CHRISTIAN PARENTS of ESTRANGED ADULT CHILDREN Community Group
Estrangement makes it difficult to talk about with family, friends, neighbors and church members. Christians are NOT immune to broken families. Talk about your experiences with those who know how you feel and get positive support through your Christian faith...."In these last days difficult times will come, for men will be lovers of self...disobedient to parents,...
Reading my Rick Warren devotional this morning, it really spoke to me. It reminded me why I am here on this CPEAC site. Thank you GuelsMom for bringing us together. God is definitely working here.
"Look after each other so that none of you fails to receive the grace of God.” (Hebrews 12:15 NLT)
When you're going through a season of loss, you need not only the support of other people; you also need the perspective of other people. When you're in a season of loss, you don't see the whole picture, your pain narrows your focus, and you need other people who can help you see the big picture. We need each other desperately in the season of loss.
After you release your grief, it's time to let other people minister to you. Let them help. Let them comfort. Let them offer suggestions. Let them sit with you and grieve with you. And don't be embarrassed about it! That is one of the reasons God created the Church. We are a family, and we are to care for each other.
"Look after each other so that none of you fails to receive the grace of God.” (Hebrews 12:15 NLT)
When you're going through a season of loss, you need not only the support of other people; you also need the perspective of other people. When you're in a season of loss, you don't see the whole picture, your pain narrows your focus, and you need other people who can help you see the big picture. We need each other desperately in the season of loss.
After you release your grief, it's time to let other people minister to you. Let them help. Let them comfort. Let them offer suggestions. Let them sit with you and grieve with you. And don't be embarrassed about it! That is one of the reasons God created the Church. We are a family, and we are to care for each other.
(P.S. I cannot really take the credit for this site. I struggled for quite some time before I listened to what I believed God was telling me to do. I was a little weak on believing I could handle the task. But through this, I have learned that God is with me and that it is really Him that is working through you all. I'm always embarrassed at accolades. I'm not used to them. I never had them as a kid and I certainly don't get them from my family nor my son. LOL.......But I humbly thank you for your kind words.)
And when I wasn't i church, I surrounded myself with people who liked/loved me. It is so important to be with people, even if you don't feel all the joy everyone else does. Each season gets easier.