Letter to the Sexually Abused

By Sara

September 1, 2020

I am so sorry you were abused sexually. It breaks my heart that you know this pain.  This was not your fault at all. You did not deserve to be abused this way. I want you to know that God sees your pain and He cares so deeply for you. He wants to help you heal from this. It grieved His heart when this happened to you.

It may be that no one else knows about what happened to you.  I am so sorry that you have had to go through this alone. You are not a coward at all for not saying anything to anyone.  I can absolutely understand why you may be afraid to speak up.  You may be afraid that no one will believe you. The person who did this to you may be someone that you once trusted or that your family still trusts. I wish I could sit with you and hold your hand as you share what you have been dealing with on your own. I would listen to you. I would believe you because I have been there too. I understand the pain you are going through.   

It takes so much courage for a person to open up about sexual abuse because of the immense shame that they experience after it happens.  You may feel like it is your fault, but I want you to know that it is not your fault at all.  You do not have to pretend that this never happened. Sometimes, when traumatizing things happen to a young person, they try to forget that it ever happened. The truth of the matter is that trying to forget about something like this does not make it go away. 

Sometimes, the memories may come to your mind when you are not expecting it.  You may even have bad dreams about what happened to you while you are sleeping.  You may feel scared that people won’t believe that this happened to you, but please try not to let that stop you from telling someone, especially if it is still happening to you.  Even if it happened a long time ago you can still get the help you need to heal from this.

I pray that you find peace and healing that can only come from the Lord. You do not have to go through this alone any longer.  Jesus can rescue you from the shame that you carry and try so hard to escape from. He can free you from the bondage that the effects of abuse has on your life. There is freedom in bringing the secrets of abuse into the light.  He can heal you from the hurt this is causing in your life. Allow Him to walk with you and lead you to a path of healing from the abuse that you endured.              

— Sarah     

 

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