This Is Truth and No Lie Can Destroy It | Week 7

During the Fall 2019 cycle of Redemption Groups, we’ve tasked an anonymous blogger with sharing their experience. The goal is to give you a taste of the power of Jesus that we get to see a glimpse of in Redemption Groups, and help you see why they are essential for the life of a TPC partner. This is the final post.

These posts will only include the thoughts, feelings, and experiences of the anonymous blogger.

My group really lifted me up this week.

I became vulnerable and opened myself back up to them sharing more of my story with them and processing the lie I've believed that I am not enough. I know it's the 8th week into Redemption Groups and that it's almost over, but one of the main things I've learned is about being known deeply in community and knowing others deeply too. Also, life with God will definitely keep on continuing after Redemption Groups so there will always be something we are going through and being freed from in Jesus.

So with that said, there is always more to talk about. In response to more of my story, each of the people in my group went around and pointed out the strengths they find in me and encouraged me so so much. I cried. I was being filled up. I believed every loving word.

It is refreshing to be uplifted by your people, the church! It's being in the world and experiencing the hurt and the lies out there that is the challenge.

I fully believed every good word that was spoken over me by my group. There were no lies to be distracted by in that room, I was comfortable and I was confident in the truth. I get to take everything from this group and from Redemption Groups and let God sew it and weave it throughout my life, I get to let Him be the one protecting and bearing fruit from what I have learned here.

But I also know, just like the moment when everyone was encouraging me with truth and all I could hear was truth, there is still a war going on. There will still be days where it's hard to choose the truth over lies and hurt. I take this week and I hold it dear, saying "This is truth and no lie can destroy it".

Walking out of Redemption Groups I feel known more than I did when I walked in. I understand my sin more than I did before, sin of comparison in me, sin of idolizing my emotions over trusting God and serving Him… I see more clearly where some of the lies I have believed have come from and the places in my mind that haven’t been renewed by the Truth yet.

After these few weeks, there is more room in my heart than before for worshipping Jesus for His redemption in my life. I have a deeper desire to worship Him for who He is over the things He does and gives. My heart has grown bigger for other people, understanding their stories and seeing other’s transformed by God’s redemption.

I am excited to worship God with everyone at Stories & Songs. As a participant this year, I view that time of celebration to be a perfect picture of all of the various experiences at Redemption Groups. Because as He continues to move in His people, to transform, convict and to redeem, there is more room to rejoice, to sing, to tell of the work He has and only CONTINUES to do in His people.