE!

1 Corinthians 15:34 "Awake to righteousness, and sin not; for some have not the knowledge of God: I speak this to your shame."

  Our lives may not look to different from the worlds somedays in someways (we many have jobs, etc. etc.)...................that effort of reading your bible and praying that is different! 

That ain't what all this world is doing out there! 

Tryin a little bit harder! 

ps...........I realize I look a touch like marilyn monroe and I do enjoy that : ) that is fun in my estimation. I'm a definate marilyn monroe fan..............I think marilyn did look for the good in people like I do. Though I know she tried to declare herself a villian (I don't view her as a villian at all) she needed jesus though..........we all do.

LOVE

https://www.donorschoose.org/

Mrs. Barrientos's classrooms fundraiser is now fully funded 😁 But there are many more classrooms with many more needs at Donors Choose................

To be a "pure and spotless" bride for jesus, I've decided I NEED TO NOT NO LONGER love the world or the things in this world, and I admitedly have been struggling lately..........................

Update 2/1/2024 if "time and chance" happeneth to me in a way that I end up to hell, which I believe it is. Well whilst having this "bad luck" 

I WILL LOVE PEOPLE.................

(My latest painting)

https://www.donorschoose.org/

Ms. Bostwick's classrooms fundraiser is now fully funded 😁 But there are many more classrooms with many more needs at Donors Choose...............

That's all the "content" I feel up to adding today 2/1/2024............I got a really bad, cold, might be more then a cold got a fever to. Spent all day yesterday in bed, bout to go nap some.

To be a "pure and spotless" bride for jesus, I've decided I NEED TO NOT NO LONGER love the world or the things in this world, and I admitedly have been struggling lately..........................I feel all alone in this struggle to I feel like I'm the only one in the whole planet in this battle 1 Peter 5:8-9 "Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: Whom resist stedfast in the faith, knowing that the same afflictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world."
  Many days the "things of the world" don't look horrible to me at all, they look like what I recogn a beautiful harem of women must look like to a sheik.................like a feast.................Go to ebay behold do these goods not look pleasant to ones eye?.................
http://www.ebay.com/
  Are there not many a earthly good like vashti the queen in the bible whom the bible says was "fair to look on" very well she must of been easy on everyone's eye's to look on...............Esther 1:11 "To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the crown royal, to shew the people and the princes her beauty: for she was fair to look on."
   You all know what being a "harlot" is???????????? It's when you are given over to earthly goods..............to cheap earthly goods (instead of god). Judges 16:1 "Then went Samson to Gaza, and saw there an harlot, and went in unto her."
 The bible didn't mess around it just called harlots out, just full out called them what they are........

harlot

/ˈhɑːlət/

noun

1.

a prostitute or promiscuous woman

http://www.dictionary.com/browse/harlot

Isaiah 1:21 "How is the faithful city become an harlot! it was full of judgment; righteousness lodged in it; but now murderers."
  Clearly not all "harlot's" are prostitutes or even "promiscuous women" or even women men can just as well be harlot's loving all kinds of things of the world and/or the world.......................THAT IS HARLOTRY!
  You can completely be not good looking, but be given over to all kinds of idols, all kinds of harlotry.
  Confession time: I once lusted after men on www.bodybuilding.com. Nowdays all I do is admire physics, which one can do and you know, you know the difference if you are merely admiring a physic or if there is some kind of lust in your flesh when you view certain photo's of people.
  But then I thought on it.....................How I was cheapening myself in that activity. 
  For I desire, for a guy to only love me, cherish me, adore me..............FOREVER! And how can I someday Dare to expect this from ANY GUY.................if I myself were cheapening myself ever by looking lustfully at any body?
  I'm saying if I desire that from a guy and I do......................I need to also put that level of faithfulness out.
Jesus wants a pure and spotless bride.................he don't want us to be cheap harlots clade in fanciful clothing and jewelry etc. etc. etc.
2 Corinthians 11:2 "For I am jealous over you with godly jealousy: for I have espoused you to one husband, that I may present you as a chaste virgin to Christ."
Ephesians 5:27 "That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish."
1 Peter 1:19 "But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot:"

  Jesus himself is without blemish and without spot....................but somedays I know I sometimes get it in my head, or I must that..................

"oh just this one spot the grace of god will cover that"

But if/when I make myself into a harlot or as the bible says "play the harlot" in a verse..................I CHEAPEN MYSELF GREATELY IN THAT! 

  I do believe jesus christ wants the church to end up like him someday Ephesians 5:27 "That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish." NOT A HARLOT! NOT SOMETHING CHEAP! BUT EXPENSIVE BOUGHT WITH THE BLOOD OF CHRIST!

  ------------- whether you are single or married or whatever your status I recogn the lusts of the flesh is something to flee from. All this lusting after men and women all that I recogn something to flee from 2 Timothy 2:22 "Flee also youthful lusts: but follow righteousness, faith, charity, peace, with them that call on the Lord out of a pure heart."

  Don't cheapen yourself by "playing the harlot" or being a harlot. 

Let's pretend I was a harlot....................................and I was goreous and I had all the jewelry I wanted, and all the makeup I wanted, and all the expensive clothing I wanted, sorry gwen stefani I'm using your song........................(now gwen stefani is going to church, and honestly I think there is much reason to hope for her, I'm one to hold out hope for great a many people GOD/JESUS IS ABLE TO SAVE and I full know oftentimes the people that have fallen the farthest, get the bestestestestest vision to see and hear the bible the bestestest................I'm saying there is reason to hope much for us massive screw ups) Ya I'm hard at work beating myself up for a bit of fake hair and a few bracelets......................................I think I should be............grevious to my own soul somedays. 

