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MANUELLA
When God said let there be light, I believe that He also had me in mind at the sound of such a magnificent declaration. At age 25 I believed that I’d seen and experienced all that I needed to and actually all that I could endure. Once again I happened to be on the floor of my hallway, defeated. Abused by those in positions of authority and tormented by those who are seen and unseen I was a walking talking bundle of trauma.
decades old, I could not perceive the point of life, the point of continuing nor the point of
Beyond depressed, disappointed with mankind, and disillusioned with God, I could not quite focus on the point because I could not find it. Two and a half
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Beyond depressed, disappointed with mankind, and disillusioned with God, I could not quite focus on the point because I could not find it..
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me. That was a dark evening. This reality however wasn’t isolated as this was a state which was now too familiar.
Once again I had had enough, but this time was slightly different. This time would be the last time that I would make an agreement with death, smile with the end in sight and rubber stamp my will to die. Eyes wide open, tear ducts full, increased pulse, gut wrenching nausea, I found myself enclosed in a tunnel. The tunnel was dark for a long moment, but then….
Some light broke through. This light became my hope and my hope revealed Himself as Jesus Christ.
Athletically, academically and socially confident, no one would have guessed that this qualified lawyer was a walking vault of damning secrets.
Silenced by “the blind spots”, false guilt, false responsibility and (miss placed) loyalty, a God given
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I now know the truth because I have received the truth but the truth is not all that I have received.
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passion for truth and justice was yet to be released. The mute is no longer,
the silence is over, to Christ I surrender – Amen.
I now know the truth because I have received the truth but the truth is not all that I have received. I have also received a mandate to share, to speak out and to declare the Christ I believe. This is what I do. I’m not about the career and I’m out of the rat race, for money is not my motivation. I’ll still make it and spend it so let’s not get it twisted but I’m fuelled by His will and sheer determination.
I have an appreciation of the price that was paid for me so I have agreed to give my life to the one who gave His life for me. Without Him I am nothing and with Him I am everything as it is through Him that I’m finally complete. My heart now beats with His love and His passion and the smile that you now see is real deep.
I thank God for waking me up and for declaring that there will be light. I thank God for my redemption, my rebirth, my adoption and I thank Him for the love, faith and boldness injection. Each day I see His glory, He is the hope within my story, because He first choose me, He is my choice. Indeed, He is the power, my substance and my volume just listen …. as He has released my voice.
Now. Let’s Talk, Raw Talk…..
MANUELLA
When God said let there be light, I believe that He also had me in mind at the sound of such a magnificent declaration. At age 25 I believed that I’d seen and experienced all that I needed to and actually all that I could endure. Once again I happened to be on the floor of my hallway, defeated. Abused by those in positions of authority and tormented by those who are seen and unseen I was a walking talking bundle of trauma.
Beyond depressed, disappointed
with mankind, and disillusioned with God, I could not quite focus on the point
“
Beyond depressed, disappointed with mankind, and disillusioned with God, I could not quite focus on the point because I could not find it…
”
because I could not find it. Two and a half decades old, I could not perceive the point of life, the point of continuing nor the point of me. That was a dark evening. This reality however wasn’t isolated as this was a state which was now too familiar.
Once again I had had enough, but this time was slightly different. This time would be the last time that I would make an agreement with death, smile with the end in sight and rubber stamp my will to die. Eyes wide open, tear ducts full, increased pulse, gut wrenching nausea, I found myself enclosed in a tunnel. The tunnel was dark for a long moment, but then….
Some light broke through. This light became my hope and my hope revealed Himself as Jesus Christ.
Athletically, academically and socially confident, no one would have guessed that this qualified lawyer was a walking vault of damning secrets.
The silence is over, to Christ I surrender – Amen.
“
I now know the truth because I have received the truth but the truth is not all that I have received.
”
I now know the truth because I have received the truth but the truth is not all that I have
received. I have also received a mandate to share, to speak out and to declare the Christ I believe. This is what I do. I’m not about the career and I’m out of the rat race, for money is not my motivation. I’ll still make it and spend it so let’s not get it twisted but I’m fuelled by His will and sheer determination.
I have an appreciation of the price that was paid for me so I have agreed to give my life to the one who gave His life for me. Without Him I am nothing and with Him I am everything as it is through Him that I’m finally complete. My heart now beats with His love and His passion and the smile that you now see is real deep.
I thank God for waking me up and for declaring that there will be light. I thank God for my redemption, my rebirth, my adoption and I thank Him for the love, faith and boldness injection. Each day I see His glory, He is the hope within my story, because He first choose me, He is my choice. Indeed, He is the power, my substance and my volume just listen …. as He has released my voice.
Now. Let’s Talk, Raw Talk…..