Your Past Doesn’t Disqualify You

You are not the worst thing you’ve done.

You are not the shame they tried to pin on you.

You are not your broken moments,

your silent failures,

or the chapters you wish you could erase.

Your past may shape you

but it does not define you.

Because grace rewrites stories.

And God doesn’t consult your history to decide your destiny.

You see ashes.

He sees a foundation.

You see disqualification.

He sees preparation.

Every scar has a story,

but it also carries strength.

Every mistake has a weight,

but it also reveals what you’ve survived.

You didn’t come this far to let a former version of yourself speak louder than who you’re becoming.

You are allowed to evolve.

You are allowed to grow.

You are allowed to begin again.

And hear this:

You don’t have to prove yourself to the people who only know your past.

Let your fruit speak.

Let your healing speak.

Let your consistency speak.

The ones who count you out don’t get to count your purpose.

They didn’t author your calling—so they can’t cancel it.

So if you’re still carrying guilt like a second skin,

if you’re still rehearsing regrets like lullabies at night,

it’s time to lay them down.

God uses the unqualified.

The forgotten.

The fallen.

The flawed.

Because redemption is His specialty.

And often, the ones who feel least worthy

are the ones He chooses to shake the world.

So don’t sit in the shadows of who you were.

Stand in the light of who you’re becoming.

Your past isn’t your prison.

It’s proof that you made it through.

You’re not disqualified.

You’re being positioned.

For more.

For healing.

For purpose.

For impact.

This is not the end of your story.

It’s just the chapter where you realize.

the author never stopped writing.