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Because of Jesus…I can FLY again
I remember being captivated by butterflies when I was little. I loved how they were so effortlessly beautiful and free. Wherever they flew I always ran as fast as I could to catch them, I guess I wanted that beauty for myself. I remember, one day watching intently as a monarch butterfly landed on a flower in front of me. I crouched down and slowly reached out a shaky hand, and as fast as I could, I closed my hand around this beautiful creature. I was so excited to have finally caught one of the most beautiful things that I had only ever had glimpses of.
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I Couldn’t Allow Myself To Get In The Way, Anymore.
I have been in church my whole life. I grew up in a Pentecostal home and I have continued with that faith. There’s something that people might not understand though. Just because someone grew up in a church and lived in a pastor’s home, does not mean that everything was fine and dandy with their personal, spiritual relationship with Jesus.
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Wrong Turn, Right God
Prodigal: “a person who spends money in a recklessly extravagant way”. I’ve never had enough money in my eighteen years of life to spend it in a “recklessly extravagant way” but I have done so with my time, which is an even greater gift from God. I wasted time with the wrong people. I wasted time living out of purpose. I wasted time complaining and spent little time expressing gratitude. I wasted time chasing the things of this world rather than Him.
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To The Woman Who is Still Learning
Hey guys, I’m Ivonne and this is me. A few years ago I came to know Jesus. When I said yes to Jesus I ran with him like rain and wind, nothing else mattered. Nothing mattered to me because I knew that if I had God in my life I would be full.
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Stepping into Obedience
I look at my life as small series of steps. Some steps come with blessings and others with trials, but all together they make up my life journey. Weaved through these series of steps are moments that shift my journey through new territory, forcing me to face inner conflicts and challenging roadblocks. All of my moments of clarity are ushered in by maneuvering through various life transitions and steps. So as I grow in my Christian walk, I appreciate the opportunities of gaining an even closer relationship with God.
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10 things single people don’t want to hear from married people
So I was hanging out with my friend “Susie” at my house one night and I got a message from another friend about her husband and wanting babies. The way my friend said it was funny and I was cracking up. Automatically I started telling Susie what my other friend told me and how funny I thought it was. Once I finished telling Susie the story, she didn’t laugh like I expected her too.
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In and Out of Season, I am Enough
It was something like a fairytale, a girl who knew no other life but captivity was rescued. I had spent many years believing that I was not loved, and not enough. Not enough for my mother to stay out of prison as everytime she got out she went back, I wasn’t enough for my father to stop selling drugs which eventually landed him in prison and I wasn’t enough for some family members who seemed to have an arrow aiming at me as if I was a target.
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The Return of the Queen
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Brazil
If you have been following my mission sharing journey, you have made it to the end. I am finally writing about my recent mission trip to Brazil.
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San Francisco & Mexico
