Father, I know You want me to trust You completely, And I do—at least, most of the time. Because of what has hurt me so deeply, Coupled with of my feelings of worthlessness, I still struggle to believe that You love me— That You accept me just the way I am, Regardless of how wayward [...]
Archive for February, 2012
God Loves You—No Matter What
Posted in Behavior, Care, God, Healing, Hurt, Jesus Christ, Love, Prayer, Purpose, Scriptures, Spirituality on February 29, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Matilda’s Story—an Australian Tale
Posted in Abuse, Betrayal, God, Pride, Purpose, Recovery, Sex, Shame, Spirituality, Stress, Wounds on February 28, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Periodically, I post comments from others. This is Matilda’s experience, which I will now share with you:I have shared before that I was a victim of sexual abuse and I really did look for death. I have been in this prayer space you mention so many times. I could not understand how someone I loved [...]
Hanging on, When That’s All You Can Do
Posted in Amazing Grace, Behavior, Burn Out, Care, Denial, Depression, Divorce, Dysfunction, Emotions, Forgiveness, God, Guilt, Healing, Hurt, Jesus Christ, Low Self-Esteem, Prayer, Purpose, Recovery, Wounds on February 27, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Father, Here I am once again, At the end of myself, Feeling like a fool, Feeling like I haven’t learned a thing. It seems as if I’ve been here so often. My times of sorrow and suffering Have far surpassed my times of contentment. Be gracious to me, Lord, Let me know what You have [...]
Taking Responsibility
Posted in Behavior, Dysfunction, Emotions, Family, Forgiveness, God, Guilt, Hatred, Hurt, Jesus Christ, Low Self-Esteem, Prayer, Pride, Purpose, Self-Absorbed, Sex, Shame, Spirituality, Stress, Worldview on February 26, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Father, I don’t just think I’ve been mistreated, I know I have been mistreated. And You know I’ve been wronged as well. I’ve told You what happened repeatedly. Everybody in my life knows my story. Now that it has been a while since my abuse, Everybody else seems to have progressed With their lives—except for [...]
Learning Patience, While Waiting for God’s Timing
Posted in Emotions, God, Healing, Patience, Prayer, Purpose, Recovery, Spirituality, Stress, Worldview on February 22, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Father, You’ve brought my soul out of bondage— Out of the shackles of my Self-defeating behavior for a purpose, Which is beyond my capacity to fathom. In the blindness of my pain and distress, Which have filled my days and nights, I have implored You relentlessly, Insisting that You ease my pain And grant me [...]
When Sorrow Becomes Overwhelming
Posted in Behavior, Bitterness, Denial, Depression, Drugs, Dysfunction, Forgiveness, God, Healing, Hurt, Love, Low Self-Esteem, Pain, Patience, Prayer, Purpose on February 21, 2012 | 4 Comments »
Father, Here I am once again, At the end of myself, Feeling like a fool, Feeling like I haven’t learned a thing. It seems as if I’ve been here so often. My times of sorrow and suffering Have far surpassed my times of contentment. Be gracious to me, Lord, Let me know what You have [...]
A Prayer for America: Part 1
Posted in Behavior, Betrayal, God, Prayer, tagged America, Deceit on February 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Stating the Problem: Father, It is so distressing and disheartening To see how far we have strayed From the people we once were— From who You called us to be. As our elected leaders seek to enhance Their personal fortunes by betraying The public trust, while shamelssly Pointing an accusing finger at their peers— The [...]
QUESTION: What Is Religious Abuse?
Posted in Abuse, Behavior, God, Recovery, Religion, Religious Abuse, Scriptures, Spirituality, Wounds on February 17, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Here is a question I was asked recently?Spiritual abuse is not talked about much. It does happen and it is often clearly there. It has to be carefully defined…could you develop a definition for spiritual abuse? Religious abuse is the mistreatment of a person by someone in a position of spiritual authority, resulting in diminishing that [...]
Confronting Your Fears
Posted in Abuse, Alcoholism, Anger, Behavior, Denial, God, Healing, Prayer, Purpose, Recovery, tagged Being Fearful, Fear on February 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Father, You know my troubles like no other, And You understand my adversities. You know that sometimes I become so fearful That my skin grows cold, And it feels like I can hardly breathe. I countenance becomes small and helpless. I’m afraid of so many things. I’m afraid of people and of being alone, Of [...]
Seeking God When Troubles Are Overwhelming
Posted in Anger, Betrayal, Care, Christian, Dysfunction, Emotions, God, Prayer, Purpose, Spirituality, tagged Answers to Your Problems, Troubling Times on February 15, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Father, I feel like a wounded gazelle, Unable to fend for myself, As hungry beasts surround me. My demise seems certain, And there is no place to hide. My friends—those who call upon Your name— Are nowhere to be found, Just when I need them the most. My love has abandoned me for another, Never looking [...]
Waiting for God
Posted in Denial, Dysfunction, Emotions, God, Patience, Prayer, Purpose, Scriptures, Self-Absorbed, Stress, Worldview, Wounds on February 14, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Father, You’ve brought my soul out of bondage— Out of the shackles of my Self-defeating behavior for a purpose, Which is beyond my capacity to fathom. In the blindness of my pain and distress, Which have filled my days and nights, I have implored You relentlessly, Insisting that You ease my pain And grant me [...]
This Is Carmen’s Experience—a Life Freed from Guilt and Shame.
Posted in Behavior, Denial, God, Guilt, Jesus Christ, Love, Patience, Purpose, Scriptures, Shame, Wounds on February 12, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
This is Carmen’s experience—a life freed from guilt and shame. I felt so much like this for such a long time. I was ashamed and felt as if I had messed up so badly, God would not want to use me. In fact, I so believed this that, although I got saved in 1984, I [...]
God Loves You—No Matter What
Posted in God, Guilt, Healing, Jesus Christ, Love, Low Self-Esteem, Purpose, Recovery, Sex, Wounds, tagged Guilt on February 11, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Father, I know You want me to trust You completely, And I do—at least, most of the time. But because of what has hurt me so much And because of my feelings of worthlessness, I still struggle believing that You love me— That You accept me just the way I am, Regardless of how awful [...]
Maria’s Abuse—Complete
Posted in Abuse, Anger, Behavior, Bitterness, Denial, Dysfunction, Evangelical, Family, Forgiveness, God, Guilt, Hatred, Healing, Hurt, Love, Low Self-Esteem, Religion, Religious Abuse, Scriptures, Sex, Shame, Wounds on February 10, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
This is Maria’s story—in her own words—which I am re-posting as a complete story. It’s long but extremely powerful. As always, the names and locations have been changed to provide anonymity. —Jack I was raised in a fundamentalist Christian home. My childhood was one that many would have envied. Growing up, we had an intact [...]
Maria’s Story of Dealing with Abuse: Part 3
Posted in Abuse, Anger, Behavior, Emotions, Forgiveness, God, Guilt, Hurt, Low Self-Esteem, Prayer, Recovery, Religious Abuse, Scriptures, Spirituality, Wounds, tagged Fear, Physical Abuse, Suffering on February 8, 2012 | 2 Comments »
This is the final part of Maria’s incredible story. If you want yours posted, send it to me. It might help someone else who is struggling with the same thing. Cory would use my title to try to manipulate me and even to hurt me. All of his abusive behavior came out in 2009, when he [...]
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