We know for a fact that God is always present everywhere. There's a name for that - it's called OMNIPRESENCE: "Whither shall I go from Thy (God's) spirit? or whither shall I flee from Thy (God's) presence?" (Psalm 139:7)
If a third human being had been present with you & the perpetrator, something inside you tells you that third person would have either attacked the perp. & stopped the assault or that third person's simple presence would have prevented the perpetrator's attack in the first place. So......
we know God WAS there - He WAS the third Person present, & He is all-powerful, & He didn't stop or prevent the attack. How can this be?
I guess most of us, instead of believing that God didn't help us, choose rather to believe that God must not have been there at all. But the facts tell us that God WAS, in fact, THERE.
I don't know all the answers, but I DO know - God lets people sin. He doesn't stop people from sinning. The problem is - some people's sins are not seriously damaging - like repeating some gossip or telling a "white lie." Other people's sins, on the other hand, are felony offenses & absolutely destroy the lives of others - even at times to the point of torture & murder. Additionally, I know that God has set some natural laws in order that He doesn't alter - like the law of gravity, for instance. If you jump out of a three-story window, you're going straight DOWN, not up: I don't care how good of a Christian you are! Similarly, God has established a law about man's free will - man chooses to follow God's ways or reject God's ways. And God won't "make" a person change. The person who attacked you chose to reject God's ways.
But if you're reading this today, it is a sure thing that, in the midst of your tragedy, God gave you a priceless gift: the preservation of your life. You may not see your survival as a gift. You may hate God for keeping you alive. But the fact remains - your life is valuable & priceless. And there is a way, somehow, to find a better day & a better way for yourself. You just may not have figured out how yet. But you must hold on to your amazing life 'til you can figure out how to make things better. Promise me you will do that.
My heartfelt prayer for you is that, someday, somehow, you can believe God again when He says, "I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee." (Hebrews 13:5)
I pray for you to heal in this area.
