Thursday, 29 September 2011
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Share Your Heart, Share Your Story
Have you ever told yourself that everything is fine and nothing is wrong? I know I have. I have pretended life was great and nothing hurt me. I lied to myself so long that I believed this to be true. I had walls around me to protect me that were lies and were actually hurting me. The first time I shared my story my heart was racing and everything in my mind screamed, "Don't tell! It isn't safe!" You don't know if they can be trusted with your heart. You don't know if they will go gossip about you. You don't know what will happen.
God whispered to my heart: "Share your heart. Tell others what is inside. You are not alone my beloved. You are safe hidden in my love."
God began to crack those walls around my heart and slowly began sharing the hurts inside with a few trusted people, including a counselor. Cracking those barriers around my heart hurt so much but in a good way. For the first time I was dealing with hurts of my past. I began to tell others my story.
I found grace and acceptance and LOVE in telling my story. I found I was not alone. Others were hurting like me and just needed to hear that they were not alone either. I found that telling my story encouraged others. I found that I was able to connect with others around me by sharing pieces of my heart.
I don't just mean sharing my story up in front of crowds of people, although I have done that now. Just sharing parts of my story one on one with someone means I have connected with someone. In connecting and sharing my heart often others feel free to share their own hearts!
"When we tell our stories, the truth about our lives - the broken parts, the secret parts, the beautiful parts - then the gospel comes to life, an actual story about redemption." Shauna Niequist
Telling the secrets I kept deep inside me, gave me freedom. Sharing tears with others let others see the real me. Sharing fun and great things that happened with laughter let others see the real me. God brought redemption to what I kept hidden deep inside. God was shown to me through telling my story.
What is your story? Tell someone a piece of it today.
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- From: kamrandolph@xanga
- Name: Katie
- About Me: I love God with all my heart, mind, and soul! Loving others well is what I want to be known for and what I hope to continue to learn to do better. I am a cherished child of the King. Psalm 139:23-24 Search me, God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting.
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@Zoe_Selah@xanga - Thank you! Learning to share has been hard and sometimes still is, but I know it is THE BEST God has for me.
I love this! God has slowly been revealing this truth to me over the last couple of years. He really shattered the lies I believed about my story ("it's not worth telling") this past summer. I shared with many (almost everyone - especially anyone who would listen...) and many were encouraged by it. One girl told me it encouraged her to talk to a spiritual leader in her life about a huge sin issue she'd been struggling with...
God will use your story for His good and His glory.
Thanks for reminding me of that - I had almost forgotten. :)
@ashleyannaka@xanga - He does use each person's story... none of it is a waste.