'Twice.   Then it chose God.|||This isn't what you're looking for, but bear with me:   Have you considered having a real deep trusting platonic friendship with a female first? The sexual element is not necessary. Being able to...|||And by this we know that He abides in us, by the Spirit whom He has given us.  - 1 John 3:24  Imo, the Holy Spirit is the greatest witness to the truth of Jesus.|||B. Toast,   aha! Clarity has been restored. :)|||@B. Toast,   Your judgment is a little pre-mature. I was responding to someone else's gnostic beliefs, and was being honest about what passed through my own mind as part of my own journey.|||@The Shark ,   Thanks for the clarification and I very much see your point of view, as the same questions passed through my mind on my spiritual journey - that is, is He worthy of our worship and...|||You've presented a false dichotomy here.|||But I am not left with feelings of inferiority and self-loathing. Quite the opposite, in fact. I have my spirit back. There are things I could not accomplish through sheer will of my own even, even...|||I want to add that likely all theological positions that could be presented in this thread have probably already been explored at length and written and argued over for centuries. Christianity has a...|||It's hard to rationalize with the mind, especially in the context of knowing how religions have been used for ill deeds, however, experiencing renewed spirit through God/Jesus/Holy Spirit makes it...|||@FearAndTrembling  I saw that video too but I don't agree with your conclusions that covering up more extensively is the answer to not getting harassed. That's what some people *think* might work...|||First off, the INFJ probably already has a sense of where they *think* things will be going; though potentially not accurate.   I was with an ENTP for 6 years, but where the relationship failed is...|||You don't need to go back to school now before getting too old. You're still wayyyyyy young. Learning is a lifelong affair.  You won't be closing the door on art. If you will rest easy taking a...|||I don't have advice related to the marketing or graphic design field but I will say this:   As you get older you will see that you can create your own opportunities instead of trying to be in the...|||Feed your spirit.|||Valnadis Ah gee, thanks!   I do admire Cate Blanchett's beauty honestly, and hope I am half as graceful as I mature.   Galadriel Hallowe'en costume, perhaps?|||216210  Recent me.|||Seeing what a person means.  A mind-gasm.   In some cases, with respect to really serious ideas or if I've committed a moral or ethical faux-pas or some action that could jeopardize my future...|||Not gonna lie, having recently had a spiritual experience, the idea of giving my life to God completely crossed my mind. To be completely transformed in heart and mind and offer myself as an example...|||I think with my heart. Auto-brain meditation. Possibly leads to irrational decisions.|||Christian.  Recently re-connected.|||If an INFJ is acting mean, basically, they've got something going on inside them they might not even be aware of. Their spirit isn't at ease. I'm speaking from experience. We are inherently spiritual...|||I have a similar approach to life. My friend called it 'pragmatic'.|||When it comes to this type of stuff, I put on my ENTP bullshit detector hat. Of course, it's really flimsy compared to an ENTP. But I ask, would this pass an ENTP bullshit detector? Probably not. But...|||I've always had faith things would turn out as they should, even if I didn't subscribe to a belief system or religion.   Now with maturity and perspective, I understand the real power of belief and...|||Yep, this started happening to me. When you're analyzing every situation from one framework, you cease to gather emotional input or exercise creative function.   It's important to be able to access...|||The First and Last Freedom by Jiddu Krishnamurti|||Mature soul. Not as old as I could be. Reached end of my natural wisdom. Would like to meet souls older than I who've got their shit together so we could have some real talks.|||Had chronic pain and frequent illness for a good 3-4 years before I finally learned how to deal with it effectively. Basically, it took lifestyle changes including:  Ayurveda/yoga/faith.  Now I...|||I don't like competing at things I suck at.    But I'm highly competitive otherwise in life more generally... to a fault. Like, if winning people over was a competition, I'd probably win.|||Everybody's got a little love in them.   Some of them just haven't found it yet. ;)  It's my job to unlock it.|||Used to be in my head, and then it was a bit too much in the head and not intimate at all. Then I had an experience of super awesome amazeballs sex with someone with real mental, physical and...|||Didn't say it would be easy.   Find some sources on letting go of your mind and centering in the present moment. Read some Eckhart Tolle or J. Krishnamurti.|||Subvert your ego. Open your heart. Do things you don't consider you. Befriend people you pre-judge as unfriendable.   Just admit you like being a dick. Acceptance is the first step. haha.|||From my experience, some people come across way younger than I do. In fact, I've met another INFJ whom I was quite surprised at how new he seemed. Notions of good vs. evil; gets emotional very very...|||You're beautiful, btw (assuming that's you in your avatar). But I mostly wanted to comment on the above ^. I went into a lounge/bar with some guys one night and looking around I saw a lot of very...|||Prettiness is an internal quality. I've fully embraced being pretty. If I want to maintain outward prettiness, I need to maintain inward prettiness.|||Recently met a guy that I find super attractive and evidently it's reciprocated. I let be known my interest by remarking that I found one of the qualities he was displaying to be attractive. He...|||I have outgrown my tendency to do it for better or worse. I have had to harden up a bit and develop more inner strength. I'm less phased by disharmony especially if I am discussing something I...|||Clean!|||Type 1    Perfectionism |||||||||||| 46%   Type 2 Helpfulness |||||||||||||| 54%|||Yeah I seem to recall this happening when I was younger. Doesn't happen anymore, but I wouldn't be surprised if it would happen again in the right context.   Do exercise, yoga and practice...|||To be clear, I generally don't capitalize God or refer to the state of love as being a He or that which is outside of oneself. It's a form of conceptualizing it that is self-limiting.   The...|||God is in your heart. It's a state of being. Science can describe what occurs but can't bring you into that state.   Secondly, there are different types of people in the world and we all have our...|||Accidentally intensely in love+lust with the wrong person. It went unrequited for about a year and a half but throughout which there was constant physical and mental contact. Was physically,...|||Most people are a little bit gay. Some people are a lot gay. Many people are sexually repressed anyway.|||Yes and... not to sound super lame but the search to fill the existential loneliness is what leads to spirituality. Connect with the source and your heart will no longer ache. Read stuff that...|||self + love.|||^This. I don't like when this happens. It's like everything is on a never ending loop. That everything is so predictable. Even myself. That's why I have changed my life philosophy and operate on a...|||Rape yacht guy. It's a long story. But basically I encountered a wealthy ENTP sx/so who offered me $400 for my umbrella and I said, No, I love my umbrella. And then I walked away from my future...'