I needed this today;. in a big way. Feeling very burnt out. I've been wondering why I can't find an ounce of creativity. And I'm an artist, designer, cosmetologist. The last two years ..? feels like a blurry, Uber strange, Uber nightmare. No wonder I was forgetting small things all the time. I just read something interesting on trauma a few weeks ago. Your brain goes into this mode where it has to shut down at times. It happens to us all at one time or another. So it's actually ok to space out and stare out the window or enjoy a day at your local park. Our brains need rest from all of the crazy out there. And we need to become better at this because we are now headed to the short time leading us to the rapture. Life will in fact become more stress filled. All part of God's plan. Every prophesy coming to pass from the Book Of Daniel and Book Of Revelations. Praying helps a great deal. Staying close to Jesus in all things. He's asking all of us to be obedient. Keep loving your neighbors, neighborhood, community. We can't give up now; we have made it this far. We can make it to the finish line. ✨🤍😊✨
I see coming back from covid shut down, that i do not recognize my CHURCH ! The pastoral staff, support and even janitorial staff are scared, "preaching WOKE culture", fear drives almost every word from the pulpit. We had about 2.5 thousand. Now just hundreds. They canceled Sunday evening services. Wednesday evenings are a strange mix of separated gatherings in different areas if the church building. Did I mention the staff is terrorized and won't even loan a pen at the visitor's center. We were not encouraged to pray together. The messages include some reference to white privilege, the pastoral pulpit prayers are full of doubt. Fear. And apostasy against the ONE we come together to "wordhip" our songs worship and prise us. I am not sho ked people are leaving church. Many are just looking for someone to preach from The Bible. Truth, encouragement, faith even.
Thank you for sharing the status of your current congregation and pastoral staff. When leaders are fearful, the congregation will suffer. We saw that in the Book Of Numbers. As you pray for the leaders, ask the Lord if it is time to start looking for a different local church to attend. I am sure that there are other local leaders who are not ministering in fear. “those very men who brought the evil report about the land, died by the plague before the LORD.” (Num 14:37) “Only do not rebel against the LORD, nor fear the people of the land, for they are our bread; their protection has departed from them, and the LORD is with us. Do not fear them. And all the congregation said to stone them with stones." (Num 14:9,10) “For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.” (2Tim 1:7) “For you did not receive the spirit of bondage again to fear, but you received the Spirit of adoption by whom we cry out, Abba, Father.” (Rom 8:15)
You All are Very Much appreciated and I admire all the hard work it takes to do your job. I know we have No Idea of all your duties and stresses you endure day after day. So I Thank You Greatly ♥️🤗
I am a health care worker who worked through the pandemic in a nursing home, I full hazmat gear, short staffed. Then got fired bc my vax medical and religious exemptions denied. Still trying to find a counselor, they are so overwhelmed no one is taking new patients. Thank God for you tube!
I’m so sorry… please keep listening to RU-vid to encourage/ give understanding to yourself/situation. Find a licensed, certified trauma therapist online if you have to. I had the same problem… no availability but didn’t think to hurry and do online. It cost me everything. I also lost my routine of alone time with Jesus… His Word and worship … just being still with Him. That’s KEY. Even praying thru a psalm or a chapter in Colossians or Ephesians to remind you who you are in Christ. God steady you and keep you safe in His arms.
Thank you for your dedication, compassion and care for the residents you invested in. Man may not recognize your sacrifice and exhausting work, but God does, your residents did. God will lead you to where He wants you and will meet your needs.
Please watch the Dr. Jane Ruby interview with Dr. Ardis. Good for Everyone Standing their Ground on Not getting injected with this Spiked Protein Bio-Weapon
So sorry to hear this from you, not by any means the only one ive heard this about/from. I worked at the post office and worried they would cut us too for vax mandates. I am praying that since you posted this that you are doing better, healed and healing, personally and professionally ❤ God bless you!
