An Invitation to Ask Questions

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Tereasa • 14 Comments

You are reading Reflections of a Survivor, in which I share my family’s escape and healing from spiritual abuse.
Other portions may be found here. May this story inform, inspire and motivate.

What??? When??? Where??? Who???

Have you found yourself asking these questions on my blog? Or have you wondered, “Where’ s the rest of the story?”

Because coming out of an abusive church has been such an enormous experience, I have chosen to focus on escaping and healing.  Perhaps, you feel like this story has been left incomplete and you want more. Looking back, I have seen that there are missing pieces.  Although, I think you could read between the lines and see that diving into deeper relationship with Christ and surrounding ourselves with faithful friends have facilitated that healing. Would you like to know more?

Have you wondered if something was missing?

Would you like specific details about a certain time or event?

Do you have questions or desire clarification about things I have already shared?

Are you just curious about something?

Wednesday, I will begin answering reader questions. I will do my best to answer each question in a timely manner while publishing two to four posts per week.  I am open to questions about the past, but can only give answers that bring honor to God and my family. Therefore, I may need to remain silent on some subjects. Some questions may require more thought and prayer, resulting in slower answers. I appreciate your understanding and patience in this.

Wednesday, I will answer the first question, “Why were you afraid to leave your husband behind when leaving the church? Was he in physical danger?” The fear referred to in this question can be read about in the posts, Dreams and Lies.  Come back Wednesday to read my answer.

What questions do you have? Leave them in the comments below or send me a private email at hispenonmyheart (at) gmail (dot) com.

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This post is linked to Soli Deo Gloria, and Playdates at the Wellspring.

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  • http://susanstilwell.com/ Susan Rinehart Stilwell

    I think it’s amazing and generous that you’re willing to answer personal questions, Tereasa. Can’t wait to read more of your story!

    • TereasaM

      LOL. Well, we’ll see. It might not be so amazing. ;)

  • http://newlifesteward.com/ Mary Beth

    I’ve always wondered about your children–and you may not feel comfortable talking about that here. But I wondered how you addressed what happened with them. Particularly how you are drawing the distinction between the Gospel’s truthfulness and how that was distorted in the church where the abuse took place? Hope I’m making sense.

    • TereasaM

      Oh yes, this makes sense! I am so glad you asked. This is one of the things I meant to get to, but like I said, there’s just so much! Now, I’ll be sure to write about it. I have also asked another lady to post on this subject. Hopefully, I’ll hear from her soon. Her children are older.

    • TereasaM

      I answered your question and it will publish tomorrow as, “Playing with Lego and Building Truth.” Now that I’ve reread your question, I hope I understood it. Ha. Be sure to let me know if you want more. I could have gone several different directions with an answer.

      • http://newlifesteward.com/ Mary Beth

        Thanks for the heads up! I look forward to it.

  • Glenda Childers

    I am so sorry that you went through this experience, but am so glad that you are sharing it for others who are hurting.

  • Charlotte Moore

    I have wondered was this always the way this church was or did they just change and others changed with them?Hard for me to think I could be caught up in a situation where they did not preach the true gospel.

    • TereasaM

      I look forward to answering this question. I don’t think anyone would think they could get caught up in this situation, really.

    • TereasaM

      Charlotte, I just hit “publish” on my answer to your question. I do hope you will come back and read it! The title of the post is “Deceptively Delicious.”

      • Charlotte Moore

        How do I find where it is?

  • http://notashamedofthegospel.com/ Peter Guirguis

    Oh my goodness Tereasa, I’m so excited about this blog series that you’re going to do! You’ve become such a dear sister in the Lord and I’d really like to learn more about how you became the woman in Christ that you are today :-)

    I’m going to tweet your posts over the next few weeks to my followers. I’ll wait to see what questions you answer and if there’s anything unanswered, I’ll go ahead and pitch it to you if that’s okay.

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