A Lookback...And A Thank You

If you look on Facebook, everybody is stating what they are thankful for. I mean, it is the week of Thanksgiving. People are also starting to do their "end of the year summaries," where they state how good God has been to them this entire year. I have not been posting on here regularly as I should. I have slacked off since July but that is about to change.

At the beginning of this year, January 1 to be exact, I started this blog. It was the most spontaneous things I have ever done, yet it was one of the best things. I was able to grow, prophesy, and see a bigger picture through this blog. All of my blog posts before July were prophetic. They were prophetic in my life and even in some of you guys' lives. It meant so much that these words, which truly were not mine but God's, were able to touch people. The whole reason I started this blog was to inspire people. I am so thankful that the Lord allowed me to share my heart and its desires and convictions with you. I pray that never stops.

I never want to put something on the blog that does not give all the glory to God. That is something that I have decided early on and pray that, with His help, I can keep that. Every word that I have typed and published on this blog was for the Lord. There was not one sentence that was typed in vain and without a calming peace. If there was, I took it off.

Looking back on the year, the growth, the pain, the love, the change, everything from this year has been so beautiful. The year of 2018 was a growing year for me but 2019 has been a learning experience. At the beginning of this year I said that my word was, "excitement." I could not help but to be excited for the year ahead. Exciting was definitely the right word! This year, so many things have been broken off of me. There have been Christ-like mindsets put in place. Chains have been broken off of me. A new confidence in Christ has risen up in me which makes me confident in who I am. Prophetic words have been spoken over me. A boldness to stand up for what's right is now in me.

So many things that have changed me. That have changed the insecure little girl, bound in secret chains no one knew about, into a beautiful, wise, young, woman of God. And for all these things, all this change, I am extremely thankful. I am thankful for this blog and the space it gives me to lay out my dreams, hopes, thoughts, words, and everything that others would not accept if I just told them. I am thankful for all that God has led me through this year, and biggest thanks to Him in general. He is an awesome God and this year he has showed up and showed out in my life and I never want him to stop. I am thankful for you, the people who read my blogs, who speak life into me, who have brought me closer to Jesus, who pray for me, and love me no matter how mean or rude I get (shocker: christians aren't perfect). I am thankful for my parents, the love that they have shown me. Together, we have gone through a lot. And in the moment, it seemed like literal hell (the place), you have always been there. For that, I am extremely thankful. And thank you for investing in my life and supporting me and my blog, I love you guys!

For the future, I pray that this blog touches many hearts. I pray that I continue to inspired by Christ. I pray that every word that I type rises to the Lord like incense (check out Alabaster Heart by Bethel, always have to have my song reference). I pray that this blog continues to be a safe place, for me to pour out my heart and you all to read. I pray for you guys. May the Lord continue to work through me, you, our pastors, our leadership, the government, and everyone else.