I found this conversation very healing. I really needed to know that I'm not alone in all of this. I want to send this video out to everyone I know... God Bless you both. Thanks so much 🙏
Thank you for this video and permission to not have to keep up with the world or other churches for that matter. My husband and I pastor a small church in south Orange County CA. We have mega churches surrounding us. I've been saying for years people do church like a restaurant. They like the ale carte menu to pick and choose what services to attend, life groups, kids ministry, etc. Our church is more like a pot luck, where everyone brings something to the table. Unfortunately, 2020 the meal landed on a handful of us and now after a year of being back, we're still doing the cooking. We don't have children's ministry or youth ministry and our men and women's bible study is still online. We lost most of our church members due to online church and deciding to make a transition to a new church or state. God has brought new people, but after 20 plus years of pastoring, we are starting over and my husband and I are running on fumes. It's hard because we should know better to "do all things in Christ Jesus who gives us strength." But the truth is, we are running on empty. Thank you for your healing message. I've listened to this at least 5 times!
It's 3:23 in the morning and I am touched by your heartbreak, I lost my husband then the pandemic hit. The heartache then the cloud of sadness was over my heart. The heartache is incessant. Finally, after several years, I began to draw nearer to God and the joy of my salvation once more. God is an awesome God he restored my joy the joy of my salvation. I've got a river of life pouring out of me. Praying may God bless you and your family's joy through God's profound and never-ending love.
@@m.8065very sorry. It’s been rough for so many and our normal life may never return. Nevertheless, God is mindful of all you’ve been through and what’s coming. You are stronger than you know.
God bless you and your husband for staying strong and keeping your church open. I lived in South Orange County for about 20 years. I still visit OC from time to time to see family. Always wishing I could move back, etc. I spent most of my 20's at Calvary Costa Mesa. Pastor Chuck Smith was wonderful. Good memories of another church in the Costa Mesa area is "The Eagles Nest". Loved their movie night during the week. Watched "A Thief In The Night" there; and accepted Jesus the next day. Hang in there. We are so close to the rapture happening. Anytime now. Amazing to see prophesies coming to pass now on a daily basis ! WoW .... incredible. God always ... always ... keeps his promises to us. ✨😊✨🤍✨
You’ve described my life, good and not, during my 24 years of illness . Put on top of that, two rounds of Covid, and family losses. At 47, I was taken down with Autoimmune deseases of Lupus, Fatigue, bronchial disturbances, ulcers, many other things. Details are endless,; just wanted to relate this! Jesus is my Saviour, and I give Him the Glory for all, and my sanity!!! 🙏♥️✌️
I have autoimmune celiac, but if I stick with a good gluten free diet I feel so much better! My husband's exema cleared up. Anyway try an elimination diet. It may help ❤
This is so, so good!. Jesus came to set us free from the darkness of the curse, to restore our innocence that we could once again be part of God's family, living in the kingdom of God, the Kingdom of Light and everlasting Love. We have been joined to Jesus and are seated with Him in the heavens, sealed with His Spirit, as belonging to Him forevermore! He whom the Son sets free is free indeed!
Thanks for this. I love John Eldredge and read all his books and his wife and hers also. I have been able to put some answers to some of my questions from my realizations on just how burned out I have become. I just very recently decided to go part time in my job because it was draining the very life out of me although my finances will be tight, my health is more important. We are living in very difficult times indeed; all the more reason to draw very close to our Lord Yeshua! Thanks again and God bless you both!
Thank you Carey and John. I really needed to hear this today, as you guys brought up so many facets of what we as Christians are constantly dealing with in these days. I pushed meditation out of my life when I came to faith in Christ, as I associated it with 'emptyiness and nothingness'. It's time to bring it back with Jesus at the centre 😊 God bless you both 🙏
I am a therapist and I have loved you forever John Eldridge, and everything you stand for. Always learn something new! God bless you and your dear wife!
PLEASE RELEASE WHATEVER “ACE” CARD YOU HAVE! IT LEADS TO BITTERNESS AND BITTERNESS “DEFILES MANY” AND “GIVES SATAN AN OPPORTUNITY.” Drop the extras… the programs in your lives and churches. I didn’t listen… or didn’t see …how there would be a way for me to get away and rest with Jesus. As unrealistic as it may sound, DO IT! It may save your marriage, your family, your reputation, your sanity.
Thank you for this, I have not lost my faith but was battling with church because it felt too focused on busy and I couldn’t understand why! Now I realise I was thirsting for deep, quiet connection…
Thank you for this conversation. Meditation helped me immensely in my journey of self awareness and relationship with God. Learning to meditate trained my mind to take every thought captive. It was similar to a strength building exercise. I used meditation as a way to practice strengthening my ability to take my thoughts captive. Now that I can quickly enter and stay in a quiet mental space, I can spend longer periods of time with God without mental distractions.
