Abuse Me…Please

I’m upset. I didn’t want to write when I was overly emotional, but I had no choice.  One of my dearest friends is in a relationship that can best be described by one word… ABUSIVE. She isn’t getting beat on physically, but I’ve watched her self-confidence and self perception deteriorate because of the verbal abuse she receives from her spouse. It’s hard to watch because I love her. What’s harder to see is that my friend doesn’t know who she is? She doesn’t know she deserves better and that God never wanted her to live like someone’s verbal dump yard.  Each time she accepts and permits abusive words into her spirit and her life, the words begin to shape and mold her very being. The negative, nasty, harmful words don’t help her. They hurt her. But she doesn’t see it because deep down, she believes she deserves it. In essence, she’s saying… Abuse me… please.