Alera
Prayer Partner
I know that doesn't sound like anything serious, or even something that requires actual prayer. But every night when I go to bed, I ask God to search my heart and tell me what I need to work on. 15 years ago He said I need to learn to love me. This has been a near impossible task for me. I was raised in an incredibly violent abusive home. In addition to the physicality of the abuse, my mother would tell my siblings and I that she should have aborted us. That there was something wrong with each of us, inside. That we were broken, just wrong. No one could ever love us, because of how terrible and awful we were. How I kept my sibling safe, was to take blame for everything that happened, so she would lay her hands on me and not them. I also had to be super vigilant for any thing that she could perceive as being done incorrectly etc. I bring that up, because most of my childhood was training for me to see everything I do wrong in life. I have severe PTSD, anxiety and panic attacks. This obviously has greatly impacted my life. I firmly believe that anything and everything good in my life, accomplished by me, what ever, doesn't come from me but from Him. During my teen years, I attempted suicide several times. I haven't in over 20 years, but I still long for death and the freedom from this pain that I know I will have when I get to live in His presence.
So what im asking for , is the ability to see myself as He sees me. He says to me that until I can learn to love and trust myself, I will never truly trust Him. I have been putting massive effort into this for the last year. I no longer hate me, however, loving is still quite the stretch. In the midst of this, my family and I have been homeless for 2 years and my husband of 12 years recently left us. Ha ha ha ha . But that's how it goes. I have a very difficult time believing I deserve good things, as a matter of fact, any time someone is nice to me, I am wracked with guilt. So yay. I don't know if anyone actually reads these, or just clicks on the pray for you button. I don't know if that even matters. He says ask and you shall receive. I need help and I need support so this is me asking.
So what im asking for , is the ability to see myself as He sees me. He says to me that until I can learn to love and trust myself, I will never truly trust Him. I have been putting massive effort into this for the last year. I no longer hate me, however, loving is still quite the stretch. In the midst of this, my family and I have been homeless for 2 years and my husband of 12 years recently left us. Ha ha ha ha . But that's how it goes. I have a very difficult time believing I deserve good things, as a matter of fact, any time someone is nice to me, I am wracked with guilt. So yay. I don't know if anyone actually reads these, or just clicks on the pray for you button. I don't know if that even matters. He says ask and you shall receive. I need help and I need support so this is me asking.