#christian positivity

[christians-united-by-love]

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Hello! My name is Dakota, and I am many things. I'm Autistic, an avid fan of Warrior Cats, Pokémon, FNAF, TMNT, etc, a cat parent, a college student, genderqueer, arospec, pan, poly, and a partner to two amazing people! I'm also a Christian! I was born and raised under the Catholic faith, even baptized. I don't follow any specific branch of Christianity, and focus more on my relationship to my lord and savior Jesus Christ!

I want to find more people who can relate. I often feel torn between my sexuality/gender and my faith. I constantly see and hear things about how being queer is a sin, or that God hates people like us for simply being ourselves. I see and hear people claim you cannot be a Christian and also LGBTQ+. On the flip side, I've had people not believe when I say I'm queer and especially non-binary because I'm Christian, as if I can't love Jesus and believe in him while also expressing how I feel inside in terms of gender identity. It makes me feel like maybe Jesus doesn't love or want me, and doesn't find me pure enough to ever enter the holy kingdom of Heaven, being able to meet Him, God, and my deceased loved ones who are now angels.

However, I have learned that Jesus and God loves all of us. Jesus died for human sins, so that we are forgiven and our souls are saved, regardless of sin and imperfections. All He asks is that we believe in Him, worship Him, and try to follow His word- Love. I try my best to live my life with love in my heart and kindness in my actions, to speak the language of Christ and to love thy neighbor. While I am far from perfect, that's okay! He does not ask for perfection, He asks for our faith, our commitment, our repentance, our morality, our good intentions, our just actions, and to spread the universal language of love and kindness, aka the language of Christ that anyone from all walks of life deserves. If we try and we believe, and have good, moral intentions to do good and do right by our fellow humans, that is enough for Him to wrap you with His embrace of warmth and light. LGBT people are not an exception to this. We are made in His image! And we are beautiful, wonderful, perfectly imperfect, children of God. Jesus's saved. Whole and beloved.

This blog is meant to be a Christian oriented space, however, people from all religions are more than welcome to interact with posts or DM to say hello! All I ask is that respect and kindness are maintained, and that hateful comments or arguments aren't made- this includes homophobia, transphobia, queerphobia, misogyny, racism, xenophobia, ableism, sanism, fatphobia, islamophobia, antisemitism, anti-Christian sentiment, etc.

I will not be putting "Tw: Christianity/Religion" tags on this blog, purely because 99% of the posts will be somehow related to it. It kinda comes with the territory of being a faith-based blog to begin with. Consider this the official TW for the entire blog. Please block or don't follow if this topic is particularly triggering or activating for you! I want you to feel comfortable, and your mental health comes first! No one should have religion forced onto them- it is something that people will be called to and go to if/once they are ready!

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[oasisr]

You don't have to worry. God will answer your prayers. He will provide and give you what you need. ✨

#God #Jesus #Bible #Christian #positive #positivity #Christian positivity #love over fear

[fruit-spirit]

God bless the Reformation Project for bridging the gap for queer Christians. It means SO much

I've had my moral compass and the holy spirit helping me figure things out, but this past year I've been able to actually study affirming theology and verbalize what I'm talking about. They've given me a lot of peace :)

#the reformation project #christianity #christian #faith in jesus #jesus #queer christian #christian positivity

[obsessivefangirl]

You are a loved being by Love Itself. You were created to love and be loved. Love is ingrained into all creation, an unfathomable amount.

Love is not a chemical. It is not a fleeting emotion; it does not die with us. Love is so much bigger than us. We chase for love from others, but there is no way to be more loved. Infinity is not more when added a number. Stop chasing it; learn to accept it.

#my ramblings #Christianity #Christian #Christian positivity #Christblr #religion #God is love

[doodle17]

"Surely the thing God enjoys most about being God is the thrill of being merciful, especially to those who don't expect it and often feel they don't deserve it."- Jeffery R. Holland

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#Just felt like posting a lil positivity for my fellow peeps today #the church of jesus christ of latter day saints #christianity #lds church #lds quotes #lds general conference #Christian positivity

[veggie-snake]

I only have one complaint about the Constantine movie(2005)

making Archangel Gabriel into a villain was stupid and lazy, I personally because of my Faith, am not okay with Angels and Christianity being mocked in the media, so that's a problem for me, but other than that, I think the movie itself was very well made and had a lot of good messages throughout, in the end John Constantine chooses to live and to continue to do what needs to be done and now he knows that God doesn't hate him 🌹❤️

#ask me anything #my thought #Constantine #John Constantine #Constantine 2005 #Keanu Reeves #my favorite movies #2000s movies #2000s nostalgia #Christianity #Angels #Christian Positivity

[throesofincreasingwonder]

You know what? I want a whole post for this:

Sex Repulsion is not the same thing as, or an excuse for, Sex Negativity

non-negotiable!

