Many people falsely believe that feeling depressed as a Christian means that you are not a “good Christian.”

But we should remember that characters in the Bible struggled with depression too - one of the most significant examples is Elijah.

So do not look at depression as a separation from your faith. The experience can be used as a way to draw closer and build a connection to your faith.

Biblical Perspective on Dating 🙌🏻

The controversial topic of the Devil’s lettuce, otherwise known as marijuana!

While CDB has potential medical benefits, we cannot deny that getting high off marijuana/weed can lead to an impaired state of mind. In this way, smoking weed puts you under the influence of the drug, allowing the potential for satanic influence.

We should keep in mind that marijuana (and other drugs) can create hallucinations, but in the context of Christianity, the hallucinations could very well be real demons.

Do you agree or disagree? Make sure to share your thoughts in the comments ⬇️

Sometimes God does not answer our prayers in the timing we desire, or He may need us to go through certain events in order to fulfill our purpose for Him.

In any case, unanswered prayers are a difficult situation to encounter. But Jesus teaches us how to get through such an experience.

We must …
1. Feel the emotions
2. Pray
3. Surrender the situation
4. Live in acceptance

Relationships with expiration dates result in a break up. To overcome a break up, we must follow these three concepts:

1. Forget the past
2. Focus on the new things
3. Trust God has the right person for us, in His timing

Regardless if your ex treated you poorly or treated you well, it can still be difficult to let go. But if you are struggling, remember this:

Letting go of someone allows God to hold them closer.

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• Sometimes we may struggle with the idea of someone “getting away” with their offenses. But we can find peace in knowing that God’s justice will surpass the offenses.
  
  We also need to remember the desire for justice is reasonable after experiencing an offense, but we need to avoid the desire for revenge.
  
  Fun Fact: My book on narcissistic relationships will further explore this topic!
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How Do We Forgive Someone Who Hurt Us?

🔹 Acts 2:38 tells us that everyone must repent for thier wrongdoings. In this way, it is a validation for someone who feels hurt by the offenses of another person. Simultaneously, the verse tells us forgiveness is a gift.

🔹 While forgiveness is not the easiest gift to give to someone, we need to remember that we do not need to forgive by our own strength. Jesus paid for the gift of forgiveness by His sacrifice and it is by His strength that we can extend forgiveness in the hardest circumstances.

🔹 As a side note, forgiveness does not discard accountability, otherwise there would be no need for repentance.

Here are the Reasons Why We Need a Faith Based Perspective on Money:

💸 Although this scripture does not mention an emotional relationship with money, it is important to emphasize that many people use spending as a coping mechanism, thereby creating the term “retail therapy”. The instant gratification of purchases can elevate your mood.

💸 Stewardship is the ability to manage one’s resources in a moral manner. While spending can be fun, we still need to be good stewards of funds. This leads to the idea of poor stewardship. Poor money habits will keep you poor, even if your income increases.

💸 Poor stewardship creates a lack of trust. It will be difficult to provide more resources to a person who wastes them. If more resources are given, the poor steward’s irresponsibility would be further enabled.

“The Other Woman” is known as an adulterous woman in the Bible. While there are specific stories of adulterous women in the Bible, Proverbs 5:3-5 best summarizes the woman as verbally sweet, inherently bitter, sharp as a sword, and deadly.

🚨Eventhough this information mentions adulterous women, the same concept can apply towards adulterous men.

🚨 Any person who cheats or commits adultery will have to answer for those wrongdoings.

🚨 Important reminder for those who may have experienced this situation: Your value is not dependent on your partner’s poor choices.

A codependent person heavily [or fully] relies on another person to provide emotional security. Thankfully, there is a way to prevent codependence…

*Confidence* prevents codependent relationships!

➡️ Lack of confidence leads to emotional insecurity, which increases the likelihood of codependence.

➡️ Remember that you are already a complete person. You do not need external validation as a creation of God.

➡️ We cannot become emotionally reliant on humans, because humans are naturally unreliable. However, God is always consistent so we can receive our confidence from Him.

Many couples in a new relationship are told “just wait until the honeymoon phase ends.”

➡️ But the problem is this - real love does not go through PHASES… real love goes through SEASONS.

➡️ Devotion must be present in order for a relationship to survive seasons instead of short-lived phases, such as the honeymoon phase. It is important to remember “mutual honor” is the prerequisite for devotion.

➡️ Mutual Honor is formed by respecting your partner and maintaining basic obligations such as care, loyalty, and trust.

VERSE CORRECTION:
The correct verse is John 8:44.
John 4:88 was an error, as the numbers were accidentally switched.

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Manipulative people [especially narcissists] love to gaslight.

“Gaslighting” is a form of manipulation. The manipulator will invalidate what you know to be true by lying to you. Unfortunately, questioning your own reality because of their lies can lead you to feel crazy.

Developing awareness towards gaslighting will help prevent you from “feeling crazy”. Common gaslighting phrases may include:

🔥 “That never happened.”
🔥 “You’re overreacting.”
🔥 “You made me ____.”
🔥 “Why are you always bringing up the past?”
🔥 “Why are you always so angry/upset/negative?”

Have you heard other examples of gaslighting?