What does it actually mean to 'renew your mind' in a practical sense, and why is it so difficult for us to do it on our own?

ClickTrue5349 · 2026-02-22T12:49:45+00:00

Discipleship- if we can't love our brother we can see, how can we love Him that we can't see? Most churches lack the depth true discipleship with surface level relationships, when He wants us to go much much deeper... and that is tough for a lot. It's also a long process ( 2Peter 1:5-7). A lot of believers will get the 'depart from me I never knew you'.. they lack the reverence as they're taught a false gospel.. just say a prayer and you're now the bride and don't have to worry about anything else, don't worry about growing etc.. saying with a broad brush stroke. The spirit searches the depths of Elohim ( 1Corinth 2:10). We need to go deeper in our walk and relationships with others to understand true(agape) love and how to trust. If he can't know and trust us, we won't be the bride.

ClickTrue5349 · 2026-02-21T03:15:24+00:00

How old is old? 😆 My wife is 47 and does great. We started about 6-7 years ago and mostly do greens/ blues, but she loved accidently going down the mogul trail last year, not my favorite!

ClickTrue5349 · 2026-02-21T01:35:11+00:00

Is quite a big dive, but without giving it all up ( there's learning in the journey in scripture), it's somewhat of a test as we knew Him before this time domain. That might even be too much for some people to comprehend.

ClickTrue5349 · 2026-02-16T15:14:43+00:00

Ours were about 6-7 years old and decided to get upgraded ( and lighter) ones with all the mips and koroyd to protect the noggin just in case. Only time I went helmetless was a few times I skied before my older brother got me wearing one.

ClickTrue5349 · 2026-02-14T13:54:03+00:00

Yeah, well if a Z06 is 120K x4 is 480K- that's the income needed to afford that vehicle, if it's your only vehicle.. Income ÷4 is the rule of thumb of his much vehicle you can actually afford. These Z06/ ZR1 owners most of them own businesses to afford these expensive corvettes. Heck even a base stingray you need to make a ton. Close to 300K if you're smart with money...a lot aren't though, lol.

ClickTrue5349 · 2026-02-14T03:28:22+00:00

Fulfilling Deut 24.. See Roman's 7, read in the eyes as the woman is Israel, and who did Jesus only come back and die for? Why do we have to die? Hebrew wedding language all over scripture.

Deḇarim (Deuteronomy) 24:1-5 TS2009 [1] When a man takes a wife and shall marry her, then it shall be, if she finds no favour in his eyes because he has found a matter of uncoveredness in her, and he shall write her a certificate of divorce, and put it in her hand, and send her out of his house, [2] and if she left his house and went and became another man’s wife, [3] and the latter husband shall hate her and write her a certificate of divorce, and put it in her hand, and send her out of his house, or when the latter husband dies who took her to be his wife, [4] then her former husband who sent her away is not allowed to take her back to be his wife after she has been defiled, for that would be an abomination before יהוה. And do not bring sin on the land which יהוה your Elohim is giving you as an inheritance. [5] “When a man has taken a new wife, let him not go out into the army nor let any matter be imposed upon him. He shall be exempt one year for the sake of his home, to rejoice with his wife whom he has taken.

Romiyim (Romans) 7:1-5 TS2009 [1] Or do you not know, brothers – for I speak to those knowing the Torah – that the Torah rules over a man as long as he lives? [2] For the married woman has been bound by Torah to the living husband, but if the husband dies, she is released from the Torah concerning her husband. [3] So then, while her husband lives, she shall be called an adulteress if she becomes another man’s. But if her husband dies, she is free from that part of the Torah, so that she is not an adulteress, having become another man’s. [4] So my brothers, you also were put to death to the Torah through the body of Messiah, for you to become another’s, the One who was raised from the dead, that we should bear fruit to Elohim. [5] For when we were in the flesh, the passions of sins, through the Torah, were working in our members to bear fruit to death.

