There was a testimony challenge titled #Icouldtellyouchallenge, that allow people to share their story of what God has done for them. I kept feeling a tug at my heart to join so I got out of my comfort zone and shared some vulnerable moments of my life that I could tell you a story about but will instead shed light on my Savior who got me through.
I pray that my words encourage you and lead you to one day share your testimony with someone of what God has done for you.
I could tell you how I almost took my own life; how I was so lost and blind to God’s love that I only found validation through men.⠀
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I could tell you how the weight of holding onto years of sexual abuse damaged my way of thinking and birthed anxiety, depression, panic attacks, and insecurities.⠀
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I could tell you how full of myself I was, how I left little to no room for God.⠀
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I could tell you how growing up my family have experienced being homeless.
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I could tell you how after my miscarriage, I started to confirm the thoughts of the enemy, of feeling unworthy to birth a child due to my past being filled with fornication.⠀
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I could tell you how divorce was hovering over my marriage.⠀
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I could tell you how social anxiety ruled over my life causing me to mess up potential friendships and opportunities.⠀
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I could tell you how through everything I have experienced, God has been my:⠀
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SAVIOR. HEALER. REEDEEMER. DELIVERER. WAYMAKER. PROVIDER. TEACHER. HE HAS BEEN MY F R I E N D.⠀
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If you look at me now, you would never be able to tell all that I’ve been through, and for that- God gets all the glory.⠀
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I was broken, empty, full of bondage, and He gave me a new life, a new beginning, and hope.
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He even graced me through the process of healing and forgiveness, with the peace that surpassed my understanding.
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He always blessed my family growing up and kept us through every trial. And He continues to touch my marriage and uses every obstacle as a pressure point to mature my prayer life. He has blessed me with a healthy son and amazes me each day of His goodness.
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I’ve been completely changed, transformed, and made whole in His image because HE LOVES ME. ⠀
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I could tell you about the things that have caused me to question my faith, my identity, even my existence, but instead, I will highlight the fact that it was those same things that have brought me to my knees and revealed to me how much I truly need Jesus.⠀
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Being a Christian does not mean your life will be voided of hard issues. Being a Christ-follower, creates a relationship with Jesus, who will hold our hands through our issues.
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Until the next read, love you guys!
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