Slain by the Breath of His Mouth By: Susan Deborah Schiller You may be feeling weak and powerless, and yet the Spirit of God is BREATHING in you. His breath is like a FIRE in your belly. It doesn't feel good. It burns. You don't feel you can live through it. You've been made a public […]
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Pursue Being Powerful By: Susan Deborah Schiller After the glory which could be seen with human eyes, he began to see the glory which is beyond and after light. – Madeleine L'Engle There are many of us who have given our all. We've laid down ministries, businesses, and have watched even our reputation ruined in […]
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Just Because I've Forgiven doesn't Mean I've Forgotten By: Susan Deborah Schiller A letter to a reader Do you withdraw love from people because they can't be trusted? Do you dare risk giving your heart to someone again? When you've been abused by a sociopath, especially a religious one, it's hard not to blame God, or […]
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When Abuse Leads to Hitting Rock Bottom and You're Left in the Cold By: Susan Deborah Schiller A letter to a reader facing homelessness in the aftermath of a pathological relationship Rock bottom is both the hardest and the best place to be, for real transformation. I was homeless, too… it's a terrifying place to be, […]
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Passion is Ignited when the Fight gets Personal By: Susan Deborah Schiller The worst attacks have been aimed at my identity, my inheritance, and my story. That's why I continually say the words, "Be you. Be free. Tell your story." Today I want to share how these trials can turn your greatest despair into a joyful life. […]
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Finding the Path of Peace By: Susan Deborah Schiller My dear braveheart, We have come to a point where there is no escape in the natural realm. People, jobs, systems, money – they all fail us. You have read my stories about how God has been grooming me to grin in the face of disaster, […]
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What About Forgiveness? By: Susan Deborah Schiller Jesus commanded us to forgive each other, even up to 70 x 7 times, which means "unlimited grace". At the cross, with his dying breath, he prayed, "Father, forgive them, for they know not what they do." In Light of His example, what are we to think, when […]
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My Three Healers: Nature, Creativity, and Writing My Story By: Susan Deborah Schiller Creativity is the best therapy, for me. Soaking in nature, walking barefoot. I make it my daily practice, as often as I can, anyway! Beauty is God, and God is Beauty. Love is God, and God is Love. Truth is God, and God is Truth. […]
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The Greatest Gifts of God are Yours And that includes a home, a job, and "daily bread" By: Susan Deborah Schiller Together, we're pushing through something hugely dark – and it's moving. We're pushing it out of our own hearts and homes, first. Dear heart, your faith, hope, and love are piercingly beautiful! Your fierce […]
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Step into the Light By: Susan Deborah Schiller Stepping into the Light is scary, because for many survivors of sociopathic abuse it means leaving material security. Even losing everything…. job, ministry, family and friends… it's a grieving that goes deeper than the death of a loved one. It's easier to find closure in the death […]
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The Sociopaths Among Us – What Do They Tell Us About Ourselves By: Susan Deborah Schiller Sociopaths / psychopaths walk among us every day – at work, church, and in our families. Some of them sincerely want to change. A few of them want to know Love. Sometimes they contact me, asking me if there is […]
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Behind closed doors, nice Christian women suffer silently under the illusion of submitting, standing, and staying in abusive marriages. How can you help? By: Susan Deborah Schiller In the series, "Letters to Readers" Hi Susan, I'm writing to ask your advice. A woman I know is in a very mentally and emotionally abusive marriage. […]
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Do Abusers Go to Heaven? By: Susan Deborah Schiller In the series, "Letters from Readers" I am paraphrasing a reader who asks: After we die, will we be reunited with our abusers? In my case, the abusers are my parents… Does this mean I'll have to suffer the abuse for an eternity […]
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Above the Storms By: Susan Deborah Schiller In the series, "Letters to Readers" He shrouded himself in darkness, veiling his approach with dark rain clouds. – Psalm 18:11 To a mother who has lost her children through divorce with a sociopathic spouse… For when you feel lost in a thick fog, so far from Home. Silent groans become […]
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A Hundredfold Restoration By: Susan Deborah Schiller Letters to Readers This reader shares her heart, talking about her own rejection of the "broken" girl she used to be, the girl she shut out and left behind. But this little girl holds the key to her future and she is determined to be heard. She has […]
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