Real Life Stories - Page 10

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One final thing, you are probably correct in that your wife is inhibited due to her religious upbringing and the fear she harbors that God will punish her. That is a common obstacle to this lifestyle among both men and women. However, she must work this out within her own conscience and her own personal walk with God. Religion has a wonderful influence on families and society as it helps us to keep our moral compass. However, religion also has a way of using fear and intimidation to force people to walk in step with the religion's teachings, instead of freeing people to grow and flourish as the creations that God created them to be. God is love and God does not use fear. Fear is not a part of God's nature. God operates in Hope and in Faith. A child is more eager to run into the arms of the parent he or she knows will embrace them and love them. A child will run from the parent he or she feels will constantly punish them for every mistake. Likewise, we will more eagerly love and embrace God if we are rightfully taught God's true loving nature.