If guilt tells us that we've done something wrong, then shame tells us that we are something wrong. So many people feel isolated, not good enough, defined by the labels they wear rather than the identity they have in Christ. The love of Christ tells us that we're accepted; that we belong.
Sheila WalshGod has promised that whatever you face, you are not alone. He knows your pain. He loves you. And He will bring you through the fire.
Sheila WalshWhen I work with Women of Faith, I probably talk to anything from 15- to 20,000 women a weekend. They are dying to hear somebody tell their story out loud and not self-combust, to bring all the secrets out of the shadow into Gods light.
Sheila WalshSome people will not understand what the love of Christ compels you to do; do it anyway.
Sheila WalshSome view mental illness as a purely spiritual issue and deny the need for medication or other forms of treatment. Others view it as an illness with no spiritual aspect. I believe it's a combination of both.
Sheila Walsh