07/29/2020
TODAY MARKS TEN YEARS OF SOBRIETY FOR LYDIA, and I couldn’t be more honored that she is willing to be so open and vulnerable and share her story from rock bottom, to redemption.
Lydia is open about her struggles with s*x, alcohol, infidelity, divorce, shame, and guilt... and how God has transformed her life into a life of peace, joy, freedom, and renewal. Lydia is so open and raw in her testimony, which is a true gift to any woman struggling. Here are some of her encouraging words:
“I was stuck in the bo***ge of shame, that if you really knew the true me that you would reject me. What I know to be true today is that, the enemy has used this lie against me for far too long. The exact opposite has been evident in my life. Once I was finallyy able to break down the walls that I had built up around my heart, Godʼs love started pouring in. Shining the love and the light of Jesus into all of the dark places, all of the places that I thought I would never share, never expose to another, Godʼs love started to pour into those spaces. I accepted the forgiveness that Jesus came to give a sinner just like me. For I was lost but now I am found. I was blind but now I see. God came to save a broken sinner just like me and what a relief that the only requirement for forgiveness is acceptance.
The message that I hope to share with those around me, those reading this, is that more than anything there is NOWHERE that Godʼs love canʼt reach. That there is a God that loves you so much that he will search for you, he will wait for you, His love is long, and wide and deep. There is no mountain he wonʼt climb up, no wall he wonʼt kick down, no where that Godʼs love wonʼt go coming after YOU. We are not saved by “doing good”, being good, being well liked, pretty, rich, or successful. We are saved by and through grace. We have been given a free gift, a gift of love, grace, acceptance and freedom.”
You can find Lydia’s full story at the link in my bio. XOXO 🔥✌🏼