So so good especially those last two questions my goodness. My favorite thing about Jesus is His humanity, which is why since I was introduced to it (in high school) lent is my favorite season. Not that I love seeing Him in pain but His ability to express pain even while still believing and knowing that it would be relieved. It’s one of the things that has driven me to Gods love when I battled symptoms fear and shame based tactics and theology . I love His divinity too but I don’t see it at odds with His humanity I see them as united.
I’ve come back to these words a few times this morning… “To share vulnerably is to invite people to see you as you are. The threat of sharing your true self and actual struggles is rejection. The opposite is connection.” I’ve also been thinking about what you shared around your therapist asking why you’re choosing to feel anxious. I feel like I had this funny reaction that was first “we don’t choose to be anxious” and then “wait a second…maybe I do choose to be anxious…” So now I need to think on this! It’s actually a really good phrase for me to mull over right now. Thank you for sharing!
So so good especially those last two questions my goodness. My favorite thing about Jesus is His humanity, which is why since I was introduced to it (in high school) lent is my favorite season. Not that I love seeing Him in pain but His ability to express pain even while still believing and knowing that it would be relieved. It’s one of the things that has driven me to Gods love when I battled symptoms fear and shame based tactics and theology . I love His divinity too but I don’t see it at odds with His humanity I see them as united.
I’ve come back to these words a few times this morning… “To share vulnerably is to invite people to see you as you are. The threat of sharing your true self and actual struggles is rejection. The opposite is connection.” I’ve also been thinking about what you shared around your therapist asking why you’re choosing to feel anxious. I feel like I had this funny reaction that was first “we don’t choose to be anxious” and then “wait a second…maybe I do choose to be anxious…” So now I need to think on this! It’s actually a really good phrase for me to mull over right now. Thank you for sharing!