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True or False. It is not your fault if you are being abused by being made a victim, but it is your fault if you don’t allow God’s Word to arrest sin and weakness in your life.
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What are some ways God provides for healing and filling a woman’s need for godly self-esteem and acceptance?
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What does the statement “Love embraces the totality of the other person” mean to you?
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What is the secret to being transformed from a victim to a victor? How can the Church be part of this process? Explain using Scripture.
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Consider this process in light of your personal experience. How has the Lord transformed you?
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List the characteristics of a person you could really open up to and who would help you go through the healing process. Are you yourself such a person? If you would like to be, in what areas do you need to mature? If you are a victim, do you know such a person you could go to? Be encouraged to open yourself up to the healing process.
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Chapter 5
W ALK I NTO THE N EWNESS
Amnon was wicked. He brutally raped his sister Tamar. He destroyed her destiny and her future. He slashed her self-esteem. He spoiled her integrity. He broke her femininity like a twig under his feet. He assassinated her character. She went into his room a virgin with a future. When it was over, she was a bleeding, trembling, crying mass of pain.
That is one of the saddest stories in the Bible. It also reveals what people can do to one another if left alone without God. For when Amnon and Tamar were left alone, he assassinated her. The body survived, but her femininity was destroyed. She felt as though she would never be the woman that she
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