Your greatest challenge
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My greatest challenges in life have been:
Forgiving my ex for all of the drama and abuse that I endured during that relationship. He got me pregnant, then left me because he didn't want to be involved, physically attacked me and then I consequently miscarried.
Forgiving myself for "letting that happen to me" I felt that if I was a stronger woman, a stronger christian, a stronger person in general, that I would have not fallen into the situation I was in, or gotten myself out earlier. I now know, that those things happen slowly, and it's not easy to get out. I wasn't a weak person for falling into that situation, because I fell in love with someone who chose a different path while we were together, But that I was a strong person for finally having the strength and courage to leave him, that situation and seek help.
Sobering up from drugs and alcohol, and most importantly letting myself love and be loved again, by my Lord, my family, and the man who is now my husband...
And finally. Losing not one, but two pregnancies. I blamed myself both times. I also felt like God was punishing me for something that I had done. I now know this not to be true. My husband and I have a son, who will be 3 in a few short days, and will be giving birth to our little girl a few days after that!
Forgiving my ex for all of the drama and abuse that I endured during that relationship. He got me pregnant, then left me because he didn't want to be involved, physically attacked me and then I consequently miscarried.
Forgiving myself for "letting that happen to me" I felt that if I was a stronger woman, a stronger christian, a stronger person in general, that I would have not fallen into the situation I was in, or gotten myself out earlier. I now know, that those things happen slowly, and it's not easy to get out. I wasn't a weak person for falling into that situation, because I fell in love with someone who chose a different path while we were together, But that I was a strong person for finally having the strength and courage to leave him, that situation and seek help.
Sobering up from drugs and alcohol, and most importantly letting myself love and be loved again, by my Lord, my family, and the man who is now my husband...
And finally. Losing not one, but two pregnancies. I blamed myself both times. I also felt like God was punishing me for something that I had done. I now know this not to be true. My husband and I have a son, who will be 3 in a few short days, and will be giving birth to our little girl a few days after that!
R
Thank You! I take it all as life lessons, I've lived and learned, I just chose a path that lead me to learning the hard way. But I also believe that even if that wasn't the path God originally had planned for me, He made me a stronger person, who is more appreciative of what I have now (children, a wonderful Godsend of a husband, sobriety...) It's easier to appreciate a good thing when you've first experienced the bad!
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Finding identity and where i am placed in the body of christ never have found it searching praying for 35 years, at this time i have stopped resigning myself to focus on soon finishing my race to look upon His face absorbing His loving grace in the eternal place where i wil finnally find my spiritual Home, not a mansion, just being with Jesus everwhere i can.
Probably learning to love my dad, especially since I didn't know he was my dad until a year prior to said meeting. It's awkward to be forced into a situation with a complete stranger you have never seen before and he loves you so much. I didn't know how to feel, besides uncomfortable. It felt weird, trying to call him dad. Or hug him. Or telling him I love you. After a while it got easier though, but it was never like the relationship I had with my dad who raised me.
As soon as that was over, I had to meet a bunch of other people who were my family on his side and they've known about me since i was born. They're crying and I'm just standing there, completely overwhelmed and stunned. Then I had to look at my brother and sister that I had grown up with, knowing that my whole life they were only my half brother and sister. It may not seem like a big deal when you read about it, but put yourself in my shoes. Imagine you're not completely part of any family.. only half. It's very unsettling and it made me feel like I didn't belong anywhere.
As soon as that was over, I had to meet a bunch of other people who were my family on his side and they've known about me since i was born. They're crying and I'm just standing there, completely overwhelmed and stunned. Then I had to look at my brother and sister that I had grown up with, knowing that my whole life they were only my half brother and sister. It may not seem like a big deal when you read about it, but put yourself in my shoes. Imagine you're not completely part of any family.. only half. It's very unsettling and it made me feel like I didn't belong anywhere.
