I want you to think of your deepest, darkest secret.
Now I want you to imagine yourself laying it out in the open for the whole wide world to see.
Willingly.
Abortion is a secret that thousands of women keep buried deep inside of them because they are afraid of the judgment and condemnation that they may face if they confess. They suffer in silence because they do not want to surrender the secret.
Surrender the Secret is a 10-week video series that follows five post-abortive women as they work through the Bible study of the same name. This study, written by author Pat Layton, brings women on a journey of hope and healing as they share their burdens with sisters who have similar stories and find forgiveness and mercy in Jesus Christ.
Although I have never had an abortion, I found this series to be incredibly powerful. The truths of God's Word used to overcome both the lies of Satan and the lies of the abortion industry are applicable to each of our lives in whatever difficult situations we may be facing. I also found it to be incredibly eye-opening as to how abortion really affects the women of our society.
Below, I have posted the link to the first 45-minute episode. You may already be thinking that it is not worth that much of your time to watch a show about something that doesn't even impact you directly (or does it?).
Let me put it this way- if you can give up an hour of your day to watch shows like The Bachelor, So You Think You Can Dance, or America's Got Talent, then, I assure you, you can give up an hour of your day to watch this. I promise you will get so much more out of it than out of any of those.
I have already watched this entire series one time through.
I smiled.
I cried.
I got angry.
I think I laughed once or twice (a topic this serious doesn't give you much to laugh about!).
I got all fired up for my cause.
I felt convicted.
I felt inspired.
Then I cried again.
Not only for their babies, but for them.
http://www.knocktv.com/surrenderthesecret/episode-1/
I find myself getting more and more excited about each new post on here!
ReplyDeleteWOW. I watched the first episode, but I couldn't stop there. I'm on the 4th one now, and I just cannot even begin to imagine the pain these women are carrying. And they are all around me, everywhere I go, everyday. They are living with a secret. A pain they don't know how to deal with. How am I showing them hope???
Praise the Lord & amen!
DeleteI just finished the last video... At times when I'd finish one video and have to go on about my day, I could feel the weight of their stories, and the burden of the pain and regret. Now, I find myself rejoicing in their healing. "He has made me glad!"
ReplyDeleteEveryone should see this! This IS Reality TV, we need more shows of truth and healing. Thanks for sharing!!!
Thanks for reading!
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