  I like to look pretty, and I sit there and think to myself...............well should I look ugly for jesus????????????????????

  How much should I torture myself for jesus????????????????????????

 BUT DO I WANT TO BE A CHEAP HARLOT - HECK NO!

(see I can have no fellowship or hardly any and try and say "well god I'm at a disadvantage in life....................................but I make the choice to cheapen myself................if I were to lust after a worldly good..............or another person)
lot was one the only righteous men in sodom and gamora..................he didn't cheapen himself
noah also in a land chalked of harlots --------- he didn't join them
Was noah and lot did they end up ok, and protected by god and alright - ya. Did the sinning people around them............not really.

It's my choice to make --------- I need to stop blaming the world around me "well it's to tempting" yadda yadda...............no myself Galatians 5:16 "This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh."

  I've been called many a time a "ranting b------------" on my blog by many a people, and this is a bit of a rant. It's good to think about things, don't just jump down the same cliff you see most this world jump off of, most of the world I think is involved in harlotry/idolatry. 

Think on that stuffs. 

Think on who bought you...............1 Corinthians 6:20 "For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's."

  I don't want to play or be the harlot (somedays it's beyond enticing to me, and somedays I battle much............................I want to be something expensive) With jesus I know I am the expensivististist..............................not with this world, the world and it's good could only cheapen me. 

Have a great week! 

LOVE

James 4:8 "............and purify your hearts, ye double minded"...................

Sheri 6/3/2022 adding to what sheri 2013 was sayin

you cannot serve god and mammon

you gonna serve one or the other today

it's either god

or mammon

you CAN'T SERVE THEM BOTH

Luke 16:13 "No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon." - one your will hate and one you will cling to

(me at the foodbank volunteering last night had a good time : ) 

James 4:8 "Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded." For years and years and years I WAS DOUBLE MINDED!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You know going to church on sunday, loving god, loving jesus (which I think in my mind I loved god/jesus much back then) BUT ALSO HAVING A FOOT IN THE WORLD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Galatians 6:7-8 "Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life everlasting."

Luke 16:13-14 "No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon. And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things: and they derided him.."  That speaks to me verse 14 to in luke chapter 16 that the pharisee's WHO WERE COVETOUS ---------- what did they do "and they derided him"

 I think maybe the pharisee's though weren't like visibly giving into lot's of the lusts of the flesh????? Maybe some them were just "covetous" aka double minded! Luke 16:15 "And he said unto them, Ye are they which justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God."

Luke 10:27 "And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself." I want to love god that much everyday not be no more double minded having one foot in the church and one foot in the world --------- the pharisee's in luke 16:14 "WHO WERE COVETOUS" ya they were highly esteemed among men the pharisee's where  

"but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men is abomination in the sight of God"

Not only is god not mocked "for whatsoever a man showeth he also shell reap. For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption....." "....................God knoweth your hearts" even if like the pharisee's everything looked good on the outside. You can repent!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Join me, join me in "...................and purify your hearts, ye double minded"

            Every christian on earth is supposed to be a virgin I'm convinced! Matthew 25:7 "Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps."

James 1:27 "Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world." Wholly given over to serving the lord. 

LOVE

just like people become vegetarians you can stop I believe having to do with the world and become a "virgin".............

 Small update video for 5/27/2022.........my 2nd diamond painting is finally done.........

Small update video 5/27/2022, finally finished my 2nd diamond painting...........

 Just like people become vegetarians you can stop I believe having to do with the world and become a "virgin"....................I just told my husband this to cause he's sitting right next to me right now, cleaning the computer room : ) Matthew 25:7 "Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps." I think some people potentially look at that verse and get really daunted or discouraged I KNOW I HAVE IN THE PAST "oh snap, I ain't no virgin" was the thoughts that have went through my mind in the past.
  But a meat eater ----------- didn't start out a vegetarian now did they? No they were a regular meat eating person like all the rest of the meat eating people in the world -------- well usually the vegetarians go full boar vegan.............I look at veganism as near a religion.................you ever talk to a vegan which I have known quite a few over the years IT'S LIKE A RELIGION........they believe so strongly over the benefits of what they ain't eating no more........................
isn't there benefits for us to not watch the worldly tv I THINK SO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
not listen to the worldly music anymore I THINK SO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 1 Corinthians 10:23 "All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient: all things are lawful for me, but all things edify not." lawful all things sure but NOT EXPEDIENT NOT A GOOD IDEA............also I think that when matthew 25:7 says the virgins trimmed their lamps.........to me trimming your lamp means your getting rid of that last tv show you liked........................that last worldly album you liked to listen to....................THAT'S WHAT IT MEANS TO ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (that last thing of the world you liked - GET RID OF THAT)
   Don't matter either how filthy one was beforehand 2 Corinthians 7:1 "Having therefore these promises, dearly beloved, let us cleanse ourselves from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit, perfecting holiness in the fear of God."
the old man I think - WASN'T A VIRGIN RIGHT
the new man I think - at any rate I believe IS SUPPOSED TO BE A VIRGIN
LIKE WE ARE SUPPOSED TO BE VIRGINS
if we are really really really really really "christians" in my mind that is what christian is = virgin
or in the case of myself ------------ hard at work to be a virgin finally

cough sheri 2022 "goth virgin"

#lots of bauhaus and Sisters of Mercy and cemetaries for me 😀👍 

Psalm 41:1 "Blessed is he that considereth the poor: the Lord will deliver him in time of trouble.".................