Thinking about my own life the unhealed feeling that are still there from the abuse and the disfunction.
When experiencing was good what you said watching men who think they are men by the way they treat people.
The feeling of when and what is coming next. I think I was always very tense and I remember growing up with such fear.
Of course I am in a better place because I am a precious child of God I still wonder why the extreme of the trials that bring out the feelings of mistrust toward my Father who is my very life. Of course I am this child that is constantly learning that I matter even if I don't understand. Thank you for sharing your story it brings out hiw unimportant I was to them but how important I am to God who has to show himself to me almost daily in a new way.
You are welcome, Kathy. It is an honor to share my story. Fear is a horrid thing unless it is directed toward God. The awesome part is that God uses our childhood fears to develop a healthy fear of Him. The fear of God is absent in culture today. Most fear men over God, making our fears idolatry. Thanks to believers like you and me, we can be a profound testimony of the "why" God allows childhood trauma.
Thank you for sharing. It is so awe-ing how the Lord uses what satan tries to use to destroy, "but God..." turns it and uses it for His glory and Kingdom!
I too am a product of a drunk father and stoic mother. She loved him until his way too early demise from a 60 year overdose of alcohol and cigarettes. Thanks be to Jesus for my salvation!
So, you know the pain and hardship of watching a father destroy himself. Thank God I never developed a taste for alcohol. I certainly tried and was drunk many times in my youth. What woke me up was marrying my tea toddler wife. She said during our engagement, "You need to choose between me or your drinking." That was an easy choice - she remains the love of my life.
Dr. Phinney your story touches me deeply.
Thinking about my own life the unhealed feeling that are still there from the abuse and the disfunction.
When experiencing was good what you said watching men who think they are men by the way they treat people.
The feeling of when and what is coming next. I think I was always very tense and I remember growing up with such fear.
Of course I am in a better place because I am a precious child of God I still wonder why the extreme of the trials that bring out the feelings of mistrust toward my Father who is my very life. Of course I am this child that is constantly learning that I matter even if I don't understand. Thank you for sharing your story it brings out hiw unimportant I was to them but how important I am to God who has to show himself to me almost daily in a new way.
God's richest blessing to you. Kathy
You are welcome, Kathy. It is an honor to share my story. Fear is a horrid thing unless it is directed toward God. The awesome part is that God uses our childhood fears to develop a healthy fear of Him. The fear of God is absent in culture today. Most fear men over God, making our fears idolatry. Thanks to believers like you and me, we can be a profound testimony of the "why" God allows childhood trauma.
Thank you for sharing this very personal testimony Stephen. I pray it will venture into the ears of those who have experienced similar pain.
Thank you for sharing. It is so awe-ing how the Lord uses what satan tries to use to destroy, "but God..." turns it and uses it for His glory and Kingdom!
You got that right. What the devil means for evil, God coverts it to good - that is for those who are in love with Him.
I too am a product of a drunk father and stoic mother. She loved him until his way too early demise from a 60 year overdose of alcohol and cigarettes. Thanks be to Jesus for my salvation!
So, you know the pain and hardship of watching a father destroy himself. Thank God I never developed a taste for alcohol. I certainly tried and was drunk many times in my youth. What woke me up was marrying my tea toddler wife. She said during our engagement, "You need to choose between me or your drinking." That was an easy choice - she remains the love of my life.