@rachellynnsebastian: Recently, I received a message that stirred up a much bigger emotional response than I expected. As I sat with it, I realized there was still a piece of my religious conditioning I hadn't fully deconstructed. The belief that I have to prove my relationship with God in order to have a relationship with God. The belief that people have to see me as a follower of the Way in order for me to be one. The belief that my devotion can be measured from the outside. As I was processing all of this, I actually sat down with AI and used it as a tool to help me organize and make linear sense of the complexity of what I was feeling. Not to tell me what to believe, but to help me hear more clearly what was already present within me. And what emerged was this: I'm releasing the trauma of being disconnected from community when I left the church. I'm releasing the need to explain myself, defend myself, or prove my relationship with God to anyone. And perhaps most surprisingly, I'm inviting Jesus himself to help me with that healing. Not to remove my boundaries, but to strengthen them. Because one thing has become very clear to me: I will continue to lead with compassion. But I will not lead with compassion without my boundaries. I can honor the love beneath someone's beliefs without accepting their assumptions about my life. I can remain open-hearted without making myself available for interpretation. And I can trust that my relationship with God does not require an audience to be real. ❤️ #ReligiousTrauma #FaithJourney #SpiritualHealing #Deconstruction #HealingJourney

Catherine Helle :

I am learning so much from you. When I started the process of self realization, I wanted to believe the body would be perfectly healed and pain would end and I would ascend to heaven or whatever you call it. I see the immaturity in that belief now. You and your testimony are BEAUTIFUL and I have so much gratitude!!

Lesa Harvey :

I am so glad that I found you!!!!! My other account was banned sadly

Mirror High Priestess 1110 :

💯 percent Facts. 🙏💕🥰 A lot of people do not realize that we come here to be in a human body so that we can feel love, feel pain, etc. when pain comes people don’t want to deal with it, but we quite literally asked for it before we came here so that we can learn from it, especially if you are a healer you would’ve asked for this type of life so that you would learn how to transmute and alchemize your pain while teaching others how to do the same 🙏💕💕💕 at least this is my belief. I love you, Sister. You’re doing some fantastic healer work. I love you 💕 🫂

{MR.KINGDOM} :

Logical thinking. I love it. 🥰

becomingherwithkelsey :

You’re beautiful and doing great keep going sister you’ve got this

Tah | Estrangement & Capacity :

GUUUUURL! Thisnis fucking 🔥🔥🔥🔥 Sharing immediately

AccentedRest :

Thank you so much for sharing this concept. Thank you

Matrionna :

its the most important question we can truly deeply ask ourselves

ProphetofPhi :

I’m sorry you’re suffering but thank you for your wisdom

Voice :

absolutely sister ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Jenesis Dixon :

Thank you for sharing

Katie :

Laurie :

May I say you have great wisdom! I love this! 🤗

Rachel :

Great wisdom 🥰🦋

Pretti Hawk :

Wooo, now that awareness was valuable. Thank you.

🎶Chinita71💜 :

I love you 💜💜💜💜🦋🦋🦋

Mirror High Priestess 1110 :

A lot of this has been going on.😳 🫂 💗

Laurie :

This is so true! 🥺

Esemae :

Preach. So true. ❤️

Franklinsense And Murr :

Kind of reminds me of the song "Judith" by A Perfect Circle. The singer's mother had a stroke that paralyzed her and her church congregation told her God was punishing her for something she had done. The song is a young Maynard's angry ode to that.

🧘🏾‍♀️🌌AscendingVibrations3 :

For we “perish” from a lack of knowledge

Juniper Omkarra :

🎤🔥💜

Janna Theviking :

🖤🖤🖤💯

calvinnoel271 :

❤️❤️❤️

Andrew🐉Christopher☯️ :

🤍🤍🤍