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Originally Posted by Rhoni
The times I have been hurt at church, or by church, was more about the underlying issue I have with Abandonment and rejection. Once that was identified then I knew that the people used to reinforce this was just being used by the devil to tempt me into rejecting the message. Once Identified, I was able to forgive the people because they had no clue what they were doing to me.
Asking God to cover my 'issues' which began in childhood BTW, then I was able to have peace in my heart regardless of the problems/chaos around me. The devil has used this trick once too often on me and it no longer has the control/power it once had. The last straw he tried was using my family. My family was unaware of how they were being used. I forgive them but what they do with their own issues is up to them. I am free from the thing.
With that said, This Dave Burchett wrote a very good article. Many times what we see as the main issue, isn't really the issue at all. Ask God to reveal to you what the issue is,; how it was triggered, and how not to let it happen again by forgiving and covering the situation with the Blood of Christ.
Blessings, Rhoni
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I agree with what you said Rhoni. After a while, you learn not to give people power over you and then they can't hurt you so much. There seems to be a lot of layers to this. There are those that would blame the person who was hurt completely....well, that isn't honest. People do hurt others. However, those who have been hurt CAN change and learn to not allow the same things to happen again. People who constantly hammer on others' pain have their own issues. People who are always hurt and hurt and hurt have their own. Then, there are those who have been hurt, learn from it and move on.