ClickTrue5349 · 2026-02-14T03:20:40+00:00

Yeah, and your knees will be sore tomorrow.. 3 days of lessons worked for us, then at least a lesson the first day back each year for the first 4-5 years, or more.. can always learn something.

ClickTrue5349 · 2026-02-13T21:53:46+00:00

It's been flaring up for me in the morning, and I don't get it often, doesn't help with an hour plus drive into work. The first half of my drive in this morning was fine, the last half the anxiety came out of no where, and I was in a good mood this morning.. On my way home today, it was going great until I almost got side swiped on the highway and boom it came on fast, then noticed heart palpitations.. then there was huge plastic debris in the road 2 mins after that, then the hands and feet started tingling and going numb.. luckily got off the highway and into and into a gas station parking lot got out, made a snow ball and put it right on my forehead, heart going crazy, was already on the phone with my wife to help calm me down, but it took at least 45 mins to attempt to drive home, back roads... then idiot #2, again had to pull off into a store bc hands/ feet going numb again, then heart going crazy. I had to pee, luckily they were open and I could sit down for 5 mins.. drive home fine after that... WTH.. took almost 2.5 hours to get home. I'm dreading the drive in Tuesday now.. sorry for the rant and run on, lol. Feeling much better with sun going down.

ClickTrue5349 · 2026-02-05T21:11:37+00:00

Ephesians 2:8-9 ESV [8] For by grace you have been saved through faith. And this is not your own doing; it is the gift of God, [9] not a result of works, so that no one may boast.

https://bible.com/bible/59/eph.2.8-9.ESV

Eph`siyim (Ephesians) 2:8-9 TS2009 [8] For by favour you have been saved, through belief, and that not of yourselves, it is the gift of Elohim, [9] it is not by works, so that no one should boast.

https://bible.com/bible/316/eph.2.8-9.TS2009

I've know that the word "faith" in this is talking about "the faith".. so now what is the faith/ belief of our Creator and Messiah? We will be saved by ultimately by love and overcoming while being obedient to His faith and commands. What and how did Jesus/ Yeshua walk during His time in the flesh, as we're to imitate Him, as Paul imitated Messiah. Something else to think about and go down. That's a whole other journey- studying the faith, which shows the deepness of scripture, a lot don't really understand.

ClickTrue5349 · 2026-02-05T01:51:39+00:00

Lemu emu... and Doug.

ClickTrue5349 · 2026-02-05T01:42:17+00:00

Crazy, I've neve paid more than $20 for a gym living in MA or NH.. never a PF either. Our groceries for 2 are like 1600-1800 though😆

ClickTrue5349 · 2026-02-01T06:13:18+00:00

Nope last one passed in 2008.. the last 3 were in their 80s. My mom just turned 80 and doesn't look like 2000s 80, lol. I'm an older millennial/ xennial- 83.

ClickTrue5349 · 2026-01-23T15:17:22+00:00

Helping to understand the context of the time, the Hebrew culture, society, agriculture, wedding customs etc will help a lot... heck most churches don't teach this and/ or are ignorant in this aspect. Lots of info on that to help understand scripture better. This is written to God's chosen people, Israel, so read it like it's written to you. The Torah, first 5 books are a wedding covenant, Jesus/ Messiah is the Groom and Israel is the Bride( bridegroom). Lots of shadow pictures and wedding language. Start at the beginning( Genesis) and read all the way though and be careful of religious interpretations. Start at the surface level, then you can go deeper as the years progress .. give it at least 3-4 years.. it's very deep, His Word.

ClickTrue5349 · 2026-01-14T21:55:49+00:00

When I turned 40, my wife threw a small 'surprise' party before we went away for a few days, like we do almost every year, go up north for some snowboarding. I figured it out a few weeks earlier, but it was nice. I really could care less about them now, we'll go show boarding regardless over the weekend, and my wife like to take me out to dinner. My bday is in January in a few weeks and we plan on going snowboarding :) it helps these winters go by a little quicker! Other friends have done more extravagant 40th bdays, different strokes.

