Research Paper On Never Been Unloved

But as I make meaning of the story that my life encapsulates – I was a damaged soul, damaged by abuse by my own father. I can't even say I have a father, because I grew up without knowing what father's love felt like. My earthly father had a gambling problem and had multiple affairs outside of marriage. The pains of my childhood robbed me of my identity, confidence, security, trust in men, joy of living and believe in myself. I struggled greatly even as I grew into adulthood, but, God has healed me, and He is still healing and redeeming me from the wounds of my past. Through many challenges in life, as I grew into adulthood, I find myself asking Him, “God, why, oh God, why do you give me such an emotionally challenging childhood?” Though I did not receive a clear answer all these years but he taught me one thing, and that is to live my life with open hands, to allow God, the Author to do what He so choose to do. It is He, God, the Master of my life, and as for me, to live a life surrendered to my Master. Only then, did I realise that that's how I am able to taste his endless richness of His grace. God has redeemed me and has blessed me so much. Today, I can say that I am blessed and I give thanks to God. Now that I am here, in SBC, studying this work of Benner, it is totally sobering to be called into the work of soul care. Having taken the journey that I have, this reckoning gives me true meaning of what I have experienced in my past; it is that

I have always struggled with understanding the ravishing love of God. Growing up, I constantly struggled with two demons: anxiety and depression. In isolation, everything was fine, I felt safe. As soon as something pushed me from the safety of solitude, Anxiety came. He nuzzled his dark face between my shoulder and neck. He forced my face onto his, so that my ear pressed painfully against his gray lips, the sound from his voice blocking out all other voices, including God’s.

The book is neither meant to be a theological treatise nor an academic exposition but a toolkit to unleash human potentials; a resource for intervention in dealing with human life hurts and as a channel of Gods healing and liberation through Jesus Christ.

At some point, each person will endure suffering to some degree, whether it be the loss of a loved one or seeing the devastating effects of a hurricane thousands of miles away. At times, one may feel alone and helpless, but knowing that God is always present brings great comfort to many. Sin, death, and evil are daily occurrences in the society we live in today. Even though God creates these wicked acts, knowing there is a purpose behind each act of evil makes worshiping that God easier. God’s purpose may not be known, but his unending love for us is what makes the unbearable times bearable.

Some times the question of “Where is God” surfaces with all the adversities, and I find myself asking “what is God doing for all these people who are suffering?” But however amidst all the issues I know that He is there, and all these problems and conflicts do not change the fact that God exists, and I still have hope for change for these suffering people no matter what the circumstance.

The Risen One, The Sovereign King, the reason I'm alive today. Without God I would not be here to write this essay today. It started about two and a half years ago, my dad changed to a lower paying job and my mom had been out of work for about two years. We couldn’t pay rent and had to move. No one knew where we would go, but God had it all in control. Two and a half years of going from friends house to friends house, not being able to pay for the basic things and always being behind in an area where I used to be strong, lead to a lot of hurt, pain and depression. However, it also drew me closer and closer to God. Picture this, you're a fifteen year old girl who's used to everything going as planned and “BAM” out of nowhere the the diesel

It all started in 1986 in the small city of Fort Dodge, IA. Mark Block, now a 49 year young man, and a former track and cross country standout. He was driving his car when all of a sudden an accident occurred and he lost control and went off into an embankment and brutally flipped his car. It was a near-fatal car accident that should've killed him if it wasn’t for the grace of God. God wasn’t ready for him to pass and had a plan for him, a plan that would not just change the course of his life but in the process help others along the way.

God is not only there-an actually existent being; he is personal and we can relate to him in a personal way” (Alin, 2015).

Introduction: God guides and protects us through all crisis by showing his power in faith to overcome. Sometimes we ask God “help us” or “save us” only when a crisis is present in our lives and forget

Never Let Me Go, starring Carrie Mulligan, Keira Knightley and Andrew Garfield was previewed in Chicago at the AMC-21 Theater on Thursday, September 16th, 2010. It was, as the website AV-Club put it, "a film steeped in misery and despair." If you can handle that warning that this film is definitely a downer and you're not likely to leave the theater humming a happy tune, there is much to recommend in this effort from the director of Robin Williams' "One Hour Photo," Mark Rumanek. Rumanek is known mainly for his direction of music videos, but, ironically, he and Ben Affleck are talking about collaborating on a black comedy and it is Affleck's new film "The Town" that promises to give this Kubrick-inspired director some competition at the Cineplex

When things could not get any worse for Neale Donald Walsch during 1990 in Portland Oregon; when he is involved in a car accident leaving him with a broken neck, losing his job and having no source of income, and slowly we witness his transformation from a man with a daily routine to a homeless man on the streets who doesn’t know when he will get his next meal. Walsch had so much negative emotions stored in his head, that he picked up a yellow legal pad and decided to write everything that was wrong down as way to release it all. Walsch decides to write a letter to God, the letter was a bunch of questions such as, “Why wasn’t my life working?” and “Why could I not find happiness in relationships?” and “What have I don’t to deserve a life of such continuing struggle?” and out of Walsch hands to started to move on its own and he began writing, what was later recognized as God’s side of the conversation. As anyone

What is love? Love as defined in Oxford Dictionary is a strong feeling of affection: babies fill parents with intense feelings of love’ ‘their love for their country’. Basically, there are many types of love. The most common type of love that we know and widely we use by most parents for their children is tough love. Tough love also is a philosophy which is to help parents in manage their children in any scope. This term also refers to numerous parent’s support in create the principles of tough love. It is for support the parents in dealing teen those always problematic.

A person was buried in grief over the loss of their lover. His lover told him to “let go with both hands” as it were. He has been given grace by his friends and family. He slowly made his way out of the darkness of his own self. He believes that the only thing that truly matters in the world is love. He is grateful for the grace he has been given.

In Barbara Graham’s “The Future of Love”, she says long-term fairy tale romance inspires true love believers and their perspective towards love itself. Graham expresses the idea that to her, a lot of relationships fail because both partners in the relationship fall in love with an idealistic view of who the other person is. She explains that couples jump into relationships thinking their significant other was this perfect image they made him/her out to be only to come to realization that it was a figment of their imagination. Graham also defies the sappy happy endings that she says everyone believes in since heartbroken romantics oversee a lot of the incompatibilities and faults in a relationship to make it more

It’s a crisp, clear skies kind of Monday morning. I awoke earlier than usual to spend quiet time, in the early morning light, in the hot tub, with God before I write and before I meditate. The initial moments of the day are somehow much richer in solitude and inspiration comes more succinctly than mid and late day moments. A plausible explanation may be: I am rested, and there’s a lack of human-made energy buzzing around me or it could simply be that my mind isn’t buzzing because it’s not yet fully awakened. When my mind is buzzing, my entire body follows suit. Perhaps, the buzzing racing mind is part of what separates me from God. The irony of being in my headspace is that the body is always in the present moment, connected to the earth. The breath can serve as a reminder; for when I focus my attention on inhaling and exhaling, my thoughts slow down, my mind stops buzzing about, and for brief, fleeting moments, I am fully in the present. Being fully present is where the mysteries of life dance, my intuition picks up on subtle energy, words and emotions of others float in. When I am present for others, I am transformed as if I am infused with and transferring love, compassion, hope, empathy, and kindness to others. These are the moments that I live for, the random coincidences where God puts another in my path. A path on which I am never sure if I am the teacher or the student and therefore, I become aware of humility that most often likes to hide underneath false notions of