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Why Is God Ignoring Me?
For women of faith, betrayal and abuse can lead to a faith crisis. Women may ask questions like: is God ignoring me? Why won't He answer my prayers? Does He even care?
Clergy-Induced Trauma Can Cause a Faith Crisis
"If any woman reading has lost their faith that they really valued due to the secondary abuse from clergy, that breaks my heart. It really breaks my heart that they have lost faith in God because of their experience."
Anne Blythe, founder of Betrayal Trauma Recovery
Many victims experience a faith crisis after the trauma of clergy abuse. Church leaders traumatize victims when they:
* Blame victims for the abuser's behavior
* Enable or excuse abuse
* Refuse to believe the victim
* Minimize or rationalize abuse
* Cast out or ignore the victim
* Ask the victim sexually inappropriate questions
* Sexually abuse the victim
* Cross physical and/or emotional boundaries of the victim
* Refuse to offer resources to the victim
* Betray the victim's trust
Is God Ignoring Me? When You Pray and Don't Get Answers
"I truly believe in God and I truly believe in His miracles. And so when I pray and I don't get an answer to my prayers instead of not believing in God, I just kind of get mad at him and I'm like, I know you can do this, why are you not doing this? And it makes me really mad."
Anne Blythe, Founder of Betrayal Trauma Recovery
Many victims of emotional abuse and intimate betrayal pray for answers, help, and discernment. And yet many feel that they don't get the divine help they desperately need.
Victims can find solace in choosing to express their honest, raw emotions through prayer - including anger.
Trauma can stunt a victim's ability to feel and think. This can lead to frustration, especially when victims seek divine guidance.
Choosing to express emotions, even difficult emotions, in real time, is a powerful way to stay present in your spirituality while being honest with yourself about your current reality.
When You Worry That God Is Ignoring You, Just Hold On
When victims feel that God is ignoring them and begin to experience a crisis of faith, life may feel dark, scary, and pointless.
Betrayal and abuse are isolating experiences that lead many victims to feel completely alone.
If you have lost your faith or are questioning your beliefs, know that you are not alone.
Betrayal Trauma Recovery is Here For You
At BTR, we know in a very real way the trauma of the faith crisis that follows betrayal and abuse.
Women need support in the aftermath of trauma.
Our BTR.ORG Group Sessions meet daily in every single time zone to provide the community, validation, and compassion that victims need as they navigate their journey to healing.
Full Transcript:
Anne: Welcome to Betrayal Trauma Recovery. This is Anne. About 15 years ago I went to China. I went on that trip with Liz and her mother. At the time I perceived Liz and her mother as the "ty...