Today I am willing to put myself out there and make a bold belief statement.
I don’t believe that it is possible to experience complete healing from your trauma without including God in your healing process.
I would even take it a step further and say that I don’t believe anyone can live a life full of abundance without a relationship with God. Period. End of story.
Our previous trauma does not define us, and it certainly doesn’t get to dictate what the rest of our lives looks like.
Women who have experienced domestic abuse or trauma from someone they love have been hurt. Hurt emotionally, physically, and spiritually. Her heart has been injured, she has felt unworthy, not valued. She has known anger and anxiety and depression and despair. These are not any adjectives that would describe as living a life of abundance. So how do we get there? Do we even have a chance to live an abundant life if we cannot undo all the things that have happened to us?
How would you describe living an abundant life? Those who don’t know Jesus may only describe it as having a great family, a career they love, having a full bank account, nice cars to drive or a healthy family. That wouldn’t be wrong. But if you know Jesus, you know there is more to it.
And many people do not know what they don’t know.
How many women do you know that have all of that, but are absolutely miserable? After spending many years of my life in both physical and/or emotional abusive relationships, I would describe my life then as chaotic, unstable, inconsistent, fearful, unloving, stressful, overwhelming, and let’s face it… I was poor. I was a hot mess.
As I went through my healing journey, my eyes began to open. I began to understand my past and make sense of what happened to me. I began to actively seek a relationship with Jesus. I experienced release. I experienced forgiveness. I began to have hope.
I now define abundance as the perfect peace.
Perfect peace that is only found in Jesus. Abundance is also Love. Security. Safety. Feeling worthy. No drama. It almost sounds impossible that an abundant life, full of peace, after abuse could even be possible. Sister, I promise you that it is.
There is a miracle waiting for you.
There is a way to completely move into a life that God has purposefully and intentionally planned for you
Jeremiah 29:11-14 says, "For I know the plans i have for you, declares the Lord. Plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. Then you will call upon me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart. I will be found by you, declares the Lord, and will bring you back from captivity. "
How beautiful is that. God made a promise to us.
According to Strong’s, here are some words describing what God meant when he said,
To Prosper You:
completeness, soundness, welfare, peace, safety, soundness (in body), welfare, health, prosperity, quiet, tranquillity, contentment, friendship - of human relationships & with God.
Sign me up for that prosperity.
Right now, I want to give you three things to do to start accessing the life that God has waiting for you…
1. Submit to Jesus. Lay everything, all of it, at his feet. Pour your soul out to him. You’re not telling God anything that he doesn’t already know, but he wants to hear it from you. He wants to know that you know that you need his help and seek a life of abundance.
2. Actively seek a relationship with him. That means reading and studying his word every day. Find a Bible study to learn through, a support system, and talk to him as you go through your day.
3. Worship him through music. He loves when we sing to him.
Psalm 100:2 says, "Serve the Lord with gladness; come before his presence with singing."
Psalm 63:3-4 "Because your love is better than life,
my lips will glorify you.
I will praise you as long as I live,
and in your name I will lift up my hands."
Express your gratitude for being out of that horrible place and now being safe physically and emotionally. Get ready to connect with him and feel his presence.
You are a survivor, an overcomer!
You have walked through more fires in your lifetime than some could even imagine. Expect that you will experience abundance beyond your imagination! Peace in your mind, peace in your life. Security. Love. Invite God into your healing journey. Rely on him, access him, love him. And he will love you back, because he always has.
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