The truth will set you free!

I have been wondering if I should be revealing the horrific things that my step-dad did to me. Is it too much for others to handle? Will people think bad of ME for what was done to me? Will they be able to comprehend the details? By writing about my experiences, I pray that the ones reading it will find comfort in knowing that this does happen to girls.

By talking about it, I have found a cathartic release for my anguish and frustration. I want girls to talk about what has happened or is happening to them and not be ashamed. There should be no shame for what you have no control over. I did not want him to touch me like that. Of course, I wanted his love and attention, but as a father, not as a lover. That is a way a man should touch an adult woman, not how a grown man should touch any child. If all girls were to speak about these atrocities, then these men might be ashamed. Too ashamed to touch a child for fear that the whole world will know their dirty secret.

I am encouraging each and every one of you to speak out publicly! Tell these perverts that it is not okay! We will no longer be the ones who are ashamed! You should be ashamed of your actions and your thoughts, for God knows even your innermost desires! It is not right for grown men to lay their sexual desires on a child! It is sinful, disgusting, shameful, and just plain WRONG on every level! Women, set you daughters free! Let them know what has happened to you and that you will do everything in your power to protect them from this, even if it costs you your happiness! For a mother can only be truly happy when her children are happy, healthy, and safe from harm! Let's speak out about the abuse for all to see that we are no longer going to hide! We were abused but look at us now! It is the abusers shame, not ours, and we will no longer own it!

Please feel free to share your experience(s) with me and others by posting a comment on this blog. If you are not ready to share your story with the world, I understand. Feel free to email me anytime at dooley.nicole@gmail.com. Share your story with me. Even when no one else believes you and the whole world seems a million miles away, I can be here for you. God is here for you. Do not be ashamed. Know that it is NOT normal, it is NOT your fault. God loves you and He will give them the justice they deserve. Our earthly justice hold no candle to the justice He doles out on the day of reckoning. (Revelation 20:12-15)

Dear Lord,
Tonight, I pray that no man will lay an evil hand on a child. Lord, please ease the pain and suffering of the victims of sexual abuse. Help them realize and believe that it is not their fault and that You still love them. Please protect my children, our children, Your children. Lord, draw us near to You so that we may clothe ourselves in Your beauty and righteousness. We love you, Lord, and only seek Your approval. Please forgive those in which I cannot forgive and forgive me for not forgiving him.
In Jesus name,
Amen
Nicole Dooley *To God be the glory, Amen!