I’ve heard it said that hurting people, hurt people. I have also known this statement to be true personally, as I’ve experienced both sides of this coin. Sometimes I’ve been the one who has caused the pain. But other times, the pain has come from outside sources. Namely, people both saved and unsaved, who have not yet experienced all the inner healing that Jesus Christ offers.

Who do you see when you look in the mirror?

For years, all I saw was what my dad told me I was and reflections of childhood taunts: I remember when I was in high school I worked at the telephone company, where I got off at ten o’clock at night. To save money I parked two blocks away at the post office. I wanted to pay the fifty cents and park next door, however my dad said that would be a waste of money.

I pleaded. Finally Dad said, “What are you afraid of? If somebody grabs you, get under a bright light. When they see what they’ve got, they’ll let you go.”
This is the same man who had been sexually abusing me for eight years.