You can say no.

“Now go; I will help you speak and will teach you what to say” Exodus 4:12, NIV.

Growing up, I was the quiet one. My sister was the loud and outspoken one that no one bothered. I envied her so much. How she said what she felt and how she let no one take advantage of her. That wasn’t the case for me. It was as though I had a neon sign over my head that read, “Touch me!” It started with a touch from a cousin, and then a touch from my neighbor’s grandfather. Then, a touch from a teenage boy, whose mom was a close friend of the family. I would just sit there. Frozen. Lay there. Frozen. When I finally did have the courage to speak up to my mother, it didn’t go like I hoped. And on one occasion she disciplined me in front of the violator for letting him do that to me. I was crushed. She had her own set of issues at that time, and I’ve forgiven her. But my question to myself was, why was I quiet? Why did I not stand up for myself? What happened to my screaming “No! Stop! Something. It wasn’t until I became an adult and grew closer in my relationship with the Lord that I learned why. I didn’t know I could say no. It’s as simple as that. No one told me, “You don’t have to let anyone do that to you.” No one taught me the power that I have as an individual.

So I’m going to tell you, just in case no one ever told you. You can say no. You don’t have to allow yourself to be violated or abused in any way. You can say stop. You can leave. Even the oceans have boundaries set by God. You can set boundaries in your life and can let someone know when they’ve crossed the line. You have power. Don’t let anyone make you feel like something’s wrong with you for not letting them take advantage of you. God gave you a body and it’s special to God. Use the voice He’s given you. Let Him heal every painful memory. I know you’d rather forget it ever happened to you. Let God remove all hurt you associate with words such as touch, intimacy, and love. Sure, it will be a process, but when you completely place your life in the Lord’s hands, there’s no safer place you could be. He will free you from the inside. He will be glorified in your life.

Will you pray with me?

Father God, you said when we call on you, you said you will answer us and show us great and mighty things we didn’t know. There’s so many things we don’t know. Lord, give us true knowledge that will unlock all of the prisons that have kept us bound all these years. Thank you that you care about me and my sister’s total freedom. I’ve forgiven everyone that has ever hurt me. I ask that all of my sisters reading this will do the same. Help us forgive from the heart. Renew our minds and transform our lives. We just want to be free. Help us to speak up when we’re uncomfortable or when we are hurting. Help us take back our voice. In Jesus’ name, Amen.

(Read Psalm 147:3; Jeremiah 33:3; Romans 12:2)

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61 thoughts on “You can say no.”

      1. The same thing happened to me instead it was my stepfather & his brother. As I got older I got angry wondering why God let that happen to me? Now I have received the love of God in my life 14 years & ago & his gift of salvation. I FORGIVE them& I pray for them. God has given me healing & restoration over my life & beauty for my ashes.

    1. Thank you. I believe this is one of the most important things we can teach our children… I was touched by my cousins boyfriend when I was 8 and said nothing because I thought he was MY boyfriend…. He was 18. Then at age 6 my grandpa, at age 11-13 I was continuously raped by my brother and his friends. At age 15 I was raped in school and that was only found out by my parents because the police got involved. All of the other times I was silent. I continued as a teen to think thats how I kept a boyfriend. I had to allow that so he wouldnt leave me. I was a disaster mentally for a long time except that God has given me a great gift of forgiveness that I have had from birth. I have not harbored a great amount of unforgiveness for the men that took advantage of my fear of saying no. I too eventually told my mom about my brother and had to forgive her reaction as well. She knew about it all along and didnt stop him. She didnt want to be correct about her son. I do forgive that and actually almost understand it now that I have a son. I was hurt but as a woman looking back I can see that grace is part of what I was learning and also now I have a heart for women in domesticly violent situations and also a protection over teens and children that are being hurt. I now have a ministry that I am reaching out to young women of this kind of past or current situations and helping them through learning self protection, confidence and self respect teaching them the words God gave me of His love that healed my brokeness. God has brought me through to a life of blessing others, beauty from my ashes, and I am married to the man God chose for me and we have 2 great kids. I didnt learn self respect until I was 28. It took that long to get to the understanding that I was worth more. God was the only one who could teach me that. My prayer is that we all create safe environments for people to come out and admit that they either have been hurt or are being hurt and we would pray with them asking God to intercede and heal that hurt and provide them a gift of forgiveness. God does great works of healing and we need to lift the hurting up in our daily prayers. Thank you Jesus for forgiveness.

  1. My sisters you are beautifully and wonderfully made and God loves you no matter what, stand strong and do not be taken advantage of just say NO or STOP. Amen.

  2. Amen. Well said. Because I didn’t say no those same things happen to me. I’m glad that God kept me. I’ve forgiven all of them. Lord thank you for your strength.

