Guest Post: When We’ve Lost Our Way by Gina Stinson
It is my privilege to welcome my friend Gina Stinson to join us today. She has a very timely message for us. Please give her a warm welcome. Leagh When We’ve Lost Our Way by…
Rebel to Redeemed: I’m Not Perfect, but thankful to be Redeemed
Over the last few months I’ve shared my story of going from Rebel to Redeemed. Today we finish up that series. I’ve shared my struggles, my heartache and pains, as well as my breakthroughs, triumphs…
Rebel to Redeemed: Never Stop Praying
Never stop praying! That’s the biggest lesson I’ve learned through all of life’s twist and turns. When I returned home after a three year absence, family and friends all told me that they never stopped…
Rebel to Redeemed: Walking in Faith
Once again my life had been uprooted and I didn’t understand why. I felt that I’d taken a huge step back in time. Yet, God kept telling me to trust Him. Although that’s the way…
Rebel to Redeemed: His Ways Are Not Our Ways
Life wasn’t perfect, but it was good and I was evolving into the person I knew God wanted me to be. I continued to struggle with some situations at work, but God had given me…
Rebel to Redeemed: Seeking God’s Will
My bed of roses had turned into a field of hay. I may have been in God’s will but life wasn’t as rosy as I wanted to dream it was. The devil was fighting me…
Rebel to Redeemed: The Healing Continues
After six years of pulling back the layers, one would think there wasn’t anything else to work on. However, human beings are complex individuals with many layers. I still have much work to be…
Rebel to Redeemed: Spiritual Warfare
I discovered that being in God’s will is not easy. God may want you there, you may want to be there, but the devil DOESN’T want you there. The devil knew my weaknesses and faults…
Rebel to Redeemed: In God’s Will
Finally, after six years I began to feel that I was in God’s will again. I don’t know why He kept me waiting that long, but He does. He has not revealed to me yet,…
Rebel to Redeemed: Waiting on God’s Timing
I recently read a story of a prodigal who also struggled for twenty years. She remarked that she gave her life to Christ and the next morning she was a new person. So many of…
Rebel to Redeemed: Discovering Who I Am
For the first time in years, I began to discover that my hopes and dreams were still there and they were still the same that they had been for years. I read a lot of…
Rebel to Redeemed: Finding Forgiveness
I realized part of the healing process was finding forgiveness. This was far from easy. My emotions ranged from loving Duncan* to hating him. I realized that I had to allow myself to feel regardless…
Rebel to Redeemed: Finding Healing
I tried to handle things myself after the end of my marriage to Sean* and realized this was not a wise decision. Instead of dealing with what I felt, I suppressed it and became angry…
Rebel to Redeemed: Discovering Where I Fit In
I was home, but I had no idea where I fit in. I felt like an outsider. I felt as if I were an interloper on someone else’s life. The first two months back, I…
Rebel to Redeemed: The Prodigal Returns
I was taken to a safe place and able to make contact with Mama. I’ve often wondered what I would have done if we’d not reconnected two months earlier. Looking back, I see that even…
Book Review: Praying for the Prodigal
Do you have a prodigal in your life? Have you had one in the past? I’ve slowly been revealing my story as the prodigal child on Monday’s current series, Rebel to Redeemed. I want to…
Rebel to Redeemed: The End of Hell
After three years in an abusive relationship, I had no doubt I was living in hell. There were times when arguing with Duncan his eyes grew so black, that I wondered if it was Duncan…
Rebel to Redeemed: Mending Broken Relationship
By October, the relationship with Duncan had deteriorated and once again I attempted to leave. I’d not talked with Mama in over three years. I would call my aunt or grandmother about once a year…
Rebel to Redeemed: It Takes Time
I’d finally surrendered to God, asked His forgiveness and for Him to come into my heart and life. I wish I could tell you that “POOF” everything changed, but it didn’t. The return trip home…
Rebel to Redeemed: Finally Redeemed
By summer 2008 life had become very difficult. Nothing I did was right for Duncan and Mary. I’d been through numerous jobs and I had no friends. I was living on an emotional roller coaster…