Month: May 2026

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From Broken to Beautiful Series Part III – Why Your Story Matters

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There are a couple of points we need to delve into in this post.

Do you really comprehend that if you are a believer in the God of the universe, you have a real enemy?  That enemy is working tirelessly to get you to turn away from God.  He is a deceiver and a liar.  And if he can get you to buy just one of his lies, then he has an opportunity to get you to stumble and fall.  Where are you falling? Away from God.

I mentioned in a previous post how the world’s systems and culture will have you saying, “Oh, it’s not that serious.”  In fact, most of the things we think have no real significance have a very deep spiritual outcome.  And now is the time for the people of God to wake up from their spiritual slumber and begin to walk in the things of God.  (We will need to dig a little deeper into this topic in another post.)

The enemy wants you to believe that whatever you are going through, you are the only one. But the Bible tells us that there is nothing new under the sun. Ecclesiastes 1:9 The evil one wants you to keep your tough seasons to yourself. He doesn’t want you to get encouragement from others, or, better yet, prayers going up on your behalf.  No, he wants you stuck and believing that no one cares, especially God.

But this is where the other point comes in: sharing your story will matter to someone.

Your testimony about your struggle with addiction, but by the grace of God, He delivered you, can be the very thing that gives someone else hope.  Sharing a scripture that you clung to when you were diagnosed with stage 5 renal failure (Psalm 91) can be someone’s saving grace when they are facing serious health issues. God is too gracious and good to us not to share our journey to help another person.

Your story may not look like mine, but it matters.  Don’t allow the enemy to trick you into believing that your story will not matter, because it does.  God has assigned someone to your voice and whatever way He uses you to get your story out there do not sit idle on it.  Speak.

#thebutterflysjourney

Lisa M Walker

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From Broken to Beautiful Series Part II – 3 Lessons I Learned While Writing “The Butterfly’s Journey”

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Growing through life, there is always a lesson to be learned.  But only if you are wise enough to seek it. 

Often, we don’t see hardships or uncomfortable situations as lessons, but they are lessons all the same.  If we are curious enough to learn from them, we can not only conquer them but also experience true growth and maturity.

That’s what I desired when I walked through the healing process from my spiritual depression.  I wanted to know why I ended in a depressive state, especially when I knew God.

Here are three lessons I learned while writing my book, “The Butterfly’s Journey”.

  1. I knew God, but my intimacy level with Him was not where it should’ve been. I didn’t have the reverential fear or holy fear that He deserves, because after all, He is the sovereign God, the Creator of the universe.
  2. I didn’t understand my worth.  I thought I had to do whatever to please others.  And in the midst of pleasing others, I totally lost myself. Plus, I almost lost my eternal inheritance from God.
  3. God’s redeeming grace and unconditional love. When I look back on this period of my life, the things I allowed to happen in me and through me were horrible.  My actions grieved the Lord, and I felt ashamed. But His grace, hallelujah, was there to help me back up and gave me another chance to get it right.

No matter where you are on your journey, I want to remind you that you are not alone.  God is always there with you, even if He seems silent.  Just know that you are not too far away that God can’t reach you.   But we must have a desire to turn (repent) and come back to God, so that He can heal our brokenness and turn our lives into beautiful ones, as He intended.

Be blessed,

Lisa M Walker

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From Broken to Beautiful Series Part I – What Inspired Me to Write “The Butterfly’s Journey”?

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I didn’t really inspire myself to write the book; I was given the task directly by God. I wasn’t sure of what to do, but I said yes to God and trusted Him to help me accomplish the task. 

At the beginning of writing, I asked God why He wanted me to write the book. He clearly told me it was to help others who might be traveling a similar path. But I was a little apprehensive, because this story was my personal journey. I didn’t know if I could be so vulnerable with people outside of my close circle.

Later, I came to understand the importance of helping someone else understand their journey, and perhaps I could save them from the pitfalls I had endured.

I began to write. It was as if the Holy Spirit took over my hands, and I typed fast and long, and the words kept coming until I had no more to say. I wasn’t sure whether I was finished or just stuck in a writing block.

What came after that was concerning.  I read over the pages that I had written and began to cry at my own story.  It seemed so sad and broken; my heart was broken. God showed me that I was still healing from that part of my life.  And before I could release anything, I first had to finish healing.

At that point, my story sat in my computer until it was God’s appointed time for me to release it.

Sadly, it took 13 years for me to heal and get up the courage to move forward with publishing. In between all those years, I’ve been on many journeys, specifically with my health.  I was diagnosed with renal failure in 2022 and had to go on dialysis for 2 years, but God blessed me in October of 2025 to receive a lifesaving kidney transplant.

I am grateful for the next chance to complete everything that God has assigned to me. Stay with me, there is more.

In Christ,

Lisa M Walker