CPTSD
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One of the things that keeps unsettling me about Scripture is how little urgency God seems to have. We do. We rush grief. We prescribe timelines. We congratulate people for “moving on,” as though healing were measured by speed instead of depth. God doesn’t seem interested in any of that. He lets Job argue. He…
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Jesus keeps setting tables in the strangest places. I know because I’ve stumbled into a few of them. A child’s bedroom where something sacred was being violated. A house full of secrets. A girl learning too early that the world could be beautiful and monstrous at the same time. I thought I was abandoned there.…
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“It is strange”, he said at last. “I had longed to enter the world of men. Now I see it filled with sorrow, with cruelty and treachery, with those who would destroy all around them.” “Yet, enter it you must,” Gwydion answered, “for it is a destiny laid on each of us. True, you have…
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Teachers like Joyce Meyer and Beth Moore promote a form of absolution to sexually abusive parents. I would argue that absolution is not theirs to give. ab·so·lu·tion/ˌabsəˈlo͞oSHən/ Formal release from guilt, obligation, or punishment. Definition from oxford language It goes on to say, “an ecclesiastical declaration of forgiveness of sins. Used in a sentence, “the priest administered…
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King David is my favorite author of the Old Testament. He was a man that was real, honest, and raw with God. He mused and fussed with God, praised Him, and thanked him — all three rather quickly sometimes. An awesome man of God and King David asked God to keep him “as the apple…
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For the next 12 days, we are returning to posts from the past that have been the most popular with YOU! Here’s our 9th post as a nod to our readers. BLOODGUILT (first published in 2020) I am not saying I still believe that I’m guilty of murder, but being a witness was something that…
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You don’t have to prove your worth. The Creator knit you together in the womb and delighted in your goodness. You are fearfully and wonderfully made. Most of us hear that and nod politely, then go right back to living like it’s on us to earn our spot on the planet. Childhood trauma has a…
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It’s the harmony between a Father and His child. It’s not earned, it’s given. It’s not managed, it’s received. Jesus didn’t die to make you better at behaving. He died to bring you back…to tear down the wall that sin built between heaven and home. You can live spotless on the outside and still be…
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Each week we will answer an anonymous message received at BitsnB1218@gmail.com or through DM. There are 60 million survivors of childhood sexual crimes. One in nine don’t report. The real number of victims is staggering but no one wants to talk about it. We will. If you need anonymous advice from Jesus’ girls coming through…
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Many address childhood trauma as if it were the same as not having a prom date for your high school gala. This couldn’t be farther from the truth and adds insult to injury. There was a prophet in the Old Testament named Jeremiah. I love his words about God’s people who were being set up…