Spiritual Abuse - Lesson 4
Shepherding Insights: 10 Things to Not Do
When you are encouraging someone as a friend who has experienced spiritual abuse, there are 6 elements of your relationship that will be helpful to avoid.
Shepherding Insights: 10 Things to Not Do
Shepherding Inights: 10 Things to Not Do
1. Don't fall prey to the temptation to give them answers.
2. Don't judge their feelings and experiences.
3. Don't make it your job to make them feel better.
4. Don't let them take blame for the abuse.
5. Don't let them play the victim.
6. Don't do for them what they can do for themselves.
7. Don't process your own feelings with the person you are helping.
8. Don't promise more than you can give.
9. Don't let them control you.
10. Don't become a therapist.
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Spiritual abuse exists when a person or group of people with religious authority use their position of spiritual power to control or dominate another person in the name of God, church faith, etc., taking advantage of the person’s vulnerability to gratify their own needs in areas like power, intimacy, prosperity, sexual gratification, etc.
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It can be difficult to recognize spiritual abuse because you often don’t realize that it's happening. One sign of possible spiritual abuse is a change of personality in a negative direction. Many abusive situations will undermine and devalue family relationships of the members to exploit them and increase control over them in the group. They will emphasize church loyalty to the exclusion of family loyalty.
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When you are encouraging someone as a friend who has experience spiritual abuse, there are specific elements of your relationship that can be helpful.
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When you are encouraging someone as a friend who has experienced spiritual abuse, there are 6 elements of your relationship that will be helpful to avoid.
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Untwist Scripture passages and model a healthy relationship.
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Dr. Breshears responds to questions that are commonly asked about the subject of spiritual abuse.
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