I turned twenty years old February 7th. I’m no longer a teenager. I’m no longer a lot of things… When I look back on all that I’ve been through in my life, I can really see the way God has flipped my life around.

I dedicated my life to the Lord ten years ago, when I got baptized. Over those years I dealt with a lot of anger, selfishness, bitterness, resentment, insecurity, heartaches, anxiety, depression, etc. I walked away from God several times. God really got a hold of my life a little over a year ago. I came back to Him just before I turned nineteen, this time for eternity.

In the last year He has shifted my heart and mind tremendously. I am becoming more of the woman He created me to be. I am so much better now than I was last year, two years ago, three, four, five, etc. I have so much to be thankful to God for. I’m alive today because of His relentless love and unending grace.

God has done so much in my life already, but He still has a heck of a lot of work to do. This last week was a preview of all that’s to come this year. I know He has so much more in store than what I visioned, too. God is so good. Amidst my hurt, my weakness, my failures, my disobedience, my successes, my obedience, my joy. I can never be shaken. I remain as long as He remains. Twenty will be the best year yet.