Thursday, March 12, 2009

Abandonment

As I was surfing around the Women of Faith website today, I stumbled across a letter someone had written about the conference they'd recently attended. Here's part of her letter: "Marilyn Meberg gave a wonderful talk that gave me chills. She talked about abandonment and that we were created to be connected. There is a disconnect when one is abandoned; a feeling of shame - “Wasn’t I good enough, why did ___ leave me?” She noted that those who have been severely abandoned, especially in childhood, have a need to control others. And an intense need to never talk about that which they are most ashamed of - that something must be wrong with them to cause the other person to abandon them, they must not be worth keeping. The strange thing is, it is only through recognizing those hidden hurts and working through the hurts that one can heal. A couple good verses that pertain to the subject were: Isaiah 41:9 and John 1:12-13."

"I took you from the ends of the earth, from its farthest corners I called you. I said, 'You are my servant'; I have chosen you and have not rejected you." Isaiah 41:9

"Yet to all who received him, to those who believed in his name, He gave the right to become children of God— children born not of natural descent, nor of human decision or a husband's will, but born of God." John 1:12-13

As I read this, I thought of you and your recovery journey. I hope and pray everyday that you are encouraged to continue seeking Him and the wholeness that only He can provide.

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

Thank you for sharing this on abandonment and its effects. Holds true. Blessings!

mile191 said...

thanks for sharing. abandonment is really tough. hmmmm, thanks.

mile191 said...

I have come back because what you said is what I needed today. I needed to find you again. and ask, may I quote you, i will link to your post...let me know if you don't want me to. I am collecting help from those of you who support me. to help me through today...please...and thanks.

mile.

Me said...

Hi, Mile. Nothing in this particular post is copyright protected, so I see no problem with you quoting and linking to it. If you would like to reference any of the lesson posts, be sure to reference our workbook, "Shelter From the Storm" by Cynthia Kubetin-Littlefield and James Mallory. You are welcome to link to the blog anytime. I am glad you find it so helpful. I'm sorry that I haven't been able to post as often as I'd like in the last month or so - a lot of strange illnesses, vacations and schedule changes around our house lately!

Me said...

By the way.. This post is part of a letter that a woman wrote in response to a talk that Marilyn Meberg gave. I recently had the pleasure of hearing Marilyn speak. She is a wonderful speaker, so I'd guess her books are probably awesome too. You should check them out.