justify

This episode is all about justification, and why as humans we feel the need to justify our actions and words constantly. Over the years, I have learned that there are times where justification can enhance connection and vulnerability, however there are many times where justification can leave us feeling weak and regretful.

Sometimes we use justification as a form of self sabotage when it comes to achieving our goals - this is why it is so important to actually identify when you are justifying and why. It’s an important part of your self development journey, as it can have a flow on effect in regards to how you value yourself, which has a direct impact on your manifestations.

In this episode we also chat about identifying people in your life who may manipulate you into feeling the need to justify and over share for their benefit only. Saying no without feeling guilty or the need to justify is powerful - however in some situations, I believe a little bit of justification is needed out of respect. I chat openly about all of this in today’s episode! Hope you enjoy.

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Raciste, mysogyne, redneck, ce garçon a tout pour plaire. L'accent trainant de l'Alabama a valu un sacré parcours du combattant au petit Walton qui, envers et contre tout, a su triompher de l'adversité. 
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Sometimes bad training passes down information that might once have been good, but garbles it. Take “Shooting to Stop the Threat”…please. This episode sees Mike and Jim discuss the nuances of using lethal force to reasonably end the capacity of an assailant to harm you. What exactly is incapacitation? What’s the difference between “shoot to kill” and to “stop”? Is intent magical? Listen to find out. 

Incapacitating a threat by means of lethal force requires certain factors to be met in order to be considered reasonable, and it’s not a blank check. In the laws of war, there’s a difference between sailors boarding a small boat from a sinking ship because they’re out of the fight and marines climbing into small landing craft to get into the fight. In civilian self defense, each shot needs to be defensible, and that means reasonably explainable.

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Our culture is consumed with “self”.  The golden rule ‘treat others the way you want to be treated”  applies to the relationship between a parent and child.  When “self” gets in the way it hinders our ability to “treat others the way you want to be treated” because you can't see past your”self. It's so easy for a parent to become patient, however there is always hope. 

After the FBI raided former President Donald Trump’s home at Mar-a-Lago under allegations he was holding classified documents, public calls for investigations or even the abolition of the FBI are growing. Amidst this, however, a separate concern is growing that this anger could work as a “trap,” and that it could be used to justify increased surveillance or persecution against Americans under a broadening definition of “domestic terrorism.”

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In this live Q&A with Crossroads host Joshua Philipp, we’ll discuss these stories and others, and answer questions from the audience.

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After awhile, she noticed her body had many ill symptoms physically, mentally, and emotionally. She had some good and bad habits to cope with her situation.

...She spent too much money, she slept too much, she didn't work for awhile, her meds weren't helping, and she was criticized, instead of supported, by her husband. She thought about escaping life in a variety of ways and her body was letting her know she was dying. Something needed to give in order for her to come out of the grip of death and despair.

Eventually, she found a silver lining to help her health turn a corner! Unfortunately, she could not find a way to pursue her health and save her marriage. She asked for a divorce and since has been navigating temptations, trials and victories quite differently than ever before.

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"The Greatest Of All Time" is a title that is earned by more than just championships, rings, and records. It recognizes the amount of adversity a person overcomes and how they respond to their environment on their path to achieving legendary status.

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Anyone who is familiar with the Bible at all will discover almost immediately that mankind has a problem. God makes this very clear from beginning to end. We are broken and damaged - unable to meet up to our own standards, let alone the standards of God. And since God hates sin, since no sin can enter into His presence, that leaves us with a very serious problem indeed. Is it possible to have our guilty record made clean? From start to finish? Is it really possible to have ALL our sins forgiven? A clean slate, as it were? Yes! It's called justification - and it's the topic of today's broadcast.

If someone challenged you to justify your existence, what would your answer be?  What does it mean to justify your existence; how would you determine whether or not your existence is justifiable?  Should you be concerned about justifying your existence?

In this episode we'll consider the answer to these questions.  Let's being with a definition.  Justification in the context of this discussion is...To prove or demonstrate that you bring value to the world (or to those in power) and that there is a positive return on your consumption of resources.  Another definition could be...To prove or demonstrate that your presence in life validates an expectation of your value.

This is actually a good exercise for you to contemplate because in doing so you can put the meaning of your life into focus.  Without meaning, your life has no direction; no clear purpose.

Join me as we consider the question of whether or not you can justify your existence in this world.  You'll be better for it in the end. 

Chrissy is a survivor of childhood traumas and when she married "J", it was because he was a stable guy and he had a great family.

After awhile, she noticed her body had many ill symptoms physically, mentally, and emotionally. She had some good and bad habits to cope with her situation.

...She spent too much money, she slept too much, she didn't work for awhile, her meds weren't helping, and she was criticized, instead of supported, by her husband. She thought about escaping life in a variety of ways and her body was letting her know she was dying. Something needed to give in order for her to come out of the grip of death and despair.

Eventually, she found a silver lining to help her health turn a corner! Unfortunately, she could not find a way to pursue her health and save her marriage. She asked for a divorce and since has been navigating temptations, trials and victories quite differently than ever before.

Listen as we hear Chrissy's journey of insight, healing and transformation.

As LifePoint Christian Church continues the sermon series Revealed, Pastor Phil's message this week helps us to understand how faith is not based on something that one does or the law of the Old Testament. What you believe, not what you do, is counted as righteousness.

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