I’m too different from other Christian women.

It’s a belief that has replayed over and over in my mind. 

When I step foot into a church where I’m underfashioned.

When I open my mouth to confess an area where I struggle.

When I make choices for my children that don’t align with the majority.

And, honestly, I feel small – like I don’t belong in this Kingdom that God has promised.

The one that is the cornerstone of my personal faith.

I was raised in the church, but I walked off the path a few times.

Sometimes by circumstance.
Sometimes by choice.

And I’m lucky to be close to the heart of God again.

But there were hard lessons…and they have given me pain and scars that most people would rather run from or avoid.

So, I’m not polished.
So, I make people uncomfortable.

Maybe you, too, have felt this way.

But the thing is, I think God allows us to become “different” to illuminate a truth that every Christian heart needs to hear:

Every single road can lead to God.

Yours.
Mine.
Every.

So, now when the stares and words of judgment come, I find that God quiets my heart with a simple reminder:

We all have hearts that hurt.

And perhaps the “different” we are tempted to hide is not evidence of brokenness.

But rather the humble healing of God.

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