INSPIRATIONAL
By Carey Scott
Abuse as a child made Carey begin
count her worth in numbers, but she’s
found a better way.
I experienced sexual abuse in my
childhood and it marked me as a
target for other predators.
But it did so much more than that.
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It set me up with a life-long
fear of rejection.
It left me with deep feelings of
worthlessness.
It caused me to question the
motives of others, never fully
trusting their intentions.
It made me hyper-vigilant to
protect myself by trying to
control the world around me.
And until recently, I wouldn’t have
pinpointed these struggles to be
related to that abuse.
I knew I had issues, but who doesn’t,
right?
I’m learning that these beliefs and
behaviors were birthed as a result of
my abusive encounter when I was 4
years old. It’s my ground zero.
It makes sense, though. I’ve been a
mess most of my life.
Easily triggered and offended.
Slow to forgive and unwilling to
forget.
And I’m learning why.
But God is healing those
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