"You are a woman of great worth and value loved and cherished by God".
"Hope for Healing and Recovery". A message which touch's the depths of hearts that many of us as women and mothers easily face in our lives struggles.
The impact of abuse and neglect throughout my childhood /teen years had remained dormant until later in life when our son's addiction exploded after facing trauma which led him to suffering from PTSD and drug abuse. It was during that time of our oldest son's long battle of intense recovery treatment, that my own need for healing began to surface from that out-of-sight, out-of-mind compartment, which I had kept so neatly locked away.
"Trauma is not picky who it brings suffering to".
The years our children had known as a somewhat stress free, predictable environment that seemingly brought them much content and joy - got quickly turned upside-down. I discovered I was far from keeping a healthy balance between meeting the needs of our two younger children, our older son whose suffering was steadily growing without our knowledge, and a meaningful relationship with my husband who was also growing more and more unstable in his health, and requiring a great amount of care.
After a few years and much work mentoring our son through finding emotional stability and treatment for his addiction, I began to realize that the ongoing cycle of crisis' that continued to keep me from having control in my life at that point, triggered the memories of my past pain which kept me out of control in my earlier years of life. Having no control over watching our son's life seemingly fade away was more than my heart could handle.
There were times I felt like giving up, there were times I felt God didn't care enough about me and my family to want to release the heavy weight that continued to consume our lives. The anger that followed severely interfered with relationships of those I loved and who loved me, Through much work I finally decided to stop giving into these vices and become more willing to listen to the voice that desperately wanted me to hear these truths:
"You are a woman of great worth and value loved and cherished by God".
I can relate to the pain you walk through when the path of destruction takes over your child's heart. I can relate to a husband's chronic health issues leaving family in a whirlwind of hopelessness. I can relate when the joy in a marriage is taken by the consumption of worldly demons. I can relate with the brokenness of suffering through memories of abuse and neglect that leave us with feelings of worthlessness.
Because God demanded me to turn my pain into His gain, I can now share tears and laughter with others in the midst of similar life's struggles, while walking alongside them through their own journey toward healing - sharing this beautiful story, "Grace has a way of turning an once upside down life - inside out....resulting in an absolutely beautiful outcome through freedom in Christ".
"Be Still and Know I am God" PS. 46-10
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