Post-abortion Help

[Developing Baby]

I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well. My frame was not hidden from you when I was made in the secret place. When I was woven together in the depths of the earth, your eyes saw my unformed body. All the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be. Psalm 139:14-16

Post-abortion Help

Forgiven and Set Free

Sonja Bates, Manager, Abortion Recovery Services

Tel: 909-864-3879

Email: dbates1113@adelphia.net

God knows absolutely everything about you. He knew everything you were going to do 2,000 years ago when He hung on the cross. Nothing you do is a surprise to Him. He knows all your secrets, and He loves you anyway. He never breaks His promises, and He wants you to be free.

Symptoms of Post Abortion Syndrome (PAS):

	Prescription or non-prescription drug dependency
	Alcohol dependency
	Eating disorders such as bulimia or anorexia
	You cannot forget the abortion experience
	Obsession with babies
	Desire for a replacement baby
	Fear that you cannot become pregnant again
	Sexual dysfunction or inability to enjoy a sexual relationship
	Sexual promiscuity
	Fear of gynecologist and/or anxiety related to check-ups
	Depression
	Thoughts of suicide
	Attempted suicide
	Frustration at the lack of control over your own life
	Lack of joy or peace or contentment in your life
	Over attention to work, school or activities; busyness
	Anger
	Uneasiness when abortion and/or pregnancy is discussed
	Difficulty trusting others
	Difficulty bonding with your own children
	Determination to be a "perfect" mother
	Believe you are a bad mother
	Difficulty bonding with your husband
	Difficulty making decisions or choices
	Guilt
	Cannot forgive others
	Believe God cannot forgive you
	Sense of being dirty, unclean
	Want to punish yourself
	Need to be in control in relationships and situations
	Anxiety about the future
	Difficulty remembering details about the abortion
	Difficulty remembering number of abortions or when they occurred
	Lack of motivation
	Inability to make friends or maintain friendships
	Cannot let people know the real you
	Emotions are flat rather than "up" or "down"
	Reliving the abortion experience over and over again
	Period of time when you lost touch with reality
	Symptoms occur or increase near anniversary date of abortion

Jesus Christ made a promise, "If the Son shall set you free, you shall be free indeed." (John 8:36) He will set you free from destructive habits, emotions and addictions.

When we have lost a child to abortion we may feel guilt, shame, bitterness, anger and depression. We find out, too late, that abortion does not deliver its promise to keep us free from difficulties. It only traps us with heavier burdens to silently bear.

We all have thoughts about what heaven will be like. One of the things I look forward to most is that I will fully know my heavenly neighbors and they will fully know me. We will have nothing to hide, and no one will be ashamed or afraid of being misunderstood or unloved.

A post abortion Bible study is like a slice of heaven. Why would I compare a gathering of post-abortive women to a heavenly experience? Because we know something terrible about each other, but we learn that we are truly loved, accepted and forgiven by every other person in the room -- most significantly, by our Savior, Jesus Christ. It is tremendously important to know and be known. It can save your life. Knowing Jesus Christ saves your life, and being known, loved and accepted by a sister in Christ restores your broken heart. The truth will set you free.

I have been set free from the bondage of guilt, shame and self-hatred by the truth of the gospel. 1 John 3:19-20 promises, "This then is how we know that we belong to the truth, and how we set our hearts at rest in his presence whenever our hearts condemn us. For God is greater than our hearts, and he knows everything."

Because of what Jesus has done for me, I am forgiven and set free. There is no condemnation for anyone who is in Christ Jesus. Praise the Lord!

-Sonja Bates

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Last modified: 04/29/08