Behind Closed Doors

By Rita Grice

This book shares how you can recover from abuse by those you trusted within the church. It speaks to those who are wounded and feel they have no one to turn to for help. It also speaks to those that have been the cause of deep wounds inflected on the people of God. Behind Closed Doors was inspired by God through the pain of one of his daughters. She has been given the assignment to tear down the devils kingdom through prayer and exposure. I say to each of you take your rightful place in the kingdom. You are a citizen of the kingdom of God and with your citizenship you have certain rights. It is time to walk in the authority that has been given to you by the king.

• Language: English
• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Release date: Jun 28, 2011
• ISBN: 9781456740689

Rita Grice

She is a Minister of the gospel of Jesus Christ. She is a survivor of abuse by spiritual leaders. Inspite of her hurts within the church she still proclaims that Jesus is Lord. She cries from the depth of her belly, "healing for the people of God." She is a mother, grandmother, sister, and mentor to many. She understands the assignment given to her by God to destroy the enemy's camp through the power of healing and speaking out to the citizens of the kingdom of God.

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First published by AuthorHouse 6/22/2011

ISBN: 978-1-4567-4067-2 (sc)

ISBN: 978-1-4567-4068-9 (e)

Library of Congress Control Number: 2011904612

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Special Dedication Page

Bishop Leon Jackson

(In Loving Memory My Spiritual Father)

Pastor Christine Hines

(Pastor of The Way of The Cross My Current Pastor)

Pastor Rick Hawkins

(My Current Pastor’s Pastor)

Pastor Steven Lewis

(My Pastor when I accepted my calling into the ministry)

Pastor William C. Marable

(Pastor who licensed me into the ministry)

Contents

Behind Closed Doors

Remembering When

Face To Face Meeting

The Move

Trust Betrayed

Practicing Tolerance

It’s Time To Heal

FROM MY DIARY

A Voice From The Past

From Barren To Bearing

Why?

This Joy

God Is Just In Time

Mending Broken Fences

Women of God You Have Value

 Behind Closed Doors

Well here we go, I have never written a book before but it has been prophesied to me that this will be the first of many books.

God has given me a peep into the future of this book many years ago.

At this point I do not know in what order the book will be written, I just know that I have to write it and I have to

start somewhere.

The title of this book has never been an issue because the Lord spoke to me regarding writing this book some time ago and at that time he gave me the title of the book.

This book is dedicated to the people in my life that has always stood by me and the ones who turned their backs on me. I know that sounds a little crazy but I have found that both sets of people had a place and a purpose in my life.

First of all to my children Reco, Natalie (David) and Edmond II (E.J.) I love you endlessly. To all of the children that have been a part of my life over that years that call me Mom I thank God for you. To my sister Brenda Norman thank you for giving up your childhood for me and for sharing your family with me even after you were married. I thank my brother-in-law Haywood (Bubba) Norman for taking me into his home and taking care of me as if I was one of his own children. To my sister Kathleen Times I thank you for all the laughter and for always being yourself. To my grandchildren Da’Qwone Hill, Jer’Ron Hill Isaiah Patterson, Kevian Leary and Adrian I love you guys to life.

To Kathryn Baker (Wayne Baker) and Angela McDowell my sisters in North Carolina I love you Words can not begin to express how wonderful it is that God allowed me to be your older sister. (big little sister) To my brother Carl (Big Daddy) McDowell I love you to life.

To my nieces and my nephews I love you and always remember to love each other. To my aunts and my uncles in North Carolina I love you and thank you for being there for me. To all of my cousins in North Carolina and Virginia thanks for loving me unconditionally. And last but not at all least to my parents Phillip and Arnetta Grice and Bishop Charles and Cora McDowell thank you for your guiding hands in my life.

Remembering When

At this point I want to give you a little insight as to who I am and how I came to be who I am in Christ. I want you to know the little girl who became a teenager and then a woman of God.

All of us have a past and it is not always pretty, but it is still your past. Some times we seem to think that things would have been better if we could have changed