REDEEM: A Journey of Healing Through Divorce and Addictionნიმუში

Addiction tried to silence me.
Divorce tried to bury me.
But God… God is raising me.

For so long, I lived in survival mode — quieting my pain, minimizing my needs, keeping up the appearance of being “okay.” But healing has revealed something beautiful: I wasn’t just redeemed to be restored, I was redeemed to rise. To speak. To encourage. To carry light into dark places for someone else.

This reminds me of the woman at the well in John 4. She carried shame and brokenness, wearing the label of outcast. She went to the well at the hottest time of day just to avoid the stares of others. But one encounter with Jesus changed everything. He saw her, spoke truth into her life, and gave her living water. The woman who once hid in shame ran back to her village to tell everyone about Him. The silenced one became the bold one.

That’s what God is doing for me. He’s giving me my voice back. Not the people-pleasing voice that shrinks to stay safe, but a redeemed voice. He is giving me a voice that is rooted in truth, love, and holy boldness. He is giving me a voice that says, “I’ve been there… and God met me in the ashes.”

You don’t walk through heartbreak just to survive it. You walk through it so someone else will know they can too.

Reflection: What has God redeemed in your story that could encourage someone else? Where might He be inviting you to share your voice and your hope?

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