05/24/2026
On Mother’s Day I was asked to give my testimony and I really wanted to share it here.
About 12 years ago I was in church listening to a teenager give his testimony of battling cancer. It left me wanting more, a better relationship with the Lord, a closeness, a realness I had never had. So what did I do? I prayed. Hard. For my own testimony to one day share. An opportunity to tell others how good He is.
I quickly found myself alone. Away from what made me comfortable. No job, no money, feeling like my entire world had fallen apart.
My world had been flipped upside down, everytihg was changing, but I knew that I couldn't take my eyes off the Lord. I knew this season I was in was God led and served a purpose.
Everyday I made it a priority to have a morning devotional, read the scripture to go along with the devotion. I wrote out my prayers in a journal. I wanted to be able to go back and circle all the answered prayers. I had personal prayer requests but I also had prayers I didn't want to pray but I asked Him for his will to be done and to get me out of the way.
Weeks turned into months.
But God...
He gave me a job for that present time. He gave me a full ride to college for my future. He answered those prayers I didn't even want to pray for in such a beautiful way. He spoke out loud to me in the dark when I was giving up. He protected me when my thoughts were full of satan's lies.
I can look back and see how satan tried to destroy everything in my life, but God restored everything Satan tried to take away from me. God took my broken situation, healed it, made it whole and sprinkled so many new blessings along the way.
Had i not prayed for a testimony, I wouldn't be where I am in my walk with Christ today. Hebrews 12 says "Let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us, fixing our eyes on Jesus". My journey is not defined by performance but how I carry myself in reflection to God. I've had a character transformation. I'm no longer who I used to be, my attitude, thoughts and actions are different. This was only possible with God.
