2 Corinthians 12:9&10
But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you; for my
power is made perfect in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly
about my weaknesses, so that Christ’s power my rest on me. That is why, for
Christ’s sake, I delight in weaknesses, in insults, in hardships, in
persecutions, in difficulties. For when I am weak, then I am strong.
Romans 6:2-7
We died to sin; how can we live in it any longer? Or don’t
you know that all of us who were baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into
his death? We were therefore buried with him through baptism into death in
order that, just as Christ was raised form the dead through the glory of the
Father, we too may live a new life. If we have been united with him like this in
his death, we will certainly also be united with him in his resurrection. For
we know that our old self was crucified with him so that the body of sin might
be done away with, that we should no longer be slaves to sin—- because anyone who has died has been freed from
sin.
Being baptized on this trip for me was a way to truly
washing myself clean of the crap that I have gone through in my past. It was a
way to know that everything that was being washed off of me was only going to
allow me to get to a more intimate relationship with my Father in Heaven. I am
no longer a slave to sin. My old self has been crucified with Him and I have
been washed clean so that I might walk in the freedom that He was given to me.
I can step into what God has for me and know that the things of my past have
made me stronger but they do not define me. There is power in my story but God
has redeemed so much about love for me throughout this trip. He has taught me
how to love, be loved, and especially how to receive love. So I step out as my
new self, ready to build an intimate relationship with Christ and seek after
everything that He has for me. He has set me free and washed me clean! AMEN
