Hi there brothers and sisters, I would just like to ask for some advice.
I have a friend who has just recently had flashbacks, or memories of something that happened to her when she was younger, she was molested by 2 of her brothers.
I went there the other night as she wanted to talk to me about it, she is a Christian but now her faith is jolted.
She said to me,
‘How could God allow this to happen to me’
‘God knows before I was born the family I would be born into’
‘Why would he allow me to go through this suffering’.
I became a Christian at the age of 44, I was before that a staunch atheist, drug dealer and an addict.
I myself am still learning so much in my faith, but I had no idea how to answer her questions, what’s the right thing to say in a situation such as this?
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God also allowed Joseph go through all the troubles by his brothers but became a Prime minister. Tell her She is a ruler like Joseph. God bless you
In a world of no evil it would be great. Where all our choices were only good. In the garden of eden it was like that.
I would tell her that God knows her pain and is there to comfort her. Also, he has given us free will and people will do evil things. She should ask God to comfort her and give peace.
Pray with her, let her know it is not her fault, God allows Free Will in life to all humans and many do make bad choices in their behavior. She can become the beacon of helping and forgiveness that her family needs to overcome this sinful behavior. She can use this sad event in her past life as a means to lead her family to Jesus. She also may need help from a Christian counseling group.
When sin entered the world, so did every nasty possibility. God didn’t “allow” anything to happen to her, but He has given her the tools and support she needs to overcome her trauma. She has to transform her secular outlook (questioning why God didn’t intervene or why He put her there). She has to accept His help and seek His face. She should also seek counselling.