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Listen to this, SSniperWolf
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dream: all i know is if we brought sapnap in this call and we asked him these same questions he’d be like yeah man i’d be doing that instantly...all i know is i’d be doing that and then i’d be downing a bic mac right at the end
foolish: he’d be so confident he could do this shit – no training, no nothing
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After God’s own heart
David is called “a man after God’s own heart” but what does that even mean?
With all of David’s baggage (trying to cover up adultery with murder, etc.), being perfect or never sinning? That can’t be what it means.
Today’s first reading shows us one of worst moments in David’s life.
One of David’s sons turned the people against him and is coming with an army to attack Jerusalem. Outnumbered, David and his soldiers flee for their lives.
The Bible tells us that as David fled, “he wept without ceasing. His head was covered, and he was walking barefoot.” What’s the point of this detail?
To show us that David is heartbroken at his son’s betrayal. This is how people mourned back in the day. David is grieving a loss, and anyone looking at him knows it.
Which means that what happens next is intentional and personal.
One of the cousins of Saul (the king that David replaced) sees them and starts cursing David and throwing stones at him.
He can tell that David is grieving – so he goes after David when he’s down.
What he says shows that he knows exactly why David is mourning. He’s trying to hurt David as much as he can.
In response, Abishai (one of David’s soldiers) belittles Saul’s cousin – then offers to kill him.
How David responds is a master class in dealing with those who are trying to hurt us.
You and I are so vulnerable – to anger and to depression – when someone goes after us when we’re down.
Here David not only has his own vulnerability, but someone encouraging him to be angry and also offering to defend him.
It’s everything David’s ego wants (and if we’re honest, it’s what our egos want) in a moment like that. Validation. Active (and violent) support. A revenge fantasy made real.
It would be so easy. All David has to do is say the word.
But instead of reacting – by lashing out in anger or by letting the curses crush him while he’s down – David refuses to be drawn in. And says to Abishai,
“What business is it of mine or of yours that he curses?”
David doesn’t lash out in anger. David doesn’t let the curses crush him. David doesn’t acknowledge the truth of what was said (and it’s all true).
David refuses to be drawn in.
And instead, David just lets the curses sit there. As if Saul’s cousin was shouting about a tree that he liked or what he had for lunch.
Wait. You can do that?
I know I can’t. At least not on my own.
Which is why the things that David says next are absolutely critical.
“Suppose the Lord has told him to curse me?”
“If my own son is trying to kill me, how much more might this cousin of Saul’s do so?”
There are two critical perspectives in what David is saying.
First, David looks at this through the eyes of the man who is cursing him.
David sees why he would do it. It makes perfect sense. Being cursed by someone like him is just as natural as June following after May.
And just as much of a non-event.
Second, David is not about to let this get between him and God. So David brings it to God.
God is the source of David’s peace and the source of David’s strength. Like Job, David understands everything that happens as being from God – the good, the bad, all of it. And this? It’s just something that happened.
Which means that there is no reason to get upset about it.
David decides to see it for what it is – a non-event. Then places it in the pile with everything else that happens. And turns his attention back to God.
Because David knows that with God everything works out – even if he doesn’t understand how in the moment.
This is what it means to be “after God’s own heart.”
Today’s Readings
#Reacting#Lashing Out#Anger#Depression#Drawn in#God#Jesus#Catholic#Christian#Church#Getting between you and God#David#Moments Before Mass
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#reacting#reaction#what matters#epictetus#quotes#words#wisdom#life lessons#inspirational words#philosophy of life#life quotes#growth
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I cringe at how much I enjoy those little silly "characters react" fics. Like most of them are written by twelve-year-olds, unfinished, and on wattpad or ffnet. Which is fine, because I don't want ao3 to be contaminated, but like, its so hard to find one half decent to read.
I swear I'm a whore for them. Characters reading Harry Potter? give me. Watching httyd? PLEASE.
BUT I THINK I'VE READ THEM ALL BECAUSE I CAN'T FIND ANY ANYMORE AND I MAY DIE. so if you know about one just drop the link I'll be thankful for the rest of my life.
#harry potter#harry potter books#httyd#httyd race to the edge#harry potter fanfic rec#fanfiction#fanfic#reacting
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I started playing Perspna 5 Tactica, the art style is so cute <333 I want to squish them all
Marie is a wonderful villain, I do wish her design was a little... better? Idk it's just a bit lackluster to me. However her tank car is very badass. I like how goofy and unserious her motivation is, it contrasts nicely with how much of an actual danger she is
Also!!! I love Erina... she's such a cutie... I love that she's introduced as this badass cool rebellion leader that doesn't take shit from anybody... but she's also a goofball and super sweet. Love her. Very curious why she's the only human.
