DEAR ANONYMOUS

Dear Anonymous, 
 I'm NOT betraying your confidence by blogging our conversation.
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The good thing about your blog response is anonymous comments cannot be traced.  The same is true for the gmail response you gave to a blog post.  However that is also a bad thing because I can't send a gmail reply to you. That being true, I feel good about protecting your privacy while bringing our rather intimate discussion to this more public stage.
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Anonymous <noreply-comment@blogger.com>

Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "THE FORBIDDEN TOPIC":
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John,
Of course if you title a post "forbidden" i am going to read it. I look forward to reading more.
I am one who viewed this as an "unattainable goal" hoisted upon us by the church. I had a particular resentment toward the apostle Paul for this. Although my struggle is very different, I have found that the daily conscious contact with God as i understand him, and simply asking for strength has seemed to help create a "situational awareness" when I am beset by feelings that would lead me to seek comfort in something else.
I look forward to reading more......
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Pray for me as I will for thee,

Posted by Anonymous to John B. Eppler at February 2, 2015 at 10:01 AM

Dear Anonymous,  I'm praying for ”thee” and we. I am very pleased to receive your response. Knowing there are others who recognize God's presence and yield to His will is encouraging. . Yielding rather than fighting changed my "unattainable goal" from a constant struggle to an attainable victory of rest and relief.  . I find the concept of God a metaphysically ridiculous idea.  Yet I am also one whose drives, desires, and passions make him vulnerable to immoral and personally unacceptable behaviors.  That is why 40 years ago I turned to God and discovered the freedom He provided at the cross.  However it was not a once-and-for-all fix.  When I allow myself to ignore God I find I'm still as hopelessly vulnerable as ever. So I don't have another option...I must believe. And quite frankly I don't even want another option.  Faith in and yielding to His abiding presents and love has changed my uncontrollable passions into unexpected peace.   . If, as you suggested, you would like to read more take a look at the series of "SIN's EXIT" posted 8/15/2014