GEORGIA BIRD.

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Permalink thesweetermelody: I am was an abuse victim. As a result, I wanted to die at the tender age of eleven. I prayed that my life would end—for what he stole, I could not get back: My innocence.  Real men do not abuse. It has taken me eight long, drawn out years to forgive my abusers. Some days I still battle with it. What right do they have to my forgiveness? They did not deserve such a gift. And yet, I didn’t deserve eternal life that Jesus gave me. I didn’t deserve His forgiveness. He still loved me, even at my worst. What right do I have to His forgiveness? I do not deserve such a gift.  Grace. I watched my mother cook that day. I leant haphazardly upon the kitchen bench. For some reason or another, I was holding a grudge against someone. She looked me straight in the eye and said, “Susanna, the way I see it is you can either let life’s circumstances make you more bitter, or more sweeter. Your choice.” Her words have clung to me since. I chose to allow this area of my life to make me sweeter. I chose to scrawl this into my testimony. I chose to smile in this photo, because I have forgiven. For He gets the glory. I could not have achieved any of this without Him. He makes beautiful things out of the dust, out of the shame, and out of our stories. 
Permalink memorablepast: REBLOG if you are against child abuse!
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Permalink hollsaur: hi there, this is me. my name is holly and i’ve been suffering from anxiety and depression for the past 5 years. I have come along way though but at times it can be a struggle. A lot of people don’t try to get to know me because I come off as shy, and in a way I am. I’m more nervous of them not liking me for who i am. I’m a bit overweight and a lot insecure. I know this will only get like 1 note but I wanted to see if there is some hope for people.  A picture of girls in bikinis will get 10,000+ notes and this will only get 1.
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