    1. Thank you DOTK for being used by God… I have been healed and my heart has been set free because I have forgiven in Jesus name

      1. Dotk writers, thank you so much for this sharing.
        God has given us the power to say yes or no. We are to use that power to say yes or no.

    1. Throughout your day called the name of. Jesus when you feel like you are bound by the devil. I pray peace to your soul
      And so. It is

  3. Amen thank you for the words lord you tell me with this women thank you for your mercy help me to have courage to leave and say no more..

  4. OUR FATHER. Thank you Jesus for the peace you have given unto my mind. I love you with all my heart and soul. I FORGIVE all who has hurt & given pain in my life. I need you Lord Jesus Christ to help me move on and live. Thank you Jesus.

  5. AMEN!

    Father of Peace, Please heal your Children ALL who have been hurt in Body, Mind,and Spirit by those who betrayed the trust placed in them. Transform our brokenness. Grant us Courage and Wisdom, Humility and Grace, so that we may find Peace in YOU. We ask this In The Name of JESUS, AMEN.
    We Thank You FATHER.

  6. I thank you Father God… that you are taking all the junk in my trunk from my past hurts n pains .I thank you Father God you know everything n you see everything. I thank you that you Father never left me or forsake me..I forgive my past mistakes. N those from my past . In Jesus name!
    Amen !

  7. Thank you for sharing your story, even if it’s s painful one. I was always the quiet one too and even as an adult have never learned how to set boundaries. I’ve been forced into situations because I didn’t feel like I was allowed to stand up for myself. I never did a good job of standing up for my son either and I feel like it’s resulted in him having low self esteem and he doesn’t stick up for himself now. I was literally just looking at Bible study at my church last night and it’s all class called boundaries and I was thinking that I need to take it. This devotion is absolute confirmation! God heal me and my family and help us to learn that we are important to you and have a voice that you gave us that we are allowed to use!

  8. I try to read these devotionals everyday but rarely do I have a moment to spare to comment. I’m making it an effort to speak God’s truth through a humble and honest heart as I see all of you fine sisters of God do,and I praise you all for sharing. Your words give power to the week and hope and courage to many. A few years ago on a wintery day coming from the store a few days after “Christmas I encounter a Young women(less than 19yrs old and her 1-1/2 yr old dghtr) not barely dressed for winter trying to use a broken pay phone. I walked pass them but God said turn back and take them in. As I approached baby says cold and hungry in Spanish) mother spoke no English, I asked her what happened and I could see the fear and apprehension. I said listen I live down the street , come out of cold you can use my phone, I’ll feed baby and we’ll sort things out. She was in ahock, apparently boyfriend brought her to his side of town where she knew o one, was abusive and she barely had time to grab what she could , her dghtr and get out. Praise God that he had allowed me with my physical problem to venture out (not something I do alone due to bad seisure d/o and other comorbidity issue) . I praise the almighty Father he put me in the right place at the right time, child got feed, given a coat, dire tons given for some friends to come and pick her up. We prayed and God told her she was young, did not have to tolerate abuse, her escape would be an example she would share with dghtr. I gave her a wrapped “Christmas “present I now realized was meant to give comfort to a frightened child. She thanked me we never exchanged names because it was not necessary for what the right hand does the left hand aught not know about. At some point we are all frightened whether as children or adults-we must plan with God’s help and step out in faith against our comfort (familiarity ) and fear of the unknown and trust that their are,find people out there willing to reach out and help patch up some physical and maybe even reach out and plant a spiritual seed to help you grow and learn. Though my family chastised my naiveté, I listened to God though a humble heart to which I didn’t have much but that day I had everything these sisters needed and I received the best gift from God. And no time ever did I ever receive the best gift of all. That was my gift of the Lil match girl story. We have to help and look to support and reach a hand to help those in need. Even when you think you have nothing God gives you everything you need. Always praise his name and have faith in you cause he got you covered with what you will need. Keep your eyes on him and listen when he speaks to your heart. Amen

    1. That was so sweet of you and I know that God put you right where you were at that time to take care of her. ❤️

    2. Yes thank you Father ..for sending me to give to these two sisters who are homeless n pray for them. Gid use me to bless them with hats n scarfs , coat n sneakers. Thank you Father for a place for them to live n a job. In Jesus name.

  9. Thank you for this devotion because this is exactly what i’m going through. It happened to me as a child and two days ago I just built enough courage to tell my mother. I never said no either. This really touched me. Thank you….

