This is a transformational piece of your story. After reading the chapter on The Power of Brokenness, write out your own story of the broken places. Use your previous stories of family,addiction, and abandonment to build your story of brokenness. In this story you will begin to see how God laid the foundation for your healing. The very hurts in your life you thought would bury you, have now become the truths God uses to heal you. Your weakness becomes His strength. Let’s unpack this for a minute. I have a friend whose children were assaulted by her spouse. She is now an expert in the healing of survivors of trauma. Another friend experienced a lifetime of drugs, pain, and abuse. He now lives life helping people off the streets to find recovery, employment, and a new way of life. A counselor was abused by her father. She now counsels and cares for victims. Jesus dies on a cross, broken by the sin of mankind. He is raised from death to bring power and grace to those who trust and love Him. At the point of His brokenness strength touches us. Your family, your addictions, your sin is the entry point for the grace and power of God. Write. Go deep.