By: Louise

Louise — Fri, 01 Aug 2014 05:45:18 +0000

Interesting and somewhat provocative teaching with some great points. In my life, however, I’ve come to dislike declarative teachings that don’t themselves offer some humility of opinion. While I can see that overreacting can be a symptom of problematic issues, I would suggest that sometimes a person will have an “out of proportion” reaction not because they have a shadow lurking about but because they’ve been deeply wounded and are still working on the healing. Yes, it is hidden but it’s behind closed doors because that person is trying to recover from the blow. Some people never get past that point and they end up living in the shadows of victimhood, but some are just at the beginning of their healing and need the room to shield themselves for a time. Every equation should factor in grace for the vulnerable, the poor in spirit. Finally, while believers must guard against self-absorption and fickle thinking, we have a great hope, the light of our souls who shines so bright that the darkness must flee. He helps us become comfortable in our own skins, whether we arrive there via recovery or some other path, and calls us to think on the lovely things so that His light will produce endless fruit. This song and beautiful video says it well: http://www.godtube.com/watch/?v=W676WLNX&utm_source=GodTube%20Must-See%20Video&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=07/31/2014

By: Shari

Shari — Fri, 01 Aug 2014 04:13:34 +0000

Such good material here Brian. Oh to work on that shadow stuff…

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