“In the artist of all kinds I think one can detect an inherent dilemma, which belongs to the co-existence of two trends, the urgent need to communicate and the still more urgent need not to be found….”
― Don Richard Riso, Personality Types: Using the Enneagram for Self-Discovery
Tag Archives: need
Sympathy vs. Charity
When we see someone in need, who’s homeless for example, I think it’s wrong to automatically feel bad for them.
I think we’ve somehow come to believe that because a person is in need, they’re candidates for sympathy, not just charity.
We don’t just want to buy them groceries, we want to buy them dignity.
And yet, by judging them, we’re the ones taking away their dignity in the first place…
Why I Need Jesus
Jesus guides me. He is the way, the truth, and the life. I am convinced that if left unguided, my thought process would no doubt drive me right into the ground. Or crash me into concrete. Surrendering to God, allowing Jesus to take the wheel, doesn’t diminish me to nothing, as one might suspect. No, in fact, I’ve noticed the more I surrender to God, the more He blooms me more solidly into myself.
The People in Your Life
God doesn’t give you the people you want. He gives you the people you need. To help you, to hurt you, to leave you, to love you and ultimately to make you the person you were meant to be. -Unknown
When things grow in a secret garden, they almost always grow mutant.