Own Your Identity Choose Me
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Sep 3, 2025 Exploring our innate desire to be chosen and valued, the discussion reveals how this yearning is often rooted in emotional wounds. Personal stories of vulnerability highlight the importance of seeking affirmation beyond superficial attraction. A practical seven-step process is introduced to help navigate intrusive thoughts, fostering a deeper connection to self-worth and divine acceptance. Ultimately, the conversation encourages embracing our unique identities and living purposefully.
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Locker Room Trigger Reveals Longing
- Jason Mellard describes being passed over for an opportunity and feeling rejected the next morning at the gym.
- An intrusive sexual fantasy surfaced but he recognized it as a longing to be noticed rather than a sexual urge.
Choosing Connection Over Shame
- After the intrusive thought, Jason intentionally engaged an acquaintance and later vulnerably shared the scene with his wife.
- These actions shifted his focus to healthy connection and deepened relational safety.
Sexual Imagery Masks Deeper Longings
- Jason reframes sexual imagery as expressions of deeper human longings for notice, affirmation, and being chosen.
- He emphasizes these longings are natural and signal needs to be healed, not proof of brokenness.