When I was an atheist, I remember being so annoyed by Christians and how happy they always were. I was mad that they weren't miserable and angry like me! I thought the Bible was fake, until I had an encounter with Jesus and I realized He was real and so was the Bible. Now I'm in Christ Jesus, and this joy I feel is so real, despite my circumstances. I rest and have peace in GOD! Christianity is not a religion, it's a personal relationship with God. You need the Holy spirit to understand. 🙏🏼
One of the most underrated teachings of the Gospel is that Jesus withdrew himself from social settings, crowds, and synagogues frequently to regulate His nervous system. When Jesus heard about the death of his cousin John the Baptist, Scripture says, “He withdrew by boat to a solitary place by Himself.” (Matthew 14:13) It wasn’t avoidance or weakness. It was regulation. Jesus decompressed and recalibrated His inner peace. “He often withdrew into the wilderness and prayed.” (Luke 5:16)
One of my favourite topics...Prayer and how to pray because it is something that I also struggled with for a while. So let me do a ka-mini thread. I write this from the pov of a believer.
I genuinely believe after a certain age you need to have honest conversations with yourself like, I shouldn't be drinking this much, I shouldn't be wasting money like this, I shouldn't be sleeping around like this, I shouldn't be eating so unhealthy, I shouldn't be badmouthing people like this, because you can get away with a lot of unhealthy habits while you are younger but everything eventually catches up with you and there's always a price to pay, you end up paying for it for the rest of your remaining days on earth & it's not worth it.