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Wise Words For an Aching Soul

God has richly blessed my life with people who have been spiritual parents in my faith - guiding and leading me down the narrow path I have chosen to walk. They live out their faith in their words and actions every day - owning up to their mistakes, serving Christ even when it's hard, and trusting in His plan even when it doesn't make any sense. They are who I want to be when I grow up. That's not to say I have always realized their value in my life. There was a time when one particular couple spoke a truth into my life but it's only as I've gotten older that I've valued those words. At the time, I was angry and thought they were being calloused and very unkind. I was in college, either my first or second year. I was up to my ears in the mud and mire of dealing with the affects of being sexually abused as a child. I was in counseling and facing some very painful truths in my life and the lives of others. I had held in and struggled with so much from the ages