So I decided to write a book. My vision for this book was to help women get
set free and delivered from offense. I’m
not talking about the kind of offense that is presented to us everyday…like
when your girlfriend says “wow, your hair looks great TODAY! and you wonder to
yourself what she meant by that. Does my
hair normally NOT look great every day?...and then you have that choice to make
not to walk in offense and so you know you must extend grace to her because she
did not mean to hurt your feelings. No,
I’m definitely not talking about that kind of offense. I’m writing a book to help women walk through
those DEEP offenses like betrayal, rejection and slander.
I used to wonder why it was that God put women in my life
who had been deeply wounded. I would
hear their stories and my heart would grieve with them. I would wrap my arms around them and love on
them and walk with them through their pain.
I found that I was very often used by God in these women’s lives. He gave me a heart of compassion for those
who had been cut deep. I could always
spot them. It was the look in their
eyes. The look that said “I will let you
know only a part of me, because I will never open up and be transparent again”,
or the look of “I’ve got it all together on the outside, but I’ll never let you
see what’s on the inside”. God has given
me discernment for women like that. I
believe it’s because I used to BE one of those women and I could identify with
what I saw in their eyes.
I had been betrayed, not once, but numerous times….. (I’m
saving the rest of my story for my book J),
but let me just say that as soon as I spoke the words out loud “So I decided to
write a book”, every dart the enemy
could throw my way to sideswipe my efforts was hurled my direction. But in the process, the most amazing thing
happened! I began to chuckle. Then I began to laugh out loud! That stinking devil doesn’t have any new
tricks. He was still using the same old
tricks and I had just caught on. I made
another decision that day. I refuse to
give up or give in. A line has been drawn in the sand and I’m
moving forward.
So, I say to all those women who have been wounded like me,
“C’mon girls, let’s keep moving forward, no matter what is thrown our way, and let’s
walk into our destiny!”
James 1:12
Blessed is the man who remains
steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test, he will receive the
crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.
