You Cannot Outrun the Cracks in Your Soul
- Tina Smith
- 3 days ago
- 2 min read
𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗸𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗹.
There have been misunderstandings in leadership. There have been wounds. There have been betrayals. But pointing fingers has never healed a heart. We are all part of stories where we have been wounded and, at times, where we have wounded others.
I would rather stand in front of the mirror and ask the Lord to search me. Reveal what is still unhealed. Expose what pride has hidden. Gently uncover what fear has protected. Transform what still needs refining. That is the work of a woman who intends to rise, not just recover.
I have often said 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳. And the Lord, in His mercy, will not let you. He loves you too much to allow performance to substitute for wholeness.
Healing is a choice. An unhealed story does not disappear. It becomes a filter. It becomes a blind spot. It quietly shapes how you lead, how you respond, how you interpret, and how you protect yourself. If you are called to carry influence, you cannot afford to lead from wounds that were never surrendered.
And you were never meant to do this alone. Every woman who carries weight needs safe covering. A trusted mentor. A wise counselor. A mature friend who sees both your strength and your fractures and still believes in your rising. Leadership without accountability becomes isolation. Isolation magnifies distortion.
Sister, your call needs you whole. When the arrows come, and they will, you must be wearing armor that is intact. The enemy looks for cracks created by exhaustion, unresolved pain, and striving. But a healed woman stands differently. She does not perform. She does not scramble for approval. She does not lead from fear. She stands grounded in love, authority, and grace.
Heal. Stand. Rise. There is a harvest that requires you strong, tender, and unafraid.
“𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝗲, 𝗢 𝗚𝗼𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁. 𝗧𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗺𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝘅𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀. 𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝗶𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗶𝗻 𝗺𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴.”
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Tina Smith
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