Have you ever just sat around and thought about your life and what it would be like if you could change that one THING? Have you imagined that if you didn’t go to the store THAT day, you could have avoided 3 years of heartache from the person you met? Just think if you had said NO to hitting that THING, you could have avoided 10 years of hurt , pain, shame, humiliation and despair. Just think if you had said NO to trying something that you knew was wrong but it sounded so exciting and now your life is flipped turned upside down.
Yeah, me too…
However what I also think about is how amazing God is and how he takes the things the enemy meant for bad and made it for our good. God takes our tests and makes testimonies, for that is how he rolls.
“But as for you, you meant evil against me; but God meant it for good, in order to bring it about as it is this day, to save many people alive.”
Genesis 50:20 NKJV
https://bible.com/bible/114/gen.50.20.NKJV
You can’t help someone get off drugs with patience and understanding if you have not been on drugs. you can’t tell a young mother she can make it and help her through the rough times if you haven’t been a young mother trying to make it. You can’t tell that young boy to pick his pants up and put the gun down because prison is real if you haven’t suffered through the penal process. Sure people can help but the people who make the most impact, are the people who have overcome that obstacle. I don’t understand how to get off of drugs because I haven’t been on them, but I can walk my sister through dealing with a drug addicted mom and how to handle the pain and rejection that comes with it. I can’t help a woman understand how to get out an abusive marriage but I can tell her the affects it has on her children because I’m a survivor of my moms abusive relationship.
I say all that, to say this … TELL YOUR STORY!
You did not go through all of that for nothing.
“And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are the called according to His purpose.”
Romans 8:28 NKJV
https://bible.com/bible/114/rom.8.28.NKJV
Our God wants us to be healed, renewed, restored and refreshed and he uses our tears to wash away the old things. He uses our tests to help each other and allow us to grow and be better.
If you are getting discouraged, be encouraged :
“I sought the Lord, and He heard me, And delivered me from all my fears.”
Psalms 34:4 NKJV
https://bible.com/bible/114/psa.34.4.NKJV
“God is strong and can keep you from falling. He can bring you before his glory without any wrong in you and give you great joy. He is the only God, the one who saves us. To him be glory, greatness, power, and authority through Jesus Christ our Lord for all time past, now, and forever. Amen.”
Jude 1:24-25 ERV
https://bible.com/bible/406/jud.1.24-25.ERV
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