Amen brother thank you for sharing! “Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.” I Peter 5:6-7 Amen!
Thank you JD. This was incredibly convicting and encouraging at the same time.I can relate to the idea of "crowded lonliness". Thank you for being vulnerable with your audience.
I really appreciated this video, Jonathan. You hit on some key points that I, myself, have battled with over the past 10 years, since I was about 11. That being said, within the last year or so, I have changed my ways. Although I've been a born-again Christian since I accepted Jesus as my Savior, I have struggled with using hobbies as "crutches" to cover up fears. I had taken those hobbies of mine, like birding and metal detecting, to unhealthy levels to help me deal with stress in day to day life instead of regularly coming to Jesus to lay down that anxiety. To this day, although I still love my hobbies, I have learned to "turn back the dial", know when enough is enough, and to always make sure that the Lord is my only God - not worldly things, like hobbies. Your video helped me to solidify where my thinking had been wrong in those years, and I truly appreciate you for that. P.S. A random, off-topic thought of mine. I feel like you don't have many subscribers/people who comment on your videos that are both true disciples of Christ and whose primary hobby is metal detecting. =) Before I knew that you were also a Christian a couple years ago, I remember always feeling that you were for some reason.
Thanks for sharing Sawyer. Hobbies can be great for relaxing and dealing with anxiety, but can turn into escapism if they become our safe space. When I was a teenager I escaped into video/computer games a lot, but that's a long story I plan to share sometime on the channel. My problem with hobbies as an adult has been more related to the opposite problem, ambition. I tend to go all in when I find something new and exciting, and sometimes go too far and burn out, or I get too caught up in it and realize I start to act selfishly. I guess we always need to keep balance on our mind. I do strive to be a good witness, so I'm glad that showed through. It's always great when you meet someone and know they are a Christian before they tell you, because your spirit bears witness to theirs. :)
Hi Jon. Good video. There’s so much I could say but it’s too long. Here’s some of my thoughts. What I’ve discovered as my faith strengthened was that no matter how rough things are, God is with me. His will, not mine be done. I’ve died in real life twice yet he restored my life. The second time both my lungs filled up with blood clots. One minute I was talking and then I passed out for quite some time. I came to and knew whatever was happening was suffocation. I could not get any air in. I couldn’t talk. I recall lying there knowing I was dying. With great effort I prayed and “your will be done, Lord.” I arrived DOA at the hospital and they were treating me for a stroke and trying to revive me. I of course don’t remember that cause my heart had stopped. The cat scan of my brain was done. At the very bottom of the scan they could see all the blood clots in my lungs. Had that not happened I would’ve stayed dead. But they immediately reversed course and through a neck IV gave me the clot buster infusion. Miraculously it started bursting the clots. I opened my eyes and had no idea where I was. But I KNEW God saved me, like so many other dark times, and His will was for me to live. When I was released from ICU and went home I knew God saved me for an unfulfilled purpose in my life. I prayed and asked him to reveal what He wanted me to do. He answered. My life has had many unquestionable Miracles. I don’t question when things happen. I ask Him to reveal what I need to know. As a result I don’t have fear because I know His divine plan for me is being fulfilled as long as my faith is unshakeable. I am so grateful for His love for me. All I have to do is to be aware that He’s always with me in life or death. What a precious gift I have to know that. Thank you for your thought provoking video. Be blessed. ✝️❤️🙏🏼
I am enjoying this bible thumping series. It got very tiring to hear "faith" as the only answer when I am speaking with religious people. I do not refer to myself as "religious" though I do believe in a higher power.
I think that word has been overused (and not explained properly) to the extent that most people don't even know what faith means in the religious context, unfortunately. Something can be technically true, but not helpful if not used wisely or expounded upon. I've learned to always ask people I don't know to define the words they use, because 100 people can use the same word 100 different ways. Language only works if people agree on the meaning of words (which is why the internet is generally mayhem) . I'm still trying to learn how to have good conversations on TH-cam when I know many people are listening. Expecting someone to understand what you're saying without defining meanings can go sour quickly.
Amen brother thank you for sharing! “Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you in due time, casting all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.”
I Peter 5:6-7
Amen!
Thank you JD. This was incredibly convicting and encouraging at the same time.I can relate to the idea of "crowded lonliness". Thank you for being vulnerable with your audience.
