ThirstySouls
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ThirstySouls 3 weeks agoThe Power of My Mental Health Issues
There’s a key power to breaking the stigma of mental health issues for others: being honest about your own. No one wants to be a community project for others to fix. On the other hand, who wouldnt want to find community where we all heal each other?
If we’re true to “love others as you yourself want to be loved” — then we have to admit we want…
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Thank you for this deep honesty. I have felt the same. Do people only like what I can bring to the table but not really like me who sits on the chair. As I abide in Christ’s love and even love myself in ways that I have ignored for years, this is healing.
If it isnt so much about feelings, but about the truth.. just know you are deeply loved,…
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ThirstySouls 4 weeks agoWhat If
What if Jesus’ life was first and foremost a response to his acute awareness of Yahweh’s affection, to the depth of being known and loved by his Father? In this sense, the progression is reversed: Jesus’ behavior follows God’s pleasure. First, before anything, God is infinitely pleased—he’s just that kind of God to begin with—and then Jesus…
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I think its important to clear ourselves of the entertainment, or better yet, distraction, from the world’s sources of identity, so we can more clearly know and see our identity in Christ. I cant picture Jesus enjoying human attention on social media or being distracted by a role as “carpenter” when he’s first and foremost a beloved son, sent…
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bopbop started the discussion Racism – Social, Political, or SPIRITUAL? in the forum ThirstySouls 4 weeks ago
Racism - Social, Political, or SPIRITUAL?
This disregard for imago Dei bearers is why Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., who experienced his fair share of racism, defined racism this way: “Racism is a philosophy based on a contempt for life. It is the arrogant assertion that one race is the center of value and object of devotion, before which other races must kneel in submission.”Contempt…
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ThirstySouls 4 weeks agoFeeling God's Delight
If considering God’s emotions feels foreign to you, you may want to engage in an exercise that may help bring you closer to feeling what God feels. First, consider your feelings when you encounter
this passage: The LORD your God is with you, the Mighty Warrior who saves. He will take great delight in you; in his love he will no longer rebuke you,…
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bopbop started the discussion The Thoughts of Our Hearts in the forum ThirstySouls 4 weeks ago
For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart. Hebrews 4:12
What does it mean by thoughts and attitudes of the heart? Can our physical pump (heart) really have thoughts of its own? While there…
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bopbop replied to the discussion Why ThirstySouls? (Origin of the Name) in the forum ThirstySouls 4 weeks ago
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Great thought. Our relationship with God is number one in everything in life. All other relationships are influenced by our relationship with Him. But, the opposite is also true. Our relationships with others can influence our relationship with God. Perhaps a childhood with a far off, uncaring, or even abusing father can influence our thoughts…
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Ben replied to the discussion Why ThirstySouls? (Origin of the Name) in the forum ThirstySouls 5 weeks ago
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Great point. When I answer the big “why” questions about pain and struggle — whether for myself, those I care about, or the wide world in general — I always come back to “with”. God wants to be with us and he will not allow a world where we humans can’t feel this.
Those who deny God’s presence in their pain make him too small in their faith…
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ThirstySouls 5 weeks agoPotential Training with GuideSpring's Journey Groups
I’ll be talking at 2pm tomorrow with Gayle Boyer, the Journey Groups admin at GuideSpring about a potential March 19-21 date for some of us to experience their process. They require everyone to go through the 9-12 session experience, and then offer training for people to lead their own groups. This is definitely an option for providing…
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Good convo with Gayle. One guideline they have: they don’t allow people who know each other to be in the same group so it doesn’t affect the process. This means we’ll have to spread out our attendance as they offer the experience. We should discuss as a group availability and priority to make this happen.
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bopbop posted an update in the group
ThirstySouls 5 weeks agoI Can't
There seems to be a common (shared) concern among us. A feeling of inadequacy. We don’t have what it takes. Inadequacy is defined as the condition of not being enough or not good enough. Feelings of inadequacy
are when we feel we’re not good enough. These feelings generally have
nothing to do with our actual performance or abilities in life.… - Load More