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God Hears Her Podcast

171. Escaping Abuse (with Orsika Fejer-Baas)

God Hears Her Podcast

Our Daily Bread Ministries

Society & Culture, Bible, Womensministry, Womensbiblestudy, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality, Women, Female

4.9689 Ratings

🗓️ 14 October 2024

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

Guest Bio: Orsika’s childhood was magical. As an adult, her choices were less than amazing. She moved from one failed relationship to another, had three children, and lost direction in life. She felt as though she let everyone down. Having experienced domestic violence, Orsika knew something had to change. She hit rock bottom and clearly understood the years of abuse were going to drastically transform her life for the better. Her healing journey began well after escaping the abuse. Orsika lived through the pain, the shame, and the guilt of making decisions that brought sorrow and potential unforgiveness. She understands, firsthand, the feelings of loneliness and desperation. Orsika also knows the journey to healing is through our Lord and Savior, Jesus.

 

Show Summary: When we enter into a new relationship, sometimes we get caught up in the joy and excitement and we fail to recognize potential red flags. Orsika Fejer-Baas was in her second marriage when she started to recognize behaviors that hurt her. After a traumatic event, she was able to escape with her children and start her healing journey. Join hosts Eryn Eddy Adkins and Vivian Mabuni as they learn the signs of emotional and financial abuse with Orsika as she shares her story during this God Hears Her conversation. If you or someone you know is in an abusive situation, please call 1-800-799-7233 or visit this website.

 

Notes and Quotes: 

  • “Life isn’t perfect, but those are the times when we lean into God more. Those are the times when we cry at His feet and ask for Him to help us through things.” —Orsika Fejer-Baas

  • “Through God I found myself, and I wasn’t going to settle for anything less except the best for me.” —Orsika Fejer-Baas

  • “There’s a very fine line between, ‘Oh, does this person care for me?”, or “Is this person trying to control me?’” —Orsika Fejer-Baas

  • “I never felt like Jesus left me. . . I knew Jesus was there. And now, I’m able to speak more openly because I have that confidence, and I allow the Holy Spirit to work through me.” —Orsika Fejer-Baas

  • “If my being open to the Holy Spirit to work through me helps one person, then it’s all worth it.”  —Orsika Fejer-Baas

 

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Oftentimes you hear people say, Jesus left me, and you're like, he never leaves us, and I never felt like Jesus left me, ever.

0:09.0

I knew Jesus was there.

0:11.0

And now I'm able to more openly speak about that because I have the confidence, and I allow the Holy Spirit to work through me because I have the confidence.

0:20.0

And I know that when I allow the Holy Spirit to work through me because I have the confidence. And I know that when I allow the Holy Spirit to work through me,

0:22.6

then there's a better opportunity to change people's lives,

0:27.6

to help people not feel so alone in their journey, wherever they are.

0:36.6

You're listening to God Hears Her, a podcast for women where we explore the stunning truth that God hears you.

0:45.0

Join our community of encouraging one another and learning to lean on God through scripture, story, and conversation at godhearsher.org. God hears her. Seek and she will find.

0:59.6

Before we start today's conversation, we wanted to let you know that this episode is specifically

1:04.7

about domestic abuse. In honor of Domestic Abuse Awareness Month, we want you to be aware that this episode will cover

1:12.1

heavy topics like emotional abuse, financial abuse, and rape. If you or someone you know is in

1:18.8

an abusive situation, we encourage you to contact the Domestic Violence Awareness Hotline by calling

1:24.6

1-800-799-723 or you can find their website in our show notes.

1:33.6

Vivian, I am really grateful for our guest today.

1:38.4

We already did a deep dive into a conversation before we hit record and we actually had

1:43.6

to disrupt it and go, wait, okay, let's pray.

1:45.8

One of the reasons why I'm excited for this guest is because I can tell that she has a

1:52.0

honesty and a vulnerability and a grit and a grace to her.

1:58.9

That is just really inspiring.

2:03.9

And I know that it probably comes from a place of fight and survival. And so, Orsika, welcome to the God Here's Her podcast. Hello, hello. What a

2:13.9

blessing and honor to be here. Thank you. Yeah, I'm excited to have you. And I know that the topic we're going to be talking about is tender and it is weighty.

2:23.7

It's a weighty topic that unfortunately affects a lot of women.

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