Sexual Assault

[Godsgirl481]

Hi guys...sorry I haven't been here. As you all know...we have been hit with yet another hurricane. I have concluded that this was the worst year for me to move back to Florida. Third hurricane in a month's time and yet another one coming our way. This poor state is in shambles. Keep Florida in your prayers everyone and pray that hurricane Ivan turns around in a different direction.

 

[Ashlynne]

http://www.christianforums.com/f399

There you go Ash! Now, have a rowse through there and you will see there are many who suffer from these dreaded and terrible things.

In the meantime. Stay with us. You are doing so well.
Sorry to hear of your computer breakdown Libby!
Bam's I am happy to hear you say that because it's by far easier for us to reach out to you online. Especially here where you are safe.
BT, our thoughts are with you too honey. Take care and be safe in our prayers.

Thank you so much.. sorry for the delayed reply... I've been working long hours.. I finaly finished my job.. the fair ended today
Ashlynne

 

[devoted daughter]

It's been a long time Ash...hope all is well...
Bams, I hope you saw my prayer...

 

[Ashlynne]

It's been a long time Ash...hope all is well...
Bams, I hope you saw my prayer...

I'm so glad to be back. I learned a lot at the fair while I helped there. I have 3 job offeres for next year.
One is with the sound people at the borialis theator. This would be cool, to meat all the bands, but the head guy is a cranky person.. ( I met Stix,loverboy, and bairfoot bluegrass this year. It was interesting.)
Anywayu got a year to consider it.
I'll write later.. its very late here.
Ashlynne

 

[Abstract Devotion]

im not sure what i wanted to say... i guess i just will say hi for now

 

[Ceris]

Wow. It has been many a day since I have posted in this thread. For that I apologize. I have, however, checked out this thread daily. The Holy Spirit has brought these verses to my attention, many of them from songs that I have sung over the years, verses that I wish to share with all of you, when you are depressed and you feel like the world is closing in on you. Take strength in them for as it is written: "As for God, his way is perfect; the word of the LORD is flawless. He is a shield for all who take refuge in him." (Psalm 18:30)


So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.(Isaiah 41:10)

But now, this is what the LORD says-
he who created you, O Jacob,
he who formed you, O Israel:
"Fear not, for I have redeemed you;
I have summoned you by name; you are mine.
When you pass through the waters,
I will be with you;
and when you pass through the rivers,
they will not sweep over you.
When you walk through the fire,
you will not be burned;
the flames will not set you ablaze.
For I am the LORD , your God,
the Holy One of Israel, your Savior . . . Since you are precious and honored in my sight,
and because I love you, . . . Do not be afraid, for I am with you.(Isaiah 43:1-5)

When we call out to Him, he does not always come immediately, but He does come to us.

But as for me, I watch in hope for the LORD,
I wait for God my Savior;
my God will hear me.(Micah 7:7)

We will walk in the name of the LORD
our God for ever and ever.(Micah 4:5)

He does not always respond immediately, but He does hear us. As Christ has promised us:

I am with you always, to the very end of the age.(Matthew 28:20)

And He fufills this promise:

Don't you know that you yourselves are God's temple and that God's Spirit lives in you?(1 Corinthians 3:16)

Therefore, you are never alone, for God is with you always. May the Spirit of the LORD comfort you and give you strength from His word.

God Bless ,
Ceris

 

[Libby1]

I'm so glad to be back. I learned a lot at the fair while I helped there. I have 3 job offeres for next year.
One is with the sound people at the borialis theator. This would be cool, to meat all the bands, but the head guy is a cranky person.. ( I met Stix,loverboy, and bairfoot bluegrass this year. It was interesting.)
Anywayu got a year to consider it.
I'll write later.. its very late here.
Ashlynne

Ash.........Three job offers! That's grrrrrrrrrrrrreat1 Go girl!

Hello Abstract,devoted, Ceris, Bams............everyone!

 

[devoted daughter]

I'm so glad to be back. I learned a lot at the fair while I helped there. I have 3 job offeres for next year.
One is with the sound people at the borialis theator. This would be cool, to meat all the bands, but the head guy is a cranky person.. ( I met Stix,loverboy, and bairfoot bluegrass this year. It was interesting.)
Anywayu got a year to consider it.
I'll write later.. its very late here.
Ashlynne

Ash
Congrats on the job offers! It sounds fun! Be patient with the "cranky man!"
Take best care, and God bless
DD

 

[devoted daughter]

im not sure what i wanted to say... i guess i just will say hi for now

BIG

DD

 

[devoted daughter]

Ash.........Three job offers! That's grrrrrrrrrrrrreat1 Go girl!

Hello Abstract,devoted, Ceris, Bams............everyone!

HEY LIBBY

to all!

