Discovering the freedom that comes from being a follower of Jesus Christ.

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Chart your own life, they say,

Make the decisions that are best for you, they say.

Do you they say,

Go for what you believe in, they say,

You are the author and finisher of your life, they say.

You have the right to do what makes you happy,

You come first, so prioritize yourself, they say.

When I stopped listening to what they said and sought the one who knew me before I was formed in my mother’s womb,

Everything changed.

It was no longer about what I wanted,

I no longer felt like doing me.

I didn’t want to be the author and finisher of my story.

It all sounds good and dandy when “they” say it, but when you try to do it their way, a void is formed.

A void that left me feeling empty and unhappy,

I knew what was missing.

I had to rebuild my relationship with Jesus,

I had to put Him before myself and others.

I had to surrender control over my life to Him.

My mental health was suffering because I wanted to please other people, and that led me to pour from an empty cup.

Detaching from pleasing others and turning my eyes to pleasing Jesus is what I needed,

I needed this one one-on-one time with Him in this place.

It had awakened the me that had been asleep for so many years.

I had to unlearn all types of behaviors,

I had to learn to trust Him when I couldn’t trust myself.

I was broken, and He was the only one who could repair the damage that I had done to myself.

I was a sinner in need of a Savior,

He found me in a state of confusion, and every day I spent in His presence, I began to experience clarity and direction in my life for the first time.

Jesus knew I needed to move for Him to do His work in my life without all the distractions and the opinions of others.

I am no longer her who needs the applause and validation of others,

My identity has been confirmed by the one who sacrificed so much for me and you.

I am His,

I am royalty, and my Father is King.

New revelations led me to this point where I can finally say, “I Am Free.”

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