The Journey To Becoming Me

Your journey is not like anyone else's journey and the moment you realize that you are able to live peacefully.  You aren't competing with anyone else because you understand that your journey is yours alone.  You don't wake up one morning and just realize this though, especially living in the day and age of social media.  You have to be intentional about your journey.  Social media can clog your vision because you see other people on their journey and may feel lost in yours or feel as though something they have was meant for you...it wasn't! How awesome is it to know that God gave you your own lane to stay in, your own blessings, your own vision and a mission for your life? 

My Moment Of Truth

I asked God what I was suppose to be doing with my life, what was my purpose, what vision did He have for me...it was one of the first times I heard Him speak clearly to me.  He told me that my vision was to challenge, motivate and encourage others, to be transparent with my story as it will help others who feel as though there is no light at the end of the tunnel.  The issue I had with what God told me to do was my introverted nature.  I am a true introvert and I am a very private person, I do not like to give information to people that I don't deem necessary, so this was a direct conflict with what God told me.  To motivate and encourage people you have to speak to them...obviously, you have to be transparent with them and you have to be approachable.  I read all of the cliche posts about needing to be pushed out of your comfort zone to grow...I may have even posted a few myself, but who really wants to be taken out of their comfort zone? Not me! I kept asking God what I was supposed to do and continued getting the same answer, in my head I was thinking the answer would change if I continued to ask.  So when the answer didn't change, I asked the follow up questions how was I supposed to motivate and encourage people? What encouraging or motivating words could I say and why would people listen to me anyway? God then said start a blog...a blog God, really? Reading and writing has always been a passion of mine, but it's always been personal, I hide my writings to make sure they are not found and read by anyone, so why would I want to publicly display my writings? I was then directed to this Bible verse: 

For I did not speak on my own, but the Father who sent me commanded me to say all that I have spoken. 

John 12:49

I'll be honest, starting a new blog alone is scary, what if its not well received, what if I don't know what to say, what if...there are a lot of "what ifs" that I could put on here, but the one that matters is what if I touch someone with what I share on this blog? 

This is my journey, I understand that not all will make it on the journey with me and I am learning to understand that my journey is my own.  My obedience to the Lord is that of my own as well.  Since He told me to write the blog, He will guide me and direct me on the things I need to say.  

I am super excited to be on this journey with God, I pray that through my blog you are able to continue on your own journey and be comfortable and confident in doing so knowing that you OWN it!! I'm not perfect, I slip, fall and stumble, there are days I just want to sit there and dwell in my disappointments, but that is not the calling over my life. The best part about being down is the fact that you can only go up!! I hope to inspire, motivate, encourage and challenge anyone who crosses my path! 

Love you all and welcome to my journey