Tormented: Eight Years and Back

Excerpt from Tormented: Eight Years and Back

Truth and Abuse

Many people have come to the place of confessing that they have been abused, and admitting that secret does bring a certain degree of freedom, but very few have come to the place of confessing that they were the abuser. I shall never forget listening to a testimony in which a young lady testified to the abuse that had come to her because of the iniquity curse that was on her family. She went on, however, to admit that because she was older she bore the most responsibility. In seconds she had transitioned from being a victim to that of being a victimizer. For a moment the congregation was stunned, however, as the impact of what she said settled over the crowd—they realized that it wasn’t the kind of cheap confession you find in some convenience store novel. It was a powerful act of faith that had the capability of setting other people free, as well. Courage went through the audience because of her deep love of truth. Suddenly, the altar filled with people who were moved to repent, confess their sins and receive prayer. In an instant, I saw the church transition from the healing of victims like we’ve witnessed in the last couple of decades—to something I had never seen before—an altar filled with victimizers being set free. For one week people continued to come, confess and seek prayer.

Are you free? Has truth done a work in you? I challenge you to a deeper level of truth.

© 2006, Peggy Joyce Ruth
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