I think the word 'meditation' is tricky so if you don't mind a little clarification. Meditating on a Bible passage is different than emptying your mind and going "Om." Which style of meditation do you employ?
I started with guided meditation. It helped me to notice when I was getting lost in thought and bring myself back to mental clarity. I had previously kept a noisy mental space. I was bad at ruminating and making mental lists and created a great deal of anxiety all the while. Now that I can quickly take my thoughts captive (what I learned through guided meditation), I am able to meditate on God’s word or have peaceful prayer.
Thank you very much for this!! I am old and have gone through a lot of emotional trauma!! I thought that I was the only one that was going through this.
Eldridge's comments around 1:05:13, "the soul is healed through union with God, and union with God is not something we have taught people to nurture and practice...the soul is made for intimate union with the creator..."
Thank you for this beautifully real, honest, and thorough conversation. Your conclusions are spot-on, and I am taking this very much to heart. I will share it with many, many, as well. Wow. May God bless you and your work.
This is a treasure! Every frase has an effect of 💥 power, so sharp. Loving the Lord every moment is the best addiction ever. Thank you. God bless you both.
For me, I was diagnosed in 2006 with a severe rare heart disorder which is roughly 90% genetic, a PHD in genetics told me, "We could find no genetic markers". Until this century people with this problem seldom lived to old age. One feature of my problem is calculated as a 1 in 30 million probability. A very reputable cardiologist told me in November 2007, " The chances of your survival are EXTREMELY small", he emphasied it like that. One feature of this "Valley of the shadow of death" journey has been that fear has never played any part. To me this is a demonstration of how my Saviour has chosen to keep me here (for now). 😁 My advice is Proverbs 3:5 " Trust in the Lord with all of your (wonky) heart". 🖕
I rode this thing all the way down. This is a tickle compared to the full breakdown experience. I broke my own hand, poured scalding hot tea onto my own lap and finally I could no longer tie my shoes or make a simple decision. Five years of honest living has restored me somewhat but not enough to be fully functional. That's terrifying considering we are all the same. If we do not get REALLY HONEST RIGHT NOW we are going to need a miracle.
Try to stay on the side of what our creator has created and away from man’s inventions unless they line up with the creator in a benevolent way. CBD oil or 7 leaf tinctures have great effects on our brain and nervous system.
WOW....just WOW. This is so where I am at. To the point that I couldn't even focus all the way through this...but am going to replay again tomorrow and glean even more. So depleted...gas tank is empty...but am required to keep going.
Hearing your words right now is lowering my blood pressure, slowing my breathing, widening my perspective about trauma and how the last three years has depleted my reserves and the "Dory line": "just keep swimming!" I needed this in ways I can't adequately describe! So grateful i came across this!
The trauma I endured this past 3 years due to health issues and the stress and anxiety over the covid crap had pushed me to the brink last June. I had to pull away from everything. I haven't been to church since . The divide over the covid mandates and vaccines caused extreme stress and trauma on top of my already extreme trauma, caused me to be suicidal. I've never in my life felt like this and so desperate for help which the church did not give. They perpetuated the problem by saying I don't have enough faith ect ect. Taking time alone with my kids on a time out from it all has helped me.
Phenomenal discussion! This hits so many points of things I've been observing and thinking about in the body of Christ. I am sharing it with all our elders and leaders .and many others, including my clients.. Such a traumatic time for leaders and believers in the church, these past few years. So many are struggling. Excellent, excellent discussion, thank you! I'll be ordering the book ASAP.
Wisdom from the Lord ... I opened my Bible to it immediately after listening to this podcast. So powerful and pertinent to the discussion: Jeremiah 17:5-8 (5) This is what the Lord says: “Cursed are those who put their trust in mere humans, who rely on human strength and turn their hearts away from the Lord. (6) They are like stunted shrubs in the desert, with no hope for the future. They will live in the barren wilderness, in an uninhabited salty land. (7) “But blessed are those who trust in the Lord and have made the Lord their hope and confidence. (8) They are like trees planted along a riverbank, with roots that reach deep into the water. Such trees are not bothered by the heat or worried by long months of drought. Their leaves stay green, and they never stop producing fruit.
