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Breaking Through with Spiritual Memoir

I was told a story of a woman who was bound by threads. She was put in a chair and tied up. The situation was meant to intimidate her, make a point and stop her. It wasn’t logical that a spool of thread could hold her but she had a choice to make. Either she could succumb or overcome.

Maybe you think this scenario is ridiculous? Who would ever believe that a spool of thread could bind them? Yet, what ridiculousness intimidates us? I know that I am bound by threads. One negative comment can leave me feeling small, worthless and lost. How is it that a few words can work me over so easily?

The threads don’t have to bind us. We can break through them, but we need a little help. We need someone who can help us stand up and break free. Who can help us remember who we are so that the smallness doesn’t overtake us? I don’t know about you, but I need God to remind me that a spool of thread can’t hold me. I need His logical, anti-ridiculous, thread breaking power. My God is bigger than a spool of thread and His very Spirit dwells within my soul. That means that I have what it takes. I can break through them: the things that keep me unnecessarily bound.

We can break through together. By sharing the spiritual stories of our lives, the stories of victory, darkness, joy, and hope, we can rip the threads (and chains) that bind us. In isolation we believe lies about the darkness we walk in. When we share, light comes into our lives and pushes back the darkness. Let this blog be a place where you and I both share and then discover that the world is infinitely brighter.

Our spiritual stories have power. Our spiritual autobiographies, or spiritual memoirs, are chain breakers. One story of hope ignites another. One journey of victory brings someone else to victory. Your story has power. Share it. Share it here. Someone is listening and needs to hear your story.

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Tags: Spiritual, autobiography, memoir, spiritual, testimonies, testimony

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Comment by Alisa E. Clark on March 14, 2011 at 8:30am: I just emailed you my address. And, I am delighted to help others get their story out to others. I look forward to reading and reviewing your story! God bless, Alisa

Comment by Jan Schredl on March 12, 2011 at 2:34pm: Hi Alisa! I was delighted to find your comment a few minutes ago, and would be very happy to send you my book and would, of course, be delighted to have you review it . Your presence in cyberspace is a source of light and encouragement to many. Now my only question is: Where do I send the book: please give me your mailing address? Thank you! Jan jan schredl@gmail.com

Comment by Alisa E. Clark on March 9, 2011 at 1:59am: What a fascinating life you have lead, Jan! I can relate to your experience of having God walk with you through the "horror" of life. He is always there for us at the bottom, isn't He? Congratulations on having shared your story to encourage others. If you'd like to send me a copy of your book I will write a review for you! Let me know if you are interested in that. People have done this for me on Amazon and I have been most grateful! God be with you as you push back the darkness for others, Alisa!

Comment by Jan Schredl on March 4, 2011 at 3:29pm: What a terrific metaphor, Alicia! So well said! With your encouragement, I would like to share my new memoir with you and all the visitors to this site. You so well pointed out the power of spiritual memoir to "push back the darkness"--I think that is our gift to each other, a sharing of the gift God has given to each of us. My life has been unusual; terrible, funny, raw, mystical, but it has been a powerful journey of hope and forgiveness. It is called 'Graffiti On My Soul', written under the pen name Johanna, and one journalist says it: "Transports you like a swift, sometimes fearsome current, depositing you breathless and inspired". At seventeen I entered a monastery, a time of joy and learning, but eight years later I found myself leaving, marrying, raising a family, and then, suddenly, my life became a thing of horror.... when the "threads" that bound me became a steel cable. And still, God walked with me... For more info check Amazon, Kindle and their reviews, or Barnes & Noble or http://www.eloquentbooks.com/GraffitiOnMySoul.html

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