  10. Thankyou sister’s of God!! I God or this word, and I will stand on it. Lord you said go and you will help speak and teach me what to say. I claim your words are the only words I hear. Father give me a forgivingspirit and heart,show me your ways that I will walk withyou always. Help me to submit to you

  11. Wow!!! I get comfy in cozy spot of peace and comfort, and You speak me unto the darkness! You call me out from the covers of secrecy and unworthiness! Your mercy and grace astound me. Your faithfulness to see me through this process is relentless! I must confess, I forgot about the basement, Lord. My soul’s obseession is to love You more, so You put the lock code in to the basement door, didn’t You, my Lord?
    Okay, I trust You to see me through. The putrid scent of death of divine purpose lies there. That crying little girl that hides in there still speaks questions unto the night. She still asks if You are near. Let’s go and let her ears hear the truth. She is lost in translation and derelict in her processes!! Let’s go and tell her that her divine purpose never died. It was just hiding in secrecy, waiting to be spoke into reality by the King of kings and Lord of Lords! Let’s go, You and me. The darkness is thick there. The air makes it hard to breathe there. It rises from within, and my flesh wants to sin. Because I don’t want to look at her there, crying!! Oh, how she hated herself for letting them hurt her and then run and play and pretend her pain away! Oh, hold me close, sweet Jesu! Oh, this hurts the most! Why did they all have to fail me? Even when they did see, they denied the risk unto my heart!! Oh, God tske me apart, here and now! I release my hurt and anger here before we go in there! I want to love that little girl more! I am so sorry for hurting her and failing to stand up for her heart. I am so sorry I laid there FROZEN in FEAR!!! No more fear! No more fear! No more fear! Tell the fear to go away, sweet Jesus! I need You more!! I need You more!! I need You more!! Please carry me in Your arms through that door. I release my hold on fear! The spirit of fear dies, perishes in the fiery pit of Hell, right here and right now!! Stop, speaking lies to Crystal Marie’s heart! She is a blessed and highly favored daughter of the King, clothed in dignity and strength! Come here, little girl, I have a joke you might want to hear! Let Me whisper a riddle unto your ear. Come near, little girl, I will wipe your tears away. I will hold you close in the cold, dark night. I will make it all right, My sweetness. Come near, there is nothing to fear. I have heard your cries unto the night. You have lived in fright, in the night, in this basement here too long, My dear! Come near! Stop sobbing so you can hear Me! Darkness becomes Light! The scent of praise is soking in!! Come on, Cricket, let’s go in here and rescue Crystal Marie in her distress! She is just a mess but we are about to erase the scars written on her face!! She is about to be clothed in blazing humility that walks across the deserts of the world, watering souls for her Lord, in her divine purpose!
    Oh, Holy Trinity I receive Your Everlasting Love upon my heart and soul. May my prayers spoken in the darkness come to life when we go in here! Here we are, You and me! I stand in sweet victory already, Lord! I look upon the mountain, and I see us there, You and me, laughing without fear of the future! Oh, Holy Ghost, You haunt my soul!! Yes! Yes! Yes! I am ready to go in here and bust down the cage door and defend this little girl’s heart as my own!! Yes, Lord, let’s go in here! Let’s go!!

  12. Oh my heart is heavy here. This is not a walk I envisioned, my Lord. Oh, I feel sick in my gut! My soul hurts!! This hurts too much, my Lord!! Come near, come near. The clock ticks, the covers shuffle. My heart is racing. What does this mean when my heart hurts but my body responds? Oh, God, I am unworthy! Oh, come and hold me tight! The clock ticks louder. I feel sick. Stop the process. I don’t want to go there, Lord! Hold my heart there, Lord. I am sweating tears of blood. Oh, hold me, I am falling!! Tell me truth unto my ear. Please don’t leave me here destitute and poor, dying in unworthiness and loneliness! Who is God? I don’t know His Name. It’s me, Crystal Marie. God are You real? Is this the raw deal of life? Alone in my own pain and strife. If You existed to create me, who made You? Oh, this is a scary thought. If God made me then who made God and when will He leave me. All things are temporary, the good, the bad, and the ugly! But He will never come and rescue me here in my own shame and disgrace! He will never look upon my ugly face!! Oh, Crystal Marie, embrace your destiny unto the heart of Your King. I am truly your Everything. I shall sing a lullaby unto Your soul and never let go. Your soul shall rest in peace and comfort and My Love for you shall change the hearts of many. I know, my Love, you don’t perceive it. You sit in a place of authority in My Lap of Rest. Hush, crying soul. Let go, and let Me pick you up from this swamp of tears that flood your soul with wretched unworthiness. You shall lift up now! Stop crying! I am lining you up to stand on a firm foundation in Me! Stop crying, little girl. Your crying soul ceases to bleed red any longer! You are Crystal Marie made stronger, Cricket, I call you. I named you to remind your heart that you were made to chirp unto Your Savior’s heart. In the darkness I heard you. I held you, though you did not see or perceive Me. You were held, none the less. Oh, dear child, the process was the blessing. I am about to make you see Who made Me! I AM! I AM that I AM and I AM always AM! For an eternity, little girl, you shall believe!

