But I have been suffering abuse all my life. My abusers are soaring; I am the only.one suffering.
You may present this in the "Requests for Christian Advice" forum >
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And in this advice place you may tell us about what you have been going through. I think we have people who can feel for you and help you, out of their own experience with Jesus, and we can pray with you. You might consider going to the Christian advice place before you read any further, here.
But for anybody who is ready for controversial things >
Here we are in the controversy place
Here . . . in relation to our topic of this thread > yes, there is evil in this world. Look at how people abused Jesus. But did Jesus give in to it? Did Jesus allow evil to make Him suffer like Satan's evil spirit can torment a person? No. Jesus did not let Satanic people have power over Him to decide how He is and what He did.
In fact, Christ used such evil for God's good. So much good has come from all Jesus went through on Calvary, for us. And God's word commands us to follow the example of our Savior on the cross >
"And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma." (Ephesians 5:2)
So, here is what we can do >
"Test all things; hold fast what is good." (1 Thessalonians 5:21)
I have learned that this scripture can mean to test bad things, in order to see how God will use them for His good end. Instead of just feeling like we are being tested and under such a weight and so failing > with God in prayer > test those things which Satan brings to test and torment us
And of course, do this with one another Christians who are our family
And I dare to consider that any of us could be the ones who are abusive. Look at how those Jewish mommies and daddies became able to curse their own children with the shed blood of Jesus > Matthew 27:25. Those were socially accepted, religious people who became able to do that. But they were human, but without Jesus; and so they could do what was so evil. Any of us, in an instant, could go all the way like that . . . except . . . thanks to God and His grace.
So, most of all, we need to seek God for how He is able to make us stable with Him in His love's character, so we are not available to how Satan would mess us.
"And who is he who will harm you if you become followers of what is good?" (1 Peter 3:13)
This is what can be expected of God. This is not idealism, then. This is basic Bible. God's grace is almighty to do all He means by what He commands us to do >
"for it is God who works in you both to will and to do for His good pleasure." (Philippians 2:13)