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left me bitter, resentful, and constantly blaming other peo-
ple.

As a child, I was sexually abused by my father. My mother
eventually found out, but fear prevented her from confront-
ing the issue, so the abuse went on for years. When I turned
eighteen, I married the first man who came along because
I was convinced no other man would ever want me. But
this only led to more pain. We ended up divorced after I
discovered he was cheating on me with other women and
was involved in criminal activities.

When we’re hurt or mistreated, it’s easy to have an attitude
that says, Someone owes me. I sure did. For years, I tried to
“collect” from people who had no way of paying me back.
Because a man (my father) hurt me, I found myself trying to
make other men pay. And it affected every area of my life
in a destructive way.

Thankfully, as I began to read and study God’s Word, I dis-
covered that God wants to be our vindicator, and He can
restore everything we’ve lost through injustices we’ve expe-
rienced.

Isaiah 61:7-8 (NIV) says, “Instead of your shame you will re-
ceive a double portion, and instead of disgrace you will
rejoice in your inheritance. And so you will inherit a double
portion in your land, and everlasting joy will be yours. For I,
the Lord, love justice....” This is basically saying if we will trust
God, He will give us double for our trouble!

Through Scriptures like this, God helped me understand that
no person can ever pay me back for what I went through—
but He can. When I finally began trusting God to be my
vindicator—when I got my eyes off of everyone else and
focused on Him—it was truly amazing what He began to
do in my life.

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