Sexual Abuse
Posted: Sun Mar 01, 2009 7:55 pmSexual abuse can emotionally damage people for their whole lives. To those who have experienced such darkness, God can bring healing and hope.
The damage does not have to remain and ruin your whole life. It is often the case that children are abused by someone known to them, particularly by family members. Unsurprisingly, it is often very hard to forgive someone who you know so well who has harmed you so seriously.
It is very important to forgive abusers and to persevere in being forgiving. Forgiveness is usually an ongoing process, as victims often have to combat anger and painful memories that can regularly come back to haunt them.
Victims should invite God into their feelings, so that they can move forward in healing and hope. He alone can come into the pain and sense of emptiness that so often resides in those who have been abused.
After such a betrayal, it can be hard to trust those who are close to us. Perhaps in the case of a romantic relationship, you experience mistrust towards your boyfriend/girlfriend.
It takes a long time to trust again, and your boyfriend/girlfriend will have to be patient and sensitive. You should certainly tell them about your problem, and if you are unsure whether you can trust them with the information, you should be patient and take the relationship very slowly until you feel you can share.
Guard your heart and be very wise and cautious in having a relationship; the last thing you need is more hurt.
As the parable of the Good Samaritan illustrates (Luke 10: 25-37), to be right with God we need to love God, and also those around us who are in need. We cannot just ignore peoples' need and get away with it.
There are needs which are often hidden from view.
so please be patient with those who react wrongly...etc....ya never know what is going on underneath...the pain...thats there..the crys...the despair
so be patient with those who react in the wrong way..etc..we do not know the pain that lays within
God's love and support is for you. You know that He is very close, and that He loves you and can work things out for you; for better times.
you are on a journey...journeys take time...
but..never ever give up.....there is joy in the morning...
your time is coming....to be released from your prison...
God loves you and so do I...but God loves you more and sees your pain
The damage does not have to remain and ruin your whole life. It is often the case that children are abused by someone known to them, particularly by family members. Unsurprisingly, it is often very hard to forgive someone who you know so well who has harmed you so seriously.
It is very important to forgive abusers and to persevere in being forgiving. Forgiveness is usually an ongoing process, as victims often have to combat anger and painful memories that can regularly come back to haunt them.
Victims should invite God into their feelings, so that they can move forward in healing and hope. He alone can come into the pain and sense of emptiness that so often resides in those who have been abused.
After such a betrayal, it can be hard to trust those who are close to us. Perhaps in the case of a romantic relationship, you experience mistrust towards your boyfriend/girlfriend.
It takes a long time to trust again, and your boyfriend/girlfriend will have to be patient and sensitive. You should certainly tell them about your problem, and if you are unsure whether you can trust them with the information, you should be patient and take the relationship very slowly until you feel you can share.
Guard your heart and be very wise and cautious in having a relationship; the last thing you need is more hurt.
As the parable of the Good Samaritan illustrates (Luke 10: 25-37), to be right with God we need to love God, and also those around us who are in need. We cannot just ignore peoples' need and get away with it.
There are needs which are often hidden from view.
so please be patient with those who react wrongly...etc....ya never know what is going on underneath...the pain...thats there..the crys...the despair
so be patient with those who react in the wrong way..etc..we do not know the pain that lays within
God's love and support is for you. You know that He is very close, and that He loves you and can work things out for you; for better times.
you are on a journey...journeys take time...
but..never ever give up.....there is joy in the morning...
your time is coming....to be released from your prison...
God loves you and so do I...but God loves you more and sees your pain
