tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10905506.post3136009284836607746..comments2023-05-24T11:46:22.159-04:00Comments on Voice of Grace: When You Leave a Cult...julhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15688008902332240637noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10905506.post-25047291288110493402011-07-03T12:00:07.447-04:002011-07-03T12:00:07.447-04:00I love it when you write your bare honest thoughts...I love it when you write your bare honest thoughts for all to read! If it weren't for you (and a few others) I would not have made it out in one piece, lol! I've decided, I like messy, it's more real and I think God likes messy too - he's not fooled by the farse of lives trying to imitate their version of godliness to the world! I can't describe the amazing feeling it is to be free to be who I am, think what I want with no guilt and make mistakes as I go along, only learning better for myself and realizing all the more that God simply adores me and I can't mess anything up really, cause He's just loving me beautiful!!! <br /><br />(can't believe it's been almost 4 years for me!!)lydiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04044356845404990053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10905506.post-45051539442692657592011-07-03T09:08:25.689-04:002011-07-03T09:08:25.689-04:00What a wonderful journey.
Over and over again, I ...What a wonderful journey.<br /><br />Over and over again, I hear people touched by PDI/SGM speak of roles and the pain of trying to fill expected roles.<br /><br />I'm glad you're living your life instead of playing a character on the SGM stage.Debra Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07320659656167721566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10905506.post-34375231356786769432011-07-02T23:20:14.830-04:002011-07-02T23:20:14.830-04:00We were not SGM, but over the years we got deeper ...We were not SGM, but over the years we got deeper and deeper into legalism. I truly thank God that He brought us out of it before I wrote any suicide letters. Now we wait on God for His healing.<br /><br />BethanyBethany W.https://www.blogger.com/profile/05849311381535204559noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10905506.post-61781429873972266702011-07-02T07:55:06.227-04:002011-07-02T07:55:06.227-04:00Dan, I miss you! You're making progress too. ...Dan, I miss you! You're making progress too. I feel the same way about trusting church and leaders. And I feel there are trigger points, things that set me off or close me down when I may have begun to trust a little. For better or for worse, SGM has left its mark. Hopefully the more negative effects are fading with time and the good things I learned from my experience will stick.julhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15688008902332240637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10905506.post-43267665433000720242011-07-02T07:23:48.651-04:002011-07-02T07:23:48.651-04:00Thanks for the encouragement that there is light a...Thanks for the encouragement that there is light at the end of the tunnel. Although that meeting I had last year with them was awesome for forgiving them and letting them go of all that bitterness and anger, I still feel ruined for ever trusting a church or leaders and still daily try to throw off the chains of legalism. It's great to know a fellow traveller is making such awesome progress!!Dan Bowenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15661120561123767936noreply@blogger.com