I really didn’t wanna share this. Just being honest. But I felt convicted in a few ways yesterday that, in my recent excitement in all that God is doing, I have begun to inadvertently edit out my bruises and my pain. It’s probably not inadvertent, at all. Who wants to share the hard parts? Who wants to really “boast of our weakness” like Paul did? Who wants to lay down their pride so that people think less of them? Not even I do… But it is my calling. It has been the purpose that God has been cultivating in my life for my ENTIRE life. “Teaching people to share their blessings and their bruises to connect with love and empathy.” My mission statement. So… yesterday, on my social, I shared my message to my doctor, which serves as a physical update on my pain and what I am experiencing. I also felt like God told me very clearly to turn my camera on and record what came out… And here it is. This message took almost 24 hours to upload and it presented plenty of opportunities to back out and to NOT share… But as I listen to it again and hear what God was saying through this message, I am not ALLOWED to ignore the instruction to post and share this message. My faith is not predicated on pleasure. My faith has been built in pain. I have to share. Anything less would be disobedience. You can click the link to listen in the Substack app or on any podcasting platform. You can also click the YouTube link below and watch the video.

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Joel

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