Anyways Persona 5 Tactica is fun so far. Still has the Persona flair BUT it's way more relaxed and I can play it while having a snack. Yippee. Hoping my beloved Akechi shows up... even in just passing.... I love him....
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What you react to in others, you strengthen in yourself.
Eckhart Tolle
#Eckhart Tolle#self awareness#self reflection#self concept#personal growth#reacting#ego identification#triggers#projecting#acting vs reacting
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"Animan Studios"
Skin Stealer: Here, just watch this video.
Partygoer: Okay. =)
Partygoer: Why's that caked up purple guy with a cane being followed by 3 other guys. I don't get it.
Skin Stealer: Just keep watching.
Partygoer: Wtf is this meme? Now he's naked in a room full of other people.
Partygoer: WAIT WHAT IS THIS SHIT?!
Results
Skin Stealer: So, how do you feel?
Partygoer: ...
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He watched the full version.
#the backrooms#backrooms entity#backrooms#partygoer#skin stealer#animan studios#animan#axel in harlem#balloon#memes#meme#reactions#reaction#reacting#reacting to#entity 67#entity 10
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New Dawntrail trailer! New Job Revealed! SO MUCH HYPE.
#final fantasy xiv#ffxiv#youtube#content creator#streamer#streaming#twitch#final fantasy series#final fantasy 14#warrior of light#ff14#wol#reaction#reacting#new trailer#trailer reaction#new expansion#fan fest#eu fan fest#2023#Youtube
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Don't React ☕️
☕️ REMINDER
This is a reminder that you can turn any situation around with your just thoughts. You are here to manifest what you want and not react to the things you don't want because they do not deserve your attention. Go about your day focusing on the things you do want instead of the things you don't want. You do not need to fight your negative thoughts. All you have to do is shift to new and positive thoughts that are more favorable. ☕️
#affirmyourlife#manifesting#affirm and persist#affirmdaily#loa#manifesation#loassumption#law of assumption#manifestsp#sp#dontreact#reacting
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Hi Guys,
Today I'm reacting to the Official Trailer Wonka here. Enjoy guys!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=at32o1fbtNw via YouTube
#FanGirl Reviews#FanGirl#Wonka 2023#Trailers#Teasers#Reacting#Movie Reviews#Film Reviews#Reaction#Fantasy#Adventure#Charlie and the Chocolate Factoy#Ronald Dahl#Musical#Willy Wonka#Youtube
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foolish finally seeing how crazy it looks when he fucking devours a burrito in a single bite
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Called out
What do you do when something hits hard? When it strikes a nerve?
When someone calls you out on your BS? How do you respond?
Deny it? Deflect it, with some “what abouts?”
Or like the Pharisees in today’s Gospel, when Jesus strikes a nerve - get angry at the person who said it?
If we’re honest, you and I have done all of these at one time or another. Just like the Pharisees. Just like every other person in the history of ever. It’s human nature.
None of us like to be called out on our BS.
But none of those responses help. They don’t change anything.
And when we’re done reacting, we’re still stuck in our BS. Just like the Pharisees.
I like to think of interactions like we see in today’s Gospel as “missing the point moments.” Because Jesus has a point in calling people out on their BS.
It’s not the point I would have. If it were me, given the Pharisees constant efforts to embarrass and entrap Jesus, I would deeply enjoy publicly humiliating them. And I would do it every chance I got.
But that’s not who Jesus is (thank God). In spite of them absolutely not deserving it, Jesus loves them.
Which is why the point of what Jesus is doing is to hold up a mirror. To get them to look closely at themselves. To get them to ask themselves some questions. Questions like,
“Why am I having this reaction?” “Do I want to be someone who reacts like this?” “What is this telling me about me?”
The same questions you and I need to ask ourselves, whenever someone calls us out on our BS.
Whatever our answers might be, our answers will be pointing us to something that’s getting between us and God.
Something that we need to take to God in prayer. Something we cannot ignore.
Because anything that can make you and me react like that? It’s on the way to becoming the center of our lives. Whether we mean for it to or not.
It’s a subtle form of idolatry (not all false gods have statues) and one of the most toxic.
And if God puts it in your heart to ask whether you should talk to a therapist about it? You already know the answer.
Today’s Readings
#Called Out#BS#God#Jesus#Catholic#Christian#Church#Reacting#Deflect#Deny#Anger#False Gods#Therapy#What about#Moments Before Mass
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#letting go#let go#let go quotes#reacting#releasing#releasing energy#self awareness#delusions#quotes#words#life lessons#wisdom#inspirational words#philosophy of life#life quotes#growth#healing#self knowledge#emotional trauma#the past
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Why are you reacting? Insecurity? Fear?
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