A little bit about me...
I grew up knowing that God existed, I just did not always follow after Him. I was raised to be a believer, but I spent quite a “few” years being very angry at God. There was a point that anger drove me to to rail at God, and tell Him in no uncertain terms that if this is what believing in Him brought me then I wanted absolutely nothing to do with Him and to get out of my life. I have made more mistakes than most, and I have walked through fires that I thought at the time would destroy me and they nearly did, but God is way more faithful than I and when he says that he pursues the one lost sheep – well let’s just say I know that to be true.
I can pinpoint almost down to the moment when God began drawing me back. I couldn’t understand why. I was a mess, completely broken. I made a laundry list of wrong decisions. The night I surrendered my life to Jesus, I did so in an ocean of tears, shame, and regret. I would like to say that from then on it was smooth sailing, but there were layers of mistakes, wrong thinking, and baggage that God had to strip away .
For many years, the Holy Spirit worked relentlessly on my heart, my soul, and my mind. There was one underlying problem, I hadn’t really accepted God’s forgiveness. I realized that I needed to lay it ALL down, if I was ever going to be truly free. I chose to be baptized and that was when my life began to really change on a deep and personal level authentically.
Today, I am living in step with the Holy Spirit as He continues to transform me. It is a beautiful life and one worth living, passionately, testifying to what Jesus can do for you as well. This is my life’s mission.
~ Stephanie