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What was done to you was not okay.
A gentle heart check on harm, justice, and healing. No account, no email — just 12 honest statements and a picture of what your heart might be carrying.
⚖️ Start the abuse and injustice checkSound familiar?
- “I often find myself questioning God's justice because of the injustices I have experienced.”
- “My daily routines or habits have significantly changed due to the unfair treatment I've suffered.”
- “I frequently feel hopeless or despairing due to the abuse I've suffered.”
What the Bible actually says
Abuse and Injustice refer to the emotional pain and trauma experienced as a result of unfair, unjust, or harmful treatment. This category is grounded in the biblical understanding that God is just and abhors all forms of injustice (Isaiah 61:8). It acknowledges that God hears the cries of the oppressed, and He is close to the broken-hearted (Psalm 34:18).
Anchor
Psalm 34:18 - 'The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.'
Also: Isaiah 61:8 - 'For I, the Lord, love justice; I hate robbery and wrongdoing.' · Proverbs 31:9 - 'Speak up and judge fairly; defend the rights of the poor and needy.' · Psalm 10:17-18 - 'You, Lord, hear the desire of the afflicted; you encourage them, and you listen to their cry.' · Micah 6:8 - 'He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God.'
What the Bible does with this — taught by questions
Where the Bible carries this
- Hagar (Genesis 16:6-13) — Mistreated and driven into the wilderness, Hagar names God 'the God who sees me' — the abused are seen by heaven even when no one else is looking.
- Israel in Egypt (Exodus 3:7-9) — God tells Moses, 'I have surely seen the affliction of my people... I know their sufferings' — oppression moves God to act, never to look away.
- Joseph (Genesis 50:15-21) — Betrayed, trafficked, and falsely imprisoned, Joseph watches God bend evil intent toward rescue — without ever once calling the evil good.
- The persistent widow (Luke 18:1-8) — Jesus tells of a widow demanding justice from a corrupt judge to promise that God, who is nothing like that judge, will give justice to those who cry to him.
- Jesus before his abusers (1 Peter 2:21-23) — The Son of God was mocked, beaten, and unjustly condemned, and entrusted himself to the righteous Judge — he knows your pain from the inside.
Sit in one passage · Psalm 10
The God Who Sees Injustice
O LORD, you hear the desire of the afflicted; you will strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear to do justice to the fatherless and the oppressed.
The psalm opens by confronting God: 'Why, O LORD, do you stand far away?' (v. 1). What does it tell you that Scripture keeps this raw protest in its prayer book?
God is not offended by the honest cry of the hurt. He included this psalm so that people who feel abandoned would have words — protest, prayed to God, is still faith.
Read verses 8-10: the lurker in ambush who 'seizes the poor' like a lion dragging off prey. Why does God's word describe a predator this bluntly?
The Bible refuses to soften what abusers do or blur who is responsible. God names the predator as the guilty one — which means the shame you carry was never yours to begin with.
Verse 14 pivots: 'But you do see.' What has the helpless person done with their cause in this verse, and what does God's seeing change?
The afflicted one 'commits himself' to God — hands the whole case to a Judge who witnessed everything. Nothing done to you in the dark is invisible to him or forgotten by him.
What three things does God promise the afflicted in verses 17-18 — and what does 'so that man who is of the earth may strike terror no more' say about how this story ends?
He hears, he strengthens, he does justice. The reign of terror has an expiration date: the abuser's power is temporary, 'of the earth,' while the Judge's verdict is final.
Supported by
- Psalm 82:3-4 — God commands the rescue of the weak from the hand of the wicked — defending the oppressed is his standing order, not an afterthought.
- Proverbs 31:8-9 — Opening your mouth for the voiceless is righteousness — speaking up about what happened, for yourself or others, is a biblical act.
- Romans 13:3-4 — God appointed authorities to restrain evildoers — reporting abuse and pursuing legal justice is cooperating with God's design, not a failure of grace.
- Isaiah 61:8 — 'For I the LORD love justice; I hate robbery and wrong' — God's own character guarantees that what was done to you matters to him.
The G.R.A.C.E. path through this
G · What was done to you that you have never fully named before God — and can you bring him the grief and the anger without editing either one?
What happened to you was evil, and none of it was your fault. Tell God the specifics the way Psalm 10 does — the who, the what, the 'why did you seem far away' — because wounds heal in the light, not in silence.
R · Abuse leaves a residue of shame that belongs entirely to the abuser — will you let God, who is 'near to the brokenhearted' (Psalm 34:18), wash off shame you were never meant to carry?
Receive his nearness, his comfort, and his verdict: you were the one sinned against. And if surviving taught you responses you now regret — hardness, self-medicating, lashing out — his grace covers those freely too, without ever confusing them with the crime committed against you.
A · What would it mean to hand the person who hurt you over to the Judge — releasing your claim on them so that it stops chaining you to them?
Forgiveness here is release, not reunion: it hands the debt to God, and it does not require contact, restored trust, staying silent, or pretending it didn't matter. You can release an abuser to God's justice and still testify against them in court.
C · What does repair look like for you specifically — safe boundaries, trauma-wise counsel, telling a trusted person, reporting to the authorities God put in place?
Commit to your own healing as the work in front of you: boundaries that keep you safe, help from people trained for this, and where it applies, pursuing justice through the channels God established (Romans 13:4; Proverbs 31:8-9). Protecting yourself and others is obedience, not bitterness.
E · If what was done to you no longer got to write your story, what would the next chapter God is offering you look like?
Joseph named his son 'God has made me fruitful in the land of my affliction' — the injustice was real, and it still didn't get the last word. Walk toward the life, the people, and the purposes God has ahead of you; he defends the oppressed and delights to give them a future.
Questions people ask
How long does the quiz take?
About 3 minutes — 12 short statements you rate from “Nope” to “So me.” You can skip any question.
Is it private?
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Is this therapy or counseling?
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