Rhonda Rush was reluctant the first time she publicly shared her life story of opioid addiction. She had to swallow her pride.
But since then, "I have learned that transparency renders shame powerless and the enemy ineffective," she says.
Rhonda's earliest picture of God emerged from the shame-filled, fire-and-brimstone sermons she heard at church. She suffered at home, too, growing up. Chaos in the family brewed a spirit of rebellion in her. The added pressure of Rhonda's regular, debilitating migraines didn't help.