You grew up in a Christian home, you know the stories, Moses, Jonah, and, of course, the most important of them all, Jesus. Yet.. once you got to college, things became a lot harder, life began throwing new challenges you never anticipated, testing the limit of your faith, and often becoming too much for you to hold on to. This was me before, and throughout, my first four years of college; I lost myself, began drowning without the love of my Creator.. it felt hopeless. Now, heading into my final semester of college, I have begun to find myself again, but only through the grace of God have I been able to come back to faith. Reflecting over the past four years, I hope to record my progress through the Bible in this book, sharing my daily readings, thoughts, and how they may correlate with a college student and the struggles they did, do, or will face.
Hurt, pain, doubt, insecurity, temporary happiness, fear, toxic relationships, anger, anxiety, issues, and chaos. They were the unwelcome passengers on my road trip of life.
While being pregnant with my daughter Lea, I was in a really dark place and one day I met some random girl in college name Nicole, she sat next to me on the hallway floor. Her being there was making me tremble from the inside out. But it wasn't her, it was Jesus in her. The way she let Jesus take over her life, made everyone feel the presence of God. I started to sobbed and she hugged me (without knowing me) then I cried even harder. She said, "there's nothing you can do that will make God unlove you." To make the long story short, that day I surrender my life to Jesus and made a friend for life.
I decided to make this 39 days bookish of writings because when life hit us hard we need a reminder of hope, joy, faith, love, and worth. The thing that inspires me every time I find myself in great difficulty is the knowledge that God loves me unconditionally, despite all my shortcomings.