I really appreciated this video, Jonathan. You hit on some key points that I, myself, have battled with over the past 10 years, since I was about 11. That being said, within the last year or so, I have changed my ways.
Although I've been a born-again Christian since I accepted Jesus as my Savior, I have struggled with using hobbies as "crutches" to cover up fears. I had taken those hobbies of mine, like birding and metal detecting, to unhealthy levels to help me deal with stress in day to day life instead of regularly coming to Jesus to lay down that anxiety.
To this day, although I still love my hobbies, I have learned to "turn back the dial", know when enough is enough, and to always make sure that the Lord is my only God - not worldly things, like hobbies.
Your video helped me to solidify where my thinking had been wrong in those years, and I truly appreciate you for that.
P.S. A random, off-topic thought of mine. I feel like you don't have many subscribers/people who comment on your videos that are both true disciples of Christ and whose primary hobby is metal detecting. =)
Before I knew that you were also a Christian a couple years ago, I remember always feeling that you were for some reason.
Thanks for sharing Sawyer.
Hobbies can be great for relaxing and dealing with anxiety, but can turn into escapism if they become our safe space. When I was a teenager I escaped into video/computer games a lot, but that's a long story I plan to share sometime on the channel. My problem with hobbies as an adult has been more related to the opposite problem, ambition. I tend to go all in when I find something new and exciting, and sometimes go too far and burn out, or I get too caught up in it and realize I start to act selfishly. I guess we always need to keep balance on our mind.
I do strive to be a good witness, so I'm glad that showed through. It's always great when you meet someone and know they are a Christian before they tell you, because your spirit bears witness to theirs. :)
Hi Jon. Good video. There’s so much I could say but it’s too long. Here’s some of my thoughts. What I’ve discovered as my faith strengthened was that no matter how rough things are, God is with me. His will, not mine be done. I’ve died in real life twice yet he restored my life. The second time both my lungs filled up with blood clots. One minute I was talking and then I passed out for quite some time. I came to and knew whatever was happening was suffocation. I could not get any air in. I couldn’t talk. I recall lying there knowing I was dying. With great effort I prayed and “your will be done, Lord.” I arrived DOA at the hospital and they were treating me for a stroke and trying to revive me. I of course don’t remember that cause my heart had stopped. The cat scan of my brain was done. At the very bottom of the scan they could see all the blood clots in my lungs. Had that not happened I would’ve stayed dead. But they immediately reversed course and through a neck IV gave me the clot buster infusion. Miraculously it started bursting the clots. I opened my eyes and had no idea where I was. But I KNEW God saved me, like so many other dark times, and His will was for me to live. When I was released from ICU and went home I knew God saved me for an unfulfilled purpose in my life. I prayed and asked him to reveal what He wanted me to do. He answered. My life has had many unquestionable Miracles. I don’t question when things happen. I ask Him to reveal what I need to know. As a result I don’t have fear because I know His divine plan for me is being fulfilled as long as my faith is unshakeable. I am so grateful for His love for me. All I have to do is to be aware that He’s always with me in life or death. What a precious gift I have to know that.
Thank you for your thought provoking video. Be blessed. ✝️❤️🙏🏼
Any more detecting? I love motivational videos. So thank you.
No more Metal Detecting video's? I hope you are well.. cheers my friend from Canada.
Hey Nick! Hope you are well. Not doing detecting videos right now, but in the future whenever I dig I plan on sharing.
Keep on talking I'm listening to you
Same here! I love listening.
Thanks, Jon.
Your channel is not what it used to be I’m out
I am enjoying this bible thumping series. It got very tiring to hear "faith" as the only answer when I am speaking with religious people. I do not refer to myself as "religious" though I do believe in a higher power.
I think that word has been overused (and not explained properly) to the extent that most people don't even know what faith means in the religious context, unfortunately. Something can be technically true, but not helpful if not used wisely or expounded upon. I've learned to always ask people I don't know to define the words they use, because 100 people can use the same word 100 different ways. Language only works if people agree on the meaning of words (which is why the internet is generally mayhem) . I'm still trying to learn how to have good conversations on TH-cam when I know many people are listening. Expecting someone to understand what you're saying without defining meanings can go sour quickly.