You didn’t survive all that hell just to live a normal life.
There’s a reason you’ve been crushed, stretched, rejected, misunderstood, betrayed, addicted, imprisoned, overlooked, and broken over and over again.
It’s not because God abandoned you.
It’s because He was building something in you — a foundation strong enough to carry glory.
When the enemy saw your assignment, he launched a full-blown assault on your identity.
He knew:
If you ever realized who you really are…
If you ever woke up to the authority in your bones…
If you ever stopped living small…
He’s done.
So what did he do?
He hit you where it hurt most:
Through people who were supposed to love you.
Through trauma you didn’t choose.
Through addictions that seemed to promise escape.
Through voices that told you, “You’re too much,” or “You’re not enough.”
But guess what? You’re still here.
And that means the story isn’t over — it’s just starting to make sense.
Joseph wasn’t promoted from a pulpit — he was trained in a prison.
Esther didn’t show up for glory — she was positioned for purpose through pain.
If you're in the fire, it’s not punishment — it’s preparation.
“Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him…” — Job 13:15
“After you have suffered a little while, He will restore you…” — 1 Peter 5:10
The pain you thought disqualified you?
It’s the very thing that’s qualifying you to carry His presence with power.
Look at your story.
The rejection?
Now you carry radical compassion.
The addiction?
Now you know how to walk others into deliverance.
The trauma?
Now you can sense what others can’t even articulate.
You didn’t just go through it. You grew through it.
You are a walking testimony — not of perfection, but of resurrection.
Don’t rush to cover it up. Look at it. Honor it. Let it speak. God doesn’t waste a single tear — and neither should you.
Ask Yeshua:
“What did You build in me through this?”
There’s always gold hidden inside the pressure.
The same comfort God gave you? Pass it on.
Your scars are someone else’s survival guide.
“They overcame by the blood of the Lamb and the word of their testimony…” — Revelation 12:11
You were born for this.
You’re not behind.
You’re being positioned.
Let’s rise.