# 090 | When God Says Be Still: A Story of Leaving, Healing, and Letting God Fight for You

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Published: 2026-05-05T05:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://godspowerstories.podbean.com/e/from-broken-to-restored-angelas-shoreline-encounter-with-god/
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## Resource

What do you do when staying feels faithful… but is slowly breaking you? And what happens when God doesn’t tell you to fight—but to be still? In this deeply moving episode, Angela Chambers shares her powerful story of walking away from a 28-year abusive marriage—and discovering that God’s restoration doesn’t begin with answers… but with surrender. “I picked myself up off the floor one too many times,” she says. “And I knew… I couldn’t do it anymore.” Raised in a Christian home, committed to her faith, and determined not to “fail” at marriage, Angela spent decades enduring what she believed she was supposed to carry. She stayed. She served. She smiled. And she hid what was really happening. Until the moment everything shifted. When her father asked one simple question—“How long are you going to do this?”—something broke… and something else began. With no job, no clear plan, and nowhere permanent to go, Angela stepped into the unknown with one thing: faith. And in that quiet, lonely space, God met her. “There was a lot of detoxing… a lot of crying… a lot of laying on the floor asking God questions.” Then came a verse that would anchor everything: “The Lord will fight for you; you need only to be still.” (Exodus 14:14) It came again. And again. And again. And Angela listened. This is not just a story about leaving. It’s a story about: • Learning to hear God clearly in the middle of chaos• Letting Him fight battles you cannot• Healing after years of survival• Rediscovering who you are when the noise stops It’s also a story about what happens when faith doesn’t look like staying… but trusting God enough to step out. If you’ve ever felt trapped between what you believe is right… and what you know is breaking you…If you’ve ever stayed longer than you should because you thought…

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