Dear Mel – How do you forgive someone who repeatedly hurts you?
Dear Mel – My kids argue all the time. I’m going crazy. Will they grow up to hate each other?
Dear Mel – Do you think it’s a sin to swear?
Dear Mel – My sister was molested as a child and is now a mother. Should I be concerned about her?
Dear Mel – Do you have any solutions for fighting acne?
Dear Mel – Why are Christians so legalistic? Why is there such importance placed on church membership?
Dear Mel – I want to be a submissive wife but my husband has no desire to lead.
Dear Mel – As an abuse survivor, how do you deal with temptations to become and abuser yourself?
Dear Mel – I struggle with panic attacks.
Dear Mel – How do you deal with a possessive friend?
Dear Mel – My ex won’t leave me alone. What do I do?
Dear Mel – Why do some women pick and choose what they will follow in the bible?
Dear Mel – I struggle with trust due to being raped many years ago. How do I learn to trust again?
Dear Mel – Why do Christians Fear Confrontation?
Dear Mel – My mother is overbearing and doesn’t respect my boundaries. What do I do?
Dear Mel – How do you honor a husband who does not honor you?
Dear Mel – My mom is always telling me I’m too sensitive. It wears me down.
Dear Mel – How do you know what your God given calling is?
Dear Mel – My dad abused me, yet I still love him and want to see him.
Dear Mel – Can you truly be a Christian if you suffer from depression?
I felt called to be a missionary, but I no longer even want to be in the same room as a christian. I have been hurt so many times by them and I am sick of being yelled at, pushed around, and told what to do by people who don’t have the authority to do so. What do I do? I love the Lord, but I’m sick of dealing with the crap.
Here’s what I have learned on this journey. Some people don’t get it. For some Christian is a title and not much more or they are just not very far in their journey. Sadly, we’re dealing with fallen humans and there is always going to be some crap to shovel through. Remember who defines you. It’s not them but HIM. I know when you still live at home and have someone else who is in charge of you, it is very hard to be truly free. There are some really true, kind, Jesus-hearts out there. They take time to find! Hugs ♥
Chanteller, I feel for you. I really do. It is hard to have such a love and a passion for Jesus in a place where it is not understood and even worse not respected. I’m praying for you. This is a hard place to be but a great place to grow your faith, just you and God. It is a preparing ground for when you take your place in the mission field. Look at this as a mission for you right now. How can you minister to this group of people? They may not be much different than those you will encounter in other parts of the world. Scared, questioning, bossy and needing to know what they don’t know, what as people they can’t know because only God knows.
Make friends online, find friends in other places who love the Lord like you and that will pray for you and with you as you struggle. Put in place proper boundaries with the people who bring you hurt, allow yourself space to breathe and give yourself permission to ask them to stop judging, stop hurting and join you in something bigger. They may say no. That is okay.
Praying for you.
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Thank you for your thoughts and prayers; I really appreciate it. I forgot to mention it above, but I no longer plan on being a missionary. I don’t want to be associated with the fakes out there. The people who preach in the pulpit on Sunday but then go home and beat there kids the rest of the time; or those who say one thing but do another. It’s not right and I want nothing to do with it.
I am still going to help people; just away from religion’s grasps.