I am a sex-repulsed asexual. This means that I am uncomfortable and repulsed by the idea of engaging in sexual acts. This does not mean that I have an excuse to be repulsed by other people's sexual attraction or the right to police how other people engage in or express sexual acts or attraction.

Young queer people need to learn the difference between sex repulsion and sex negativity, and actively work to unlearn sex-negative attitudes. Asexuality, even sex-repulsed asexuality, is and should be fully compatible with sex positivity.

If you are uncomfortable with the idea of other people feeling sexual attraction or engaging in sexual acts that do not involve you in any way, that is not sex repulsion it is the cultural Christianity and you need to seriously work on that.

#we as asexual people have got to have a talk about this because the shit i have been seeing is NOT okay #asexuality #sex positivity #this is largely intracommunity allo people can engage w/ it but don't be clowns #original post #500 #1k #PLEASE STOP TAGGING THIS AS 'CULTS' YOU CAN CRITIQUE A RELIGION W/O CALLING IT A CULT I AM BITING YOU #this barely even mentions Christianity like someone does not need to be in a cult to be sex negative. and also not all religions are cults #please be normal #other than that y'all have actually been very normal abt this one so far thank you #2k #5k

[psalmlover]

it will get better again :)

#christian blog #positive mindset #positive affirmations #positive energy #positive quotes #positive thinking #positive thoughts #positivity #positivevibes #spirituality #pink aesthetic #aesthetic #aestheitcs

[twotwotwospirit]

creator free me from skinny masc propaganda and let me embrace beefy hunky butch love

#butch #lesbian thoughts #lesbian #butch thoughts #butch positivity #i say creator bc i’m INDIGENOUS pls don’t make this abt christianity

[ittybittyprincesskitty2]

gentle reminder: nothing in this world has the power to take away your worth. not what's been done to you, not the mistakes you've made, not the things you've failed to do, not the assertions other people make. you are breathing. you are alive. you are a person. nothing else is needed to give you value.

#mental health #positivity #self love #christian #mental health support #self worth #you are loved

[stil-lindigo]

seeing clearer

(sequel to another comic of mine, the calamity.)

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#cw: eye scarring #cw: christianity #as a theme. and not a particularly positive depiction either. #the calamity has anger issues but is earnestly trying her best #the survivor is patient #and also not scared of her at all #the calamity is talking about the story of samson and delilah in pg 2 btw #i tend to only make oneshot short story these days but im fond of this pair #had the urge to draw something a little mundane with these two and the slowest slow burn of a relationship you could ever imagine #also usually a broken mirror would equal 7 years of bad luck but the calamity so outclasses it as far as bad omens go #im pretty sure the effects are just cancelled out #anyway #next comic will be a different story entirely i promise #thank you for your patience #and as always #thank you for reading #comic art #sapphic art #stillindigo art #hearteaters #stillindigo comics

[fruit-spirit]

One of the strongest reasons I believe in God is the overwhelming, spiritual peace I've had at some of the hardest times of my life. I literally could not have done it alone

#it is so powerful #I got into the biggest fight with my mom last year and thought I might lose her #but I felt calm that day. not dissociation but like a hand on my back #and I didn't feel suicidal as I packed my things. God told let me know it would be all right no matter what happened #and later me and my mom reconciled our relationship #:) #christianity #faith in jesus #jesus #christian positivity #Christian

[natjennie]

getting some responses on my post about kristen and her parents conversation, specifically the "isn't it kinda funny that helio chose you and you were the one to bring the daytime back" and I think it's really interesting how different people responded to it like. maybe it's because I live in the southern united states but. there is a lot of religion, specifically christianity, as that is the obvious analogue to the helioic faith, that is downright evil, I agree. and obviously the prevalence of it is harmful to a lot a lot a lot of people, just as it's harmful to kristen in fiction.

