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“I will keep believing that God still has a plan”

June 30, 2013 by Aprille 27 Comments

Healing didn’t happen overnight, and there were so many moments – moments like the summer of 2006 – that were pauses on the journey where I simply held onto faith in God’s plan.

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Posted in: Marriage, Messy Faith, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Recovering Perfectionist Tagged: broken heart, broken relationship, courtship, eric and leslie ludy, faith, god wills, grace, legalism, relationships, summer of 2006

when you’ve been hurt by legalism or the church, hold onto faith

June 20, 2013 by Aprille 34 Comments

But I urge you, Christian who has been hurt by legalism:
Don’t give up on God. Hold onto faith.

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Posted in: Messy Faith, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Recovering Perfectionist Tagged: broken heart, Christy Galkin, college, grace, legalism, Richie McDonald

Failed courtship: when you trust and obey but your heart still gets broken

June 19, 2013 by Aprille 38 Comments

Have you ever had your heart broken by a relationship gone wrong or a dream unfulfilled? Have you ever found yourself trying to find the answers to the blame game? Have you ever “done everything right” and still had it all go wrong?

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Posted in: Messy Faith, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Recovering Perfectionist Tagged: broken heart, courtship, dating, grace, legalism

Standing Under the Broken Heart: How Shaming Leads to Legalism

June 17, 2013 by Aprille 44 Comments

A war had been started within my soul. Part of me that believed that their opinion of me was also God’s opinion: that I really was a rebellious person if I didn’t follow their rules. But part that knew that there was a much bigger picture than that, that God cared more about me and my heart than how closely I followed a set of rules. The fight raged between these two ideas within me for several years to come.

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Posted in: Messy Faith, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Recovering Perfectionist Tagged: broken heart, college, grace, kindergarten, legalism, rules

Harmful Courtship Teachings: the Myth of the Construction Paper Heart

January 7, 2013 by Aprille 43 Comments

I’m currently a 25-year-old married woman and mother of one. This morning my son woke up at 5:45, but was scared to enter the hallway because the hall night-light was broken. He crawled back in bed and went to sleep. Unfortunately for me, I have a touch of a cold and cough and as much as … [Read more…]

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Posted in: Messy Faith, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings, Recovering Perfectionist Tagged: breakup, broken heart, courtship, dating, grace, heart, legalism, love, relationships

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