Scripture That Meets You in the Wreckage
What if Scripture is not the problem? What if the problem is how it has been used on you rather than offered to you?
What if Scripture is not the problem? What if the problem is how it has been used on you rather than offered to you?
Trauma is a thief that convinces you it stole more than it actually did. But look at what survived. That is the truer story.
When the person who hurt you was the person who represented God, your trauma reaches into your soul. That wound can heal.
You believe in God and you are furious with him. A fragmented faith is not a failing faith. It may be the most honest one you have ever had.
For men who carry trauma, big decisions can feel paralyzing. Your hesitation is not weakness. It is a wound that can heal.
For men whose purpose grew out of pain, the difference between being driven and being called can change everything.
If your relationship with God has been about obedience and endurance, the capacity for delight may have been buried by your story.
If your relationship with God feels more like surveillance than rest, your story may have shaped your image of God.
If global crises land in your body like they’re happening in your living room, your story and the world’s story may be entangled.
When group prayer triggers your alarm system, your story may be shaping what happens when you open your mouth before God.