I did spend some time in the comments on IG last night and had to close the app. I felt like my heart was breaking. I just kept asking how?! How do you not get Jami's point? How do you not see it? How can you respond this way? I'm proud of you for shutting it down. It can be so difficult to walk away from it when your flesh is screaming to respond.
I recently started a social media break because my mental health couldn't take one more argument in my DMs. We are unfortunately so committed to being right that we don't even know how to hear each other anymore (myself included). I needed to remove myself from that space so that I could re-center. I'm not sure that I'm coming back, but I hear you. Your quote "When we don’t have proximity to the poor, the prisoner, the orphan, the foreigner, the least of these, then we can easily dehumanize. It’s us against them! They don’t matter as much as we matter! But more than proximity, it’s that we don’t know what God actually says." This is where I want to be instead of SM right now - in proximity to the marginalized. I'd rather get my hands dirty right now in that space than try to help people understand on SM. We can all figure out where we need to be to be closer to Jesus and do that. Thank you for this.
Love you. Love your words. They encourage and uplift me. inspire me, and gently nudge me. Just an overflow of who you are as a Christ follower and its beautiful. I have 3 post it notes above my desk as I’ve been working on my reflection paper for spiritual direction- God is bigger than I’ve created Him to be. God is bigger than my knowledge of Him, and God is bigger than my fight against Him.
We all need to back way the heck up and see the bigger more glorious more compassionate God we love and serve instead of trying to tidy Him up with our “knowledge” and wrap a bow around it like we’ve got Him figured out and defined…good gravy His mercy and grace just keep extending and extending and extending…especially to the least of these and marginalized. Anyway. Love you. And thanks.
I continue to appreciate your social media ministry! ♥️
With you & for you!
I did spend some time in the comments on IG last night and had to close the app. I felt like my heart was breaking. I just kept asking how?! How do you not get Jami's point? How do you not see it? How can you respond this way? I'm proud of you for shutting it down. It can be so difficult to walk away from it when your flesh is screaming to respond.
I'm in your corner.
You bless me. Thanks for being with me in that.
I recently started a social media break because my mental health couldn't take one more argument in my DMs. We are unfortunately so committed to being right that we don't even know how to hear each other anymore (myself included). I needed to remove myself from that space so that I could re-center. I'm not sure that I'm coming back, but I hear you. Your quote "When we don’t have proximity to the poor, the prisoner, the orphan, the foreigner, the least of these, then we can easily dehumanize. It’s us against them! They don’t matter as much as we matter! But more than proximity, it’s that we don’t know what God actually says." This is where I want to be instead of SM right now - in proximity to the marginalized. I'd rather get my hands dirty right now in that space than try to help people understand on SM. We can all figure out where we need to be to be closer to Jesus and do that. Thank you for this.
yes, just move in love somewhere. I feel specifically called to the socials. My own little love hate relationship haha! I miss you and love you.
love and miss you!! and respect your voice so much ❤️ it is so impactful.
Love you. Love your words. They encourage and uplift me. inspire me, and gently nudge me. Just an overflow of who you are as a Christ follower and its beautiful. I have 3 post it notes above my desk as I’ve been working on my reflection paper for spiritual direction- God is bigger than I’ve created Him to be. God is bigger than my knowledge of Him, and God is bigger than my fight against Him.
We all need to back way the heck up and see the bigger more glorious more compassionate God we love and serve instead of trying to tidy Him up with our “knowledge” and wrap a bow around it like we’ve got Him figured out and defined…good gravy His mercy and grace just keep extending and extending and extending…especially to the least of these and marginalized. Anyway. Love you. And thanks.
YES. He is bigger and better and more powerful than we know. Love you.