Before God sent Gideon to confront Midian, He first told him to tear down the altar in his father’s house. In this deeply personal reflection, Stephanie Arje shares how surrendering decades of journals connected to pain, identity, and vindication became a powerful lesson in healing, freedom, and redeemed authority.

Abandonment doesn't just break your heart - it teaches you. This reflection explores how loss, silence, and betrayal shape us, and how God gently tends wounded hearts over time.