Before beginning the Healing Hearts ’’The Hem of His Garment’’ Bible study, I never understood why I could not truly be happy on the inside when on the outside, it appeared I had it all together. It had been years since I had been abused and I had what seemed to be a ’’normal’’ life with an amazing husband and a beautiful family. So why couldn’t I just be happy?! In spite of being saved as a young teenager, I didn’t understand how to lean into Christ in difficult times. Instead I turned to every form of worldly healing possible until I had done as much damage to myself as others had done to me. What I didn’t have was the ONE thing that could truly heal my brokenness, a real relationship with Jesus Christ. I took pride in myself as a strong woman who had survived so much abuse in her life that nothing would ever take her down again. I wore my strength like it was a shield of armor to cover years and years of abuse and sin, never realizing that it was all a façade to hide my deep-rooted pain and lie to myself and others that I was just fine. After rededicating my life to the Lord, He guided me to Healing Hearts and I began this Bible study. Within the first chapter I knew this would be one of the hardest, but most rewarding journeys God would ever call me to take. He knew I was a shattered shell of a woman who needed put back together and I realized that His heart broke for me and He didn’t want me to simply just be a survivor. He wanted me to thrive and find my strength in Him alone! He wanted me to trust in Him to make my heart, spirit and mind align with what His will is for me. God took all of the broken pieces of my heart and healed them with the precious blood of Christ. I praise His name for the beautiful gift of real genuine healing He gave me through this study and I will never be the same again. God loves us more than we can even comprehend! If you just surrender everything to Him, the Lord will take you to an amazing place of healing, peace, forgiveness and unconditional love you never knew existed before. God used this Bible study to change my life and He wants to do the same for you! :)
