Here we are, another year about to end. It's New Year's Eve, a day of reflection over the past year and creating resolutions. I often do a lot of reflection, as you can tell from past posts, and I feel as though these past few years were about finding myself & God shaping me into the person I am today. I was trying to find myself & who I was meant to be. This past year especially with asking for my baptism & even starting college, those were huge steps in that process. It wasn't too long ago when I wrote those off completely for my life thinking they would never happen for me and I wasn't cut out for them. The past years have definitely had struggle for my family and I, but looking back every year around this time, I can see how most of the pieces, if not all, fall into place and how the struggles we conquer create stepping stones for the next event God has in store for us. So I am no longer worried, but greatly looking forward to this upcoming year & whatever Gods plan may be. I have so much hope for this year. This year I look forward to finally being myself. Knowing who I am, what my desires are, and what I stand for. I look forward to checking off more milestones and goals as I grow. & I look forward to continuing to serve God as a Sister in the church & seeing what God has planned for me next! My hopes & resolutions this year are to improve and grow into this new person I've become. I want to grow spiritually speaking and even naturally as a young adult. I just want to be better for Him. May this new year inspire you to shine your light that God has placed in you, & be thankful for all that He has done in your lives this past year. God bless you all in this upcoming year! Happy New Year <3 -X
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I've posted this on Facebook already, but if you view my blog and have not seen my Facebook post, I figured I should share here as well. Merry Christmas from my family to yours! :)
Today I am feeling particularly thankful for how far God has brought me over the years. Since I made this new blog, I decided to look over my old one that I started the summer after I graduated high school, and it's like night and day. I knew this already, but I believe wholeheartedly in never forgetting where you started from., so I remind myself every once in a while.
I never want to forget that part of my life. Yes, my past was dark & my mind was a mess, but it's proof of God's work. It's proof of my conversion. It's a reminder of what He's done in my life, because without a doubt, I know I wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for Him waking me up, changing my heart and guiding my life. That's a fact. If I didn't go through the trials I went through, I'm not even sure I'd be baptized today. I am being completely honest. I truly believe that if I didn't reach my rock bottom, I wouldn't have understood what I was raised with (the church). I needed to go rock bottom so I could see that Jesus is the rock at the bottom. I needed to see the difference, because I didn't know a difference. So I thank God for ALL the trials of my past, because He was watching over me when I doubted Him all together. I believe He turned my trials into blessings, and that He still is. My heart has been placed with this desire to help those in similar situations, and has drawn me towards a career to become a high school teacher. If you knew me in high school, this would sound utterly bizarre! If I can just help one person from what I went through in my past, then all of it was completely worth it in my opinion. Everything happens for a reason, and I believe my depression, and all that came with it, was so He could mold my life and my heart to find my way to the waters edge and do His work. If that is what His will is for me, I couldn't ask for anything more. If He can change my life, He change yours too. If God brings you to it, He'll bring you through it. Jesus Christ is the same yesterday, to day, and for ever -Hebrews 13:8 I always wanted to start a blog. I had one a few years ago, but my life has changed so much since then; ergo a new blog must be born. What better time of year to start a blog as the new year is approaching, right? This blog is going to be about the good things in this world. The blessings that occur every day, the miracles that God performs, and just the simple joys in life. It is this blog that I shall post the things that make me smile and maybe shine some light to the rest of the world (at least the ones that will read this blog). This will be a blog of growth, as I mature spiritually and naturally. A blog of storytelling and my journey through college. It will cover my questions of the world that I so desperately search answers for. This blog will be about excitement, hope, love and confusion and all that great stuff that may fall under that category. I hope that this blog will live on for a long time and that only good will come from this experience. I also hope for those who read that it may bring a smile upon your face and that you will feel free to comment positive words and discussion back. I look forward to see what comes of this new blog and the things I will write about in the future. God Bless! -X |
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