Thank you for sharing, Charaia and remaining courageously soft in it all.
This part got me so good: "I’m finding freedom in the truth that the power of my testimony is not in the details -because those things will always change. The power of my testimony is in the presence of the Divine unchanging God."
I love how you talk about God in your life. As I work through a complicated relationship of my own, I find I need continuous reminders that I don't get to control how the story of this relationship unfolds. I, too, want my life to be the good outcome, the example of God's full restoration in a broken familial relationship, but that doesn't seem to be happening and I keep having to wrestle my expectations down and to remember that God is good even when life is messy and hurtful and not "ideal". Thanks for being vulnerable enough and gracious enough to yourself to remind us that God's work usually isn't as tidy as we'd like, but He's always good.
As always sis, thank you for your bravery and compassion. The truth and comfort is found in our Savior who is unending in His love and pursuit of us. He was just reminding me of this yesterday, and it's for this that I'm grateful that you choose to follow Him, allow us to see Him, and never lay yourself up as the guru to fix it. I'm rambling, but basically, thank you for your honest vulnerability where it's not required though often desired by those who have never had to pay the cost of your pain. Thank you for sharing it in small bits and giving us courage to keep going back to God too.
Thank you x forever. I needed to get a grip on this truth in my life so badly. Everything in this, I’m keeping to read 100000x over. 🤍 So relatable. So true. Thank you, Jesus.
Thank you for sharing, Charaia and remaining courageously soft in it all.
This part got me so good: "I’m finding freedom in the truth that the power of my testimony is not in the details -because those things will always change. The power of my testimony is in the presence of the Divine unchanging God."
grace and peace
I love how you talk about God in your life. As I work through a complicated relationship of my own, I find I need continuous reminders that I don't get to control how the story of this relationship unfolds. I, too, want my life to be the good outcome, the example of God's full restoration in a broken familial relationship, but that doesn't seem to be happening and I keep having to wrestle my expectations down and to remember that God is good even when life is messy and hurtful and not "ideal". Thanks for being vulnerable enough and gracious enough to yourself to remind us that God's work usually isn't as tidy as we'd like, but He's always good.
And I hope that you're surrounded by close and caring community as you walk through this difficult time.
As always sis, thank you for your bravery and compassion. The truth and comfort is found in our Savior who is unending in His love and pursuit of us. He was just reminding me of this yesterday, and it's for this that I'm grateful that you choose to follow Him, allow us to see Him, and never lay yourself up as the guru to fix it. I'm rambling, but basically, thank you for your honest vulnerability where it's not required though often desired by those who have never had to pay the cost of your pain. Thank you for sharing it in small bits and giving us courage to keep going back to God too.
Thank you x forever. I needed to get a grip on this truth in my life so badly. Everything in this, I’m keeping to read 100000x over. 🤍 So relatable. So true. Thank you, Jesus.