“So much growth can come in discord. The pain we walk through can become a catalyst to push us toward God.” PainSpiritual GrowthDifficult Relationships Book:The Seven Deadly Friendships: How to Heal When Painful Relationships Eat Away at Your Joy Source: The Seven Deadly Friendships: How to Heal When Painful Relationships Eat Away at Your Joy
“A perpetrator may have hurt someone for a few minutes of his/her life and may even regret it, but the survivor lives with the pain, triggers, shame and fear for a lifetime.” PainFearHurtRegretShameLifetimeSurvivorSexual AbuseTriggersSurvivors Of Abuse Book:We Too: How the Church Can Respond Redemptively to the Sexual Abuse Crisis Source: We Too: How the Church Can Respond Redemptively to the Sexual Abuse Crisis
“Pain can either thrust me into the arms of Jesus or make me turn my back on Him. Either way, it's a choice.” WayPainTurnsChoicesJesusArmsThrust Author:Mary E. DeMuth