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Love, Forgiveness and the Armor of God Story Blog-May
Nova was excited to see Rose. But why did Rose need to arrive so late in the evening?Nova was still hoping she could convince Rose to sleep downstairs. After all, it was fully set up with a bed, a closet and a bathroom. And it would give Rose her privacy. Not to mention, Nova would not have to give up her office. The time finally was here. Rose arrived, and as much as Nova tried to talk her into setting up in the basement, Rose insisted on setting up in the office. Rose just barged in and started moving Novas stuff out and around to make a spot for this…
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Love, Forgiveness and the Amor of God Story Blog, April
The visit is almost here. Less than a month away. Rose is pretty much ready, except that her husband is not going to be able to make it after all. She told her husband year’s ago, after one of the major flair ups, not to ever leave her alone with Nova again, ever! And here she was, volunteering to walk into the lions den, alone, for a whole month. Rose is older now, more life under her belt, closer to God than ever before, and knows what she’s dealing with. Not only is she bathing the whole situation in prayer, she’s planing her escape routes. A walk, a shower, going…
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Love, Forgiveness and the Armor of God- January
Story Blog, January 1, 2023 The preparation begins. Preparation for a one on one meeting. A meeting with an adversary so deep into itself that they barely notice the life sitting next to them. It’s been years since they shared this time alone, together. And it was frightening. At least frightening for one of them. As for Nova, she was excited for this meeting to take place. It couldn’t take place any quicker as far as she was concerned. She had an agenda, she had a list of to do items longer than a monthly grocery receipt. And that’s not all. She finally had control, the one thing she’d been…
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Not A Victim Story Blog
Being removed from the narcissist is healthy and strength building. Although this can’t always be achieved, it is definitely something to strive for. In order for this to work some important things need to be understood and at peace with. Forgiveness, a healthy distance, a proper attitude, and most importantly, rooted in Gods love and His Word. To bring this to a personal level, the time has come for me to move to the next step. As I forward to an unnerving reality of purposely putting my self directly in the front lines of the Enemy’s camp, I do so very carefully. This will mean putting on the full armor…
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Not a Victim Blog #6
Since my last post I’ve been researching narcissism and what God has to say about the subject in His Word. The book, “The First Will Be Last” (DC Robertsson) was recommended to me by a Facebook writing group member. Here’s a link for research, https://biblicalperspectivesonnarcissism.com/category/5-dealing-with-narcissists/5-practical-actions/ I also found a couple of books at Barns and Noble on the subject. I’m not going to reference them here because I’ve not yet researched the authors or reading material to be able to comment either way. But if you are doing your own research, they are located in the Psychology genre section under Narcissists and Gaslighting. As noted in the book mentioned earlier,…
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NOT A VICTIM BLOG POST#3
“If possible, on your part, live at peace with everyone.” Romans 12:18 HCSB What does a person do when faced with a narcissistic personality type relative. What does a person do when everything they do is wrong according to this particular person? Live at peace with even this person, not as easy as the words imply. Are you the type of person that’s a rule follower? Somebody that wants everyone to be happy? Do you think of others before yourself? Are you a type of person that will change your plans or ideas if it makes another happy? Well, you’re not alone. And that’s more than ok!!! That’s how God…
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Not a Victim #2
“For it was You who created my inward parts; You knit me together in my mother’s womb. I will praise You because I have been remarkably and wonderfully made. Your works are wonderful, and I know this very well. My bones were not hidden from You when I was made in secret, when I was formed in the depths of the earth. Your eyes saw me when I was formless; all my days were written in Your book and planned before a single one of them began. God, how difficult Your thoughts are for me to comprehend; how vast their sum is!” Psalms 139:13-17 HCSB God knows everyone of us!…
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NOT A VICTIM BLOG POST #1
“Be serious! Be alert! Your adversary the Devil is prowling around like a roaring lion, looking for anyone he can devour. Resist him and be firm in the faith, knowing that the same sufferings are being experienced by your fellow believers throughout the world.” 1 Peter 5:8-9 HCSB I’ve been encouraged by the Holy Spirit to blog about yet another subject. A subject that is close to my heart, sensitive, and personal and private. This may not seem that big of a deal to some of you, but believe me when I say, I feel like I’m stepping out into the red sea. I am actually working on a book…