Some of the clutter in your life
wasn’t planted by you.

It blew in.

Storms leave debris.
In Louisiana, we know this.
After a hard storm, your yard can be covered with limbs, trash, and damage you didn’t choose.

Spiritually, it’s the same.
Some of what’s blocking your growth isn’t distraction or weight —
it’s unresolved hurt.

This week in Faith Forward,
we’re talking about clearing what the storm left behind.
Not by pretending it didn’t hurt.
But by letting God tend to it.

Because you can’t build strong on top of unhealed damage.

Most people don’t deny they’ve been hurt.
We just don’t deal with it.

We keep working.
We keep providing.
We keep leading.
We keep moving.

But unprocessed pain doesn’t disappear.
It hardens.

It shows up as:

Storm debris doesn’t remove itself.
It has to be cleared.

And here’s the danger: You can build on top of damage — but whatever you build will always be weaker.

Not because you’re failing. But because the foundation is crowded with unresolved weight.

Scripture says, “He heals the brokenhearted and binds up their wounds.”
Notice what that assumes: hearts get broken, and wounds are real.

God doesn’t shame you for being wounded.
He invites you to bring the wound into the light.

Most of us were taught to be tough, not honest.
To push through, not slow down.
To stay busy, not to feel.

But strength that never heals becomes brittle.

This is why some people:

Not because they’re weak.
Because something still hurts.

Here’s the hard but hopeful truth: Healing doesn’t happen by ignoring the storm.
It happens by clearing what it left behind.

God doesn’t rush you past your pain. He walks with you through it.

And you don’t have to clear everything at once.
You just have to stop stepping over it.

Ask yourself this honest question: “What storm did my life go through that I never really cleaned up?”

You don’t need to relive it.
But you do need to let God tend to what it left.

Because growth doesn’t happen on top of rubble.
It happens in cleared ground.

Try this once this week:

Set aside 10 quiet minutes.
Ask God these three questions:

End with this prayer:

“Lord, I’m tired of stepping over this.
Help me begin clearing what the storm left behind.
Heal what I’ve been carrying.
Amen.”

Healing starts with honesty.

This week you’ll receive: “The Debris Map.”

A guided resource to help you:

If the first two weeks of March helped you remove clutter and weight,
this guide helps you tend to what still hurts.

Hit reply and tell me: What’s one storm you think still affects you more than you realize?
I read every response. I pray for you.

One Step at a Time.