Breakthroughs, Moments, Miracles and New Beginnings

I don’t remember if I was in second or third grade, but I remember climbing onto my parent’s bed and telling my mom I wanted to be saved. I repeated the words she told me to pray and just like that Jesus was in my heart. Being a Christian isn’t strange to me although I do admit it sounds odd in these modern days. In a world where emphasis is placed on feelings, it doesn’t feel weird to be a Christian. I feel, I mean I would rather say I am more grounded, experience more peace, and know I am loved, and cared for with more knowledge about who I am and where I am going.

Things weren’t so easy after elementary school and beyond when I became in charge of the decisions. Not until years of frustration with how I had guided my life did I see the truth of how I had lived. I loved Jesus for saving me from my sin, but I didn’t want God to guide me. Many years past high school graduation went by until I asked God to take over the direction of the life He had given me.

And that’s when it all began to change, right? No, not really. I would need one more moment to come my way. I started talking to God everyday (I can’t say that enough). This isn’t a formula but a needed connection to our Creator. That’s when things started to change.

I asked Jesus to save me, for God to guide me, and I prayed every day. Somedays I only read a bible verse, but I said hello to God someway, everyday. I did the work to change my negative thoughts into positive ones. Sometimes I received miracles taking away obstacles I couldn’t remove on my own like overcoming inconsistency and organizing my time to make sure I talked to Him everyday. I happily watched confusion start to melt away, journaled my breakthroughs, the miracle moments, and endured the months and years where progress seemed to take forever to develop and come to life.

I don’t know what your journey will look like but I know it will be just what you need. I hope you start your prayer journey with Him today. Expect new days ahead, breakthroughs, miracle moments and sometimes the progress that takes forever to bloom. See yourself the way God sees you with His infinite love.