For the longest time I thought I was doing something wrong. I’ve been a believer for a almost a decade now. Well I’m 19 now. Crazy! Growing up I thought that my story wasn’t worth being shared as I wanted my story to have an extreme low that went to an incredible high. This created so many doubts, that my story wasn’t good enough or didn’t glorify God as much as I saw in the lives of others.
I just wanted a big moment… Something that will inspire others.
Well, i know the lord speaks to me through every day things and usually the big moments take a while to cultivate… let me tell you a secret for years I asked the lord to give me bad health. As I have daily sit with the lord I am learning how then father is continually speaking through me and working.
The other night- I started to watch soul surfer. I know this movie It’s hard every single time and so good. It always been a fav of mine.
As Bethany lays on her board enjoying life. The waves are crashing. Then out of the blue, the shark attack happens and changes EVERYTHING. You see the shark, and there is red all over- suddenly Bethany has her arm eaten by a 14 in tiger shark. It’s terrifying and just puts you in shock. As they were in panic mode to get her to the shore they rushed her to the hospital, because her life was on the line.
Later as she got home from the hospital she stood in the mirror and she know somethings were different now- but she wanted to keep pushing and so she got eventually back out to the wave 3 wks later relearning how to surf in all.
So going back how I always wanting something devastating to happen well when I was 14 I got type one diabetes’s. I asked for this- although I didn’t really want it there was nothing I could do in order for my diabetes to go away. This was just a new reality in my life and I can relate to Bethany as it was hard and such a struggle at the beginning but it just grew normal to me. As I felt I was in a bad situation I knew I wanted to come from this trial stronger.
As I continued to live a great life traveling and just doing all things- I knew that the lord was growing me- by believing my testimony was unworthy of being shared was denying the glory of god but when I put trust in him I could see life and path god has for me is good even in hard times.
In this as I thought these hard things would bring.. inspiration. God has used me I’m so
Many ways. I feel really blessed by my faith as a Christian, and knowing that’s been the thing that’d got me through the darkest of times in my life, I would want them to be encouraged by that same feeling. But that isn’t necessarily what’s going to stick with them. So seeing through tough challenges, they can overcome and do great things all I want is Jesus.
On the race I have found my perspective even forward to move forward and help and serve others, bringing and showing Christ by allowing my passions to come along, helping people medically which I want to do in the future.
As rough times come my way, like when I got diagnosed with diabetes. and as life throws challenging curve balls, I take joy and am grounded in God’s promises found in His Word, the Bible. I still hold fast to his truths today as he has place me on this journey-
For I know the plans I have for you, declares the LORD, plans for welfare and not for evil, to give you a future and a hope.” Often what you think is one of your greatest defeats or challenges is something that God is using to give you more blessing and influence than you ever imagined.
As I know am in the b zone of the race , I’m a spiritual battle daily. Constantly asking the lord to get me back up from the sin and temptations of life. Choosing into a dependence where I’m the hardest times I can choose Jesus and come out stronger and inspiring.
Go watch the movie clip- and see how the lord inspires you!
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=_nqRryzqRfA
Later; Elle
