tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1362373399405910593.post8963867190337927738..comments2023-12-11T20:18:37.225-06:00Comments on Shattering the Silence: Feeling My FeelingsRoger Mannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07591791342062150604noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1362373399405910593.post-48143048112232068962014-02-12T11:29:11.303-06:002014-02-12T11:29:11.303-06:00Today I am "feeling my feelings" in the ...Today I am "feeling my feelings" in the area of abandonment. Something has triggered my fear that someone will leave me or be taken away from me. Reality does not support what I am feeling. <br />I am realizing that this fear is the very same fear / voice, that tormented me as a child - when I was afraid that the one person who represented safety to me, would be mysteriously taken away.<br />So, today, I am allowing myself to feel the fear of abandonment. I'm not trying to fix it on my own by being clinging with friends, or by trying to cast it out, or by buying a package of chocolate chip cookies! Rather,as I experience these feelings, I am reminding myself the Jesus has promised to never abandon me, and that He has given me His Spirit has my constant companion. <br />This makes it safe for me to feel my feelings. He's not going to leave me, so I won't be destroyed by my feelings; He's not angry that the fears of a little child are being allowed to surface in this middle-aged man.Marknoreply@blogger.com