Keep Going
2 episodes tagged "Keep Going".
Why Putting God First Makes Everything Easier!
🔥 “What If You Put Your Problems Behind God?” 🔥 Imagine this: instead of staring at your problems like they’re massive boulders blocking your path, you put your higher power right in front of your face — every single day. What if, instead of begging for an easier life, you asked for a stronger backbone? 🦾 What if you leaned in, fell at God’s feet, and said, “Who do You want me to be? What do You want me to do today?” Suddenly, that mountain you’ve been freaking out about becomes a pebble. Perspective shift. 🎯 Think about it: how many things five years ago felt like they’d ruin your life? Where are they now? Probably buried so deep you barely remember. But back then, you made them your entire universe. The closer you get to your purpose — your faith, your calling, your why — the smaller your problems get. That’s not spiritual fluff — that’s psychological fact: what you focus on expands. Focus on your pain? It devours you. Focus on your purpose? It carries you. You get to choose. 👊 Drop a 🙏 if you’re ready to put your problems behind your purpose.
What Helped Me Survive My Hardest Days?
💔 Suffering vs. Grief — And Why You Can’t Let Either Define You Alright, Sober Psychology fam — let’s get real for a sec. Suffering can be an incredible teacher — and so can grief — but only if you actually face it the right way. Listen, I know what it’s like to feel like your heart is so shattered that there’s no point in moving forward. I know what it’s like to sit alone in a dark room convinced that the only solution is to end it all — that you’re done with this life. And yet… here I am. Here I am with a 7-month-old baby boy who lights up when I walk in the room — who relies on me to feed him, to shelter him, to protect him. He’s gonna keep growing. He’s gonna learn to crawl, to walk, to run — and I get to be there because I stayed. If I’d listened to that lie back then — that my pain was permanent, that my suffering was too big — I’d have missed all of this. And here’s the kicker: Those problems I thought would bury me? Most of them don’t even register now. Half of them I can’t even remember because they were so small in the grand scheme. Grief and suffering are not the same. Grief is a different beast — maybe we’ll do an entire episode on that because grief deserves its own spotlight. Suffering can come from grief — but suffering and grief are not interchangeable. And here’s the truth: Neither gets to define you unless you let it. 🗝️ Your pain might feel huge now — but your future is bigger. Keep going. Stay alive. Stay sober. Keep your heart open. 👇 Drop in the comments: What’s one thing your past suffering has taught you that you’d never trade?