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@ericawordsmith… *nods* Wow… I read everything you said… but am afraid my week suddenly got really busy and I can’t reply to everything… just know that I read it all… and no comment seemed necessary, except that I affirm what you’ve said. 🙂

@anne-of-lothlorien… Ah! That’s cool! What do you mean by highly recommended? (and I’m so sorry for that nurse’s last name… yeah) And yes… it was Hope. Please don’t assassinate her for that.

COMPLEX… it is the definition of the rational/spiritual/physical creation… made after the image of God. I mean, that alone makes it really complicated.

Awww… well… I didn’t mean to make you cry, but I’m not sure you minded crying either… but being able to speak here with friends has been amazing for myself as well. And I’m so glad you’ve found a great church. Church is really important and can be one of our greatest things… but it can also be the most harmful.

But yes, I’m more than happy to talk about the cult. (please note… when ever I refer to “them” or “they” I’m mostly referring to the pastor and associate pastor) It was a church community, meaning they called themselves a church, and then the church had property on which the members could live. Now… the way they set it up, the church owned the land, and you bought your house. The men there were in construction, so they built the house… and you got to be a part of that. So with that they take cost away… and teach the young men valuable skills… you have your own house… ect… and that’s not the only way they cater. But in all the helpful “community” they create a dependency that makes it extremely hard to live without them.

Now… have you heard about emotional blackmail? That was a heavy tool they used… and honestly to explain everything in full would be a book+ so I’ll try to sum up. In creating the dependency they have power… and then on top of that they have the “church authority”. So when you have beliefs that are contrary… they have the ability to keep you in line, and make you look like “the bad guy” in front of everyone else. So with that they could get a way with twisting scripture, and then using that to get you to do what they want… and it becomes a whirlpool of control… under the guise of a Reformed Baptist Church.

That’s the best I can do in summing it up… but I think it gives you an idea, and I hope it helps! 🙂 And I thank you so much for the prayers.

Now… to your reply to my reply about the fear of imaginary things: That makes sense, and I can understand, as well as relate to a degree. I think the fear that my friends will be taken away makes me sad sometimes… in a passing way. So yeah… I’ll continue to pray for you.

And yes… the distance does make it hard… really hard. Also having so many siblings… and then… money.  *nods* I understand.

@ashira… Impersonal in that when dealing with the lions, they aren’t personal beings, with a spirit, whom I can relate with… and it’s funny… because I wasn’t expecting it.

Now! That is an interesting idea… and it might be true… but that’s something I trust is in the hands of God. Jesus prayed to God… that God might deliver him… and God actually let Jesus die sooner than normal… so to pray for a less painful death I believe to be biblical.

Thank you all! This convo has been amazing… but I may need to step out for a little while.

P.S. I ditched the heels a long time ago, and I’ve never even bothered since. 😉