3 MINUTES IN FAITH

By Chauntelle A | 3 Minutes in Faith Some people will tell you that if you just give it enough time, the pain will go away. But what happens when it doesn’t? What do you do when your heart still flinches at the memory, still aches in the quiet, still wakes you up at night? The heart never forgets—not really. It remembers every "I’m fine" when you weren’t. It remembers the goodbye you never got. It remembers the moment everything changed. And yet, while your heart holds on to all of that… God holds on to you. Scripture says in Psalm 34:18, “The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.” That means He doesn’t ignore your pain. He leans into it with you. God doesn’t expect you to forget what happened. But He does invite you to heal—and there is power in that difference. Healing doesn’t erase your story. It reclaims it. It says, “Yes, I was hurt. But I’m still here.” It says, “That moment shaped me, but it didn’t stop me.” It reminds you that y...