Torn Between Two Loves

by Beryl Spencer

Overview

TORN BETWEEN TWO LOVES is a journey through everyday life. It is about reality and heartache. Beryl Spencer was sexually abused as a child and violently raped as a teen; she felt rejected by those whom she should have been able to trust. What followed were teenage years of conflict and confusion, always trying to follow the Lord, and failing so many times. How could God allow this to happen? Beryl was chained in her mind to the event of the past and shame dictated her life- the enemy constantly trying to convince her that her life was worth nothing.
The day came when Beryl made a life-changing decision; she would no longer allow the past to define her future.
The key theme of this Book is that of ordinary people, leaders of their day, who were honest and real, admitted their faults. The Apostle Paul once grappled with the issues that so often the things he wanted to do to please the Lord, he did not do and the things he didn't want to do he did. Paul called himself a wretched man. This is a place we all relate to if we were truthful and honest with ourselves. It's real life, it's everyday life. How many times to we say hurtful words that we never intended to, or act in ways we never planned to do. King David expresses these feeling in many of the Psalms written by him.
This book will guide you some answers as Beryl openly shares her life experiences, her failures and victories.
Journey with Beryl as she uncovers the daily battles of life entwined in the truths of God's Word versus the battle-field of the mind. She discovers that many of the great leaders were just ordinary people; people that also faced a tug of war of the heart and the challenges of failing to do the things they should do. They loved, they hated, they fought against God but mostly returned and bowed the knee to the God who alone could lead them in a path of victory.
Beryl's passion for justice has seen her work with Governments to have Legislation amended to protect children. She actively campaigned to have the first ' grooming of children in the familial setting', introduced into Parliament in Queensland. It became law in 2009. Her story will inspire you and challenge you as you walk with the Lord.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940153094786
Publisher:	Beryl Spencer
Publication date:	06/24/2016
Sold by:	Smashwords
Format:	eBook
File size:	452 KB

About the Author

Beryl Spencer Beryl has lived on the land most of her life and only lived away while completing her Nursing and working at a regional Hospital. Beryl and her husband live on the grazing property settled by the Spencer family in 1868 and have been happily married for 50 years. Beryl believes that marriage is a journey, firstly of commitment, then of living, loving and learning together. From grazing the family diversified into Commercial and small business where Beryl worked with her husband, and later assumed the role of managing the Farming and business interests. Their 4 children were raise on the property, Live and Let Live and there they also fostered 8 abused children and Beryl lead a youth group and worked with marginalised youth for many years. Beryl is Nanna to 11 grandchildren. Working with State and Federal Governments has been an opportunity to develop broad stakeholder networks. Beryl developed skills in facilitation & counselling and mentoring working in community to strengthen Communities and small businesses. Beryl’s strongly believes the ethos that strong families are an integral part of strong, resilient communities. Beryl’s has held various mentoring roles, and worked with a broad demography across communities. More recently Beryl focused on the needs of victims of child abuse and domestic violence, and the need for advocacy for changes in Legislation to underpin the safety of families and especially children. Her contacts within Governments have assisted Beryl to advocate and have Legislation amended 2009. This role of Advocacy became a place for Beryl to further hone her writing and expression skills as she compiled many submissions to Governments from her passion to protect children from abuse, particularly in the family home. Through the years, Beryl has loved to write and have stories and articles published. This desire to express ideas and passion started as a young when Beryl loved to write composition as school and received awards for her efforts. While the busy years of raising a family and caring for farm business didn’t allow much time for Beryl to pursue her love of writing, reading books and learning, she still made time to journal life experience and the truths she was learning. Beryl also is a speaker at meetings for Christian women, for Government and at Conferences (mostly rural) and has home published many booklets that became learning tools for her audiences. Now that the children are adults, Beryl has been able to follow her passion as Christian Author and advocate. 2014 saw the release of Beryl’s Book “AND There Came a Lion” through Westbow Press in US. This was a re-write of this book, firstly published in 1991. Beryl’s life was not always easy and at a very early age she experiences sexual abuse and later violent rape. Beryl felt rejected by those she ought to have been able to trust. What followed were teenage years of conflict and confusion, always trying to follow the Lord, and failing so many times. How could God allow this to happen? Beryl was chained in her mind to the events of the past and shame dictated her life- the enemy constantly trying to convince her that her life was worth nothing. The day came when Beryl made a life changing decision: she would no longer allow her past to define her future. Beryl’s latest book, “Torn Between 2 Loves” was recently released. Beryl’s passion in writing is to bring God’s word to life in a way that ordinary people will understand, and to express that the Word is real in today’s world and never changes. As Christians, we must live authentic lives. The lost are searching for reality. Jesus is so real. Life is full of chaos, challenges, and unexpected happenings, but in the midst of that there is joy and laughter for all who will allow Jesus to be the real Person in their lives.