We are a product of our environment. This is one of my standards in counseling. The way we were raised has impacted our lives. We may chose to change but we are still impacted by our environment.
What are some things that have impacted your life about your environment?
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When Quoting Scripture Inflicts Harm
6 years ago
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I always felt one’s relationship with God was modeled from our relationship with our dad or a strong male figure in our lives. I had a “fish” for a Dad – no display of love but I sort of felt he loved me. That lack of affection led to a promiscuous life. (Looking for love in all the wrong places.) Now that I have become a Christian I have to try very had at times to realize that God loves me always. I know that He shows His warmth and love for me through the Holy Spirit.
As a father of three daughters I can identify. I knew that if I was distant from my daughters as they grew, they could end up looking for attention from another male. I tried to love on them and show them love whenever possible. I think this is an important task for fathers with daughters.
I have had the same sturggle most of my life. With looking for love in all the wrong places. It is very hard to escape when You don't know what an honest and pure love feels like. My Father and older brother both weren't there most of the time. I know they both love me but it's different in knowing in your head and feeling it in your heart. In the "environment" I continue to grow up in there is a huge lack of love. I havent even made it into my twenties yet. Wanting to truely believe the Lords love is all I need is more and more of a necessity each day, along with a struggle. My house was and is a household of little faith besides myself. Going thru public school, having the wrong friends, bad habits, dangerous habits, all were personal choices, yes, but still I believe a product of my enviroment and even more a product of lack of guidance. One of my calls I believe the Lord has laid on my heart is to reach out to kids, teenagers specifically. That they know where you are from, doesn't define who you are. I've learned that to resort to independance is a wall builder to outsiders, and a personal self bulldozer. I do not want any child to grow up and feel like they are on this life path alone. To better the product we must all better our environment.
1 John 4:7
Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God.
Being a product of the divorce area (early 1960s), I was a latch-key child raised by a single Mom. Therefore I spent most of my time by myself & my only other sibling was out of the home in Vietnam. Therefore I only had to focus on myself, and did not have sibling interaction and had no male role models to glean from. These environment issues have negatively effected me in my role as a spouse and has a husband/head-of-house leader. Though I have been greatly blessed by God, cared and loved by a wonderful mothr and by numerous accounts have far exceeded in life than I coud ever imagine, my environment still presents many challenges to me.
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