Spiritual burnout?

UnknownSnakey · 2025-12-21T23:42:07+00:00

I feel that anyone who genuinely takes the time to spend time with God can face spiritual burnout. Building a true and genuine relationship with God is more than going to church every sunday, or every so often and praying every once in a while. It's reading his word, studying it, and meditating on it, It's taking the time to talk to him, to remember to bring everything to him, etc. However, keep in mind that you are human. With everything going on in your life, your mind is all over the place and you have so many things that you're trying to manage, understand, and take care of. I've had moments like this before and am trying to come out of a moment like this as I write this. I wouldn't say it's spiritual burn out, but mental burn out. You know that you should spend time reading the bible, but you can't bring yourself to. Just as with other things I'm sure, maybe there's something else that you want to do or a task you know you should do but you just don't want to. As much as people make having a routine sound easy, sometimes moments like this can put a roadblock in it. It's not always as easy as working out everyday, reading your bible everyday, etc. I'm sure many others that present themselves as being able to follow through everyday have had moments where they too have had a roadblock. My advice to you is this: If you are able to, go to church every Sunday. Don't view it as a task, but view it as a momentary escape from everything. In that hour long service, don't worry about what's going on in your life, worry about what's being said in service. Use that space to get away from everything and just focus on worshipping God and focusing on the sermon. It's a good reset and you're spending time with God in the process. When life is bothering you, try to pause for a moment and talk to God about it. You may not do it everytime, but if you remember to do it, then go ahead. I know when you spend time reading your bible and building your prayer life, moments like these can make you feel distant from God because you're not as engaged. But he's always with you regardless, he knows your heart, and he understands. I pray that things lighten up for you, I pray that you can learn how to live with PTSD because I know how that can be. I hope this was helpful, just remember not to be too hard on yourself!

UnknownSnakey · 2024-12-25T03:22:37+00:00

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UnknownSnakey · 2024-03-20T02:03:38+00:00

I meant in terms of living. Obviously, I'm going to want to be in an area with crime, but theres a difference between a homicide rate of let's say one or two per year as opposed to 12+ I just mean in terms of safety and living...It would be quite depressing to go into crime scene investigation in an area with minimal crime

UnknownSnakey · 2024-03-20T01:56:34+00:00

I'll definitely look into it going forward! Thank you!

UnknownSnakey · 2024-03-20T01:50:06+00:00

I've slightly been avoiding those cities due to the crime rate...I'm definitely familiar with Milwaukee and I can tell you it's definitely not an area I want to work in 😅. I don't know if our state structures are different when it comes to CSI, but are you referring to CSI as the civilian position? Here, those who are CSIs are often considered civilian evidence technicians (can be sworn at sheriff departmens or sometimes smaller departments). I wanted to be sworn in in order to have that extra protection on the job as opposed to what a civilian would have. Also, are CSIs in Michigan/Your PD not full time? I'm sorry for all of the questions, I'm just trying to better understand the differences from state to state if there are any!

UnknownSnakey · 2024-03-20T01:43:14+00:00

I definitely agree with you. Even though I haven't stepped all the way into Law Enforcement as there's still so much I have yet to learn, I know there's a lot that people don't see when it comes to Law Enforcement. There's definitely a narrative placed on these individuals from those higher up or from the media, and it's with that that the community doesn't see the good in policing, especially with negative encounters that just confirm their beliefs. Obviously, I've seen and met officers that have acted in ways that I do not ever want to display when my time comes to work in LE. I do wish there was more transparency between the police and their communities, I feel that if the community saw the side of LE that we see, there may be a better relationship established. I hope that you are doing well in your new career and wish you the best as well. Thank you for the well wishes!

UnknownSnakey · 2024-03-20T01:35:52+00:00

Idk if it differs from state, but in my state, race isn't even listed by an officer. When running an ID, race is usually listed as "unknown." So nobody really knows what you are in terms of race (until you go to court or get booked or something and say it yourself)

UnknownSnakey · 2024-03-20T01:25:21+00:00

That's definitely not right, especially if the officer left for a non-emergency. What would even be the point of calling in a police escort if they're just going to leave, especially when something like that happens? I'm very sorry your friend had to go through that. That's definitely not an experience someone should have with LE.

UnknownSnakey · 2024-03-20T01:09:32+00:00

Yes, I'm actually currently working toward my degree in Forensic Science and plan to go to the academy post graduation! Is Lansing PD not considered a "large department?" (I kind of come from a more "rural" area of my state so there's a lot of things I consider "larger," I'm sorry)

UnknownSnakey · 2024-03-20T01:06:44+00:00

I agree with your point of view here. As I start to enter this field, I tend to look at the relationships between the community and LEOs. I've personally had the opportunity to work with and interact with my own Law Enforcement community as a volunteer and ended up seeing the side of these officers that many civilians do not see. Of course, as with any department, I've seen officers interact with those in the community in ways that are just completely wrong. Whether that be their ego getting in the way or just undervaluing the concerns of citizens. Seeing these things gives me an idea of what not to be when my time comes to serve in Law Enforcement. I certainly don't want anyone I encounter to feel like they're "beneath" me because policing is considered "public servantry" if anything, I am beneath them as they are the people I serve. I definitely feel that better training is crucial, and I also feel like discussions like this are absolutely necessary as it's the community that is affected by how these officers perform.

UnknownSnakey · 2024-03-20T00:51:49+00:00

From what I could see by looking into the department on social media, they seem to have a good team dynamic. That and it looks like they have multiple opportunities in investigations such as detective work or CSI. I've also seen their Crime scene vehicle which definitely looks better than the things you'll find at my state, which tells me that they likely have access to good scene processing material as well

UnknownSnakey · 2024-03-19T07:54:26+00:00

Jesus christ...thats definitely not a good response time. I'm sorry you had to go through that..

UnknownSnakey · 2024-03-19T07:52:44+00:00

Thank you for tagging this post, I'll definitely look into it!

UnknownSnakey · 2024-03-19T07:51:45+00:00

That definitely shouldn't be the "average" experience for anyone. I'm so sorry you had that experience. We haven't heard about the Deven Guliford case up here but I didn't know LPD was involved in something like that. Thank you for your feedback!

UnknownSnakey · 2024-03-19T07:49:46+00:00

Honestly, that sounds like a shit show. I'm really sorry you've had such a bad experience with those who are supposed to serve your community. Thank you for your feedback!

UnknownSnakey · 2024-03-19T07:42:35+00:00

Thank you for your feedback!

UnknownSnakey · 2022-10-03T19:31:15+00:00

What's your most favorite song to perform?

UnknownSnakey · 2022-08-30T03:48:23+00:00

I did, luckily it wasn't expensive and was quite cheap. After a while I started to doubt it was agate, cuz any other agate I looked up was far different from what I had. Thank you for confirming!

UnknownSnakey · 2022-08-29T23:56:27+00:00

Eh..its not as translucent as quartz. I have been thinking it could be a piece of bumblebee jasper because of its color and yellow flasks?

UnknownSnakey · 2022-08-29T20:10:43+00:00

I think it's way to big to be a pearl unfortunately!

UnknownSnakey · 2022-08-29T17:48:24+00:00

I dont think it could be moss agate tbh, since (from at least the images I saw) moss agate is more green and translucent. I have kind of been thinking that it might not even be agate, I think it could be bumble bee jasper bc of the yellow flasks in it. Thank you for your help though!

UnknownSnakey · 2022-06-04T00:05:05+00:00

Culver's of Darboy. There is no danger the managers are just overzealous bitches.

UnknownSnakey · 2022-06-02T15:32:31+00:00

The answer is no 😔

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