Blooming with Grace Ministries

So many times we judge, we analyze, and we hold anger towards others. The real problem is we judge without all the facts. We analyze strictly from our own perspective, and we hold onto anger when grace should be given.
​Let’s be clear - destructive and menacing humans must be held accountable for their heartless and cruel acts and behaviors. Choosing to understand someone’s pain does not mean minimizing their toxicity or giving empathy to an abuser. It is entirely possible—and often necessary—to set a fierce, unyielding boundary with someone while still choosing not to carry the poison of hatred toward them. It isn’t our place to shame others or force them to live up to our standards. God created us all different, but He also gave us a mind and a heart to choose: goodness versus evil, kindness instead of cruelty, love instead of hate.
​So when a woman or a child speaks up, or when it becomes clear they have endured the heavy weight of trauma, stop before you judge. Take a moment to truly listen to what their world is like.
What sounds like nothing to you or you think you would have handled the situation differently. Maybe you think " That's not that bad, he only yelled at them" He never hit them", "Well I would have just left".
You will never know the whole story to begin with.
The story could be they were yelled at all day every day how worthless they were. How stupid, how ugly, how fat, how no one else would want them. Maybe the punch wasnt the in the face but the heart, because he cheated for the 4th time after he said all the right things for her to forgive. Maybe she cant leave because he kept all the money, or maybe he took her car keys and phone, maybe he threatened to take everything from her.
When we offer grace, we aren’t excusing the wrongdoings of the world 🌸 we are clearing a safe space for the hurting to heal, and letting God take care of the rest.
Before you analyze a survivor's journey from the comfort of your own perspective, pause, listen, and remember that the quietest battles are often the hardest fought.
If you know someone struggling in an abusive relationship, reach out and listen.
Pray for their safety and their escape.
Discreetly ask if they need anything. Often a survivor just needs someone to care about them and it helps them see the way out.

Happy Sunday!💜🕊

To the woman who’s been silenced:

Your thoughts aren’t “too much.”
Your feelings aren’t “too sensitive.”
Your needs aren’t “too demanding.”
Your voice isn’t “too loud.”

You’ve been living with someone who benefits from your silence, so they convinced you that speaking up is wrong.

But listen -

The same God who gave Esther courage to speak truth to power gave YOU a voice too.

The same God who used Deborah to lead gave YOU wisdom too.

The same God who honored Mary’s “yes” honors YOUR choices too.

You were never meant to be a shadow in your own life.

Step into the light. Speak your truth. Take up space.

The world needs what you have to offer.

When life is hitting like a freight train you just have slow down and look at how beautiful life is because there's so much beauty in this world