not to take with you?

In this episode of the Valley of Divorce series, we're standing at the edge of the Valley and asking one life-changing question:

What are you willing to leave behind?

Divorce often leaves us carrying far more than grief. We pick up fear, shame, bitterness, false identities, unhealthy patterns, and the exhausting need to control what we were never meant to carry. But before God leads us into the next season, He lovingly invites us to lay those burdens down.

Drawing from John 12, Romans 8 and 12, and the lives of Joseph, Jonah, David, and Jesus, we'll discover that the Valley isn't just a place of survival—it's a place of surrender and transformation.

In this episode you'll discover:

• Why a seed must "break open" before it bears fruit.
• The surprising burden God asked me to surrender after my divorce.
• Why truth matters—but why you don't have to spend your life serving on the jury of your own case.
• How the Valley whispers false identities—and why God's Word has the final say.
• Why God doesn't waste valleys... He uses them to prepare us for what's next.

Reflection Homework: Grab a backpack and a few rocks. This simple visual exercise may become one of the most powerful moments in your healing journey as you identify what God is asking you to leave in the Valley.

Remember...

You are not what happened to you.

You are who Christ says you are.

"It is written."

Next time, we'll stop talking about what to leave behind and discover what God wants you to carry out of the Valley.

Scriptures in this episode:

• John 12:20-26
• Romans 8:28-29
• Romans 12:2
• Hebrews 13:5
• Ephesians 1:4
• 2 Corinthians 5:17
• Psalm 23
• Romans 11:29
• Luke 4:1-14

Blessings,

Dana

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