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Dear Survivor series on Freedomforcaptives.com

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

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 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 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 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 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 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

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 ...
You Are a Child of God

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 ...
Allow Me to Introduce Myself

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 ...
Man facing mountains

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 ...
Forget Me Not Flowers

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 even happens to good people

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

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

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

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

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

God Sees Me

The writer began this Psalm by saying, “Lord, why do you stand far off? Why do you hide yourself in ...
Fall into Jesus Arms

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

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

Walking in Peace

The Psalmist has come a long way from where he began his prayer. He began crying out to God in ...