The path to peace

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Sirk

Sirk

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Worship and adoration for what Jesus has done is where it all begins. Fostering an attitude of being grateful is first and foremost and infinitely important to your well being. Going along with that, emotional self care is paramount. Learning and having a vocabulary of how difficult experiences affect your emotional state is the key processing painful interactions with others and so important in coming to resolution to your experiences and emotions. These will help you to set boundaries and teach people how you are to be treated. Lastly, placing higher expectations on yourself than others and coming to the realization that as much as people are capable of sinning against you, you are equally as capable of crossing others boundaries. That is why seeking more information and asking questions like, what are your intentions with what you just said, or what did you mean by that because this is how it hit me or even, how do you experience me are so important.

When end you are in the middle of turmoil, all of those things are so difficult to get to and frankly took me about 5 years when I started down that road and am just recently starting to see the fruit from working that. If I can get there, you can too, there is hope. Be gracious with yourself, stand your ground. Face challenges and difficulties with courage and conviction. Be determined to get your head right.

Anyway, if anyone has anything else to add please feel free. Go in peace and lay your claim as a infinitely loved child of the one living and righteous God.
 
Magenta

Magenta

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I would love to add to this when I have more time to do so :)
For now I will simply say that being in this process with others who are
likewise seeking the truth of and meaning and purpose of their lives is
valuable beyond compare in terms of learning to be at peace with one's self.

Excellent OP, Sirk. Thank you! :D
 
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oldethennew

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yes, Sirk,

our Father has taught us over many years of trials and errors that it just isn't about ourselves, but that
we must put on His mantle of Love and Grace and give our all as the example that He has given us...

boy, this is one of the greatest challenges and wake-up calls that our Father brings us to so that we
may live to help and enlighten, encourage and uphold all of our brothers and sisters, and that our calling, ministry
may be all about how we can be a reflection of the Light He has blessed us with, that we may learn how
to bless and share with others...

just as He was and is all about US, when we 'get this', He steps in and gives us all of the ingredients
we will ever need to encourage, help, heal, assist and witness, to the best of our ability to our
brothers and sisters...
 
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NewWine

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Awesome post!!

My own observation of my own well being is : The more I go out of my way to show others the love, patience and grace God showed me, the more peaceful I feel overall. God is Love, so it makes sense to me that the more Love I show, the more Love I feel.
 
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Ariel82

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*Remind the people to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready to do whatever is good,*to slander no one, to be peaceable and considerate, and always to be gentle toward everyone.*At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another.*But when the kindness and love of God our Savior appeared,*he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit,*whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Savior,*so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life.*This is a trustworthy saying. And I want you to stress these things, so that those who have trusted in God may be careful to devote themselves to doing what is good. These things are excellent and profitable for everyone.*But avoid foolish controversies and genealogies and arguments and quarrels about the law, because these are unprofitable and useless.*Warn a divisive person once, and then warn them a second time. After that, have nothing to do with them.*You may be sure that such people are warped and sinful; they are self-condemned. - Titus 3:1-11 http://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Titus3:1-11&version=NIV
 
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