During and after any abuse it is normal to feel disconnected from yourself and the world around you. While healing and reconnecting with yourself and God is not a one-size-fits-all journey, here are some tools that I have utilized that may help you in your healing journey.

1. Get out of the spiritually abusive environment.

2. Acknowledge how you feel don’t suppress your emotions.

3. Give yourself loving kindness and compassion. Give yourself a break. “To the degree we have compassion for ourselves, we will also have compassion for others.”

Look at all you have been through. The good, the bad, and the really ugly. Look at all of it with an open, kind, and loving heart. That will help break the cycle of self-hatred and neglect. Again, there isn’t one simple solution to fix everything overnight, if there was everyone would be doing it.

Healing is in the small moments. It’s in conquering each small negative thought that tries to come in and take root. It’s learning to rewire those negative thought patterns. It’s changing the narrative you have of yourself and God.

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In the church, you often can feel like you have "flawed faith" if you're struggling with depression, anxiety, and constant negative thoughts.

That belief only perpetuates the cycle of all three of those things. Then you might hear "Just trust God," or "Just put your faith in God," like you aren't doing that already... It can be hard to connect with God when you're in that place.

I get it, I've been there. The thing is God lays out for us tips in the Bible that we can implement daily to help connect with Him and ourselves in hard times.

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No matter where you are at on your journey of healing from spiritual abuse this conversation with @suzette-themarriagewarrior- will encourage you that God has never left your side.

Often we equate the character traits of a narcissistic pastor with the character traits of God, assuming they are the same. Let this be a reminder that the words Jesus uses to describe himself are "gentle" and "lowly in heart."

He is so near to you on your healing journey. Whether leaving a megachurch, church, ministry or experiencing spiritual abuse at the hands of a relationship, these tools and tips will help you reconnect with God.

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Your friend,

Shelby Bowen.
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Sometimes we hide behind the Bible and wait to hear God's voice instead of realizing we are the ones holding ourselves back because we are afraid.

Are you waiting and waiting to hear from God? Or are you just afraid you won't be able to do what's in your heart?

There is so much opportunity in the world and I see way too many Christians sit on the sidelines hiding behind the Bible because they don't want to face their internal fears.

Stop worrying about the bigger picture and look at the one step in front of you. Keep taking those steps.

You've got this!

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Suppressing emotions can leave you with all KINDS of symptoms... Maybe you're feeling tired all the time. Maybe you have more inflammation in your body.

Maybe you are constantly ruminating on those events. Today we are breaking down the symptoms and how to start properly processing suppressed emotions around church hurt.

Let's identify our primary & secondary emotions so we can heal and thrive in this life.

I love you all x

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