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   lovingherdearly

   102 Kudos

   01/17/09

   Sadparent,
   
   Today is 01/17/09, how does it go with your son as of this date? We are experiencing a similar situation with our only Daughter who has been consumed by this movement for the last 3 years as well. She quit college and a promising future to go there (to the ihop). Since that time we have watched the chasm widen that separates us from a relationship with our daughter. Our interaction with her has slowly grown so distant to a point where we don't know her any longer. Our efforts to establish meaningful communication with her about important issues concerning her future has been all but impossible. Our conversations and emails with her are very short and shallow at best. It feels like when she does talk to us we are being looked down on as lost souls living in darkness...not worthy of her consideration. Like your son said, so says our daughter... "we don't understand". We would like to email you and your husband about our daughter's story and learn more about your son's experience as well if you would be interested. To date, we have not found a solution to the brokeness we have with our daughter since she went to the ihop.
   
   I don't know if we are allowed to give our email address on this post so i'll just watch for a reply from you on this board. Hopefully, you will soon be checking your yuku comments & replies.
   
   We pray that by this time, you and your husband are living in reconciliation with your son and you have seen your relationship with him completely restored.
   
   LovingHerDearly,
   two parents in Texas

   01/19/09

   Reply from sadparent:

   Check your e-mail. Son still there so the story goes on. Looking forward to hearing from you!
   
   SP

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   blaydenz

   102 Kudos

   09/02/08

   It really sounds like you have some bad communication. Have you been to IHOP? Have you went with an open heart. Is your son subject to misunderstanding what people say and going to extremes with those misunderstandings?
   
   I have been to IHOP my children have been to IHOP every one of them has loved Jesus more during there time there...wanted to serve our church more when they come back.
   
   This is a strange situation to me.
   
   Also if I was a kid excited about where I was learning about Jesus and my Mom came off with this..."it's a cult" approach and I had been encountering what I understand to be Jesus...I would consider my mom to be a hinderance to what Jesus was doing.
   
   The bible talks about several times where Jesus Disciples left there Father and his business to follow christ (I wonder what daddy thought)....And Jesus told us that we were to hate our father mother even Our own flesh(in comparison to our relationship to christ"
   
   Jesus was with a crowd and and His Mother and Brothers came and asked for Him and he said "who is my Mother and Brothers"
   
   All I am saying it there is 2 sides to every story....we don't know you and your son could be manipulated. There could be somebody there at IHOP "WISER" that is not reflecting the views of IHOP properly or a miscommunication in the way your son processes info.
   
   But I know that you love your son....railing on IHOP is not going to help you restore your relationship...Trust in Jesus is the only true power you have. Pray for this boy Fast for him....and when I say Pray it might just be your Paradigm that shifts.
   
   Blessings
   
   

   09/02/08

   Reply from sadparent:

   I see you are also from IHOP. 'Paradigm' somewhat gives you away. I could be wrong but I kind of doubt it at this point. On a separate note, if your Mom did tell you that she was worried you were involved in a cult, would you reallyconsider her a hinderance to what Jesus is doing ?!? or would you go out of your way to prove to her that she was wrong? "YOU JUST DON'T UNDERSTAND!" is all I heard as his given explanation.
   I used to be a part of Word of Faith. Used to believe it, preach it, live it. UNTIL God opened my eyes to the deception. I am PRAYING very hard that God does the same for not only my son, but also his friends and ALL the others who are involved with IHOP.
   SP
   

3. 

   blaydenz

   102 Kudos

   09/02/08

   It really sounds like you have some bad communication. Have you been to IHOP? Have you went with an open heart. Is your son subject to misunderstanding what people say and going to extremes with those misunderstandings?
   
   I have been to IHOP my children have been to IHOP every one of them has loved Jesus more during there time there...wanted to serve our church more when they come back.
   
   This is a strange situation to me.
   
   Also if I was a kid excited about where I was learning about Jesus and my Mom came off with this..."it's a cult" approach and I had been encountering what I understand to be Jesus...I would consider my mom to be a hinderance to what Jesus was doing.
   
   The bible talks about several times where Jesus Disciples left there Father and his business to follow christ (I wonder what daddy thought)....And Jesus told us that we were to hate our father mother even Our own flesh(in comparison to our relationship to christ"
   
   Jesus was with a crowd and and His Mother and Brothers came and asked for Him and he said "who is my Mother and Brothers"
   
   All I am saying it there is 2 sides to every story....we don't know you and your son could be manipulated. There could be somebody there at IHOP "WISER" that is not reflecting the views of IHOP properly or a miscommunication in the way your son processes info.
   
   But I know that you love your son....railing on IHOP is not going to help you restore your relationship...Trust in Jesus is the only true power you have. Pray for this boy Fast for him....and when I say Pray it might just be your Paradigm that shifts.
   
   Blessings
   
   

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