FORGIVE

I thought of this action word as I have listened to countless survivors of domestic violence struggle to move on in their lives. They have been traumatized beyond words in a blog will ever capture. If I could share anything that could help the transition from being a victim to becoming a survivor, it would be found in an exert from my upcoming book, Forgiven, but NOT Forgotten:

The message I intended for you to get is: to rebuild, restore and reposition your walk with God through forgiving others.

Ask God to help you forgive yourself in order to forgive others. Whatever has happened to you in your past, do not take that weight with you into your future. God can heal all wounds.

We are instructed by Jesus to: “……love your enemies, bless those who curse you, do good to those who hate you, and pray for those who spitefully use you and persecute you, that you may be sons of your Father in heaven; for He makes His sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust. For if you love those who love you, what reward have you?” (Matthew 5:43-46 NKJV)

Forgiving yourself and others is not something simple to do. I will admit however, that it lightens your load on a promising future too. I could not imagine what my mind state would be if I had not forgiven my abuser a long time ago. That forgiveness in my heart developed before I finally left the relationship. I encourage you to pray to God and ask Him to give you the strength you need to forgive anyone who you feel has done anything wrong to you, your family and or your friends. Harboring ill feelings inside of you is unhealthy to say the least amongst other issues that are relevant in your life.

I say all of this to say to the victims and survivors of domestic violence especially: LET GO OF YOUR PAST FEARS AND LIVE AGAIN THROUGH THE POWER OF FORGIVENESS!


BREAK THE SILENCE OF DOMESTIC VIOLENCE!!!