If you’ve ever been through an abusive relationship, there are some things you need to remember to keep you from being deceived again. You have been through intense trauma. However, as a disciple of Christ, you can work with him to find healing, healthy love, and an abundant life.
If you are like me, and you never learned about healthy relationships, or you didn’t have healthy role models, there’s no way for you to discern unhealthy manipulation camouflaged in compliments, gifts, or continual time with the person.
“Turn the other cheek, forgive everyone, and pretend nothing happened; no matter how badly you are treated.” I believed this was the path of being a good Christian. I was deceived, and so are many other disciples of Christ as well as nonbelievers. Being a Christ follower or Christian doesn’t mean you are supposed to be a doormat. Jesus never…
“I just want someone to take care of me.” This statement is a desire expressed by many women, but do they really understand what they are saying? The fantasies and the ways of the world have also played into this deceptive and destructive mindset. The truth is, as adults, we are each responsible for taking care of ourselves. Whenever you…
What are your boundaries? How have they protected you? Ready to discover the key aspects of Christ’s boundaries? Every disciple of Jesus can learn how to use the four key aspects within Christ’s healthy boundaries in their life. I didn’t know about these aspects until I was fifty years old. However, you have the opportunity to jump ahead with his…
Why do people need boundaries? If we only acted in Christ’s love twenty-four-hours a day, we respected and honored everyone, and if we were perfect, we wouldn’t need boundaries. The facts are that we live in an imperfect human condition in a broken world until Jesus comes to take all of his disciples to heaven. God created us in limited…
I took my first painting class as a sophomore in high school. I remember staring at the white canvas with my loaded paintbrush in my right hand. I wondered if I had any talent, as I watched my art teacher complete her first brushstroke, and I touched my brush to the canvas for the first time. Within the first ten…
“99% of the mass of the human body is made up of the six elements: Oxygen, Carbon, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Calcium, and Phosphorus.” According to Data Genetics. Every element was created by God, and he knew how much of each element to use and how to mix them as he knit you together inside your mother’s womb. The care God took…
If you have struggled to feel truly loved, you are not alone. There’s nothing wrong with you. Don’t be fooled by the mind fog, confusion, and lies of the enemy that you’re not worthy to be loved.