A Story of Hope

A major area of my life that God has changed is my anxiety and stress. My issues with chronic anxiety, fear or in some ways, mental torment has now been replaced with a sense of peace.

I have replaced worry with my trust in God. I still have my moments, but nothing like I used to be. I am not looking for validation or self worth anymore. I used to look for validation through success in my career, appearance or other’s opinions. Now my self worth is secured through my understanding of now knowing that I am a child of God. God accepts ME for ME! That’s all that matters.

Another area that God has helped me work through is healing my deep emotional wounds and pain from all my childhood and early adulthood trauma. God has helped me find the strength to forgive when just a few weeks ago it was impossible to even consider this. With His help, I have removed the burden of holding onto bitterness and I have replaced it with hope, wholeness and purity.

I feel as though there’s been a major shift in my life goals. My goals used to be wanting to achieve self-centered success. Now I’m more focused on life motivated goals which are motivated by pure love, service to others and fulfilling God’s calling. I no longer feel as though I’m on my own.

My husband and I can get through whatever hard times that come knowing that God is always with us even in the darkest times!