unknown to known
You’re not on the outside of God’s plan looking in. You're not tolerated. You're chosen. And your story—what you've been through—is not sidelined. It’s part of the divine mystery being revealed. We can be reminded that we are not outsiders of God's plan by being in a church community. Paul is celebrating what Christ is doing through His church, and we are invited to be an active member of a church community.
Hurt to Healed
Healing can look like a number of things. I believe that we are always being invited into a deeper level of healing with the Holy Spirit. We are able to ask the Holy Spirit what lies we have been holding onto. We can expose the lies, and we can reject the lies. God does not let us go when He is handling the lies that we have believed. I imagine the lies that I have believed about myself are in a basket. I am able to hand over the basket to God, and He throws the lies away. God holds onto us as He is throwing out the enemies lies.
Broken to Blessed
Our purpose on earth is to receive God’s grace, peace and love because Jesus has declared us as Holy. We are able to stand confidently before God because of Jesus paying the price for our sins. Jesus died for our sins so that we could live with Jesus on earth and in Heaven. Since Jesus died for our sins, the grace of God has covered our wrongdoings. Our worst moments can stem from the consequences of our sins or someone’s sin that hurt us. However, our worst moments have no worth compared to Jesus’ grace that he has lavished on you. Your purpose did not begin because of your “good deeds.” Nor can you lose your purpose because of your sin. The Holy Spirit is with you, and He is reminding you that your security is found in Jesus. “And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. When you believed, you were marked in him with a seal, the promised Holy Spirit, who is a deposit guaranteeing our inheritance until the redemption of those who are God’s possession—to the praise of his glory” (Eph. 1:13-14).