Laying It Down: A Lesson from King David

Last night at 6:30, I suddenly realized—I needed a cross for the message I was giving the next day. Not a metaphorical one. A real, wooden cross to help bring the message home. So I looked around and asked, “Does anybody have a cross?” And without missing a beat, my daughter’s husband said, “I’ll build you one.”

And by the next morning, there it was. Built by hand, out of love, just in time.

That moment kind of sums up everything I’ve been learning lately—how God meets us exactly where we are, often through people we love, often in the last minute, and always in the most unexpected ways.

This week at Celebrate Recovery, I shared my heart in what I’m calling a “very real and raw testimony.” It wasn’t scripted. It wasn’t polished. I was honestly a little nervous—I even told the crowd, “We’re going to wing it.” But sometimes, that’s exactly where God shows up most powerfully.

If you’ve been watching online or joining us at Celebrate Recovery for a while, you know that we follow a rotation of 24 lessons based on the 12 steps and 8 principles. These lessons are life-changing, and when we walk through them with honesty, healing starts to happen.

But in between the teachings, there are moments like this one—where someone just shares their story. No perfect ending. No highlight reel. Just truth. Messy, real-life truth. That’s what I brought to the stage this time, and I pray it meets someone right in their own moment of mess.

If you’re reading this and you feel like your life is too broken, too far gone, too scattered to make sense—let me just tell you: it’s not. You’re not. God is in the business of redemption. And sometimes, all it takes is the courage to speak up, show up, and say, “Okay Lord, I’m willing.”

That’s what I did. And I believe He’ll do the rest.

Thanks for walking this road with me. You are loved, you are seen, and you are never alone.
Katie