One truth in my own life I have become very well acquainted with is that it is through the struggles and trial that the Lord often does His greatest work. Throughout my life, as a child growing up in ministry, I have had to learn the struggles of being raised as a pastor’s child. In this journey not only have I faced many challenges; I learned what it meant to be truly set free and make Jesus my Lord, not just my Savior. I have been able to receive His calling on my life through these struggles and victories that He led me through. I am continually blessed on the path the Lord has set me, and I believe that everything he has given me is to be used to the best of my ability in every aspect of my life.
My salvation story like everyone else …show more content…
Since I was a young child, I struggled with many things that I did not understand why they were such strongholds in my life. Now looking back on them, I can see how God was able to bring me through them and how they made me a stronger Christian. When I was in my freshman year of high school, I longed for my dad 's approval. I craved it so much to the point that I slipped into a depressive state. I began to let the fact that I was holding my dad to unattainable standards make me change how I saw my Heavenly Father. I did not have a clear view of who God was to me as my Dad, and therefore put all my hope in my own father. The scripture says that hope deferred makes the heart sick, and I deferred my hope from God to my father and I made my heart very sick. In this depressive state I opened myself up to many things, I began self-harm not only physically but also emotionally. This caused me to be drawn to people that influenced me very poorly when I was in a very vulnerable state in my life. My best friend was a person just as broken as me, and she introduced to me a world that none has a business being in. through this downward spiral I began to question every part of my identity, my sexuality, my life worth, and my place of being on the earth. It was not until I was saved that I saw the lies of the enemy that I was fed for so many years. Following this I went to SOZO for
My salvation story like everyone else …show more content…
Since I was a young child, I struggled with many things that I did not understand why they were such strongholds in my life. Now looking back on them, I can see how God was able to bring me through them and how they made me a stronger Christian. When I was in my freshman year of high school, I longed for my dad 's approval. I craved it so much to the point that I slipped into a depressive state. I began to let the fact that I was holding my dad to unattainable standards make me change how I saw my Heavenly Father. I did not have a clear view of who God was to me as my Dad, and therefore put all my hope in my own father. The scripture says that hope deferred makes the heart sick, and I deferred my hope from God to my father and I made my heart very sick. In this depressive state I opened myself up to many things, I began self-harm not only physically but also emotionally. This caused me to be drawn to people that influenced me very poorly when I was in a very vulnerable state in my life. My best friend was a person just as broken as me, and she introduced to me a world that none has a business being in. through this downward spiral I began to question every part of my identity, my sexuality, my life worth, and my place of being on the earth. It was not until I was saved that I saw the lies of the enemy that I was fed for so many years. Following this I went to SOZO for