There are some parts of our story we’d rather skip over. The moments we don’t post. The seasons we don’t testify about — at least not right away.

But here’s the truth I’m learning: God doesn’t waste anything. Not the pain. Not the pause. Not the process.

This week, I found myself reflecting on a season I thought I had already healed from. You know those moments — the ones you think you’ve moved past until something triggers a memory, a feeling, or a wound you didn’t realize was still tender.

I asked God, “Why am I feeling this again?” And His response was gentle, but clear: “Because I’m not done using it.”

Sometimes transparency isn’t about exposing the wound — it’s about exposing the work God is doing through it.

I used to think healing meant forgetting. Now I know healing means remembering differently.

The very thing I wanted to bury is the thing God is using to strengthen someone else. The moment I wanted to erase is the moment He’s using to reveal His faithfulness. The chapter I wanted to skip is the chapter someone else needs to survive their own story.

So today, I want to encourage you:

Don’t despise the parts of your story that still feel unfinished. God is still writing. God is still healing. God is still using it.

Your transparency is not your weakness — it’s your ministry.

Takeaway: If it still hurts, it still has purpose.

Until next Tuesday — stay transparent, stay surrendered. 

Yvette Worshipps