When Your Child Walks Away: Christian Healing from Family Estrangement | Marit Welker

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TS WrightHelping Believers Apply Biblical Truth by Connecting Scripture, Prophecy, and Church History with Practical Spiritual Insight.Host | Podcast & Broadcast Strategist | Teacher | Author | Keynote Speaker | CoachGod Centered ConceptGod Centered ConceptTS Wright LinkedInBook TS - Spiritual/Ministerial/Life CoachingBook TS - Podcast/TV Show Coaching/MentorshipJesus Said TV - TS WrightBest Editor of Audio and Video Recordings for Podcasters and TV ShowsHost & Post Your PodcastKingdom Cross Roads PodcastBook: Embracing the Truth - TS WrightDo You Want to Become a Speaker? God Centered Concept AcademyThe Best Calendar/Booking SystemALL IN ONE to Automate All Your ProcessesFamily estrangement can leave both parents and adult children carrying tremendous grief, confusion, anger, resentment, and unanswered questions.Marit Welker knows that pain personally.After spending years separated emotionally from one of her own parents, Marit eventually experienced forgiveness and reconciliation. Later, she found herself on the other side of the same struggle when one of her children cut off contact with her and she lost access to her grandchildren.That experience became part of the calling behind Christian Healing from Estrangement, where Marit helps estranged parents and adult children work through the spiritual and personal issues surrounding broken family relationships.In this conversation, T.S. Wright and Marit discuss:Marit’s personal journey of faith and her early commitment to serve GodWhat she learned from carrying resentment toward a parent for nearly 20 yearsHer eventual journey toward forgiveness and reconciliationThe devastating experience of having an adult child cut off contactWhy family estrangement affects a person’s sense of identityThe difference between necessary separation from dangerous situations and unresolved family conflictHow social media, individualism, and modern relationship language can influence family conflictWhy communication and conflict-resolution skills matterHow parents can respond when they do not understand why an adult child leftWhy personal change may need to happen before reconciliationThe importance of placing your identity as a child of God above every other identityHow prayer can continue ministering to an estranged family member even when you cannot speak to themWhy forgiveness does not depend on circumstances changing firstHow Jesus Christ can bring peace even while a relationship remains unresolvedThe hope of reconciliation and family restorationMarit emphasizes that healing cannot ultimately be built on personal-development techniques alone. For the Christian, lasting transformation must have Jesus Christ and the Word of God at the center.One of the most important messages from this episode is simple:Your current separation does not mean God has stopped working.Sometimes your prayers may accomplish what your physical presence cannot. You cannot control another person’s choices, but you can allow God to change your own heart, strengthen your identity in Him, teach you humility and forgiveness, and prepare you for whatever comes next.Learn more about Marit Welker and her work:ChristianHealingFromEstrangement.comKingdom Crossroads PodcastHosted by TS WrightFollow or subscribe to Kingdom Crossroads Podcast on your favorite podcast platform and share this episode with someone who is praying for healing in their family.Now go forth in total surrender to the One who owns and reigns over all creation—and let the Great Harvest begin. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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