The Pastor's Daughter Who Refused to Become a Victim from Sexual Abuse | Keela Craft Ambrose (EP 04)

What if the deepest wound the enemy meant to destroy you became the very weapon God uses to set others free?In this episode of The Head and the Heel, Paula sits down with Keela Craft Ambrose: pastor's daughter, wife, mom, podcaster, and self-described warrior. Keela grew up traveling the world with her evangelist father (of The Power Team and Strike Force), but behind the scenes, the enemy was trying to bruise her young.Keela shares two heartbreaking incidents of childhood sexual abuse, one she fought off at 11 and one that paralyzed her in the same year. She walks us through how God carried her from suicidal thoughts to total freedom, how she eventually prayed blessing over her abuser's daughter, why gratitude is the only neural pathway stronger than fear, and how her family's foundation of love kept her from ever stepping into a victim identity.This is a conversation for anyone who has ever wondered: Can God really redeem THIS? Can I come out of the furnace without smelling like smoke?The answer, in Keela's life, is undeniably yes.Subscribe so you never miss a testimony of victory.CONNECT WITH KEELA CRAFT AMBROSE Website: https://wearetheambroses.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/keelacraftambrose/ Podcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wearetheambroses/ Podcast on Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/we-are-the-ambroses/ Podcast on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/search/we%20are%20the%20ambrosesCONNECT WITH THE HEAD AND THE HEEL Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/theheadandtheheelpodcast/ Host Paula Hoss: https://www.instagram.com/paulahoss/SCRIPTURE REFERENCED Genesis 3:15, John 8:25, Daniel 3, Isaiah 54:17, Romans 12:2, Revelation 12:11KEY QUOTES "You can't be a lover without being a fighter.""The enemy only has the authority that we give him.""The strongest neural pathway is fear. The only stronger neural pathway than fear is gratitude.""You might not get to tell what happens to you, but you get to decide what happens through that thing.""The bruise is not the end of the story. In Christ, the serpent does not win."Content Note: This episode discusses childhood sexual abuse, grooming, and suicidal thoughts. Please listen with care. If you are walking through similar pain, you are not alone. Reach out to a trusted pastor or counselor, or call/text 988 for the Suicide and Crisis Lifeline.The Head and the Heel is a Christian testimony podcast rooted in Genesis 3:15, the first gospel promise that though the serpent would bruise the heel, Christ would crush the serpent's head. New episodes weekly.