It's a New Season, It's a New Day

Are you able to tell when you're in a different season of life? You feel differently about people around you, your attitude towards current circumstances, and you're watching more carefully the person you believe you are becoming.

I am in a new season.

Everyday I find myself asking who it is I want to become and how I can become that person. I want to work hard and listen hard to what's inside of me--God's voice telling me who it is I am meant to be, and I want to take strides towards becoming that person. I feel that I am meant to be more than generational curses want to tie to my identity. I know I can be better than the examples set by relatives who were meant to be an example, and I refuse to get lazy in my purpose because they never rose to be whom God intended them to be. It's hard deciding to be more than what you've never seen. The person I believe I am purposed and destined to be is someone who will set a precedent for my family and will let them know that what is their current situation does not have to be their destiny.

It's hard work because I'm going against the grain in the outside world and then at home as well. Where does my rest come from? The shelter I have taken in Christ and His Word. I am blown away each morning as I am reading and the words resonate with me and encourage me to be more than I anticipate. I receive encouragement to walk the road I am on and to stay strong becaue God's Word shows me He cares for me. I have His words in my head throughout the day when I have my moments of despair, discouragement, worry, and anxiety (because I do). Honestly, I don't know what people turn to when those dark times come. For me, I just need the reassurance of knowing that I am on the right path, making the right decisions, and maximizing life's opportunities when they come my way. The Bible is a lamp on my feet and a light on my pathway.

A major wrench in this season has been God changing my mind about marriage. To be short: I have realized that fighting it is denying a portion of my destiny, and no man is worth that. So, there. I will be getting married one day. Liberating feeling? No. Actually, I feel awkward admitting it, but it's a resolve to choose against my natural comforts and lean into God's plan.

Whatever season this is, I am pleased to be in it, and my prayer is that I learn every lesson and come out of it changed and ready to move to the next phase of my life. Moving UP.

Happy Holidays ,
Chimene J.