God Still Loves Me!! Yes, Me!
Two years ago, my marriage ended! Not what I wanted, not what I dreamed of, and definitely not the experience I wanted for my children. I was devastated! Culture, church, and friends came pretty hard after me in particular. Seriously. After all I endured in the marriage, I was the first on everyone's blame list.
For a long time, I struggled with the stigma and many other challenges associated with the divorce. The external pressure was one thing, but even more devastating was the internal warfare taking place.
Did God still love me? Had the stain of the divorce diminished His love for me? And if God does not love me the way He once did, will I ever regain my confidence as a woman? How will I fulfill my purpose in life when I'm operating at a deficit with God's love?
But today, I testify to the glory of God that through the raging storm, I re-experienced God’s love for me. Don’t get me wrong, God never stopped loving me, but I had managed to convince myself He couldn’t still love me after everything that had happened. In fact, even in the transition out of the marriage, God was faithful. In the caring of my babies, God was and continues to be faithful. At work, it was one opportunity after another, followed by one promotion after another!
It was as if God could feel the external and internal weight I was operating under, and He piled on His favor to reassure me that He is not against me, but for me!
As of today, this is what I know for sure: God Still Loves Me!! Yes, Me!!
The stigma of divorce is no match for God's love. My inner voices could not drown out God goodness! My savior’s love knows no bounds or limits.
To crown it all, He has overwhelmed me with peace and joy to live a purposeful life and raise my beautiful babies. God literally put me back together and restored my confidence in double!
There is not a single day that I am not thankful for all that He has done and, most importantly, thankful for who He is to me!
Indeed! "The steadfast love of the LORD never ceases; His mercies never come to an end; they are new every morning; great is Your faithfulness." (Lam 3:22-23)
As you read this, please be encouraged and allow yourself to experience Our Saviors Love. Yes, the outside pressure is relentless, and internally, negative voices may be loud. But take a second to say to yourself, "God still loves me! Yes Me!
And in His love, We are forever Thankful!
God richly bless you, remain in His love, and always be thankful!!
Doris Mensah
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