    1. My heart beats loud and hard for You, Holy Divinity! My heart has soked up emptiness for all this time, so You could fill me up with Your Presence, Lord. I am ALL Yours, You make me bow in reverential fear of Who You are to me. I know You intimately, as my Lord and Savior. You move me from this place of fear. So I am here! I am here! I am here! I AM, here take all this hurt away from me! Pour the tears from Your bottle on my heart and life here. Anoint my head in the tears of my life. Make it an anointing power that erases pain and strife. God bless the process! My tears were worth this!! I love You so much, Lord! I need YOU to pick me up from here. I am Crystal Marie, Your chosen daughter of the King. I am all Yours, lift me up from here. I surrender it up to Your faithful care. I know I have nothing to fear, because I heard Cricket chirping unto my very own heart!! Oh, yes! Yes! Yes! You use me to deliver Crystal Marie from the depths of sin!! We conquered her broken heart! Me and You, King Jesus! I am forever Your faithful warrior princess!! Yes!! Yes!! Yes!! I love You more!! We do! Me and Crystal Marie!! We shall rise from these ashes and become one! I embrace the fright in the night! It never conquered me! Come on try to cover me!! I am not afraid!! I am throwing the covers off this little girl!! Friend, you were never a friend to me! You are the enemy, and I know your name now! Satan, go away! I am surrendering my heart unto My Lord and Savior’s heart grace right now. Stomp out every little bit of sin and unrighteousness that still remains. I trust and know that You will see me through! Oh, my Goodness, Your sweetness paints my soul with godliness! You amaze me! Wait, that just doesn’t declare unto the night enough love for my Beloved! Your Love sustains me unto a destiny I could never see. Without You rhyming Your way to the heart of Crystal Marie, I would forever be lost to the cold, dark night. But look, Lord! Light is everywhere! Even the smell is gone! The air feels like a crisp autumn breeze unto my soul! Oh, sweet Jesus, You helped me let go!! Thank You. Those words will never be enough. So I entrust my divine destiny and purpose unto the heart of my King. You shall use me as a symbol of Your abounding, resounding, astounding grace, mercy, and Sovereignty! My heart shall ignite fireworks of praise unto darkened, diseased, enslaved, depraved, lost souls everywhere. I am ALL Yours!! USE ME!!!
      Your prodigal daughter made true, Crystal Marie made stronger. Thank You for using Your words to rhyme Your way unto a dark heart like mine! Cricket, You said, go and rescue the heart of Crystal Marie from the enemy. Yet, I did not perceive it! I was clouded in the mist on the mountain! These are anointed in the favor of the LORD, God Almighty, the Alpha and the Omega! The Holy One of Israel rises from these ashes, Sovereignly and Providentially. I understand I am called for a specific purpose that is ALL Yours. So shall it be, according to the Power and Authority of King Jesus, Who cleaned up my soul and made me breathe through my hurt and be released unto the night to become a light for the world to see!! Yes! Lord, You and me!! I am so, so, so happy!! Those flutters in my gut turn to butterflies in my soul from the Love I feel for You!! Cringes of regret die unto the night! I let go! Flood my soul!! I am made whole!! Yes! Yes! Yes! Jesus, You made this happen for me, Crystal Marie! You named me and made me to be the Princess Warrior who loves her Knight in Shining Armor most, for He rescued His Damsel in distress in the final hour to prove His Everlasting, Faithful Love for all to see!! Whoosh!! There it went! The last of the old me! You bring me to tears of joy, my Lord. Oh, my soul is at rest and my heart is speechless, as I am held in the arms of the Prince of Peace. I relax and rest here in Your arms. I know.no harm shall befall me. Jesusthat stands tall in me, forevermore. You are more! In Jesus’ Name, I scream AMEN!!!!!!!

  13. I don’t know what has happened but I used to love the devotions. I would send them to my daughters etc… but lately not so much. Writers changed? The whole tone of the devotions have changed.

