As you may have noticed, this blog entry is titled the same as my URL. Clearly, this phrase means a lot to me. Actually, it means everything. It means, that no matter what I do, what I screw up, what I make a mess of, what I do that surely does not bring glory to my Father's name... it is okay. More than okay, it is as perfect as new. This is the incredible freedom we were given. The purity that was restored. The cleanliness that will forever remain.
So this is my way of starting over, in a sense. Starting new. I have a past; things that I've been admired for, things I'm infinitely shameful of. We all have this sort of past, I'm sure. But the truth is, we don't have to live with this past.
"...but I focus on this one thing: Forgetting the past and looking forward to what lies ahead. I press on to reach the end of the race and receive the heavenly prize for which God, through Christ Jesus, is calling us." - Phil 3:13-14
In His eyes, we're no longer unclean. So the only thing holding us back, holding us hostage to our wrongdoings, is ourselves. Over this past year, this has been one of my greatest struggles. Forgetting my past, putting my focus on looking forward to what lies ahead in my future. Through friends and family, my church and small group at BSM, God has certainly shown me His grace and mercy.
"My old self has been crucified with Christ. It is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me. So I live in this earthly body by trusting in the Son of God, who loved me and gave himself for me." - Gal. 2:20
So as I continue to grow, I want to be an encouragement, a light to those who are lost, who are struggling, who don't understand. I want to use my life to glorify God's name. I want other's to see His love in me and all the joy it brings. I want them to understand why I have the faith that I have. And I hope this blog will help me in that purpose.
