As you guys know, I was not a virgin when I married my now husband Tyrell Samuels and that broke his heart. By the grace of God, the Lord led me throughout our friendship and I was able to tell him about my shameful past before we entered matrimony. Now that I look back, I wish that would have been the first thing I mentioned to him when we met but the church where I fellowshipped at the time told me that it was wrong and indiscreet to tell people about my past and dealt with me very harshly for doing so in the past.
we grew closer as the Lord was bringing us together and praise the Lord I got to share with him my terrible past but sadly this was after he had disclose his intentions towards me. It shattered him but the Lord held him and with the conviction he had to marry me though still wounded went ahead in faith trusting that the Lord would heal him and help him.
I share all of this to say that I STRONGLY encourage you to be transparent from the beginning. Do not hide past sins whatever it may be and allow people to glory in the cross and see God's redemptive work rather than giving them the opportunity to create something in their minds that is far from the truth. Let's not be deceptive but transparent and may God be glorified for His amazing work!
Let us decrease while He increases pointing to our maker who has reached down and saved us from our shameful ways and made us new creatures in Him. To Him be all the glory and praise forever. AMEN!
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