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Father, Despite my anxiety, You were there with me, Diligently working in my heart, Stripping me of all of my pretense, Scourging me of all of my arrogance, Revealing each of my self-serving ways, Which have made my life a wasteland. Journal: What are the self-serving ways that have caused you trouble. Make a list of them, being thorough and thoughtful. God is good and can be trusted. An abusive spiritual leader is just a man or woman who arrogates God’s authority to himself or herself inappropriately—nothing more, nothing less. Recognizing the error is essential, but blaming God for it isn’t. He is never abusive. When you begin to recognize the difference between the two, you will have made a significant step in your recovery. Question: Have you recognized the difference, or do you still believe God is responsible for your abuse? If you still blame Him, be honest about it and tell Him so. Sadly, those, who have been cheated by a narcissist, blame God for the offense. Being offended, these victims cast aside a life of faith, embracing cynicism instead. More than any other thing, this produces people who have become jaded by serving Christian ministries. It’s wrong at so many levels; it’s difficult to list them all. Journal: From your perspective, write a list of reasons why abuse makes wounded people so cynical. After being abused, you become much more circumspect about other abusers—those who have their own agendas, which they insist calling God’s purposes. Because of your experience, you can recognize and understand abusive motivations others can’t; and you can help the naïve discern that God does not condone the methods of those who twist the truth. Question: In your heart, do you know this is true? Do you have better discernment now than you ever have before? Serve others and, like the Lord, never expect anything in return—not even a “Thank you.” Do it because it’s the right thing to do. Do it because it’s what you are called to do. Do it because—as God continues to heal you from your abusive experience—you are serving others in the process. To live like this is to walk the road less traveled. Journal: Are you walking the road less traveled, or are you just playing at recovery? Write about where you are in the process

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