Why You Are The Way You Are

Views from The Porch

Watermark Community Church

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

5.0 • 1.3K Ratings

🗓️ 15 March 2021

⏱️ 31 minutes

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Summary

Ever just ask "why?" Like why do you have that personality? Why did your parents get divorced? Why do you struggle with what you do? Or why do you have those specific thoughts you can't seem to shake? In this episode, JD and Laura give you some practical tools about being who you are IN Christ.

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0:00.0	Welcome the views from the porch, a podcaster re-explore what it looks like to survive and thrive in your young adult years.
0:13.0	Each week we talk about the biggest challenges facing young adults today and how to overcome them from God's word based on our weekly experience in leading thousands of young adults at the porch.
0:22.0	For more info on the porch, visit the porch shop live. Thank you for joining.
0:26.0	What's up guys? We are back with another episode of views from the porch. I am JD joined with the one and only Miss Laura Eldridge.
0:34.0	Hey y'all.
0:35.0	And we are so excited to be with you guys in this lovely Monday. It's Friday here in the studio. Friday. Friday.
0:42.0	Stop.
0:43.0	I can't believe we just did that.
0:45.0	Is everyone's like Matt could it's Monday? I like Friday so far.
0:48.0	Yeah, yes, usually.
0:49.0	But anyways, Laura, what are we talking about today?
0:52.0	Yeah, today I really wanted to just answer the question like why you are the way you are.
0:58.0	Like why am I this way? Why do I keep struggling with all these things? It feels like I struggle worse when it comes to anxiety or depression or it feels like I just can't get out of this loophole of porn or it feels like my personality is just so extra and people perceive me this way or whatever it is.
1:16.0	So I really want us to take a look at God's word and for you to answer JD like why are we the way that we are does that make sense?
1:24.0	Yeah, why you are the way you are.
1:27.0	Okay, cool. I'm so excited about this because this is what I feel like I think a lot of people wonder that.
1:34.0	And we we wonder why why do I have these gifts or why do I look this way or why do I feel so differently than all my friends?
1:42.0	I mean, when I talk about anxiety, my family just stares at me like what?
1:46.0	You know, why did I have to get on medication or why am I, why do I have these strongholds in my life?
1:51.0	Like my unique makeup like why? Why? Why? Why?
1:55.0	And I think I'll just start off by saying I'm not going to be able to be like some therapist, guru, like God is the only, you know, because he's your creator.
2:05.0	He's the only one that knows you fully and the beauty of that is he does know you fully.
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