Truly Starting Over
I don't know about you, but my 2017 was full of growth, change, heartbreak, joy, anxieties, life lessons, grace, and gratitude. Some of my top moments were:
1.) Quitting my corporate marketing/graphic design job
2.) Becoming an Assistant Manager at Abercrombie and Fitch
3.) Moving back to Grand Rapids with someone I barely knew who is now one of my cherished friends - love you Joy!
4.) Exploring Sleeping Bear Dunes for the first time
5.) Going on my first Mission's Trip to the inner city of Chicago
6.) Doing a Tough Mudder!
7.) Joining a Crossfit gym and doing my first Crossfit competition
8.) Officially becoming independent! Life is expensive - so many bills!
9.) Exploring Taquamenon Falls for the first time
10.) Buying my own Toyota Rav 4!
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| Our Tough Mudder Team! |
Everybody’s got a blank page
A story they’re writing today
A wall that they’re climbing
You can carry the past on your shoulders
Or you can start over
Regrets, no matter what you've gone through
Jesus, He gave it all to save you
He carried the cross on His shoulders
So you can start over
Yes, the start of 2018 is a time to start over, but the true change happens when you put your whole faith and trust in Jesus Christ. We all are imperfect, we all mess up, we all have regrets, but how refreshing it is to know that Jesus died for all of that! "He carried the cross on His shoulders so you can start over!
Here's the music video:
I just watched it for the first time, and I am sitting here typing these words with tears rolling down my cheeks. How incredible that God shows his grace to us, no matter what we have done. I thank God everyday for loving me, providing, answering my prayers, putting me through hard times to grow stronger, and to truly be a light in this dark world.
I am not perfect, no Christian is. God is the only perfect thing in this life, and he deserves all of our praise.
God bless and have a happy New Year!
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