When You Need To Believed (Not Handed a Bible Verse)
Belief, rather than a Bible verse, is what many in high-stress and traumatic circumstances need.
When they finally gather up the courage to share their truth, they are hoping for an empathetic witness. Validation.
But quite often, they are met with anything but that.
And one of the reasons for that is Christians were handed a belief system, and many are unwilling to explore what was handed to them.
Change – the kind that makes us curious and empathetic – begins where our beliefs reside.
If you’re unwilling to wrestle with what you believe, if you’re married to certainty more than curiosity, growth—in that deep, authentic way—will be difficult.
Instead of being a soft landing for someone longing for an empathetic witness to their difficult experiences, you instead lead with inflexible, rigid beliefs and points of view.
It’s the “Pray and trust God,” “Come to Bible study with me,” “You need to forgive and forget and stop talking about it,” “Remember you are also a sinner” that some people hand out when faced with a situation or experience they don’t understand.
Instead of curiosity, we whip out certainty.
Instead of empathy, we run to “fix.”
Instead of “I can’t imagine how that feels” we bleed platitudes.
And our fixed posture hurts those who need belief, not a Bible verse.
If you’re looking for an empathetic witness or are feeling stuck in your journey to wholeness, there’s hope and help.
Belief Not Bible Verse
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I worked through Seasons of Healing last year and I found it profoundly clarifying and affirming.
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