Jeremiah 29:11
New Living Translation (NLT)
11 For I know the plans I have for you,” says the Lord. “They are plans for good and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope.
Failed test....not the first and sho' nuff not the last. This Christian life took me through so many ups and downs. After that journal entry, I didn't look very saved on the outside. How many of you now the outer doesn't show the real you most times? Thank GOD because if you knew me just by the outer, you would have said that I needed a rebirth into the faith.
Let's forward to my last year in high school:
1. I loss friends that I had grown up with from grade school....another transition and cement walls being built.
2. I became a loner. Not good for none of the parties involved. Here is where I found myself in a dark place. Guilt set in and hurt mounted. I hate thinking about it, but to those who read this be encouraged that if you have given your life to CHRIST then HE will not let you stay in darkness....moving right along
3. My mouth became a weapon...literally..I, Jamita, would cuss you out and speak so low to you that it would take a lifetime to build you back up. And what was so messed up about that was that I purposed to hurt a person, if they did or said anything against me. I meant when I wrote in my journal that I was never going to be hurt by people again & that I would hurt first. Oh I meant it.
4. Now this is the kicker, I finally gave in to peer pressure and gave it up at 18(to the young man that would be my husband two years later)....I know...I wasn't giving it up unless I was married..I lied. My decision was made on the grounds of I didn't want to go off to college a virgin. Truth be told I should have kept my business to myself(nothing I ever expected..not memorable at all)! SN: If you are a virgin, stay that way until marriage(there's a reason why GOD made it for that covenant)!!!
This brings us up to the young lady to the young woman journey. Really where was Jamita headed? She is in another transition? Can she love? Can she forgive? Can she allow the spirit(the real her) rule her? Has the walls brought her to a place of no return? Well, you will have to keep reading to find out.
Question: Have you ever loss your way on your faith walk? Was it hard to come back to GOD?
Take 6 coming soon
Failed test....not the first and sho' nuff not the last. This Christian life took me through so many ups and downs. After that journal entry, I didn't look very saved on the outside. How many of you now the outer doesn't show the real you most times? Thank GOD because if you knew me just by the outer, you would have said that I needed a rebirth into the faith.
Let's forward to my last year in high school:
1. I loss friends that I had grown up with from grade school....another transition and cement walls being built.
2. I became a loner. Not good for none of the parties involved. Here is where I found myself in a dark place. Guilt set in and hurt mounted. I hate thinking about it, but to those who read this be encouraged that if you have given your life to CHRIST then HE will not let you stay in darkness....moving right along
3. My mouth became a weapon...literally..I, Jamita, would cuss you out and speak so low to you that it would take a lifetime to build you back up. And what was so messed up about that was that I purposed to hurt a person, if they did or said anything against me. I meant when I wrote in my journal that I was never going to be hurt by people again & that I would hurt first. Oh I meant it.
4. Now this is the kicker, I finally gave in to peer pressure and gave it up at 18(to the young man that would be my husband two years later)....I know...I wasn't giving it up unless I was married..I lied. My decision was made on the grounds of I didn't want to go off to college a virgin. Truth be told I should have kept my business to myself(nothing I ever expected..not memorable at all)! SN: If you are a virgin, stay that way until marriage(there's a reason why GOD made it for that covenant)!!!
This brings us up to the young lady to the young woman journey. Really where was Jamita headed? She is in another transition? Can she love? Can she forgive? Can she allow the spirit(the real her) rule her? Has the walls brought her to a place of no return? Well, you will have to keep reading to find out.
Question: Have you ever loss your way on your faith walk? Was it hard to come back to GOD?
Take 6 coming soon
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