...a man raped her

From Prayers that Heal the Heart . By Mark and Patti Virkler

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Let us say a woman has a negative picture of men in her mind because a man raped her. She may know that she is supposed to forgive everything against everyone (Mark 11:25) and that she is not supposed to let the sun go down on her wrath (Eph 4:26). So she may say a thousand times, “I forgive him.” But if she still maintains a picture in her mind of the man raping her, then that picture will create more energy within than her confession of forgiveness, and she will find that in her heart she still hates the man (if not all men).

... in this scenario the woman not only has a negative picture she must get rid of, but she most likely also has a negative expectation and inner vow which must be renounced and removed. The negative expectation is probably something like, “All men are pigs.” The inner vow may be, “I will never trust a man again.” So now we have three things producing sin energies within the woman. In addition, she is determining her future fate because her spirit is sending out a strong message of expectation to every man who can hear, saying, “I expect you to treat me badly, and I don’t trust you.” The man’s spirit hears the two messages which are saying to him, “I am supposed to act like an unfeeling animal around her. I am not to be trusted when in her presence.” Therefore, she will be drawing more molestation and abuse toward herself.

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