Comments on: When People Mess up the Story of your Life, but God Edits it Beautifully

By: Joyphil75

Joyphil75 — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 10:03:00 +0000

In reply to Anita Mathias. Now there's food for thought! Thanks very much for the idea, support and encouragement that was triggered by your own beautiful prose. Bless you, Anita. :)

By: Anita Mathias

Anita Mathias — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 09:50:00 +0000

In reply to Joy Lenton. How well you've written this, Joy. Maybe develop it into a blog post, huh?

By: Anita Mathias

Anita Mathias — Mon, 21 Jan 2013 09:50:00 +0000

In reply to Mandy. Just prayed that Christ would continue to heal you (and me!)

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By: Mandy

Mandy — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 22:18:00 +0000

This post resonates with me too, as i’m going through a period of healing from scars that i’ve chosen to carry for far to long instead of leaving them at the foot of the cross. Too often I asked why, but finally realised God is so much bigger than my understanding.My story hasn’t always made sense to me, but it makes perfect sense to the Creator.

By: Joy Lenton

Joy Lenton — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 21:08:00 +0000

A great post, Anita. We all need reminding that our lives are part of a Greater Narrative than the one writ for us. As a character I sure wish I’d had some say in how mine turned out! I wouldn’t have chosen childhood abuse, a broken, dysfunctional family or chronic sickness over many years. But In surrendering to the Author I yield to God’s story, the warp add weft of which is still being wrought in my life and will be revealed as a beautiful tapestry of His grace…one day. The last chapter gives us hope because what we see is but a speck in the eternal purposes and it all ends well – praise God!

By: Anita Mathias

Anita Mathias — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 21:07:00 +0000

In reply to Debdobalina. Oh, that's so hard! I just prayed that Abba Father may continue the process of healing your wounds. The writer Mary DeMuth has written a book about her childhood sexual abuse, and her journey of healing from it.

By: Anita Mathias

Anita Mathias — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 21:05:00 +0000

In reply to Debra Seiling. Thanks much, Debbie. I am not on Pinterest myself, as can't keep up with too much social media. Limit myself to the big 3--Blogging, FB and Twitter. Have a GPlus account, but rarely update it.

By: Debdobalina

Debdobalina — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 20:49:00 +0000

Anita,

This post resonates with me.

The first 7years of my life were pretty idyllic; I thrived as my dad’s only daughter, and the apple of his eye. I gave my heart to Christ before I was 6, and reveled in His love. Within 2 years my family disintegrated, I didn’t see my dad or brothers again for another 7 years, and I gained a stepfather who was a pedophile.

Often I’ve wondered why in the world God allowed my life to take such a detour. It feels like I’ve been dealing with the aftermath of my childhood abuse for decades. But…I know the plans He has for me. I know that He would not allow this sorrow in my life if it didn’t serve some purpose.

We aren’t promised smooth sailing–quite the opposite! Thank you for writing this. Even the Messiah and his family were mistreated because of jealousy and selfishness. How can any of us expect to be treated any better?

By: Debra Seiling

Debra Seiling — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 00:46:00 +0000

Dear Anita,
I have pinned your blog on Pinterest, as a blog I’m following. Since I’m just learning how to use Pinterest, I’m not sure how to draw traffic to it, but wanted to give your blog credit. Debra Seiling http://bible-passages.blogspot.com and http://christian-overeaters.blogspot.com