In you, Lord my God, I put my trust. I trust in you; do not let me be put to shame, nor let my enemies triumph over me. No one who hopes in you will ever be put to shame, but shame will come on those who are treacherous without cause. Show me your ways, Lord, teach me your paths. Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long. Remember, Lord, your great mercy and love, for they are from of old. Do not remember the sins of my youth and my rebellious ways; according to your love remember me, for you, Lord, are good. Good and upright is the Lord; therefore he instructs sinners in his ways. He guides the humble in what is right and teaches them his way. All the ways of the Lord are loving and faithful toward those who keep the demands of his covenant. For the sake of your name, Lord, forgive my iniquity, though it is great. Who, then, are those who fear the Lord ? He will instruct them in the ways they should choose. They will spend their days in prosperity, and their descendants will inherit the land. The Lord confides in those who fear him; he makes his covenant known to them. My eyes are ever on the Lord, for only he will release my feet from the snare. Turn to me and be gracious to me, for I am lonely and afflicted. Relieve the troubles of my heart and free me from my anguish. Look on my affliction and my distress and take away all my sins. See how numerous are my enemies and how fiercely they hate me! Guard my life and rescue me; do not let me be put to shame, for I take refuge in you. May integrity and uprightness protect me, because my hope, Lord, is in you. Deliver Israel, O God, from all their troubles! (Psalm 25:1-22 NIV)
God the Protector
Published by Kia A. Richardson
Welcome, I'm a 36 year old domestic violence survivor. This blog has been a long time coming, and God has made this possible. After years of being pushed by Penda James a very close friend more like a sister then eventually getting advice from Pastor Jamila Lyons from The Market Place Movement in Dayton, Ohio this blog is now possible. Two months ago my Pastor challenged us to find a verse or verses and preach your testimony. The two that did me well were Isaiah 62, in this Chapter God talks about the vindication, and he also says,” His delight is in me.” The one scripture that is most quoted is Romans 8:28; and we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose (NIV). Yes after the healing your abuse will work out for your good! I have survived sexual, verbal and physical abuse. My posts will come from the heart. I will share my personal experience with each issue and also discuss how I overcame each one. Some post might be a little graphic however it's reality and if you can watch those, "Reality Shows," you can sure read about something that effect 1in4 women in the United States. Count the number of cyber friends you have, the number of ladies you see daily or just your family. One out of four of them are being abused in some way. Let me give you brief snapshop back in time when abuse started for me. My first case of abuse was when six years old; a neighborhood who then was a teenager would make me perform sexual acts in a tree house in the back of their house. The next case I was ten years old, my mother trusted her childhood friend’s son to keep both me and my sister on weekends. These are just a few of the sexual abuse encounters I had outside of a relationship. It wasn't until I was seventeen years old when the abusive relationships started. This point in my life I didn't have self-esteem, already the mother of a two year old child and barley making it in school. My boyfriend would abuse me in all areas, until he could longer get to me. This man has taught me what it means to forgive and let go. The next person was the very last guy I ever ALLOWED to abuse me. He was also the father of my son, and felt like he owned me sexually. I will go more into depth about these men in later posts. I refuse to make all the post sad and depressing. I will talk about the abuse and the ways to help overcome it. For years I knew I would one day be sharing my story with other young ladies. I have two books half way written. It wasn't until I ask God how this would happen the blog came about. I wasn't thinking about a blog, until God showed me two things; the blog%2 View all posts by Kia A. Richardson