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Really and Truly Forgiven

Posted on February 21, 2012 by Heather Marsten

FORGIVEN Every week for several months I walked into Pastor Don Moore’s office (Living Word Chapel) and confessed the sin of the week. Our dialogue went, “God can’t forgive me because I did _______” Each and every time I said … Continue reading →

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Forgiven

Posted on February 12, 2012 by Heather Marsten

We have been going through a list of Bible verses called:  Who am I in Christ? My favorite translation for Colossians 2:13-14 comes from the Amplified Bible:  “[The Father] has delivered and drawn us to Himself out of the control … Continue reading →

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Forgiving God

Posted on January 5, 2012 by Heather Marsten

I was so angry at God. I believed He either hated me or didn’t care. If He really loved me He would have stopped my abuse and made my father love me. But God was silent.  I figured, since He … Continue reading →

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Four lies we believe about our abuse

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Heather Marsten

Abuse impacts our lives. In order to get free of our past, we must forgive ourselves. To do that we need to examine ways that we’ve reacted to our abuse, ask God for forgiveness, and then accept that we are … Continue reading →

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Consider forgiveness

Posted on January 3, 2012 by Heather Marsten

Most of my life I walked around angry. I was angry at God who I called the Great Abandoner because He did not stop the abuse. I was angry with my parents who abused me. Years after they died I was … Continue reading →

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