Moving toward wholeness Having been an abused child, I couldn't understand faith as an adult. Faith is living life according to the truth you know, not the lies you feel. It is hanging on, somehow, when the ground falls out from under your feet. And it is also seeking the God you know is loving and faithful no matter what Satan's voice whispers in the night. As a survivor of abuse, I may always feel a divided heart in this world.
Scar tissue runs deep, but the vicious sting has been removed.
No longer can Satan turn the truths of God into lies believed by that little girl. I can take within my soul all of God I can hold at any one moment. I can wait for the moment when God will stand beside me as I watch the reel of life unfold, when together we see the bad being worked together for my good and for the good of those around me. God will wipe the tears from my eyes, and my divided heart will be whole. The Bible Advocate Press grants the user permission only to download and print this article.