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Originally Posted by B2008
I have 100% belief and trust in God. Has he healed me no. But i do have faith that he isn't punishing me just maybe testing my will power to survive. I dont believe the good lord wants only do no wrong Christians though the world may need more of the sort. His army must be built with different types of strength. I can trust my car to take me across the country but if it breaks down I better know what to do to get to my destination. I don't go to Church I don't trust anyone to preach my faith to me. But when I talk to my children or pray I know he is there. Acceptance courage knowledge and most of all strength. The good lord wouldn't have given us these challenges without reason. In the end if we can survive each one of us will be a stronger person. We will be the front line warriors.
I hope this helps a little to see things in a different way. Maybe to approach her in a different way. I don't normally post about religion in this manor but I thought it might give some a different view. We are all different for a reason of there were not supposed to be non believers, believers, criminals, physically ill, mentally ill, there wouldn't be.
No matter how small, a positive change deserves to be celebrated!
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I have absolutely no problem with people choosing to live life in this way. My mom thinks of it in such a black and white way. Either you choose God, or you suffer for your whole life and into the afterlife, even. Since I used to be Christian, I know that it's taught that we should fear God - but my mom fears him in a literal sense. She's gay and she has significant difficulties accepting it because she feels God will condemn her for all eternity. Because of this, she's gone back and forth through many different relationships and even left a very good, stable one because she was "not allowed to be with another woman" (which is a bit ironic because her then girlfriend was a Christian but fully accepted being gay).
My mom really, really needs professional help. I see many signs of bipolar or borderline (mainly borderline) and her PTSD from her abusive childhood is still affecting her severely to this day. She's from Germany and because the abuse took place there, she can't even speak in her native language without getting triggered. It's so unhealthy but she won't see anyone because she's convinced God will make her life right again.