Isaiah 43:18-19 “Forget the former things; do not dwell on the past. See, I am doing a new thing! Now it springs up; do you not perceive it? I am making a way in the wilderness and streams in the wasteland." 😇🙏❤️
"...the accumulation of ten thousand disappointments." If only it had only been ten thousand... I don't think I have enough time left to remember them all.
Understand this! Get this! That the ones who do not fully understand our grace walk talk from a Pharisee position, of “Spiritual witchcraft” (see Galatians 3) of the witches brew….the practice of mixing grace with deeds of “righteousness “ which are really just filthy wraps floating around in that brew! “Him who comes to me I shall in no wise cast out! Once in rest, no need to ever work again! Christ is the end of the law for All who believe the grace message. There is a spiritual understanding that involves the change of mind ( metanoia : repentance) needed to cross over into Canaan. Once in the promised land, if the Israelites would have still wanted to go back to Egypt, well…there would be no other hope for them seeing that they were not fully in… they were walking in a land they did not believe belonged to them. Once we believe the land of Israel (blessed of God) is for us, belongs to us, is our inheritance, not because of anything we have done, not even because of us stepping through the Jordan river, carrying the ark of the covenant into that land, or building our home in the land, but all because we have a God who gives us every good and perfect gift, then we will truly enter that rest. So, sir Ekklesia, you still wanna go back to Egypt where the children labored day in and day out as slaves… or would you rather start experiencing all the blessings of sonship God had planned for you from before the foundation of the World? In Canaan or in Egypt?
Appreciated and enjoyed this conversation very much. Regarding the masks. Apple just came out with an update for the phone to recognize your face recognition even with a mask on. That is sad
Last week I found myself thinking of the scripture " in the Last days the Love of many will wax cold ......" . People desperately need Faith and God more than ever but having experienced serious betrayals in my life by people claiming to be Christian, I am Wary of Brick and Mortar churches, extremely wary of Organized Religion but in the morning I sit with my coffee , watch dazzling sunrises, and try to commune with The Most High God, the Creator of all that Beauty. His Presence still sustains me though I am Not always Clear on His Path for me ! Sometimes I go to Prayer, struggle to meditate, and find myself trembling with trauma just wanting to sob from deep within
Regarding the spiritual decline post=pandemic, l realized that for me, the ability to see/trust God in what had/was still happening was beyond me because it was a global ordeal (versus simply seeking him in my personal challenges) and that distance began to decrease when l focused on scriptures that told me he sees everything and that the doers of evil, those that inflicted or benefited from the trauma caused would receive what was due them. I needed to be able to see that God was still in control in a world that was out of control.
HELLO Carey , I was with you in your beginning of ministry and left for BC in 2007 But I have returned to visit the church on south Barrie now . Friends still attend . Must Read Intimacy With God Charles Swindoll. 1996 Small little GREEN book but life transformation. SILENCE SOLITUDE SIMPLICITY SURRENDER ‘ Become people of Depth ‘ One of two books I give for gifts Streams in the Desert devotional from classic writers - 1927 Mrs Charles Cowan Great to learn from your new ministry of interviewing globally. Shalom , In His Grip , Peggy Dietz
Joshua 24 New International Version The Covenant Renewed at Shechem 24 Then Joshua assembled(A) all the tribes of Israel at Shechem.(B) He summoned(C) the elders,(D) leaders, judges and officials of Israel,(E) and they presented themselves before God. 2 Joshua said to all the people, “This is what the Lord, the God of Israel, says: ‘Long ago your ancestors, including Terah the father of Abraham and Nahor,(F) lived beyond the Euphrates River and worshiped other gods.(G) 3 But I took your father Abraham from the land beyond the Euphrates and led him throughout Canaan(H) and gave him many descendants.(I) I gave him Isaac,(J) 4 and to Isaac I gave Jacob and Esau.(K) I assigned the hill country of Seir(L) to Esau, but Jacob and his family went down to Egypt.(M) 5 “‘Then I sent Moses and Aaron,(N) and I afflicted the Egyptians by what I did there, and I brought you out.