HaileyWrites

J ourney - an act of travelling from one place to another. When I first started this blog, I did not know that it would get to this point. I never imagined that I would be using this platform to share the Word of God, let alone, having a relationship with Him. I was very unhappy in my life, not that everything was bad. Life was relatively good but I felt incomplete. Jesus was missing in my life, and when I look back, I truly see how my actions, speech and thoughts were of someone that was not in Christ. I had to live without Him, to fully appreciate His presence. There are moments where I wish I would have fully given myself to Christ at an early age so that I would be ahead in my journey with Him. However, I am learning to understand that we serve an intentional God and His timing is always perfect. He is never late or early. He is always on time. I have been on both ends of the spectrum: in the world and recently, in Christ. The difference is very clear and I can see the subtle chang...

C hosen - selected or marked for special favor or special privilege. I went through a time in my life when I was severely depressed, and in that dark season, I did a lot of things I’m not proud of. I didn’t talk to anyone about it, and I didn’t pray about it either. Instead, I carried the weight of it all on my own, convinced that I had to “fix myself” before I could even think about coming to God. I often used to think I had to be "perfect" before standing in God's presence, that thought alone kept me away from Him for a long time. Quite frankly, I don't know where the thought stemmed from. Jesus said it in His Word that He came for the sinners so why did I think that I had to first "work on myself" before surrendering myself to Him? I am coming to realize there are a lot of things that actually try to keep us from seeking God. Instead of going to the Creator to restore me, I tried doing it on my own. By doing that, I was leaning on my own strength and unde...

I ntentional - done on purpose or deliberately. In my previous post, I shared my decision to be intentional with my walk with Christ. I have decided to delve into what it means to live intentionally for Him. The first and most important thing is to choose Christ by your own volition. I grew up in a Christian home, so Christ was all I knew. As I grew up, I tried to find my identity in Christ, but it was always short lived — due to my actions. I would have a burning passion for Christ for a week or so. Then the inconsistency would start, and eventually, I would fully withdraw myself from His presence. This would be a cycle for many years, but I decided to end it. I had to come to terms with how unhappy I was with my relationship with Christ, and I had to be the one to decide to do better. God has always been waiting for me, all I had to do was surrender to Him. This is very cliché, but who you surround yourself with is very important. I am surrounded by friends who are pursuing Christ, s...