I Thought He Was Everything I Was Missing. God Showed Me He Was My Mirror.

I was newly separated when I met him. He called himself "godly." He invited me to read the Bible. He seemed like everything my 17-year marriage had lacked.

I didn't know I was being groomed by a narcissist.

This is my story of falling for counterfeit love—and what God taught me through the mirror of that toxic relationship.

YOU'LL LEARN:

• The 5 narcissistic red flags I missed (and how to recognize them)

• How manipulators use spiritual language to control

• Why childhood wounds make you vulnerable to toxic love

• The difference between God's love and counterfeit love

• John Piper's powerful mirror-to-window insight

• 3 action steps to heal so you don't repeat this pattern

THIS EPISODE IS FOR YOU IF: You've fallen for a man who seemed godly but turned out to be toxic | You're post-divorce and confused about healthy love | You keep attracting emotionally unavailable men | You're ready to heal the wounds keeping you stuck

SCRIPTURE FEATURED:

1 John 4:18

• Psalm 139:16

• 2 Timothy 1:7

• Genesis 2:18

• Ephesians 5:28-29

• 1 Peter 3:7

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EP 71: The Angriest Prayer I Ever Prayed (And How God Responded)

EP 73: Nothing Has Gone Wrong: Why Your Divorce Didn't Surprise God (Next Week)

EP 74: Why Broken Homes Can Build Biblical Foundations (Coming Soon)

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⚠️ CONTENT WARNING: References to childhood abuse and toxic relationships.

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