This is The Gentle Rise
a transition from trauma into restoration,
from captivity into clarity,
from surviving into being God-raised.

The table is still here.
The soil is still holy.
And Jesus is still the one holding it all together.

Finding Your God-Given Worth After Trauma

No trauma can erase your God-given worth. Together, we can uncover the strength and healing found in reclaiming your true identity.

I was searching for a different poem I had written in the midst of our storms and found this little gem I had penned during my victim advocacy days while also wrestling through my own complex traumas. These Truths remain.. Timeless.

To all kindred brave warrior Survivors, these are the words pressing on my heart to share with you. Let them soak in to the fibers of your being, soul. Cast the lies of what you are not to the pit of hell where they belong in Jesus’ Name and embrace the Truth of who you really are in the Name of Jesus.

You are not what someone else chose
to do to you.

You are not someone else’s depravity.
Atrocity.

You are not someone’s host on which
they can feed.

You are not the lusts the abuser
lusts after.

You are not someone’s trinket
for salvation.

You are not someone’s disordered
brain, output.

You are not someone’s possession
to own. Toy. Object.
Scapegoat.

You are not someone’s
addiction.

You are not someone’s fix.
Responsible.

You are not the lies said and the
ones in your head.

You are not someone else’s
blind eye.

You are not shame.
Blame.

You are not your flashbacks. Panic
attacks.

Triggers. Trauma responses.

You are not dirty. Ruined.


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