(O) 6 When I brought your people out of Egypt, you came to the sea,(P) and the Egyptians pursued them with chariots and horsemen[a](Q) as far as the Red Sea.[b](R) 7 But they cried(S) to the Lord for help, and he put darkness(T) between you and the Egyptians; he brought the sea over them and covered them.(U) You saw with your own eyes what I did to the Egyptians.(V) Then you lived in the wilderness for a long time.(W) 8 “‘I brought you to the land of the Amorites(X) who lived east of the Jordan. They fought against you, but I gave them into your hands. I destroyed them from before you, and you took possession of their land.(Y) 9 When Balak son of Zippor,(Z) the king of Moab, prepared to fight against Israel, he sent for Balaam son of Beor(AA) to put a curse on you.(AB) 10 But I would not listen to Balaam, so he blessed you(AC) again and again, and I delivered you out of his hand. 11 “‘Then you crossed the Jordan(AD) and came to Jericho.(AE) The citizens of Jericho fought against you, as did also the Amorites, Perizzites,(AF) Canaanites, Hittites, Girgashites, Hivites and Jebusites,(AG) but I gave them into your hands.(AH) 12 I sent the hornet(AI) ahead of you, which drove them out(AJ) before you-also the two Amorite kings. You did not do it with your own sword and bow.(AK) 13 So I gave you a land(AL) on which you did not toil and cities you did not build; and you live in them and eat from vineyards and olive groves that you did not plant.’(AM) 14 “Now fear the Lord(AN) and serve him with all faithfulness.(AO) Throw away the gods(AP) your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates River and in Egypt,(AQ) and serve the Lord. 15 But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites,(AR) in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household,(AS) we will serve the Lord.”(AT) 16 Then the people answered, “Far be it from us to forsake(AU) the Lord to serve other gods! 17 It was the Lord our God himself who brought us and our parents up out of Egypt, from that land of slavery,(AV) and performed those great signs(AW) before our eyes. He protected us on our entire journey and among all the nations through which we traveled. 18 And the Lord drove out(AX) before us all the nations,(AY) including the Amorites, who lived in the land.(AZ) We too will serve the Lord, because he is our God.(BA)” 19 Joshua said to the people, “You are not able to serve the Lord. He is a holy God;(BB) he is a jealous God.(BC) He will not forgive(BD) your rebellion(BE) and your sins. 20 If you forsake the Lord(BF) and serve foreign gods, he will turn(BG) and bring disaster(BH) on you and make an end of you,(BI) after he has been good to you.” 21 But the people said to Joshua, “No! We will serve the Lord.” 22 Then Joshua said, “You are witnesses(BJ) against yourselves that you have chosen(BK) to serve the Lord.” “Yes, we are witnesses,(BL)” they replied. 23 “Now then,” said Joshua, “throw away the foreign gods(BM) that are among you and yield your hearts(BN) to the Lord, the God of Israel.” 24 And the people said to Joshua, “We will serve the Lord our God and obey him.”(BO) 25 On that day Joshua made a covenant(BP) for the people, and there at Shechem(BQ) he reaffirmed for them decrees and laws.(BR) 26 And Joshua recorded(BS) these things in the Book of the Law of God.(BT) Then he took a large stone(BU) and set it up there under the oak(BV) near the holy place of the Lord. 27 “See!” he said to all the people. “This stone(BW) will be a witness(BX) against us. It has heard all the words the Lord has said to us. It will be a witness against you if you are untrue(BY) to your God.”(BZ) 28 Then Joshua dismissed the people, each to their own inheritance.(CA) Buried in the Promised Land(CB) 29 After these things, Joshua son of Nun, the servant of the Lord, died(CC) at the age of a hundred and ten.(CD) 30 And they buried him in the land of his inheritance, at Timnath Serah[c](CE) in the hill country of Ephraim, north of Mount Gaash.(CF) 31 Israel served the Lord throughout the lifetime of Joshua and of the elders(CG) who outlived him and who had experienced everything the Lord had done for Israel. 32 And Joseph’s bones,(CH) which the Israelites had brought up from Egypt,(CI) were buried at Shechem in the tract of land(CJ) that Jacob bought for a hundred pieces of silver[d] from the sons of Hamor, the father of Shechem. This became the inheritance of Joseph’s descendants. 33 And Eleazar son of Aaron(CK) died and was buried at Gibeah,(CL) which had been allotted to his son Phinehas(CM) in the hill country(CN) of Ephraim.
