Victory Lap

A few weeks ago God told me that I was entering a new season in my life. He simply said, "This season is your Victory Lap." I happily thought, "Wow! I am coming to the end of the healing season. Finally!" But also tempered my excitement with the thought of knowing almost ten years of healing could translate into a year or more in the "Victory Lap" season.



(A separate post about prayer and fasting will be coming another day, due to its powerful and pivotal effect on my healing. It deserves a post of its own. So stay tune for that one.)


I committed several Fridays to pray and fast to help spiritual accelerate and sever anything still clinging me to the abuse and trauma of my childhood.

When I went to my counseling session we turned it over to God, and let Him do His work. God showed up in a huge way. (This session is also such a milestone in my healing, I will do a separate post on just the session telling all that took place during the brainspotting/EMDR therapy.)

God moved quickly taking me to a point of closure in my garden with my alters. At the end of the session, I knew therapy had entered a new season. And then I remembered God's words to me, "This season is your Victory Lap!"



Not being a race car fan, it didn't register with me at first what a "Victory Lap" really meant. After this therapy session, flying high with relief, I recalled what a Victory Lap was in racing. The Victory Lap is the celebration lap with winner of the race takes. The winner drives the car around the track for all the racing fans to cheer and congratulate.

Now, my face broke into the biggest and widest smile that went deep into the core of my being. "I get it!" God is telling me - I have won the good fight! The final days or months of tying up the lose end will continue to leave no junk around to stumble over but my healing season is now my victorious winning season. It is time to celebrate the win with God, and all others who have walked this road with me.

The next Saturday sitting on my back deck God told me two very meaning statements. He said, "It is finished" and "Well done, My good and faithful servant"! Joy rushed through my body, spirit and soul. I could breath deeply, a total cleansing breath, of knowing the "Victory Lap" is the sweetest season of life I have yet experienced.

Of course, my journey is not over. In many ways I a just beginning to live life as God initially intended for me.

Thank you for following me in this long road to recovery.