
Healing From Sexual Abuse
In “Healing from Sexual Abuse,” episode #097, Meredith Curtis examines a horrible side of life in the 21stCentury with honesty, compassion, and truth. She offers hope from the Word of God to define sexual abuse and to process what has happened to you. She also explains why certain lies are often believed by victims, how to reject them, and how Jesus brings healing to the brokenness that often results from sexual abuse. There is healing and freedom, but it is a process. To all those who have been wounded, my heart breaks for you and I am praying that you know the precious love of Jesus that can heal you physically, emotionally, and spiritually.
Warning: This show contains sensitive material
Show Notes
Purpose of Childhood
Purpose of Womanhood/Manhood
Care Giver’s Role: Protect Innocence/Provide Safety/Allow children to develop intellectually, emotionally, and spiritually in a safe, pure, and loving environment
God’ Heart toward Those Who Have Been Sexually Abused: Matthew 18:1-6 & I Peter 3:7
What is Sexual Abuse?
A Wide Range Often Progressive
- Sexual Jokes, Crude comments
- Terminology, etc. that is too adult for victim
- Pornography, Exposing,
- Inappropriate Touching
- Forcing Children to Participate in Sexual Acts
- Rape
Sexual abuse exposes children/teens to deviant behavior that damages them emotionally, physically, and spiritually.
I Thessalonians 4:3-12
Why Do Abuse Victims Often Feel Guilt & Shame?
- Process of Grooming (manipulation by abuser) See Radio Show here
- Sense of Powerlessness (control and fear instilled by abuser)
- Separation of sex from loving intimacy—creates a hunger for love & intimacy
- Body betrayed them—felt some pleasure—only because body parts worked, not because they wanted it
St. Augustine in City of God: No guilt, no loss of purity when you are not a willing participate
NO guilt! Reject lie!
How is Sexual Abuse Related to the Demonic?
Revelation 9:18-21
Ephesians 4:17-19
Demon worship, pagan religions, witchcraft includes sexual acts, prostitution, and “sacrifice” of virgins
How Sexual Abuse Changes People
Heartache
Physical Ailments
Trouble trusting people/feeling safe
Fall into patterns with predators
Can feel like “less of a man” or “less of a woman”
How to Process Sexual Abuse
Ephesians 5:11-17
Evil Sin
Crime/Abusers Keep Abusing/Report Abusers to Police
You were a victim, an unwilling participant
Acknowledge that Sexual Abuser did an evil thing—don’t make excuses for him/her
Anger
Mourn the Loss of Innocence/Protection
Reject Lies: “This is my fault”, “I should have stopped it”, “No one is safe”
From Brokenness to Wholeness
Isaiah 61:1-7
Christ bore our brokenness on the cross and offers healing & wholeness
Stay Safe & Protect Others
Build patterns in your life that are protective and keep you and others safe.
What Teens Can Do
- Pray for the Lord to Protect You & Give You Wisdom
- Don’t hang out with people your parents don’t approve of and don’t build private relationships. Friendships should be inclusive, not exclusive.
- Don’t spend time with someone who “gives you the creeps”
- Don’t keep secrets from your parents; tell them everything
- Don’t let someone show physical affection to you that makes you uncomfortable
- Tell your parents and siblings about all the sites you visit online, games you play online, friends you make, people you chat with.
- If you are involved in an inappropriate relationship, go immediately to your parents or pastor. Never ever ever be alone with that person again.
- Grooming is not your fault. The groomer is sick, deranged, and choosing to be evil. Get away!
- If someone has exposed themselves to you, shown your pornography, touched you, made you touch them, or raped you, they have sinned against you and it is also a crime. Call the police. Report them to the police.
Protection to Keep Kids Safe Online: Bark https://www.bark.us/
Protection from Porn: Covenant Eyes https://www.covenanteyes.com/
What Parents Can Do
- Pray for Your Children Every Day!
- Be Aware! Be Vigilant!
- Pay Attention to Every Attachment & Friendship Your Child Develops.
- Build a Strong Trust Relationship with Your Kids so They Can Tell You Anything
- Teach Your Children What is Appropriate and Inappropriate Affection
- Allow Children to Hug, Kiss, and Show Affection Voluntarily and Not if they Don’t Want To
- Have Open & Honest Talks about Sex, Anatomy, and Privacy
- Set up Rules/Boundaries
- If someone gives you the creeps, don’t let your children be around them
- Church Policy on Nursery/Sunday School/Teen Nights
- Visit Ballet Class, Sports Practice, Hangouts, Friends’ Homes Where Your Teens/Children are Playing Teen Group, Co-op Classes, and Anywhere Your Children Spend Time Unannounced
- Have Access to All Preteen/Teens’ Social Media Accounts including Friends, Private Messaging, etc.) Read Comments on Your Teens’ Posts
- Don’t Allow Teens to Build Friendships Online that You are Not Part of
- Grooming is not your child or teen’s fault. The groomer is sick, deranged, and choosing to be evil. Get your child/teen to safety!
If someone has exposed themselves to your child, shown your child pornography, touched your child, made your child touch them, or raped your child, they have sinned against your child and it is also a crime. Call the police. Report them to the police. Stop someone else from being his/her next victim.
Protection to Keep Kids Safe Online: Bark https://www.bark.us/
Protection from Porn: Covenant Eyes https://www.covenanteyes.com/
Protect the next victim by Reporting Sexual Abusers to Police
Resources
Always FREE Reading Listsfor Every Age!
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