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Your Story:

Seeking Justice

Thinking Back

• Have you ever been mistreated in some way or accused of something you did not do? How did the accusations come about?

• Did the accusations threaten your reputation? What type of damage did they cause?

Thinking Inward

• How did the accusations affect your belief in yourself or confidence in your abilities?

• How did you cope with the inner turmoil of the situation?

Thinking Outward

• Did the accusations change how you were viewed by others?

• Were you able to defend yourself? Was there anyone who did believe in you who could have defended you?

Thinking Forward

• What have you learned from past injustices that could guide you in dealing with them in your future?

• Are you experiencing the threat of false accusations today that may impact your future?

Write a Prayer: Tell God about any past or present mistreatment or accusations in your life. Ask Him to come to your defence.

Dear Heavenly Father,

You are already aware, dear Lord, that false accusations happen in many people’s lives, destroying their reputation and their belief in themselves. I pray for every reader who has experienced and still is experiencing the deep trauma of this attack. Your word describes the agony of these accusations in Psalm 109 and says that You come to rescue us. It says that God “stands at the right hand of the needy, to save their lives from those who would condemn them” (Psalm 109:31). Help us, I pray, and rescue us from wrongs done to us.

In Your name, amen.

“You came near when I called you, and you said, ‘Do not fear.’

You, Lord, took up my case; you redeemed my life. Lord,

you have seen the wrong done to me. Uphold my cause!”

Lamentations 3:57–59