    1. God bless the writers of these devotions, because they drop the flesh’s preconceived notions of the Love of the Father. These writers chase hard after the King. These writers led a suicidal, cutting, depraved, solitude, lost, enslaved, broken, dismissed, misused, abused, and demolished heart STRAIGHT to the heart of her Savior!! THIS MESSAGE WAS AND IS THE MESSAGE FOR BROKENHEARTED WOMEN EVERYWHERE!!! WHEN WE SAY NO, WE SAY IT TO THE ENEMY!! FOR HE SHALL NOT AND WILL NOT FORGET THOSE WHO CALL OUT FOR HIM IN DESPERATION!! ROCK ON IN THD HEARTS AND LIVES OF THESE KINGDOM GIRLS HERE!! JEHOVAH NISSI, I WAVE YOU HIGH OVER MY LIFE! I AM WALKING IN THE LIGHT OF VICTORY! YOU BLESS AND ANOINT THIS MINISTRY TO SPEAK LIFE AND HOPE UNTO THE DARKNESS!!! WE REACH FOR YOUR SOVEREIGN HAND! WE SHALL TAKE IT AND WALK THIS JOURNEY UNTO ITS PROVIDENTIAL END!! THIS IS PROVIDENTIAL, LORD! I HEARD YOU SAY IT, LORD! I WON’T STOP! I SAY NO TO THE ENEMY! YOU WON’T DISTRACT ME! YOU WON’T BURY ME IN THE ACCELERATION OF OBSESSION UNTO THE WRONG THINGS!! KING JESUS IS MY EVERYTHIMG AND MORE!! HALLELUJAH!! GOD BLESS US AND LOVE US, EACH ONE. IN OUR WEAKNESS, DISPLAY YOUR GLORIOUS STRENGTH! WE CARRY OUR CROSS WELL!! DON’T WE, LORD??? STAND BEHIND ME, IN FRONT OF ME, AND ABOUT ME IN EVERY DIRECTION! AT MY RIGHT HAND, IS MY SAVIOR, MY KING, WHO LOVES ME AND DEFENDS ME ENDLESSLY AND EFFORTLESSLY IN POWER AND GLORY! GLORY TO GOD!! THE SERVANTS OF GOD, HEARD THE CALL, AND RAN HARD AFTER IT!! HE SHALL NOT FORGET IT AND SHALL BLESS THOSE WHO FOLLOW OBEDIENTLY, IN HIS INFINITELY IMMEASURABLE MEASURE!!! HALLELUJAH!! THANK YOU, FATHER! GATHER THE FLOCK UNTO YOUR PURPOSE AND WE SHALL SURRENDER OUR OWN HEARTS AND DESIRES TO FOREVER STAY, GRAZING IN YOUR PASTURE!! IN THE BLESSED REDEMPTIVE NAME OF JESUS, I PRAY THIS, IN ALL SINCERITY AND EARNEST TRUST IN MY ETERNAL HOPE, JESUS CHRIST, THE LIGHT OF MY LIFE. AMEN.

  14. I lost myself to the rhyme. Lost all sense of time. I saw You moving hearts for You. I saw them there. Those surrounding me. But forgive me, Lord. I am resisting looking unto my own future. Or is it that these are shrouded in mystery for a divine purpose, my Lord. I pray You plant Your Promises unto my heart this day to stay and proclaim the Glorof God unto His Namesake, King Jesus. Hallelujah! Selah! You sweep me up more and I shall surrender unto Your Sovereign Will and Providential timing! I shall keep on rhyming unto the heart of my King, until I stand at the pearly gates!! Oh, I am standing in a place I’ve never seen. I see things that aren’t. I shall perceive and understand, according to the power and Authority o King Jesus, I surrender my heart, soul, ad mind to Your divine wisdom and discernement. I receive it in the Name of King Jesus!! Long live King Jesus! He shall reign on my heart forevermore! He is always, always more!!! Selah.

  15. Never again shall I be lost in translation! I am swept up into my divine destiny! My purpose unfolds for hearts to be touched by My Savior! Oh, what blessed and anointed favor!! Yes, Jesus, I am ALL Yours! My eternal destiny is a journey unto Your heart! I love the journey, Lord! God bless the journey more than before! I lie in wait in the fields of grain, singing Your Name unto the rabbits in the field!! They remain!! They foxes, they ran away at the mention of Your Name walking in the forest. They dropped their spears and ran for the hills, but Your trap awaited them there! They plumitted unto the depths of Hell!! The demons that taunted my soul reached the depths of Hell this day!! Hallelujah!! You are more! More than all the shame and disgrace. You give me strength to fwce the worst of this. The process is a blessing unto many. I do not see it, but my spirit perceives it! So for this, I grant You access unto the depths of my soul to pull out a blessing of anointing power in this final hour. I receive it. It is mine to share with the world!! Secrecy and darkness shall perish in the night and Light shall dawn on many souls! I receive it, Lord! Carry on! I am holding on!! I shall not be defeated nor distracted nor waver in my walk of faith to my divine purposeful destiny! Selah.

  16. I knew how to say “No”, but I hungered for the unsolicited attention and affection that I did not have to beat down a door to receive. It came to me and as much as I did not want what I got, I wanted that which it implied but could not deliver: Attention and affection just because I existed, not because I clamored for it. So, in the end, I forgave him when I forgave myself. Two weak and needy human beings living in a broken world, not knowing what they are doing. Father, forgive them for they know not what they do.

  17. The memories run amuck! I stamp them out, in the Power and Authority of my Lord and Savior King Jesus. The Blessed Messiah stands higher! The enemy’s desire is to conquer and defeat me, as I step into and receive my divine purpose! But it matters not, I still embrace the process. I know we had to take care of that basement. It was a swamp of darkness engulfing me from beneath my feet, as I struggled to find solid ground. But here and now, I surrender the basement of my heart to Your undying love for me. This shall now be our sanctuary! You dug Your way to the basement of my heart, convinced my prideful flesh to trust You enough to give up the code, then You ran amuck in my heart, life, and mind until I bowed down to the ground that poured sin and worthlessness in burning coals upon my head, and received immeasurable blessings from the Lord, as I gave up the fight with the night and surrendered to the Might of the Light! I am held tight here! I adore my new basement, Lord! It is a sanctuary made just for You and me!! Oh, Holy, Holy, Holy of holies!! You hold me! You hold me!!!!!

