{"id":10069,"date":"2024-10-24T15:35:09","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T21:35:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/7-questions-about-telling-your-gritty-mental-health-story\/"},"modified":"2025-09-01T16:55:47","modified_gmt":"2025-09-01T21:55:47","slug":"7-questions-about-telling-your-gritty-mental-health-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/freshhope.us\/es\/7-questions-about-telling-your-gritty-mental-health-story\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201c7 Questions\u201d About Telling Your Gritty (Mental Health) Story"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Scott Box<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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You are the test audience, dear reader, and I need your help\u2014Please provide feedback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Below are \u201c7 Questions\u201d that can help you tell a gritty story (about mental health) that tells a heroic story about Jesus\u2014aJesusStory. aJesusStory is the outcome of living a lifestyle as a heroic worshiper of Jesus. Rather than providing tasks or directives, these questions are designed to speak to your hopes and dreams and awaken a longing within you to identify, shape and release your gritty story to others\u2014to experience your story\u2019s extraordinary power for your health and the health of others. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. What crisis or mess in my life is forcing me to ask, \u201cWho is in control?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Purpose: This question draws my attention to my crises and moments of desperation where God\u2019s redemptive work begins. It roots my story in reality, acknowledging my pain and anxiety.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

2. Does Jesus see Himself in the W.A.R.S. of my life\u2014my words, actions, relationships and situations?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Purpose: This question bridges the cosmic and the mundane. It asks me to examine my daily life and whether my worship reflects Christ in all areas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

3. How do I hope when crisis surrounds me, and what do I expect God to do when He has<\/em> to come through?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Purpose: This invites me to reflect on the hope and expectation that drives my faith even in hard times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

4. What are the things I control that push back chaos and bring order to life?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Purpose: This question reminds me of my agency in reflecting Jesus by bringing order to my life and community through discipline and obedience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

5. Do I allow God to \u201cmake healthy what He doesn\u2019t heal?\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Purpose: This question focuses on how God\u2019s power and story are at work, even in my unresolved pain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

6. Whose life will be influenced if they know my story, and who will suffer if I keep silent?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Purpose: This question makes me feel urgent about sharing my story. It reminds me that my testimony has the power to change my life and the lives of others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

7- Does my life awaken a longing in others for Jesus, and how does my story fit into Jesus\u2019 heroic story?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Purpose: This question ties everything together, prompting me to see my life as part of God\u2019s cosmic heroic narrative and inspiring me to declare my story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have designed this flow of questions to blend Jesus\u2019 heroic narrative with practical life. The questions move me from self-reflection into outward action. The \u201c7 Questions\u201d framework reminds me that my life can be filled with heroic acts of worship that culminate in the powerful declaration of what I call, aJesusStory. \u201cTelling my gritty story to tell a heroic story about Jesus\u201d gives meaning to my pain and helps me lock down God\u2019s purpose for my life. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I hope the \u201c7 Questions\u201d tool excites you and causes you to consider the power your story has to help you as much as it has to help others. Even your most graphic crisis can transform your worship of Jesus Christ, the Great Hero, into a form of worship that tells a heroic story about Jesus. Desperation for Jesus drove me into hopeful dependence on Jesus. I\u2019ll share more about how desperation intersects with heroic worship next month. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In the meantime, please review these questions and let me know your thoughts in the comments. Also, to guide your thinking about the \u201c7 Questions\u201d even more, consider asking yourself the following: <\/p>\n\n\n\n