The Lord shared a message with me for some of you. These are His words: My Beloved, You are going to walk tall and tell your story. Many need to hear it. They need to know how My grace has helped carry you through. It will give them hope and encourage them in their own lives. I know you're worried about how people will respond to you when they hear the truth of what you've gone through, but you are going to be surprised by their loving reception. It will touch some people's hearts so much, they will want to thank you for your honesty and courage, and ask you to pray for them; it will minister to the deep places inside of them.
The Lord shared a message with me for some of you. These are His words:
My Beloved,
You are going to walk tall and tell your story. Many need to hear it. They need to know how My grace has helped carry you through. It will give them hope and encourage them in their own lives.
I know you're worried about how people will respond to you when they hear the truth of what you've gone through, but you are going to be surprised by their loving reception. It will touch some people's hearts so much, they will want to thank you for your honesty and courage, and ask you to pray for them; it will minister to the deep places inside of them.
You are going to express My heart to those who have no one to turn to. I will show them their value and worth as you share your story and take the time to listen to theirs. That will mean so much to them - that you took the time to really listen. I will show them how much I care through you; through your words and your actions. It will be a true revelation of My love because some have never known it.
Are you not the salt of the earth and the light of the world? Yes, you are. You are My salt and My light, and I want you to share it. So trust Me; trust how I know to work, and trust I care as much about you as I do them.
Absolutely powerful thankyou for sharing.I receive these Words spoken to you as I too have completed my life story and am wondering whether and where and when I should publish it.Your testimony inspires and encourages me to do so as soon as possible.
Let me preface this by saying 2025 marks the ten-year anniversary of Broken Pianos and Mending Hearts, which the Holy Spirit and I wrote together and published in 2015; although it actually took me over a year to fully complete in the way He wanted. The truth is, nothing has changed regarding how God feels about those who have been abused and traumatized—His heart grieves deeply for them. Sadly, there is still a lot of apathy and outright neglect for victims in the body of Christ today, and that grieves His heart just as much, if not more.
This year, 2024, officially marks thirty years since I first became ill and began an unexpected journey that I never imagined would span decades. I originally wrote and published the following piece in 2022, sharing it on my health blog and social media in honor of Lyme disease awareness month [at the time]. The Holy Spirit never ceases to amaze me, so imagine my surprise when He recently informed me He wanted me to share this again now that I've reached the thirty-year mark in this crazy journey of journeys.
I think before I got sick, I didn't realize how often God actually allows us to endure the heat of the battle. I also didn't know how many battle scars come with that, but I can better see now how valuable those scars really are. I see how these scars, in the hands of our nail-scarred Savior, can be used for the purposes of His Kingdom and to help others who are going through things we already have or are still in the process of. I can see how our scars speak to where we've been, what we've been through, and the depth of our healing journeys; it is all painful but precious in His hands.
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