8.29.23 - Is it fear or anger?

Hi ,

This isn't easy to share but I know that it can help someone. 

After leaving my abusive relationship in April 2016 I had a ton of fear. Everything that you thought could have happened did. My life was threatened multiple times, parent's door kicked in, tires slashed, police called on multiple occasions for violation of restraining order, etc. 

I spent more than a couple years constantly in fear for my life and my daughter's life.

I carried that fear with me for so long and it became a part of me somehow. 

It wasn't until a couple weeks ago that I realized I'm not sure that I have that same type of fear anymore. After speaking with my bff, I realized It's not fear that is consuming me, it's anger and bitterness. I'm angry at him, bitter at myself.

I'll spare you from all the details but this person completely disrupted my life in the worst way, and although God gave me a daughter through that relationship, I'm so angry from what he did to me and to her. Not to mention I'm bitter at myself for allowing such things to even occur. How could I be so stupid? 

So where do I go from here? I pray. I seek God. I read my bible. I trust God. I forgive. I keep going.

I don't know what you are holding on to but I just want to let you know it's okay to let it go. It's not going to be easy. It may be the most difficult and complicated thing you have ever done, but you can let it go.

Philippians 4:8 says, “Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things.” 

We have to stop attaching ourselves to things that are not from God.  We need to focus on the above and learn to let the other stuff go. 

I appreciate you being a part of my community. It's always more than skin care :)

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Love,
Danielle
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