Thankful The Struggle is Real - The Sharing Lifestyle

Thankful

I am so thankful for His word to speak truth that can sometimes be hard to accept or believe.

Yesterday I was in a training for the Pregnancy Resource Center. There were activities that brought back wonderful memories but also some memories came back that were not so wonderful, of when I was an enemy of God.

Hard to Believe

Sometimes it can be hard to truly believe that He loves me as His child, even after all the things I’ve done. AND even after I submitted my life to Him 20 years ago, I continue to mess up daily.

Hope

BUT (and this is the EXCITING part!) His word gives me lots of verses that speak to His grace and His forgiveness when I ask for it…no matter what I’ve done!

The Struggle is Real

If I am honest I have to say that sometimes when memories flash back that are painful it can be a struggle to not be weighed down in guilt.

Opportunity

It has taken a long time, but I have learned to use those painful memories as an opportunity to say prayers of thanksgiving, to rejoice in how much God has transformed my life over the years and to praise Him that He promises He won’t give up on me according to His word!

Choices

I KNOW that His word is TRUE so I choose to believe it. I choose to live it and model it for my family (especially my girls as we women tend to talk negatively to ourselves a lot!) and then I choose to extend that same grace that He gives me to those around me.