Preserved by Purpose:   Spiritual PTSD – Feelings Remain …and the Healing Begins

By Shewanda Riley Last week, I shared how one of the aftereffects of spiritual warfare is what I call Spiritual PTSD – Purpose, Strength, Trust, and Discernment. & Even as I began writing this week’s column, I hit a huge wall of writer’s block. & & As I tried to write this week’s column, my words just didn’t seem to flow, and my thoughts were muddled and confused. & This has happened before, so I took a 24-hour break from writing and came back…but still got stuck.& & Why was this happening!?& & & This week, I wanted to explore more about how each spiritual warfare battle that we survive is specifically designed to teach us things. & But since I kept getting stuck when it came to the feelings that the warfare raised, I thought that maybe that was the issue I needed to write about. & & For those who have experienced or were threatened with a physical trauma like war or physical abuse, surviving the battle is often just the first step. The next step is how to deal with the sometimes hard to manage feelings that remain.& After thinking about it some more, I realized that...