Why Don't I Feel Close to God? Interview with Krispin Mayfield

Published: Nov. 22, 2022, 5:30 p.m.

b"Learning about emotional and spiritual abuse is dangerous. \\n\\nYou start to see patterns in your marriage, your family, your friendships, your church\\u2026and your faith. You start to understand why God often doesn\\u2019t feel safe. Why you feel like a constant disappointment. A regular failure. A busted, broken, rejection-worthy woman. \\n\\nYou were taught that God is love\\u2026\\n\\nAnd that God wants (and demands) perfection. That he loves you IN SPITE of you. That he has to look at Jesus to accept you. That negative emotions are a sign you\\u2019re in sin. And a high self-esteem (not hating yourself) is a sign you\\u2019re in other sin. That you deserve punishment even when you\\u2019re giving 100% to please him. \\n\\nThere\\u2019s no winning\\u2026\\n\\n\\u2026Until we explore the core of how we approach EVERY relationship in our lives: through attachment style. \\n\\nKrispin Mayfield and I explore healing our attachment to God:\\n\\n- Why your faith struggles are likely not a lack of character but a result of poor theology (that you had no choice in learning)\\n- What attachment theory is and the three types of attachment\\n- How the three attachment types play out (with examples)\\n- A horrifying experiment that explains a lot of our freak-outs\\n- The connection between self-loathing and pleasing God (in most Christian communities)\\n- What\\u2019s so magical about getting things right only 30% of the time\\n- Resources for healing your attachment to God (see below)\\n\\nListen or download the transcript at flyingfreenow.com/198\\n\\nFREE: I'll send you the first chapter of my book, Is It Me? Making Sense of Your Confusing Marriage. Just hop on my mailing list at flyingfreesisterhood.com/free-download. (I will NEVER spam you or sell your information.)\\n\\nDesperate for real help and safe people who understand what you're going through? Find out about my online education and support program for women of faith at joinflyingfree.com\\n\\nAnd, if you are an already divorced Christian woman who wants to take back her life and get healthy, have amazing relationships, build a business or career, or even find a good man - check out joinflyinghigher.com"