Welcome Sister Moriah Ruth! I do not know one any one of us sis who has not either abused ourself or another.But there is healing for all here! It rains upon us all dear sister! ( matt 5:45) But it is not the rain that decides,but rather what one does in the rain that truly matters! For the true measure of our faith, is in our actions from what we believe in, and hold most dearly in our Lord Jesus! ( psalm 27:13!!) A favorite of mine sis! Going through both drug problems, and other problems before Jesus,I had me so low I could not have even crawled under a snake!! LOL But like you Jesus brought me of the pit!! And set me on his established ground!!( psalm 40:1-3)
All those who i knew saw something,and i knew sis I was a new creature such as yourself,brought forth by God,for God!( 2 cor 5:17-20!!) To bring about both reconcilation between the Lord and myself,and then for others! For sister I found out something so very important! I cannot give you what i myself do not have! As I told the Lord this,he said that is why you abide in my word, for the Word is me,and is given to you, to set you free,so that you in me, can set others free as well!And so it has become sister!And so this will also be true for you! I of course do not know where you are in your faith,but do know you are now in the race!!
Sometimes we fall down,and when that happenes others in Christ stop in there race, to pick you up,knowing they themselves may also fall one day in there race.( rom 12:3) For we are all one in Christ Jesus! No one is better or less then you! All of us have need of encouragment! So welcome sister, we have so many wonderful brothers and sisters here to both comfort you in Christ Jesus, and to share with you there own testimony of a wonderful Jesus! So welcome to talk-Jesus! Welcome to the freedom of God's truth, which has set each one of us free in HIM!! amen!( john 14:6)