God makes beautiful things out of the ashes of our choices. On the Thursday edition of Live the Promise Susie talks with Proverbs 31 speaker Tracie Miles about her own story of how God redeemed a painful choice.

“I had found myself in a teenage pregnancy – it just completely shook me. We kept our secret shame a secret – instead of seeking godly counsel I made the decision that we needed to terminate the pregnancy. We were scared, so we made a very tragic choice.”

Tracie shares some of the questions and lies she wrestled with after walking out of the clinic.

• Does God still love me?

• Can God still use me?

• How can I ever find healing?

Tracie shares how God eventually healed her heart; it took fourteen years before she let His love in. “I could not fathom God forgiving us for a mistake that was so huge… God really helped me embrace that I was a new creation in Him when I let go of all the things I felt made me unworthy.” God called her to share her story; in doing that, her heart was changed. “He took all that old stuff from the past and transformed it and gave me life.”

Tracie unpacks what brought her healing.

• Studying the Word of God and declaring His promises over her life.

• Surrounding herself with women who carried similar struggles and suffering.

• Sharing her story with others and calling them to set their burdens down.

Tracie calls us to live with grace for the mistakes of others.

“Sometimes it’s hard not to judge. But we have to pray for God to give us an open heart, so we can see people that way He does. Once we can do that, we can really begin to love people for who they are.”

Key Scriptures: Jeremiah 29:11

Theme Song: Finish What He Started by Steven Curtis Chapman

Highlight : When God does a new thing

Finding forgiveness after abortion