I feel like we've been through a mass trauma here in the U.S. It's as if the veil was pulled back on how labor is valued and managed, and how we're laborers and consumers before we're human, almost. What was the most difficult for me was to watch as men, especially, recorded themselves getting out of expensive pickup trucks, walking into grocery stores and screaming at store employees for asking them to cover their faces. Then there were the men who recorded themselves screaming at cashiers for wearing masks, and then acting as if their human rights had been violated because they couldn't tell if the low-wage women at the cash register were smiling at them. That was a gut punch for me. People were dying, my friends who work on COVID-19 units were running on fumes, but these men were furious that low-wage women couldn't easily perform glee at serving them. Clicked on those profiles an saw a lot of Bible and cross emojis. I'm depressed and angry at Texas Christians.
Awesome interview, Carey - thank you. I've mentioned your ministry to so many leaders over the past 2 years & my heart aches for them, seeing how they've been verbally beaten up by so many believers. Could I make one small suggestion - the flickering flame in your fireplace shows up just beside your head in your interview....it's visual noise & it's distracting. Hope you don't mind me mentioning it. I love your stuff - please don't stop posting! :)
This was divinely ordered by The Father. It is so rich in many ways I can't describe. I have been living on the street since 2008 and have been recently been praying for a set apart life as I am in Seattle. I know why now The Spirit guided me this way, to draw near and be loved on like never before and now from His Word I know how to ask. Thank you for welcoming John Eldredge. My son told me to read one of his early books because it was obvious to him I knew nothing about men. I know that there are many things I didn't know about. I asked Abba Yah to please not give up on me. Thank you for Ephesians 3, it's not too late in the Name of Yeshua Messiah
I don’t have anything left. All of what took place triggered past trauma. I had no idea I even had unresolved, forgotten anything, so other than say I need a break, somethings off (and no one taking me seriously), I initially did nothing. I lost my mind. I failed and lost my entire family I’ve loved and served over 30 years. I’m barely existing. And fragmented mind?? Depleted??
@@claudinethompson4861 Claudia I read an earlier comment on this u tube from you and the Lord pressured on my heart that you have unforgiveness, something I have struggled with for years. Only God can give you the capacity to forgive and when you start to pray for yourself in repentance and pray and bless those that hurt and offended you, do you shut the door to Satan, and allow the blessings of God to flow into your life. It is the second commandment. Love your God Almighty and then love your neighbour's/enemies as you love yourself. I know it's difficult to love others unless you love yourself first, so I pray God shows you His heart for you, because you are precious and loved by God Almighty 💖🙏
Really? People are depleted, just because we went through the pandemic? If you lost a loved one, if you lost your means of living or your home, yes, than I totally get that. But what if nothing really happened, except that you cannot get some nicer things in life? How weak is that?! How about the billions (!) of people, that are poor and need help Right Now or things go south and rich people two thousand miles away were too busy figuring out if they want marble or cedar in their new kitchen? They lose loved ones to diseases, that could easily have been prevented or healed! They don't know what they will eat tomorrow and never have known that. They live in the slums. Are North Americans just a bunch of whiners? I guess so.
this was great. I was just wondering… were we saved to serve? when I see that as a church fb post, it makes me feel manipulated not serving out of my relationship to the Father but be a worker bee for the local church body.
You're talking like we are out of the traumatic experience. Like it's all over. There's still a LOT STILL GOING ON GLOBALLY!!! And it's going to get worse (externally) and the uncertainty is climbing! And it's 2024 now!
@@reneedwards1082 thank you. I'm so grateful... just beyond words. I miss my family. Tomorrow is a year already. I'm still literally in shock. I had a long panic attack last night.
"If you take three minutes a day to simply love Jesus, it will heal your soul. Most people never do it." This seems so New Age or hocus pocus. Where did he snatch the time THREE MINUTES from. Who says three minutes is the magic time. And just what IS "simply loving Jesus." Is it not knowing his Word and obeying him, when it's tough to! There is so little scripture in this video, I got half way, wondering if it were indeed a New Age channel (it auto-played). I think I've concluded this interview is pseudo Biblical intellectual. Psycho babble. Leaving at 49 minutes.
Have you thought about the possibility that many of our symptoms (both societal and individual) look a lot like stages of addiction? The pandemic and lock downs increased peiples addictions to their phones.
