Did you know that researchers estimate the average American is exposed to 300-3,000 commercial message a day! 300-3,000 times each day we are told we are not enough, we need to be skinnier, healthier, faster, smarter, richer, wiser, calmer, happier. Have more energy, more clothes, more cars, more food, more stuff, bigger house, better marriage. We are told 300-3,000 times a day we neither have enough nor are enough.

That is a lie.

We are enough. The Lord says so.

The Lord says we are…

Blessed

Chosen

A disciple

Clean

Friend of God

Peaceful

Joyous

Appointed

Fruitful

Not alone

Not The worlds

Someone the Lord remains in

On my way home

The Lords

Beloved

Someone the Lord chooses to form and takes time to shape

Alive

Sanctified by truth

In union with Jesus

Fought for

Precious

Honored

Called His bride

Someone who enthralls the Lord with my beauty

Redeemed

No longer a slave

Rescued

Called

Pardoned

Called God’s darling

Thirst-quenched

Offered abundance

Saved

Waiting

Free

Known

A reflection of Christ

Someone God chooses to use

Enjoyed

Healed

Celebrated

Worth pursuing

Loved

What would happen if we read this list 300-3000 times each day? Would we begin to believe it?

my broken places

I haven’t written in months, yet I can hardly contain the passion that has filled me. I have been redeemed. And just beginning to understand what that really means. I have been in the process of telling my secrets for the past two years. Slowly I have continued to share the dark corners of my life. With each exposure, the Lord’s presence is undeniable. Each time I share the problem, insecurity or place of shame, it shrinks. As healing takes place I can begin to point out my imperfections with pride, for my old wounds are now evidence of the Lord’s touch. Each scar becomes a memory of where the Lord reached down and transformed my life.

I have seen the work of a Redeemer as the Lord heals my broken places, but He hasn’t stopped there. He has begun something even more incredible. He has begun to use those places that used to fill me with shame to heal others! Pulling me out of dark places and using the parts of myself I hate the most to help bring others out of their own darkness. Allowing me to share in others joy as they too are redeemed.