Emotionally Destructive Relationships

ByPaula Silva

What other relationship patterns other than abuse are destructive?
ecounseling by Leslie Vernick
— April 23, 2009 —
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbdtckIBbRM

Clarity | God's Faithfulness | Insights | Intuition

Does God Warn Us?
ByYvonne Cole April 20, 2020April 28, 2025

In Espanol ¿Dios nos advierte? I believe God warns us of things to come. A sign through a friend; a harbinger in prophecy; seemingly random occurrences; a check in your spirit, etc. As a matter of fact, I’m convinced that He does. There have been many decisions made, when in hindsight, we develop 20/20 vision….

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Enough is Enough for Little Wife
ByChaplain Natalie May 12, 2026May 21, 2026

One Sunday morning, Little Wife and Big Man went to their church. He gripped her hand tightly as they walked in and smiled brightly at the worshippers greeting them at the door. “Good morning! Good morning! Yes, isn’t it a fine spring morning! Praise the Lord for Sundays in the house of God.” Little…

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Abusive Relationships | Domestic Violence | Insights | Spiritual Direction

Overwhelmed By Fear
ByPaula Silva August 7, 2010August 8, 2010

I am struggling. I go to counseling, read books, take bible studies, seek guidance, etc . I’ve been told many times by Christian counselors that it will take a miracle from God for my batterer to ever be any different. I’ve been told that he has narcissistic personality disorder and is an anger addict. I…

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Clarity | Finances | Insights

Financial Safety
ByPaula Silva December 13, 2023December 17, 2023

Once we have established our own household it is necessary to prioritize and organize our thoughts around our finances, especially if we did not have the responsibility for them in the past. If we have children, our thoughts and actions usually revolve around them and their activities and everything else is put behind them. We…

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Abusive Relationships | Change | Clarity | Domestic Violence | Effects of Abuse | Entitlement | Insights | Intuition | Marriage | Psychological Wounds | Self-esteem | Spiritual Direction | Spiritual Warfare | Survivor | Trauma

He Chooses to Abuse- Part 2 of 2
ByYvonne Cole February 19, 2020

If you missed part 1, here’s the link… https://www.focusministries1.org/blog/he-chooses-to-abuse-part-1-of-2 In EAW—entitlement-abuser-world, the entitled-ee (Yvonne’s dictionary) is self-privileged and a cousin to narcissism. The entitled-ee’s desires are more important than anyone else almost 100% of the time. They believe they deserve admiration, respect, and have a right to dominance. In the EAW, they perceive themselves…

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Abusive Relationships | Church Response | Domestic Violence | Effects of Abuse | Insights | Reconciliation | Spiritual Direction

A Time of Testing
ByPaula Silva September 3, 2011

When someone has sinned against us, we must choose our response carefully. We may hear various voices from church leadership claiming to know what we should do. Forgive and forget are often the words they choose to say followed by a forceful push toward reconciliation. This approach places a heavy weight of guilt on the…

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Emotionally Destructive Relationships

Does God Warn Us?

Enough is Enough for Little Wife

Overwhelmed By Fear

Financial Safety

He Chooses to Abuse- Part 2 of 2

A Time of Testing

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