So my squad was given the challenge to write a blog post every week, and although I DID write one of the first day of this month, the challenge did slip my mind. Still, that worked out great, although this might technically be my first blog post within the challenge, but let’s get into it!
For this post, I wanted to write what I would tell the 16 year-old me.
First off, year 16 of my life was a particularly dark year. I was dealing with sexual abuse, depression, and even suicidal thoughts. The majority of my days were spent wondering how on earth anything good could happen after so much horrible-ness had gone on. I was absolutely broken. But there is one specific moment that I remember fondly. That was the day I’d seriously thought of just ending it all, but that was also the day where I made a huge choice to walk away from those thoughts.
You see, there was that still small voice saying, “What are you doing? There is still so much I have planned for you.”
I put a lot of trust in God in that moment, unsure of what would happen. Not long after that day, He moved my family to a different state, far away from the abuse I was going through. Now, ten years later, there’s so much I wish I could go back and tell 16 year-old me.
It really does get better!
You’re going to graduate with a GPA of 3.47 in a degree to pursue a career that you absolutely love. Your family is your biggest support team especially after you face what happened to you. And finally you’ll be preparing to go on the World Race, which I have no doubt is going to have so much in store. There were and sometimes still are some dark days, but those dark days don’t have the power over me like they used to. I used to be someone who was broken by the horrible things that were done to me, and through God I came out of it so much stronger. He does indeed have so much more planned and I can’t wait to see what happens in this journey.
