The Mended Heart giveaway by Suzanne Eller
I’m super excited to introduce my friend, Suzanne and she is our guest posting today on mending the heart. Be sure to leave a comment on today’s post for a downloadable chapter from her book, The Mended Heart and a chance to win a giveaway book.
Now meet my friend Suzanne.
Suzie is an International Proverbs 31 Ministries speaker and author, former radio co-host, and Bible Gateway blogger. She’s a woman who believes that our past shapes us, but does not limit us! (Read Suzie’s story). She has been featured on programs such as Focus on the Family, Aspiring Women, The Harvest Show, KLOVE, It’s a Miracle, MidDay Connection, DayStar, and hundreds of other radio and television programs. She served as co-host of the syndicated radio show, Encouragement Cafe with host Luann Prater.
Recently I was interviewed on a radio station. In the midst of the interview, the host asked:Suzie, what is the Jesus’ factor? This was my response.
The Jesus Factor is that not only did He come to release us from our sin, but to release us from the hold of other’s sin upon our hearts and lives.
Suddenly, on live radio, the host wasn’t able to speak. When she finally did, she said that she had been molested as a young girl by a respected community member. She had taken steps to heal, but she said, “I have always felt marked by his actions.”
For the first time she understood the power of the cross. It wasn’t just about her sin, but the healing power Jesus held out for her for the damage upon her young heart by another’s sin.
That sums up why I am so grateful that you are helping me to get the word out. Whether 1000 books sell or 100,000, my prayer is that women will grab hold of Jesus’ mission statement in Luke 4:18-19: I have come to heal the brokenhearted.
And that truth will transform them from broken to whole, forever changed by an encounter with Christ.
Now for the giveaway.
All will be able to download and read Sample Chapters: The Mended Heart Sample (Actual download link is: http://tsuzanneeller.com/
One lucky winner will receive a copy of Suzanne’s The Mended Heart. Please leave a comment how the healing of Jesus’ love mended your heart.
Wow! In your Jesus factor statement, I forget that I need to forgive those that have hurt me and give it to Jesus and he will set me free. I know that I could be a better person if I could just let some of those things go.
Jesus has mended my heart in so many ways towards my relationship with men. I was badly abused by several men in my life and abandoned. I feel safer and more secure because Jesus has not left me at all. I am blessed.
My absent father just passed away and with that some responsibilities for his funeral arrangements because he was single and had no other children. I had issues because of his absence as a young woman that is until I met my Father! When I received Jesus as my Savior I clung to the idea He was a Father that would never leave me!! Through that I was able to forgive my earthly father for abandoning me and not just forgive but to use that experience to teach my children that I honor him for his position not because he was an honorable man. I am not left with what could of been thoughts because Jesus “mended” that hole with His love and forgiveness.
God has been my source of healing in my relationship with my father. Before my father passed away, I resented the fact that I was never his “Princess” or “Kitten”. My brother always defended him to me and I couldn’t let go of the hurt that my daddy didn’t love me the way I wanted him to.
After his passing five years ago, while cleaning out his house, we found a collector’s Oreo tin. Inside the tin was photos of me, my family, my home, every letter and card I ever gave him, and even my high school graduation announcement with a post it note on it that read “This is my Littlest Angel. See her shine!”
Since then Jesus has worked on my heart to heal my guilt and shame. He has helped me to accept love from others as they CAN give it rather than how I want it. This journey has been a really tough one, but well worth it. God is Good ALL THE TIME!
God continues to stitch up my broken heart and restore my marriage. My husband confessed to being unfaithful with a co-worker on an international business trip several years ago. He lost his job and our four young adult children had a very hard time accepting that their Dad didn’t honor his vows…(it was the 2nd time in our 31 years of marriage.) Our family is all learning about forgiveness and God has been so kind in restoring our relationship. Your book sounds wonderful and I know I could pass it on as I minister to some MOPS mommies who have been through difficult things.
I need to learn I need to forgive others as God forgives me. A sin is a sin…they aren’t graded!
When my mum passed away I thought I’d never be able to go on living because she was my everything, the light of our home. I wasn’t even a Christian at that point but I knew about Jesus. However He was my comforter during that hard time and He filled that hole in my heart…that is when I gave my life to Him. He is my refuge, my comforter, my strength and my everything. I would love to read this book and then pass it on to my cousin who is going through issues regarding her childhood and I believe this book will be perfect for her…it will mend her heart….I would love to win it especially for her….