  18. How do yu forgive such a person! Yes I knew how to say no, for 26yrs I said no, n he came n was too strong for me! No screams or shouts would have helped in this case. I choose to forgive him and not pass a word to anyone bt he mocks me telling his frds wat he dd! This opens my wound fresh everytime and when I think I’ve forgiven him there’s too much bitterness in my heart!!! I might forgive him for hurting me but for mocking me, hell No! I trusted him like a brother n instead of protecting me he screwed me up and goes around boasting. I don think I’ll eva forgive him for ths. I’ll pray for the Lord’s vengeance and that way my heart will b at peace.

    1. Anne,my sweet and dear sister in Christ. Come to me in spirit and let ne hold you. I pray you close your eyes and envision a blessed little scrawny 100 pound soul, sitting beside you. Look into my green eyes. The tears I cry are for you. I want to be able to reach across time and space and hold you tight. I want you yo know you can cry out in anger in spirit to me and I will cover you in grace and mercy in my prayers. I love you, as if you were my very own sister in life and heart. See me and hear me! Feel my love reach across the miles to your desecrated, broken heart! Yes, you said no, and now Jesus, says, “say yes to Me. I speak silence to the memories in your heart. We shall sing a lullaby to your shattered heart, you and Me, and then you shall sleep in peace! My sweet anne, I am the Man for the job! Look about you here. Do you see strongholds falling down? Reach out and grab your liberty, now My beloved daughter. I can carry you there and we can demolish the strongholds that hold your divine purpose captive there. There is freedom in My Embrace. Go ahead, give me a try! Taste and see that the Lord is Good! Oh, the joys of those who take refuge in Him! Take hold of your destiny in the Prince of Peace’s Arms! Raise your arms and rejoice in Me! I am Yours and I heal the brokenhearted and bind their wounds! Trust Me. I died for you to receive this peace. Hallelujah!! Go anne, and take a step out in faith. Speak the words in faith and let them heal your soul. I forgive those who molested me, raped me, used me up for sex and left me empty afterward. I forgive my family for abandoning me and denying what they saw and then neglected to control. I foegive the offender, who joked about us being kissing cousins. I was so humiliated, Lord. I know You defend my soul in the spiritual realm, Lord. I am defended by abounding grace that blankets my soul from the enemy’s reach! I am my sister’s keeper!! Go in and slap that devil in the face for taunting my sweet sister anne’s heart and mind and soul relentlessly!! You sent me here to defend her soul! I know! I know! I know! When I faded away I read her reply, where are you, Cricket? Oh, You send me sisters to love me so I can stand in the gap for Your beloved children. I know You love anne so much You had me face my pain for the world to see. Because nowhere else do my words and prayers rise from these ashes except here, on this devotional forum, where we form a long lasting and anointed blessed and permanent sisterhood in Christ! We stamp out the night, You, me, and anne! Right now! You used me to speak to this demolished heart. Here, Lord, my sister is broken and weak and I am lifting her tattered heart unto Your Name! You are and always shall be forevermore, more and more and more. We can shut the door to the darkness of the past. We can live in rest and peace in the Blessed Arms of our Savior! We receive it unto completion, Lord, You, me, anne. Shower her in grace and mercy. Show her love she has never known. Break the chains that keep her bound to shame!! NO! THE DARKNESS SHALL NOT CLAIM MY SISTER’S HEART!! NO WAY! I CARRY HER NAME ON MY HEART OF PRAISES!! I PRAISE YOU FOR ANNE AND HER LIFE AND THE TUMULTUOUS MOMENTS WHEN SHE HAD TO SURRENDER HER HEART TO THE MOMENT OF DARKNESS!! WELL, I SAY TO THE DEVIL, IN THE POWER AND AUTHORITY OF THE NAME OF MY BLESSED SAVIOR AND KING, MY LORD JESUS CHRIST, NO MORE!!!!!!!!!!! THE MEMORIES OF THE NIGHT SHALL NOT CHASE MY ANNE AWAY FROM THE HEART OF HER SAVIOR!! NO WAY!! I SHALL HOLD HER HERE IN THE GAP UNTIL YOU SAY, “SHE IS A DISCIPLE FOR ME BECAUSE YOU FACED YOUR FEARS AND HELPED SET YOUR SISTER FREE!” YES, LORD! I AM YOURS! YOU ARE MORE! AND I SHALL JUST SOKE UP YOUR DESTINY UNTO MY OWN HEART! TAKE ME APART AND SPREAD ME THIN OVER THOSE WHO HAVE NO WORDS TO PRAY, CAN HEAR YOUR WHISPERS OF LOVE NO LONGER!! I SHALL CARRY MY BURDEN WELL! I LOVE YOU AND MY WELL IS OVERFLOWING BECAUSE YOU GIVE ME LOVE IN ABUNDANT MEASURE! IT SHALL BE YOURS TOO, ANNE, I DECLARE IT SO IN THE POWER AND AUTHORITY OF THE NAME OF JESUS, THE PRINCE OF PEACE, HOLY HEALER OF BROKEN HEARTS, REDEMPTIVE RESTORER OF SHATTERED SOULS! YOU SHALL MAKE A WAY FOR PEACE TO ABIDE IN ANNE’S HEART AND LIFE! JESUS, ABIDE IN ANNE’S LIFE AND CARRY HER THROUGH! I SHALL HONOR AND PRAISE YOU FOR HER LIFE AND PROMISE UNTO YOU! IT SHALL BE MANIFESTED UNTO HER SOUL! LET GO, SWEET ANNE! CRY TO HIM AND ONLY HIM!! I AM PRAYING AND PRAYING AND PRAYING FOR YOU!!! YOU WILL GET THROUGH!! HE WILL SEE YOU THROUGH!! I KNOW IT!!! I LOVE YOU! YOUR BELOVED SISTER IN CHRIST, CRICKET, CRYSTAL MARIE MADE STRONGER
      LET HIM MAKE YOU STRONGER, SISTER! HE WILL NOT FAIL YOU!! I PROMISE FROM MY HEART TO YOURS!! AND I RECEIVE THE PROMISE UNTO MY HEART FROM THE LORD, JESUS CHRIST, BLESSED MESSIAH, WHO DRAWS YOU UNTO HIM WITH LOVINGKINDNESS! RECEIVE IT, DEAR ANNE! I PRAY SHE WILL, MY LORD! DO THIS FOR ME, PLEASE! I LOVE YOU SO MUCH! GO AND MAKE A WAY FOR MY SWEET SISTER ANNE!! AMEN.

