First Church in Thirteen Years

[Mea_kākau]

This forum is my first time in a church family in over thirteen years.

Under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, I took time off to heal from the abuse I suffered as a child. Before leaving the church, I attempted to heal within the church, but failed to get much help from the church setting and prayers and deliverance prayer. I was in therapy at the time with a Christian therapist as well which never worked very well.

When I stepped away from the church, I used art, writing stories, therapy, and prayer to help me recover. During my search for a Christian therapist, I found many could not stomach (literally making them ill) what happened to me, and I hadn't even touched on the worst of it. So I gave up on that. I found better counseling with a secular therapist.

My goal is to slowly integrate back into the church and hopefully into a physical church.

 

[AwakeInTheMatrix]

This forum is my first time in a church family in over thirteen years.

Under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, I took time off to heal from the abuse I suffered as a child. Before leaving the church, I attempted to heal within the church, but failed to get much help from the church setting and prayers and deliverance prayer. I was in therapy at the time with a Christian therapist as well which never worked very well.

When I stepped away from the church, I used art, writing stories, therapy, and prayer to help me recover. During my search for a Christian therapist, I found many could not stomach (literally making them ill) what happened to me, and I hadn't even touched on the worst of it. So I gave up on that. I found better counseling with a secular therapist.

My goal is to slowly integrate back into the church and hopefully into a physical church.

I'm not altogether sure how supportive this group is, as I am a newbie too. But I welcome you, and I hope that you will find some comfort in the more thoughtful posts.

I would encourage you to prayerfully persist in your search for a physical place of worship in conjunction with your online pursuits. Don't rush it. The closest relationship you really need is with your Creator, so talk to him all day, every day, ask him to guide you, and in his due time you will find what you need.

 

[Mea_kākau]

I'm not altogether sure how supportive this group is, as I am a newbie too. But I welcome you, and I hope that you will find some comfort in the more thoughtful posts.

I would encourage you to prayerfully persist in your search for a physical place of worship in conjunction with your online pursuits. Don't rush it. The closest relationship you really need is with your Creator, so talk to him all day, every day, ask him to guide you, and in his due time you will find what you need.

I have always kept a close relationship with Jesus, talking to him all day and praying for healing and guidance.

 

[faroukfarouk]

Hi; good to see you; God bless His Word to you. A daily prayerful Bible reading habit is essential; John's Gospel is a great book of the Bible to get to know.

 

[Tigger45]

Glad you decided to join us!

 

[Lulav]

This forum is my first time in a church family in over thirteen years.

Under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, I took time off to heal from the abuse I suffered as a child. Before leaving the church, I attempted to heal within the church, but failed to get much help from the church setting and prayers and deliverance prayer. I was in therapy at the time with a Christian therapist as well which never worked very well.

When I stepped away from the church, I used art, writing stories, therapy, and prayer to help me recover. During my search for a Christian therapist, I found many could not stomach (literally making them ill) what happened to me, and I hadn't even touched on the worst of it. So I gave up on that. I found better counseling with a secular therapist.

My goal is to slowly integrate back into the church and hopefully into a physical church.

Hello

I'm sorry you have been so terribly abused but I am glad you found your way to us and were brave enough to join! We do have forums here that I hope will help you on your healing process, after making a few posts and getting some 'likes' you will be able to participate in them. Some are moderated (meaning that the posts are viewed first by a moderator before being publicly displayed). See if one of these forums might be what you are looking for. I'll keep you in my thoughts and prayers.

Recovery (For support - no debate)

1. Addictions & Substances
2. Caregivers, Family & Grief Support
3. General Struggles
4. For Women who Struggle (women only)
5. Struggles with Sexuality
6. Trauma, PTSD & Dissociation
7. Survivors of Sex Industry
8. Self-Injury Support

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   2. Autism & Aspergers
   3. Bipolar Disorder
   4. Personality Disorders
   5. Depression Disorders
   6. Eating Disorders
   7. General Mental Health
   8. Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
   9. Psychosis and Schizophreni