 Thank you again for celebrating this milestone with me. As I begin the celebration, I want to be the first to share my journey to Christ. Oh, what a journey it has been! I was at my lowest, wallowing in deep depression and low self esteem. That is where the LORD met me. I remember the day as if it was yesterday. I knew something needed to change. It all started when my husband and I moved over to Orlando, FL from my hometown. We both needed a change. We had gone through one of the hardest experiences of our lives, the loss of our first child. I miscarried after 5 weeks. That day changed my life. Prior to that time, I struggled with depression because of the other troubles I walked through in my younger years, but this took me into a deeper place of despair. I cried day in and day out, so we came to the decision to start fresh somewhere else, in a place where there weren’t so many bad memories. After our relocation, I was searching for someone to care for my hair, but God was setting me up for His redemption. I drove around this new city until I came to what seemed like a good place to stop and ask questions about hair care. I walked inside and noticed a woman staring at me. This was the beginning of my transformation. I became uncomfortable because the woman continued to stare. She then said, “God is going to bless you with a miracle. You will have a child.” I was stunned wondering, How does she know that I was told I could possibly never have more children? She couldn’t have known, but God knew. After that, the hair dresser told me she could take care of my hair, and so I stayed. That day changed my life. I shared with the beautician my struggles over the years, and she shared one phrase with me, “Want God more than you want anything else in this life.” I sat pondering her words and saying in my heart, I never knew I wanted something or someone more than You, God. On my way home, I continued to think about the words the woman shared. I then began to weep, asking God to show me how to draw near to Him. I wanted more. I needed more. There was no where else to turn. No one else knew, nor understood my pain, and no one else had the answer. NO ONE! Once I returned to the privacy of our apartment, I was relieved because I continued to weep. The LORD met me there. In my tears. In my sorrow. In my pain. He was ready to heal and deliver me bit by bit. And so He did. I grabbed my dusty Bible off of my bookshelf, and He led me to Matthew 6:33, “But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added to you.” This caused me to weep even more because those words let me know that He was and is real, and He knows all things. You see, I hadn't read the Bible much prior to that day, but God spoke to me through it. He knew the "all things" for me was becoming a mother, but I didn't know the "all things" I needed was Him. My heart was shattered, and Christ was the mender of it. He then, at 24 years old, led me to surrender my life to His will, and so I did. I thanked Him for His presence in my life and the love I felt in my heart on that day. I didn't know what was next, but I knew there had to be more. Three years later!!!! Did you hear me? Three years later, he resurrected my womb. Where the doctors said, "No," God said, "Not so!" My husband and I were blessed with the miracle of our son, and the rest, as they say, is history. I've never looked back...only forward, not because of the miracle, but because He is the only truth, and I know that now. I've drawn to the only HOPE there is, Christ, our LORD. He established His purpose in me and has led me into 10 years of His ministry, "taking the message of the cross to the world." It ain't over. Yes, I said "ain't." Why? Because He is still on the throne! #Be blessed and HOPE in Christ
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