Michelle

Work in progress. Abuse survivor. Cancer survivor. Christian. Conservative.

[Michelle @answer4theailin]

My prayer 4 you - may God grant you the courage 2 not give up even tho it may feel hopeless. God loves you & He cares. Hold on. IJN

[Michelle @answer4theailin]

I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the goodness of the Lord in the land of the living.

📖 Psalms 27:13 📖

[Michelle @answer4theailin]

Prayer 4 Endurance & Hope

Heavenly Father, in th midst of hardships, I seek Ur face. Grant me th endurance 2 continue forward & th hope 2 see past my current struggles. Infuse my spirit w/Ur peace so tht I may hold fast 2 th promise of Ur love tht never fails. In Jesus name🙏.

[☆•*☆҉¨*•Be Blessed*¨*•☆ @ElRoiShalom]

To "guard your heart" means to be mindful of what we watch, read, who we hang out with, and in general our choices that either degrade, or nourish our body, mind and soul. It involves choice.

[Sharing @sharonePack]

In all thy ways acknowledge Him,
and He shall direct thy paths.

[Michelle @answer4theailin]

The power of 1 person.

[Mr PitBull Stories @MrPitbull07]

She said no. He spent twenty years making her pay for it. Then she made sure the whole world knew why.

In the mid-1990s, Ashley Judd was on her way up. Talented, trained, and impossible to ignore she had everything Hollywood claimed to reward.

Then came the invitation that would change the course of her life.

A meeting with Harvey Weinstein, one of the most powerful producers in the industry. She arrived at a Beverly Hills hotel expecting to talk business. What she found instead made it immediately clear this was never about business at all. She refused every inappropriate request, held her ground, and walked out.

In a just world, that would have been the end of it.

It wasn't.

What Ashley didn't know was that her refusal had set something in motion. Weinstein began quietly labeling her "difficult" warning directors and producers that she was a nightmare to work with. Years later, director Peter Jackson confirmed it openly: Weinstein's company had actively discouraged him from considering certain actresses, and he had believed them at the time.

Major roles vanished before Ashley even knew they existed. Her career stalled in ways that made no sense on paper. She had the talent, the presence, the work ethic. But doors kept closing without explanation.

For nearly twenty years, she carried that knowledge alone understanding the invisible walls around her but unable to prove they were there. Knowing that speaking out would likely cost her everything that remained.

Then came October 2017.

The New York Times was building an investigation that would expose decades of predatory behavior across the industry. Ashley Judd made a decision that would alter history. She would go on the record. She would use her real name. She would tell the truth fully aware of what it might cost her.

Her courage became permission for others.

Within days, dozens of women came forward. Then hundreds. Then thousands, across industries and countries around the world. Two words spread everywhere: Me too.

Weinstein was fired, criminally charged, and ultimately imprisoned. His empire collapsed. The people who had protected him for decades scattered. The untouchable fell.

Ashley Judd didn't just refuse to be mistreated in that hotel room. She refused to let that moment write the ending of her story.

Her career had been quietly sabotaged. Years of opportunities were stolen. Real damage was done by a man who couldn't accept that a woman had simply said no. That is worth naming honestly and not softening.

But what she gave the world in return cannot be measured.

She proved that systems built on silence are more fragile than they appear. That one person willing to tell the truth can shatter decades of fear. That courage doesn't always bring immediate results but it always changes what comes next.

Workplace protections have strengthened. Conversations about power have shifted. The old certainty that wealth and influence could keep any secret forever has been shaken in ways that won't easily be undone.

Not because the powerful suddenly grew consciences.

Because women like Ashley Judd decided they were done staying quiet.

Sometimes the bravest thing isn't winning the fight in the moment. It's refusing to let that moment define you and then, when the time is right, telling the truth anyway.

Even when it costs everything.

Especially then.

[Michelle @answer4theailin]

Please reach out for help if you need it. Check on loved ones ... holidays can be especially difficult.

[Michelle @answer4theailin]

This is my BFF. Please keep her in your prayers and give if able. Thanks and God bless!

[Nona @eaglesrestore]

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[Michelle @answer4theailin]

It's never too late to begin again 🌈.

[Michelle @answer4theailin]

Are not two sparrows sold for a penny? Yet not one of them will fall to the ground outside your Father's care. And even the very hairs of your head are all numbered. So don't be afraid; you are worth more than many sparrows.

📖 Matthew 10:29-31 📖

[Michelle @answer4theailin]

The grace will come when the time comes 🙏🏻

[Sharing @sharonePack]

Many reasons to have #concerns
Don’t go to bed #worrying
#SayYourPrayers

[Michelle @answer4theailin]

Keep praying that the Holy Spirit reaches and transforms those who whose hearts have been rejecting God’s word. We plant the seeds, the Holy Spirits does the deep works. Never underestimate the power of prayer 🙏🏻.

[savedgirl316 @savedgirl316]

#JesusSaves

[Sharing @sharonePack]

Open your heart wide
So wide, you receive His Perfect Love—
Leaves no room for fear.
#NightNight

“There is no fear in love,
but perfect love casts out fear.”
~1 John 4:18

[Sharing @sharonePack]

#SayYourPrayers

[Sharing @sharonePack]

Whatever you face today,
His light is stronger.
His #hope is steady.
Darkness does not win—
not over Him,
not over you.

He is our Hope in the Darkness
Nothing Can Overcome His Light

"The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it." 
~John 1:5

[Michelle @answer4theailin]

Be still and know that He is God. Your blessing is connected to the place God has called you to be.

[Michelle @answer4theailin]

God wants you as a friend https://t.co/fRrIloAjDy

[Michelle @answer4theailin]

Isaiah 43:18-19 - But forget all that—it's nothing compared to what I’m going 2 do! For I’m going 2 do a brand-new thing. See, I have already begun! Don’t you see it? I'll make a road thru the wilderness of the world for my people 2 go home & create rivers for them in the desert!

[Michelle @answer4theailin]

If We Would but Believe

We don't have to believe the lie anymore that it's always going to be like it used to be. We don't have to settle for less than. God just might have something new up His sleeve.