#seeking counsel

[practicingbushiho]

He lifts the boy's chin to look him in the face, and the prince is shy as his eyes look away.

"You're a little love junkie, aren't you?" the large man asks. The young master bites his lip, shivering with shame. "Is love a drug to you?"

"I…I apologize." the weak muttering falls from the boy's lips, but as if to undo the words the elder leans in to kiss the guilt away, taking the boy's shame with him as he does.

"It is alright," he mumbles. He hears the young master's voice hitch in his throat when he elects to rest a palm on his hip, pulling him into his lap on the bed. "Sometimes a drug…is a medicine that you use to heal."

[tom4jc]

Isaiah 30:1 Taking The Wrong Counsel

“Woe to the rebellious children,” says the Lord, “Who take counsel, but not of Me, and who despise plans, but not of My Spirit, that they may add sin to sin;” Isaiah 30:1 Thousands of books and millions of websites are available to give advice and counsel on how to deal with nearly anything and everything. People are also ready and willing to give their counsel in person for many things. The…

[mswyrr]

no one can know why / maybe he's lonely

[thepersonalwords]

It is possible for you to realise your dream as a scientist, you must be a passionate learner and curious enough to seek this wonderful career path.

Lailah Gifty Akita, Think Great: Be Great!

[marchioness-of-the-flowers]

Abigail Hobbs didn’t need a new father figure, girl needed a lawyer.

[xxoxobree]

Now I got beef with you bitches! 👀

Why is there people saying HOBART MF BROWN‼️ is ugly . Is you blind ? Be fr

Y’all are so Anti-black and need to be in an Institution

[lon-riistar]

^^le context

[pepperscorn]

@kirbytripledeluxe asked me to make a bfdi tierlist. it finds it very amusing and informative.

[luceandfriends]

i saw u said you converted to Catholicism. i am transgender and gay. i don't believe either to be a sin but the catholic church somewhat does. i am also pro choice re abortion. do you have advice how to reconcile this with also fully believing the teachings of the bible and longing to convert?

I should use this opportunity to state that I believe I am closer to a heretic than a saint. I’m not straight, I’m weird about gender, I’m understanding when it comes to the feminist movement being a woman myself, including what one decides to do in the wake of sexual trauma. As I grow closer to God, I realize that all these things are not what makes up the distance between He and I. Cain offered his first fruits in the same level of precision as Abel. It is not what we are on the outside that is the fault of our sins, but who we are within. How much room in yourself do you provide for Christ? Do you welcome the unfortunate with mercy and hospitality? Do you tithe your joys and sorrows to Him before all else?

I ask this rhetorically, as none of the answers are my business to pry into. But as you came to a stranger on the blue hellsite anonymously, I can infer a few things about who you represent. And there is no judgement in my heart.

I think contemporary Christian music and art is bland and awkward, personally. I struggle to attend mass and have to look around me to see what to do in liturgy. When I sing my voice trembles with an uncertainty that is more vast than I care to admit. I feel shame and anxiety when facing the responsibility of my actions, whether intrinsic or extrinsic. I’ve never been to confession, I’ve harmed myself and others irreparably. I have broken every commandment God has given us. I am afraid and don’t trust God when I need to.

So to answer your question, I don’t exactly have an answer at all. Jesus told us that the two greatest commandments were to love God, ourselves and others in equal measure. How we do that is up to ourselves.

I’ll pray for you, anon. I hope you never give up faith, hope, or love, that’s all I ask.

[chasing-stardust-22]

Love when I tell myself "ok, time to respond to this message/dm", but then I look at it and begin internally screaming instead

Why am I like this

[magnetic-dogz]

I think another goal I have for 2025 is. Well this is kind of generic but I want to keep working on myself and my mental health

[tacthescribbler]

I hate complaining in public (in this case, on my blog where strangers on the internet can see it), but I need someone (other than my close friends who hear me bitch about this all the time) to know how much I need my sibling to move out.

I am a solitary person. They were only supposed to live with me "for a few months," to quote their own plans.

They have been living with me for over 5 years.

There are a myriad other issues I have, but this is what I'm frustrated with at this moment.

It's dumb. Cost of living is high. Groceries cost too much. 5 years isn't even that long, in the grand scheme of things. I should be happy that my sibling isn't on the street with no roof over their head.

But in this moment, there is nothing I want more than:

To rearrange my apartment back to the way I had it before my sibling moved in.

To not have the presence of another human being pervading my space for all hours of the time that my sibling is not at work

To not be forced to leave my home to get any time/space to myself

To be able to do things without feeling like I'm always being heard/watched

To know that when I put my dishes away, they go where they belong and won't shift places every time they get washed

My sibling flew to visit our parents a few years ago. They were gone for a month. The moment they left the apartment, I felt so much freer and happier. My depressive symptoms practically evaporated.

I'm sorry I feel this way, but I'm also having strong feelings and I'm frustrated.

[news4dzhozhar]

[thepersonalwords]

Do you want a level of income to fit your lifestyle or a lifestyle to fit your income level?

Miles Anthony Smith, Becoming Generation Flux: Why Traditional Career Planning is Dead: How to be Agile, Adapt to Ambiguity, and Develop Resilience

[mybeautifulchristianjourney]

Seek the Lord's Counsel First

"'Inquire, I pray thee, at the word of the LORD today.'" — 1 Kings 22:5b | JPS Tanakh 1917 (JPST) The Holy Scriptures according to the Masoretic text; Jewish Publication Society 1917. Cross References: 1 Kings 22:4; 1 Kings 22:6

[glassrunner]

wish i didn’t have to keep my eyes glued to new content and media before i sleep just to stop myself from sinking into the bad memories, just wish i could go back to before i realized what happened, when the horror of it all didn’t paralyze me in the dark hours of the night