Who are Peers and How do I Identify Them?
These are the people who are at a similar place in life emotionally, spiritually, financially, relationally. Another way of saying it is, these are the people that are “in the trenches” with you. They are apart of your daily life and you connect regularly.
It’s important to have safety with these relationships because they are the ones you process with. They are the group of people you’ve built trust, who know where you’re at, and you’re willing to be vulnerable with. When your relationships have diversity and safety it allows come out of hiding and into who God made you to be. While some of the same principles are true for mentors, it’s different with friends because the goal of a peer is to link arms with you instead of be the one pouring into you...
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Having a mentor requires humility because positioning yourself under a mentor will require you to be teachable, which builds a part of your character that can’t be built otherwise. If you’re willing to position your heart, mentors will help you “grow that muscle” which is key to finishing well. Without that willingness in place you are wasting your time and theirs...
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One of the bigger challenges of pornography is being able to disrupt the cycle that leads to “messing up”. If you’ve ever struggled, you know exactly what I’m talking about. You have a genuine desire to move beyond the addiction, but keep finding yourself back in familiar cycles. You wake up in the morning crying out to God, “I’m so sorry! I’ll never do this again!” in a prayer that is heartfelt and real. So, what keeps you stuck then?..
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Several people meet with me because they don’t understand what their God-given calling is. God has always intended for us to be in relationship with Him while coming alive in what we do.
Most of us know Psalms 37:4 which says “Delight yourself in the Lord; And He will give you the desires of your heart. (New American Standard)
So why do we try to bury the pieces of our heart that are connected to our calling?...
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