Identifying Spiritual Abuse And Finding A Place of Wholeness.
This topic has been ricocheting in my heart and head many years. I’ve noticed a greater influx of readers email and Facebook conversations about this topic, so much so that I felt it would be wise to address it again. Spiritual Abuse is Real and you are not crazy! I have been involved in the extreme experience of spiritual abuse for 26 years of my young life, that truly scarred me and made me leery of churches and ministries that bully. Some of my spiritual abuse experiences include: A minister telling me that even though I was burned out and losing my health, I had to stay in the ministry because if I didn’t I would lose all my gifting to do future ministry. A church that repeatedly told us they basically had the corner on the market of Jesus and that if we had to go elsewhere, we would miss God’s highest. Leaders who found ministry to be a vehicle for his great gain, lying and manipulating donors to earn more and more money. A ministry that shamed me into throwing away all