It's perhaps one of the most painful questions survivors ask,

where is God when there's abuse or where was God when I was abused?

Welcome to the Roy's Report, a podcast dedicated to reporting the truth and restoring the church.

I'm Julie Roy's, And what you're about to hear

is one of the most powerful messages I've ever heard. Dr. Diane Langberg, an internationally

recognized expert on trauma and abuse, attempts to answer that painful question of God and abuse.

We've often heard it said, God is great and God is good, but how do we put that together

with abuse happening to innocent victims? This is the second message Dr. Langberg gave at the

recent Restore conference, and at one point Dr. Langberg freely admits, I don't know why God allows

abuse. He hasn't told me. But she also says, I have for 50 years seen God's work,

and I have learned something of his character. Then Dr. Langberg reminds us that there is no

evil that we have known that God has not also known. We say, but if he loved me, he would not have

let it happen. But Dr. Langberg reminds us that God let

horrific abuse happen to his own son. This is a heavy message for sure, but it's also filled

with so much hope, and I feel honored and privileged to be able to share it with you. But first,

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