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Something Much Greater Than Just You or Me

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You stand at the edge and peer over. Your heart is beating wildly and you hesitate for just a minute…but you know…

…you know that you didn’t walk this thing to be silent about it. You know that this pain, this weakness, this dark place in your heart wasn’t just exposed and healed so that only you could be free.

No, it was for more than that.

So you stand at the edge and look over at this new territory. It’s terrifying. You see others ahead that are beaten and bruised, almost crushed, and they are weighed down with the same thing that held you. You have overcome by the grace of God but they are writhing in pain and held captive with chains too heavy to fight against.

But to pick up your sword and enter the fight is going to cost you something.

It’s going to cost you exposure. You will have to reveal that you were held captive too. That you were weak. You will have to do war again, beyond what you’ve already fought, for these who are bound in front of you.

You could back down. You could stand in your own place of freedom and choose to stay. It’s the safe place to be.

But you are brave. There is a fierceness in you and a call to greatness that you cannot describe. It sees the captives, surveys the territory, and readies for battle.

You pour your heart out with your fingers on keys and your eyes on the screen and you slash through lies. You tell your story and chains begin to loosen. You share how you were weak but He was So strong and the enemy is shaking in his boots as he begins to loose ground in this new territory you are taking. He fights back and fights hard but you know Who to run to when you are in the thick of battle so you fight on.

You are faithful with this truth that set you free. Now you get to be a part of a deeper work that sets others free when you obey the call to write and speak about the radical grace you have found.

Are you standing on the edge of a blog post or a conversation that is terrifying but also powerful enough to break chains for someone else? What will you do with it?  There’s new ground to be taken and we have a choice to join the fight and take it for the King of Kings or to be safe. 

So, when you write on your blog and share your heart {your failures, your weaknesses, and your victories} you are waring over lies that hold others captive.  This blogging thing is no measly hobby.  It’s a chance to be a part of something so much greater than just you or me.

In the battle with you, Kristin from The Beautiful Deep

Comments

  1. Kristin, this is awesome! Just totally awesome. And YES…”you know that you didn’t walk this thing to be silent about it. You know that this pain, this weakness, this dark place in your heart wasn’t just exposed and healed so that only you could be free.” Yes….that.

    • Thank you Logan! You do this exact thing very well, sharing the hard things and being vulnerable. It’s inspiring how you share your heart and I know it has touched many and allowed them to overcome themselves.

  2. I love this, Kristin. Love it! It’s so true. When we’re vulnerable, others feel empowered to be vulnerable. And when light shines on dark places, the darkness flees. “It’s a chance to be a part of something so much greater than just you or me.” So good.

    • Thank you Laura! That is so true about the light shining on dark places. And here we are at Allume shining our lights ;). Love that the more we do this together the more darkness has to flee!

  3. Kristin, just..thank you. This is written so beautifully. Yours are timely words for me. Today, I fight the nervousness and anxiety of speaking at an Advent event at my church. It’s church family with a complicated history, and me speaking after a year of transition and transformation. Thanks for giving me some courage and perspective.

  4. Thank you for sharing this Kristin! I loved this post today and I especially needed these words you shared today. ” It’s going to cost you exposure….You tell your story and chains begin to loosen.” AMEN! Personally, I just have began walking this road of exposing my heart on my blog and It has taken me years to get to this point. Your powerful words speak to my heart and will encourage me to keep going when I want to quit. 🙂 Thank you!

  5. So I have been thinking of starting a blog and I may just have to do it. I’m afraid no one will read it and it will take a bunch of time but I really want to start one. I’ve noticted there aren’t many (or any) blogs out there for wives. For mothers, yes, but those of us who aren’t mommas yet don’t have much. I think I’ll work on a post tomorrow.

  6. I love this post Kristin. I just shared the hardest post I’ve ever written on my blog and I wish I could say that I am writing from a safe distance and in retrospect, looking back on a trial with insight and wisdom, but I wrote from the midst of it and that was really scary. I always right “real” but it’s one thing to write about the past when you have conquered and another one entirely when you’re writing from the trenches and narrowly avoiding getting blasted all over again. However, the emails and comments I’ve received have not only been an encouragement to me in this place but also a gift from God, that the hard is worth it in the telling if it gives Him glory. Thanks for this post.

  7. Great message and so very inspiring. I’m coming up on my blogging year anniversary and while my blog is read by only a few someone once sent me a note that said that they always find inspiration in my words. I have discovered that even if the message is for one person, it is worth it!

  8. What an encouraging post, Kristin! After Allume, I am finding the courage to share some things that previously, I wanted to keep deep inside…thank you for this post. So glad we got a few minutes to meet…on the way to the airport!!

  9. now THAT’LL PREACH!! love it! so very VERY TRUE! i was just discussing this with my hubby today. that this blogging thing has become a passion instead of a hobby. for the EXACT reasons you say. Because I’m doing it to be real enough to be used to change someones life…someone’s perspective. thank you for you words today! 🙂

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