054: When You Don’t Like Your Story with Sharon Jaynes|The Living Room - a podcast by Joanna Weaver

“Your story does not disqualify you!"Are you still clinging tightly to the broken pieces and shattered dreams in your life? There is good news, my friend!
In this episode, Sharon Jaynes, shares from her newest book, "When You Don't Like Your Story: What If Your Worst Chapters Could Become Your Greatest Victories?"about the redemptive power of God. Sharon demonstrates how God can use the parts of our stories that we wish were erased to grow us and reveal Himself to us and the world around us. While we can never change the past, with God we can always redeem it!
If you are still carrying the hurt of your past, this word is for you. The issues that have bound and held you for far too long are going to be broken as you release them into God's hands. Today is your day of deliverance!
{ USE PLAYER BAR @ TOP OF PAGE to listen to show, subscribe and share }Important Takeaways from Show

Your story does not disqualify youThe Bible is full of personal stories of redemption
Like Rahab, God wants to turn our stories around and use them for goodGod doesn't comfort us just to make us comfortable, but so that we can comfort others (2 Corinthians 1:4) 
Sharing our stories is a part of overcoming the enemy in our lives (Revelations 12:11)It is in the hard parts of our story that God meets us most
Rather than say"why me?"we can ask God"what now?"We have to let go of the broken pieces we cling to and allow God to make something beautiful with it
Healing starts with the decision that you want to be free and made wellWhen we've embraced lies as our identity we have to renew our minds through the Word to tell a new story
We often think it is easier to stay in disfunction than to be healed and move into the unknownWhen we refuse to believe what God says about ourselves over our own thoughts we bind and lock ourselves up
We have to keep our story centered on Jesus and His power to redeemWhen we offer the difficult and weak places in our story to Jesus, He can use it in powerful ways
Sometimes God will not talk to you about your future until you deal with your pastThe power of our past is broken when we open up and share our stories

STEPS TO HEALING: Choose healing - decide that you want to move beyond the hurt and pain toward healing
Leave the pain place - forgive those who have hurt youLeave the shame place - receive God's forgiveness and forgive yourself
Tell your storyAnd we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love him, who have been called according to his purpose.
Romans 8:28Links from Show
NEW BOOK: When You Don't Like Your Story: What If Your Worst Chapters Could Become Your Greatest Victories?
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