This book by Macdella Acolatse can be seen as a ray of hope in a world where most people are silently hurting emotionally, disappointment, and spiritual skepticism. The memoir conveys a strong message, i.e. however shattered the life might be, God can even turn all the painful situations into something meaningful. Her open narration makes Macdella help the readers see that being broken is not the final part of the story but in most cases, it is when they can start to be restored by God.
The life of Macdella is characterized by heartbreak, abandonment, homelessness, financial breakdown, betrayal and abysmal emotional pain. She is not hesitant to mention that these struggles left her feeling shattered, ashamed and spiritually lost. When she was at her lowest, she could not find a reason to value herself or her situations made sense. However, during the time of overbearing pain, she found a deep secret God performs His best job during the most broken moments in life.
The concept of emotional wounds dominating over our view of ourselves is one of the most eye-opening aspects of the book, still, before we consider its strength. It was the shame, fear, disappointment, and bitterness, which gripped the heart of Macdella, with the result of spiritual jailing. She explains how these emotional blocks had tired her happiness and her identity. However, with prayer, contemplation, and submission, she enlightened that God was allowing her shattered condition to expose concealed injuries which required recovery.
The other deep lesson in It’s Not a Coincidence! is the realization that purpose is hardly the preserve of comfort. Rather it is created by trials which make the heart stretch and the mind bend. The most tragic moments of Macdella compelled her to turn directly to God and strengthen her belief which transformed her personality. She has come to understand that purpose is found when one does not rely on himself or herself and relies on God as she went through fear, confusion, and loss.
The other pillar of her healing is forgiveness. Macdella tells us that her views on the world had been poisoned by bitterness gradually and her heart had become battlefield. People who she once trusted betrayed her almost forcing her to shut down to love and compassion. In making the choice of forgiveness, she was free. This was a turning point to her purpose quest as this was one of the most significant choices. The book is a reminder to readers that forgiveness does not mean forgetting the hurt, rather it is taking back the freedom of not walking with emotional chains.
Another point that is highlighted in the memoir is that being broken makes people ready to do the tasks they did not expect. It is in suffering that Macdella realized her strength, wisdom and spiritual clarity. Her tragedy was turned into inspiring others and her pain turned into a witness that has the power to help others who are going through the same. She reveals to readers how in most cases, God uses brokenness to make leaders that are compassionate, strong, and understand more of His love.
In the end, this book has a message of hope: being broken does not disqualify you, God can break you to show purpose, strengthen character, and make a strength that would otherwise not have been developed in comfort. The story of Macdella reminds the reader that although life is shattered, God is doing it, and He is organizing the healing process and mapping destiny. It is evidence of how nothing-no wrong, no damage, no betrayal can hinder the plan of God that she made her way back to purposefulness after being broken.
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Author: Macdella Acolatse
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