Daily Power #67

For everyone who has been born of God overcomes the world. And this is the victory that has overcome the world—our faith. (1 John 5:4 ESV)

Rebecca was a faithful volunteer at our church, a wife, and the mother of two children. She seemed happy enough but eventually shared her dark secret: for years she had eaten whatever she wanted only to regurgitate that food a few minutes later. Ashamed of her struggles, she had managed to keep her sickness hidden from everyone around her. Then one day Rebecca’s three-year-old daughter began sticking her little finger down her throat, mimicking what she had seen her mommy do. At that moment, Rebecca knew it was time to come clean about her struggle.

She confessed to everyone—her husband, her family, and our team at church. She sought help from a Christian counselor and slowly pushed through her darkness into the light of Christ’s healing. Best of all, God has transformed her past struggles into a ministry. Rebecca regularly meets with other women struggling with the same private battle she endured for years.

No matter what your struggle is, God can do a similar miracle for you. Once a broken bone heals, it is often strongest at the point of the fracture. In the same way, God can take the shame of past failures and amazingly redirect their outcome toward our future success. He loves to transform our weaknesses with his strength so that others can see his power at work in our lives.

Power Lift

I give my struggles to you, Father, and thank you for the way you change my mistakes into your masterpieces.