Healed to Speak

Hi everyone,  I hope you all are well. Today, I want to share with you why I started my blog. In previous posts, I have shared why, but this time I want to share the details.  First the purpose of my blog is to speak or write words of healing to people, but specifically women. My goal is to speak or write those words of healing by discussing my personal journey of healing. I had a childhood full of abuse and pain. As I got older, I dealt with many residual issues because of it. I did not trust people, I did not feel safe physically or emotionally, I got into wrong relationships intimately, socially and spiritually; I looked for love from people instead of receiving love from God, I did not like myself, I did not think I was pretty, I did not believe I was intelligent. When I got close to someone, it was easy for me to throw them away at the slightest notion that they would hurt me. I smiled through so many tears. I was depressed a lot and I felt I could t...

II Corinthians 1:20 - For no matter how many promises God has made, they are "Yes" in Christ. And so through him the "Amen" is spoken by us to the glory of God. Hello Everyone! I pray each of you are well. Today I am discussing the topic of "maintaining the promise!" I pray you are encouraged by the video! Love you all, Darlene #healedtospeak

II Corinthians 12:9 “ But he said to me, ‘My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness.’ Therefore, I will boast all the more gladly of my weaknesses , so that the power of Christ may rest upon me." I am amazed at how far the Lord has taken me. From a little girl who suffered unspeakable acts of abuse, rejection and shame to a person who understands God’s love for her. From a person who did not believe she would ever receive love to a person who is married with her own family. From a person who did not believe she had gifts and callings to a woman who is using one of those gifts in which I am writing to you. Then there are times I am amazed at how far I have to go. Those moments when I act in a way that is not pleasing to God. Those moments when I tell God I trust Him, yet my actions do not line up to what I speak out of my mouth. Those times in which I surprise myself by my own actions. Although I have been healed to speak , there are ...

Galatians 6:2 - Carry each other's burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ. I often write on the subject of healing. I do this because of my own personal experiences. I also write on the subject because of the hurt God allows me to see in others. There are so many people walking around wounded and damaged. They have smiles on their faces, but their hearts are broken. They are defeated, depressed and suicidal yet many times will never show it.  If we are not sensitive to the needs of others, (especially Christians) we can miss it.  For years, I walked around completely broken. I sought healing but at the time, I did not know how to go to God to receive my healing, so I sought it out in people. Unfortunately, I did not find the healing I needed and this happened for several reasons. Many years after my own healing process, I realized there were others who experienced the same types of pain I did. Pain from their childhood, church, relations...