Heroine’s Journey

The most extraordinary people I know are ones who have a story of overcoming the most trying circumstances. If God chose for you to be a leader or warrior for Him, what kind of training do you think that would require? Think about it." Would it be challenging? Would you be pushed to the edge where you discover the gift of abilities you never knew you had?

Usually, Advocates, Counselors, and Volunteers are empathetic because many experienced pain and developed empathy through their trials. They are stronger because of having gone through such great adversities.
I am grateful to God for all the struggles that came my way. How else would I develop empathy, compassion, and understanding? Struggles shape or fool us into believing we got the short end of the stick in life. It takes time to see this; some may never see it, but for those who do, the world needs you and the experience that shaped you.

Life will bring adversity, and it will be ugly, frightening, and painful to the point where you will feel abandoned at times, but I think having faith in God was what made it bearable and kept me moving forward, even if it was half a step that day.
There is a time when we, indeed, are a victim and broken. We are down and can rest for as long as we need to, but when we rise up and ask God to deliver us from all that has happened to us, He will. As Him to use it for His good.