Christ_empowered
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Yeah, me again. I only came to repentance 18ish months ago, and then only because of what I believe to be miracles. Happens to some of us, I guess; we need divine intervention just to see our need for Jesus.
All sortsa problems before repentance, things are so much better, and...I get the sense that Christianity, a relationship with Christ, is the only real way to be truly, completely, still fallibly, human. Its the right way to live, you know? And I'm just now getting started, which is exciting but also somehow daunting. I actually care about things like making progress and how I treat others and how moral/immoral my inner life and behaviors are.
I'm at the basics now. I used to know a lot about Jesus, but I didn't know Him. Now I know Him, and I realize I know very little. Funny, that.
Pray for your enemies, those who persecute you and despitefully use you. Do good unto others, even (especially?) those who refuse to do good unto you. *Love* your enemies. Show compassion. Go the extra mile. Turn the other cheek. Judge not lest ye yourselves be judged.
This is Christianity, and its at once delightful and sometimes difficult. My yoke is easy and my burden is light...
...challenging, yes, but a lot of my rage, problems with the past, etc. have dissipated. Not that Christ is a therapist. More than that, I'm growing up and moving on from a past in which I didn't grow up; I just existed and got older, maybe decayed a bit.
My family and I get along well, and that's priceless. I'm able to function in the community, and I used to be state mental hospital material. I've been given, and I'm trying to cultivate, bits of "the peace that surpasses all understanding" and "the perfect love that casteth out all fear."
Not always easy! Thing about psychosis: it drives you inward, into a dark space. Tranquilizers help, but...nobody ever became fully normal on the latest and greatest tranquilizer, you know? They calm you down, get rid of voices (hopefully). As for NORMAL...
...that takes time. And, thanks only to Christ, I'm getting there.
All sortsa problems before repentance, things are so much better, and...I get the sense that Christianity, a relationship with Christ, is the only real way to be truly, completely, still fallibly, human. Its the right way to live, you know? And I'm just now getting started, which is exciting but also somehow daunting. I actually care about things like making progress and how I treat others and how moral/immoral my inner life and behaviors are.
I'm at the basics now. I used to know a lot about Jesus, but I didn't know Him. Now I know Him, and I realize I know very little. Funny, that.
Pray for your enemies, those who persecute you and despitefully use you. Do good unto others, even (especially?) those who refuse to do good unto you. *Love* your enemies. Show compassion. Go the extra mile. Turn the other cheek. Judge not lest ye yourselves be judged.
This is Christianity, and its at once delightful and sometimes difficult. My yoke is easy and my burden is light...
...challenging, yes, but a lot of my rage, problems with the past, etc. have dissipated. Not that Christ is a therapist. More than that, I'm growing up and moving on from a past in which I didn't grow up; I just existed and got older, maybe decayed a bit.
My family and I get along well, and that's priceless. I'm able to function in the community, and I used to be state mental hospital material. I've been given, and I'm trying to cultivate, bits of "the peace that surpasses all understanding" and "the perfect love that casteth out all fear."
Not always easy! Thing about psychosis: it drives you inward, into a dark space. Tranquilizers help, but...nobody ever became fully normal on the latest and greatest tranquilizer, you know? They calm you down, get rid of voices (hopefully). As for NORMAL...
...that takes time. And, thanks only to Christ, I'm getting there.
