The Wrapping Paper Effect: My Journey in Spiritual Healing and Redefining Forgiveness

by Elizabeth Harper

Are you entangled in a spiritually unhealthy or abusive relationship? Have you lost the ability to be present in your own life because of spiritual mistreatment from a friend, significant other, pastor, or even an entire church body? Has such unexpected hurt and pain rendered you blind in seeing the beautiful person God created you to be? This book will take you on Elizabeth Harper's personal journey of enduring deep spiritual pain, escaping the pitfalls of what she calls The Wrapping Paper Effect, and her return to living the life specifically made for her by our Creator. Elizabeth's story is full of lessons in acquiring spiritually healthy relationships, learning to recognize detrimental ones, healing from within and with others, reconnecting with God, and redefining forgiveness. Finally, Elizabeth appeals to all Christians to start a new era of Christian life that accepts and celebrates diversity of all spiritual gifts and talents no matter how grand or minute they may be in our human eyes. It is time that we unite as Christians and allow the light of Christ to shine at its brightest in this already hurting world.

96 pages, Paperback

First published July 22, 2014

Reviews

[Caleb Huff · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is a fantastic book written by someone who has experienced deep spiritual abuse from a very close friend. Spiritual abuse was never really something that I had ever thought about before reading this book. It opened my eyes to the reality of spiritual abuse and the devastation that it can cause both in the church and in people's personal lives.

I highly recommend this book! If you have experience spiritual abuse, or know someone who has, this is a must read!