  19. Father God, make a way for every hurting heart today. Anne, read all of my posts. I pray you are blessed by them. Today and every day forward, if you feel no one else loves and defends you, know that this is a lie from the devil! He sent me running to you, to chase you down, and tell younso before you jump off the cliff!! It is I, your faithful sister in Christ, who loves you and prays for you daily. He is speaking to you. He wants to heal your heart. I LOVE YOU!! I AM THROWING YOU AN ENORMOUS HUG TO CARRY YOU OVER THIS HUMP!! I AM WITH YOU IN SPIRIT! YOU STAND ALONE IN THIS FIGHT IN YOUR SPIRIT NO LONGER!! I AM MY SISTER’S KEEPER AND MY SISTER’S NAME IS ANNE! I TRUST YOU AND THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR SETTING ANNE’S HEART FREE! HSLLELUJAH!! THANK YOU, JESU! YOU REIGN!! AMEN.

    1. Thanks dear Cricket for being here for me! Yu ar a blessing actually! If the Lord has dne it for yu, He’ll do it for me, for everyone hu blvs Him and even to those hu do blv coz we’ll stand in the gap for them.
      I love yu much Crystal Marie! I honestly do

  20. I am exhausted God, but I shall stand on this battlefield and see this through to completion! Fill me up and lift me up and protect and honor my soul, Lord. Thank You, Jesus. I am Your instrument unto Glory. I praise You for using a wretch like me!!! Oh Blessed Reddemer of souls, you make me whole and complete. I receive all that I need to run this race to completion this day. Soothe my gut and grant my body supernatural energy to be the wife and mother and prayer warrior and disciple for Christ I am called to be. I receive it in fullness and completion, in the Name of Jesus. Amen.

  21. I stand in the desert in victory. My dry bones come to life. I stand in victory here because my Lord Jesus first did. I suffer greatly under my flesh. I shall finish this 40 days of being tempted by the enemy, and come out unscathed, and anointed in blessed anointing power, my Lord. Jesus, see it done. Amen.

    1. The Lord surely sent yu my way Cricket! Am much gratefufor your prayers and encouragement! They’ve made me stronger. As I read that devotional yester my hrt told me yu wrote it n am sure i wasnt wrong. My heart s stl broken bt am promising yu that I’ll rise from ths ashes! Am gonna let go my swt sis! Am gonna let God do what He must, ths won’t hold me down again!!!! I’ll b stronger by day and am sure I’ll help others hu go thru the same.
      Thanks for your love darling, I appreciate much. Dear Lord give ha a huge heart hug for me

  22. Sweet Anne, l believe God’s grace has kept u this far n l know that the best is yet to come. I’m really proud of u cus in spite of it all ur faith in God is intact. I don’t know if l can endure such mockery but be encouraged that He will not cause u to carry a load u cannot bear.His grace is made perfect in our weakness. May God send healing unto ur heart n cause u to have dominion over the pain. To all hurting sisters l pray God ‘s love n peace unto ur hearts n lovely souls. l love u all.