but you have to understand that the individual people are deluded, they genuinely believe what they're doing is right. it's really easy to be like "ugh they sicken me it makes me so mad" in a theoretical sense but. do you have drive through workers wishing you a blessed day. do you have people see your kt tape and offer to pray for your pain to go away. like. idk I just think we have to have a little bit of compassion and understanding for people that are so entrenched in their faith that they do truly believe from the bottom of their heart that what they're preaching is true. especially in a world where divine magic is real!! kristen TALKED to helio. she makes literal miracles happen on the daily. so faith in that world is gonna be heightened to a crazy degree.

obviously I condemn their human-supremacy and their cult practices etc etc etc but in that little moment I felt for the applebees. it didn't make me mad or disgusted or annoyed. it made me sad. because they saw their daughter perform a miracle of the sun and it meant nothing to her. that "that doesn't feel special at all to you?" wasn't from a place of arrogance. they weren't lauding it over kristen. they were pleading. begging her to see it from their eyes: she is the chosen one. she is a prophet of helio and has been doubting and they want what's best for her. she's their savior. she brought the sun back from the endless night. that doesn't feel special at all to you?

#im fucked up. #i mean maybe this is a privileged position to take because i wasnt raised religious #i dont have personal connections to the harm it does #but i know that most people who practice christianity genuinely love their neighbors #however they can. #it's easy from an outside perspective to be like 'theyre so evil i cant believe they were manipulating her like that' #but. i dont think they thought they were. #theyre not evil. they're trying to help her. #they are misguided YES. but intention has got to count for something #if you cant see the difference between mac and donna applebees and bobby dawn. i can't help you #fantasy high #d20 #dimension 20 #fhjy

[canisalbus]

Imagine if Machete was Muslim instead of Catholic. His name would be something like Saif سيف, and Vasco would probably be something like Dhahabi ذَهَبِيّ

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#I don't know Arabic so I can't weigh in that much but if you say so! #it seems like these mean “sword” and “golden” respectively that's neat #Machete wouldn't be able to cling to his Catholic guilt in that case #I don't think Islam has the same concept of original sin that Christianity does #I'm simplifying but it's a belief that humans are born with an innate tendency for evil sinning is part of our nature #and staying on the positive and in God's good graces requires a lot of repentance which can lead to excess guilt and shame #I could be wrong but I'm under the impression that this idea of a manufacturing error is a very Christian thing #sorry I know you didn't sign up to hear me try to talk about big theology things and I don't want to make it weird #but I find this stuff really interesting I unironically like to read and think about how religions work #and how they shape things they come in contact with #in Machete's case in particular his troubled relationship with God and his career choice are big parts of his character #and why he turned the way he did and thinks the way he does you know #answered #kachavashka #Dhahabi is such a regal sounding name #I'd steal that in a heartbeat if I didn't already have one extremely gold-coded character

[daisy-mooon]

I love you queer Christians. I love you queer Muslims. I love you queer Jews. I love you queer Hindus. I love you queer Buddhists. I love you queer Sikhs. I love you queer Jainists. I love you queer Taoists. I love you queer Shintoists. I love you Zoroastrians. I love you queer. I love you queer folk religion believers. love you queer pagans. I love you queers from religions I don't even know about. I love you every queer person of every religion and sect and denomination and belief in the world. I love you I love you I love you.

#queer #queer positivity #christianity #islam #judaism #hinduism #jainism #buddhism #sikhism #taoism #shinto #religon #religious #zoroastrianism #pagans #positivity #lgbt #lgbt+ #lgbt positivity #lgbt religion #gay religion #gay #queer religion #queer religious #lgbt religious #sorry i couldnt name everyone #but i love u all #i love you i love you i love you #1k

[psalmlover]

and yet we dance!

#theology #spirituality #christianity #christian blog #christian faith #catholiscism #catholic #spiritual memes #spiritualjourney #spiritualgrowth #spiritual awakening #spiritual development #spirtiuality #spiritual knowledge #optimism #optimistic #positive mindset #positive energy #positive affirmations #positive thinking #positive thoughts #positivity