Monday, January 16, 2012
Has your family rejected you because you weren't born again/saved - until they need something?
Because of the religious pressure that my parents put on me when I was younger, I daily became more resentful. I had enlisted in the military at 18, packed my bags, left a note on the table and walked to the bus station. I always looked back on the incident and said that was my independence/freeing moment in life. I eventually went to college and got a master's degree. My family always looks to me, because of lack of education, to help bail them out of problem situations, but now that my only sibling started going to church, I am a huge outsider. I'm very proud to stand up for my beliefs now. I do love my family. They just make it very difficult to love them. My brother and dad are both disabled with incurable health problems. However, my mom keeps saying god is going to heal them which is just unrealistic. I have noticed that full gospel people attribute good fortune to god - bad fortune --> to the devil or "It's not in god's timing!" That is mighty convenient! Thoughts? Experiences?
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