devotions
Messages that comfort and inspire
Messages that comfort and inspire
Dear Survivor: I am afraid of other men.
Dear Fellow Survivor, I’d like to share with you a victory I experienced this morning. I was able to work ...
Dear Survivor: Your victories are worth celebrating.
Dear Fellow Survivor, I’d like to share with you a victory I experienced this morning. I was able to work ...
Dear Survivor: You Are Fearfully and Wonderfully Made
Dear Fellow Survivor, I’ve already shared with you that one of the most long-lasting effects of the abuse I experienced ...
Dear Survivor: God Is Bringing Good Out Of What You’ve Experienced
Dear Fellow Survivor, In a previous letter, I assured you that none of us has ever been alone. God has ...
Dear Survivor: God Will Enable You To Believe The Truth
Dear Fellow Survivor, This is my sixth letter to you. I’ve written you to tell you that you are a ...
Dear Survivor: You Are Not Alone
Dear Fellow Survivor, Few things in my life have made me feel quite as isolated as having experienced sexual abuse ...
Dear Survivor: It’s Not Your Fault
Dear Fellow Survivor, One of the many difficult things I struggled with as I came to terms with the abuse ...
Dear Survivor: It’s OK To Struggle
I’ve mentioned that one of the effects of the abuse I experienced is a grossly distorted body image, something that ...
Dear Survivor: You Are A Child of God
Dear Fellow Survivor, When I was twelve days old, my parents brought me to the baptismal font in front of ...
Dear Survivor: Allow Me To Introduce Myself
Dear Fellow Survivor, Allow me to introduce myself. I am a child of God. I am a husband and a ...
Jesus Walks with You through the Dark Valleys
“…the LORD was with [Joseph].” – Genesis 39:3 Abuse destroys lives: physically, psychologically, emotionally. Sometimes abuse kills. This is why ...
God Remembers You
“…the LORD gave [Joseph] success in everything...” – Genesis 39:3 “It could be worse.” “It’s darkest before the dawn.” “Something ...
Abuse Happens Even to “Good” People
“Now Joseph had been taken down to Egypt.” – Genesis 39:1 If you didn’t know better, you’d make nothing of ...
Wrestling with God
The writer of this prayer is being completely honest with the Lord, explaining how he actually feels. He wonders why ...
The Wicked are Proud of their Evil
If we are going to walk down this road of being honest with God, we need to be able to ...
The Wicked Harm the Weak
I wish for one day I would open up the newspaper and there would be nothing to report. No violence ...
Turning the Corner
In verse 12 the Psalmist begins to turn the corner and have some hope. Up to this moment he has ...
God Sees Me
The writer began this Psalm by saying, “Lord, why do you stand far off? Why do you hide yourself in ...
I Can Fall Into His Arms
Now comes the really hard part. In fact, it is so hard only the Holy Spirit can make this happen ...
Lord, Break Their Arm
The Psalmist doesn’t seem very Christian in this verse, does he? I thought Jesus said we are to turn the ...
Walking in Peace
The Psalmist has come a long way from where he began his prayer. He began crying out to God in ...