Since this is a women’s faith blog, allow me to share my faith with all you lovely faces out there. Grab a cup of coffee or tea and follow along.
In middle school, I became a disciple of Jesus Christ. It was after years of growing up going to church and learning “Jesus loves me, this I know,” after months of studying the Bible with others, looking for answers.
It was a heavy decision – to commit to a life where Jesus was my top priority, the grand director of my life, while I took the passenger seat and buckled up.
Ultimately, I realized two things – if I was the only person on Earth, Jesus would have died for me. And that he would have had to die for me. There was (and is!) nothing I could do to save myself.
So, I declared Jesus as Lord of my life and got baptized.
You’d think that would be the end of the story. It’s not.
As the years have gone on, I’ve had many moments of conversion, of turning back to Christ. Multiple times, as I watched life fall apart outside my control, or myself fall short, or more of my questions were unearthed, I had to go deeper, make my faith my own, and choose Jesus again and again.
I’ve had to confront my insecurities, fears, biases, selfishness, pride, pain, and more over these years. I had to learn that God’s love and approval are given, not earned, and that God isn’t impatient with our imperfections. God has been generous with me, leading me to the right people and promises that have seen me through.
He led me on a messy faith journey to a place of purpose, wellness and worth – and that place transcends my current situation, whatever it is.
Wherever you are in your faith journey, you can find peace and hope, too.
Jesus lived, died for each one of us, and was raised back to life. When we learn about him, turn from our sin, get baptized, and make Jesus Lord, we are raised to a new life in Christ – a “life to the full” (John 10:10).
God’s grace and love make us perfect before him. And we’re still being made holy through him (Hebrews 10:14). So while constantly seeking to do God’s will in our lives, to repent and grow, we do that imperfectly, and that’s okay.
God makes us enough through Jesus, and prepared a purposeful life for us to glorify him.
“But because of his great love for us, God, who is rich in mercy, made us alive with Christ even when we were dead in transgressions – it is by grace you have been saved. And God raised us up with Christ and seated us with him in the heavenly realms in Christ Jesus, in order that in the coming ages he might show the incomparable riches of his grace, expressed in his kindness to us in Christ Jesus. For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith – and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God – not by works, so no one can boast. For we are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” – Ephesians 2:4-10 NIV
Purpose, worth, and wellness, right here and now, is our goal with What You Make It. Whether you are just starting on your journey of faith, or you’re continuing on your spiritual walk with God, let’s grow together! You’re not in this alone.
