My Persknal

When I received eternal life, I was freed from the prison of my sin and shame. I was given a new and purposeful identity in Christ.

College is where I experienced both the greatest depression and the greatest revival of my life. I accepted Christ at a young age and was baptized at 13, but I didn’t have a mature relationship with God yet. I decide to pursue a degree at a Bible college hundreds of miles away from home. It was there that I felt the most targeted by Satan. I had always been unsure of who I was as an individual and I became very vulnerable to his attacks. I developed a serious eating disorder (consumed by the thoughts of calories, restriction, exercise), was very depressed, and eventually resorted to self-harm. Ironically, the place I was supposed to be growing deeper in my faith, I felt abandoned; my identity was distorted beyond recognition. Things become so dark that I was encourage to seek a Christian counselor. During those sessions, I was able to develop a deeper relationship with God and seek Him as refuge from all that I was experiencing. I discovered a deeper peace in connecting with God and allowing Him to be more present in my life. God provided me with a new identity, a new purpose in life. I found courage to recover from my ED and self-harm because I knew God wanted me to live a life that was free from that sin, that was His gift to me, to us all!

I now fully accept the grace God has given me and the peace that He desires for my life. I still battle thoughts of restriction, harm, depression, and anxiety from time to time, however Jesus is my life preserver. I am welcomed as a daughter to the King to seek Him without hesitation for whatever challenges or adversities life throws my way.