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April 9, 2026<\/span><\/p>\n Will You Share Your Story?<\/strong> Lee en espa\u00f1ol<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cBut he said to me, \u2018My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.\u2019 Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ\u2019s power may rest on me.\u201d 2 Corinthians 12:9 (NIV)<\/em><\/p>\n For many years, whenever I stepped out to do something I felt God calling me to do, the voices of criticism and condemnation were there to greet me. Early on in ministry, the voices were loud and cruel.\u00a0You\u2019ll never be a speaker. You are not wanted. Look at you. Do you really think God could use someone like you?<\/em><\/p>\n Sometimes I measured myself against other people. She\u2019s so clever. She\u2019s so educated. She’s so connected. Who am I compared to all that?<\/em> Gradually, I shrank back. I pulled away. I put up a front of perfection.<\/p>\n Polished on the outside yet completely undone on the inside.<\/p>\n Eventually, the Lord called my bluff. I was reading the books Experiencing God<\/em> by Henry Blackaby and Victory Over the Darkness<\/em> by Neil Anderson. Often tears streamed from my eyes while I attempted to get through the lessons. But one day it was more than just tears. It was sobs pouring from a chest so heavy with burdens I thought I might literally break apart.<\/p>\n Down on my face, I asked God to speak to me. What I sensed in reply was one simple, life-changing question: Will you share your story?<\/em><\/p>\n Yes, I will share my story,<\/em> I told Him. The good parts that are safe and tidy and acceptable.<\/em><\/p>\n But safe and tidy and acceptable was not what God was looking for. He wanted the impossible. Absolutely impossible \u2026 in my strength.<\/p>\n God met every one of my arguments with scriptures about relying not on my strength but on His, like 2 Corinthians 12:9: \u201cBut he said to me, \u2018My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.\u2019 Therefore I will boast all the more gladly about my weaknesses, so that Christ\u2019s power may rest on me.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n He untangled my need for others\u2019 approval and challenged me to live for an audience of one. He helped me see where the voices of doubt were coming from and challenged me to consider the source. Quite simply, God kept whispering He loved me, over and over again.<\/p>\n The first time I shared my story was an act of absolute obedience. I kept my head down and my guard up. I expected the ladies listening to stone me \u2026 especially when I got to the part about my abortion. The shame of childhood abuse and rejection was nothing compared to the shame of my choice to abort my child.<\/p>\n I\u2019d wept over that choice. But nothing brought the redemption that day brought. As I shook at that podium, I shared exactly what God asked me to.<\/p>\n And then the miracle happened.<\/p>\n When I finished and dared to look up, tear-stained faces were looking back at me. Mouths were whispering, \u201cMe too. Me too.\u201d<\/p>\n Seeing God use the very thing that made me feel utterly worthless to help others changed everything. I was finally breaking free from Satan’s chains of shame and could see his lies for what they were. In that moment, I felt victorious \u2014 not in my own power but in the Lord’s strength and ability to use all things for good.<\/p>\n My \u201cyes\u201d to God gave others the courage to say yes to Him as well. Burdens were lifted. Lives were changed. Hidden secrets were touched by grace. It\u2019s a beautiful thing when women say yes to God. In what way is He calling you to say yes?<\/p>\n Dear Lord, thank You for making the impossible possible. Thank You for taking every event in my life and using it for good. You are worthy to be praised. I want to follow Your plan for my life. In Jesus’ Name, Amen.<\/em><\/p>\n If you\u2019ve ever felt the Lord nudging you to share what you\u2019ve been through but instantly thought, There\u2019s no way<\/em> or That feels impossible<\/em>, this free resource from Lysa TerKeurst will meet you right where you are. \u201c3 Lies That Keep You From Sharing Your Story (and God\u2019s Truth To Replace Them)\u201d will unearth what\u2019s been holding you back and equip you with biblical reminders so you can confidently move forward with what God has called you to do. Get started here!<\/p>\n Find everyday encouragement when you connect with Lysa TerKeurst here on Instagram.<\/p>\n Revelation 12:11, \u201cThey triumphed over [Satan] by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony \u2026\u201d (NIV).<\/p>\n How does it help you to know that the Lord can use what you\u2019ve been through in a powerful way? We\u2019d love to hear from you in the comments.<\/p>\n \u00a9 2026 by Lysa TerKeurst. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n Proverbs 31 Ministries
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