Chapter 6 - My Strength Comes From Above . . .

I look at young girls these days and I think about my growing up years. I remember how certain people in my family would try and give me advice, but all I thought was that they are trying to tell me how to live my life. Never once did it cross my mind that they were only trying to guide me into making the right decisions. As I got older, I started thinking about my stubbornness as me wanting to bump my head and learning from my mistakes myself. Which actually worked out for me because I don’t think that I would have ever learnt from my mistakes if I didn’t make any in the first place. Only thing I regret is not praying to God often enough, not asking Him for protection, strength and guidance. Not thinking Him for every little thing. I didn’t realize that I shouldn’t only pray to god when I need something, but also when I am grateful for the little that I had.

I may not have all the money in the world, but when I look back at my life. I certainly am blessed with a lot more knowledge, strength, patience, love, appreciation and so much more. God has really come through for me, even though it may not look that way on the outside. He has blessed me with so many people in my life who broke me for a little bit, people who loved me for a little bit, people who got on my nerves, people who made me angry, people who hurt me, people who stole from me. But He also blessed me with people who guided me, people who protected me, people who still love me, people who only want to see me happy and want to see me achieve my dreams, people who would not mind going the extra mile for me.

And with that said, I think now is the perfect opportunity to thank each and every single person who has ever contributed to my live. Good or bad. All of that is still a blessing to me. God and God alone deserves all the praise for helping me through every situation that came my way, every situation that is coming and every situation that I am going through right now. I don’t see how I ever lived my life without seeing the beauty that he has brought into this world. Every day I realize just how beautiful this world is. It saddens me to see how the same human being who were made in God’s image could destroy something so beautiful designed by God. I know that I have never been the best at praying every day. And I feel super guilty for that.

I know that God has plans for me and I am ready to obey His instructions. Hopefully this book helps others out there to see what God is capable of. In the past I used to think that I am my own pillar of strength. But the partner, some family members and friends that I have in my life have helped me realize that only God can be my strength and so much more if I allow Him to be. Oh how amazing God has been to me. So many times I was at the wrong place at the wrong time and could have died. But because of God’s grace and His love, let’s not forget the plans He has for my life. I have made it thus far only because of Him. My love for Him only grows stronger with every passing day and every lesson I learn. There is no way my life would have been this awesome without him.

I don’t have everything in the world. . . but who needs materialistic thing when you’ve got God! One of my dreams is to become a motivational speaker. I want to teach young girls to be independent, strong, fearless, ambitious and so much more. But most of all, all they need is God and everything else will fall into place. Ah how I can speak about God all day. Though I am still learning, I don’t ever want to lose the connection that Him and I have. Just like every relationship, whether it be a friendship, a marriage, parenthood, work related, you get to learn things about the next person every day. This is the relationship that God and I have. Every day is a learning experience for me.