The Devil Tried To Destroy Me, But God Meant It For Good

There is so much on my mind tonight so please bear with me as I get through this. This is one of the most difficult blogs that I will probably write. When I found out that I was conceived from rape at the time that I found out finding out that I was born out of wedlock was much harder because I was raised to save myself for my future husband. When I read the words born out of wedlock my heart sank to my stomach I was sick.

I have been reading about things that the unborn baby goes through when the mother is going through things, such as stress, anxiety, depression, and other things. The unborn baby senses that. Reading about it has stirred up some very difficult emotions that I have not dealt with until now. The emotions that I am just now dealing are those that come when I first heard the words conceived from rape. I have been torn up for some time about it to where I am sick. The last few weeks I have had things happen. Some crazy person who read one of my blogs left me a note saying kill me, and I had someone report me on Facebook, and most recently while sharing my story someone cussed my birth mother out and I let them have it. I am so torn up by all of this that I can’t even cry. Whenever I hear the word rapist I will start shaking and I get sick.

Going through this is hard because I have the devil telling me that I am the rapist baby, the daughter of a rapist and I know those are nothing but lies right from the pit of hell. I know in my heart that I am not the rapist baby. God created me for a purpose. I am not the daughter of a rapist, but I am a daughter of the King of Kings and Lord of Lords.

My birth mother does not like to be called a hero, but she is. She had an aunt that could have arranged for her to abort me at a planned parenthood clinic, but rather she fought for the life of her baby. She fought for my life.  She did what she could do and she placed me for adoption. When she placed me for adoption her one request was that I be placed in a strong Christian home. God granted her request. Don’t get me wrong I am blessed to have been adopted, but many adoptee’s deal with issues that people who are born into the family do not understand and dealing with those issues can last a lifetime.

While the devil meant evil against me, God meant it for good and I am volunteering at a Crisis Pregnancy Center training to help women in a crisis. When we help the woman we will save the baby.

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Sherry Hensley and her Husband Fred reside in Baltimore, MD. Sherry is a Pro-Life Speaker in Maryland-Conceived in Rape, saved from an illegal abortion. She enjoys inspiring others and sharing her faith.

Fearfully and wonderfully made; not damaged goods

Fruit of the womb

Last August when I started to share my story I shared it in a forum, not long after that I fell in the category that society likes to call the rape conceived an evil seed. I quickly stood up for myself and the many others that are conceived in rape.

Society looks at those conceived in rape as products, evil seeds, and will become just like the rapist.  Society likes to dehumanize those that are conceived in rape, incest and poor in utero babies. The Society also calls us damaged goods.

Not that long ago I read an article on Lifenews.com where Delegate Brian Kurcaba of West Virginia took a stand for life and said those conceived in rape are beautiful. Thank you Delegate Brian Kurcaba for standing up for me and the many others that are conceived in rape.

When I found out I was conceived in rape, I questioned God, Why?  The still small voice in my heart and also from the word of God says in Jeremiah 1:5 “Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, before you were born I set you apart; I appointed you as a prophet to the nations.” (NIV) I continued to feel in my spirit to not worry about the circumstances and to allow God to use me for such a time as this. I allow God to use me to be a light and share the truth that all people are created in his image, and no one is damaged goods in God’s eyes. We are all created in his image to worship him, to have a relationship with him and he fearfully and wonderfully made us. Psalms 139:14 says I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well. (KJV)  Psalms 139:13 says,  For you created my inmost being; you knit me together in my mother’s womb. (NIV)

I am thankful that I am created in his image, and I was knitted together in my birthmother’s womb and to God I am his reward. He calls me his daughter!!
Psalms 127:3 Photo used by permission from Pro-life Christian Fellowship-Proverbs 31:8