I haven't checked in for a while and now that I have, wish I hadn't. In fact, I'm sickened by what I read. We have all been through so much already and it's disappointing to see what this forum has devolved into. My understanding is that this forum is supposed to provide a safe place to share about the depravity of the Walk and its effects on our lives without fear of yet more judgment. I had enough of that in the Walk having been judged to be a Jezebel because I wasn't submissive to my husband and the elders towards the end. I can't stand reading arguments here about Scripture and politics. This forum is supposed to be a place for people to gain understanding, to forgive themselves and others, and even perhaps to find some healing and the ability to move on after having experienced such devastation.
Can we stop with the endless speculation? I personally don't think it helps any of us to move on.
What about someone who finds this forum for the first time? Are they going to be helped by reading these posts?
Please feel free to disregard, dislike or do anything else you'd like to with what I've said above. I felt the need to say these things and so I did.
Anyway, I sincerely hope that we can all get back on track. To that end, something has been bothering me for a long time. Way back in the day when I was a teenager, one of the Walk elders laid hands on me and I received the Holy Spirit. I spoke in tongues and didn't think much about it at the time because it seemed perfectly normal within the context of the church.
Through the ensuing years of life's many difficulties, I received a great deal of comfort from the Holy Spirit.
Or at least I think I did. Now I'm not at all sure. Was any of that real? Do you see what I mean now about people looking to this forum for help? I am many years post leaving the Walk, yet memories from that time are triggered by the most random things.
Peace to all of you.
Can we stop with the endless speculation? I personally don't think it helps any of us to move on.
What about someone who finds this forum for the first time? Are they going to be helped by reading these posts?
Please feel free to disregard, dislike or do anything else you'd like to with what I've said above. I felt the need to say these things and so I did.
Anyway, I sincerely hope that we can all get back on track. To that end, something has been bothering me for a long time. Way back in the day when I was a teenager, one of the Walk elders laid hands on me and I received the Holy Spirit. I spoke in tongues and didn't think much about it at the time because it seemed perfectly normal within the context of the church.
Through the ensuing years of life's many difficulties, I received a great deal of comfort from the Holy Spirit.
Or at least I think I did. Now I'm not at all sure. Was any of that real? Do you see what I mean now about people looking to this forum for help? I am many years post leaving the Walk, yet memories from that time are triggered by the most random things.
Peace to all of you.