Demons are resurfacing...emotions people have worked so hard to suppress. From firsthand experience, suppressing such emotions does not serve you. In fact, unresolved emotions, buried and you hope forgotten, fester and contribute to disease. It is important to your health that there is resolution.
Years ago a wise man said, "You have not truly forgiven unless you have wished your oppressor into heaven." That was tough for me, I really had to wrestle with it. But once I gave judgement 100% into the hands of Jesus Christ, I felt more free than I have ever felt in my adult life.
Today, movies like SOF, hearing victims stories have no hold over me. Instead, I am a stronger for the experience and God has molded me into a warrior for the children.
If you have been hurt by anyone, whether it be a family member, member of the church, babysitter, respected community official, friend...please forgive that person into heaven - for your own sake. To learn more about the connection between trauma and forgiveness, please check out my new article on the topic based on personal experiences. I pray that it blesses you.
Rita S.