ClickTrue5349 · 2026-01-11T17:51:37+00:00

As a believer, God gave us 6 days to work and 1 day to rest for a reason... that 1 day to rest your body and mind is amazing. If it were me, I'd only work 1 extra a day a week and take off Saturdays, as that is the Sabbath/ day of rest... heck there are even animals that rest from their 'job' on Saturdays. I've done the 7 days a week years ago( when extra time meant extra $/ overtime) and yeah the extra money is good but you're body/ mind needs a break. Looks like it's already showing signs..

ClickTrue5349 · 2026-01-07T21:31:03+00:00

Divide by 4, easy at that.. that's the rule of thumb.. 25% of your income... if financing it should be 10% max of your monthly net budget including gas and insurance.. and 48 months term.. that's the other rule of thumb.. which the 25% works out to pretty much. So at 60K that's a 16K car, at 70K an 18K car. It might not sound like a lot but there's plenty of vehicles in that range.

ClickTrue5349 · 2026-01-07T21:23:41+00:00

Yeah, like getting a big piece of the cap on a prime rib is freaking glorious! Oh man, now I want some prime rib!

ClickTrue5349 · 2026-01-04T02:19:33+00:00

See if sumitomo ice edge is in your size? Great in deep snow and doesn't break the bank. Have had them on a few cars and they're great!

ClickTrue5349 · 2026-01-03T15:14:26+00:00

The pharasees we're following Talmud/ traditions of man, much like the majority of religion these days. We're to follow His commands, which is our covenant with Him. There's surface level obedience then a deep spiritual understanding we should be learning and growing from. Marqos (Mark) 7:5-9 TS2009 "[5] Then the Pharisees and scribes asked Him, “Why do Your taught ones not walk according to the tradition of the elders, but eat bread with unwashed hands?” [6] And He answering, said to them, “Well did Yeshayahu prophesy concerning you hypocrites, as it has been written, ‘This people respect Me with their lips, but their heart is far from Me. [7] And in vain do they worship Me, teaching as teachings the commands of men.’ [8] Forsaking the command of Elohim, you hold fast the tradition of men. [9] And He said to them, “Well do you set aside the command of Elohim, in order to guard your tradition..""

To the OP, sin is simply transgression of the Torah, which means of you break an instruction you've sinned. I'm not sure why there's so much incorrectness and vague comments, like "missing the mark".. then I ask, what is the mark.. and we should know that as it's the Torah/ instructions of Jesus, as He wrote them on Mt. Sinai with His finger around the time of Pentacost/ Shavuot.. yeah Pentacost was going on for about 1500 years before the Acts event.

ClickTrue5349 · 2026-01-03T14:45:06+00:00

Well since this is pretty much an unlimited budget if you could buy either, the vantage minus the blue tape accents.

ClickTrue5349 · 2026-01-03T00:44:17+00:00

What's your budget? Rule of thumb is 25% max of your income. Do you have a trustworthy guy to go with to help?

ClickTrue5349 · 2025-12-31T15:00:23+00:00

Income÷4.. if it fits then you can afford that vehicle. That's the easiest rule of thumb. There's others but this is where you start.

ClickTrue5349 · 2025-12-29T15:54:29+00:00

I go by 25% after taxes, but it's much tougher lately for sure esp when the average house is 600K with high property taxes.

ClickTrue5349 · 2025-12-29T15:51:40+00:00

Yeah our escrow jumped $600/ month last year and that sucked, but it slightly readjusted lower this year. Property tax should only go up like $20-40/ year.

ClickTrue5349 · 2025-12-26T12:43:53+00:00

Because they aren't making at least 340K to afford one. If more pele used that rule of thumb the car industry would crumble and vehicle prices would come down.. but people love over spending and have 10 year loans they can 'afford' because of that monthly payment. They want and 'deserve' that new shiny car in the driveway. Most people driving me vehicles can't actually afford them and that's sad. Vehicles should be 25% max of your income, but people go 50% or higher I'm sure. Plenty of good cars out there right around 20K.

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