I found the peace I was searching for

Nellie Roque - Cumberland, RI

When I first reached out for counseling, I was experiencing a lot of spiritual attacks and needed guidance on how to grow spiritually strong against such attacks. These attacks caused a great deal of fear, stress, and confusion in my life. I prayed to God to help me find wisdom, understanding, and discernment. I feel like our sessions have brought me so much of this. When we started, I really felt alone in this, like I was the only one dumb enough to fall for the enemies lies. The counseling I received came across so loving and biblical. I'm grateful for Stephanie's understanding in this. I could have never shared this with any other type of therapist. Her spiritual wisdom makes her empathy like no other. She has such a special calling and understanding of spiritual attacks that I pray more people could understand. It is why the world is in the state it currently is in. How blessed am I to have been led to this ministry. I couldn't be more grateful!!!

Counseling helped me see that I’m not alone in having spiritual attacks. When I thought I lost God’s love, it was the darkest place I had ever been. I don’t know how people can resist God’s love for them. I see people differently as well...I find myself sharing Christ with others more. I like to share my gratitude for how Christ pulled me out of my darkness and that He is the answer for everyone. I felt so much shame in it all, but understanding God’s word has pulled me through so much of it. I’ve learned how to read God’s word and how it’s meant to be read. I have a better understand of who the author is writing to and understand what God’s promises are for me today. My faith has grown and continues to grow more and more each day, as I dive deeper into God’s word. When I was in the darkness of the valley, I thought I had no hope of God’s salvation and that I was destined for what the enemy convinced me of. But now, I am holding on tight to God’s promises of forgiveness and the secure promise of my salvation. 

The greatest compliment I’ve received is from my prayer group. They said they’ve seen a growth in me and that I look more joyful. I love sharing what I have learned from God’s word and I'm applying it to my life every day. My discernment has improved, and I have a better understanding of how God speaks to us in this dispensation. I was falling for all the extras of Christianity… for example, like the gift of prophecy. In trying to grow near to God, l went about it the wrong way and unknowingly opened doors I wasn’t realizing I was opening. My outlook on everyone around me has changed in regard to how to love and serve others. Forgiveness is easier for me now, and I am able to surrender more of my anxieties to God and have found the peace I was searching for.