#Faith and Recovery

[dkcdude]

Do You Want to Get Well?

In the fifth chapter of John’s gospel, we encounter a story of Jesus healing a paralytic man who had been waiting by the pool of Bethesda for 38 years to try to get healed. It’s easy to glide past this little narrative as another of Jesus’s healings or miracles in general. But instead of doing that, I’d like to pause to ponder the simple question Jesus asks the man before doing anything…

[mindfulldsliving]

Recognizing Signs of Personal Revelation in Recovery

Recognizing personal revelation involves understanding its signs. Key indicators include feelings of peace, sudden clarity, and persistent nudging. These signs help individuals confirm they are on the right path, even when doubt arises.

Understanding Personal Revelation: A Guide for Spiritual Growth in Sobriety Understanding personal revelation is crucial for spiritual growth, especially during recovery from addiction. It provides insights and guidance that help navigate life’s challenges. Personal revelation acts as a compass, aligning individuals with their higher purpose and deepening their connection to God. Biblical…

[howtomakeyousee]

[godslove]

“Daughter, Arise” by Simon Dewey

[imnotkosmic]

Hey, y'all! I don't normally do this, but could y'all please pray for my mum? She's been in the hospital for 1-2 weeks with a brian bleed, and she's been in a coma for awhile now (because of all the meds they've given her) and they're gonna start slowly waking her up. They say at first she probably won't even remember who we are, so please pray for a speedy recovery! Thank you ❤️❤️

[girl-that-writes]

Life is not mean, it's not evil. It has different faces, just like everyone else.

The day you embrace it, the day you go a little kinder on its uglier sides, it will embrace you with all its warmth.

Life will turn gentle on you one day. It will start putting balm on the scars it dealt on you one day. It will cradle you one day.

[furiousgoldfish]

When you grow up having the worst possible things happening to you around every corner, you can't just keep living your life without expecting the worst.

This isn't even paranoia, it's learning by experience. You can't just start expecting nice and safe and kind things to be put in your way, if they never were, it would not be backed up by any real-life experience you had. It would feel like you're dreaming if you suddenly expect your life to change completely and contain different events from anything you've experienced before. We don't work like that. We learn from experience. We can only predict what's ahead by looking at what's behind us, our collective experience on earth is the only pointer we have to what else we can expect to happen.

If you often told that your expectations are twisted, or that you're just looking for the worst in people, or assuming everyone has bad intentions, that's not something you should be blamed for. After suffering abuse and mistreatment, you have to be on the lookout for these things to prevent the worst and to save your life. You cannot afford to get trapped in abuse again, you have to look at every person and ask yourself, what is the worst they're capable of. What would they do if they had the complete power over me. And you have to work with that, make sure it doesn't get to it, as much as it's in your power to do so.

Abuse victims have to go above and beyond to keep themselves safe, because we get targeted. It's not something we want to do, or something we do to make our own lives difficult. We don't enjoy it. We want to be safe. We want to let our guard down. We want to relax and believe we're surrounded by people who wouldn't harm us. But, if we're wrong, the consequences can be disastrous. And getting abused by someone we trusted was safe for us, that is not something we can survive endless times in life.

[firefly5000]

Jesus, all that you died for, and what your religion stood for, drew it's last breath, the day MAGA created Republican Jesus.

- Jonathan Rivas

[lena-oleanderson]

i talk about god a lot.

[mindfulldsliving]

Practical Steps to Righteous Living and Recovery

From a biblical perspective, righteousness reflects living according to God's will. It requires ongoing self-assessment and aligning our actions with scripture. True righteousness is grounded in humility, while self-righteousness fosters judgment ...

Embracing Righteous Living: A Journey to Recovery and Faith Righteous living serves as a guide to regain balance and peace during life’s chaotic moments. It combines faith and recovery, empowering individuals to confront struggles like addiction or crises of faith. This journey is not merely about rules; it embodies values that draw us closer to our higher selves and God. Through faith, we find…

[howtomakeyousee]

[this-smile-is-real]

I need your prayers/love energy/healing energy.

I’ve been in the mental health ward for 2 days after coming down from medical and the plan of what was going to happen changed as soon as I got down here.

I was told ‘I’m going to say you’re a lost cause but you’ve tried every therapy out there and haven’t gotten better.’

I tried so hard with the highest meal plan yesterday that they’ve put me onto to try and restore some weight and it’s a brutal adjustment.

I want to go home but I know I need to do everything I can to take this opportunity to fuel my body and brain even though it goes everything the eating disorder wants.

I want to live a fulfilling life and thrive and pour my energy into all the dreams that I have and that people spoke over me.

I’ve slept poorly the last 2 nights and this morning my body is in agony. My pain levels upon getting up with 9/10 and that’s on a normal pain scale (not a spoonie pain scale).

I want to get better and I’m doing everything I can but some extra support/messages etc. would be so so appreciated. Thank you 🙏🏻

[hauntedbydemonswhilefollowinggod]

Lord, if i was ever the reason of someone's pain, please heal them and forgive me.

[girl-that-writes]

I'd rather be "too much" than nothing at all.

I'd rather feel "too much" than lose what makes me human.

I'd rather do "too much" than see you doubt whether I love you at all or not.

I'd rather show my humanity than hide it away.

[furiousgoldfish]

"Nobody is going to save you, nobody is gonna help you, nobody is going to care that you're still stuck in the past" But it should happen! Have you considered that maybe all of these things should happen?? Why are you rubbing in my face that we live in a world where people will abuse you and nobody will help you or even care about you afterwards? What's there to be smug about?

Being hopeful that help exists and that some people will care about our pain is what we hold onto, to survive this! It's normal, human, natural and it shows some faith in humanity! What is fun about telling us there's no humanity on this world and to stop hoping anyone decent exists? We're already scared of that!

Yes people will care and yes someone will want to help really badly. Some people do take issue with abuse existing in this world and are working to make it better. Since you're not one of them, go enjoy your heartless world.

[elisabethbabarci]

The journey of self discovery is a sacred and spiritual gift which enables us to open our heart and mind, exhibit compassion and acceptance, while embracing love, intimacy, patience, and understanding.

Elisabeth Babarci