Hurt/Hope

From Colonial Church

I just want to take a minute and pour my heart out to y'all. The last couple of weeks at our church we have been praying for our congregation's anonymous HURTS. We are praying over these and praying for HOPE.

The first card I got was from a woman who said, "I feel like I am not good enough. Not a good enough wife, not a good enough mom, not a good enough christian, and not a good enough person."

The second card simply said, "Will I ever be good enough? Will I ever be able to carry a child again?"

Ladies, I want to express my deep heartache for us women who think that we are not enough. At some point all of us will feel like failures. At some point all of us will just break down and cry. Yes, even me, who thinks crying is weak! Y'all know I love to say Abby's famous line, "Save your tears for your pillow!" But honestly, when I read those cards, I was just an emotional wreck. Front row of the congregation, less than 5 feet from the worship team, and I am sobbing and snotting all over these cards.

My heart breaks as I read and see that I am not the only one who feels this. I know you've heard, "this too shall pass," but I want to let you know right now that only God can fill that void we are feeling. Only God and complete us and make us feel whole. He said we are worthy, and honey YOU ARE!

My prayer is for all of us. My prayer is that we will pray for eachother, even without knowing what is going on in each other's lives. My prayer is that you will know that we serve an amazing king, and a dedicated father who is willing to pick us up and tell us we are beautiful, worthy daughters.

I also want you to see that God's timing is always perfect. He knew exactly what I was feeling that morning. He knew that I needed to know that I am not alone in these feelings and that only through Him can we be healed and turn our HURTS into HOPES.

I love you ladies and hope that you will join me in praying for our sisters in Christ globally. We need each other and we need each other's prayers.

If you have a hurt, please know that you can message me and I will pray for that along with praying for each of you beautiful ladies!

He loves us so. Be blessed my loves.