 

[Ashlynne]

what might have been
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[font=Lucida Handwriting, Cursive]by Ashlynn [/font]
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Sometimes I think about what might have been
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If mom would have made school lunches
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and kissed her children each day,
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but she never did.
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I think about what would have been
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if Dad had played games
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and laughed with his children.
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but it wasn't in him.
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I always thought i had somehow lost out
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on what might have been
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I watched the other children
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and knew they had something I wanted.
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Then one day I found
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All I was seeking
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Oh that dream wasn't in a person
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it was in One true God
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For God knew what would come
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and what I could be
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if only I found my way
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past the what might have beens
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God has became my mother
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Who fills my mornings with joy
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and never forgets to hug me
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with the beauty of a day created (just for me).
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God has became my father
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we laugh and sing and talk
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he knows everything about me
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I don't have to fear what I tell him.
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Life has not always been easy
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For each day is filled with troubles
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No longer alone do I travel
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Jesus holds my hand as we face
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each day together.
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[Godsgirl481]

WOW....Ash...very very VERY awesome. I relate to your past so much and don't have the strength and faith that you have. I hope that one day...I can have what you obtained earlier than I....FAITH IN GOD

 

[Ashlynne]

WOW....Ash...very very VERY awesome. I relate to your past so much and don't have the strength and faith that you have. I hope that one day...I can have what you obtained earlier than I....FAITH IN GOD

thanks
I think faith isn't actually a strength, but a choice to admit ones weakness. Maybe kind of like saying.. I can't do it alone.

 

[Ashlynne]

could you all please pray for me,
I have felt sick for several days, head cold.. Today i have a 101* fever . I have been in and out of bed all day
Ashlynne

 

[Ceris]

Hello Ashlynne, Bams. I pray that you two have been doing well.

Ashlynne you brought up that faith is kind of like saying I can't do it alone. Yes that is part of faith. But faith is also trusting that God knows and does what is best for us.

 

[Ashlynne]

Hello Ashlynne, Bams. I pray that you two have been doing well.

Ashlynne you brought up that faith is kind of like saying I can't do it alone. Yes that is part of faith. But what faith also is trusting God that he knows and does what is best for us.

thanks ceris,
that makes sence. i have a struggle with that trust thing, but i'm working on it
ashlynne

 

[immersedingrace]

I do understand why my mum didn't report it, and I'm thankful she saved me from the court experience, but sometimes I just wish I had been old enough to make the decision for myself.

I'm aware that you're in Australia, and since this is an old post maybe don't even look here anymore, but for those in the US, if you were a minor when the sexual assault occured, after your 18th birthday, you have a window of time in which to press charges, if that's what you wish to do. I'm not sure what the statute of limitations is, but I do know that you can prosecute as an adult.

blessings

 

[Libby1]

Awesome poem Ash! Says plenty!.

Trust is a difficult thing when you've been sexually abused. However, as I've posted previously the trust part now for me is not an issue............but it was for many years because of God being a 'male' in my eyes. I don't even know when I started to trust Him. It just happened as I grew and when I realized one day that I was 'trusting' Him I smiled. Trust will come Ash .

 

[immersedingrace]

I tried to get some sleep, but was unable to until I prayed for this thread, I haven't even finished reading it, but I spent several hours reading from the beginning. I feel a need to post the following, I pray that God will use it for His glory:

Father God,



Father you are the only one worthy of our praise. I come before you and thank you for the love you showed us on the cross and the grace and mercy you show us each and everyday.



I thank you, Father, for the healing that you have already done in the lives of those here on this board, and pray that you continue to abide with each and every one of us and continue to heal the wounds that have cut so deep.



Many have yet to taste the freedom of your healing and some are still living in the nightmare of abuse which only comes from the enemy. Your ways are mysterious, and though we do not know why these atrocities happen to the innocent, we do know that you are there for us always, even when we feel abandoned and alone. You tell us in your word that you will never leave us or forsake us, even when we feel that You have, You are there. You tell us you have plans for us and that you want to give us a hope and a future. Father, I thank you that you can take these circumstances and make us into better and stronger people.



You tell us that no weapon formed against us can prosper. Even when these atrocities happen to us, you can use it for your glory, robbing the enemy of the victory. I pray that you continually give us the strength to lean on you when the night seems the darkest and the light seems never to come. The enemy came to steal and destroy and he has destroyed the innocence of so many, yet You can redeem what he has taken and use it for your purposes.



Father, I pray that you will put a special hedge of protection around Wake. Surround her with your angels and surround her with Christians who will take an interest in her well being and will be there to help her when she is unable to help herself. Father, I pray that you will remove the blinders from the authorities in her area so that they will see the truth and will respond correctly. I pray that you will help her to see her worth through your eyes. You knit her in her mother’s womb; you chose her before time began, and you created her in your image, as you have all of us. Her body is the Temple of the Holy Spirit. Help her to recognize her worth in You.



Father, I pray that you will put obstacles in the way of those who seek to hurt Wake, and others on this board. You tell us in your word that the Angel of the Lord encamps around those who believe on Him, and You tell us that the Angel of the Lord will chase our enemies. Your angels have charge over us, and You have shown many biblical examples where this is true. I pray that Your angels will continually do this job and protect the innocent. You tell us in Job 4:8-9: Even as I have seen, Those who plow iniquity And sow trouble reap the same. By the blast of God they perish, And by the breath of His anger they are consumed. Father God, I pray for swift justice for those who continue to seek to harm. In addition, I ask that you will open their eyes to You and to the truth of their actions so that they will seek You and turn from their wicked ways and not be eternally damned.

I pray that you will continue to comfort those who are suffering.



In Jesus’ name, Amen





Blessings

 

[Jessica Lauren]

Why do jails let out rapists if the jail overcrowds? Ahh.