Temporary darkness.

I'm going to start this post with a bible verse I read today.. Jeremiah 15:19 "If you return to me, I will restore you so you can continue to serve me. If you speak good words rather than worthless ones, you will be my spokesman. You must influence them; do not let them influence you."

We have all been sent here on earth to do something and only few of us finish what we are destined to do.  We go through pain, darkness and heartbreak for a purpose. When and if we take the time to learn from these experiences can we share our stories with the world, in hopes that it will help someone out of their darkness.
I have always lived a very fearful life.  I've always been scared to put myself out there or lift up my voice when I probably should have.  I also have this weird fear of people and their judgement of me.  So I try my best to blend in, in hopes that no one will notice me.  I listened to a sermon this summer over being a person who follows through with our callings.
We are called to be faithful.
I have recently, by the grace of God, gotten out of a darkness I've been enslaved to for several years.  God has broken me, taken so many things away from me, made me sit and be still and transformed me from the inside out.  The desires I have and the things I'm doing now are things I told myself I would never be doing.
I see now that my pain had purpose.
It's because after years of running from God and what He wants for my life I realized that nothing else on this earth can satisfy my soul like Jesus.
He has breathed life into my dry bones.  It's because of Him that I live.
"This is what the sovereign Lord says: Look! I am going to put breath into you and make you live again! I will put flesh and muscle on you and cover you with skin. I will put breath into you and you will come to life. Then you will know that I am Lord." Ezekiel 37:5-6
I've gone from completely planning every detail of my life and future to not knowing my next step. But I've strangely never had more peace.  I know that no matter where I go and what I'm doing, I'm safe.  I'm slowly coming out of my shell and letting my guard down.  This new chapter I've started has blessed me so much already.
Whoever you are and wherever you are right now, your pain has purpose and you are destined for greatness.