Your Voice Isn’t the Problem - It’s the Threat
When I was a young girl, I was shamed, bullied, and gaslit for speaking up about things I saw as unfair or wrong.....especially if it meant someone else couldn’t hide their true character. It didn’t matter that I was being honest. What mattered to them was keeping the mask on.
This went on for years, well into adulthood. And while I didn’t stop speaking up completely,
The ones doing the shaming weren’t just dismissing me....they were creating a narrative.
For a long time, I thought they were right. That their behavior was normal. That I was just “too sensitive.” I cried out for years, "what's wrong with me?" ...."why don't they love me?"
It’s been a liberating experience, but also a painful one. Because I see the same tactics still playing out. I see others being conditioned just like I was - slowly, and subtly, without realizing what’s happening.
It takes God to open your eyes!
I see it and I won’t play along!
If you’re going through something similar......if you’ve ever been made to feel like your voice is “too much,” like your truth causes trouble, like you are the problem for confronting the REAL problem....I want you to know this: you’re not crazy, and you’re not alone.
That heaviness you feel when you shrink back? That fear of being labeled, judged, or cut off for telling the truth? That’s not God. That’s manipulation. That’s control. And it is not His will for you to live under that weight.
God does not silence truth! He does not call boldness rebellion.
You were never meant to stay trapped in cycles that force you to deny what’s right just to keep false peace. You were created to walk in truth, with clarity and courage, even when it’s uncomfortable.
This went on for years, well into adulthood. And while I didn’t stop speaking up completely,
I started second-guessing myself. I felt hesitant. I became careful and overly cautious about who I opened up to, when I said something, and how much of the truth I could safely share without being attacked or labeled.
The ones doing the shaming weren’t just dismissing me....they were creating a narrative.
One where I was unstable.
A problem.
Drama.
Someone who “liked to stir things up.”
And because they said it often enough....... others believed them.
But God stepped in.
What I had normalized was actually deeply unhealthy.
It was manipulation.
Emotional control.
And it was keeping me trapped in fear.
Walking away from that version of “normal” was both freeing and heartbreaking. Because as I healed, I started seeing everything more clearly. I could feel, just by watching how people talked to me....and about me.....who was still in league with the ones who tried to silence me. I noticed who defended the toxic system. Who stayed close to the manipulators. Who kept the cycle going quietly, behind the scenes.
Walking away from that version of “normal” was both freeing and heartbreaking. Because as I healed, I started seeing everything more clearly. I could feel, just by watching how people talked to me....and about me.....who was still in league with the ones who tried to silence me. I noticed who defended the toxic system. Who stayed close to the manipulators. Who kept the cycle going quietly, behind the scenes.
It’s been a liberating experience, but also a painful one. Because I see the same tactics still playing out. I see others being conditioned just like I was - slowly, and subtly, without realizing what’s happening.
And here’s the hard truth: when you’re in the middle of it, you can’t always see it. You’re so enmeshed and so entangled in the lies, the guilt, and the fear, that even if someone tries to show you - you’ll explain it away, defend it, or even blame yourself.
That’s how deep the manipulation runs.
It takes God to open your eyes!
Truly.
Only He can cut through that kind of spiritual fog. Only He can remove the blinders, reveal what’s real, and help you separate your identity from the lies you've been told. And when He does, you can't unsee it.
That kind of clarity doesn’t come from people - it comes from God. And once He shows you, everything changes.
That’s the thing about manipulation: it’s strategic. It spreads through silence and charm.
And it’s not just toxic - it’s spiritual.
Manipulation is a form of witchcraft.
It distorts truth, controls perception,
and targets the voice of
anyone who dares to speak up.
If you’re going through something similar......if you’ve ever been made to feel like your voice is “too much,” like your truth causes trouble, like you are the problem for confronting the REAL problem....I want you to know this: you’re not crazy, and you’re not alone.
That heaviness you feel when you shrink back? That fear of being labeled, judged, or cut off for telling the truth? That’s not God. That’s manipulation. That’s control. And it is not His will for you to live under that weight.
God does not silence truth! He does not call boldness rebellion.
He does not shame His children
for using their voice
to shine light in dark places.
That fear you’ve been carrying? That confusion? That isolation? It’s not yours to keep.
You were never meant to stay trapped in cycles that force you to deny what’s right just to keep false peace. You were created to walk in truth, with clarity and courage, even when it’s uncomfortable.
Especially when it’s uncomfortable.
So if you’re second-guessing yourself, if you’ve been made to feel small or silenced.....pause and breathe. And ask God to show you what’s real. He will. And when He does, don’t run from it. Walk in it. Speak it. Heal from it. Rise above it.
So if you’re second-guessing yourself, if you’ve been made to feel small or silenced.....pause and breathe. And ask God to show you what’s real. He will. And when He does, don’t run from it. Walk in it. Speak it. Heal from it. Rise above it.
Because your voice isn’t the problem.
It’s part of the solution.
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