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Dear Sister, Let God Into the Wound

(Part 2 From Survival to Surrender)

There are wounds you learned to live with.

Not because they stopped hurting

but because surviving felt easier than opening them.

You smiled.

You kept going.

You told yourself you were fine.

I know this place, because I have been there too.

There was a time when I trusted God, but I was afraid of feeling vulnerable again.

Afraid of remembering everything.

So I told myself I was okay, and I kept going.

I prayed, but I stayed on the surface.

I avoided the places in my heart that still ached,

because opening them felt like going backwards.

After being hurt by people, I became careful with my heart.

Not because I didn’t trust God,

but because I didn’t want to feel that pain again.

But God was never asking me to be strong.

He was asking me to be honest.

The Word says:

“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”

— Psalm 34:18

God does not stand far away from your pain.

He draws near to it.

I didn’t let God into the wound because I was afraid.

Afraid of feeling everything.

Afraid of reliving what I had buried.

But God never rushed me.

He waited patiently.

“Behold, I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears My voice and opens the door, I will come in.”

— Revelation 3:20

Jesus never forces His way into our wounds.

He knocks.

He waits.

He respects your pace.

The moment I finally prayed without pretending

without performing, without hiding,

was the moment healing slowly began.

Not all at once.

Not perfectly.

But truly.

I learned that letting God into the wound does not mean reliving everything.

It means trusting Him with what still hurts.

You don’t need the right words.

You don’t need to explain everything.

You only need to be willing.

Pray honestly.

Cry if you need to.

Tell Him what you never told anyone.

God already knows

but surrender is where healing begins.

This letter is not asking you to open everything today.

It’s inviting you to open one door.

One prayer.

One moment of honesty.

One surrender.

God can be trusted with what hurt you.

He will not waste your pain.

He will meet you there.

With love,

Your Sister 🤍