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)
There is so much disturbing evil shit going on, as it always has through time. I suppose I’m naive to assume history doesn’t have to repeat itself. But it’s so grim to live through this. As a species we are so advanced, the technology we’ve created is so impressive, the resources we have are staggering. But to see this power used to protect those who are actively committing genocide and who’ve perpetrated the rape of countless children. It’s so inhuman. It’s so dark. It’s so devoid of any of the beautiful qualities that so many human being do possess. I have never understood this and i never will.
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.