Grapes must be crushed to make wine. Diamonds form under pressure. Olives are pressed to release oil. Seeds grow in darkness. Whenever you feel crushed, under pressure, pressed, or in darkness, you're in a powerful place of transformation.
Trust the process.
YOU’RE NOT FALLING APART. YOU’RE BEING REBUILT. EVERY TEAR, EVERY BATTLE EVERY BROKEN PLACE IS BIRTHING A PERSON STRONGER THAN FEAR, BOLDER THAN SHAME, AND FIERCER THAN THE STORM.
People move on after mistreating you. They re not sitting up in a room somewhere thinking about you. Most of the time they move on and live perfectly fine after doing you dirty. It's time you release yourself from the shackles of waiting for someone to regret how they mistreated you and go LIVE! Forgive them without an apology.
You are someone's favorite person. The way you laugh.
Your kind heart. Your sense of humor. The way you make problems melt away with a loving hug or a shoulder to cry on. And it's tough to remember that sometimes. But it is true. You are appreciated for simply being you. Hug yourself tight! You're crushing life!!
In a lions den, in a fish's belly, in a fiery furnace, in a borrowed tomb, or in your life.. It can look like it is over, but... God is NOT finished yet.
You're right, I was... but I'm not any longer.
I did... but I don't anymore.
I decided... but I changed my mind!
The world calls it evolution.
The Scripture calls it sanctification.
Another great term for it is GROWTH.
You don't have to explain or apologize for it. EVER!! 🙌🏽🙏🏼