We connect with our emotions which is a way to CONNECT with God. We need to get the Whole Picture of Jesus in ALL OUR BEING. I don’t agree with just one thing. It is what I believe and what speaker states. God Has His Way to move within us. Be still and know. People are running away from DOGMA and institutions which proclaim numbers, dogma and not GOD EXPERIENCE # my individual perspective
I Thank God for The Covid. Sounds crazy. I almost died from it. But it Forced me to Depend upon our Lords. I've come to not believe. Now I KNOW. 😘🌞🙏💜🙏 Jesus is Lord Halkelujah
Aside from the collective trauma, as you say - and brilliantly listing all the symptoms, there's also all the gaslighting which is a form of abuse. So I do believe most people - whether they realise it or not - are suffering from that also. Thank you Lord for everyone and bless them all by the power of the Son of David, Amen. By his stripes we were healed.
I wish somebody would stop the “how many angels dance on the heads of which pins” bs. I don’t believe in these crazy”beliefs.” This mental exercise that Christians call “God” is just that. A mental exercise. A useful figment for some, but a figment. The Jesus stories show a man who is just working to help folks. I can get behind that. The gospel writers say that Jesus just said love one another. Jesus just touched lepers. Fed people. Healed people. The stories say Jesus did loving stuff. All this mind-messing silly, flowery theology is just unnecessary baloney and is not helpful. People, loving Jesus is no different than loving your neighbor. That’s what the gospels stories actually say. Enough with the Jesus-y Bible-book mental gymnastics. No yanking little verses out of context from Thessalonians, and then a dash of, I dunno, Philemon or something, Guess what? Those letters were not written to you. They were not written anywhere near your context. Love one another. That’s the freakin’ point of all the stories. Stop. Deconstruct from the crazy 4th century creeds that no longer fit, everybody. The Enlightenment happened. Time to suck it up and move on. There IS something on the other side of Christian theology. The Beatles were right. All we need is love. Convert to Love. It’s all we need.
While I truly appreciate the thoughtful approach to discussing the traumatic effects of recent societal upheavals, I usually start getting anxious when faith, religious belief and scripture are employed as sources of knowledge and reparation. Whether or not we can admit it, we all have beliefs, (The oldest meaning of which is Sanskrit for "a wish"),and usually we incorporate these into a way of living and even our personality/identity. My point is that once this incorporation occurs, rational, balanced, respectful discussion will often leave the stage, leaving only preaching and/or proselytizing to convey the message.And this isn't limited to religious topics at all. Of course, most would slough this off as the simple human trait of an aversion to being challenged or discovered to be lacking in a well reasoned position or viewpoint... I would ask, How prevalent has this "faith based" attitude been in so many aspects of modern life? It would seem to me that dark forces have learned to weaponize our belief systems and place us all in a convictionless quicksand. Where every day is filled with the trauma of power depleting confusion....IMHO
Oh. My. THANK YOU. It’s too late for me but I’ve been saying this for YEARS. It’s not the programs but leading people to experience God, to know Christ, to know the Father’s love, the extent of His mercy and grace and kindness.
When l hear a good message, it is never too late for me. I need to know. I need to kmow for me, and l need to know so l can tell others. If God brings a message across my path, He knows l need to hear it. Take heart. Take it and use it...it's a blessing for yourself, and others in your realm. Lots of love from Australia. X000 🦘❤
Does John Eldridge ever go into mental disorders. Specifically Borderline Personality Disorder? Its rare to find anyone who's willing to tackle this beast.. Would be keen to get his take on it. Though something tells me he will stay away from it :(
I’m guessing if you are holding poses you are doing yoga? Maybe look up some yogi masters who have embraced Christianity and hear their testimonies about why they laid that down and walked away. Eye opening.
It's the end times, there is a great place...in His presence. If you are in the Ukraine what would you do? The care for your soul is key, we must stay in His presence. Covoid was nailed to the cross, the church cowered in this round. Covoid was defeated, it tried to come upon me and it was dead on the floor an hour later...gone. What we need is Jesus in all his glory and power.
I'm less than 8 minutes in and I've got the extreme short term memory loss, zero tolerance for dishonest or irritating folks, early to bed, etc. I see people in everyday life scurrying around looks of deep concern and frustration anxiousness on their faces. So sad. Heartbreaking
Med clinic prayer volunteer for 11 years. Gone overnight by new church leadership for No good reason. Docs, Dentists, Chiropractors nurses, administration, gone. I am beyond pissed off ..still. One of the hardest things I've ever done yet by far the best. Thankful for this video kind Sir.
