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Do You Blame God for Your Abuse?
Graham had a problem with God and the Heavenly Father thing. Graham’s father hadn’t been, in any way, heavenly. Graham figured it was best to give God a wide berth in case he was anything like his earthly father. Graham hoped God wasn’t, but he just wasn’t ready to...
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How Spiritual Abuse Can Translate to Relationship Dependency
In counseling, I have worked with both male and female adults who had a warped view of God because of dysfunctional parenting. They had a parent who misused Scripture and spiritual concepts to belittle, demean, and criticize them as a child. These individuals took...
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Anxiety Puts Your Body Into High Gear
Did you ever play with wind-up toys as a kid? Remember how if you wound the toy too far, it broke? Well, you are the wind-up toy. You are the wind-up toy, and anxiety keeps winding and winding you up. At some point, anxiety could over-wind you, so you’ll break. You’ll...
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Faith Begins with a Determined Choice
In times of crisis, when well-meaning people advise you to “have faith,” they often make it sound simple, as if it’s possible to magically “have” something as elusive as faith on command. That’s nearly as unhelpful as telling someone who’s suffering from depression to...
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Raising Your Child To Be a Champion of God
Children don’t seem to have any trouble talking to God. This natural communication with God is called prayer, but it is really a conversation. Like in any relationship, sometimes we do all the talking and sometimes we need to just be quiet and listen. Prayer is...
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Helping Support Your Child’s Faith
If you have raised your teen to have faith in God, allow your teen to let go of your faith
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How Does Your Relationship with God Impact Your Teenager’s Faith?
If you have raised your teen to have faith in God, allow your teen to let go of your faith
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Life Questions in Addiction Recovery
Having been rendered powerless by an addiction, people can have questions about things more powerful.
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Relationship Dependency and Scripture
If you are a Christian who struggles with dependency issues, there may be certain Scripture that can be difficult for you to understand. Below are two examples for review and contemplation. If someone slaps you on the cheek, turn to them the other also. If someone...
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Characteristics of a Controller
There are people I come into contact with professionally who are controllers. They share many of the same characteristics, which I'll list below: These are people who require a great deal of personal control over their lives. They are most comfortable when they know...
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Gaining Spiritual Support for Depression Recovery
Depression is not merely an emotional upheaval or a physical condition; depression is also a spiritual assault on the truth of God’s love, the promise of his care and concern, and his desire for you to experience an abundant life.
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Jane and Joseph
A major struggle people who come to The Center often face is drawing appropriate boundaries. There are many reasons for this. Some people feel it is harmful to others to do so. People may have told us it is selfish. Some people have given up their own wishes and...
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