Praise

Freedom from abusive patterns
I got some freedom last night! My Life Group (small group Bible Study/community gathering) prayed for me about trusting God, our topic for the night, and when I got home, long story short, something that has been brewing for a while now finally came to the surface. I wanted to PRAISE the LORD! I have been healed from something in my past which was dominating me still to this point in my life. I don't want to go into all the details, but suffice it to say that an abusive occasion which occurred when I was in 5th grade taught me that I could not say no without losing friendship and being hit. As a result I feared saying no to people to the point that my day or week, and definitely my thoughts, would get turned all inside out. So, for me, learning to trust God in those situations was so hard it was nearly impossible.

I wanted to share that because he IS the God that HEALS... his kingdom is advancing! If that encourages you, GREAT!!!! "He who began a good work in ME will continue it until the day of Christ Jesus." Thank you, LORD!
Dot 03/04/2010 07:11

Replies:
Craig from Illinois 03/04/2010 07:36
"Wonderful Counselor" - those are the words that came to mind as I read your testimony of psychological healing.
dcplayback 05/15/2010 23:04
I really appreciate your honesty. It also bring me hope for my continuous recovery.
Leslie 05/16/2010 09:03
yes, thank you so much Dot for sharing, it is very encouraging for the community. It's always good to share answered prayer and God moving in our lives.

Praising with you! ~Leslie