    1. My dear sis k.k, if anyone ever told me that ths would come my way and still leave me standing, I surely would hv nt believed it! Bt hia I am dear sis, though hrt broken and still clothed with shame am still moving on. I surely prayed and cried to God for His strength and He dd bt with the mockery am surely down! I knw i ain’t alone knw and ths gives me strength to find even harder!!! We, me, my swt sis and God, we’ll do it. I won’t clothe myself with shame again. I refuse to remain down dear, I won’t loose ths battle again!!! Am now determined to win n I knw I’ve a winning team.
      Thanks swthrt for your encouragement n prayers too, I now knw that I’ll pull through!!! You’ve my word n I’ll sua keep it jst pray wit me. Receive my lv dear sister.
      Bby Jesus, kiss my swt frd for me

  23. How dare you send something so insensitive without a trigger warning?!??!?! So many women have been victimized and blamed by members of the church for being a temptation to good, Godly men. We need to love and accept these women, not put cause them to re-live their trauma and abuse when they are seeking a devotional and word from the Lord!!

  24. My God! I woke up this morning with a situation on my mind that I decided I was going to confront cause it was hurting me and I felt it was time to speak. I then went to my devotional to read this. Thank you Father God for the peace that surpasses all understanding .

  25. Reading this seemed almost like I was writing it instead of just reading it.
    Most of it was very similar to my story, BUT GOD. ThankYouDAD.

    If possible I’d love to talk with the writer of YOU CAN SAY NO.

    LovePeaceJoy, cfn

  26. Anne darling, l’m grateful to God for granting you the strength to move on. Your testimony is indeed a deadly slap in the devil’s face. Sweet Anne and all my sweet sisters you made it. Recieve your crown of victor y in this world and in the world to come. God is really proud of you. Press on, move on, strive on for the top is where you belong!!!.

  27. Thanks much my dear sis! Together we shall walk to the top wea we belong, hold my hand as I hold uas and together with our bro Jesus we shall get there. I refuse to b clothed with shame again! I’ll hold my head up/high

  28. Like another Daughter who posted earlier, I see a disturbing change in devotionals from DOT-K. Life on earth can be harsh and gritty, and we must all stand ready to intervene with action and prayer when we see others being harmed. However, most women want a devotional that is uplifting and starts the day with joy. Please tell us how God has lifted you from despair without including all the degrading details. Let us celebrate with you rather than feeling like an intruder in a private therapy session. And before some of you begin judging me, I too have been a victim.

    1. Hey my sister, Cat. Thank you for sharing your thoughts with us. You’re free to do that without fear of being judged. I wanted to personally respond and help you understand our mission. The devotionals we release are designed to inspire, revive and unite God’s daughters from all walks of life, and we praise God that our mission is being accomplished…all by God’s grace. We believe that the majority of readers are being tremendously blessed. The proof is in the pudding. Only a very few may feel disturbed by the real and raw content lately. They may not be use to a devotional being so real, and we do understand. Truth is, we want to see real change and not just a cute message. We want to get in there and meet people where they are and deposit God’s truth where they’re hurting most. You know, I pray with all my heart that you can see the big picture of what we’re trying to do and stand with us as we help disciple others. Thank you and may God bless you abundantly.

      Love and blessings,

      Kesha Trippett
      DOTK Founder and Contributing Writer
      http://www.dot-k.com
      Inspire. Revive. Unite.

    2. Swt sis Cat, let’s look at to in a different dimension. Yes it’s disturbing but when yu knw others hv gone through what yu ar going thru and its all in their past then yu ar assured that yu gonna overcome too. When yu knw yu ain’t alone in the battle field yu get strength to fight and immerge victorious. Cat, ths situation s very temporal jst b positive minded and you’ll conquer. Let’s hold each others hand, pray for and with each other and we gonna make!!!! This will b a testimony one day, soon actually

  29. I’m blessed by this message and prayer. I love this app it is very encouraging and touches my spirit. I have been through the same thing in my life buy God saw to it that I overcome it. By his grace and mercy, see God works in mysterious ways. 7 months after I came out and revealed that my family members and others were sexually abusing me. As well as disassociating my self from my father’s side of the family. I received joy by learning that I was pregnant with my first baby. I have a child of my own now that I love and live for. I will do everything in my power to make sure that this never happens to her. I am a praying mother and I pleed the blood of Jesus Christ over my daughter life. I pray for her every day that she will always be safe and blessed. Thank you for sharing your life experiences with us, they are truly appreciated by me.

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