Research Paper On Never Been Unloved

The overwhelming expedition to seeking closer from our losses are not mapped by the simple straight roads. At times they maybe windy, bumpy and blocked with construction, leaving us filling unconfident of reaching the destination of healing. The experience of my losses have been passages in light of this image, having had to face an abundance of losses over the years (some bigger than others)

Even when things are going badly in my life, my constant drive pushes me towards God, questioning why things are happening and looking to God to show me the way, granting me patience and guidance through an incredibly hard time. Thus, even in times of darkness, my relationship with God is strengthened. Furthermore, the mystery of faith excites me and I can use this to strengthen my spirituality with God by thinking about him.

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

Transitioning from the teen years to adulthood and two near death experiences has allowed me to establish a spiritual relationship with God. The first experience occurred when driving on a country roads with deep curbs don’t remember what happen but my car somehow flipped on one side in a ditch and

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

The human experience is what connects people to one another. What we experience defines who we are and who we become. It also defines how we interact with others. The amazing thing is that not only do the events that bring joy, peace and happiness connect us but also those that bring anxiety, fear and despair. This brings to light the fact that God somehow in his sovereignty uses all things for the good of those who love Him. These ideas are brought to light in Jerry Sittser’s book, A Grace Disguised which is his personal journey of loss and the insight and experience that was gained in the face of great tragedy. In his book, Sittser discusses various insights he has gained, such as how Christian’s view sorrow, how families recover when

Most often, students ask me how I cope with such variety of situations especially with dying patients, or telling a family member that there is nothing more to do. I immediately tell them that I fully rely on God for my strength and compassion. I cannot image a day without constant access to God for strength and comfort by simply praying silently throughout the day. Sharing situations that I have witnessed opens the door to plant a simple seed of faith and that there is always hope even in times of pain, suffering and sorrow. “Hope is essential to life.” (Townes 2007) With repeated exposure to tragic events often resulting in death, it is easy to question God’s

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

Out of the depths of pain and sorrow, the believer's heart cries out: "I trust in you, O Lord: 'I say, you are my God."' (Psalms

God has endless compassion for each of us. Often we allow this compassion to pass by unnoticed, holding back from completely trusting and opening our hearts to God’s love. In so doing, we become like a dry desert awaiting the rain. Though this desert might seem tough and lifeless on the surface, the rain eventually provides nourishment which transforms the desert into a habitat of flowers, beauty, and life. We are like the dry desert awaiting the rains of compassion from our Lord. I say, wait no longer. God constantly floods us with compassion; we must open the gates of our hearts and allow this compassion to flow in. This essay synthesizes ideas and text from Father Gregory Boyle, Dr. Sanchez’s lectures, and my own life, providing a comprehensive

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.

develops the theme of “god is always watching over you, even through the hard times”. The eyes of

Everyday is a battle. Battling for the strength, courage, and heart to carry on without him. There is a hole I'm manu hearts from the accident, but it can't change now so we must carry on. I remember my mother telling me, “Keep your head up! Choose not to be sad today.”

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

Any time someone would break their promise to me, laugh at me, or rebuke me, it would be another painful reminder that nobody really cared about me. Every time I was surrounded by laughing friends, I would put on my “I’m doing ok” mask so nobody would ever see the brokenness and hurt beneath the surface. Though I was constantly surrounded by people, I was incredibly lonesome. Lonesome till I would make up conversations between my imaginary friend and I, just so I could feel like I was talking to someone who actually knew me. Friends thought they knew me, but they only knew the fake Hannah, never what was going on inside. Nobody asked, so the secret of being unloved continued to sink deeper and deeper into me. I was falling, and there was nobody