Stockholm Syndrome: a psychological response sometimes seen in an abducted hostage, in which the hostage shows signs of loyalty to the hostage-taker, regardless of the danger (or at least risk) in which they have been placed.
Thank-you, Wikipedia.
God freed me from a lot this summer. A lot of misconceptions of Him, a lot of destructive habits and relationships, a lot of negative thought patterns. But lately I've felt like the Israelites moaning and groaning in the desert, thinking life was better back in Egypt.
The best word to describe it is discomfort. I feel ungrateful saying this, but I had learned to be quite comfortable in my moping depression. And nothing keeps you warm at night like a burning grudge.
Every circumstance is a blessing from God. If it brings you closer to Him, it doesn't matter if the circumstance is 'good' or 'bad'. The challenge is to grow closer to him in both. I'm pretty sure I mastered 'bad', but now its time to figure out 'good'.
Thankfully the Psalmist struggled with the same thing. Psalm 116 literally just blew my mind with its extraordinary relevance. Go read it.
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