I titled this the way I did...because it coincides with my entry "my story". But to save time, here is a synopsis: basically I endured horrific abuse of every kind, especially emotional/ psychological and sexual, for five years.
There you go. Now there's no need to read "my story". I mean unless it floats your boat.
Anyways...on my way home I was thinking about the thoughts I used to have towards the end of the abusive relationship. It had gotten So Bad that I started to wish something would happen to him. He worked over night in a convenience store and I started wishing something awful would happen to him so that I wouldn't have to suffer anymore. You may be asking why I didn't just leave. Well, I was afraid to. Id been threatened so many times. I feared what he might do. So as horrible as it sounds- I wished for terrible things.
1 John 3:15 says "Anyone who hates a brother or sister is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life residing in him."
That's a pretty sobering scripture.
John 13:34 tells us to love one another as He first loved us. And ephesians 4:32 tells us to forgive one another as Jesus forgave us.
Once again, ill ask you to forgive my lack of flow. Kinda got stuck here on how to make a good Segway. Lets all have a good chuckle and move on. Lol
Scripture is not just some strict set of guidelines that are impossible to follow, or a challenge to be perfect. God's precepts are there to give us a better quality of life.
My analogy is His precepts are like road signs. Right there, readily available, and in place for our benefit. Ignore them and get yourself into trouble.
Forgiveness takes time. And loving others isn't always easy. But harboring hate and resentment only turns our hearts bitter. It only destroys us and diminishes our quality of life.
*more lack of proper flow here
I would not wish what I went through on anyone. But I'm glad for it. It brought me to God. And it gave me to beautiful children. That's the beauty of God working. Something I once thought had destroyed me, helped give me life.
Hope this helps someone out there.
There you go. Now there's no need to read "my story". I mean unless it floats your boat.
Anyways...on my way home I was thinking about the thoughts I used to have towards the end of the abusive relationship. It had gotten So Bad that I started to wish something would happen to him. He worked over night in a convenience store and I started wishing something awful would happen to him so that I wouldn't have to suffer anymore. You may be asking why I didn't just leave. Well, I was afraid to. Id been threatened so many times. I feared what he might do. So as horrible as it sounds- I wished for terrible things.
1 John 3:15 says "Anyone who hates a brother or sister is a murderer, and you know that no murderer has eternal life residing in him."
That's a pretty sobering scripture.
John 13:34 tells us to love one another as He first loved us. And ephesians 4:32 tells us to forgive one another as Jesus forgave us.
Once again, ill ask you to forgive my lack of flow. Kinda got stuck here on how to make a good Segway. Lets all have a good chuckle and move on. Lol
Scripture is not just some strict set of guidelines that are impossible to follow, or a challenge to be perfect. God's precepts are there to give us a better quality of life.
My analogy is His precepts are like road signs. Right there, readily available, and in place for our benefit. Ignore them and get yourself into trouble.
Forgiveness takes time. And loving others isn't always easy. But harboring hate and resentment only turns our hearts bitter. It only destroys us and diminishes our quality of life.
*more lack of proper flow here
I would not wish what I went through on anyone. But I'm glad for it. It brought me to God. And it gave me to beautiful children. That's the beauty of God working. Something I once thought had destroyed me, helped give me life.
Hope this helps someone out there.
