Why am I sharing my story of spiritual abuse? What is my motivation for ‘going public’? The simplest answer
is that I’ve received incredible encouragement and healing through reading
other people's stories and it is time to give of myself in the hope of helping
others. I wouldn’t have made it this far without the many blogs and articles
I have read during the past 18 months. Stories that reassured me I wasn’t alone, I wasn’t
wrong or bad or insane; that there really was hope that I would get through
this betrayal which felt so much like death!
After being bullied out of the church where
I was once an elder and ministry leader, I have spent months reading, questioning, exploring, changing and healing. I have not ‘arrived’! I am still journeying
and will do so for the rest of my life, but I am ready to reach out and share
with others some part of that journey, believing that someone out there might
find here some measure of the healing and encouragement I did from others who were brave
enough and who cared enough to share their stories.
Thank you for sharing your story - excited to hear it!
ReplyDeleteThanks, James. It's good to hear from you :)
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