How Will They Know?

Deuteronomy 32:3

I will PROCLAIM the name of the Lord. Oh, praise the greatness of our God!

If you have known the Lord for anytime at all, you have, no doubt, experienced the greatness of our God.    Since the day of your salvation, God has been writing your story.  A story FULL of His divine, amazing, grace.  What has God done since that day?   What storms has He calmed?  What wounds has He healed?  Are you proclaiming His greatness? Somebody needs to hear about the faithfulness of your God....somebody this very minute needs hope.

Think about it..........

How will the wife who has learned about her husband's addiction to porn find hope and healing?
How will the mom who has lost her precious baby know that He is the God of all comfort?
How will the wife whose husband left after many years of marriage know that He is the God that will never leave her or forsake her?
How will the man who is bound by addiction find out that He is the God of deliverance and freedom?
How will the couple on the brink of divorce find out that He is the God of restoration and redemption?
How will the man who feels he is at the end of his rope hear about Jesus dying on the cross for his salvation?
How will the lady who has just been diagnosed with cancer find faith to believe that Jesus is her healer?
How will the woman who aborted her baby find out the He is the God of mercy and love?
How will the father who has lived a life of regrets and shame find out that He is the God of forgiveness and new beginnings?
How will the girl who feels she can never measure up find that she is fearfully and wonderfully made by a God who loves her unconditionally?

I could go on and on, but I think you get the point.  Jesus walks with us through the wilderness of pain, rejection, and brokenness, not only to transform us into His likeness and to heal us but so that others can be transformed and healed, as well.

Here is what I have found to be true.  Broken people can confide in a Pastor for prayer and wisdom, which is  very beneficial and recommended.  They can go to a Godly, licensed counselor which will provide personal recovery solutions.  They can share their pain with a friend which will bring great comfort. But there is nothing like hearing God's story of redemption and hope from someone who KNOWS what it is like to go through what you are experiencing. 

I understand this first hand.  Dealing with my husband's addiction to porn left me feeling so lonely.  Most of my friends did not have a husband with this kind of addiction.  They couldn't really understand my pain. When I finally found someone who had been where I was....I found hope like I hadn't had before.  I devoured every word she had to say....I knew she understood me.  The LIES that the enemy had been shouting to my wounded heart were exposed.  I wasn't the only ONE who ever faced this.  I was NOT alone.  My feelings were NOT crazy!  God was STILL with me!  God's plans for my life had NOT changed.  TRUTH was brought to light because one dear sister was willing to be transparent about her past and God was glorified.

Dear friend, our painful, messy, lives can be used to proclaim God's powerful message to the hurting!  He is WORTHY of our praises!!

Part of me wants to passionately ask...how can we NOT tell them? How can we not tell about how God gave us hope when we had none, how He saved, healed, redeemed, restored and delivered?  How can we possibly keep silent when God has been so gracious to us?  


Lord, Thank you for what you have done in our lives.  Please help us to boldly proclaim your goodness.  May we allow our struggles, brokenness, and pain to be used to bring GLORY and HONOR to your name.  Amen!!