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When Compassion Becomes a Calling: Lessons from Nehemiah 1:2–4

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 🌿 When Compassion Becomes a Calling: Lessons from Nehemiah 1:2–4 Bible Text: > “When I heard these words, I sat down and wept, and mourned certain days, and fasted, and prayed before the God of heaven.” — Nehemiah 1:4 (KJV) 💔 The Moment that Changed Nehemiah’s Life Some messages don’t just reach your ears—they reach your soul. When Nehemiah received the heartbreaking news about the condition of Jerusalem, everything around him stopped. His heart broke. The once-glorious city of God lay in ruins—its walls torn down, its gates burned, and its people living in fear and disgrace. Even though Nehemiah lived far away in the comfort of the Persian palace, his spirit was tied to the pain of his people. He didn’t ignore what he heard or say, “That’s not my problem.” Instead, he sat down, wept, mourned, fasted, and prayed. That reaction was not weakness—it was divine sensitivity. It was God stirring his heart to act. 🌿 The Context of Nehemiah 1:2–4 Nehemiah was serving as the cupbeare...

CHAPTER 4 🕊️ How to Give Yourself Mercy: by Anuri Mabel

 

CHAPTER 4

🕊️ How to Give Yourself Mercy When You Feel Broken:

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Learning Self Worth After HeartBreak

Some mornings, you wake up with a weight you can’t name.
A heaviness in your chest. A tightness in your thoughts.
You smile for the world, but inside? You feel broken.

If that’s you—this post is for you.

You don’t need to fix everything today.
You just need to know: you are still worthy of mercy.


💔 When Life Feels Like Too Much

There are seasons when everything feels fragile.
You try to hold it together for your kids, your partner, your job—but inside, you’re unraveling.

We often tell ourselves:

  • “I should be over this by now.”

  • “I have no right to feel this way.”

  • “Other people have it worse.”

But that doesn’t make your pain any less real.

In Mercy, the main character carries a quiet kind of suffering—the kind we hide. Her healing didn’t begin with solutions. It began with permission:
To feel. To fall apart. To begin again.


🕯️ What Is Self-Mercy, Really?

Self-mercy is the opposite of self-punishment.
It’s not pretending you’re okay. It’s being gentle with yourself when you’re not.

It looks like:

  • Letting yourself rest without guilt

  • Releasing old shame that no longer serves you

  • Speaking to yourself the way you’d speak to a friend in pain

  • Admitting: “I’m not okay right now—and that’s okay.”

You don’t have to earn your right to rest. You already deserve it.



💡 3 Small Ways to Give Yourself Mercy Today

1. Pause Before You Judge Yourself

Catch the voice in your head that says “I’m a failure” or “I’m too emotional.”
Take a breath and ask: Would I say this to someone I love?

Mercy begins with interrupting the self-criticism.

2. Do One Kind Thing for Yourself

Take a walk. Put on music. Write something. Cry without shame.
You don’t need to fix your whole life today—just do one loving thing for your soul.

3. Speak These Words Aloud:

“I am allowed to be a work in progress.
I am still worthy of love.
I give myself mercy.”

Say it again. Write it down. Put it on your mirror if you have to.

Mercy is not a reward. It’s your right.


 

🌿 A Message from Mercy, the Book

In Mercy, I created a woman who had every reason to give up—but she didn’t.
Not because she was strong—but because she was honest.

Her healing began the moment she told the truth about her pain.
And that’s when she discovered: broken does not mean beyond repair.

If you’ve ever felt like you’ve failed too much, hurt too long, or lost too deeply—this story was written for you.

👉 Click here to read a free excerpt   https://anurimabel.blogspot.com/2025/05/free-excerpt-from-mercy.html
👉 Get your copy of Mercy here  https://anurimabel.blogspot.com/2025/05/mercy-book-that-speaks-to-soul.html   


💬 Final Thoughts

Giving yourself mercy doesn’t mean lowering your standards.
It means raising your compassion.

Even in the messiest, most uncertain parts of your journey—
you are still enough.

So be soft with yourself.
Speak kindly to your wounds.
And remember: You can begin again, as many times as you need to.

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