Faith

Faith is such a big powerful word. Faith can be put in many ways. I have faith in God during all times. Especially in the times of turmoil in my life. When I know i cant make it on my on. You know what I mean those times when your like why do I have to go through this. Well trust me God knows what He is doing and everything happens for a reason. One of the most impacting moments in my life was when my parents got a divorce. I just didn't understand why it was happening at the time. I was really picked on a lot at this time and did not have many friends. I also had really low self esteem in result of this. I thought my life was worthless...  I would continually pray and ask God why do I have to go through this and how can you use me. This also went through my teens. The first reason I saw why the divorce happened is cause it allowed my step dad Bruce to come into my family. Bruce has taught me a lot of things, but the biggest thing is confidence. Confidence in myself and that i can do anything i put my mind to. It seemed like right after that I started getting friends and just became a happier person. This is also the time that I heard God say DJ I have a plan for you and you will do great things. Which made me be like how God how can you use me? I barely have confidence in myself how can I be used? well thanks to Bruce and God my confidence grew. I was just a few years later that My dad got remarried to my step mom Cheryl. Now Cheryl is my spiritual support system I always talked to her and told her what God was doing in my life. If it wasn't for the divorce i would not have her in my life. Well around this time is the time I felt like i was called to ministry. Well lets fast forward to another reason i believe the divorced happened. This past summer was my first summer as a Centrikid staffer and there was a few case where I got to talk to kids who were dealing with parents getting or had gotten divorced. The biggest one that comes to mind was a week at Norman park GA. I sat down the first night and had dinner with a kid who said his parents had gotten divorced. Just in that moment i felt like God was saying "See now you can relate and your ministry can be used here". In that moment I could just talk to that kid and be like man I know things are hard and we do not understand but trust me God knows what He is doing and has a great plan for you and you will use you through this and this will make you stronger. You just got to have Faith in God and know that this is part of the plan in your life. I just got to tell him that God has put 2 of the most important people in my life that never would have been there if the divorce did not happen and I realized i would not be able to relate to some kids or even adults I encounter if the divorce did not happen. See we go through many things in or life and we just  are like why is this happening. Well believe me it is part of Gods plan and everything happens for a reason.

"For I know the plans I have for you" declares the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." Jeremiah 29:11

We go through many things that make us stronger and we also get to relate and help other people who are going through the same struggles. We just Have to have Faith.