“I will keep believing that God still has a plan”
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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when you’ve been hurt by legalism or the church, hold onto faith
But I urge you, Christian who has been hurt by legalism:
Don’t give up on God. Hold onto faith.
Failed courtship: when you trust and obey but your heart still gets broken
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?
Standing Under the Broken Heart: How Shaming Leads to Legalism
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.
Harmful Courtship Teachings: the Myth of the Construction Paper Heart
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…]