The lies that people tell about us hurt. I won't debate that. When you allow those lies to take root in your heart, they become a reality to you. They strip you of your God-given strength and you lose the courage to step out in faith. The amount of pain that comes from those lies is great and depending on the person it can take years to repair the hurt and pain that comes with them.
I pray that you read this and believe that it is coming from a genuine place: I'm sorry. I'm sorry for your pain, I'm sorry that you were lied to for all of those years. I'm sorry that those lies crippled you and caused you to not trust anyone. I'm sorry that you never got that apology from the loved one who hurt you so long ago. I'm sorry.
If I write nothing else my desire is for you to realize this truth: all of the lies that you heard in the past were just that...LIES. They had no place being spoken into your life then and they certainly have no place in your life now. See them for what they are so that you can move on to bigger and better things.
My story is full of bumps and bruises. Stories of hurt and pain. My past could have made me bitter but I've chosen to have joy. Why? Because my strength, my desire to go on, comes only from God. He makes me unstoppable because greater is He who is within me than he who is within the world (1 John 4:4). He renews my strength (Isaiah 40:31, 2 Corinthians 12:9-10). I've tried to do things on my own for so long but have failed time and time again. I am but flesh, weak in every way, but the truth is I rather be weak any day knowing that God is on my side than to boast of my own strength independent of God.
Be love and be open to receive love.
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