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You CAN. Do it! Let them out!What is the point of having thoughts and feelings if you cannot express them freely?!
Some people simply aren't understanding *shrug*
You CAN. Do it! Let them out!
I love helping people, and I am so grateful that people trust and believe in me again; however, I still need help sometimes, too.
All we can do is pray for them. Some people can be impossible.Well, doesn't that just suck then, lol?!
Good eveningGood evening, Riley!
I completely understand where you're coming from, I believe. Is it that your mind just won't seem to quiet down, or is it more that sleep just won't come?I've been up since 2 AM...I hate not being able to sleep...worst feeling ever
But ARE you terrible person? If you know you aren't, don't let others' incorrect, unfair, twisted points of view make YOU hold your tongue and repress your thoughts and feelings, to your own detriment. Even if you can't speak freely to these certain people, speak it somewhere. Even if you just rant outside at the sky or in a diary or in prayer. Do let it out.Yeah right, I wish, and be told I am even more of a terrible person. No thanks, I'm good, lol.
If you get no joy out of this, and it doesn't feel right for you, why force yourself? There's a difference between being called to do something, and having a gift, talent, or passion for it, but struggling at times, and feeling like you "can't stand" doing it. Do you honestly feel a soul-deep pull to keep doing this, or is this an obligation that you're forcing out of fear or guilt?Guilty confession: I can't stand helping people. I have to force myself to do it. I do try and stretch my boundaries of loving people, but it does not come naturally. I live in an apartment complex and I lead a Bible study here in the community room. I've been having problems getting people to show up since I started. Of course, I never say people have to come. I always say it is entirely their prerogative if they want to come or not. Not forcing anyone. Struggles have mostly been people forgetting, moving out of the building, being drunk (or high), people in the Bible study not talking to each other due to conflicts completely outside of the Bible study, etc. But I still keep at it. I keep trying to resolve things. But it is not easy. I've been a listening ear many times regarding people's problems. And people have a lot of problems in this building as it is subsidized housing. I feel for these people. I really do. But it is stressful. I know what it is like to be a pastor at this stage. So I get why Pastors get burnt out.
BothI completely understand where you're coming from, I believe. Is it that your mind just won't seem to quiet down, or is it more that sleep just won't come?
Guilty confession: I can't stand helping people. I have to force myself to do it. I do try and stretch my boundaries of loving people, but it does not come naturally. I live in an apartment complex and I lead a Bible study here in the community room. I've been having problems getting people to show up since I started. Of course, I never say people have to come. I always say it is entirely their prerogative if they want to come or not. Not forcing anyone. Struggles have mostly been people forgetting, moving out of the building, being drunk (or high), people in the Bible study not talking to each other due to conflicts completely outside of the Bible study, etc. But I still keep at it. I keep trying to resolve things. But it is not easy. I've been a listening ear many times regarding people's problems. And people have a lot of problems in this building as it is subsidized housing. I feel for these people. I really do. But it is stressful. I know what it is like to be a pastor at this stage. So I get why Pastors get burnt out.
All we can do is pray for them. Some people can be impossible.
But ARE you terrible person? If you know you aren't, don't let others' incorrect, unfair, twisted points of view make YOU hold your tongue and repress your thoughts and feelings, to your own detriment. Even if you can't speak freely to these certain people, speak it somewhere. Even if you just rant outside at the sky or in a diary or in prayer. Do let it out.
If you get no joy out of this, and it doesn't feel right for you, why force yourself? There's a difference between being called to do something, and having a gift, talent, or passion for it, but struggling at times, and feeling like you "can't stand" doing it. Do you honestly feel a soul-deep pull to keep doing this, or is this an obligation that you're forcing out of fear or guilt?
Sometimes it can be a real pain in the butt. My problem is stress and getting overwhelmed too quickly or easily because I have PTSD, so I am generally already kind of emotional at times. However, situations where it is just constant can definitely be more difficult for me mentally and emotionally. I try the best that I can for everyone, especially the people I genuinely care for and love.
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