I allow/allowed myself to become defeated, destroyed, and deflated when someone I wanted love from didnt behave lovingly towards me. I still struggle with it but I am stronger now than I was just a year ago. This past fall I did a bible study about Gideon called 300…it was a HUGE turning point for me because it helped me to view the heartache I had gone through and was going through differently, to view it as an opportunity for my God and to take refuge in that and finds strength in focusing on my relationship with Him rather than on the treatment from others. It is a work in progress, but I finally feel for the first time that if all of man fails to love me I will be okay in my God.
God is teaching me to forgive those who hurt me. I’m also learning to trust God in that he wants the best for me.
Karen and Suzie, although I have never experienced the shame and sorrow of another’s actions against me in such a horrific way, I struggled in my youth with substance abuse and promiscuity. I was raised by parents of great faith, hope and love, but I continuously sought and validated myself in behaviors that could have harmed me and others. As a young adult, the Lord blessed me with a beautiful baby girl and my spiritual journey with God began. I still sought validation from others but my interactions were positive, promising, hopeful…over the years, I prayed and sought to fill the emptiness and in a moment of despair, there was Jesus! The rest is not only history as they say but my herstory as my journey with God has brought me to a relationship of love and intimacy with my Lord God, my Abba Father, my Jesus and my Counselor and Guide, the Holy Spirit! Thanks for my walk along memory lane…Praise God!
God continues to heal my heart from a divorce from my children’s father. It’s been such a struggle to turn it all over to Him and to grieve the loss of our future.
I lived in an abusive marriage for nearly 33 years. Through it all, Jesus helped me to understand how much He loves me, and then He carried me through until I was strong enough to walk down a new path with Him. It was a very painful time, but the blessing in it for me, was that it brought me closer to the Lord.
I’m so glad that I learned about the power of Jesus when I was in college. I was able to forgive those that had hurt me and myself for the numerous bad choices that I had made. Now as a mother to a child with special needs, it is his love and strength that gets me through the hard days. ‘Cause some days are just not easy.
The Lord is helping me slowly heal from the loss of our beautiful baby girl.
When one gets a revelation of what all Jesus provided at salvation, it will change their life.
Blessings.
I am a single mom who has been divorced twice. I have had alot of past verbal and emotional abuse to get past. When I finally gave it ALL to God He was finally able to start mending me back together. It is still a journey but I am doing so much better now and my relationship with my Lord Jesus has grown in.leaps and bounds!!
It is a work in progress. The first several years of my marriage were difficult both because of adjusting to marriage and because we moved far from family and friends. Thankfully The Lord has been gracious and I know that I am not alone. I have His word and can feel His presence in my life. Grateful for encouraging friends, blogs, music and prayerful warriors who encourager to hang in there and be strong in Him.
Jesus worked first in my heart to show me He loved me no matter what bad choices I had made, His forgiveness allowed me to carry on in life. When our 23 year old son was killed in an accident, Jesus was there to love us, comfort us, give us peace. He was amazing!
Thanks for giving a book away.
Diane, from one mom to another I’m reaching with a huge hug. I’m so very sorry for your loss. You are so loved, and so brave. I hear the heart of a woman of faith and courage. <3 ~Suzie Eller
When 2012 hit for us I thought my life was done so to speak. My husband lost his job and I really felt that God had forgotten about us. I was living, but was not living in Jesus. I was here, but not here. When Jesus mended my heart, and my husband’s heart he completely has put a new season into our lives. We are not there yet, but it will happen and I praise God that he has mended my heart in such a special way. Amen.
Love this Jeanie!
*wipes tears away* Idk how to let him heal the hurt parts. Idk how to find me again. I still feel at times like I am 2 yrs old. The pain is still there,much of it hidden because I’m scared of the truth. Idk how to let Him heal meh.
Jesus has healed – and is still healing – some deep, deep, hidden wounds in my life.
For many years I had this dream, and saw a shadow, but nothing more….while doing a bible study on Proverbs 31, I remembered and saw the shadow of my past, and saw the person who hurt me. I sobbed for what seemed hours. My Savior knew that doing the bible study would help me remember, but what the most amazing part of remembering was that Jesus was also there to help me forgive the person, and heal my heart. It wasn’t instant….but no matter, it happened and I live free from the shadow and the dream since that day.
This verse is the truth my friends: Luke 4:18-19 I have come to heal the broken hearted…AMEN.
Blessings,
Anna
I love what you said about how we focus on I instead of what Jesus has already done.
My son who was 20 became involved with someone he had been warned about because of her lifestyle. One night after an argument he came home, got a gun and took his life. I was very angry with her because she was much older and knew better. I was very gracious to her through his funeral but angry on the inside my anger lasted quite a while after his death. Then one day, I began to feel sorry for her and realize that my anger was hurting me because she had moved away and moved on. I realized I had to forgive her and a burden was lifted from my heart.
This book is so powerful!