God's True Person

[TheOriginalWhitehorse]

Does anyone ever struggle with confusing your parents' thoughts and ideas with the Lord's? Is it hard to see God as being different from what you grew up with? If so, what do you do to separate that reality? Is it easy to take a manifestation of the Lord's personality (without fully understanding it), then afterward superimpose a human imbalance on Him, mistaking that perception for Him? Then what? The problem with these imbalances is that we don't realize they're wrong.

 

[forgivenmuch]

Good Point

 

[angelwind]

This is a good point. But for some it may be very painful. Especially if a person was abused by their parent...or others in authority.

I had a lot of verbal abuse as a child...it took me years to realize God was not MAD at me. I could "hear" just a small amount from His word...because I had learned to block out words and go "dead" to them emotionally.

Even the smallest portion of God's word and truth is effective to bringing life and peace. He has brought me a long, long way.

 

[TheOriginalWhitehorse]

Good Point

Thanks, Forgiven Much!

This is a good point. But for some it may be very painful. Especially if a person was abused by their parent...or others in authority.

Exactly. And sometimes I think those memories become so engrained that it's hard to separate what really is God from what is abuse. That voice that continually runs through our minds that we think is God, but isn't at all.

I had a lot of verbal abuse as a child...it took me years to realize God was not MAD at me. I could "hear" just a small amount from His word...because I had learned to block out words and go "dead" to them emotionally.

I'm so sorry to hear that. The absolute worst is when they use scripture as a tool to abuse their kids. So hard to forget.

Even the smallest portion of God's word and truth is effective to bringing life and peace. He has brought me a long, long way.

I am so glad to hear it's better. That is a hard thing to separate and I'm glad God is giving you peace.