I will never forget the day the Lord freed me from abuse. After two years of seeking, praying, fasting and doing whatever I could to overcome this cycle in my life, he miraculously healed me.
I was kneeling at the altar in church, begging, pleading with the Lord to free me. All of the sudden, my hands started to shake uncontrollably. I didn’t know what was going on, and so I asked the Lord “What is happening?” I then heard the voice of the Lord say to me…
“I am removing the chains“.
We don’t always see the damage that sin and our choices make on our lives in the natural; sometimes the consequences are spiritual in nature. The bible says that we are slaves to our sins, and I was a slave to men and abuse. I was in spiritual chains.
However, I’ve realized that my abuser was just a puppet in a much, much bigger plan to destroy me and my life.
But the enemy did not win. From that day forward, I saw men differently. It was as if the blinders had been removed from my eyes. Before, I would have been attracted to abusive men, but after that day I could see them for who they really were. They became ugly to me; not only from a physical standpoint; but from a spiritual. I didn’t want to have anything to do with them.
My life was changed. I was free.
I know that this freedom can happen for you too, but it can’t be done on your own. I know that there are some wounds that only God can heal.
It may take less time, it may take more time than what I experienced, but this I know for sure. Never give up; never let go. Continue to seek Him. Continue to learn His ways, and He will heal you. He will set you free.
Out of the Grave 