You’re Not Broken. You’re Becoming.

There was a time when I looked in the mirror and all I saw was damage.

Every mistake, every regret, every lie I told — it was all there, staring back at me. And I didn’t just feel broken. I felt ruined.

That’s what shame does. It doesn’t just point out what you’ve done. It convinces you that what you’ve done is all you’ll ever be.

But here’s what I’ve come to believe: 
You’re not broken. You’re becoming.

Becoming honest. 
Becoming whole. 
Becoming someone who can walk into a room and not be defined by what they did, but by who they’re becoming now.

Healing is messy. Growth is awkward. 
It doesn’t look like a montage. It looks like 3 steps forward, 2 steps back, and a whole lot of wondering if you’re getting anywhere at all.

But every time you choose honesty over hiding, you’re becoming. 
Every time you forgive yourself one more time than you think you deserve, you’re becoming. 
Every time you say, “This isn’t who I want to be,” and then make one small move in the direction of who you do — that’s becoming.

Brokenness says, “This is the end.” 
Becoming says, “This is the middle.”

You don’t have to have it all figured out. 
You just have to keep going.

Because you’re not broken. 
You’re becoming. 
And that’s holy ground.