"One can have much fun without offending God" ~St. John Bosco

#fun #christian #jesus
Fun belongs in a Christian life!
00:00 Why this topic
00:47 Our responsibility
01:20 Why to treat yourself well
01:40 What is self love?
02:27 Fun in the Bible
03:03 What we have so far
03:18 Letter to Pope Eugene III
05:20 Finding balance
07:17 Examples for self-care
Original video in German by Dr. Johannes Hartl (‪@GebetshausAugsburg‬): • Gönn dir - Johannes Hartl
Mentioned letter by St. Bernard to Pope Eugene III (I used passages from the first 5 chapters): ia600303.us.archive.org/28/it...
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[@prayerandproductivity]

Really great tips and advice emphasizing the importance of self-care and making time for fun! Thank you, it’s always a very good and much needed reminder. Really important tip too about finding the root cause of our cravings for sinful pleasures and excesses (ex. gluttony) and then finding better ways to address those. I really like St. John Bosco too, he always has such inspiring quotes.

[@BiblicalBookworm]

You're welcome!

[@tru2thastyle]

Thank you for touching on this topic.

[@BiblicalBookworm]

You're welcome! 😊

[@felixculpa0807]

Greetings from a fellow Austrian Catholic living in Vienna too, who just discovered your channel. Great, sharp and thorough work ✝️

[@BiblicalBookworm]

Hi, willkommen auf meinem Kanal! Freut mich einen Wiener hier zu haben :)

[@felixculpa0807]

@@BiblicalBookworm Ich bin begeistert von der Qualität Ihrer Beiträge! Und es freut mich, dass Sie die kirchliche Tradition in Erinnerung bringen. Würde mich auch deutschsprachige Inhalte für unser immer glaubensunkundigeres Österreich freuen :) So als Anstoß zum Nationalfeiertag 😁🇦🇹

[@BiblicalBookworm]

@@felixculpa0807 es freut mich sehr dass Ihnen meine bisherige Arbeit gefällt! Ich würde mich auch über deutschsprachige Inhalte freuen, allerdings bin ich persönlich zeitlich am Limit

[@felixculpa0807]

@@BiblicalBookworm Vielleicht gelingt es ja einmal :-) Ich bin noch nicht bereit, es selbst zu versuchen, und auch mir ermangelt's an Zeit

[@GalPovsod2022]

Thank you for this great video that cleared a lot of stuff up for me! All the best from Slovenia! God bless! Viva Cristo Rey!

[@BiblicalBookworm]

Glad the video was helpful :) God bless you too!

[@user-bg5yu3vi3e]

May the Lord inspire you the more, how great!

[@BiblicalBookworm]

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[@r2aul]

Thank you. Everything you said was excellent. The timing for me to hear this was perfect!

[@BiblicalBookworm]

I'm so happy to hear that! 😊

[@Dianaandtheroses]

Thank you! This was very lovely 🙏🩷✨

[@BiblicalBookworm]

You're welcome!

[@vinb2707]

My wife’s mother recently stated to her that our family never likes to have fun. My wife and I are always participating in church activities. So are both of our adult children. On the other hand, my brother in law, sister in law’s and their children are always enjoying themselves. They go to concerts, go out drinking, sit around gossiping about others, going on fun vacations to real exciting places like Las Vegas and they never bother wasting their time by entering the four confining walls of a church. What a shame. They have no idea what they are missing. My family and I have never been happier.

[@BiblicalBookworm]

There are different ways to have fun and be happy!

[@robertmontoya8915]

I hope you take care of yourself Elisabeth, it's good to see you again. You look happy. I tell my sisters this all the time, to remember to take care of themselves. Peace, in all things God.

[@BiblicalBookworm]

I am happy! Taking August off from KZbin was the right decision!

[@robertmontoya8915]

You do a lot here plus everything else I'm sure. And I know you helped me before. You will always be my first You Tube connection. God bless you forever. Rest in thoughts and prayers 🙏

[@jacquelineross7598]

Thanks Elizabeth

[@BiblicalBookworm]

You're welcome! 😊

[@herlocksholmes9369]

Many great points in this video, Elisabeth! I especially liked the one about imagining simultaneously being a child and the parent of that child - and to judge whether the parent is neglecting the child. This breaks away from the everyday perspective where you might not see the wood for the trees and gives you an eagle-eye perspective instead. I sometimes do something similar when I don't know what to do: I imagine what a wise man (maybe some Gandalf type) would advice someone in my situation to do :) This usually makes me see something that would bring me atleast a little bit in the right direction.

