Something New to Spiritually Grounded
With the start of the New Year only days away, I thought it might be nice to introduce something new to Spiritually Grounded.
Over the past couple of months, I have been on the search for Orthodox Christian devotionals that can provide wisdom, encouragement and direction in order to enrich my spiritual life. Whilst I found various resources, some of which were great, I did struggle to find a single source that was a) Orthodox b) Biblical and c) concise. So I thought to myself, why not create some personal devotionals as based on the Orthodox Faith and teachings with the aim that these reflections will help me set my mind right in order to connect with the Lord. And in the hope that these devotionals might be of benefit to others, I’ve decided to publish them on this blog. This is how Matters of the Heart came to fruition.
Matters of the Heart is a collection of short devotionals to be published weekly, each beginning with scripture and ending with a prayer. These devotionals aim to enrich and cultivate our life in Christ by reflecting on the faith and the contemporary Christian life. It is my hope that these Orthodox devotionals are insightful, thought provoking and encouraging to all who take the time to read them. And I urge you to join me as we embrace what really matters most, the Matters of the Heart.
So without further ado, here is the link to the very first devotional:
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myjourneythroughorthodoxy
My Lord knows what He is doing in my life now. He knows my past, and my future. He will no longer let me keep my past buried deep within me. I wish He would I was less angry. I have PTSD and wish not to go into it. It goes as far back as when I was a 2 yo child according to the women who gave birth to me and supposedly raised me. That truth is I primarily and my sister 16 month younger divided the chores and childrearing of our youngest 2 sisters between us. That’s enough.My parents were divorced, I would ask Dad to live with him and he said no. He remarried and adopted his new wife’s children. I did not love my parents, I am thankful they had me so I was able to have my 3 wonderful children. I don’t hate my parents, It’s like I feel nothing, if I felt something they would be able to inflict pain again. I have really forgiven them, it was not my sin and I truly ask that Jesus has mercy on their souls. I can’t live it all again and that’s what my counsellors want me to do. They say it will help cure me. They say my anger will go away. Please pray for me.
Marco
Dear Tina,
It sounds like you’ve had a very rough and traumatic past. I pray that you are in a better place now and that the Lord continues to strengthen you and carry you through all of life’s tribulations.
My prayers go out to you and your family.
In Christ
Marco