John 16: 25-27.
These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs: but the time cometh, when I shall no more speak unto you in proverbs, but I shall shew you plainly of the Father.
At that day ye shall ask in My Name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you:
For the Father Himself loveth you, because ye have loved Me, and have believed that I came out from God.
When Jesus said that He had spoken to them in proverbs, the word could just as accurately have been translated as “figurative language.” He had used phrases such as in a little while; He had also used the example of childbirth to describe pain followed by joy.
Now, however, He is telling them that the time has come for Him to speak plainly of the Father; that they could now go to the Father Himself, in Jesus’ Name, and they could do so confidently because of an amazing truth:
The Father loved them, because they loved Jesus, the Son. I John 5:1 says that he who loves the Son also loves the Father, because they are One.
Linda's Bible Study 
What a beautiful truth! For much of my life, I literally felt like I was starving for love. Growing up traumatized and abused and then being thrown away at the age of 14 was a lonely, miserable, horrible experience. But when I finally came to believe that God is my Father and that He loves me — WOW! Everything in my life was transformed!
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Linda, you have an amazing story. I hope you plan to write about it.
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Thank you! I am writing my memoir. I hope to have it ready for editing by spring. The title of my memoir will be Growing Up Crazy: Surviving PTSD, a Mental Institution, and My Appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show.
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