[@BiblicalBookworm]

Good tactic!

[@El-Rad]

One of the best videos I've seen. Great job Elisabeth! You have a great voice and content keep it up!

[@BiblicalBookworm]

Thank you so much!

[@Operation.sprinkled.donuts]

Excellent video on an interesting topic. Your presentation was informative and your background setting and demeanor is perfect for this quiet Sunday. Praise be to God!

[@BiblicalBookworm]

Amen! 🙏

[@user-se8nj6ow9y]

Thank you for this Elisabeth. I have always been taught that innocent fun is a good gift of God. I wonder if one of the ways we can praise God is by enjoying the good gifts He continues to shower upon us day after day. We can use and enjoy these good gifts in a God pleasing and innocent way. Blessing to you.

[@BiblicalBookworm]

If we offer up those enjoyments they become prayer!

[@user-se8nj6ow9y]

That's a very good point!@@BiblicalBookworm

[@Kaihku]

That's the effect of reading the right books: becoming wise like an old (even some hundreds of years old) wise man, while being a young woman.

[@BiblicalBookworm]

That's really sweet of you 🤗

[@RafaelVelasquez-rk3jc]

Wow! Amazing Video! So True! I Recently Started Excercising , and I'm working on better health , Body , Mind , Soul , & Spirit! 🕊🙏🕯 Thank You for The Enlightening Message! ❤️

[@BiblicalBookworm]

You're welcome! 😊

[@chuckles222]

Your videos are always so helpful, you're really doing Gods work

[@BiblicalBookworm]

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[@changedlife1904]

Thanks for your review , lonileness 😢 its tough sometimes 😂

[@IvyCatholic]

Thanks for this video - I think I really needed to hear this today!

[@BiblicalBookworm]

I'm so happy to hear that! 😊

[@ginnoautotalk110]

I love your channel!! Great nish...

[@BiblicalBookworm]

I'm happy to hear that! 😊

[@rpcjd]

Live by making Christ's Commandment of Love as your Rule of Life by which you make all decisions concerning all decisions. and pray for Mary, Hi Mother's love, protection,guidance and inspiration and for her intercession. This is the easiest way to live with and for Christ.

[@condelevante4]

thank you. Lifting up the heart, I equate with being joyful, and being unhappy is clearly not good. A cold beer with friends after exercise on a hot day is something I look forward to. If I examine this, I guess I could drink water, but its not the same. Would it be ok to have simple pleasures for their own sake - taken in moderation of course

[@BiblicalBookworm]

Of course! A cold beer doesn't hurt!

[@PhantomRed13]

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[@AveMaria1917]

A person can have the Path Strewn with Rocks also, apparently without offending God, with St. Faustina in life with Jesus in the Divine Mercy Spirituality with St. Faustina and with Jesus in general in any valid spirituality in the Church

[@turnmeondeadman4221]

❤

[@myalterego2878]

I know; but it's wayy more fun if nothing is off limits.

[@BiblicalBookworm]

I'm not so sure about that. When we have "fun" without limits we might harm ourselves in the end. Eg. when you drink alcohol without temperance you end up throwing up and/or with a hangover. Limiting fun might actually be equivalent to maximizing fun.

[@myalterego2878]

@@BiblicalBookworm the way I figure it, y'all take your imaginary friends far to seriously. To say I don't care is a colossal understatement.

[@keithcarvalho9630]

​@@myalterego2878and yet you're here.

[@cardboardcapeii4286]

Is your accent German?

[@BiblicalBookworm]

Yes

[@spleenery]

I needed to hear all of this. Very well timed, thank God. It reminds me of something I heard on the Abiding Together Podcast, in their episode on leisure & play. I found it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/l2PTo3R_gLh-qNE

[@BiblicalBookworm]

I'm so happy that this video was helpful for you! 😊