My assault does not define me

My body’s reaction,
involuntary movement
blood rising within me
not in my control…
 
Being in that place
a littered field that morning
did not justify
sin committed against me…
 
My assault does not define me
no chains still hold me,
I am releasing the pain
I should have long ago…
 
God was with me
in the struggle, that moment,
in every day after,
even though I pushed Him away…
 
My journey, my sin,
every minute of my sojourn,
only the love of God,
the sacrifice of Jesus…
 
The cross defines me
the love poured out, finished,
I am redeemed, restored,
io matter what I go through…
 
I have a new life
I am defined by Jesus
His sacrifice paid my price,
and everything done against me…
 
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July 29, 2025
My assault does not define me
 
about the sexual assault against me in the Summer of 1973 in Westfield, MA
re:generation, Step 7, Follow, Week 1, Day 1, “Facing Christ, Ready to Change”
July 29, 2025
Our jobs do not define us
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/07/our-jobs-do-not-define-us.html
Based on #Luke9:23-24
Based on #Isaiah43:1-2
Fired from Dollar General January 24, 2024,
After working 4,140 hours for calendar 2023,
79 hours per week, on salary…
“What was I thinking…”
Edited July 29, 2025
Holding on to Bittersweet – v3
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/07/holding-on-to-bittersweet-v3.html
Based on #Ephesians4:22
Based on #Proverbs26:12
Based on #1Peter1:18-19
Based on 1 Peter 1:14
Based on #Hebrews13:5-6
Based on #Matthew5:4
re:generation, Step 5, Confess, Week 1, Day 3,
“Acknowledging Sins to Yourself”, page 57 in book
re:generation, Step 7, Follow, Week 1, Small Group meeting
July 2, 2025
Holding on to Bittersweet
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/07/holding-on-to-bittersweet.html  
re:generation, Step 5, Confess, Week 1, Day 3,
July 2, 2025
Hiding from the Truth - 2
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/07/hiding-from-truth-2.html
re:generation, Step 5, Confess, Week 1, Day 3,
July 2, 2025
a slave within my rebellion
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2025/07/a-slave-within-my-rebellion.html
re:generation, Step 5, Confess, Week 1, Day 3,
 
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