I posted something on FB last night and when I woke up this morning, I had a new thought that God put on my mind:
FB Post:
CARELESSNESS: Being careless with children could land them in the homes and hands of a child molester. WAKE UP PARENTS! GRANDPARENTS! VILLAGES!
New Thought:
Careless is not Heartless.
This thought came to me because I began to think of many of the personal stories of sexual abuse I have been told about. And, regrettably, they don't all happen because someone is careless. (Careless to investigate the places their children are going, the people they are going with, or to ask their child if appropriate behavior goes on between friends, to ask if manners and morals are held in high regard at school by everyone, etc...)
Sadly, there are child molesters that are fathers, stepfathers, brothers, stepbrothers, uncles, cousins or neighbors and we would never expect in a normal civilized world that these people would be harming the children we are all supposed to love because we are part of a family. Right?
Then in the depraved part of this already sickening world...there are families where the mother knows, but chooses to ALLOW her child to be abused. This mother turns her back on her child and would rather be comfortable with a place to stay and food on her table than to protect the very child God has given her. This is not careless...This is heartless. Certainly a heart that is not right, but rather corrupt, cold, black or dead.
Let's pray about new ways to be alert and aware of our surroundings and the surroundings of our precious children. We are in a battle that has begun in the darkness. That is where the devil does his best work. So, as we bring things into the light...me and you; God will be faithful to reveal truth to us and give us a deeper awareness too.
Bless you and your sweet cherubs!
Humbly and unto HIM,
Valerie
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Valerie, we had a strange incident happen at a hockey game a few weeks ago where a man asked to take a picture of one of the girls. When we said, "No," he left. It felt weird and we reported it. From now on when we go to events Derrick and I will sit on both ends of the girls instead of sitting next to each other.
ReplyDeleteThat is a good thing to be aware of! Thank you for sharing this new way of being more careful. All levels of knowledge pour in more light so together we can dispel darkness. You are a mighty warrior Zan!
ReplyDeleteHi, Valerie.
ReplyDeleteYour post is so dead on. Usually, it isn't carelessness that causes CSA. It tends to be that people are not prepared. People are taught that it's the creepy stranger. Most cases it is NOT. It is the father, uncle or stepfather. In that order. Sometimes a coach or teacher. Mainly, it is someone the child knows and trusts. This person will not usually just do this. They find their weaknesses and they prey on children. They "groom" them.
Thank you for posting! It is a subject that many people won't or can't talk about. Thank you for stepping out of the darkness and speaking up!