There was a time I didn’t know if healing was possible for me. I carried pain, confusion, and questions I didn’t have answers for. But somewhere in the middle of it all, God met me—not when I had it together, but right in the brokenness. I was down on my hands and knees on the living room floor crying. Nothing was working and everything I had tried on my own wasn't working and I was going deeper in depression. I had been baptized 8 years prior, but I didn't know God and his love for me because I was too blinded by shame, guilt, sadness, and unfamiliarity of the future. Now, I still struggle with things from my past, but I am learning to fight it with the armor of the God. He saved me on the living room floor that day and brought me to him in a moment I broke completely.
It brings me to the reason that I started Coastal Earth Collective. I felt it was hard to explain my pain and loneliness to anyone. I felt like a burden to everyone around me and I felt a call from God one day to create a safe space for us to truly learn how to love your neighbor because we all deserve grace and having grace together as children of God. Through Jesus, we are saved, we are loved, and no one can take that away.
Healing is not a straight path; it’s a journey of learning to trust God in places that once felt broken. It’s slow, sometimes quiet, and often unseen. But even here, in the middle of it, God is present… gently restoring what hurts.
Scripture reminds us, ‘He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.’ (Psalm 147:3)
And even in the moments that feel heavy, God draws near. The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.’ (Psalm 34:18)
If you’re in a place of healing today, unsure of what comes next, know this: God is not asking you to have it all figured out right now or while you are crying on your living room floor. He is simply inviting you to stay, to trust, and to allow Him to meet you right where you are.
Maybe today you feel tired whether emotionally, mentally, or spiritually. Maybe you’ve been carrying things for so long that you don’t even know what it feels like to set them down. The weight, the questions, the quiet battles no one else sees… God sees all of it. And He hasn’t stepped away from you.
You don’t have to have the strength to fix everything. You don’t have to rush your healing. Even in this moment, God is holding you with a love that doesn’t waver.
Scripture reminds us, ‘Come to me, all who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest.’ (Matthew 11:28)
And even when it feels like too much, you are not carrying it alone ‘Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you.’ (1 Peter 5:7)
Where you are right now is not the end of your story. God is still present.
I am very happy you are here and hope you would like to become a part of the Coastal Earth Collective family. Shalom, I love you!