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Survivor vs Victim.

 

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God never ever intended for us to "Walk on Egg Shells".

"For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind." ~2 Tim 1:7

 

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Still Standing.

By the grace of God, and through the strength that He imparts to us, we CAN be standing, still, after trauma, crisis, and emotional earthquakes that threaten the very fiber and foundations of our souls.

 

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Our Story.

We all have our story to tell. There is a REASON that we suffered through such agony and hardship.

And that REASON, is because we have a story to tell, so that others can KNOW that there is HOPE and there is a LIGHT at the end of that dark tunnel.

 

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Our Story.

Speak it. Share it.

 

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Our Story.

We ALL have a story to tell.

We are ALL "Story Tellers".

 

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Lot's Wife.

Let Lot's wife serve as a reminder of "looking back". Even after staunch and SOS warnings right from God through His angels, sent to rescue Lot and his family, she looked back.

The bottom line is, she WASN'T GOING that way.

Neither are we.

Don't look back.

 

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Lot's Wife.

Speaking of Lot's wife. We all know what happened when she turned around, right?

"But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt." ~Gen 19:26

 

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Moving On.

Don't stop. Don't "look back". Don't shrink back. Be brave. New doors will open.

Keep on keepin' on.

 

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Getting Back Up.

We will always get "knocked down" in one way or another many many times. It's NOT the getting "knocked down" that counts....it's the "getting back up".

 

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Hope.

God's HOPE is like wearing springs on the bottoms of our shoes. We get a certain "bounce" from it, and a resiliency. It's like He puts us on His shoulders to show us that THAT mountain in our way, is just a temporary "inconvenience", and of no consequence. We are given the same HOPE and insight that David was imbued with when he not only faced that big ol' bully Goliath, but RAN towards him. And do you know why David RAN towards Goliath? It's because he KNEW that GOD "had this", and that the battle wasn't "his" battle. It was God's battle.

 

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Saying No To Crazy.

We are to be wise and discerning, not naive or careless or a participant in craziness and/or chaos or drama.

It is NOT a "sin" to say "no".

 

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Denial.

It can kill you.

It is NOT your "friend".

 

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Letting Go.

 

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Letting Go.

 

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Overcoming Denial.
AKA: Reality is ALWAYS our "friend".