Episode 001: Meet Elisa

Leaving a marriage is never an easy decision, but God will never ask us to stay in a situation that pulls us away from Him. For five years, Elisa found herself treading water in a relationship with a high-functioning alcoholic, repeatedly pushing life preservers his way only to watch them drift back untouched. Her story isn't just about divorce—it's about recognizing when God is speaking, even when His messages come through painful revelations.

Like the boiling frog that doesn't perceive danger when changes happen gradually, she had slowly acclimated to toxic conditions. It took a simple prayer—"God, show me whatever you need me to see"—for undeniable clarity to arrive. Through Al-Anon meetings where she couldn't speak for months, through a father who saw her losing her spirit, through professionals who spoke truth when she needed it most, God was extending His hand in rescue operations she initially refused to board.

The beautiful truth she discovered through her darkest days is that God never wastes our pain. The storm she thought would destroy her became the catalyst for transformation she desperately needed. Today, standing in unexpected joy and peace, she recognizes that even the blank sheet of uncertainty that once terrified her was actually the beginning of the greatest love story—one between a faithful God and His beloved child. If you're weathering your own storm right now, consider that perhaps it hasn't come to break you but to remake you into something stronger and more beautiful than before. Don't just pray for the storm to end; ask for the strength to walk through it and the wisdom to understand what it's here to teach you.