Category: Spiritual Growth
Profit From Suffering By Learning Life Lessons
Don’t waste suffering by wallowing in darkness when you can profit from suffering by focusing on learning life’s lessons in trials and tribulations. – The battle every believer faces. I prayed to God for guidance a few days ago. I was confused about the direction to take with writing the Memoir and relinquished control to Him. I wasn’t…
Understanding Forgiveness: How It Helps You Move Forward In Life
Forgiveness for those who have wronged you in the past is essential to your emotional, physical, and spiritual well-being and allows you to move forward in life. I forgive you; it is easy to say but immensely more challenging to do. – To stop blaming and grant forgiveness. – To let go of anger, bitterness,…
Helpful Ways to Overcome Forgiveness And Reconciliation
As flawed humans, we avoid forgiveness and reconciliation like the plague. We are reluctant to forgive offenders of wrongdoing and fear admitting a bad mistake, poor decisions, or judgment. Mainly when your choices cause others pain and anguish. Their judgment can be harsh and opinions downright demoralizing. Their reaction can lower your spirits and leave…
Living in Fear is a Trap
When I look back over my 52-year life, one thing stands out the most: I’ve spent a good share of it “living in fear.” I lived in fear of an abusive husband finding me in fear of judgment, having run away, leaving my two children behind. And the fear of what others thought about me. In…
What Does It Mean To Be Walking In Darkness?
Walking in darkness refers to the “physical and spiritual living conditions “of non-believers—individuals who do not trust in Christ for their salvation and are not cleansed of all unrighteousness. You can identify them by their objectionable behavior and unjust actions. To God, all have sinned and fallen short of His glory. This means we have all…
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I have lived through childhood abuse and domestic violence, and I write about the wisdom that can emerge through the journey of healing—what we can understand, reclaim, and ultimately transform from what we have survived.
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Childhood abuse can leave wounds that shape the way we see ourselves, our relationships, and the world around us. Our past, however, does not have to determine our future.
Through personal stories, faith-filled encouragement, practical insights, and honest reflection, Abuse Journal offers hope for adult survivors seeking healing and freedom.
More than a memoir, The Secret Darkness invites every survivor who wonders if healing is possible. It is a story of resilience, redemption, and the life-changing hope that your past does not have to define your future—and that freedom can be found beyond yesterday’s shadows.
L.M. CARLETON
Rescued by Grace