LET'S TALK ABOUT LOVE
Kennisha Hill
Kennisha Hill
Someone recently told me that I should
write a book about the transitioning
process from a hurting woman to a
hopeful woman. Though writing a book
is definitely on my Bucket List, for now
I’ll just focus this week’s topic on the
transition from hurt to hope.
As I mentioned last week, it’s quite easy
to become comfortable in uncomfort-
able situations when you’ve been in a
particular place for so long. That place
becomes a comfort zone. The thing
about becoming complacent in a
comfort zone is that it handicaps you,
and prevents you from moving forward.
It keeps you locked in a box, trapped in
a place of familiarity, and robs you of
write a book about the transitioning
process from a hurting woman to a
hopeful woman. Though writing a book
is definitely on my Bucket List, for now
I’ll just focus this week’s topic on the
transition from hurt to hope.
As I mentioned last week, it’s quite easy
to become comfortable in uncomfort-
able situations when you’ve been in a
particular place for so long. That place
becomes a comfort zone. The thing
about becoming complacent in a
comfort zone is that it handicaps you,
and prevents you from moving forward.
It keeps you locked in a box, trapped in
a place of familiarity, and robs you of
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I first had to acknowledge the root of my hurt. I
believe in order to truly absolve a problem, the
direct cause of it has to be identified. That was a
process within itself. It seemed that the deeper I
dug into my pain, the more I hurt. I often felt like
I was going backwards instead of moving
forward.
I experienced a ton of emotions – anger,
resentment, guilt, shame – but it was good for me.
You see I had buried all of my emotions instead of
letting them out, which continuously fed the seed
of my hurt, causing it to bring forth painful fruit.
believe in order to truly absolve a problem, the
direct cause of it has to be identified. That was a
process within itself. It seemed that the deeper I
dug into my pain, the more I hurt. I often felt like
I was going backwards instead of moving
forward.
I experienced a ton of emotions – anger,
resentment, guilt, shame – but it was good for me.
You see I had buried all of my emotions instead of
letting them out, which continuously fed the seed
of my hurt, causing it to bring forth painful fruit.
Actually dealing with the feelings attached to the root of my pain gave me such emotional freedom.
Next, I had to pray HARD for God to shift the paradigm of my thinking. I wholeheartedly believe
my thoughts, which infiltrated my heart. I thought of myself as a woman full of despair, and so I
was.
I had to undergo spiritual brain surgery, because my thinking was an absolute mess. This was
probably the hardest part of the process for me.
I’d been thinking so negatively for such a long period of time, that it was hard to bring my mind
into a new way of thinking. My thought process often fluctuated as God was working on me, but
with the help of the Lord, I was able to break free from that place of complacency in my mind.
I said it even when I struggled with believing its truth. I still say it. The only difference now is that
I really believe, and I can truly say that God has freed me from my past, and given me hope for a
promising life in Him.
Prayer, fasting, meditation, and studying God’s word were all an important part of the
transitioning process. It’s so vital that we keep a solid relationship with Christ, because the enemy
desires to sift us as wheat, and we cannot leave him any room to come in and cause any more
damage than he’s already done.
No transition is easy; however, with a made up mind, determination, and Christ as your primary
focus, you can successfully make it along the journey from hurt to hope. I can’t promise you that
every day of the transition will be easy, because it won’t. Anytime you leave what’s familiar and
step into new territory, there’s going to be some resistance and hesitation. I can’t assure you that
the process will be over in a particular length of time, because God works according to His own
timing. But don’t let that discourage you.
Know this – As long as God’s hand is upon your life, you are guaranteed victory. For those of you
who are in a period of transition, I encourage you to keep the faith and continue to make strides to
becoming that hopeful, happy, holy woman that God designed you to be.
Happy transitioning!
Next, I had to pray HARD for God to shift the paradigm of my thinking. I wholeheartedly believe
my thoughts, which infiltrated my heart. I thought of myself as a woman full of despair, and so I
was.
I had to undergo spiritual brain surgery, because my thinking was an absolute mess. This was
probably the hardest part of the process for me.
I’d been thinking so negatively for such a long period of time, that it was hard to bring my mind
into a new way of thinking. My thought process often fluctuated as God was working on me, but
with the help of the Lord, I was able to break free from that place of complacency in my mind.
I said it even when I struggled with believing its truth. I still say it. The only difference now is that
I really believe, and I can truly say that God has freed me from my past, and given me hope for a
promising life in Him.
Prayer, fasting, meditation, and studying God’s word were all an important part of the
transitioning process. It’s so vital that we keep a solid relationship with Christ, because the enemy
desires to sift us as wheat, and we cannot leave him any room to come in and cause any more
damage than he’s already done.
No transition is easy; however, with a made up mind, determination, and Christ as your primary
focus, you can successfully make it along the journey from hurt to hope. I can’t promise you that
every day of the transition will be easy, because it won’t. Anytime you leave what’s familiar and
step into new territory, there’s going to be some resistance and hesitation. I can’t assure you that
the process will be over in a particular length of time, because God works according to His own
timing. But don’t let that discourage you.
Know this – As long as God’s hand is upon your life, you are guaranteed victory. For those of you
who are in a period of transition, I encourage you to keep the faith and continue to make strides to
becoming that hopeful, happy, holy woman that God designed you to be.
Happy transitioning!
the ability to branch out, spread your wings, and fly.
I was a broken-winged bird for many years, too afraid to fly because I was comfortable being on
the ground. Once I grew weary of watching others around me soar like eagles as I continued to
waddle along on the ground, I made the choice that it was finally time for me to learn how to fly.
As with any type of change, it was not easy and it did not happen overnight.
After the renewing of my mind had begun to fully take place, I literally had to speak life to myself
on a daily basis. Every day I would say to myself, “I am healed. I am whole. I am happy. I am
free. I am not a woman of despair, but I have hope through Jesus Christ. I am no longer the tail,
I am the head. I am no longer beneath, I am above. I am all that God says I am.”
I was a broken-winged bird for many years, too afraid to fly because I was comfortable being on
the ground. Once I grew weary of watching others around me soar like eagles as I continued to
waddle along on the ground, I made the choice that it was finally time for me to learn how to fly.
As with any type of change, it was not easy and it did not happen overnight.
After the renewing of my mind had begun to fully take place, I literally had to speak life to myself
on a daily basis. Every day I would say to myself, “I am healed. I am whole. I am happy. I am
free. I am not a woman of despair, but I have hope through Jesus Christ. I am no longer the tail,
I am the head. I am no longer beneath, I am above. I am all that God says I am.”
LaKeisha Rainey-Collins is a wife, mother of two that
God has purposed her to use her gift of writing to
share her experiences as a Christian woman, wife,
women just like her. You can visit LaKeisha's blog,
Divine Words, at LaKeishaCollins.blogspot.com.
Email LaKeisha:
kcollins@eewmagazine.com
Connect on Facebook
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God has purposed her to use her gift of writing to
share her experiences as a Christian woman, wife,
women just like her. You can visit LaKeisha's blog,
Divine Words, at LaKeishaCollins.blogspot.com.
Email LaKeisha:
kcollins@eewmagazine.com
Connect on Facebook
Facebook.com
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