Wednesday, January 7, 2015

Addressing the Past

Almost two years have passed since the first post on this blog. I almost deleted it to start fresh but after reading it I realized how far I have come. Two years ago was scary! I have come down such a long long road and feel that I have learned so much during that dark journey. I felt hopeless and depressed. I was taking anti depressants, barely sleeping, and beating myself up about everything. I was so rushed or overwhelmed by life that I was like a twig in a sea of water, barely staying afloat but resolved to make it to the shore. This was recently posted on a Facebook group I was added to. I read it and I'll admit I thought "oh I've read that a million times." But I am  realizing now how true this was during that year.

I am so thankful to have such a wonderful BIG God on my side. I can't say that I have miraculously changed everything or that all of my bad habits have disappeared. I can say that I have grown. I have matured and changed in ways I didn't think possible during that year. I have a hope for the future more than ever before. And ultimately I am content with the work God is doing in me. The biggest thing I have seen God teach me in the last couple of years and what I'm going to end on is this: