It’s also important to bear witness to ourselves, to remind ourselves, about what God has brought us through. I can’t speak for you but for me I can say that I tend to forget some past struggles and victories unless I work to remember them.

When I look back, though—when I consider my life 10, 20, 30, 40 years ago and compare it to my freedom now—I’m reminded that God, who brought me this far, does not change. I’m encouraged to know that God’s loving, limitless power is still at work in my life.

Sure, I have a long way to go; but “the Lord has brought me from a mighty long way,” as the old gospel song says. When I bear witness to that, when I make an effort to remember how I’ve grown and been delivered, I realize that nothing is too hard for God. True for me, true for you.

Please email me any time: Mary.Brown@SilenceBrokenNow.org. I’m pulling for you.