If you want to consider this a mental health post, that's okay. For me, it's more of a "save your spiritual, mental, emotional, and physical health" post that's for your life post. God wants you to be whole in spirit, soul, and body (1 Thessalonians 5:23).
Fair Warning: I’m about to talk about Spiritual Abuse and Manipulation in religious organizations.
(If you want me to write more about this subject, let me know by leaving a comment)
I once worked for a world-famous international organization (with offices in cities in many countries) from 1994–2001 that misused (and continues to misuse) Matthew 18 as part of their way of silencing staff who disagreed with leadership decisions and abuse. Matthew 18:15–18: "reconciliation" described by Jesus is not directed at Congregations or Ministry organizations. It is specifically given for reconciliation between people. It is not a substitute, and it cannot be used as a grievance process in place of (or as part of) an Organization's Policy Manual.…