One thing that struck me about abuse of children is that they
think it’s their fault. They are somehow
defective. So if a parent feels angry
and yells at the kids, the kids see that they are flawed and it’s their
fault. The sad thing is this can last
their whole lives. At 80 they will still
think there’s something wrong with them because of how they were treated as
children.
She also spoke about spiritual abuse. This is when someone speaks for God
unrighteously. You can tell if it’s
unrighteous if the person is not acting as God would act. All God’s communications are filled with
love, kindness, peace, and charity.
The unrighteous person may use guilt, force, embarrassment,
or belittling to force their will on another, calling it God’s will.
I thought about someone who may have a parent or leader
telling them things they don’t agree with.
Suppose that person goes back to the leader and says, “I don’t agree. I
think this.”
How would a Christ-like leader respond? How would God
respond? I think they would say: This is
what I think will bring you happiness and these are the reasons why I think you
should do it this way. If you do it your
way, these are the consequences I think I think may happen to you. I love you and want you to be happy. But you are free to choose. The decision is
yours. And I will love you no matter
what you decide to do.
I just appreciated the way to know if you’re receiving
spiritual abuse. I also liked the clarity of knowing how a righteous leader
would respond.
Just my thoughts.
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