GGTI Mental Health

10/30/2025

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10/28/2025

💭 The Lines of Life 💭

So many stand in line to criticize or gossip…
But few step toward the doors that require heart — the ones labeled “To get involved,” “To encourage,” and “To help.”

GGTI Mental Health believes in real healing happens when we choose those doors — the ones that serve others, even when it’s not easy. 💚

Today, let’s challenge ourselves:
➡️ Step out of the long lines of judgment and comparison.
➡️ Walk boldly toward the doors of compassion, involvement, and encouragement.
➡️ Be the one who helps.

🚪 Healing starts when we serve others — because the act of helping someone else often opens the door to our own recovery too.

10/25/2025

This is such a funny little video from a couple of our sweethearts!! You ladies are so cute!! 🥰

10/20/2025

🌿 Join the Movement for Hope + Healing! 💙

GGTI Mental Health, is a belief that recovery is more than surviving — it’s about growing, connecting, and thriving together. 🌱

✨ Follow our page for encouragement, real conversations about faith + mental health, and practical tools to help you (and others) heal through God’s love. We currently have 81 followers! Can you help us get to 100?

💬 Be part of a community that listens, uplifts, and walks beside you.

👉 Like + Follow today and help spread hope!

10/20/2025

Definitely worth the read. 🙃

To the One Who Was Raised by a Parent Who Wasn’t Sober,

You didn’t get the version of childhood you deserved.
You got the kind where the air in the room shifted depending on how many drinks/substances they had. Where you learned to read slurred words like a second language. Where you memorized the creak of the floorboards and the timing of moods.

You became responsible too early.
Too quiet. Too careful. Too aware.

You kept secrets. You made excuses. You hoped they’d change. And when they didn’t—you wondered if maybe you were the problem.

But you weren’t.

You were just a kid—wanting stability, safety, and love. And what you got was inconsistency, broken promises, and emotional whiplash.

Maybe they were functioning enough to convince the outside world everything was fine. Maybe no one saw what happened behind closed doors. Maybe you still question whether it was “bad enough.”

But trauma doesn’t need to be loud to be real.
It doesn’t need to come with bruises to leave scars.

And now, you’re here—doing the work.
Trying to build a life where love doesn’t come with fear. Trying to be the kind of parent you needed.
Trying to rewire a nervous system that never got to rest.

And I just want to say:
I see you. I honor the weight you carry.
And I’m proud of the way you’re learning that peace is your birthright—not a privilege.

You didn’t deserve the chaos.
You deserved to feel safe.
And it’s okay to grieve what you never had.

You’re allowed to walk away from their pain without carrying it any longer.

You don’t owe them your healing.
But you do owe yourself your freedom.

And you’re finally allowed to have it.
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10/14/2025

🌿 IS THIS FROM GOD OR AM I FORCING IT? 🌿

In today’s world, there’s so much noise — opinions, pressure, distractions, expectations — that it’s easy to confuse our own desires with God’s direction. We scroll, we compare, we rush… and sometimes we end up forcing what was never meant to be.

But when something is from God, it comes with peace — even if the path isn’t clear. It aligns with His Word, not just our emotions. It grows our faith, brings the right people into our lives, and shapes us to look more like Christ in the process. 💛

If you’re in a season of uncertainty, take a step back and quiet the noise. God doesn’t shout over the chaos; He speaks in the stillness. Sometimes the delay, the detour, or even the closed door is His mercy protecting your path.

🕊️ Let’s be a community that learns to pause, pray, and listen — not just react. Healing and direction begin when we make space to hear His voice above the world’s noise.

10/13/2025

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10/09/2025

💔 Real Talk from GGTI Mental Health Ministry
Sometimes we pour our energy into helping those who aren’t ready to receive it — the ones still choosing chaos, chasing comfort in the wrong places, or fighting for spaces that don’t welcome healing.

But while we’re doing that, there are others quietly waiting… hearts open, just hoping someone will care enough to see them. 💭

At GGTI, we believe every soul matters — but we also know discernment matters. Don’t burn out trying to save those running from the light. Instead, let your light shine where it will be received, and you’ll find someone ready to heal. ✨

09/19/2025

🌱 Recovery isn’t about going through it alone.
GGTI Mental Health Ministry believes healing happens in connection—with people who understand the journey. 💜

✨ Whether you’re taking your first step or continuing to grow, this is a safe community where you don’t have to explain what you’re feeling—we get it.

💬 Come to the Table -with Bill Laughard on Tuesday (Dinner @6, Study @7). Share your story. Find encouragement. Walk in hope with others who believe in God’s power to restore and renew.

09/17/2025

🌟 Some of the hardest things we face are not meant to break us, but to grow us. 🌱

When the storm feels overwhelming, the pain feels endless, and the struggles weigh us down, we have a choice: we can let those things define us—or we can let Jesus refine us.

Growth happens when we shift our focus. 💡 Instead of locking eyes on the stress, the past, or the distractions, we choose to keep our eyes on Jesus, who brings peace in the middle of chaos and strength in the middle of weakness.

✨ FOCUS ON JESUS, not the storm.
✨ FOCUS ON JESUS, not the struggle.
✨ FOCUS ON JESUS, not the distraction.

Your growth is not in what you go through—it’s in who you are becoming through Christ. 💪✝️