Rebuilding the Broken Pieces: Believing in the Light
Pain has a way of making the future feel impossible. For years, I carried my grief and anger like a heavy cloak, convinced that the brokenness I felt inside would always define me. Little Kassie couldn’t imagine a life that looked any different from her past.
But here’s the truth: even in the darkest moments, light is waiting to break through.
It took years for me to begin to believe this. The lies I told myself, rooted in my pain, built walls around my heart. Lies like:
“Your past defines your future.”
“You’ll never be whole again.”
“You’re too broken to dream.”
These lies kept me from believing that life could hold something better. But God, in His infinite grace, began to show me that healing wasn’t just possible—it was promised.
“Life is now. There was never a time when your life was not now, nor will there ever be.” – Eckhart Tolle
As I started to acknowledge the lies I believed, I realized how deeply they had shaped me. Every decision, every relationship, every fear was tied to these false beliefs. I clung to them because they felt safe, even though they kept me trapped.
The lie that “Your past defines your future” was one of the hardest to confront. My brokenness had become my identity, and letting go of that felt terrifying. But God began to whisper a different story:
“I will restore to you the years that the locust has eaten.” – Joel 2:25
Restoration. Healing. A future not defined by my past but shaped by His love.
“The past has no power over the present moment.” – Eckhart Tolle
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These words challenged me to look beyond the pain I had carried for so long and recognize that my future didn’t have to mirror my past.
In Your Best Year Ever by Michael Hyatt, he talks about the power of believing in a better future. He writes: “Our beliefs about the future shape how we experience the present.” This resonated deeply with me. For so long, I had let my past dictate not just my choices but also my hope—or lack of it—for the future.
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Believing in a better future doesn’t mean ignoring the pain of the past. It means acknowledging it while daring to hope for something more. Hyatt’s approach helped me take practical steps toward shifting my mindset:
Identify the Limiting Beliefs:
I began to name the lies I believed about myself, one by one.
Replace Them with Truth:
I turned to Scripture and prayer, asking God to show me the truth about who I was and what He had planned for me.
Visualize a Better Future:
For the first time, I started to dream again—not just small, safe dreams, but bold ones rooted in God’s promises.
“Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have. Make the Now the primary focus of your life.” – Eckhart Tolle
This reminder helped me see that believing in a better future started with trusting God in the present moment.
One of the hardest yet most transformative moments in my journey was breaking off my engagement. At the time, it felt like yet another loss—another reminder that I couldn’t seem to hold my life together.
But looking back, I see that decision as an act of faith. I was walking away from something that wasn’t God’s best for me, even though I couldn’t see what the future held. It was terrifying, but it was also freeing.
In that moment, I started to believe that God had something better for me—not because of who I was but because of who He is.
“You cannot find yourself by going into the past. You find yourself by coming into the present.” – Eckhart Tolle
As I began to let go of the lies and trust God’s plan, the light started to break through. I didn’t have all the answers, and I certainly didn’t have it all together, but I had hope.
Hope to dream of a future where I wasn’t defined by my pain.
Hope to believe that God could use my brokenness for His glory.
Hope to trust that His plans for me were good, even when I couldn’t see them.
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” – Jeremiah 29:11
If you’re standing in the ruins of your own life, wondering if healing is possible, I want to encourage you: the light is there, even if you can’t see it yet.
Take a moment to reflect:
What lies have you believed about your future?
What would it look like to trust God with your broken pieces?
What dreams have you been afraid to pursue?
Believing in a better future isn’t about ignoring your pain—it’s about letting God show you what’s possible when you trust Him with your story.
In the next post, I’ll share how God’s grace became the foundation for rebuilding my life, piece by piece.
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Scripture to Carry With You:
“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.” – John 1:5
Prayer:
Lord, help me to believe in the future You have planned for me. Replace the lies I’ve believed with Your truth, and give me the courage to trust You with my dreams. Teach me to hope again, even in the face of uncertainty. Amen.